Grantham schools pull out all stops to give pupils warm welcome back to class
| Updated: 11:19, 12 March 2021
Schools across Grantham have been pulling out all the stops this week to give their pupils a warm welcome back to the classroom.
From Monday, all pupils were able to head back to the classroom after months of remote learning under the first step to ease Covid-19 restrictions.
The Department for Education is advising secondary school pupils to wear face coverings and they are being asked to take voluntary Covid-19 tests on site and at home, whereas primary school children have not been asked to take tests or wear masks.
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Grantham school leaders have voiced their opinions after Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out his roadmap to lifting lockdown restrictions.
Speaking to the House of Commons on Monday, the PM outlined the planned roadmap, with the first stage seeing all pupils return to schools from March 8.
The plan will also see care home residents allowed to nominate one person to visit them indoors, and outdoor recreation with one other person will be permitted, meaning people will be allowed to sit together in a park.
Grantham schoolboy recreates snow dog scene in Barrowby garden
| Updated: 12:34, 20 January 2021
A ten-year-old schoolboy has masterfully sculptured a snow dog to make his neighbours smile.
Daniel Gardner, of Hedgefield Road, Barrowby, set to work recreating the scene from âThe Snowman and the Snowdogâ, the sequel to Raymond Briggsâ Christmas classic, The Snowman, in his garden during last Thursdayâs snowfall.
Danielâs mum Joanne Gardner helped gather all the snow together for her sonâs pawsome design.
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She said: âWe made a snowman a couple of weeks ago and thought we would build something different this time. We were inspired by lots of people who walk past with their dogs each day.
Support for first Grantham town centre Advent window tour was phenomenal
âPhenomenalâ feedback has delighted organisers of the first-ever Grantham town centre Advent window tour.
The tour both began and ended with windows unveiled at St Wulframâs Church, on December 1 and Christmas Eve.
It was the idea of Laura Cradduck and husband Father Stuart Cradduck, rector of St Wulframâs Church, and they are thrilled with how well supported it was.
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Fr Stuart said: âWeâve been delighted at both the take up of the challenge and indeed how each business responded to the call.
âThere have been some absolutely brilliant entries and we are so grateful that each of these took the time to take part, especially when life has been so difficult for local businesses this year.