Riding Mill Outdoor Preschool

08/09/2026

We’ve been having a great time in our new woodland setting!! It is such an adventure.
One thing we need - Another phone
We are in need of an old iPhone from the last 5 years (not too ancient!)
Help us out by searching in your drawers……. Let me know what you find

05/09/2026

We are recruiting! Closing date 9th September - please share 🙂

28/08/2026

⭐️Edit- Some people are having issues opening the eyMAN app - if you delete it and then reload it that seems to work.

IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR PARENTS!
Please check your eyMAN accounts for an important update from Ruth.
If you are unable to access your account please email [email protected]

04/08/2026

21/07/2026

☀️ We have sent new and updated INVOICES.

Please check EYman - particularly those children who attend scurries.

Our new setting starts in September and we very much need to close some accounts by then.

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17/07/2026

Thankyou so much all you amazing parents for the gifts the staff have received at the end of term. Overwhelmed at the generosity you have shown 🎁

The saddest of days saying goodbye to all our leavers and particularly tough to say goodbye to our beloved preschool space at Broomhaugh. It has not been easy to say goodbye but we have done it. Words that have helped ‘just rip off the plaster’ and that’s how I (Ruth) closed the gate for the last time today. I’m unbelievably grateful for all the helpers who have volunteered to dismantle and finish the clearing over the next couple of weeks (and put up sheds etc) and I’m really sorry not to be there to help but that’s a little too much prolonged agony for me. I am over the moon to instead be remembering the countless happy joyful moments with all the children and families who have been shaped by the special place we all created and I’m moving forward to put all my energy into the next space we will occupy. The magic will continue !!!
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How I have described the feeling to people “it’s much like spending 8 years building a house and then being asked to smash it all up with a sledgehammer”

See you all in September at the Spinney gate for adventure number 2. Stand by for email updates once I get the lap top plugged in (electricity switched off today!)

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16/07/2026

14/07/2026

Remember tomorrow - Wednesday 15th July.
Leavers celebrations 1pm - 3pm All parents and all children welcome!!!
We have Lizzie from Stony Pasture visiting with some special furry visitors. Donations welcome!

Stony Pasture is the name given to our herd of alpacas located in the stunning Northumberland landscape near the village of Chollerford. The alpacas are kept for their fleece from which we make and sell knit wear, crochet and yarns. We also have a small herd of Guernsey goats, kept for their milk an

09/07/2026

Let’s not rush!

01/07/2026

What a wonderful idea on the last Friday. Big get together before the summer holidays, come on down!