Story and Play
Launched in February our new Story and Play sessions for under-fives are held very second Wednesday of the month during term time from 11am-12pm. The session starts with a story and then we get the toys out and have a short craft
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Garden Update – March 2018
The first dry and mild Wednesday in a while and our volunteer gardeners were out in force pruning and digging. Flowers to spot at the moment include snowdrops, crocus and primroses. We are also delighted to announce that we can now offer
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January in the Garden
The first flowers of the year are starting to show themselves. We have primroses, snowdrops, witch-hazel, crocus and cyclamen in flower and shoots of daffodils, tulips and scilla coming up through the soil. So something to look forward to. Photography by
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So long, and thanks for all the cake
It is with a heavy heart that I write my final blog for Elizabeth Gaskell’s House (or Lizzie G’s as I referred to it throughout my time volunteering here - I like to think that she had a secret rapper identity, writing
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Are you nesh?
It all started with a conversation that I had with another volunteer on a chilly winter’s morning. As I sat there wrapped with the throw from the chaise lounge on my lap (shhh, don’t tell) and with my winter coat draped over
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