Jim Mather on ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP OFFER

Jim Mather, MSP for Argyll & Bute is once again endorsing the
annual offer from Ordnance Survey to donate maps of their local area to
11 year old pupils in Primary 7 grades across Scotland.

Jim Mather said:

"Genuine bargains are difficult to come by at the best of times
and the annual offer from the Ordnance Survey to supply all 11 year old
pupils in Primary 7 schools throughout Scotland with a free copy of the
Explorer map for the area they live in is certainly a bargain worth
taking up. The 2009 scheme is already in operation and those schools
whose applications were in early will have already received their maps
while other orders are presently being processed. This scheme is open to
applications made through the schools to the Ordnance Survey website and
has, understandably, proved popular in past years. From the OS website I
can see that Argyll & Bute schools are well represented in those who
have already applied. No fewer than 54 out of a possible 69
establishments have been in contact and I would hope that the others may
yet take advantage before the closing date of 30th November.
I cannot recommend this offer too highly. The ability to use a
map of your own locality opens up huge possibilities for class work,
taking in aspects of geography, local history, land use and many other
applications. Skills in map reading are invaluable in many facets of
work and of leisure. The offer from Ordnance Survey is a generous one
and I would hope to see as many schools as possible availing themselves
of this opportunity.
Full instructions on how to apply are available at
http://freemaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk "