Manchester Blog

Clayton Hall museum looks like a great new school curriculum resource for the Victorian period. It’s about to be opened for exactly that purpose.

Volunteers with help from Manchester Leisure have been decorating and finding appropriate furniture to show how the hall might have looked during Victorian times.
They’ve even had the kitchen range re-installed [...]

Yet again the Manchester weather spoils the plans of parents.
My eldest daughters last sports day at her primary school was scheduled to be on Monday, 7th July. As sometimes happens in Manchester the heavens opened and a veritable torrent over the weekend and in the morning washed away any chance of the day happening [...]

The CRB Check – why is it used? And ways to make it work so that it deters and prevents the people it should from working at schools.

Rain! And yet more rain buckets down outside.
Inside it’s lovely.
In the study where I’m sitting the noise of squirrels opening up Christmas presents is now just a dim memory.
I’m thankful I managed to repair the massive hole the previous squirrels had made in the guttering.
Instead of squirrels, we’ve just had the eldest daughter suddenly [...]