It’s the end of another week here at Occombe, and a busy one
it’s been!
The week has brought several more children’s groups our way,
with activities ranging from rock pooling to pizza parties and starting fires
in the woods. On top of all of that there was our wedding anniversary too!
The first school group of the week came down for a full day
of activities in the forest just down the road from the farm. We had 2 main
activities organised; Den Building and Fire Craft. The weather didn’t play ball
either, and while the children were repeatedly able to get their fires started
(all in a responsible manner I hasten to add) the torrential rain soon put pay
to them! In reality the den building groups had things a little easier as they
were building shelters to get out of the rain!
For obvious reasons I am not allowed to put pictures of the children online without consent. So here's a cow instead.
The next day brought us 12 children for a rock pooling group
over near Berry Head, another of the trust’s sites. The children were all very
enthusiastic about looking through the pools to find some wildlife, but were a
little less keen to use the identification charts that we had given them,
instead coming up with their own names such as “The Werewolf Crab”. I get the
feeling many of the subtle species got overlooked in favour of anything that
had pincers.
We also this week hosted a Birthday party for a group of children.
Pizza making was on the agenda, but this time with far less of an educational
theme compared to when we do it with schools. The children had a great time,
and while we were waiting for their dough to rise we got them to make some
animals out of biodegradable clay and hide them around the farm’s garden.
This time I'll show you a Great Tit
As well as all of our work at the farm, we are both still
very busy studying for our diploma (mainly the reason why the blog is late
again this week!) and on some days have been burning the candle at both ends so
to speak.
Finally among all of that it was our second wedding
anniversary on Thursday. I can’t quite believe 2 years has flown by since we
got married, but we have certainly achieved a lot during that time. We spent
the day by going to a local hotel to use their swimming and steam room
facilities before going for a walk (during the only dry spell of the day)
across the cliffs at Berry Head. We finished the night by going to one of the
local pubs for a spot of food and drink, which went down very nicely indeed!
At last a picture that relates to the text! Out for an afternoon stroll along the coast at Berry Head.
For this weeks news story we head down to London to check out the latest addition to the many football stadiums already sited there...
See you all next week!
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