The car boot sale today was canceled because Newbury Racecourse was partially flooded.
We haven't rescheduled a new date yet.
Tilda
Sunday 29 November 2009
Friday 27 November 2009
I sent an e-mail to Stuart Clark and got this in reply:
"Hi Matilda,
I'm sorry you've been given the run around.
The Highways Agency are responsible for all motorways and truck roads; West Berkshire Council (the Highway Authority) is responsible for the local road network i.e. 'A' roads (principal roads), 'B' roads, 'C' roads and unclassified roads (minor roads). The Environment Agency is responsible for all 'Main Rivers' and British Waterways are responsible for canals.
The River Pang is classified as a main river and is therefore maintained by the EA. However, fords are part of the 'highway', as the public have the right to travel over them. Therefore, the fabric of the ford itself is maintained by the highway authority i.e. WBC - and in theory, the EA is responsible for the water that flows over it!
Hope this is helpful. Let me know if you need any further info.
Best wishes
Stuart"
We have also received £50 from my grandparents
Tilda
"Hi Matilda,
I'm sorry you've been given the run around.
The Highways Agency are responsible for all motorways and truck roads; West Berkshire Council (the Highway Authority) is responsible for the local road network i.e. 'A' roads (principal roads), 'B' roads, 'C' roads and unclassified roads (minor roads). The Environment Agency is responsible for all 'Main Rivers' and British Waterways are responsible for canals.
The River Pang is classified as a main river and is therefore maintained by the EA. However, fords are part of the 'highway', as the public have the right to travel over them. Therefore, the fabric of the ford itself is maintained by the highway authority i.e. WBC - and in theory, the EA is responsible for the water that flows over it!
Hope this is helpful. Let me know if you need any further info.
Best wishes
Stuart"
We have also received £50 from my grandparents
Tilda
Thursday 26 November 2009
Nidanu's notes on today
Today I put the paragraphs we have written so far into the transportation document.
Niamh and I got a little further with the presentation for team work.
Elijah made this lovely soup today for dinner (it was really delicious!)
Most of the team members are wearing their B.O.B t-shirts.
We have a good robot, but the programming of picking up the hoops is not going as well. : (
Luckily the competition date is the 15th of December and not the 2nd, but it is still very close.
Niamh and I got a little further with the presentation for team work.
Elijah made this lovely soup today for dinner (it was really delicious!)
Most of the team members are wearing their B.O.B t-shirts.
We have a good robot, but the programming of picking up the hoops is not going as well. : (
Luckily the competition date is the 15th of December and not the 2nd, but it is still very close.
Batteries
There is a huge different in speed when you replace the battteries, it went from slow and sluggish to fast and furious!
Though it does need a bit of re-programming, I think.
Tilda
Though it does need a bit of re-programming, I think.
Tilda
Float
We have received a £50 float for the car boot sale on Sunday. Drews' Ironmongers have provided it, we are going to pay them back of course, promise!
Thanks to Nic for this.
Tilda
Thanks to Nic for this.
Tilda
Wednesday 25 November 2009
Stuart Clark
I have just got off the phone with Stuart Clark, who works for West Reading.
He says that the first record of Bucklebury ford is from 1881 on an OS map. The reasons there is not a bridge there are a)When the ford was created, there were no cars, only horse and cart or other things like that, b)The ford is not very busy so there is not much point in investing time and money into this if it is rarely used, c)There is a footbridge for pedestrians so they can get across easily enough, d)There is a water meter so the driver will know exactly how deep it is and will decided for themselves whether to drive through.
He says that the river Pang is mainly filled from springs and the water level is usally pretty predictable, this ford is a run off of the Pang.
Also, the only vehicles that tend to go through it are large vehicles, like tractors, and the cars of locals who know how deep it is.
I hope this will help with our project.
Thanks again to Stuart.
Tilda
He says that the first record of Bucklebury ford is from 1881 on an OS map. The reasons there is not a bridge there are a)When the ford was created, there were no cars, only horse and cart or other things like that, b)The ford is not very busy so there is not much point in investing time and money into this if it is rarely used, c)There is a footbridge for pedestrians so they can get across easily enough, d)There is a water meter so the driver will know exactly how deep it is and will decided for themselves whether to drive through.
He says that the river Pang is mainly filled from springs and the water level is usally pretty predictable, this ford is a run off of the Pang.
Also, the only vehicles that tend to go through it are large vehicles, like tractors, and the cars of locals who know how deep it is.
I hope this will help with our project.
Thanks again to Stuart.
Tilda
Phone
I've been on the phone to 4 different companies now:
Highways Agency, they advised me to contact Berkshire Highways,
Berkshire Highways, they advised mt to contact British Waterways,
British Waterways, they didn't advise me to contact anyone and
The Environment Agency, they said that I should inquir into how long the ford has been there.
Overall, a lot of being on hold and not much information!
Tilda
Highways Agency, they advised me to contact Berkshire Highways,
Berkshire Highways, they advised mt to contact British Waterways,
British Waterways, they didn't advise me to contact anyone and
The Environment Agency, they said that I should inquir into how long the ford has been there.
Overall, a lot of being on hold and not much information!
Tilda
Camera
I have brought my camera today and will be taking some pictures and Ilene will hopefully bring her's tomorrow. I will (well, attempt to) upload them when I get home.
Look out for more updates and pictures later!
Tilda.
Look out for more updates and pictures later!
Tilda.
Sponsor
Just an update on the sponsors we have contacted:
We have recieved a letter from Dairy Crest in response of Nidanu's sponsorship inquiry letter. Sadly, they are already sponsoring the Make-A-Wish foundation for terminally ill children (http://www.make-a-wish.org.uk/) and have already spent their annual budget. We are happy that they have informed us of this and understand the situation completely.
We have not recieved any other letters from the other companies we contacted. We do still have the money people that Nidanu and her grandfather have contacted though.
Thanks again.
Tilda.
We have recieved a letter from Dairy Crest in response of Nidanu's sponsorship inquiry letter. Sadly, they are already sponsoring the Make-A-Wish foundation for terminally ill children (http://www.make-a-wish.org.uk/) and have already spent their annual budget. We are happy that they have informed us of this and understand the situation completely.
We have not recieved any other letters from the other companies we contacted. We do still have the money people that Nidanu and her grandfather have contacted though.
Thanks again.
Tilda.
Thursday 19 November 2009
Catch up
Hi guy's!
My dad came today and Bryan to help us a little bitwith the robot, but is going great
Ilene
My dad came today and Bryan to help us a little bitwith the robot, but is going great
Ilene
Wednesday 18 November 2009
Team T-shirts
Peter speaking
We have the T-shirts and they are right under the desk as I type .
See you soon
Peter:)
We have the T-shirts and they are right under the desk as I type .
See you soon
Peter:)
Tuesday 17 November 2009
Sponsor letters
I have writen four letters to; Land Rover; Microsoft UK; Reading Transport and Toys "R" Us. I have also contacted Unisys via their website.
Tilda.
Tilda.
Posting
I would like to point out that just because I created the blog doesn't mean only I can post in it (Nidanu, Ilene and Lulah have helped a little bit). There are 6 other contributors but no-one has posted anything yet. I would appreciate it if you guys could actually contribute (even if it's just commenting) to the blog.
Thanks,
Tilda.
Thanks,
Tilda.
Thursday 12 November 2009
Today
Today we were going to have a session devoted to the Transportation Project, but Nidanu and Lynne are both ill and Kathy's family couldn't make it. Plus, we were planning to go to the Buckleberry ford, but there have been a few rain showers today.
Though at the moment, Peter is at my house so he and Elijah are practicing programming and building the NXT robot.
Hopefully see you all next time!
Tilda
Though at the moment, Peter is at my house so he and Elijah are practicing programming and building the NXT robot.
Hopefully see you all next time!
Tilda
Wednesday 11 November 2009
Tomorrow
I'm looking forward to tomorrow. Apparently, we might be going to the ford, which we are going to be studying. Sadly, Bryan Pelham cannot make this session but hopefully he should be there on the 19th.
See you guys tomorrow!
Tilda
See you guys tomorrow!
Tilda
Tuesday 10 November 2009
Catch up
We had a meeting today. Well we chose a transportation problim, wich was fords being to deep to drive through. We did some work on the robot, changing the wheels.
Ilene
Ilene
Thursday 5 November 2009
Second Session
We had our own special agenda. In the dining room, Djamila led the meeting. We were talking about fundraising and how we can make money for the team.
We also decided on the team name (we had voted during the week). We had a lot of ideas for who to ask for sponsorship.
We also decided on the team name (we had voted during the week). We had a lot of ideas for who to ask for sponsorship.
First session
On the first session, we built all the things for the mat. There are a lot of things that need building for the track. Fortuneatly, we have quite a few team members and this was all finished in one session.
We saw the mat for the first time, and it was so big that it didn't fit on the dinning table.
We mindstormed about the team name. It was very fun and we had some interesting ideas, and some wacky ones too!
Some of the names were thing like The Cheese Puffs, The Building Brain, I-Bot, The Checkers and the winner, B.O.B: Builders of Brilliance!
It was a very productive session.
Tilda, Nidanu, Ilene and Tallulah =]
We saw the mat for the first time, and it was so big that it didn't fit on the dinning table.
We mindstormed about the team name. It was very fun and we had some interesting ideas, and some wacky ones too!
Some of the names were thing like The Cheese Puffs, The Building Brain, I-Bot, The Checkers and the winner, B.O.B: Builders of Brilliance!
It was a very productive session.
Tilda, Nidanu, Ilene and Tallulah =]
Tuesday 3 November 2009
Agenda
The agenda of our 3rd meeting:
Team Meeting
2 November 2009
12:00 hrs
Upper Basildon
Meeting called by: Robotics Team Type of meeting: Fun
Facilitator: Djamila Note taker: To be decided
Timekeeper: To be decided
Attendees: Elijah, Matilda, Nidanu, Tualin, Tallulah
Please read: Whatever you can on the subject
Please bring: A snack to share, your notes and print-outs
Agenda Items
Topic Presenter Time Allotted
Opening Dj 5 minutes
Decide on competition date Team 5 minutes
Keeping a journal Team 10 minutes
Project Planning Team 10 minutes
Fundraising Actions so far Team 10 minutes
Setting Up Track Team 30 minutes
Start building Team Forever
Deciding On Team’s Homework Team 10 minutes
Closing Dj 5 minutes
Other Information
Observers: Alison
Resources: Bryan’s FLL set
Team Meeting
2 November 2009
12:00 hrs
Upper Basildon
Meeting called by: Robotics Team Type of meeting: Fun
Facilitator: Djamila Note taker: To be decided
Timekeeper: To be decided
Attendees: Elijah, Matilda, Nidanu, Tualin, Tallulah
Please read: Whatever you can on the subject
Please bring: A snack to share, your notes and print-outs
Agenda Items
Topic Presenter Time Allotted
Opening Dj 5 minutes
Decide on competition date Team 5 minutes
Keeping a journal Team 10 minutes
Project Planning Team 10 minutes
Fundraising Actions so far Team 10 minutes
Setting Up Track Team 30 minutes
Start building Team Forever
Deciding On Team’s Homework Team 10 minutes
Closing Dj 5 minutes
Other Information
Observers: Alison
Resources: Bryan’s FLL set
Agenda
This was the agenda from our 2nd meeting:
Team Meeting
22 October 2009
14:00 hrs
Upper Basildon
Meeting called by: Robotics Team Type of meeting: Fun
Facilitator: Djamila Note taker: To be decided
Timekeeper: To be decided
Attendees: We shall wait and see : )
Please read: Transportation Document,
Please bring: A snack to share, your notes
Agenda Items
Topic Presenter Time Allotted
Opening Dj 5 minutes
Project Planning Dj 10 minutes
Choosing Team Name Team 10 minutes
Fundraising Ideas Team 15 minutes
Transportation Project Team 20 minutes
Break Team 10 minutes
Setting Up Table for Track Team 30 minutes
Setting Up Track Team 30 minutes
Deciding On Team’s Homework Team 10 minutes
Closing Dj 5 minutes
Other Information
Observers: Alison, Heidi, Kathy, Nic
Resources: Bryan’s FLL set
Team Meeting
22 October 2009
14:00 hrs
Upper Basildon
Meeting called by: Robotics Team Type of meeting: Fun
Facilitator: Djamila Note taker: To be decided
Timekeeper: To be decided
Attendees: We shall wait and see : )
Please read: Transportation Document,
Please bring: A snack to share, your notes
Agenda Items
Topic Presenter Time Allotted
Opening Dj 5 minutes
Project Planning Dj 10 minutes
Choosing Team Name Team 10 minutes
Fundraising Ideas Team 15 minutes
Transportation Project Team 20 minutes
Break Team 10 minutes
Setting Up Table for Track Team 30 minutes
Setting Up Track Team 30 minutes
Deciding On Team’s Homework Team 10 minutes
Closing Dj 5 minutes
Other Information
Observers: Alison, Heidi, Kathy, Nic
Resources: Bryan’s FLL set
Car boot sale
At the end of November, we are having a car boot sale to raise funds for the team. If you have anything we could sell, please contact me or Alison.
Thanks
Thanks
Our yahoo group.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuildersofBrilliance/
This is our yahoo group but at the moment it is private, if you would desperately like to be a member we may consdider it.
This is our yahoo group but at the moment it is private, if you would desperately like to be a member we may consdider it.
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