I had two classes of year 5 children from Brigg Primary School today (the new school with the turf roof which I wrote about earlier this year) doing the Victorian School.

Poor little pets were just soaked walking from the coachpark to the hall, but they were so good even staying outside and queuing in the rain so that they could all wipe their shoes thoroughly as they came in. We have a lot of good children through the museums and even the naughty ones are seldom worse than excitably talkative, but these children really did deserve an award for being exceptionally well behaved despite being wet and uncomfortable, and having had no opportunity to have a run around at lunchtime.

Tomorrow Sharon is supposed to have a group from Goxhill doing Pond Dipping. As things are at the moment she says that they could perfectly well do that from her living room window. Many of the roads are flooded between Goxhill and Normanby, and the field path down to the ponds is totally waterlogged. Moreover no room is available for them to have lunch in. If I were Goxhill I would cancel.

Tuesday

Not only did Goxhill cancel, but the Hull school I was taking for the Laundry on Wednesday has also cried off because the school will be closed for the rest of the week.