A WYRE Forest law firm has sponsored a week of science activities for local children at the Museum of Carpet.

The recent Science Week at Kidderminster’s Museum of Carpet, backed by Birmingham Road-based mfg Solicitors, got local school children into the museum to learn more about the Stretton family and the time in which they lived. There were living history sessions, workshops, science experiments and a 'interactive operating theatre'.

Children were able to learn about how germs are spread and the background on how Kidderminster improved its drinking water through a sewerage system.

Science Week came as the museum also launched a six-month exhibition on the Stretton family where visitors can learn about how it produced three generations of surgeons who were the driving force behind the founding of Kidderminster Hospital.

Jim Quinn said: “As a firm with many links in Kidderminster, everyone at mfg Solicitors was thrilled to sponsor Science Week and for many local children to be able to enjoy and explore the displays.

“The museum also has an exhibition celebrating a century of surgeons who have done a great deal for the people of Kidderminster and who continue to inspire generations of young people to consider career in the sciences and medicine.

“It is an excellent opportunity for children to learn more about science in general as well as the amazing history of the Strettons.”