Published: Tuesday, 11th October, 2005 15:47
Heather weathers the storm of pupils' questions
By Border Telegraph Newsroom
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HELLO there Borderers!
The sun was shining on Earlston High School last Thursday with the arrival of the BBC’s Heather the Weather.
The prime-time presenter brightened up the afternoon with a demonstration on the art of forecasting.
And she weathered the storm as questions rained down from pupils.
Heather Reid’s visit coincided with the launch of the BBC’s new studios in Selkirk and a public meeting in Galashiels.
She told the Border Telegraph: “I wanted to show the children how science is behind everything connected to predicting the weather. It’s not all wet seaweed these days. I also showed them how we present the forecasts during the news.
“I studied physics at university, and I think it’s important the pupils realize there is a future if they study sciences.
“I have to say they are a bright lot, and I was surprised by some of the questions they threw at me. It’s been an enjoyable afternoon.”
Apart from a one-year stint at the Met Office’s headquarters in Bracknell, Heather the Weather has been telling us when to wrap up for all her working life.
And it’s her 11 years with the BBC that has made her the darling of the downpours.
Colin Tucker, head of Geography at Earlston High, was only too pleased the forecaster agreed to lecture his shower of pupils.
He told us: “Heather brings a bit of glamour to the world of science, which certainly appeals to the pupils. I was delighted when the BBC offered us Heather for the afternoon. I’m sure there will be one or two who have taken a bit more interest in weather forecasting.”
The audience for Heather the Weather’s lecture was made up from senior pupils at Earlston, Galashiels and Selkirk.
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