Out & About July 2017

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Child’s play
Victoria Park Nursery was set up as
a temporary pre-school for children
during the Second World War and
opened in 1942 – 75 years on and
the nursery is very much a firm fixture, with
a permanent home on the edge of the park.
The original structure was built near where
the cafe stands today and the ‘temporary’
nursery stayed there until 1989, when it
moved into its existing premises at the far
end of the park.
Headteacher Fiona Bridger-Wilkinson said:
“We have now got third generation families
at the nursery, with grandmothers who went
to the old nursery picking up their grandchil-
dren from this one.”
One staff member, Tina, remembers start-
ing work at the old nursery in the early 80s.
She says: “The biggest difference is that in
those days we had a kitchen at the nursery
and would cook lunches for the children -–
they now bring in their own food – and we
had beds, so they could all take a nap.
“But, children still want to play in sandpits
and mess about with playdough, so the
structure of the day is pretty much the
same.”
Right: the old nursery in the centre
of the park, children at play, meeting
Father Christmas and picnic in the park
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