The council were in touch yesterday to confirm that they own the woods at ‘Chandlers Rise’ and we are welcome to visit them. Apparently there is tree preservation order on the trees and the footpath that runs through the woods used to be the original Lesmurdie Road. The big house behind the woods, now converted to flats, used to be called Lesmurdie House.
Kate Elder (Ed officer with the council) confirmed that not all adults on excursions need to be disclosure checked but, as ever, someone without a disclosure check must not be left alone with a child.
I will issue a letter home today asking parents to identify which, if any, dates they can volunteer to come with us to the woods. The dinner lady has confirmed that we can go to lunch early on the days that we want to visit the woods.
I took the class out on a Ninja run yesterday. A and L made surprisingly good leaders!