Our first On the Right Track Story Telling event took place early in December at Northampton and Lamport Railway Station with a party of children from Priory Lower School in Bedford. Carole has worked with the school for seven years and was keen to bring the children out to explore the Northamptonshire countryside. Some of the children were wearing their very first pair of wellies and were soon to discover the delight of puddle jumping.
The first task of the day was to take a brisk walk, there had been rain earlier but barring the odd grey cloud the day way fine and the countryside still looked autumnal rather than wintery
A party of NLRS volunteers were working on the line
Here are some of the things the children asked Carole to photograph
After the walk we headed back to our toasty warm railway carriage
Where Allan began a tale that had everyone in the
carriage joining in with sound effects and laughter.
Philippa checking her notebook
and playing with sock caterpillars
Gordon Titmuss - our Station Master for the day
and a man of many keys!
Just before lunch Carole produced socks and stuffing, pipe cleaners and fluffy pompoms
and everyone made their own caterpillar.
After a bit of a tidying up everyone put on their hats, scarves, gloves and coats the brave the chilly station platform. Before leaving, Philippa told us a fantastic story and many of the children were roped in to help.
Thank you to everyone who helped to make it such a special day!
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What a lovely reminder of a special day in the frosty sunshine with children and adults full of so much fun and wonder... and fluffy sock caterpillars too. Philippa x
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