This week is all about making great friendships Willersley 2023 Thursday We don’t just do activities in the daytime – they keep us working here right into the night. Last night we were doing night time axe throwing and fencing. But keeping busy helps to make sure we make the most of every minute – […]
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Willersley 2023 – Wednesday
Willersley 2023 Wednesday What an amazing day. We have done more rifles and archery, some low ropes and climbing, along with zip wires and aero ball and initiative exercises. We’ve had a few moments of wet weather and it can also be a bit chilly but there’s nothing can spoil the amazing fun that we’re […]
Willersley 2023 – Monday
Willersley Castle 2023! Monday We set off at just before lunch today- bright eyed and full of smiles. Some of us had packed what looked like our whole bedrooms – let’s see if we actually use everything we’ve brought! And we’re off! There’s no resting when we’re on residential at Willersley Castle – no sooner […]
Willersley Castle: Thursday
Willersley 2022 Day Four You’d think that after everything we’ve already done, there’d be little else left to do… but that is absolutely not the case. Today we’ve been climbing (on a real cliff face), we’ve done archery and axe throwing, Via Ferrata, Aero ball and Initiative exercises. We are definitely going to sleep well […]
Class One Farm Visit
Sabden Farm & Milk Parlour Class 1 have started a new topic called ‘The Farm Shop’. This week we have found out all about food miles and how far food travels to reach our homes. We decided that it would be a good idea to shop locally as the produce will be fresher and more […]
Gawthorpe Hall
On Monday 6th of December, a very excited Class 1 arrived at Gawthorpe Hall for a Victorian Christmas experience. As we approached the grand old entrance, we realised that a full and exciting afternoon awaited. First we made wonderful cornucopia Christmas decorations using card and wrapping paper. They look so beautiful and we can’t wait […]
Wales: Fri 15th
Wales 2021! Day Five Our final day in Wales, and even though we only have the morning – we make sure it’s packed full of activities. Make sure you watch our Zip Wire video, and check out our archery photos as well. Zip Wire! http://www.stmaryssabden.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ZipWire.mp4 Archery! Previous Next
Wales: Thurs 14th
Wales 2021! Day Four After a good night’s sleep, we started Thursday, full of energy and ready to go… but not before we celebrated Islay’s birthday. She may have been away from home, but we made sure she had a wonderful day just the same. Thursday saw us with more blind trails, crate stacking, nature […]
Wales: Wed 13th
Wales 2021! Day Three Today we exhausted ourselves, it’s no wonder we were in bed so early, after a day of abseiling, obstacle courses, blind trails, rifle range, fencing, nature trails and initiative exercises. Abseiling & Obstacles! http://www.stmaryssabden.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Abseil-Obstacle.mp4 Fencing & Rifle range! Previous Next Blind Trail & Initiative Exercises An important part of being on […]
Wales: Tues 12th
Wales 2021! Day Two Tuesday was full of wonderful activies. We started the day by getting very wet, and then tried climbing, crate stacking and fencing – alongside eating, chatting and, of course, missing our families a little bit. Canoes & Kayaks! http://www.stmaryssabden.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Kayak-Canoe.mp4 Fencing! Previous Next Climbing & Crate Stacking We did lots more getting […]