Securing the Forum
And we're off! 23rd October 2015 marked a very special day for Eve, Glenda and I - the day we signed our licence with the Forum to secure the premises.
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Dotty the Welsh Lamb goes on tour
| Kelly Salambasis
Do you remember the nursery rhyme “Mary had a Little Lamb”? The second verse tells us
“It followed her to school one day
Which was against the rules
It made the children laugh and play
To see the lamb at school”
Fortunately in 2022, lambs are now allowed to visit schools (with the right risk assessments) and More2 was delighted to be able to introduce Dotty the Welsh Lamb to the children at our two Greenwich Nurseries and other local schools and playgroups.
Adorable Dotty was born at Easter on the Welsh family farm of Eve Daniels, one of the co-owners of More2. Dotty was the youngest of a set of triplets and had a complicated start to her life. Sadly, both her brother’s died and her mother was so tired she rejected Dotty when she was born. Eve and her family successfully hand reared her and with lots of care Dotty is now a very healthy and happy lamb. The decision was taken for her to visit London as the farm had reached the end of lambing season and Dotty would have been lonely in the barn by herself. The farmer agreed a short visit and she will return to the fields to live the rest of her life as a breeding ewe.
Living in an urban environment, some children may not get to meet farm animals. For some of our under 5s this was their first up close encounter with a farm animal. The children enjoyed giving Dotty her bottle of milk as well as stroking and sitting with her. Eve prepared a fact sheet for staff and meeting the lamb has led to lots of questions, interest and further farm animal activities for the More2 children. Dotty really enjoys human company and cuddles as you can see from the photos.
After visiting More2 Eve made contact with other local under 5 groups and schools for further visits and Dotty travelled to The Bridge – East Greenwich, A Greenwich Brownies group, Aspire Primary School, Mary Magdelene School and a school in East London. Community is at the heart of our vision and we are happy to share experiences with our neighbours.
