Primary school pupils who have engaged with a project to restore ancient peatland and traditional wildlife to parts of the Afan and Rhondda Valleys have written and performed a catchy song about the important work.
It’s available on YouTube and can be viewed here:
https://bit.ly/PowerofthePeatbogs
Since the Lost Peatlands Partnership Project funded by the National Heritage Lottery Fund began in July 2021, pupils from the Upper Afan Valley and Rhondda Cynon Taf have received outdoor learning experiences in peatland restoration, biodiversity and climate change.
In a songwriting workshop delivered by the project’s Community and Education Officer Sarah Reed, pupils from Cymer Afan, Pen Afan, Croeserw, and Glyncorrwg Primary Schools (NPT) and YGG Ynyswen and Penyrenglyn Primary School (RCT) reflected on the key themes from the project to write the lyrics.
Support was provided by music education business Hot Jam, who developed a backing track from chords put together by pupils. The pupils then performed their song to a background video of photographs documenting their time with the project.