A successful weekend at Burton Agnes, despite the gales which threatened to lift the marquee off the ground; I’ve missed the previous year or two due to work-load, but

I was invited to the unveiling of the sculptures at Pickering Park, Hull recently ~ completed earlier in the year, they honour the philanthropist and trawler owner Christopher Pickering, and

Well, after eleven weeks, eleven schools and eleven totem poles, the Totemtastic project has drawn to a close; with an average of five pupils every 15 minutes over 12 hours

This carving workshop was a slightly different prospect, as the children were in their teens and therefore a little more able than the Primary school pupils; it was no surprise

Wansbeck Primary School decided on a compass taken from their logo, a pile of books (reflecting their focus on literacy) and mathematical symbols for their totem, and they made a

Pearson Primary School put a lot of effort into their designs ~ I was delighted to see a full wall display of all the pupils’ work when I arrived to

Dorchester went for a design incorporating the bees from their school logo, along with an open book and shaking hands. The dates on the book (1967-2017) refer to 50 years

After all the torrential rain interspersed with sweltering heat, it was a real bonus to see a ready-made shelter at Wheeler Primary School! I was presented with a selection of

How time flies ~ another year gone and we all meet again in the middle of Beverley Racecourse for the Folk Festival, it’s like Brigadoon! As always it was wonderful

Eastfield pupils had some good ideas and designs ~ the most popular involved representations of the “house” groups, or rather, the Hull people that inspired the names of the house