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Rotary’s annual Kids Out event took place on 10th June. We entertained three coach loads of
children and their teachers to a few hours at Paradise Park, the regular venue that we have used for over ten years. Valerie Chodosh and Brian Wass,David and Maria Grannell and I represented the club and the event was coordinated by Martyn Schramm.
We were also fortunate enough to have the company of two members of our Rotaract club. The weather forecast warned that the clouds would likely precipitate but as we met our youngsters (and their helpers) the day was bright and our enthusiasm undiluted. We took 56 pupils from Orion Primary School, Colindale and 72 from Northway School, Mill Hill. We set off just before 9.30 and arrived at the park an hour later. The clouds were now getting darker and a few drops of rain could be felt.
We handed out the requisite Kids Out caps and set out in different directions. The weather closed in. Undeterred we enjoyed the animals and the adventure playground and got under cover to eat our lunch as the sky opened. A brief respite after lunch was celebrated with ice creams and a ride on the train.
The coach drivers told us that they were leaving at half past one (a little earlier than we had hoped) but it was just as well for as we drove away from the park the rain became heavier.
We arrived back at school in conditions reminiscent of Niagara Falls but all of the children shouted their thanks as they ran back to their classes. Kids Out is an event that we must never discard as it is so fulfilling for the youngsters and us oldsters alike.
PP Dick Selby
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