50pence where sold - Embleton Northumberland

Whinstone Times
Community magazine for Embleton and Christon Bank
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July - August 2016
50p where sold
Edition No. 44
Craster Tower, Craster
NE66 3SS
Tel: 01665 571 240
(Free Wi-Fi available)
www.stableyardnurseryandtearoom.co.uk
Open 10 - 4.30, Thurs-Mon and
Wed-Mon in the holiday season
Serving morning coffee, afternoon teas with local home bake cakes &
tray bakes provided by The Pottergate Pantry, Alnwick.
Walkers & cyclists welcome to rest awhile beside the cosy log burner,
or outside seating for sunny days.
Offering a good selection of alpines, perennials, shrubs, roses &
spring bedding plants.
Hanging baskets & containers filled to order.
Compost, bark chips, topsoil and manure.
A selection of garden accessories available in “The Potting Shed”.
Gifts & greeting cards.
Dunstanburgh Castle
Golf Course
Breakfast Menu served from 8am
Main Meals and snacks served until 6pm
Fully licensed bar
Freshly Ground Coffee, Lattes and Cappuccinos
Free Wi-Fi
Editorial
Everyone welcome
Twilight golf rates – from 3pm only £15
Telephone 01665 576562 for more information
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Editorial
Jan Ainsley
By the time this latest WT reaches you I hope our summer has warmed up
a little. Odd though it is to have the fire on in June, the trees and flowers
seem to be very happy with the cooler weather - I thought the hawthorn
blossom in particular looked especially fine this year.
For this edition we are very pleased to have some excellent contributions
for the Nature pages, and as always, Mary and I would like to thank everyone
for their articles, letters, adverts and support in general for the Whinstone
Times.
Please e-mail material for the next edition by Monday 8th August to:
Mary Kibble [email protected] 01665 576608 (articles, stories etc.)
Jan Ainsley [email protected] 01665 576019 (advertising)
Shelagh Coxon [email protected] 01665 576791 (what’s on)
Please note that we no longer use the [email protected] e-mail
Useful Telephone Numbers
Emergencies - Police, Fire, Ambulance, Coastguard
Police (non-emergency)
Childline
999
101
0800 1111
Crimestoppers
NHS non-emergency care
Northumberland C. C. , County Hall- local area
-general matters
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Samaritans
0800 555 111
111
01665 660733
0345 6006400
0344 811 8111
0845 790 9090
Silverline (advice for older people)
Traveline
C.A.B. Northumberland
Advice line Mon – Fri 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
0800 470 8090
0871 200 2233
08444 111
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What’s On in July
Friday 1st - Sunday 3rd Flower Festival Alnwick Castle. Commemorating
The Battle of the Somme. In aid of SSAFA Northumberland.
Tuesday 5th Women’s Club - summer lunch at Apple Inn, Lucker.
Thursday 7th Craster W.I. - Craster Memorial Hall 7.15 p.m. Dominic
Appleby talking about his role as a street pastor in Newcastle.
Visitors most welcome.
Friday 8th Coffee morning in aid of Craft Festival. 10.00 – 12.00 Parish
Church Room. Raffle, produce stall and various items for sale.
Saturday 9th Embleton Flower Club - Coffee Morning Creighton Hall 10.30 –
noon. Strawberry shortcakes and coffee £2 per head.
Monday 11th Flower Club - Summer Open Meeting with demonstrator
Rebecca Hough “It’s a Vibrant Life!”. Members free, visitors £5.
Includes summer refreshments.
Tuesday 12th Embleton W.I. - speaker Dawn Watts: Kenspeckle
Chocolates. 2.00 p.m. Creighton Hall.
Wednesday 13th Embleton Mothers’ Union - Service of Holy Communion at
St Peter’s Church, Craster.
Sunday 17th Embleton School Summer Fair 1.00 – 3.00 p.m. See page 7 for
more details.
Monday 18th Craster History Soc. - ‘The King’s Shilling’ (history of
Recruitment into the “Red Coat” Army) illustrated with songs.
Performed by Old English (Pete Cryer, Pauline & Alan Giles) 7p.m.
Craster Memorial Hall. Visitors most welcome.
Sunday 24th Craster W.I. - Teas in the boathouse from 10.30 a.m. All the
usual goodies including W.I. home baking and tombola. All welcome.
Sunday 24th (Note: revised date) Howick Film night. Howick Village
Hall.
Saturday 30th – Monday 1st August Flower Festival at Newton Church.
What’s On in August
Tuesday 2nd Embleton Women’s Club – Cream Teas at Alnwick Lodge.
Wednesday 3rd Embleton Church Fete from 2p.m.
Sunday 7th Whinstone Times Table top sale in the Creighton Hall + Fun
Dog Show (venue to be decided). Contact Mary 576608 or Jan
576019 for details.
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Tuesday 9th Mary Sumner Day service at Holy Trinity Church Embleton.
Friday 12th Howick Film Night, Howick Village Hall.
Saturday 13th Summer Music Festival, Bamburgh Castle Green in aid of
Hospice Care. See www.bfest.org.uk or tel. 01665 606515 for
more information.
Sunday 14th Craster Annual Church Fete by the Harbour. Coffee, tea
and refreshments from 10.30 a.m. Stalls include tombola and brica-brac.
Saturday 20th – Monday 22nd Flower and Craft Festival, Holy Trinity
Church Embleton 11.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. each day. Refreshments
served in the Parish Room each day.
Sunday 21st “Nearly New” Sale Creighton Hall 11.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m.
Refreshments available. Items can be left at the Hall from Friday
19th .
Saturday 27th – Monday 29th Rennington Scarecrow weekend.
Saturday 17th – Monday 29th Craster Art Club Summer Exhibition.
100 Club
April
May
£40 Phillip Harratt
£40 Adaline Jones
No. 40
No. 12
£20 Joan Scott No. 74
£20 G. Yearman No. 9
Embleton Book Group
Jan Applegarth
Meet on the last Thursday of each month at the Parish Church Room at 10
a.m. Books are borrowed from the library. The group generally takes an
informal approach to the discussion which can vary between brief, very
serious, sometimes intellectual and often amusing. There is no expectation
that everyone will have read the books and reasons for not having done so
adds another dimension to the discussion!
Anyone wanting to give it a try will be made very welcome. Refreshments
are on offer and a small donation pays for the use of the room.
Just come along or contact Dawn McDonald Tel: 01665 600830 or e.mail:
[email protected]
For Sale
- Furniture: 12 High quality glazed and varnished internal doors,
hall table, bathroom cabinet. For details contact Sandra Wells 576516.
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Letters to the editor
From John Haughie, SSAFA Northumberland
With the kind permission of Her Grace the Duchess of Northumberland,
SSAFA Northumberland will be holding a Flower Festival in Alnwick Castle
from 1-3 July. This event coincides with the 100 th anniversary of the
beginning of the Battle of the Somme
SSAFA is the oldest of the military charities, providing assistance to exservice men and women and their dependents. Her Grace, who is President
of SSAFA Northumberland, has allowed us to offer 1000 discounted tickets
for entry to the castle and Flower Festival on any single day, with all
proceeds going to SSAFA Northumberland to help us with our work. To
take
advantage
of
this
offer,
please
follow
this
link:http://www.jumblebee.co.uk/ssafa-northumberland
All payments are made via Paypal to our own SSAFA account. Thank you in
anticipation.
From Sheila Littlewood
"I have often commented about the various interesting topics that appear
in the Whinstone Times, and the last edition was no exception.
It was really very interesting to read the article about Dr. Hall as
my daughter purchased No. 5 The Villas nearly twenty years ago and we were
aware that it had previously been the surgery of the village doctor who once
lived next door at No. 4.
Dr. Hurrell's memories enabled us to visualise how the surgery had
operated, and his appointment and subsequent experiences with Dr. Hall
were a delight to read, but it was also sad to see how things have changed
from such a simple and orderly way of life in those days.
The WhinstoneTimes is a credit to all who put it together. Thank you."
Whinstone times advertising rates
Small box £15, long box £30, large box £40, full page £80
Discounts:-5% for three editions, 10% for six
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Forthcoming Events
Newton Art Festival
The Newton Art & Flower Festival has a theme of "Flowers for Elizabeth"
to celebrate the Queen's 90th birthday and will be held in St Mary's Church
- Newton by the Sea on Saturday 30th July, Sunday 31st July and Monday
1st August from 11am to 5pm. Art will be displayed by Newton Art Group
and flower displays by members of Embleton Flower Club and members of St
Mary's Church.
There will be a small marquee for refreshments. Help will be required on a
rota basis to serve refreshments - please contact Jean Lawrence 01665
576356 if you can offer help for a session of 2 hours. Any offers of cakes
will be very welcome. If anyone would like to sponsor a flower arrangement
this would be much appreciated. This year the proceeds from the Festival
will be used for the St Mary's Toilet Fund.
Art Club Exhibition
Craster Art Club’s Late Summer Exhibition takes place in Howick Village
Hall from Friday 27th August until Monday 29th of August 10.00 a.m - 5.00
p.m. each day. Entry free, refreshments available.
Rock Church Fundraising
See 200 Roses Blooming and Buffet Supper at The Limes, Rock on Friday
July 15th. Tickets £12.50 in aid of Rock Church from Bill Devonshire, tel:
01665 579418.
Whinstone Times fundraising
With more colour pages and a glossy front cover, the printing costs for
the Whinstone Times are now about £2500 per year. This is largely covered
by advertising, donations and a grant from the Parish Council, but to ensure
we have enough in the kitty we need to have a few fundraising events as well.
Our plant sale on the May bank holiday raised nearly £240 – a remarkable
amount on such a cold and damp day. Very many thanks to everyone who
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came along, or gave us cash donations, to all our helpers and everyone who
gave us plants, cakes and raffle prizes. Special thanks to Geoff Applegarth
for his horticultural know-how and to everyone at Mandell’s Coffee Pot for
allowing us to have the cake stall and raffle inside and for continuing to sell
plants for us from the café.
Our next fundraising event is on Sunday 7th August when we plan to hold a
Table Top Sale in the Creighton Hall and a Fun Dog Show, for which the
venue still has to be confirmed. Please contact Mary on 576608 to book a
table and look out for more information on posters and on the Embleton
website.
Embleton School Summer Fair,
The school’s summer Fair is on Sunday 17th July 1-3pm.
Lots of fun for everyone with a Bouncy Castle, Tombola, Bric-a-Brac, Raffle,
Cakes and much, much more. We had a wonderful time last year, so please do
come along and show your support for our village school See a full events
diary and more on our school website www.embletonfirstschool.com
Follow us on Facebook – “Friends of Embleton School”
Andrew and Margaret Watchorn–Summer Concerts 2016
Traditional Music from Northumberland and beyond
Northumbrian smallpipes, fiddle, guitar, voice and more
Thursday 30 June
St. Aidan’s Church, Bamburgh
7.30pm
Thursday 7 July
Creighton Hall, Embleton
7.30pm
Tuesday
12 July
St. Mary’s Church, Holy Island
3.30pm
Tuesday
19 July
Memorial Hall, Craster
7.30pm
Thursday 11 August
St. Mary’s Church, Low Newton
7.30pm
Thursday 18 August
Creighton Hall, Embleton
7.30pm
Thursday 25 August
St. Aidan’s Church, Bamburgh
7.30pm
Tuesday
6 September
Memorial Hall, Craster
7.30pm
Tuesday 13 September
St. Mary’s Church, Holy Island
6.30pm
Tuesday 20 September
Memorial Hall, Craster
7.30pm
Admission: Pay on the door £7.50. Accompanied children under 12 free.
Tel. 01665 576245 or e: [email protected] for further details
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Community Information
Notes from the Parish Council April & May 2016
The Annual Meeting of the Parish was held prior to the May
Embleton Parish Council (EPC) meeting. The Chairman gave a review of the
Council’s activities over the previous year and our County Councillor (K.
Cairns) summarised the involvement of Northumberland County Council with
Embleton Parish issues. There were no members of the public present. The
Annual Meeting of the Parish Council was then held and the Chairman and
Vice Chairman were re-elected for the coming year, together with other
representatives.
EPC is still awaiting information regarding the usage of the 460 bus
service from Christon Bank to Alnwick. At present the annual £250
contribution towards its running costs has been withheld.
Clearance to build the three planters at Christon Bank has been
received from NCC subject to the contractor’s details being submitted.
The cost of having professional ‘No overnight parking’ signs made for
Dunstan Steads is being investigated as these seem to have been relatively
successfully used by Bamburgh Parish Council.
A leaflet intended to inform parishioners of a recent lamb attack by
an unknown dog at Christon Bank was shown to EPC and it was agreed that
the cost of producing a pocket-size guide to responsible dog ownership and
local footpaths should be obtained.
Following an accident on the short stretch of road between the
B1339 and Quakers Row it was agreed that EPC would contact the Land
Registry in order to establish ownership (if any) of this road.
EPC are concerned about the erosion of the bank opposite the Greys
Inn caused by driving/parking on the top (East) side of it. Letters were
posted to all properties adjacent to the bank asking for suggestions, but
only one resident responded to express concern regarding some possible
‘solutions’. The matter is ongoing.
An application for a grant to have a metal plaque produced, which will
be attached to the war memorial in Spitalford, has been made. This will
record the names of the Embleton men who died in WW1 but who are not
commemorated on the Memorial.
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It has been suggested to EPC that signs should be put in place to
indicate that toilets in the Parish Church Rooms are open to the public and
that the ‘toilet’ sign at the top of Sea Lane should include reference to the
Golf Club. This is being investigated.
It would appear that EPC will receive a payment of approximately
£7,000 for sport/play facilities as part of the local community contribution
from the new Creighton Place development. Consideration is to be given as to
how this might best be used.
EPC agreed to send a card and flowers on behalf of Parishioners to
Lady Sutherland on the occasion of her 100 th birthday.
Two requests regarding traffic calming on the lane to Dunstan
Steads have been received by EPC and passed to NCC for comment/action.
Date of next meeting: 27th June 2016 in the Creighton Hall.
Local issues: summary of past 12 months - County councillor Kate Cairns
Embleton School Along with parents, carers and governors and the wider
community I have campaigned hard to influence officers and decision makers
at County Hall to resist closure and retain the first school as a Primary. I
gave verbal representation on behalf of the school and community at
Families and Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee and at
Cabinet. I am delighted to say the campaign was successful and school will
commence as primary in Sept. this year.
Broadband I have helped the Parish Council and residents secure
information about the roll-out of fibre Broadband, holding a public meeting
with iNorthumberland last year and facilitating ongoing communications.
Swedish Homes Refurbishments are taking place on Swedish Homes
although, after an initial flurry of activity and surveys, progress seems slow
and I will be chasing this up. Officers have encountered issues that have
delayed the progress of the pre-contract preparations. This is a fairly
complex fix that is further complicated by the very poor state of some of
the existing timber frames to the properties and the additional problems
associated therein.
Repairs to the wall on Sunnybrae, Embleton Last year NCC carried out
much needed repairs to the wall on Sunnybrae in Embleton. The wall had
fallen into a state of disrepair and was a hazard to pedestrians and road
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users with large loose stones precariously balanced right next to the
roadway. The issue was brought to my attention by a resident and after
several months of liaison I am pleased that not just the necessary repairs
have been carried out but a repoint of the entire wall which has turned an
eyesore and hazard into an attractive feature.
Extreme flooding at Christon Bank There has been a long-standing issue
with flooding in the centre of the village outside the shop. Significant
resources have been put towards fixing this with three drains rodded and
mature tree roots cleared and now all drainage is running freely and the
problem solved.
Fallodon Crossing Flooding
Flooding has occurred over several years at
Fallodon Crossing causing a serious hazard due to the degree and depth of
the flooding and the proximity to the railway crossing. I arranged a meeting
at the beginning of April with Network Rail, council officers, residents and
the landowner. It was agreed that Network Rail would carry out a proper
survey of the drainage at the location, and investigate remedial action to
solve the issue of flooding.
Road Repairs Essential resurfacing work has been carried out on stretches
between Longhoughton and Embleton. A large surface-dressing scheme was
completed on the B1339, which runs from just north of the Littlehoughton
junction all the way up to the Windyside Hill junction.
I’m pleased to report that there is a further surface-dressing scheme in
this year’s programme between Embleton Mill and Stamford and for the
B1340 starting at the Newton Junction working back towards Christon Bank
and including some quite substantial drainage improvements. This is currently
programmed for September and there may be a second phase next year
continuing on towards Christon Bank.
New homes I have supported the new homes in the quarry, which provide
essential affordable homes to those in the area. There have been questions
regarding landscaping and footpath access and I have asked for more details
from officers who have raised this with the developer. At the time of going
to print we are awaiting a response.
Bus shelter The parish council has been struggling with problems relating to
the bus shelter for several years. I am delighted to contribute £2000 of my
members fund towards the cost of replacing the bus shelter in natural
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stone, which is well used by villagers and sits on the edge of the new housing
development, and will now also serve those new residents.
Rubbish in layby north of Embleton This was raised at the last meeting.
The site has been inspected and cleared up and will be monitored. Users of
the recycling facility should take general rubbish and bags away with them.
Signage at the site could improve this.
Control of Dogs
After a lamb was savaged and killed in fields at Christon Bank I raised the
issue of the damage caused to livestock by uncontrolled dogs at the
Community Services Hub (meeting of local agencies such as NCC councillors
and officers in enforcement, trading standards, police, fire, etc) and with
Northumberland Tourism and asked that communications on responsible dog
ownership accompany any promotion or publication of dog walking in the
county, and that a county wide Responsible Dog-Owner Charter be
considered.
There is a significant and growing problem with dog fouling and unwanted
attention from dogs, especially our beaches and in relation to children, and
other areas have taken to banning dogs in certain locations. There has
recently been a serious incident in the county with a dog attacking several
children in a play park. We must all raise awareness of responsible dog
ownership (dogs on leads and picking up dog mess) in newsletters, through
the parish council, local tourism businesses, and holiday cottage owners and
agents to ensure we keep the Embleton, its beaches and surrounding areas,
safe and beautiful for all who love to live and visit here.
I am always happy to help, so please contact me with any time. E-mail:
[email protected] or you can contact me on 07690 304310.
DRYTHROPPLE COTTAGE, CHARLTON MIRES, NE662TJ
(500 yards from the A1)
Logs Dumpy bag- £50, free local delivery or collect your own,
£4 per bag.
Mobile log splitting service
Free range eggs
Home grown vegetables in season
Hanging baskets
Phone Jimmy on 07834 409422 (or leave a message - 01665 579286)
Nature Notes
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A Lucky Barn Owl
Norman Brown, Cheviot View
On Wednesday 16th March my son James and
I played the Dunstanburgh golf course. Walking
down the 17th fairway we noticed to our right
about 100 yards away a barn owl hunting on the
dunes. Looking for prey, it dropped to the
ground and with wings outstretched it seemed
unable to rise up again. We thought it had
caught something too heavy for it to carry. A
carrion crow from some distance away saw that
it had a problem and flew to position itself a
matter of 2 or 3 feet away and was looking as if
to attack it. We went across to investigate and
found that the owl was firmly attached to the
ground as it had flown on to a briar which had
penetrated right through its downy breast
feathers. I caught it and held it with closed wings while James after some
time and with difficulty, removed the briar which had deeply embedded in
its chest feathers. Luckily it had not penetrated its skin. The bird was
fitted with a small metal ring on its leg but unfortunately I did not make a
note of the ring identification markings.
What a beautiful bird a barn owl is with the purple yellow and brown
colouring to its back and wing feathers. I held it up and it immediately flew
off and started hunting again. When we returned to the car park looking
across to the dunes we noticed a second barn owl hunting, presumably its
mate. We hope that they have a successful breeding season.
See the front cover for a photograph of a barn owl by Mrallen|Dreamstime.com
The first swallow
We had a report of swallows flying over Embleton beach on 18th April this
year. Did anyone see them earlier or were these the first to arrive here?
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The wildlife we see in our garden
Carole Robson
Like many of us who
choose to live in a rural
environment, our lives are
enriched by close encounters
with the wild life that
ventures into our gardens. All
last winter a large hare took
up residence under a tree in
our garden, remaining still and
content all day until at 4
o’clock, when after a nibble of
grass, it would lope off presumably to find a source of food (see photo).
Other animals that have been observed include a red squirrel, a hedgehog,
stoats, voles, toads and frogs. The only ones we have seen that are not
welcome are the rabbits and moles.
To encourage birds we provide niger seed for the goldfinches, nuts
and seeds for the tits, sparrows and greater spotted wood peckers.
Underneath the feeding station,
pecking at the fallen seeds, are
the blackbirds, chaffinches,
robins, collared doves, some very
greedy wood pigeons and an
opportunist cock pheasant. We
try to discourage the crows and
jackdaws from attacking and
demolishing the fat balls. Has
anyone found an answer to this
problem?
This spring a pair of small
pretty hen like birds visited us,
scratching among the shrubbery.
Referring to our bird books we think we identified them as red-legged
partridges (see photo). Apparently they are natives of Spain, introduced to
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this country for shooting and they prefer dry fields and vineyards. Not many
of those around Christon Bank! We wonder how common these birds are to
this area and if any other readers have had the pleasure of seeing them in
their own gardens.
Bees
At this time of the year it is not unusual to see bees, particularly bumble
bees, on the ground and struggling to get airborne again. Quite often these
bees are just tired and can be helped by giving them a couple of drops of
sugary water. Mix a tablespoon of white sugar with a tablespoon of water
and place a small amount next to the bee’s head. It’s great to see them
flying off, refreshed! (Please don’t give them honey instead of sugar as
honey can carry viruses that could spread infections to other bees.)
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School News
Schools Collaborate for Primary School Workshop Day
Pupils from
Embleton & Whittingham First Schools got together for a group sports day,
while parents & staff attended a workshop for launching Embleton as an
outstanding
primary
school. There has been a
series
of
collaborative
events between schools,
including Sports Relief at
Willowburn Centre in
Alnwick, allowing children
to make new friends and
staff to share
experiences
their
of
outstanding practice. “My
daughter was so excited
to make new friends some of them have become pen pals and they just love getting together for
these shared school days. It’s very reassuring to see that our children are
building friendship groups elsewhere in the Alnwick Partnership - it’s nice to
know that they will already have lots of friends from other schools when
they all come together in Year 7 at the Duchess High School” said one
parent. “We have a unique school here by the beach. We’d like to host many
more collaborative days like this, where children from larger schools can
come and enjoy the exciting learning opportunities that our fantastic
location offers” said Eco-school co-ordinator, Amy Varty.
Embleton School welcomes Parents & Pensioners for Lunch Parents of Year
1 and nursery joined children for a delicious lunch, as part of a regular
calendar of events encouraging families to participate in school life. Parents
shared their views on the Friends of Embleton School Facebook page. ”Such
a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, with lovely well behaved children.”
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Older members of the community are invited to join us in school for a
pensioners’ lunch each Thursday from 12.15 p.m. For just £4 we serve a
home-cooked main course, pudding, tea/coffee & biscuits in the dining hall
with the children and staff.
This is a wonderful way to connect with
Embleton School & everyone is welcome. Tel. 01665 576612 to book a place.
Go Go Rio! Year 3 Play at Alnwick Playhouse
Our inspirational dance
teacher, Cheryl Stewart, will be co-ordinating a Year 3 Play “Go Go Rio” at
the Alnwick Playhouse, inspired by the Olympics in Brazil. Year 3 pupils from
Embleton will rehearse & perform alongside Year 3s from five other cluster
schools in the Alnwick Partnership, allowing them to share their experiences
and work in larger groups.
Ms Stewart will undoubtedly direct this
production with her usual brand of irrepressible energy and fun! (As we go to
press, tickets have already sold out).
Fairtrade Breakfast at Embleton School
As part of our excellent
Eco-school
project,
children
have
been
learning about families
from all over the world
who produce food & drink
for us here in the UK.
Everyone agreed that
buying Fairtrade was a
great way to help other
children get a fair start
in life and our pupils
enjoyed
a
special
Fairtrade Breakfast at school, where they served Fairtrade fruit, Fairtrade
muffins, croissants & Fairtrade jam / honey.
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It is Rocket Science! Embleton pupils completed their “Rocket Science”
experiment in conjunction with the UK Space Agency and RHS, to determine
whether rocket seeds exposed to micro-gravity on the International Space
Station would display any differences in growth to those that had remained
on Earth. Children grew seeds from Blue & Red packets and were asked to
take 9 measurements over 35 days, collecting specific data on germination,
growth, leaf count and plant height at frequent intervals. Results from
schools all over the UK were submitted on 17th June and Tim Peake will soon
reveal which coloured packet contained the space seeds and what conclusions
can be drawn from the experiment…watch this space…
coffee, cake and gorgeous things……..
Spitalford, Embleton, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 3DW
Tel: 01665 571371
www.eleanorsbyre.co.uk
¼ mile south of Embleton village on the C54 Coastal Route to Craster
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Tel:
01665 576595
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