Message from the Chaplain My garden at school is never going to
I hope that in your own circumstances
win any prizes. The lawn was laid over a
you also have reasons to be hopeful and
building site so a thin layer of soil covers
that all of our Chigwell family will enjoy
a thick layer of rubble. Despite the
the half term break and look forward to
inhospitable
more normal times in the not too distant
growing
conditions
future.
combined with recent frost and snow, this morning I found my first snowdrop. It
With all blessings
poked its head defiantly into the cold air and gave me a sense of hope for what
The Chaplain
else will grow when spring comes. I have a similar sense about our current situation. Clearly things are still difficult for a lot of people and circumstances will be hard for a while yet. Despite this however, I see the early buds of more normal times popping up all over the place. Students in Zoom lessons talking about summer plans, chats with teachers about returning to school. Grounds staff on the cricket square planning for the season and boarding house students plotting an ‘end of restrictions’ barbeque.
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