Blog by Mark Smith

This week we've been learning all about the wildlife around us.  We've been doing our bit and made some tasty treats for the animals and birds at Shenstone Lodge.

Our residential  team   have  been out and about, exploring the site Shenstone Lodge site in the dark !  They have  Whilst telling each other scary stories they have been spotting wild life and listening to the night sounds !  

Luckily they avoided any scary…

Happy Veganuary!

we've been celebrating in residence learning all about what it means to be a vegan and trying some vegan alternatives.

Here we are making some amazing vegan pizzas

Ahoy there mateys

It's been international talk like a pirate day this week and we've had lots of fun pretending to be pirates, sailing the seven seas and looking for our buried treasure.

Lots of adventures to be found at Shenstone Lodge this half…

We've been getting all arty in residence this week, but we've left our paint brushes behind!

We've improvised using anything and everything we can find instead. We've used sponges, toy cars, straws, a potato and even our own bodies! (well our hands mainly) to create some amazing…

Our residential team have  been going healthy this week

Being  creative with our fruits and vegetables has really  helped getting your five a day so much more enjoyable. 

Can you spot the veggies we've used ? 

Is there a  better way to cool off ?   Ice creams and a water fight !

It's been a great half term and lovely to see everyone getting back into the spirit of things,

Our  residential crew  have  been making volcanoes, swimming and building an awesome den .

We're looking forward to seeing everyone after half term and hopefully getting back out to the…

This week, our  amazingly talented  residential group  have been

been cutting, sticking, painting..... and unfortunately  getting glitter everywhere.

it's been a great start to the half term,

we've had lovely weather and have been making the most of it. we've been doing bikes and trikes, football and swimming onsite.

looking forward to the day when we can go back to the parks again.

Happy St Patrick's day

St Patrick's Day is a global celebration of Irish culture. It particularly remembers St Patrick, one of Ireland's patron saints, who ministered Christianity in Ireland during the fifth century. St Patrick's Day is celebrated all over the world.

We'll be…

It's been a long time since we've been back to normal and this week was our first week back into residence,

We've had lots of sunshine and have been able to get out and enjoy it while it lasts. We've also been getting used to being together again,  and have seen some great team work from…