Did I See You At Springwatch?
Let me know if you were among the thousands who turned up for our Springwatch event at Chatelherault Country park. I went along with the Zedettes and used my childcare responsibilities as an excuse for not geting into wellies to help restore nearby footpaths.
Instead we went to the main stage and enjoyed music from the Hot Chilli Pipers and a brass quintet from the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. At one point they managed to incorporate a hosepipe into their performance.
We saw lizards, snakes, spider and a display of mountain bike stunts and, of course, there was lots to learn about the environment. In one tent our radio team were showing children how to present radio programmes. Most were frighteningly good at it.
On the way home I asked my own children what they had enjoyed most of all.
"The chocolate fountain!" they chorused, wiping the sauce from their faces with a tissue.
I blame the parents!
