HUNDREDS of Black Country school children have been celebrating National Stationery Week thanks to a partnership of a Kingswinford-based business and the Black Country Living Museum.
The museum teamed up with Maped Helix to give all schools visiting the popular attraction this week a bundle of stationery equipment to promote the art of handwriting amongst youngsters.
Mel Weatherly, head of learning at the museum, said: “We’re delighted to work with Maped Helix for National Stationery Week.
“The drive to encourage the written word is indeed a very important one in an increasingly technology-driven world.”
The two businesses have a number of years of Black Country history between them, as Maped Helix has been synonymous with the stationery world for 128 years, while the museum – a firm favourite with schools as a place of great educational value – covers life throughout the last 300 years.
Adrian Ellis, general manager of Maped Helix, said: “With our stationery world so closely linked to the West Midlands, we thought it would be fitting to bring two Black Country institutions closer together to coincide with National Stationery Week.
“We are passionate about encouraging children and adults to keep writing and being creative and by working with The Black Country Living Museum we felt this was a great way of continuing the message.”
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