■ Andy Griffiths, the Australian children’s author of the Treehouse series, visited Grove primary school in Claremont, on Thursday February 23. Shrieks of laughter could be heard from the hall during his talk and Griffiths also signed copies of his books. In the build up to his visit, the library held a mini treehouse building competition, and Griffiths visited the library and admired the village of treehouses.