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Lucie Skilton

Lucie Skilton

During the pandemic, I had the idea to create a book for my children's school, The Willesborough Schools. I wanted to record that unique time in our collective history, when schools were closed and children were introduced to 'home learning'. It was just an idea and I went to Steve, at KallKwik, and asked if he could help. My vision was to produce a kind of scrapbook, or yearbook, with pictures of children at home doing their baking and gardening and filling their time. Steve took the idea and ran with it: bringing both professional skill and expertise as well as his own enthusiasm and personal support for the project. He set up a system to collate all the material, was instrumental in the design and layouts and oversaw all the production. The end result was a world away from the initial kernel of an idea: a professionally produced hardcover book comprising over 350 colour pages with entries from over 600 children. It had a print run of 1,000 copies. A much-treasured record for all time. The book featured in the Kent Messenger and won a national award for 'Best Community Initiative During the Pandemic' which resulted in an invitation to Westminster to present a copy to MPs. My idea evolved into a whole community project and the end result, 'Lockdown Learning - The Willesborough Way' has an enduring legacy. Steve was instrumental in its creation and everyone at the Willesborough Schools; staff, students and their families alike will be forever proud of the book and grateful to Steve for his vital contributions to it: hours and hours of time and thought, his careful attention to detail and for elevating our vision from a school project to a professional, award-winning publication. Thank you Steve. We will be forever grateful.

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