Missed over Pendle!

Our Pendle Hill Disaster

My Shower on Pendle Hill!!

by Aimee Shearer

It was very exciting travelling on the coach to Pendle Hill. We stopped just outside Barley. Class 4 and I were all seeing if we could walk across the cattle grid and Daniel dropped his glove down one of the gaps!! Whilst we were waiting for Quernemore and Slaidburn School, Mr. Dixon pulled out his orange storm shelter to keep us warm. We were stood waiting for 45 minutes!

We started climbing up the hill at 11:15! I hated the stairs they were so steep!! We were battling up the hill for three quarters of an hour!! When we were about a quarter of the way up it started hail stoning! It was awful!! It felt really weird with the hailstone crashing into my face!

We were about 10 to 15 steps from the top but we decided to go back down instead because it would have been too dangerous to carry on.

Luckily we decided to go back down again. It was so cold mainly all of the class was crying including me! A lot of us were shaking and huddling to Mrs. Fletcher like a group of penguins!!

Fortually, Mrs. Ashton phoned the coach company and they could come early to collect us! Whilst we were waiting for the coach we had a little snack from our lunch!

After about five minutes the coach arrived. When we returned back to school we had our lunch and had activities for the rest of the afternoon.

The Disaster of Pendle Hill
By Charlie Slater

Two days ago class 4 went up Pendle Hill.  We all got to school on time.  We set of on the coach at 9:30.  It took us about 25 minutes to when we had to get there.

Then we had to wait for Slaidburn School and Quernmore School.  They ended up being late so we had to wait and wait and wait for 3 quarters of an hour. “HURRAH” Slaidburn school finally arrived and then not long after Quernmore school met us as well.  We had a little chat about safety and then got climbing.

“Yah,” we started climbing but guess what it started raining!  We ended up absolutely drenched, everyone! Then the rain got so out of control it started hail stoning so we had to stop at three quarters of the way and go back down. LUCKILY!  It was a very wise decision made by the teachers!

At this point it was so rainy and so windy we all felt so relieved but we still had a long way to go. Then 3 quarters of the class of the class started crying at this point.  We needed warmth so Mr. Dixon pulled out his storm shelter so we could shelter. Then we started walking again. Then we got to the coach and started to go back to school.

We had our lunch in our classroom.  It was a very good experience. 

Class 4’s trip to Pendle Hill

by Micheal Damdinjav

Class 4 left Padiham Green School for the day because we were going Pendle Hill. It was an hour to get there.  I played noughts and crosses with Oliver on my Nintendo DS. I began to get head ache but we were almost there.  We jumped of the bus but Quernmore School and Slaidburn School weren’t here yet. Our bus already left and we were still waiting for them. Mr Dixon was setting his storm shelter, we all got in but most of the class 4 pupils wanted to come outside instead of staying inside the storm shelter.

Then on  the right hand side Slaidburn School arrived.  Class 4 had no idea why they walked. Mrs Ennis explained that the bus had dropped them in Barley.  Quernmore School came after the Slaidburn and they were a bit late as well because went the opposite way and Sue was with them. Before we climbed up, the photographer took a picture of us together with rest of the two schools.  He nearly got blown off his feet. We started to climb.

here was problem it started to hail stone and the wind blew in fast.  The hail stone was like a bullet shooting fast in our faces. People were losing their grip and slipping over the wet stone stairs.  A mountain climber went past.  He stopped and was speaking to Mr Dixon.  Mrs Ennis and Mr Dixon made a wise decision to walk back down carefully. People were crying their eyes out and Reanne was beside me saying it was her worst nightmare - she wouldn’t stop saying it!  We were walking to a nearby town called Barley.
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Mr Dixon phoned Mrs Ashton to pick us up early.  It was a long walk to Barley.  Many pupils slipped over the wet, damp and dirty mud.  Josh BT slipped over alot - he even got his bottom dirty!   So we decided to walk on the grass so we don’t slip over but it didn’t exactly work, pupils still slipped over. Finally we made it to Barley.

The bus arrived, we got on the bus and went back school early and I fell asleep on the way to school and Mr Dixon took picture of me on the bus!

The (WONDERFUL) day at Pendle HillL

by Caitlyn Finch

Two days ago class4, Quernmore school and Slaidburn school went up Pendle Hill. We were the first ones there because Quernmore school got lost and Slaidburn's bus driver refused to turn around because he thought he would get stuck . We were fine . We waited more than half an hour.  Finally they got there! However it was throwing it down with rain.  Some of us managed to find our pen pals J .

Eventually  we started walking up.  Padiham Green led the way. Every one was cold .  Mrs Ennis pants were starting to foam( ha ha J).  We were trying our very hardest to get up.  We were walking the furthest because we were leading the way.  I had no gloves - my hands were freezing.  The amount of rain was like a shower. It was hail stoning. It was like a blizzard !

The teachers made a wise decision to go down because the weather was so bad.  When we found out we was so releived. Mrs Ennis pants started foaming even moreJ .  We were only a couple of meters away from the top . I  was very proud of us.  So a big well done !!!!

So we went down ! We were freezing . Mrs Aston called the bus driver so he can come early . We stopped under a shelter and had a bit of a snack . Then the bus was there.  Eventually we arrived at school and had lunch a 1:30pm and went home.

LA day at Pendle Hill L

By Sophie Louise Wilkinson

Two days ago class 4 went up Pendle Hill. When the coach arrived we all got on and set off. We got where we were meeting but the other schools were late. Slaidburn school’s coach refused to turn the bus around or it would get stuck. Quernmore School got lost.

The schools came together and had a big photo. Then we set off to climb the hill. At about the quarter mark it started raining then hail stoning across our cheeks.

We were ten steps away from the top everyone was wet, sleepy and thirsty. Everyone was crying so Mr Dixon said, “Sorry we can’t do it. It’s too slippery and windy.”

We started going down the hill. I slipped lots. Walking down was more fun than up because walking up was a trouble. When we got down the hill we did a little ceremony for all of the witches who died. Some people met their pen pals. We walked to a little village in Barley.

We got on the coach and Ella fell, all over her side. She had to sit on her coat. We got to school I was relivedJ. We sat next to the heater when we had our lunch. We dried out and became cosy. I played with the Lego with Ella. I had to take two pairs of pants off. A big well done to everyoneJ! 

 Pendle Hill

By Mark Burdett

Two days ago we went to Pendle Hill.  It was a wet, cold and horrible day but still we climbed it! When all of us were accounted for we hit the road to Pendle Hill

At last we made it but it was chucking it down! There was some delay because Quernmore school got lost and Slaidburn school had to walk from the car park at Barley!  We waited at least half an hour until they arrived.

Finally we started to advance up the hill but there was a huge problem!  When we were only a few steps away from the top it started pouring buckets full of rain!  There was only one solution -  we would have to walk back down!  It was a long walk!  It was like when the Americans advanced in Nyregan!

We started walking down the hill.  At last we reached the coach and came back to school!

At the end of the day we were all exhausted.  The one thing that annoyed me was that I didn’t get to meet my pen pal from Quernmore school! 

The  Nightmare  on  Pendle  Hill

By Molly Livesey

Mrs Flannery, Mrs Poll, Mr Dixon, Mrs Fletcher and Mrs Ennis went to Pendle Hill.  We met our pen pals from Quernmore School and Slaidburn School.  It was so amazing to meet our pen pals!

We went in order to get up the hill with Padiham   Green going first.  It was pouring it down!  I felt hail   stone on my cheeks!  It felt like someone was scratching my face.  It was horrible!

We almost to the top!  We were half way there but it was like a blizzard up there!  A man told Mr Dixon that he couldn’t even stand up at the top of the hill!  It was so terrible!

So we walked to back down to Barley.  We went through the park.  We finally found shelter!  We had a little snack from our lunch and waited for the coach to arrive.  I had a wet bottom which was very uncomfortable!  It only took us twenty minutes to return to school.  At last we arrived.  School, sweet school!  All of us got changed and had dinner.  After that we did activities. 

My advice is - never go up Pendle Hill when it is raining! 

On the Worst Day of My Life

By Kyle McDowell

Two days ago Class4 at Padiham Green went up Pendle hill.  We went through two gates. Slaidburn school had to walk from Barley to Pendle. Quernmore arrived by bus.  So we went up Pendle hill.

Suddenly the weather turned bad and Mr Dixon stopped us because he saw some people were crying.

We had to walk to Barley and we saw the coach.  We were relieved!

So we got on the coach to school.  We were happy to be home, sweet home!

The Disastrous Pendle Hill Expedition

By Daniel Poll

Two days ago Class 4 went up Pendle Hill.  We were the first ones there [Yeah]. We waited a long time for two other schools. Mr. Dixon set up a storm shelter. I dropped my glove into a cattle grid with water underneath it [oh-no].

When the two other schools arrived, we started to go for it.  We had a photo then we started to go up.  It was raining but nobody cared. We just kept going and going then we stopped . . .

We stopped and everyone started going down.  Some people started to cry.  We went down because of the weather; we were soaked like mad [mainly to the skin].  Michael was next to me and he bit his finger and it didn’t hurt! I tried to cover my face [the side] with my hat.  I took it off the side of my face and I had to go with it.

We split up with the two other schools. Mrs. Ennis’ waterproofs started foaming [perhaps she put soap on them!] Josh BT kept sliding and slipping on the mud [and ended up with a muddy bottom]. Later on, Mr. Dixon [once again] set up the storm shelter.

We started to move back to the car park, we stayed in a shelter [to have something to eat]. After we returned to school we had the rest of our lunch [plus activities] until the end of the day.  

My Day at Wet Pendle Hill

By Reanne Nicholson

On Wednesday 25^th April Class 4 travelled to Barley to climb Pendle Hill with two other schools called Slaidburn and Quernmore School.  When we got there we were first.  Luckily Mr. Dixon brought his storm shelter tent to keep us warm whilst we waited for the other schools.

Finally the two schools arrived and we could and start climbing.  First we started to climb.  The other two schools followed us in alphabetical order.  As we were getting higher and higher the wind became stronger and the rain was so cold it turned into hailstone.  It was HORRID!

When we were near the top Mr. Dixon asked if we could all stay where we were so he could see if it was safe but it wasn’t!   So we went down.

As we were coming down people started to cry but the rest were relieved.  We said our prayers and walked to the village to wait for our early(wow) coach.

When we got back to school we took one layer off and soon warmed up again.  We got to play all afternoon.            

Prayers were dedicated to the Pendle Witches.

The Disastrous Pendle Hill

By Ella Mee

Today was a brilliant day until school!  Class 4 went to Pendle Hill. It was freezing cold. First we got on the coach. I was Sophie Wilkinson’s partner.  When we got there we wasted 45 minutes waiting for the other two schools, Quernmore and Slaidburn, to arrive.  Daniel dropped his glove in the cattle grid and struggled to get it back again.  

Finally they arrived.  We had a group photograph taken then set off up the hill.  It was hard but we were managing.  We stopped for a minute to rest then found our energy and began climbing.  Then it started to rain.  It wasn’t serious so we carried on but then it got worse!  It was raining like mad.  Then it got even worse - it was disgraceful!!

Things were disastrous and getting worse!  There was a problem - the rain was bad so the adults made a decision. We had to go back down Pendle Hill!  On the way down Mrs Ennis’s pants started foaming!

We took a new route to the coach. We went to the toilets and washed off some mud and got in the coach.

The day turned from wonderful to disgraceful to brilliant - this day was the......WORST!!!!!

My worst day on Pendle Hill

By Alfie Campbell

Two days ago Class 4 went on Pendle Hill.  Everyone got board the bus then Slaidburn arrived. About 5 minutes later Quernmore came.  We were excited.

When we began the walk it started to rain.  By the time we were on half way up Pendle Hill it was pouring it down.  We all got absolutely soaked!  Later half of the class started crying! Mr Dixon said, “Wait there!”  We had to go back down.  The classes had to split up. Reanne, Elise, Daniel, Micheal, Sophie Wild and Aimee said prayers in memory of the Pendle Witches. 
I slipped in the mud!  We passed 2 bridges then we got on the pavement.
We walked for about 5 minutes. Then the boys went to the toilet  then we got on the couch.  My hands were freezing.
Then we got back to school and had our lunch at 2 o’clock. We got the lap tops out.

Pendle Hill

By Jack Martin

On Wednesday class 4 went up Pendle Hill.  Class 4 got on the coach and set off.

Or school, Padiham Green, was the first to get there and the second school to get there was Quernmore School.  The last School was Slaidburn School.

Then we started climbing Pendle Hill.  It was starting to get cold and it was pouring it down and hail stoning.  It was bad!

We didn’t get to the top!  So we went back down.  Unfortunately - but I was glad!

And I bet the rest of the class were!

Pendle Hill

By Sophie Wild

Year Four left school at about half past nine, for Pendle Hill.  We stopped just outside Barley and then waited for the other two schools.  We waited about forty five minutes for Slaidburn School and Quernmore School.  They were late because Quernmore got lost and Slaidburn’s coach driver refused to take them any further than Barley, because he was afraid he would not be able to get out again!!

We started to climb the hill, at last! We went up the stairs. They were extremely steep!  As we got up all I could feel was wet, cold and I could not feel my toes. They were so numb.  I could feel the hail stone crashing against my cheeks, it was terrible!

As we got so close to the top we decided to climb down because of how windy, cold and how foggy it was. So we climbed down. When we got down Reanne, Aimee, Elise, Daniel and I read a prayer for the LW400. We all huddled together like a group of penguins in a storm shelter.  It became quite warm.  Then we walked down to the coach, shivering like mad.L My neck was hurting ALOT!!

When we got on the coach I huddled to my partner and said, “Sorry, I’m freezing.”  Then she said, “Its is ok, because I can cuddle up to you!”  When we got back to School I had my lunch whilst leaning against the radiator trying to dry of and get warm. What an experience!

Pendle Hill

By Oliver Flannery

Two days ago class 4 went to Pendle Hill.  Padiham Green,  Quernmore and Slaidburn schools went together. The other two schools where three quarters of an hour late.  One got lost and the other driver refused to bring the children to the meeting point because he was frightened that the coach would get stuck!  While we were waiting Daniel dropped his glove down a cattle grid and he put his hand in to get it.

We started to climb Pendle Hill.  It was muddy but bravely stared to climb.
After a while the rain turned in to a foggy, stormy blizzard.  So we, sadly, had to come down.
Trying to get down, people fell.  It wasn’t good - it was terrible!  We were freezing!  We eventually got down and listened to some of our children saying five prayers in memory of the Pendle Witches.
We had to go through lots fields - field after field until we reached a town called Barley. We walked to the coach and set off.  Micheal was so tired that he fell asleep on the coach!
We returned to school and had some food.  We were exhausted but we did some activates and we became warm.

Sue took the roses to Lancaster Priory

Pendle Hill

By William McDonald

Two days ago Class 4 went up Pendle Hill.   We got to Pendle Hill which is just outside Barley.

The other two schools, Slaidburn and Quernmore were late arriving at the meeting point. Slaidburn were late because the driver refused to drop them off.  There was a cattle grid. Daniel dropped his glove in!
It was quarter past eleven when we started climbing.  It was really wet.  We passed a man who said, ”You cannot stand up on the top! Don’t be mad - don’t go to the top!”
We were only ten steps away from the top!  We had to come back down because the weather conditions were so bad!  Lots of people were crying because of the cold!
Whilst coming back down we went through the village of Barley.  We arrived at the car park and had something to eat.  At last the coach arrived.
On the coach lots of people were shivering.  When we got to school we had our dinner and played on computers.
It was a miserable day!

The Worst Day of My Life!

By Elise Ridge

If you asked me when the worst day of my life was, I would say the day me and my class attempted to climb Pendle Hill!  It was two days ago.  We were waiting for Quernmore and Slaidburn School in an orange storm shelter, later we started climbing the hill...

The first problem was it was so tiring!  We had to keep stopping for a rest!  The next problem was the steps were so slippery!  We had to battle to stay standing up!

The worst problem was the weather!  We had to turn around and go back!  My hands felt like ice cubes!  We felt like the fighting wind would blow us off the hill!

Now I can tell you about the good news!  We walked down to Barley and the coach picked us up early.  Then we got back to school.

Brian and Margery came in and told us that we would star in a film that would be used all over Europe!

To be continued...

Pendle Hill 27^th April 2012

By Molly Sudderick

On Wednesday 25^th of April we went up to Pendle Hill.  Padiham Green got there on time but Quernmore and Slaidburn didn’t.  Quernmore got lost and Slaidburn’s coach driver refused to give in because he thought he wouldn’t be able to get the coach turned around.

The weather suddenly turned worst.  We started walking up the hill.  SUDDENLY...The wind was blowing like mad.  It was raining like a freezing cold shower...The rain was so cold it turned into hailstone.

The dilemma was we didn’t get all the way up the hill.  We had about ten steps to go and we would have reached our destination.  I was freezing cold.  It was like we were in the North Pole.  The teachers made a wise decision to go back down.  I felt relieved.

We all turned round every step slowly.  Five children in my class wrote some prayers and had a rose each.

We got a coach back to school and had our dinner- I was starving.

Pink cheeks!

Pendle Hill

by Ellie Green

Two days ago class 4 went to Pendle Hill.  We arrived just a little bit near the bottom of Pendle Hill.  We had to wait about half an hour for the other two schools to arrive. The schools’ names are Quernmore and Slaidburn.  When they arrived we set off to go to climb famous Pendle Hill.

When we eventually reached the steps and stared up at the hill, nearly all of us gulped!  We managed to get about half way up the hill.  We were so cold some of us even cried!  We could feel hail stone crashing against our cheeks. Then it got worse! Then it got worse still. We got absolutely soaked to our skin.  So we had to turn back to Barley!

Eventually we reached the bottom of Pendle hill. Then we read our prayers that the children in Class 4 wrote in memory of the Pendle Witches.  Before the coach arrived we had a little snack to keep our strength up! When the coach arrived we were all relieved.  The coach took us back to school.  We had our delicious lunch and then we all went home!                                                                    

PENDLE HILL RECOUNT

By Joshua Bailey-Tattersall

Two days ago Class 4 went up Pendle hill with another two schools called Quernmore and Slaidburn.  We had to wait for 40 minutes. Then the rain started to throw it down. When we got to the hill we were half drenched! 

Then we stared to walk up Pendle Hill but first we had a picture from the photographer.  We started to climb up the biggest hill I have ever in my entire life.

The Disgrace at Pendle Hill

By Emily-Jo Turbitt-Gibson

Two days ago Class 4 went up Pendle Hill.  When the coach arrived at school I was excited.  When we got there I was cold.  We were all waiting for our pen pals to arrive.  Mrs. Ennis told us that they had got lost and the other school had to walk from Barley car park because the driver was frightened the coach would get stuck.

When we started climbing up the hill it was freezing!  We met a man half way up who said all the adults could not stand up at the top because it was so windy!  So we started going back down.

Some people were so cold that they started crying.  Then it started Hail stoning and it hurt our head!  On the way down Mrs. Ennis’ pants started foaming and washing themselves!

When we got to the bottom we got in Mr Dixon’s storm shelter.  Then it got colder and colder.  It was muddy and sloppy and some people started slipping over.  Then we performed a ceremony for the Pendle Witches.  

We started walking and we had snack out of our lunch.  I had some raisons the same as my friend Abigail.  Then we got on the coach and set off for school.  We got changed in to some dry clothes and after lunch we did activities.   I played with some Lego with Sophie and Ella .

The Trip to Pendle Hill

By Rebecca Campbell

Two days ago we went to Pendle Hill.  We caught the coach and the coach driver dropped us off near the gate of Pendle   Hill.  When we got off the coach we waited for three quarters of an hour for Quernmore school and Slaidburn school.

Mr Dixon got his storm shelter out and we went under it to keep warm.  Suddenly Quernmore school arrived and two minutes later Slaidburn school came.  We all got together and had a photograph taken.  I had wellies on, two jumpers and two t shirts!

After the photograph we began climbing up some steps to get up Pendle Hill.  There was a problem!  It started raining. We only had ten more steps to go but it was too cold and windy and we needed to get down!  Mr.Dixon and Mrs.Ennis turned around to go down and we took ages to get down the gigantic steps.  Eventually  when we got down we listened to Reanne,  Caitlyn,  Daniel and Elise saying prayers they made up.

We all said ‘bye’ to Quernmore school and  Slaidburn school. Everyone was crying as we were walking back so Mr Dixon got the storm shelter out again.  Then we had to walk through the park  and we sat down to eat a bit of our lunch. Suddenly the coach turned up and we got back to school safely.  

That’s the story of the trip to Pendle Hill!

Our shower at Pendle  hill

By Joshua Hughes

We set off on a coach to go Pendle Hill.  After 1 hour we were there. The first thing I did was go over the cattle grid.  Then Mr. Dixon had a storm shelter that we could sit in and get warm.  I stayed in for a bit then I went out because Daniel’s glove went into the cattle grid!  We saw Slaidburn and Quernmore walking because the driver refused to bring them to the meeting point as he was worried the coach might get stuck.

Later at 11.15 we started climbing the foggiest hill I’ve ever seen! 55 minutes later we were 10 steps from the top but the weather got worse and a few people were crying!  So we decided to go back down.

After that we started walking to Barley and then we sat down to eat a chocolate bar.  Then we went into the toilets then we went on the coach. Then we went back to school and had our lunch in our classroom.  After that Brian and Marjorie came and told us that we will be going to be in  a film around eco railway stations in Europe.  After that it was playtime.  We needed to make a card for Mrs. Flannery and Sue to thank them for coming up Pendle Hill with us.  Then it was the end of the day.

When I got home I stayed indoors. I was freezing cold!  I needed a hot bath!  The next day at school  I was  surprised anyone came!  I was just glad we’re not going up Pendle Hill ever again! I’m so Happy we’ll never go again on a rainy day but  I would  go on a sunny day!

Pendle Hill Day

By Abigail Wilson

On Wednesday we went up Pendle Hill.  We went up with Quernmore and Slaidburn Schools.  Padiham Green got there first.  We didn’t get to the top because of the cold, rain and hail stone.

We didn’t get far!  It was not good!  People were crying because the rain was hitting them on the face!

We had to go back down the hill.  It was really bad!  We went to the bus on Barley car park.  We went back to school on the bus.  When we got back from Pendle hill we were so glad!

The Disappointing Pendle Hill Trip

By Jay Thompson

Two days ago Class 4 went up Pendle Hill.  I was looking forward to the trip. Mrs Ennis screamed with excitement, “Come on everybody!  It’s time to go.” We set of on the coach to the MIGHTY,  WINDY Pendle Hill.  We arrived at the entrance to Pendle Hill but surprisingly Slaidburn and Quernmore school weren’t there.  We waited for 45 minutes then all off a sudden they arrived.

We had our photo taken then hit the road up Pendle Hill.  Here we were half way up but the teachers of the other two schools said, “We don’t think this a good idea!”  Mr Dixon agreed so back down we went.  

We walked to a car park and had a snack then we went back to school.

Pendle HILL

By Zack Preston

We want up Pendle hill with Quernmore and Slaidburn school .  We had to wait half an hour.

When we started to climb up the hill we were already a bit wet.

When we started to get half way up the hill we were very wet!

We had to go back down because it was very cold,  and windy.

My hands were freezing cold!

We found a bench to have a biscuit and we got on the coach and got to school.

We had our dinner.

Mr. Dixon - intrepid rose bearer!

And finally...... a letter from Sue!

Dear Class 4

Just wanted to say how proud of you I was... you were star leaders for 
our 'expedition'.
Please remember there was some sunshine and also some smiles (at the 
beginning of the day) as well as that dreadful rain!!
Hope you like the pictures I took ?

Pete, Jenny & I got the bus back with the Quernmore School children. 
We were all absolutely soaked... I imagine we got back to Quernmore 
School quite a while after you did -as the journey back took us just 
over an hour. On the way back I texted the rector of the Priory, the 
Reverand Chris Newlands, (who you met last Friday) and we arranged to 
take the roses and your prayers  to the Priory Church in Lancaster. We 
met Tom the verger and I arranged the flowers in a vase which is now 
sitting in front of the church prayer board. Tom pinned up your 
prayers and Pete, Tom and I read the prayers out in church, whilst 
Jenny recorded them. Darren ( the photographer) took some photos of us 
all. I hope to send them to you when he emails them to me. Looking 
forward to seeing you all next week - I can't believe we've almost 
finished the project!!
Much love for a HAPPY, WARM & DRY rest of the week in school.
Pendle Hill was quite an experience for us all!
Much Love
Sue x
P.S. Feel free to put this on the blog...

A HUGE Thank You to all participants from

Padiham Green, Quernmore & Brennands Endowed schools. 

It was such a pity the weather was against us on this occasion!