Update from Awbridge Wildgrounds group

Hi to all of our avid readers in the digital ethe net.
Everything is going really well at Awbridge Primary in fact we have doubled in numbers since our first meeting with 9 parents now taking part.

After some interesting discussion and fantastic ideas we decided to think about what we could be achieved in the short term and beyond, with the school fete happening in 3 weeks the decision was made to create a piece of art work that was functional as well as engaging in which both parents , children and the wider community could take part . I was asked to design a windbreak/ screen which we could start building in the morning and then invite year 6 children to assist in the afternoon , followed by an initiation to children and families to contribute to during the fete by bringing something special to them to weave in to the structure . It is going to be made from a mixture of natural materials and recycled materials.

Once the planning was under way I sent out a list of materials that we would need to obtain Dr Barnes has kindly sent a letter out to the parents asking if they can help to gather materials and members of the group set about seeing how they could help.
We are lucky that one of the members had good contacts with the National Trust countryside manager at Mottisfont Abbey and asked if they could help, they have come up trumps and have offered to supply us with the Hazel which is great news all we need to do now is work out how we are going to collect it.

Anyway that's it for now here is a couple of the designs for the screen.
bye for now from Jacquie C B outreach worker in Test Valley