Blakesley Hall Mr Bloom: Here and There

# Hello! My name is Mr Bloom

# And I'd like to come to see you soon

# I'm out on the road, you see

# Here and there so that we

# Can get together and have some fun

# I'll help you out if there's work to be done

# So where is it you like to go?

# Call me up and let me know

# What is it you like to do?

# I'll pop along and do it, too

# Cities, towns or countryside

# I can travel far and wide

# I'm all about and everywhere

# I'm here and there

# Here and there

# I'm here and there. #

Hey, hello there, Tiddlers. It's nice to see you.

Mr Bloom here

and I'm cleaning up the garden before I head off on my travels.

I'm going to be going here and there

to find out what you like to do where you live.

I've heard some of you, you like to

ride your scooter in the park or help out in the garden.

Some of you might even be a member of an exciting club.

RINGING

Oh, well there goes my Route Finder. Let's see who wants to get in touch.

I wonder who it is.

-Hello, Mr Bloom, my name's Anaya.

-And I'm Chloe.

We love visiting somewhere very special. It's just through here.

This is Blakesley Hall. We have so much fun here.

BOTH: Wow!

It's fun to explore inside.

Look at that! So old and big.

This house was built nearly 500 years ago. That's very, very old.

Even older than our grandpas and grandmas.

Look at that fireplace and the bed.

-The gardens are beautiful.

-And we love having picnics here.

We love coming here, Mr Bloom.

Why don't you come along and join in the fun?

Now, I like the sound of that. I'm on my way.

And you're going to join us!

Right then. Let's hit the road.

# Whereabouts will I end up next?

# Let's put my Route Finder to the test

# It could be a beach, a village or a city

# Museum or a school, a garden so pretty

# A church or a station, a river or town

# I just can't wait until you show me around!

# Tiddlers, I'm on my way

# So where am I today? #

TIDDLERS: Birmingham!

Here, I'm looking forward to finding lots of things today

to put into my log book.

But first things first,

I need to find that big house the Tiddlers are talking about.

Have you seen it anywhere?

Ooh, I wonder what's through there.

Well, pull up my parsnips, look at this house!

The Tiddlers are right, it's lovely. So, let's go find 'em!

And, erm... Ooh, I think I've found them. Come on!

-Hello there, Tiddlers!

-Hello, Mr Bloom!

Oh, it's nice to see you, Anaya and Chloe. So, what are you up to?

-We're doing a nature trail.

-Ooh, a nature trail! Sounds exciting.

And what do you have to do?

You have to do some rubbings and then when it shows a picture,

-then you have to stop.

-And I can see you've solved the first clue!

It says, "Eat me raw or in a pie..."

-And what was the answer?

-An apple.

-Yeah, it's an apple.

Just like the apples here in the tree.

-Could I help with the next clues?

-Yeah.

OK, so, Chloe, can you read out the next one?

"From flower to flower..."

-Ooh, that's a good clue. So, what buzzes?

-A bee.

Hey, I think you're right there! Bees.

Because bees, they go from flower to flower

-and they make lots of yummy...

-Honey!

-Yeah!

-So, I tell you what, shall we buzz off and try and find this bee?

-Yeah!

You coming as well? Well, let's buzz! Bzzz...

-Look, there's a bee hive!

-Hey, you're right, Chloe!

-Maybe the bee rubbing's round here. Can you see it?

-Oh, yeah!

-Over there.

-Ah, well found, Anaya! So, do you want to get a rubbing?

OK. So, Tiddlers, what's the next clue?

"..my calming powers."

Well, I think I might know what it is. What do you reckon, Tiddlers?

-Lavender.

-Lavender, that's right.

I was thinking of that because look,

there's loads of lavender all around us.

And lavender's lovely smell can make you feel nice and calm.

-Now, who can find that post?

-Ooh, there it is.

-Ah, well found.

Would you like to do the last rubbing?

Hey, you know what, I'd love to.

Come on then, let's get this lavender rubbing in here.

-Can you see what's coming through?

-Lavender.

-Hey, look at that!

-Whoo!

-We've got all three of them.

-Yay!

-Yeah, we've got them all done.

-Would you like to keep it, Mr Bloom?

Aww, that's very kind of you, Chloe.

-You know what, I could put it in my log book, couldn't I?

-Yeah.

Hey, I can't wait to see what else happens here.

Lead the way, Tiddlers!

Ooh, it's raining! Keep under the umbrella!

-Hello there! Chloe, who's this?

-Abby.

-Very nice to meet you, Abby.

-Nice to meet you too, Mr Bloom.

And this is a very fine bird you've got here.

-Tiddlers, what type of bird is this?

-A falcon.

-Oh, a falcon.

And have you seen falcons like this before?

-Yes, I've seen some at Blakesley Hall.

-Wow!

So, what do the falcons get up to, Abby?

-Sometimes we let people handle the birds.

-Really?

-Is there any chance we could have a go?

-Of course you can.

-What do you reckon, Tiddlers?

-Yes!

Abby has brought along lots of birds for us to meet.

Hey, this is going to be so much fun!

-So, there's your glove.

-And why are you wearing this glove, Chloe?

-Because of the bird's claws.

-That's right.

They can get very sharp and this glove will help keep you safe.

So, push your fingers in.

Good boy.

This is Buzz and he's our kestrel.

When you're flying him, what you're going to need to do is put

your arm straight out like that and then keep it up as high as you can.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Buzz.

Well done! How does it feel holding Buzz?

-He feels quite heavy when he landed on me.

-Really?

-He's got very pretty feathers, hasn't he?

-Yeah.

So, this is Newton and he is something called a Chaco owl.

OK, hold your arm out there so you're like a tree. OK.

I think he likes you! Wow, look at all those feathers!

SHE LAUGHS

So, what do you reckon, Anaya?

-You've had a go, Chloe's had a go, can I have a go?

-Yeah.

What type of bird am I going to be handling?

-You'll handle one of our Bateleur eagles.

-Right, OK.

Hello! And who's this?

-This is Nugget.

-Hello, Nugget. Ooh, you're very heavy.

-How old is Nugget?

-She's about seven years old now.

-Right.

She's very pretty. Don't you think?

Well, I never thought I'd get the chance to have

-an eagle perching on my arm. Did I do well?

-Yes.

-Ten out of ten.

You did so well, Mr Bloom. We want to give you this feather.

Oh, that's very kind of you! And where did this feather come from?

It came from a hawk.

So I imagine that bird, he must have been moulting, which is

when a bird loses some feathers before it grows new ones.

In fact, it's a bit like when the leaves fall off the trees.

-I'll pop this in my log book later.

-RINGING

Oh, speaking of which... There goes my Route Finder.

Ah, now I think the Route Finder wants to show us more about birds.

Ooh, look how big this eagle is! His wings are wider than a car.

This peregrine falcon can fly as fast as an aeroplane.

And this vulture can fly as high as an aeroplane.

Hey, it must be so much fun soaring through the clouds.

-That was interesting, wasn't it, Tiddlers?

-Yeah.

What are we going to do next?

There's one more bird to show you, Mr Bloom.

-Ooh, and what kind of bird's this?

-It's a bird we're going to make.

We're going to make a bird! That sounds unusual.

Well, come on, let's get to it.

Hey!

-Now then, Chloe, who's this?

-Spencer.

-Hello there, Spencer.

-Hello.

-Nice to meet you. So, what are we doing here, Anaya?

-Making a stick falcon.

-This is willow, is that right, Spencer?

Yep, these are willow sticks.

It looks like a bit of hard work. Do you need any help, Spencer?

A lot to do so the more hands the merrier.

-Well, we've got six hands, haven't we?

-Yeah.

-Let's get cracking.

-OK, then, this is the help we need.

You're going to push the willow into the wing and you're going to go in

and out like a weave until this gets to the body of the falcon.

And then you can do the magic thing with the willow, you can

kink it and it doesn't break. And then we can feed the whip end in.

That's it, take it all the way through.

-You're doing it, you're doing it. That's it.

-Bit more.

-Perfect.

-Into there now.

-We're making his wings nice and strong, eh?

-Yeah.

Brilliant.

All we've got to do now is add the lavender to finish it off.

This lavender will make our willow bird smell lovely.

-Anaya, what would you call our bird?

-Lavender Falcon.

-Lavender Falcon, very good.

-I'll just put this here.

Well, look at this magnificent bird, Tiddlers.

-We've done a good job here, haven't we?

-Yeah.

Yeah, you've done a cracking job!

Here, Mr Bloom, there's some leftover lavender.

Thank you very much, Chloe. You know what?

I could put this lavender in my log book, couldn't I?

I'll put it in here,

right next to those robins we made on the trail.

That was good, wasn't it?

And I've also got this feather here,

kindly given to us by one of our feathered friends.

It was something special having that eagle land on my arm.

Why don't you go here and there

and find out about the special places where you live?

We went here!

We went there!

We've been everywhere!

Why don't you go to the CBeebies website,

where you can make your very own Here And There log book too!

-Well, there we go. A smashing day. Have you had fun?

-Yeah.

Well, I'm very glad to hear it. But you know what?

It's time I hit the road. So, you join me again soon when I'll be...

Here and There!

-That's right. Bye-bye!

-Bye!

# Where is it you like to go?

# Call me up and let me know

# What is it you like to do?

# I'll pop along and do it, too

# Cities, towns, the countryside

# I can travel far and wide

# I'm all about and everywhere

# I'm here and there. #