MILL CREATIVITY! – 20th MARCH 2026

Here is a round up of recent activities at Northleigh Mill.

In Art our students have been studying the works of Claes Oldenburg and Peter Anton and making their own giant food sculptures.

In Crafts it was a hive of activity making Mother’s Day cards and pompom cupcakes.

Textiles was all about designing and creating pencil cases using fabric paints.

Photography was learning about the history of the camera and how the camera operates.

And in Gardening our students have been busy bees upcycling materials to make tin can planters, bird feeders and toadstool sculptures. 

WORLD BOOK DAY – 20th MARCH 2026

On Thursday 5th March it was World Book Day and each of our school sites celebrated in style.

Both teachers and students enjoyed dressing up as their favourite book characters, as well as bringing in props that reminded them of their favourite books.

Breaks and lunchtimes involved fun quizzes and puzzles and much discussion was enjoyed about all things literary.

A really great day.

THANK YOU NATIONAL GRID! – 20th MARCH 2026

Big thanks here also to yet another group of volunteers from National Grid who came to work their socks off at Northleigh Mill.

As ever Andy greeted them with a warm welcome – and a big list of jobs!

They managed to clear the garage and make it useable; cut back the overgrown back yard so it could be used for outdoor games storage and lastly, but most importantly, they created and built a ‘bug hotel’ called ‘Bugginham Palace’. Our students are so pleased with it and are keen to see how it develops.

MILL EXCITEMENT! – 6th MARCH 2026

It is wonderful to see the new members of staff and new students settling into their new home.

Here are some examples of their work and projects, including Arts & Crafts, Wellbeing, Playtime with Lola one of our ‘adopted’ school dogs, Computer Programming and Cookery.

EASTER LOLA – 15th MARCH 2026

Lola our resident therapy dog has recently turned into the Easter Bunny!