Allenton Primary to Merril College

All 275 children and the teachers from Allenton Primary School walked all the way to Merrill College yesterday afternoon, taking part in the Community Torch Relay. We rushed across town to see them arriving at Merrill College where they were greeted by a corridor of mini torches into the school.
It was very exciting and we were so pleased to have been there.
We wish we had seen this sight below when they were all standing on the Spider Island bridge.
Photograph source  on twitter #communitytorchrelay@DerbyCitySSP 

Jub-Olympic Bunting

Over the last couple of weeks we have had a great time working with the young people from the Cantelupe Youth Club in Ilkeston. We showed them how to make bunting which they can use for  their Diamond Jubilee or Olympic celebrations, or in fact any other parties or events they have.
First of all they painted some fabric, then cut it up and sewed it into strips of bunting. Using the sewing machines became a very sociable event with one person operating the foot pedal while the other person fed the fabric through the machine.