At 9:30, after waving their parents goodbye, they departed for Ferry Meadows, where they had a pit stop to play some games and eat lunch, before jumping back into the coach to head towards Caythorpe, Lincolnshire. 

When they arrived, they got themselves comfortable in their rooms, choosing their beds and acquainting themselves with their new bedroom and flatmates for the week.

But it wasn’t long until the first activities of the week began, and at 2pm, the four groups set off to do some raft building and archery tag. Even though many of the rafts successfully kept the children floating and dry, many chose to jump in the water at the end anyway.

In the evening, they took part in the PGL quiz, which included rounds on music, chocolate and guessing whether certain items would float or not.

On Tuesday, the children were up bright and early, helped by the noisy children situated above us. They enjoyed their first breakfast at PGL, before heading off to abseil from the top of the climbing wall and try their hand at being a ‘survivor’, by building shelter and lighting fires in the woods.

After enjoying lunch, they then headed off to try some fencing, before trying to climb the infamous Jacob’s ladder. In the evening, they had a disco, showing off their dance moves and singing ‘Sweet Caroline’ louder than a packed Wembley.

On Wednesday, the children were kept busy solving various problems by working together, as well as hunting for landmarks during orienteering. They also got onto the lake in pairs to  do some canoeing after taking a leap of faith on PGL’s zipwire.

On Thursday, their last full day, children climbed into tunnels to take part in an array of challenges, including ‘zombie’ and ‘fetch the balls’ and also tried their hand at laser tag, where they had to work together to defeat the other team. They also had two difficult climbing activities, taking turns to attempt to scale the climbing wall and the vertical challenge, with many of them making it extremely high, if not to the very top.

They enjoyed their last evening with a campfire and a singing session, with some roasted marshmallows to finish.

On Friday, the children awoke early to a dreary and wet morning, as they had to pack their things ready to return to Swavesey. Their last two activities were sensory trail and the highly-anticipated PGL high ropes, which did not disappoint.

They then ate their last meal (fish and chips) before thanking and saying goodbye to their excellent host, Sophie. 

Then, at 2pm, they jumped on the coach, tired and weary, before heading home with their heads packed with memories that will last a lifetime.

Mr O'Neill