WEDNESDAY 24th JUNE IS NATIONAL WRITING DAY
The theme for this year’s National Writing Day is Write A Book by Its Cover. Schools! Win £100 of National Book Tokens for your library! We’re giving you advance notice of the activity so that you can get a head start. All schools who share work by their students on Instagram on National Writing Day will be entered into a draw to win £100 National Book Tokens for their school library. To be in with a chance of winning: Share your students’ work on Instagram on Wednesday 24 June (this could be a photo or a short video) Use #NationalWritingDay and #WriteABookByItsCover Tag @firststory_uk…
View PostSTOPPING THE STONES MOVING!
I always have problems with the stones in the garden moving, leaves dropping on them, and generally looking untidy. I was so pleased when I found this solution: you tip it into a watering can and spread it over the stones. The first attempt used up the whole container, as it all came out so fast. When I opened another container, the spreading was much slower, as some of the holes were blocked up with the solution. This made it spread over a much bigger area, which was also much more economical, as one of these containers cost £30 in…
View PostFOLKESTONE HAS A NEW LIBRARY AT LAST!
It was great to see that the council had at last given us a new library after months of arguing about the old building on Grace Hill, which I must admit was a lovely building, but the repairs were just too much. The opening last week was well attended by local people, with many children listening to stories. The place had been well arranged, with all services back up and running smoothly. I think it will serve the community much better being located in the middle of town. Not far from the bus stops and car parks. I won’t get…
View PostSTORYBUG – WHAT TO GET FOR FATHERS DAY?
Published by Storybug Every year on Father’s Day, I used to end up buying the same sort of novelty presents that the shops seem to be full of now. I mean, how many Daddy socks, deodorants, mugs and keyrings can one person have? This year, I have found a book that has the children’s names inside and a personal message that you can write yourself when ordering. The book has writing for a child to read to their Dad, or he can read to the child. Pictures that are so cute that every child will love them. Enzo thoroughly enjoyed…
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