Mobberley C of E Primary School
Mobberley Primary School is set in the heart of the Cheshire country side. It's a smaller school with a strong community feel, and a warm and nourishing atmosphere. The teachers and staff get to know the children and families very well, and often teach generations of the same family. The close village community means that the parents get to know all the students really well.
Mobberley Primary School offers a lot of additional activities before and after school, and brings in specialist teachers and visitors for teaching specific musical instruments.
The school has close connections with St Wilfrid's Church, and the children are taught Christian values.
Hopefully this short video helps provide some insights into the school, the teachers, the pupils and the atmosphere of the school.
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Photography by Ailsa Bee Photography
Lewman Acres- Alpacas and Guest House in South Lakeland
Addison Lewman takes Lkldtv on a tour of her family’s alpaca farm. Set on 5 acres off of Crews Lake Drive in South Lakeland, Lewman Acres- Alpacas and Guest House is home to Ryan and Megan Lewman, their children, a small herd of Alpacas, donkeys, pigs, and chickens. The guest house is a one bedroom home with a sleeper sofa that sleeps up to 4 guests.
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The alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a domesticated species of South American camelid. Alpacas are similar to llamas, and are often confused with them. The two animals are closely related, and can successfully cross-breed. They are also closely related to the vicuña, which is believed to be the alpaca's wild ancestor, and to the guanaco.
There are two breeds of alpaca: the Suri alpaca and the Huacaya alpaca.
Alpacas are kept in herds that graze on the level heights of the Andes of southern Peru, western Bolivia, Ecuador, and northern Chile at an altitude of 3,500 m (11,500 ft) to 5,000 m (16,000 ft) above sea level, throughout the year. Alpacas are considerably smaller than llamas, and unlike llamas, they were not bred to be beasts of burden, but were bred specifically for their fiber. Alpaca fiber is used for making knitted and woven items, similar to wool. These items include blankets, sweaters, hats, gloves, scarves, a wide variety of textiles and ponchos in South America, and sweaters, socks, coats and bedding in other parts of the world. The fiber comes in more than 52 natural colors as classified in Peru, 12 as classified in Australia and 16 as classified in the United States.
Alpacas have several different components to how they behave. They depend on their body communication to get their point across when they are threatened or happy. They spit when they are in distress, fearful, or to show dominance. Male alpacas tend to behave more aggressively than females, and they try to establish dominance of their herd group.
In the textile industry, alpaca primarily refers to the hair of Peruvian alpacas, but more broadly it refers to a style of fabric originally made from alpaca hair, but now often made from similar fibers, such as mohair, Icelandic sheep wool, or even high-quality wool. In trade, distinctions are made between alpacas and the several styles of mohair and luster.
Alpacas have been domesticated for thousands of years. The Moche people of northern Peru often used alpaca images in their art. There are no known wild alpacas, and its closest living relative, the vicuña (also native to South America), are believed to be the wild ancestor of the alpaca. The alpaca is larger than the vicuña, but smaller than the other camelid species.
Along with camels and llamas, alpacas are classified as camelids. Of the various camelid species, the alpaca and vicuña are the most valuable fiber-bearing animals: the alpaca because of the quality and quantity of its fiber, and the vicuña because of the softness, fineness and quality of its coat.
Alpacas are too small to be used as pack animals. Instead, they are bred exclusively for their fiber and meat. Alpaca meat was once considered a delicacy by Andean inhabitants. Because of the high price commanded by alpaca on the growing North American market, illegal alpaca smuggling had become a growing problem as of 2005.In 2014, a company was formed claiming to be the first to export US-derived alpaca products to China.