Cardboard carry on

My nephew and I played with cardboard to make a den with a tunnel entrance and exit.

Farnham Beerex

Before we all got drunk.

Radio controlled car construction

Pupils begin a project to build five radio controlled cars in time for the Stepping Stones Activity Fun Day which takes place in Churt, Farnham on 9th September 2007. The pupils will be setting up a model radio controlled car circuit and offering youngsters the opportunity to have a go with one of the cars.

They each chose a Tamiya car to build, and have:

• The Mad Bull


• The Grasshopper


• The Lunchbox


• Baja King


• Super Fighter G

Trees - at a woodland near you

This was taken at Norsey Woods, Billericay.

Stepping Stones pupils join Sir Isaac Newton at Bohunt School, Liphook

Despite being nearly 400 years old, Sir Isaac Newton presented is scientific discoveries and principles to an audience of some 150 pupils. He had everyone captivated and listened intently to his explanations.

Stepping Stones students go paint balling

Pupils shoot at sitting ducks and old cars. In a competition between the girls and the boys. The boys won. :)

If all things were equal, there'd be equilibrium!

Pupils investigated turning moments in science this morning. A rather crude but entirely workable experiment was conducted using string and a metre rule.

Farmer Max

All in a days work.

More Than Just Us

Our name says it all really. Welcome Mac and Barbie. Anneloes and Jonathan already persistent attenders! ...yet only the second meeting. :)

More Than Just Us second meeting - we should stop meeting up in pubs!

... So, just in case you found it hard to recognise us, from left to right, Anneloes, Jonathan, Mac and Barbie.

Ali Hughes from Core Education, NZ visits the UK

Great to see you, Ali. Wishing you a safe journey home.

Ben attempts to cross the Scout HQ along a rope

Lots of activites involving ropes and knots this evening.

'More than just us' - the Hindhead bloggers group meet up

Jess, Anneloes and Jonathan meet up in the White Horse in Haslemere.

2007 Lunar eclipse started

A full eclipse of the moon will take place in the UK around 11:20pm. This is the first eclipse seen in three years.

Amie tackles the low ropes course at Barfield School where Stepping Stones pupils take part in Physical Education

Anyone got a light?

Check out the size of this match!

Children Helping Children concert at Cadogan Hall, London

I had the great pleasure of attending a fund raising concert for HemiHelp and children with hemiplegia. It was a real spectacle and amazing to see so many young and talented performers. The HemiHelp music workshop group were awesome. Well done all.

River close to over flowing

This bridge is just about able to take the volume of water.

Inside Apple MacBook Pro replacement hard disk

Despite a few dozen screws, replacing computer hard disk was relatively straight-forward. All working now.

Apple MacBook Pro: Time for an upgrade, new, bigger hard disk

Almost a year on, and I've filled up my 120GB disk. Well, in fact, I filled it up 9 months ago, but I'm tiring of having to keep re-locating data on portable hard disks everywhere.

Cinema club make pancakes in Hindhead

This week's activity was making pancakes. We had to remind ourselves of the ingredients and quantities, but we got there and made some really delicious pancakes. Hmmm. More on Shrove Tuesday!?

Salmon, new potatoes and salad

Hmmm, now one of my favourite dishes

Siamese fighting fish bubble nest

Great news. My siamese fighter, George has built a bubble nest telling me he's ready to breed. I've introduced two females, so we'll see how they get on. I'll keep you posted.

Snowing in Hindhead

Our first glimpse of snow this year.

Fields of magnetism

Dan's science work