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Thor’s Cave with walking guide
We love the outdoors and regularly go walking but it's always to the same places that we already know. It was time to get more adventurous (and more organised!).
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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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Rock and River water activity course
The girls took part in a three-week course at Rock and River Outdoor Pursuit Centre in Mawdesley this month. It’s quite a trek for us but definitely worth it. This course was all water-based and each session was three hours long. Parents can stay in the grounds (and watch if they wish) or drop off ... Read more
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Sports and exercise | Trips | UK Day trips - near Manchester
Weekly PE sessions
We went for a trial at 5 Sport based in Huddersfield who have started up a new weekly home-ed PE session on a Monday afternoon. We’re now signed up for going every week! They have two hours in which they have taught sessions on two sports and then free time to play in the games ... Read more
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Fun at Hollingworth Lake
I organised a home ed meet up at Hollingworth Lake this month so my girls could access the activities there together with some old and new friends. There was a session in the morning for 8 and under and then my girls joined in the afternoon session for 8+. They had a go at kayaking ... Read more
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Ghyll scrambling at Dovestones, by Peggy
On Thursday 2nd September we went ghyll scrambling. It is where you climb up a waterfall or a moving stream. The first thing we did was walk to the river we were climbing. It was tiring but we got there in the end. We had some lunch then went on our way. We went through ... Read more
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Kayaking at Castleshaw
Last Wednesday, we went to Castleshaw’s Summer Camp. It was a good chance to meet new friends and see some old ones. We drove down on the minibus to the top reservoir to do some kayaking. The reservoir was very low, so we had to walk a long way to get to the shore. We ... Read more
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Our first try at bowls
The Salford Ranger Team put on a free open afternoon at the bowling green in Salford for any ages to attend. We thought we’d go along and have a go! I found this event from my weekly search on Eventbrite. This is the same team that ran the bat walk we went on (Bat Walk ... Read more
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Pendle Hill and Clitheroe Castle
A day of action and archaeology in deepest darkest Lancashire as we took the theme of Macbeth’s witches and ran with it all the way up Pendle Hill (well, not literally). The day before, in a rare bout of forward-planning, we spent part of the day making tasty goods for our picnic. Aggie made pasties ... Read more
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Bikeability course complete!
Bikeability was something the girls’ old school used to do in year 6 so the girls were keen to still have the opportunity to do it (80s children will know this as the modern equivalent of the Cycling Proficiency Test). I was searching for something else on Eventbrite and came across some free courses being ... Read more
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