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Fossils on the Isle of Wight’s SW coast

Fossils on the Isle of Wight’s SW coast

The South West coast of the Island is famed for its fossils. We arranged a work outing to take a look with a local expert. Unfortunately something went wrong and we managed to be in a different place to our expert at the appointed hour. Having driven all that way we figured we might as [Continue]

More Solace

More Solace

Below Martin is waxing lyrical probably about bees. Under that there’s another one of Martin just because he is never in the photos only taking them. [Continue]

You’re having a laugh

You’re having a laugh

Girls having a laugh at the festival, outside the Gift to Nature tent. [Continue]

How to make money at a festival.

How to make money at a festival.

The festival had been “greened up” this year. One of the initiatives was a 10p paper/plastic cup deposit. The girls collected cups and took them back, Bex made about £14.00 and managed to buy this rather splendid hat! [Continue]

She’s a Kiwi?

She’s a Kiwi?

So the first of the festival piccys. This is the girls protest against Scouting for Girls. Not she’s so lovely, but “She’s a Kiwi”. However, against our preconceptions, Bex enjoyed Scouting for Girls and I thought they were pants!!! [Continue]

Lifeboat station

Lifeboat station

A group of Learning zonies went to the Lifeboat and coastguard stations in Bembridge.We had a very good day we learnt lots about search and rescue like how they rescue the people what equipment they use the different conditions they had to rescue people in!At the end of the day I had to dress up [Continue]

Choir

Choir

The Amazing Learning Zone have had great success in the Isle of Wight music competition festival.We got a great big 87 points we sang the songs Favourite Things and Seasons of Love Which I had a solo in! Thi is picture of a few of us singing!! [Continue]

Sandman Snowman

As it never snows here on the Isle of Wight Dad’s (slightly crazy) work decided it would be a good idea to have a sandman building event. So we were dragged along in the freezing cold, whilst Mum was drinking coffee and eating lunch i a nice cafe somewhere. But once we got warmed up [Continue]

Shanklin Chine

Shanklin Chine

Shanklin Chine is imnsho pants. It’s tacky and there is really nothing much to it. But on Open Heritage weekend it was free and it was my birthday so what better way to celebrate than to visit Shanklin Chine – I can’t resist a freebie! It did have the benefit that it was dark and [Continue]

Shanklin Chine 2

Shanklin Chine 2

So these were odd. In the first one the light was green and we were pretending to be corpses but I’d say that it doesn’t quite come off! [Continue]

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