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Exciting times

Sunday, 16 February 2020

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With less than a month to go to our tenth birthday, excitement is mounting at Happy House. At Kidz Club, the weekly family get together, Mama Sue asked the kids if...

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Birthday thoughts and giggles!

Tuesday, 18 February 2020

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Bringing more news of the Happy House 10th birthday party next month, Mama Sue gets thrown of kilter by some very giggly kids.With AbdulMalik unable to keep a straight face she...

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Mid-term exams

Friday, 14 February 2020

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Half-term starts at Happy House School today and our children are looking forward to a break.And it will be well deserved. They have all worked hard in the start of the...

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Bus appeal nears target - can you help with a final push?

Monday, 17 February 2020

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Bus appeal nears target - can you help with a final push?

To a storm-battered old England, Mama Sue sends us a ray of Kenyan sunshine.She and a group of bubbly children bring us the good news that more than £21,000 of our...

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Marathon paint job

Thursday, 13 February 2020

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Maintaining the Happy House, as we have said before, is a never ending task. And with our 10th birthday coming next month, it's got to look its best. So Uncle Ibrahim...

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Craftsman at work

Saturday, 15 February 2020

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In our joinery workshop at the Happy House we are lucky to have a skilled craftsman at work.Uncle Charo is a carpenter who really knows how to make beautiful and functional...

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A new song

Tuesday, 11 February 2020

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Volunteer Fiona Lockyer has been teaching the children a new clapping song.They performed the song, along with the actions, for the rest of the family at Kidz Club.It's a bit of...

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Boys in the spotlight

Wednesday, 12 February 2020

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Abdulmalik took centre stage to lead the singing of one of Mama's favourite hymns at Happy House Kidz Club.He did a great job leading the action for "My heart is full...

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Come to our party

Monday, 10 February 2020

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Happy House will be 10 years old next month. It's hard to believe how far it's come and how many children's lives have been changed in that time. So if if...

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Junior joiners

Sunday, 23 February 2020

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Our Happy House joiner,Uncle Charo, has been joined in his workshop by some young apprentices this week.The kids, on half-term holiday, have been assisting him with finishing work on the stools...

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TIme for tables

Saturday, 22 February 2020

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Mama Sue believes life is a lot easier if you know your multiplication tables.So we ensure our children at Happy house learn them from an early age and we have competitions...

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All about me - John

Friday, 21 February 2020

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Every child who comes to Happy House has experienced comes from a troubled background.Most have experienced more loss and hardship than most of us will experience in a lifetime.At Happy House,...

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All about me - Brian Hayward

Monday, 24 February 2020

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Brian was the very first member of our family within a family - the Happy House Haywards.He came to our Happy House family from hospital as a tiny baby, having been...

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Results time

Thursday, 20 February 2020

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In our Happy House office, Auntie Velma and Janet are busy sending out exam results to sponsors.It's important to us to keep sponsors up to date with their child's progress and,...

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