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[LJAllan @MrsAllanSTN]

@MichaelRosenYes Happened to me when flying to Corfu last summer. Jet2 agreed to risk the fine and let me fly. Greece let me in without a problem. I had checked the expiry date but not the issue date 🤦🏼‍♀️.

[Bumblebee Conservation Trust @BumblebeeTrust]

A message from our CEO.

Please, donate today: https://t.co/qDYxgvX8B8

[Stirling Council @StirlingCouncil]

💬 A new survey has been launched for residents to have their say on detailed proposals to help tackle Stirling Council’s estimated £13 million budget shortfall next year (2025-26).

The engagement exercise will be an opportunity for people to feedback on potential savings across a range of council services as well as possible ways to increase income.

People can participate in the survey on the Engage Stirling website, with paper copies also available in libraries. Closing date is 2 February.

Read more: https://t.co/eA1IrCzaet

Direct link to the survey: https://t.co/l1cgE2gYD2

[St Ninians Primary School Stirling @ST_NINIANS_PS]

A moment to be remembered for our whole school community! The Scottish Cup came to visit and our Sports Committee were buzzing to get snapped beside it. We are so lucky to have amazing families that can seek out and provide us with these moments. #StNinSports Thanks! @ScottishFA

[LJAllan @MrsAllanSTN]

@philippac72 @ST_NINIANS_PS @RHSSchools Not bad! 😜

[LJAllan @MrsAllanSTN]

Extremely grateful for the local Woodcraft group who had a very productive evening in the school garden. What a difference! Well done all and thank you! @ST_NINIANS_PS @RHSSchools

[LJAllan @MrsAllanSTN]

If you'd like to keep up to date with our school garden project, join the Friends of St Ninians PS Garden on Facebook.
Updates on what is being worked on and how you could help will be posted.

[LJAllan @MrsAllanSTN]

Showcasing our achievements and plans for our school garden at Mayfield Library. @ST_NINIANS_PS @RHSSchools @StirlingLibs

[Stirling Lawn Tennis and Squash Club @Stirling_LTASC]

📣JUNIOR EVENINGS📣
Come and Try Tennis 🎾

Age 8 -12yrs
When: Fridays, 4.00-5.30pm
Where: Stirling Lawn Tennis and Squash Club @Stirling_LTASC
Email: [email protected]

Get booked in, it's great fun!

[St Ninians Primary School Stirling @ST_NINIANS_PS]

Our account was suspended due to a 'misunderstanding' about our Date of Birth. We are keen to re-connect with our Learning Community and school partners! @stninplayground @StirlingCouncil @stirlinghigh @ActiveSchoolSt1 @cambpsgov @AllansPrimary @GargunnockP @BorestoneNu

[Stirling Council @StirlingCouncil]

📚💬 Residents are being asked to shape the future of Stirling Council’s libraries in a new consultation.

To read more and for a link to the survey, visit: https://t.co/EoS9eX3okZ

#consultation #stirling #libraries #future

[Eugene Minogue @EugeneMinogue]

‘Why children need risk, fear, and excitement in play - and why adults’ fears put them at risk’ - @ActiveForLife

https://t.co/0vNvVYCKm7

We parents are caught in a paradox. We want to keep our children safe and ensure their success. We are also often terrified that they will get hurt and that they will fail - so we do everything we can to prevent that from happening. Yet many of those very efforts to manage our fears have paradoxically reduced our children’s safety and their odds of success.

Adults, particularly those born before the 1990s, recall playing with friends in their neighbourhoods, local parks, and abandoned places, making up the rules as they went along, without adult supervision. They often recall a sense of joy, fun, and freedom as they would run, jump, and move their bodies in ways that weren’t allowed indoors. They felt independent, taking risks and figuring things out for themselves. This is the kind of childhood that had been common for nearly all of human history.

However - today, this kind of childhood is rare. Every successive generation of children since the 1970s has seen their outdoor play and freedom shrink. Daily time use data shows that children’s leisure time has gone down, particularly time spent in unstructured outdoor play, while time spent on screen-based activities, homework and sport has increased. Between 1975 and 2015, outdoor play among UK children decreased by 29.4%, while screen-based activities increased by 22.4%. 

The problem lies not with our intentions. We all want children to thrive. The problem lies in the decisions we’ve made to support this noble goal. We’ve prioritised safety over freedom, achievement over play, and screen time over outdoor time. The results are predictable - compromised mental and physical health, cognitive development, and emotional competence.

The solutions are both simple and hard. We know what children need to thrive. The three key ingredients necessary for thriving play environments are time, space, and freedom.

When children have the time, space, and freedom to play the way they choose, it’s not long before they start taking risks in their play, such as climbing higher than they usually do, building secret dens, or racing on their bikes. This is no accident. Children are wired for risky play, in which they take physical risks, seek excitement, and satisfy curiosity.

We owe it to our children to prioritise play and freedom in their lives and everyday realities. We’ve already seen what happens when we don’t. Let’s break out of the paradox, and give children the freedom they need to thrive.

🏫🚸🌿🍁🍂🪵 🚲 🛴 🛹🛼 🛝 🏃🏼‍♂️🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏾👩‍🦽🚴🏿🚏🚶🏻🤸🏾‍♂️🤸🏼‍♂️🌳🏘️

#RaisingTheNation #PlayCommission #PlaySufficiency #FreePlay #Play #PhysicalLiteracy #PhysicalActivity #ActiveTravel #PlayStreet #SchoolStreets #StreetPlay #HomeZones #Parks #FreerangeUrbanNeighbourhoods #FUN
#Playces #Splace #Playgrounds #KnowBallGames #UNCRC #Article31

[LJAllan @MrsAllanSTN]

3/ Sadly, groups of teens continue to vandalise the polytunnel. Police are involved. Please report to 101 or online if you see anything.
Plans for this year's garden development are taking shape along with lots of ways our community can take part! 🌱🌼

[LJAllan @MrsAllanSTN]

1/ Productive time spent in the school garden this summer. The flowerbed at the gate has been cleared, trees tidied and a few plants added. The docks were sprayed (all attempts of digging them up failed!). The next focus was the memory garden.

[LJAllan @MrsAllanSTN]

2/ The willow arch was tidied and a lot of weeds were pulled. Still bucket loads of couch grass to dig up (and maybe remove the membrane). Two clematis have been planted near the memory bench and other plants have been rediscovered beneath weeds!

[LJAllan @MrsAllanSTN]

A few colourful additions to the memory garden and another big tub of weeds removed. 🌱🌼 @ST_NINIANS_PS @RHSSchools

[LJAllan @MrsAllanSTN]

Thank you to our school families who keep the garden growing through summer! @ST_NINIANS_PS

[LJAllan @MrsAllanSTN]

Gardening is good for the soul. And the muscles! Trees pruned and tidied, buckets of weeds removed and a few flowering plants added. Dock plants still to be tackled 💪🏻. A job for next week. The weeds have enjoyed our warm, wet summer so feel free to pick a few! @ST_NINIANS_PS

[LJAllan @MrsAllanSTN]

@RHSSchools Love the idea of families taking plants home over summer! @ST_NINIANS_PS top tip for watering:send a Google form to families so they can sign up for days when they water the garden.We include how to access the tool shed. Families are often looking forward for hol activities.

[Bumblebee Conservation Trust @BumblebeeTrust]

July is a special month for the Big Eight: queens and workers (females) will be joined by new males 👑💼🚹#BumblebeesAreBack

Of the UK’s 24 bumblebee species, these eight are the most common 🎱🐝

What bumblebees did you spot over the weekend? 👀