On Monday and Tuesday at Pulborough Brooks you may have seen a friendly bunch of field teachers, glowing in our unique red shirts, throwing ropes around. A strange activity, resulting in plenty of laughter but for a very serious reason - safety! Firstly, in the meadow we checked our technique and aim then we moved onto a more suitable pond to consider the use of our "life ropes" should anyone fall into the pond. Safety is the first consideration when we plan any field work with our visiting school groups. Our aim of the life rope training was to "train our aim of the life rope" and consider the use of the rope, both elements achieved with just a bit of fun on the way!