Day 5 Update

Good morning:
This morning the pupils woke early and packed their bedding for leaving this afternoon. We headed to breakfast which was a selection of bacon, mushrooms, beans, hash browns, cereals, porridge, yoghurts, fruit and toast. After breakfast the first session was the climbing wall followed by orienteering. Both activities were a huge success with pupils encouraging one another and working well in teams to complete the activities. After our activities, Andrew, our group leader took us to see the gravestones of Beatrix Potter’s beloved pets which the pupils were fascinated by as they have heard throughout the week how Beatrix Potter used to spend her summers at the centre for holidays and latterly owned the house before selling it onto the scout group and then PGL. They have heard about how many of Beatrix Potter’s stories were inspired by the wildlife at the site. The pupils loved this history behind the centre so this was a lovely end to our last day. We then had lunch which was a choice of fish or sausage and chips as well as sandwiches, fruit and the salad bar and we are now all on the bus heading home to Fenwick. It has been an amazing week at Dalguise and the centre has been everything we wanted and more. The pupils have all been a fantastic support to one another and really have been a credit to our little school. See you all soon!