Monthly Archives: March 2010
English Schools’ FA U11s Girls’ Midlands Final
Walker Books have sponsored the English Schools’ FA U11s Girls’ competition. As part of that sponsorship, I get to watch the regional finals. This week’s was the Midlands heat, held in Nottingham. It was windy. It was wet. It was … Continue reading
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English Schools’ FA U11s Girls’ Midlands Final
Walker Books have sponsored the English Schools’ FA U11s Girls’ competition. As part of that sponsorship, I get to watch the regional finals. This week’s was the Midlands heat, held in Nottingham. It was windy. It was wet. It was … Continue reading
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Premier League Reading Stars Birmingham
Group participation is what it’s all about… A school visit with a difference yesterday. I spent the afternoon at Topcliffe Primary in Birmingham as part of the Premier League Reading Stars scheme. This is a joint venture between libraries and … Continue reading
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Lewis Girls’ School
Had a great day at this school! I was made to feel welcome from the start – always a good sign. The day seemed to fly by with three sessions in quick succession. First the Year 7s (some of whom … Continue reading
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Lewis Girls’ School
Had a great day at this school! I was made to feel welcome from the start – always a good sign. The day seemed to fly by with three sessions in quick succession. First the Year 7s (some of whom … Continue reading
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Newport, Gwent
I can understand why people wax lyrical about train journeys. I’ve just spent three hours travelling from Nottingham to Newport, Gwent and I really enjoyed it. I had been expecting the usual Sunday fun and games with delays and engineering … Continue reading
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Children’s books that have influenced me… part 1: My childhood reading
I’m not sure when I caught the reading bug as a child. One of my earliest memories of books is from Barley Hill Infants (I’d be about 5 so we’re talking 1960). I remember sitting on a carpet with the … Continue reading
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Children’s books that have influenced me… part 1: My childhood reading
I’m not sure when I caught the reading bug as a child. One of my earliest memories of books is from Barley Hill Infants (I’d be about 5 so we’re talking 1960). I remember sitting on a carpet with the … Continue reading
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Reads United cause chaos at Campus…
Fridays will never be the same… As if the Burnley area hadn’t had enough excitement for one day, not only did Reads United perform at Padiham in the morning but they were somehow also able to summon up enough energy … Continue reading
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