RootsUp

26/04/2022

Children, nature, art and the outdoors!!….
What could be better!!💚

29/08/2021

Fabulous Idea!!💚
Reconnecting with the Natural World, exploring creativity and the added bonus of forest bathing!!💚

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20/08/2021

🌳These look good!!💚

Never be within doors when you can rightly be without ~ Charlotte Mason

08/06/2021

Love it!!💚

31/03/2020

I would like to say a huge thankyou to our village shop for doing us such stout service during these difficult times!
I would also like to gently encourage their policy of only two people in the shop at one time,
We are there but for a few minutes, they are there for the entire day and lets be honest we have plenty of time to wait patiently outside!!...socially distancing of course!!😘

Much Love
Joanne Day

12/01/2020

Love these!!💜

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08/01/2020

Colney Heath Scout Hut has served the village for the past 40 years,

Whether we attended the youth groups or hired/visited for children's parties or social events, we all knew that all monies raised was returned to our community via the Scouting committee, enabling our children and even our children's children, to continue to participate in some of the few remaining children's clubs left in our village.

Our Scout Hut was built on village enthusiasm and fundraising support of which Colney Heath has a very good record! (Our Village Hall is still going strong having been built by our grandparents generation!!)

If due to it's age it is in need of that public support again to raise the additional funds to keep the building up to date with current regulations then dare I suggest that as a village this is entirely feasible.

Our Scout Hut should remain in the very capable hands of our Scouting Association Volunteers and not become a burden to our over stretched Parish council budget.

Much Love
Joanne Day

86 signatures are still needed! SOS SAVE OUR SCOUT HUT AND SCOUT GROUP

20/12/2019

A letter to the Village!!...
For those that don’t want to stand in the rain to read it!!😉

Please feel free to like and share this page!!

Much Love
Joanne Day

17/12/2019

In answer to peoples questions about our ongoing Scout Hut delema, under it’s previous lease the Scouts owned the building and the Parish council rented them the land (which in their turn they rent from the St Albans District Council.)
Due to a clause in the terms of this lease, (which started in the 1970’s when the building was built with voluntary labour and fundraising, )
if one term expires before the next one is signed the building legally becomes the property of Colney Heath Parish Council, who can then decide on what terms they will re lease it to the Scouts...
Now just because something is legal does not however make it ethically and morally so.
There is an African proverb that states “ It takes a village to raise a child” and I put it to you that it takes a village and in deed a council to stand by higher principles than purely legalities which in this case due to human error on both sides has enabled this situation to arise. We are after all just human, fallible and vunerable to mistakes...
We are not talking about whether the Parish council have a right to enforce the change of ownership, we are questioning if it is in the best
Interests of our children and community that they do so.
These families have dedicated and yes even sacrificed huge chunks of their lives to maintaining and promoting these social activities for our village and children and they are due our respect and backing to continue to do so in a building that legally could be removed from them but perhaps morally should not be.
I have no desire to cast aspersions on any member of Colney Heath Parish Council or in deed our Clerk for fulfilling their duties to this Parish in an exemplary manner.
But to appeal to a greater sense of community and dare I say it compassion, to renegotiate a lease that will satisfy the needs of both parties concerned and enable our Youth to continue to be led by the families that have for so long fought to keep our Beaver, Cub and Scout groups active.

Much Love
Joanne Day

15/12/2019

First of all I would like to share my sadness at the news of our village Beaver, Cub and Scout groups being evicted from their building.
I am not interested in throwing stones, I am merely deeply concerned that yet another community aspect of our village is under threat.
There can’t be many villagers who have not been touched by at least one of these childrens clubs, whether our own attendance, that of our children or enjoying their yearly firework display!
And it is extreamly sad that these clubs which encourage children away from screens and into team sport, nature and creativity may come to a close with the loss of their building (hands up I’m old enough to remember the long fundraising campaign, parental build and opening ceremony)
Secondly I would like to thank the Hall and Gough families for their unstinted enthusiasm and endeavour to keep these childrens community clubs open and available to our children! And would like to offer them my full support in their fight to remain independant and open for our kids!

Sometimes it is our duty as a community to come together to protect those things that promote community amongst us!!

Much Love
Joanne Day x

14/05/2019

Todays carpet Mandala from Our RootsUp Lunchtime session with year 3...
Nature and Heart Chakra Crystals...
Simple!💚

14/05/2019

🌳 Good Morning Folks!! 🌳
Just a quick reminder that all RootsUp lunchtime sessions are up and running this term!
Tuesday years 3&4
Thursday years 5&6
12:15...
ICT Suite...
All Welcome!!
Many Thanks 🤗

26/03/2019

Hello Folks,
just a quick note to give you the heads up on our RootsUp sessions. Due to family commitments both groups have been temporarily suspended.
We shall resume after the Easter Break!!🤗

Much Love!😘

19/03/2019

Good Morning World!!
RootsUp today....
ICT Suite....
Years 3&4...
All welcome...🤗

05/03/2019

🌳Good Morning!!
Just a quick reminder that RootsUp for years 3&4 are meeting in the ICT suite this lunchtime,
All Welcome!!🤗

26/02/2019

🌳Good Morning SunShine!!🌳
Lunchtime RootsUp for years 3&4,
Today....
ICT Suite....
Everyone Welcome....🤗

14/02/2019

💕Happy Valentines Day!!💕

Today we shall be of course celebrating Love!!...💕
RootsUp...
Years 5&6...
ICT Suite...
Lunchtime...

All Welcome!!...💕

12/02/2019

🌳Good Morning Tuesday!!
🌳Good Morning RootsUp!!
Just a quick reminder that years 3 & 4 are meeting this lunchime in the ICT suite!!....💛
All Welcome!! 🤗