We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has donated yarn and needles to the knitting enrichment groups, this has given a lot of joy to both pupils and staff involved.

We have two knitting groups with 45 pupils, many are beginners but some have been knitting for some time.
The more experienced knitters are being encouraged to knit little hats for ‘The Big Knit’, which is a fundraiser for Age UK, organised by Innocent Smoothies. The little hats go onto the drink bottles and are sold in supermarkets in December. Every hat knitted raises 25p to help Age UK provide much-needed services to support the elderly.

If anyone would like to knit hats, we can send them off with ours, or alternatively they can be dropped into any Age UK shop or the local Isle of Wight office. The deadline for collection of little hats is in June. A wide range of knitting and crochet patterns for some inspiration can be found by following the link: https://www.innocentdrinks.co.uk/big-knit/knitting-patterns