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PTA Spring Fayre set for 26th May

This year’s Spring Fayre, run by the Parent and Teachers Association of Pencaitland Primary, takes place on the 26th of May (Saturday), from 1 to 4pm in the grounds of the school.

Face-painting at the Pencaitland PTA Spring Fayre last year...

As well as parents and extended family, all members of the community are very welcome to come along and enjoy, “a fun packed activity filled afternoon with all the usual attractions and a few more! This year come ready to race! There will be traditional games for parents and children to test their speed and dexterity, including a tug-of-war!”

There will also be a Science tent looking at the eye and optics, the return of the polymer slime and coke geysers, plus the new hexbug nano races.

Look out for the usual assortment of tractors and emergency vehicles plus a variety of four legged friends will be joining the fun from the Cadzow’s farm and Boggs Hogs.

Amongst items sought are:

  • Donations of home baking
  • Donations of used toys, books and DVDs/CDs
  • Donations of new toys and books suitable for a children’s tombola or lucky dip
  • Donations of bottles or chocolate suitable for the adults’ tombola
  • Donations of bicycles

If you think you can also help out on the day contact Charlotte on 01875 340 987 or check out the PTA’s letter [PDF].

Donations of toys and books and tombola items can be made directly to the school from the 21st May but if you would like someone to collect your items please email PPSPTA1@gmail.com or ring Charlotte as above.

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Things to do with kids this Easter

Don’t forget Edinburgh’s International Science Festival has loads of activities for kids this Easter. One of the main attractions is the City Arts Centre, entirely given over to interactive activities for children of all ages.

Below you can see just one of the many entertaining activities to engage children’s imaginations.

Also worth checking out is the National Museum of Scotland on Chambers Street. It has a variety of science activities on offer.

For general information on all events go to the What’s On section of the EISF website. For all the activity based stuff go here.

Edinburgh’s International Science Festival was founded in 1989 and is an educational charity that encourages people of all ages and backgrounds to discover, “the wonder of the world around them”.

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Edinburgh International Science Festival starts today

Just in case you’re at a loss as to what to do with yourself (and the kids) over the next two weeks of the easter break, you may be interested to discover that, as well as lots of events for adults, the Edinburgh International Science Festival offers a range of activities for children.

Edinburgh International Science Festival 2012

For general information on all events go to the What’s On section of the EISF website. For all the activity based stuff go here.

Edinburgh’s International Science Festival was founded in 1989 and is an educational charity that encourages people of all ages and backgrounds to discover, “the wonder of the world around them”.

The two-week event places an emphasis on giving audiences amazing experiences that inspire and confidence-build. It is also about communicating the excitement and benefits of science in innovative and engaging ways throughout the year, and to bringing science to life.

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Winton House plans open day 15th April

Winton House is in celebratory mood. To mark the beginning of Spring it is planning an ‘open but once a year to the public day’.

Winton House opens to the public on Sunday the 15th of April from twelve noon to 4.30pm.

Winton House

Look out for the very first Friends, Family & Farmers market, in amongst Dog & Duck Herding, Historic House Tours, Bouncy Castle, Face Painting, Café Winton & Whisky Tasting, all set amongst the backdrop of Winton House and gardens, which at this time of year will be bursting at the seams with daffodils.

All monies raised on the day will be donated between Maggie’s Centre & Scotland’s Gardens. So pop a note in your diary and head on down to say hello to the whole Winton Team.

For further details on any aspect of the Open Day contact Kerry McCabe, General Manager for Winton House on 01875 340 222 or email kerry@wintonhouse.co.uk.

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A Bike’s eye view of Pencaitland’s Fun Run

Here’s a different view of last Saturday’s Fun Run. On the day two off-road cyclists inadvertently joined in the Fun Run and captured the course for about the first minute of the video below.

Don’t forget to send any photos you’d like to share to website@pencaitland.org or simply post it on the Pencaitland Facebook wall.

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Great turnout for PTA Fun Run

The slightly overcast and misty conditions were ideal for the more serious runners in the 10km race held today in Pencaitland village.

The Fun Run was organised by the Parent and Teachers Association of Pencaitland Primary School with the aim of raising funds for both the PTA and Pencaitland’s Playgroup. Turnout was higher than expected with plenty of entrants for all three routes. There was a 5km and 3.5km route on offer too.

When the numbers have been added up we’ll provide details of the winning times and funds raised. Meantime you can see snaps from today’s event below…

NOTE: We hit a limit on how many pictures we can host on Flickr above, so we’ve uploaded Saturday’s snaps to the Photos section of Pencaitland Community Council on Facebook.

And a little video of the warm-up…

Look out for further pictures from around the course which we hope to be adding later. If you’d like to send one for inclusion email it to website@pencaitland.org.

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REMINDER: Bring your camera & share your Fun Run snaps

Tomorrow’s the big day. If you’re one of the spectators at Pencaitland PTA’s Fun Run please bring your camera or cameraphone and share your snaps of the action.

We will publicise all submitted shots on this website, on the School’s blog and via Facebook and Twitter.

Click for more details and a map of the cycle and running routes

How to send us your photos

There are three ways you can share pictures this Saturday.

1. Email your snaps, ideally one at a time, to website@pencaitland.org. Add any details you’d like included in the subject of the email.

2. Share your shots on our Facebook page at http://facebook.com/pencaitland.

3. Tweet your snaps to @pencaitlandcc.

Whichever you opt for give us a few words on where on the course you were and, if you know, who’s in the shot.

We can take Video too

If you take a video you can also share this. Please keep it brief and all the delivery options above apply. If emailing the video needs to be under 20MB. If already uploaded to YouTube or some other video sharing website, just send us the link.

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Send us your Fun Run photos this weekend

Are you planning on taking part or cheering on participants in this year’s PTA Fun Run?

If you are and you get a good photo of events please share it with us. We will then publicise it on this website, on the School’s blog and via Facebook or Twitter.

Click for more details and a map of the cycle and running routes

How to send us your photos

There are three ways you can share photos from the day.

1. Email your photos, ideally one at a time, to website@pencaitland.org.

2. Share your pictures on our Facebook page at http://facebook.com/pencaitland.

3. Tweet your photos to @pencaitlandcc.

In each case give us a few words on where on the course you were and, if you know, who’s in the picture.

Video too?

Yes. If you take a video you can also share this. Please keep it short and all the options above still apply. If emailing the file needs to be under 20MB in size. If already uploaded to YouTube or some other video site, send us the link.

Entrance for the Fun Run

10K (ages 15yrs and above) £10, 5K (ages 11yrs and above) £10, family 3.5K run and 10K bike trail (no age limit, under 11yrs require accompanying adult) £2 per person. Pencaitland PTA is a registered charity, number SCO0003.

Entry forms

There’s still time to enter. Download the entry forms here – 10k & 5k Registration formFamily Registration Form.

PTA Fun Run Route Map

You can view a PDF of the planned 3.5, 5 and 10km cycle and runnning routes.

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PTA Fun Run 5k route revised

In a minor change the route of the five kilometre Fun Run for Saturday 24th March has been altered to avoid potential hazards.

The previous route took in the Boggs Holdings main road which lacks pedestrian footpaths. The revised route now avoids this, making it both safer and requiring fewer marshals on the day.

Click here to see the revised 5km route for the PTA's 2012 Fun Run

Updated PTA Fun Run 2012 Map with Marshal points

However the organisers are still looking for a few more helping hands. Please read on to find out how you can help…

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PTA Fun Run route finalised

Whether you plan to take part or you simply want to know which spots would be good to see the action on the day (Saturday 24th March), the map below will tell you what you need to know.

PTA Fun Run 2012 - click to view the detailed PDF map

Families can take part (starting at 2pm with registration at 1pm) in the 3.5 kilometre route. Alternatively there’s a 10 kilometre Cycle route. For the more ambitious there are two longer runs of either 5 or 10 kilometres.

All the proceeds from the day will be split between the PTA and Pencaitland Playgroup.