Well, now I have a bit more time, I'll tell you all a bit more about Stephen Byers' visit. Stephen Byers is an MP for our area, and also part of an environmental team that work at parliament. We met him in the CLC. We had our display boards and our prototype with us. There was also a photographer and our science teacher, Mr Willis. We explained about our idea and the competition to Mr Byers and he seemed very interested. He asked us lots of questions about our and other's ideas. He was also keen to help us with taking our idea forward to the next stage of development. As he said "It's so simple, I'm surprised no one has come up with it before!" This was the general view of a lot of people. We showed him our programme of activities and explained about the firearms training. Before Mr Byers left, we had to have our photos taken. We gathered round our prototype and got some 'natural' shots (ha!) He then wished us good luck with the trip and went on his way. It was a really good experience to meet someone who actually influences the government on topics like the environment. He was really pleased that we had the chance to get involved with our project. We were also really grateful that he could/wanted to come!
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