29/07/2026
The Children love this when it comes to the Pre-School, if anybody is around it's a great time to choose some different books ππ
π Free books for children aged 0β11! π
Iβm excited to be bringing Storybook Village to Alconbury Weald Library on Wednesday 12th August, from 10.30amβ12pm.
Children are welcome to come along and choose up to 5 books each to take home and treasure, completely free of charge.
Whether your child is already a little bookworm or just discovering the joy of stories, Iβd love to help them find some new books to enjoy.
π All families are welcome.
Iβm always grateful for donations of good quality second-hand childrenβs books, helping me continue to share stories with local families. If you have books looking for a new home, please send me a message and I can arrange collection or drop-off.
The books are given away entirely free of charge. If you wish to leave a donation, there will be a voluntary collection for The Angels Foundation UK.
I canβt wait to welcome lots of little bookworms! π
19/07/2026
I think we were all hoping for an England final, but unfortunately it was not meant to be.
Congratulations to Spain and Argentina on getting through to the final! β½οΈ
We think the Children have really enjoyed our World Cup journey and helping us fill out the chart when their teams played.
We got a lot of "did my team win", "is my team still in". Unfortunately we did get some unhappy ones when their team was knocked out! π
The prizes have been given out to the 2 teams through!
18/07/2026
βοΈWeek 16 fun weekβοΈ
This week started off with a lovely walk and play at the park.
The Children made Watermelon Pizza with Yoghurt for the sauce and Blueberries and Chocolate chips for the toppings π
We made Dinosaur eggs with special messages inside them, the Children really enjoyed using the hammers to try and break them apart and got really excited when they found the message inside π¦π¦
They built with the magna tiles, played with the cars and did lots of dancing and games.
17/07/2026
Well, I'll be honest I don't really know what to say, other than we've had an amazing year looking after all your children and we know they'll do amazing at school!
I also want to say a massive thank you to everyone for all of our gifts and cards, we don't expect anything but reading your lovely messages meant alot to us π₯
I'm sure you'll all join me in saying a massive well done to the Pre-School team for everything they've done this year, they'll be having a well deserved rest π
From everyone at Pre-School we hope you have a fantastic summer and make lots of memories and we'll see some of you back in September πππ
16/07/2026
What a fantastic time we had with Puddlejump Lane Role Play this morning.
The Children thoroughly enjoyed themselves ππββοΈπ·ββοΈπβοΈ
14/07/2026
TODAY we have Alconbury C of E primary school start session π€
A change for your little ones to mix with their new class friends
We will have have a special visit from the reception class teacher !
How exciting π€©
Book here ππΌ
https://hollylodgesoftplay.as.me/schedule/f6e6608d
12/07/2026
Well this last week has really snuck up on us π
This week for drop offs and pick ups, we'll be putting the photo frame out that we had at graduation for anybody who would like a picture of their child or with their friends, but please ask for the parents permission first.
If anybody would like a picture with any of the staff please let us know, (i'm sure nobody would mind) ππΈ
11/07/2026
βοΈWeek 15 Fun weekβοΈ
This week we spent as much time as we could in the garden in the mornings before it became too hot. We enjoyed playing with playdough, in the mud kitchen and on the climbing frame and swing.
We had Helen come to see us from Storybook Village, she read the children a story called 'The talent show', which the children really seemed to enjoy and they sat so well. After the story the children were allowed to chose 3 books to take home and lots of concentration went into this process π
We did a bit of dancing with 'Danny Go' and best part of the week the children also had an amazing time making Child sized bubbles!!
09/07/2026
We have 16 chairs and 4 tables (2 Blue, 2 Red) going free if anybody would like them.
They do have signs of wear and tear but it doesn't affect the use.
Feel free to share π
08/07/2026
πβ¨ Tiny Tales To Go visit β¨π
This morning, I visited Alconbury Community Preschool with Tiny Tales To Go - Storybook Villageβs outreach project for under 5s!
We read The Talent Show, a short story about belonging and celebrating each other as individuals, before the children got to choose some free books to take home.
It was wonderful to see the excitement as children browsed the books, found stories they loved, and chose something special to take home and keep. Seeing children so enthusiastic about books is exactly why Storybook Village exists - every child deserves books of their very own. π
A huge thank you to Alconbury Community Preschool for welcoming Tiny Tales To Go, and to everyone who continues to support Storybook Village and help us get books into the hands of local children for free.
π Every book chosen is a new adventure waiting to begin.