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SS Great Britain

SS Great Britain

And so the final week of the Summer term arrives and we drag our exhausted minds and bodies in for the last few days. Lessons and teaching are over for another year and instead we go out and about on trips with our students. First up, is the trip to Brunel’s SS Great Britain

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Birthday Walk

Birthday Walk

Another year, another birthday. It was a nice, bright, sunny day so we decided that a long walk was the order the day. We headed up to Tortworth in South Gloucestershire as we hadn’t been there for a very long time.

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Dancing the Summer in

Dancing the Summer in

The first Saturday afternoon in May and people gather to greet Jack in the Green on Horfield Common. Jack arrives to welcome the Summer in and every year there are many more people waiting for him than before.

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“Waes hael….”

“Waes hael….”

‘Waes hael. A relatively mild and dry day to pop along to the annual Wassail at the Horfield Organic Orchard. As ever, the event attracts more visitors year on year. This reflects a growing popularity towards these old customs, especially amongst young families…

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London Tate Gallery Trip

London Tate Gallery Trip

This year it was a ludicrously early, freezing cold start to the trip with the added bonus of the threat of snow. Yes, it was time for the annual art/photography trip to London. With my bag rammed full of hat, scarf, gloves and food I was hopefully prepared for the long day ahead.

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A visit from Jack Frost

A visit from Jack Frost

Significant snow is rare here. Bristol usually misses most of the bad winter weather that other parts of the country gets. It can get pretty cold but very cold frosty mornings aren’t that plentiful. This morning I fling back the curtains and everything has had a dusting of frost and the sun is rising on a cloudless day.

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“Here it is…”

“Here it is…”

Well here we all are yet again! After several months of build up the madness of the festive season is finally upon us. Every year we swear we will spend less and consume less but there’s always a big pile of food and drink come the day.

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Lest we forget

Lest we forget

This years Remembrance Day was marked with a special memorial for those that fell. It featured 19,240 shrouded 12 inch figures arranged in rows on the ground.

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