We’re winners!!!! Well strictly Grannie Annie was the winner of the first prize in the Millbrook Garden Centre raffle but, as the Indonesian hardwood bench she won was not needed in their amply ‘benched’ garden, we were glad to take up their kind offer to give it a home. Thank you!!! Before it is left out in […]
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Longmoor Adventures
This afternoon we took advantage of the fine weather and took Grannie Annie and Grandad for their first visit to Longmoor. From the car park we crossed a stream before Megan and William lead us up a hill. At the top they discovered a memorial to a bomber pilot who crashed nearby in 1942. Meanwhile […]
A story about space
Octopus class have been learning about Space this term. They have been building their own model rocket and are planning a trip to Clanfield observatory. This evening Megan decided to write a story … The story about Space I was asleep and then I heard a bang on the green grass, so I decided to […]
Rainbow Promise
Tonight Megan recited the Rainbow Promise to become a full member of Clanfield 2nd Rainbows. “I promise that I will do my best to think about my beliefs and to be kind and helpful.”
New floor
Forty eight hours on and we decide to test whether the new floor has solidified.
Tank Hill
Having done more tile shopping this weekend we were determined to give everyone, including Togo, a good run on Sunday. We met up with Thomas and Charlie who took us off-road at Longmore camp to the infamous Tank Hill. As the saying goes… “what goes up, must come down” … Then it was home for […]
Floor laying
Jamie, the plumber, laid new pipework on the block and beam floor to take both the gas and water supplies to the new boiler location in the utility room. The gap between the old and new sub floors was then in-filled and insulation laid down throughout by Mick. Jamie and Aran then laid the underfloor […]
Building update
A busy week at chez Harker. Grannie Annie has been well utilised looking after both Megan and William as well as making endless cups of coffee for us and the builders, washing up and even fitting in some ironing to boot. The main thrust of the building work has been completing the structural opening between […]
Chicken Pox
It’s Grandma’s birthday but William has spots and we are convinced that he has chicken pox. His temperature has come down and he is happy enough in himself and thankfully he isn’t scratching. Thank you Grannie Annie for coming to look after him whilst he is off school this week.
Knocking through
Another major milestone today as the team installed another steel and knocked down the wall separating the kitchen from the extension.