What a great 50th anniversary year we have had, highlights have included;
- development of a new wild flower meadow within the grounds with the help of grants from Tesco’s and Co-op awarded to Friends of Suntrap to develop the meadow and establish bee hives on site
- Cllr Peter Herrington (Waltham Forest) helping to sow the meadow in April and returning in July, along with other invited guests to “open” the meadow, and dedicate a memorial bench for Suntrap’s first Head Teacher, Ken Hoy MBE who sadly passed away in January aged 92
- setting up two new monthly clubs for children; Be Wild for 5-12 year olds and Suntrap Squirrels for pre-schoolers
- running new outdoor learning training courses for teachers and early years practitioners
- delivering 10 new bushcraft and animals academy holiday programmes for teenagers from Waltham Forest
- Visiting 16 Waltham Forest schools during the Easter and summer holidays with the Suntrap animals
- Running 24 camps for schools from Waltham Forest and beyond
- Visits from 52 different schools throughout the year, making 340 class visits
- Welcoming over 500 visitors to our open day in October enjoying everything from pond dipping to craft activities to campfire cooking
- John Muir Award achieved by home schooled group