What a week

It hasn't taken long for school to get back into the swing of things and here I am back in Inclusion with half a dozen students working away before after school detention for another 8.

Everything looked much happier at the weekend with Sunday goriously sunny and Glen playing football for Rossgarth over at Parkstone. His team played well against a strong side and managed to be leading with moments left. Embarrassingly their referee, manager, awarded a penalty in injury time for handball having spent some time looking for an excuse to award something. It certainly looked that way. The game ended 4 - 4 which means two draws in the first two games which could have been even better.

Quite a tough start to school though with a new year group displaying some difficulties already including a young lady who happy slapped an older boy before threatening to do the same to the Deputy Head. She smashed a window, swore and lashed out as she brought chaos all round. And she was only in for 45 minutes having been brought in at lunchtime by the police who had found her setting light to bushes at another school.

Oh and she had tried to break into her old school the night before. How long will she last?

Dog walking

The pictures are of the new course being built in Woodlands Park Woods which has been under construction for the past two years. I think it opens next year despite the fact that the holes I've seen seem to have been completed. The new club house is not yet ready, in fact it is simply a wooden shed presently.

The hole in the photograph is the first and I believe that there must be a dog leg to the right and to the left judging by the other pictures.

Rosie and Maisy are getting on well and enjoy each other's company. Maisy can be a little annoying to Rosie as she runs alongside her and tells her off if she has run on ahead.

This particular walk is stunning now with the reeds and water features of the course becoming established. There have been many dragonflies and birds making use of the new habitats, so much so that it seems a shame to contemplate the course opening and being spoilt by garishly dressed golfers.

Golden Wedding

Last weekend was Robin and Joy's 50th wedding anniversary and saw lots of visitors arriving in Verwood. The Saturday morning began with Geln playing a friendly match for Rosgarth resulting in a victory by 8 to 0.

A walk to Moors Valley Country Park followed with cake and a drink in the cafe. After a few minutes searching for Joy we returned for an afternoon of football watching England struggle against Wales (much worse to come against Northern Ireland).

In the evening we had a buffet tea and lit the chiminea before sitting out till dark. Some of the pictures look pretty good and Jane had done some cards reminding Joy and Robin of the events that took place in 1955. It was a lovely thought and was greatly enjoyed.

Back inside we had a murder mystery which went down well. Sandra managed to fool all but Jerry, Keith and Joy. Amid much over-acting, the clues mounted up and Mark revealed his secret life in the tool shed.

The following day we were in the New Forest starting at Burley and ending at Hyde.