Ropewalk Community Garden 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, the 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, Tiddlers! How you tiddling? Ah, Mr Bloom here.

I'm doing a spot of watering before I head out and about.

I love going on my travels, going here and there,

finding out what you Tiddlers get up to.

And I know that some of you, you like to go for walks,

play sports, and also go feeding the ducks.

-DING-DING

-Oh, it's the Route Finder.

Now, I wonder who it's going to be today?

Hello, Mr Bloom.

My name is Khadija and I want to show you a very special place.

It's somewhere everyone is welcome.

And we all use it in different ways.

Yeah!

It's Ropewalk Community Garden.

-Hi. This is my friend, Adib.

-Hi, Mr Bloom!

And we come here to play tag.

Tag!

Let me tag you. Tag!

We help grow things in the garden.

The other one's a bit big.

Look at these juicy tomatoes.

They're ready to be picked.

Our garden's really important.

Why don't you come and visit?

Ooh... Well, I like the sound of that.

I'm on my way. And are you going to join us?

Off we go.

# 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 till you show me around

# Tiddlers, I'm on my way

# So where am I today? #

TIDDLERS: Southampton!

Hey, they've got a lovely garden here, you know.

Some right pretty flowers.

I reckon I'll find loads of things for me log book today.

But I can't hang about. I've got to go and find those Tiddlers.

So, erm...

Oh - speaking of which, I think I spied 'em.

Hey! There we are! Oh, it's Adib and Khadija. Hello, Tiddlers!

-Hello, Mr Bloom!

-Hello!

-Hello, mums and dads.

-Hello, Mr Bloom.

-Hello, Mr Bloom.

What have you been growing here?

-Strawberries.

-Strawberries.

-Now, who likes strawberries?

-Me!

-Me!

-Mums and dads as well. Everyone likes strawberries.

-Show me some strawberries, Adib.

-There's a big one here.

Oh, he's a big fella. What about you, Khadija?

And one there.

-And you grew these strawberries from seeds, didn't you, Tiddlers?

-Yeah.

-We've got some seeds left over, Mr Bloom. Do you want them?

-Yeah!

That's very kind of you. You know what I could do with these?

I could put them in me log book so I can remember our day together.

-Very good. Are these strawberries ready to eat yet?

-No.

-No.

-We have to wait.

-That's right. We have to wait for them to...

-Grow big!

-Yeah.

What else have you been doing?

We saw some caterpillars and butterflies.

-Hey, that sounds exciting. So which way is it, Adib?

-This way, Mr Bloom.

OK, let's hop and skip and jump!

Ooh, hello. Who's this, Adib?

This is Paul.

-He's from Lost Butterflies Found.

-Oh, right, I see.

-Hello, Paul.

-Hello, Mr Bloom. Pleasure to meet you.

-Likewise.

So what does Paul do?

He looks after caterpillars, moths and butterflies.

-Is that right, Paul?

-Yes, we do.

We build new homes for homeless butterflies and moths.

Yay! Paul, have you got any caterpillars you could show us?

You see the little black things? That's the caterpillars. Yes.

-Look at that.

-Wow!

I brought one for you as well, Khadija.

They're brand-new caterpillars. They only hatched two days ago.

Oooh, how does that feel, Khadija?

-A bit tickly.

-Tickly?

'There are all sorts of different caterpillars.

'Always ask a grown-up if it's safe to pick one up.'

-I can see my one as well.

-Is he moving, Adib?

Oh, and what are they doing with that fennel frond?

Eating some of the leaves.

How big will these caterpillars grow?

-Oh, they'll grow nearly as big as my finger here.

-Really?

-They'll have to eat a lot to grow that big, won't they?

-Yeah.

They'll eat all that.

Tiddlers, once caterpillars have eaten everything they can

and they're full to the brim and nice and big, what happens then?

They become into a cocoon.

Yeah. They transform into cocoons or chrysalises.

Well, let's have a look here. Oh, wow!

-So there's a caterpillar inside there?

-There is. That's right.

So he's having a sleep in that sleeping bag, is he?

-Yes. It's just like a sleeping bag.

-Is he ready to wake up?

When they wake up, they pop out.

-And then he gets on his business as a butterfly.

-Yes.

-So he's a transformer, isn't he?

-Oh, he is.

If they don't need these cocoons once they fly off,

-have you any spare I can have?

-I have a special one for you.

This is from the largest moth in Europe. This is from a silk moth.

Wow! Look at that!

That's huge.

And you know where I can put this, Khadija?

In your log book, Mr Bloom.

That's right. In me log book.

-Oh, hang on...

-DING-DING

It's me Route Finder.

Oh, aye. The Route Finder wants to show us more

about butterflies and caterpillars.

Look at this butterfly breaking out of its chrysalis.

Oh, isn't it beautiful?

There are lots of different butterflies and moths.

Some are big.

And some are small.

And some are very colourful.

Wow! Look at all those butterflies fluttering away.

Whooo! Well, there we go, Tiddlers.

-Butterflies are some amazing creatures, aren't they?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

Now, Paul said we might be able to see some butterflies.

What butterflies do you have?

We've got one of the rarest butterflies in the country.

A European swallowtail.

-Would you like to hold one?

-I'd love to hold one.

-You show me what to do, Paul.

-I will.

If I take this... Because they see red, and they love fruit.

This is a old strawberry, one you grew, Khadija.

-Yep.

-So if I put a bit of that on your finger, OK?

-Because they love that. Let's see if I can get one out for you.

-OK.

-Hello...

-Very, very gently...

Hey, hello there, fella.

European swallowtail butterfly.

Wow, Tiddlers. Look at this.

They're very pretty colours.

What colours can you see, Adib?

Black, yellow, blue and red.

Do you know where this butterfly came from, Khadija?

It came from the cocoon that we saw and the caterpillar that we saw.

That's right. All those teeny black caterpillars,

they go into that chrysalis and do their magic transformation

and turn into a beautiful butterfly like this.

What does he like to eat, Paul?

He likes purple flowers, because he can see only purple and red.

I've got a purple bush. This is a Buddleia.

Would you like to go up there? All right, go on.

-Do you reckon he's happy there?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

So, Adib, what shall we do now?

Plant some flowers to help the butterflies.

Ooh, sounds like a good idea to me. Let's go!

-Bye, Paul!

-Bye-bye, Mr Bloom.

-Hey! Tiddlers, who's this?

-Branca.

-Branca.

-Hello, Branca.

-Hello, Mr Bloom.

I believe we're going to do something to help the butterflies.

That's right. We're going to plant on our hugel bed.

-We're planting for butterflies and moths.

-A hugel bed?

That's a nice word. Can you say hugel bed?

-Hugel bed.

-Hugel bed.

Yeah. So, erm...what's a hugel bed?

It's like a giant compost heap.

Really? A giant compost heap for butterflies.

-Shall we get planting?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-OK!

Oh, this is good soil for growing.

-See how nice and soft that is?

-Yeah.

That's because we have all the creepy-crawlies.

One of these just came in my hand.

Look at that daddy woodlouse. He's a biggie, isn't it?

We're looking for earthworms.

'Earthworms make the soil good for plants to grow in.'

Here we go. A big, fat one. Have you seen this, kids?

-Look at that, Tiddlers!

-A big, fat one!

He's very busy doing important jobs underground.

Oh!

Here we go. There's your strawberry plant, Adib.

We'll stick that in there.

Welcome to your new home, strawberry plant.

That's our Buddleia. This is the most popular butterfly bush.

-What a butterfly's favourite colour?

-Purple.

-Purple.

Yeah. I reckon it'll love this plant.

-Have we done a good job?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

Yeah. I reckon the butterflies will love it here.

'And everyone who lives around here can come and enjoy the butterflies.'

Here, Mr Bloom.

I have a present for you.

It's a flower for your log book.

Oh, thank you, Khadija.

So, let's see what we've collected today.

Pop that in there.

-And then, look! What's this?

-A cocoon.

That's right. It's the cocoon Paul gave us.

Yeah.

Oh. And who gave me these?

-Me.

-Yeah, Adib.

These are the leftover strawberry seeds.

Well, there we are. A page full of memories.

Why don't you go here and there

and find out about the exciting places where YOU live?

We've been 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. Thanks for showing us round, Branca.

It's been fantastic looking round here.

Tiddlers, thanks for inviting me.

I can see why you like spending time here.

But it's time for me to go now.

-So, you join me soon when I'll be...

-Here and there!

-Here and there!

You're right. Bye-bye. Bye!

-Bye-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. #