Surfleet Primary School youngsters will have some good memories of trips made with school friends this year.
The Early Years Foundation stage went on the Spalding Water Taxi and then for a picnic in Ayscoughfee Gardens in Spalding as their special end-of-year treat.
Key Stage 1 pupils went to Sibsey Trader Windmill, climbing all the way to the top of the six-storey mill, with complete gear, sails and fantail still in working order.
Key Stage 2 pupils also had a big climb involved in their visit to a wind turbine in Norfolk, with 305 steps to negotiate in the 60m high structure.
However, all the youngsters – including, in time, the 13 children in the nursery that is run for three-year-olds each morning – have the chance to stretch their climbing abilities on the school’s adventurous play equipment in the playground.
The village’s original school, the Fraiser Room next to the church, now belongs to the village. After 18 months of planning, the kitchen extension should begin next month, thanks to a £1,500 contribution from South Holland councillors Elizabeth Sneath, Sally-Ann Slade and James Avery from designated budgets and a £5,000 Big Lottery Fund grant.