On Saturday 2nd July, Leahurst Road Pre-School held a celebration event to mark their 50th Anniversary.
As well as celebrating this fantastic milestone, the morning provided opportunity for families past and present to come together and reminisce the special times they’d had at preschool. With it also being an open event, the staff did a brilliant job at setting up the preschool room, with activities and crafts for both the children to enjoy and provide a taste of what a typical day is like at pre-school, for anyone considering joining for the first time.
The pre-school committee members had been very busy in the run up to the event, preparing all the stalls and entertainment. Set up was a bit stressful first thing as a rain shower hit, but fortunately cleared up in time for a quick final arrangement prior to the first guests arriving.
Super Sparkle Parties put on a brilliant show to kick off the proceedings which kept the children well and truly amused before they hit the stalls.
Quick to persuade their parents to let them have a go at everything on offer, the stalls were soon busy with the children trying out their luck on carrot in the sand, pirate map, guess the number of sweets and mystery cups before getting their much-needed henna tattoo and face paint of their favourite character.
More stalls were set up in the church foyer, where guests were encouraged to buy a raffle ticket, try the tombola and if they qualified, enter the competition to find the oldest member of pre-school attending on the day.
There was just about time to grab a quick snack and a quick browse of the vintage clothing, crochet, Osbourne Books and Flamingo stalls before heading back outside for Jo Jingles. The children and parents all enjoyed joining in with the fun music, singing and movement which was lovely to see.
To round off the morning, the raffle was drawn with many guests delighted to see their tickets drawn to claim their prizes. Children from past and present loved participating in drawing the tickets and giving out prizes.
The Pre-school is fortunate to have a dedicated committee who put in a lot of personal time and effort to make the event a success. The cake was no exception, provided by ‘Laurel Cake Company’ did more than impress. As the staff and children sang and posed for photos, the guests joined in to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to the Pre-school. This was followed by a well rewarding slice for everyone!
The Pre-school will now be opening five days a week 8:30am-3:00pm in September.
To arrange a visit or a book place call: 07941 616369.
For further information visit: http://www.leahurstrdpreschool.org.uk/