Tiddli-Winks Preschool

We are deeply saddened to hear this heartbreaking news of one of our past pupils Finnian Garbutt, he was a much loved pupil here at Tiddli-Winks Preschool.

We ask you all to help donate to his young family and help support them at this tragic time.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/finnians-emergency-family-fund?modal=share&source=fundraiser+sticky+footer&utm_source=instagram_feed&utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_dash&utm_content=amp20_t2&utm_medium=customer&utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1demontqloeyz

Sending our thoughts and prayers to his wife, daughter and family and friends.

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'Hope Street' actor Finnian Garbutt has died aged 28. Bangor-born, he played PC Ryan Power across the last three series of the BBC Northern Ireland drama, becoming a familiar and well-liked part of the Port Devine team.

Garbutt was a talented young actor whose career was already building range, from stage work after graduating the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama to screen roles including BBC’s 'Casualty' and the film 'Housejackers'. He also spoke openly in recent years about living with skin cancer and treatment.

His family said he died peacefully at home after a sudden decline in his condition. He married his partner Louise last year and they have a one-year-old daughter.

Our thoughts are with his family and friends.

Given that he was a young father and his wife is no doubt grieving (and British/Irish TV does NOT pay as well as US TV), we're included a link to their GoFundMe in the comments, for those who feel moved to contribute.

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Yesterday we had a very special visit from Nurse Jenny at Tiddli-Winks.

Jenny told us all about how she helps people feel better at hospital. She asked the children all sorts of questions and explained all about medicine and why it’s important that we take it when we are unwell. She also showed us how to put bandages on and how to use a stethoscope.

Thankyou so much for coming in to see us Nurse Jenny ❤️

Check out what we got up to yesterday at Tiddliwinks! 🧬 🦠

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🦠 🤧 🦠 Yesterday we had three special visitors from Queen’s University. Huge thank you to James, Molly and Marie, three scientists who taught us all about viruses, germs and how to stop them spreading. We learnt so much from them yesterday! In the video we were extracting viruses through pipettes (don’t worry, it was Ribena 😂), we made our own germs and played some ‘catch the virus games’. #worldaroundus #preschool #science #tiddliwinkspreschool

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Huge thank you to one of our children’s Dad’s, Beau for coming in to perform a magic show for our Tiddli-Winkers.

We are learning about people who help us from all different kinds of industries. It’s been so much fun so far!

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We had some of Bangor’s best firefighters in this morning visiting us!

They showed us their truck, how to use the water hoses and all the different ways they keep us all safe.

Huge shout out to Mark and his team for calling down to see us Tiddliwinkers.

Open Day 🏫

If you are wanting to come check out Tiddliwinks Preschool please give us a ring and arrange to come see us.

We would prefer to show when our session is in practice to give you a real inside look into how we run.

Many Thanks,
Jordan, Gillian, Ailish and Hannah

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Pam here, thank you to all of you that contributed to my beautiful memory book. I am thrilled with it. I am going to miss working with all your lovely children.Please share this message so everyone can see it. It's been a great 30 odd years. Thank you. Pam x

Check out our fabulous morning at the museum today! 🤗

🧸 We had a fabulous trip at the North Down Museum. We walked through castle park and met the lovely Ruth who showed us some old toys, some older than 100 years! We had a great morning playing with them and learning all about the history of them and how much they have changed. We had story time, then a snack and walked through the walled garden for pick up. Absolutely glorious morning and lots of fun had by all! Thanks again to Ruth, we had a great morning with you. #northdownmuseum #preschool #daytrip #worldaroundus #preschoolhistorylesson #tiddliwinkspreschool

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Check out our fab morning down at the beach! 🏝️ We are so lucky to have this on our doorstep. 🤗

☀️ Running races on the beach during our gorgeous walk yesterday! We just love getting out walking in the glorious sunshine yesterday!