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The Burston Strike School is the original schoolhouse built for the children who walked out in 1914 in support of their dismissed teachers, Tom and Annie Higdon. Today the building is a free, donation-supported museum with displays of artefacts, documents and photographs that explain how a village school strike became the longest in British history. It is a short, gentle visit: most people spend around half an hour to an hour reading the panels and looking round the classroom. Older children studying history, citizenship or local history will find it useful, and school and educational groups are welcomed by arrangement. Alongside the museum, the trustees run an annual rally in September with music and speakers, which makes a lively day out for families interested in local history. The village setting is quiet and rural, close to Diss.
The annual Burston Rally, held on a Sunday in early September, brings music, speakers and coach travel to the village.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
Wet wipes
Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
Lip balm
Notebook- Sting relief
- I-spy book
- Hair bobbles
- Sudocrem
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Photos: 維基小霸王, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Renée Kools, CC BY 4.0
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