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From Garden to Bowl: Making carrot soup at Blue Windmill Nursery

From Garden to Bowl: Making Carrot Soup at Blue Windmill There’s something very satisfying about eating something you’ve grown yourself, especially when you’ve been involved in every stage, from planting the seeds to preparing the finished meal. At Blue Windmill Nursery, our latest garden-to-table project involved turning our home-grown carrots into a delicious soup to […]

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Rugby in Bloom Platinum Award-Winners!

Rugby in Bloom Platinum Award 2026 We’re delighted that Blue Windmill Nursery was able to celebrate our Platinum Award in this year’s Rugby in Bloom competition at a ceremony this morning. Our resident gardener, Barbara Spiby, represented the nursery along with nursery owner, Sharon Peach. They attended the Rugby in Bloom awards ceremony at The

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Autumn Stay-and-Play at Blue Windmill Nursery

Autumn activities at nursery in Rugby It was lovely to welcome parents and carers into our Garden of Discovery on Thursday for our Autumnal Stay-and-Play morning. We had organised a range of seasonal activities for families to enjoy together, including nature weaving, pumpkin exploration and exploring natural materials. We wanted our parents to see what

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A Very Special Graduation Day at Blue Windmill Nursery

There are some days in nursery life that feel particularly special, and our Leavers’ Graduation Assembly was certainly one of them. This year, we gathered together to celebrate our preschool children as they reached the end of their time at Blue Windmill Nursery and prepared for the exciting next step of starting school. For many

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From Our Nursery Garden to the Lunch Table

There was great excitement in the Blue Windmill garden recently when the children helped to harvest sweetcorn and courgettes that had been growing at nursery. Growing our own fruit and vegetables gives children the opportunity to see where food comes from and to notice how plants change over time. They can watch small seedlings develop,

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Top award for our day nursery garden in Rugby

Blue Windmill Nursery, a children’s nursery with a large garden in Rugby, has been awarded Platinum in the Schools Rugby in Bloom 2026 competition, as featured in the Rugby Observer. We are absolutely thrilled to receive the award, which recognises the work that has gone into making our garden a beautiful, engaging and nature-rich environment

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Thank You for Making Our Father’s Day Celebration So Special

We would like to say a huge thank you to all of our Blue Windmill families who joined us for our Father’s Day celebration. It was wonderful to see so many parents, siblings and other special family members enjoying the afternoon together in our nursery gardens. In the days leading up to the event, the

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Reading Activities for Babies: Our First Mobile Library Visit

Reading activities for babies can begin long before children are able to recognise words or turn pages independently. This week, our babies enjoyed a very special milestone at Blue Windmill Nursery as they visited the mobile library for the very first time. The excitement was clear from the moment we arrived. There were books to

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Father’s Day Picnic at Blue Windmill Nursery

We’re looking forward to welcoming our nursery families to a special Father’s Day Picnic at Blue Windmill Nursery on Friday 19th June 2026 (weather permitting). Father’s Day Picnic Rugby The picnic will begin at 4pm and gives us a wonderful opportunity to bring together children, parents and siblings for a relaxed afternoon in our nursery

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Learning About Road Safety and Nature at the Park

Our older children at Blue Windmill Nursery recently enjoyed a visit to a local park as part of our ongoing learning about road safety and the world around us. Before setting off, the children put on their bright high-visibility jackets and talked about how these help people see them clearly when they are out and

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