Eleanor Palmer Leaplings!

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We celebrated 29 February today- a leap day!

We have two special connections: Ross our head of Playcentre, was 13 today! He was born on 29 February 1964.

And Eleanor Palmer, our namesake and a Tudor lady of repute , who bequeathed ‘ Fortys Field’ to the poor of the parish , died on 29 February 1558. Her gravestone is at Barnet Parish Church and we have a photo.

But that can’t be right!? 1558 isn’t a leap year!!

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