A mad and frantic day. Not a good start when Martin got lost on the way to installation site to meet electricians – turns out that the postcode is wrong on all the invitations and press info that I have sent out – I have no idea how that happened as I cut and pasted from Fineshade Woods website.
After that we had a mad scramble to get everything ready for the first totem making workshop. This is no small task as it involves the logistics of 8ft canes, plastic floor covering 2m poles, paint, beads, glitter, sand and general messy stuff. With the help of my lovely assistant Mair we got it done with two minutes to spare.
The children only had an hour and a half to do what should take a whole day and did an amazing job – with great focus they painted their tubes, stuck, glittered and made leaves all in the allotted time.
Meanwhile Martin took my group on a research walk – with his specialist knowledge they had an amazing experience and didn’t want to leave when it was time to go home.
At the end of the day the lights are not all done but I’m really delighted with the way they look even without the totems on top… We had some helpful rangers who lopped down low brances ready for totems and the site now looks pretty good.
