The Very Young Friends have been out and about! Each meeting has a different theme and the theme in June was ‘finding fairies’ – I’m not sure how many were found, but much fun was had with ribbons in the sunshine, as you can see. Young ones and their parents/carers are very welcome to joinContinue reading “Very Young Friends in 2013”
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March’s Story – Squirrelled Away
I think it’s safe to say that Spring has arrived in Rowntree Park. There is birdsong to be heard and the sun is shining onto the waters of the lake that were solid ice only two short weeks ago. Everything looks very fresh and green, and the air is noticeably warmer. There are buds onContinue reading “March’s Story – Squirrelled Away”
February’s Story – sheep in sheep’s clothing
Once upon a time there was a small hill town not far from here called Shipton. In fact, there were lots of towns called Shipton, or Skipton – some of them are still there – and the name meant – and still means – ‘sheep town’. In this particular Shipton there were a few peopleContinue reading “February’s Story – sheep in sheep’s clothing”
Park stories
Lara McClure (Very Young Friends of Rowntree Park) will be sharing a children’s story on this site, every month. The story will have the same theme as this month’s Very Young Friends meeting, so this month it’ll be ‘Wool’ – a bit of a yarn, perhaps? Look out for the first story, in the nextContinue reading “Park stories”