TG Escapes Blog
The latest articles from the TG Escapes team. Read on to keep up to date on the latest innovations and stories in the world of modular eco-building for education and business.
Beat the Energy Suppliers with an efficient Garden Room
The world oil price has plummeted by more than 50% since last June and wholesale costs to energy suppliers have been slashed. During the years of rising oil prices and costs, retail energy prices were very quick to respond, but are proving woefully sticky on the...
Getting Ready for Spring in the Garden
Day by day, dawn is rising ever earlier and dusk descending a little later. Daylight hours are on the up and if you brave the elements and take a stroll around your garden, you will find that natureâs pioneers are already leading the way into spring. Snowdrops are...
The Capita Early Years Provision Conference
At a time when the baby boom is in full swing and the Government are increasingly looking to the Early Years sector to address the issue of inequality of opportunity to fully develop every childâs potential, it is an incredibly exciting and dynamic time in which to be...
Is your New Year Resolution to keep fit?
Amongst the top 50 New Year resolutions are a desire to learn to knit, to break a world record and to have cosmetic surgery. But assuming you are not planning on radical facial reconstruction, followed by a prolonged recovery period during which you attempt to knit...
The Funny Things Kids Say at Christmas
The Learning Escape team know all too well what a busy time of year this is for teachers, so thought weâd offer some light relief, gathering together some of the funniest stories about children and their thoughts about Christmas. At a nativity play our young...
Happy Christmas
It hardly seems possible that another whole year is almost over, but we are most definitely hurtling towards 2015 with that lightning fast rapidity that the countdown to Christmas always creates. We hope that 2014 has been good to you allâŠwe at the Garden Escape have...
Christmas guests are coming! A garden annexe could keep you smiling.
And the goose may well be getting fat, and stress levels are mounting as each new day brings us closer to the festive onslaught. Gifts to buy and wrap; cards to write and post; food and drink to be bought and cooked andâŠ.visitors to be accommodated, in every sense of...
Inspiring Spaces, Inspiring Children
Built from sustainable materials, a Learning Escape offers more than just a building. It provides schools with an opportunity to engage children in environmental citizenship by talking to them about materials, methods and energy efficiency. A new Learning Escape being...
Its Raining Again
Having just returned from an exceptionally soggy walking expedition with the dog (even he had had enough by the end of it!) I thought Iâd take a quick look at the long range weather forecasts for this winter and gingerly crossed my fingers in the hope that we are not...
Try Outdoor Learning for Anti-Bullying Week 17th-21st Nov
In recent years schools have made significant improvements in how they tackle bullying, but some groups of children are still more vulnerable to bullying than others. This year, during Anti-Bullying Week, the Anti-Bullying Alliance are calling upon the school...
Alleviate stress with a quiet garden room
Wednesday 5th November will mark the 16th  National Stress Awareness Day and this yearâs theme is âStress: the balancing act.â The focus will be upon the difficulty many of us share creating a harmonious balance between work, family, play and lifestyle. It will be...
Halloween party ideas from The Garden Escape
Itâs Halloween and time for all things spooky. If your children are too young to go trick or treating, or youâre not a fan of the activity, why not consider throwing a Halloween party for the kids at home. Here are just a few ideas to help you plan a perfectly creepy,...