Trips & Workshops
Learning to play Dungeons & Dragons
Peggy's been keen to learn about D&D for a while, spurred on by Stranger Things, so this course came just at the right time.
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Peggy goes to NSSO
My tuba Tony and I spent a week at the National School Symphony Orchestra at Malvern College. This is what I thought about the experience. Spoiler alert: I loved it, and can't wait to go again next year.
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My first gymnastics competition!
In October, I competed in a gymnastics competition at my club. This was my first ever competition, and the last time I’d be competing before I joined my new senior advanced class. It was a really great day and I had lots of fun. I got silver on floor with my routine consisting of moves ... Read more
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RNCM Brass workshops
For a few months now, I have been going to the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) in Manchester for middle and lower brass workshops. A lot of my friends from Dobcross Band go too, so we have a lot of fun. We pick a piece to do together and work on it for a ... Read more
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Brass Band concerts and competitions
The end of Easter term is always a busy time in the Brass Band calendar. The girls went down to Corby to take part in the National Youth Brass Band Championships where their band, Dobcross Training Band, came second in their category. It was a fair trek down there but the girls loved spending more ... Read more
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NICAS Level 2 complete!
Poor Peggy has been working towards her NICAS (National Indoor Climbing Award Scheme) Level 2 for what seems like an age as climbing centres have been closed over lockdown. After her courses had been cancelled and rearranged several times, tonight, finally, she at long last got that last climb/belay logged in her logbook. Level 2 ... Read more
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Real Rock Climbing at Windgather Rocks
Peggy loves her rock climbing but has never actually climbed real outdoor rocks before so we thought we needed to correct that. I found out about Tony at Riley Outdoor Adventures through his Facebook page and so I booked Peggy onto one of his Home Ed climbing session. Tony was great with the kids and ... Read more
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Brownie crafts
Peggy has had several more online Brownie meetings. They had a visitor to teach them how to do fingerprint art and then the next week they hand-sewed Easter bunnies. Thank you Chestnut Owl for such a great term and for all you do for Brownies.
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A morning of kayaking
Via the wonders of Facebook, we found out about the Debdale Outdoor Activity Centre in Gorton, Manchester. They offer three-hour sailing, windsurfing and kayaking sessions for just £10 each and, during some holidays, some sessions are cheaper or even free. Our girls absolutely loved their first session and definitely want to return.
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Extra-curricular | Sports and exercise | Trips | UK Day trips - near Manchester
