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We have had a wonderful first couple of days at Ingestre Hall!

The children have settled in, spent a day and a half on their first art form (music, art, drama or dance) and are excited to show their work to each other tomorrow (Wednesday) morning.

We enjoyed a nature walk and scavenger hunt…

This morning we woke up to sunshine which was marvellous! After morning routines and rewarding best beds, children enjoyed their breakfast which was cereal, toast and scrambled egg for those that wanted it or could have it. We had a quick run around and then started the morning activities.

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Children had a great nights sleep, and after rewarding the best beds, children got ready and went downstairs to have breakfast. They enjoyed cereal, toast and a chocolate brioche.

We had to jiggle things around this morning due to the rainy weather, instead of having playtime children finished…

Our first night at Edgmond Hall was a success, children were exhausted after their first day and slept like babies!

This morning, we had cereal, toast and beans for breakfast with some fresh orange juice. We gave out team points for sensible sleepers and celebrated good team work. After a short…

After a short coach journey, we arrived at Edgmond Hall. Children then unpacked their belongings, made their beds, had a fire safety talk and a tour of the site.
After lunch, which was yummy pizza, we headed into the forest and got straight into Shelter Building. Children were put into groups…

Day Four 

Our last day at Plas! We have had a great final day here in Wales! 

We woke up early and did our chores and then made our way to the dinner hall for our breakfast. This morning we have toast, spaghetti hoops and cereal. We then made our sandwiches and set off for the…

We have had a brilliant day three here at Plas! 

Today, we got up a little later as we already had already been introduced to our daily chores yesterday. We all got to work and were finished very quickly. Kev, who is one of our instructors, commented on what a fantastic job we had done! For…

Day Two 

We have had a brilliant first full day at Plas today. Our day started at about 7:00 when we got ready to carry out our chores for the day. We had a great breakfast of cereal, toast, hash browns and baked beans. We then got ready for our first day of adventures. Some of us went to…

Day One 

We have had a fantastic first day here at Plas! We stopped off on our journey for a short break and then made our final part of the journey to Plas. On the coach, we saw some amazing views and loved looking at the brilliant scenery. When we arrived, we had our lunch and spent some time…

Day 3 

Another fantastic day here at Ingestre! Today, was our sharing day, where we shared all of the work we had done within our first art form. Everyone had worked so hard to produce their pieces and it was great to hear others sharing about how and why they had created their pieces the way…

Day 2 

We have had another wonderful day here at Ingestre. We enjoyed our first breakfast of cereal, toast, jams and juices after a good night sleep. Everyone settled in well for their first night here. 

In the morning, we began to focus on our performances ready for Wednesday to share with…

Day 1 

We have a had a fantastic first day of residential today at Ingestre Hall. We arrived at Ingestre at around 10:30 am and started by meeting out tutors for the week! When we arrived, we explored the house and found out lots about the history of the building and it's brilliant…