Archaeology 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. #

Hello! Mr Bloom here, and today I'm in a place called Norfolk.

Yeah, I've been travelling around meeting tiddlers

and finding out what they like to get up to.

Yep, and the Route Finder has brought me to King's Lynn. Yeah.

It's lovely being down here on the quay.

Got all these old buildings, and, eh - can you see that statue?

Yeah, that's of a fellow called Captain George Vancouver,

and he was an explorer.

Many years ago he sailed a ship from King's Lynn out into the open sea.

It must have been pretty exciting, eh?

Oh! Well now!

The Route Finder's going to show us a bit more about Norfolk.

There are trees in the woods with shelters to call home.

It's fun to explore, or wander and roam.

You can hop on a bike, take a cycling tour,

and tiddlers play football, Frisbee, and more.

There's a beach with a pier stretching way out to sea,

and seals swim by, oh, they're happy and free.

There are colourful huts painted red, yellow, blue,

and you can climb up high...

There's just so much to do!

Eh, I can see why these tiddlers love where they live.

Now, much like Captain Vancouver here,

I've been doing a bit of exploring, as well. Can you see?

Got my logbook here, so I can collect things

from all around Norfolk that remind me of my trip.

Oh, and do you remember this? Now, this is the badge that Jasmine made.

It's one of the lifeboats her dad works on,

and she and her friends invited me to look at one.

-Right then, Jasmine, what you do here?

-I put that rope in and out.

-What does that rope do?

-It's the sea anchor.

-A very important rope.

-Do you think we could help you tidy it up?

-Yes.

All right then, so, let's pick up this rope.

OK, and then let's feed it up to Jasmine.

Oh, you've got a big knot coming there, Rosie. Can you get it undone?

That's it. There we are. Get them out, get them out. Off me.

Here comes the sea anchor. There you are, Chris.

Get that stowed.

Oh, we're done.

Now, are there any other jobs that I could help out with, Jasmine?

-Yeah, you could help us take the boat outside.

-Sure. I'd love to help.

-ALL:

-Bye!

The lifeboat rescues people who may be in trouble out at sea,

so the engine has to be tested to make sure it's working properly.

-Wow! Look at it go!

-It's going very fast!

-ALL:

-Yay!

-Hiya!

Wow! They're doing a good job.

Here, now, have you spied this? Do you know what it is?

That's right, it's a compass.

And compasses, they show you which direction's which.

So, that way, that's north. That way's south.

Over there's east. And over there's West.

And, in fact, if we keep going that way, we'll end up at a sports centre

where I met Lily, Adele, Neve and Ben, some other friends of mine.

And they showed me their colourful climbing wall.

So, what we have to do before we climb?

Well, before, you've got to wear something special.

Helmet and a harness. And you've got to take that hat off.

-Really?

-Yes.

-Really?

-Yes.

-OK.

We're going to put this on for you. How does that feel?

-Does that fit all right?

-Yep.

-There we are. Oh! That's a good fit.

There you go. You're ready to climb.

-That's it! Can I use any colours?

-Yes!

-Oh, right, I've got a green one.

There's a purple one and a red one.

-Whoo!

-Go on, Mr Bloom!

Well done, Adele. That's good climbing.

-What colour are you touching there with your hand?

-Purple.

You got a purple one. Very good.

Look how high we've climbed!

We're like monkeys climbing up a tree, and...

I think I made it!

Here, now this was another good day.

This was the day I met Bobby and Arthur

and they took me out on their grandad's boat,

and we went to see some seals.

Now, do all these seals look the same to you?

There's two different types of seals, Mr Bloom.

What's different about them, Bobby?

-Because they're all different colours.

-That's right.

-What are they called?

-Common and grey.

-Wow!

So how can we tell the difference?

-The common seals are lighter in colour.

-The grey seals are darker.

Let's play a seal-spotting game, Mr Bloom.

Hey, that sounds like a good idea, Arthur.

One for Bobby.

We can stick stars on for all the seals we can see.

All right, I'm on.

-So what can you spy, Bobby?

-Common!

-Common? Common.

There's a star for a common. What about you, Arthur?

-I can see a common.

-There's a star.

-Two black ones!

-Two!

-Three common.

-So how many stars do you need?

-Three.

Right, there you go.

There were loads of seals to see.

Look at these houses. Some of them, they're very old, maybe 100 years.

That could be older than your granny and grandad.

Oh, and speaking of houses.

There were these tiddlers, Reuben, Millie, and Noah. Yeah.

They built this fantastic house out of leaves and sticks.

They also showed me how to make some yummy Bannock bread, too.

First of all, you need to scoop three cups of flour into your bowl.

Can you do that for me?

Very good. Now, we need some baking powder.

Can you scoop two teaspoons out of here please, Reuben?

Oh, that's very good. Now, we need some salt. That will be lovely.

-Bit of salt. In we go.

-What next?

-Shall we put the raisins in next?

And now you can stir it up, Reuben.

Well done. So, what are we going to do now, Kerry?

We're going to put some butter in.

Can you stab it down, so it cuts into lots of little pieces.

That's it, well done. Just got to put some water in, now.

-Oh, that's beautiful. Good pouring.

-Now give it a stir.

We're doing all right, aren't we?

Millie, if you take a clump out of your dough,

and we're going to roll it into a ball.

And then just pat it on your board, so it turns into a nice flat circle.

Put your Bannock bread in here, and then we can cook it over the fire.

Thank you very much.

So, we've got a nice hot fire here to cook the Bannock, but,

because it's hot, that means it's very dangerous.

So, tiddlers, you never go near the fire.

-It's just us grown-ups, in't it?

-Yes.

-Mm.

-Tasty.

-Yummy in my tummy.

I love it.

Right, I'm supposed to be meeting some tiddlers

here in this village, but so far, I haven't seen head nor tail of them.

Oh, maybe we should try up here. Are you going to come? Yeah.

Oh, aye! Eh, I think I found them.

Although, I'm not sure what they're doing.

Here, shall we go and find out? Yeah. Come on, then!

What do you think that is? Look, you've found something already.

Hey! It's Molly and Isabel. How you doing? Are you OK?

-BOTH:

-Yeah.

-Oh, and who's this?

-Gary!

-Hello, Gary.

-Hello, Mr Bloom.

-What are you doing?

-Are you planting things?

-BOTH:

-We're doing archaeology!

Oh, that's a bit of a funny word, isn't it? Arr-chaeology!

-Is it something to do with pirates?

-BOTH:

-No!

-No?

-BOTH:

-We're digging for fossils and bones.

-Oh, right.

You're digging in the ground and looking for things

that were around a long time ago.

So, what type of things have you found so far?

-Some brick.

-Oh, some brick.

If you're finding bricks, what does that mean? What was here?

-BOTH:

-A house.

-A house.

That's what I was thinking. You've done pretty well so far.

You found a lot, but there's still lots of digging to be done.

-BOTH:

-Yeah!

I think I know just the tiddlers who can lend us a hand!

All our tiddler friends from Norfolk have come along today.

You need a trowel. Do you want to get some gloves, as well?

Lucy will give you some gloves.

It's exciting this, isn't it?

You never know what you might find.

-So, what are you using, Isabel?

-A trowel.

-It is a trowel, in't it?

They're a bit different to the trowels I use in my allotment.

-They're a lot smaller and you have to scrape, don't you?

-Yeah.

-What have you found, Bobby?

-Teeth.

-Teeth.

I think that might be a sheep. We'll put that in the tray, yeah?

-So, Thomas, what have you found there?

-A tool.

-A tool. That's right.

This rock's called flint and it's different from other types of rocks

because it's very hard.

You can shape it so that it becomes nice and sharp

and then they can use it to make things.

-So, Ben, tell me what you found here.

-Money.

-Some money!

-Oh, can I take a peek?

-Yeah.

-Look at that!

-So, what's on this side of the coin?

-Drawing.

-And what's it a drawing of?

-Head.

-A head, yeah.

I think that might be the King.

You know what this says? 1944. That's a long time ago, that.

There you go. A bit of treasure for you.

Well, tiddlers, I've had a cracking time today.

Look at the treasure you found in the ground!

You know what, tiddlers, it's time I hit the road.

So, why don't you join me again soon when I'll be...

-ALL:

-Here and there!

-That's right. Bye-bye!

-ALL:

-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. #