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Guide: It's nice to see so many of you here. I'm going to tell you something about Hollylands - our facilities and activities, and the exhibitions we have coming up. I hope you'll find it interesting and bring your pupils along. For most of what we have to offer here, you can just turn up with your party. I'm pleased to say that recent work has meant that the whole centre is prepared for blind visitors. There are a couple of activities where we ask you to book a week in advance. We only have artists that you can watch painting at certain times, so we need notice of your coming for that. The other activity requiring at least 7 days’ notice is the drama workshop - again, it's a question of organising the staff at this end. But the video you work yourself, and so that's available any time. Another activity where you need to think ahead is the garden sculpture experience, but that's a question of the weather, which of course we can't control! Speaking of weather, we run a reduced range of facilities in the winter months. While the café and the shop provide welcome shelter from the cold and rain, I'm afraid our artist in residence scheme isn't run in the winter, so the studio is closed then. And the animals in the mini 700 are kept indoors for warmth during the cold months, so that doesn't operate either. The adventure playground does - though make sure the children are wrapped up well!