Our half-term trip to the Pavilion went off really well. 19 Cubs (who all completed their Local Knowledge badge as a result of the trip; good thing as I only ordered 20), 1 beaver and 1 scout (both siblings of Cubs whose parents were coming).
We started with photos in Castle square during which everyone tried to "bunny ears" someone and probably got "bunny ears-ed" as well, including yours truly behind the camera which made for some good laughing and happy expressions on their faces. One child in one photo did look though as if he were trying to do a very big poo.
Our tour guide was an apparently stern German lady who was actually very good with children. Highlights included a discussion of the properties of bamboo against cast iron, an encouragement to shout 'John Nash' loudly in the music room so that they'd remember the name of the legendary architect (I winced as some of the children said 'John Gnasher? Isn't Gnasher that dog from the Beano?'). Also, lying on our backs in the music room so that we could appreciate the ceiling and being told in the drawing room about the stuff they plastered on their faces, early forms of make-up.
The gift shop provided a whole menagerie of temptations, some parents opting not to provide any funds ("I think we can cope without a pencil" being the cry from one more cynical parent!)
However, enough pencils, bouncy balls and bizarre bracelets with 'lucky coins' on them were purchased to keep the Pavilion shop away from the effects of the credit crunch for now.
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