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We Love Donkeys at<br />
Redwings!<br />
If you <strong>lo</strong>ve donkeys, then Redwings<br />
Horse Sanctuary is the place to be<br />
this Easter!<br />
From 31st March, Redwings Oxhill near<br />
Banbury (CV35 0RP) will be hosting a<br />
jam-packed schedule of donkey-themed<br />
fun – plus entry is free!<br />
Get to meet adorable donkeys nose-tonose,<br />
including ir<strong>res</strong>istibly cute part-bred<br />
Poitou donkey Arya, and enjoy fascinating<br />
talks from those who <strong>lo</strong>ok after them.<br />
Redwings Oxhill is open every Friday,<br />
Saturday, Sunday and Monday,<br />
10am to 4pm (c<strong>lo</strong>sed Tuesdays,<br />
Wednesdays and Thursdays).<br />
Hatton welcomes their new<br />
spring born arrivals!<br />
There’s so much to see and do at Hatton Adventure World<br />
but Easter is always a favourite time to visit when the popular family<br />
attraction welcomes its extended family of new spring born animals.<br />
Visit the New Arrivals Marquee and meet their Spring new<br />
arrivals including chicks, ducklings, piglets, bunnies, goats and even<br />
Joeys. Take your seat on the Springtime Tractor Safari; meet the<br />
Masters of the Skies in the fantastic NEW Falconry Area and Falconry<br />
Displays; enter the Easter Egg Hunts with yummy prizes to be won<br />
and place your bets – the famous Hatton Sheepstakes are back!<br />
PLUS, there will be Animal Handling, Magic and Puppet Shows,<br />
Outdoor Laser Combat (8yrs+), Fun Fair Rides (younger children) and<br />
of course their huge indoor softplay area Snorty’s Superslide Mania!<br />
There will also be a special competition taking place in the Arts and<br />
Crafts tent for budding artists to draw a picture of Easter at Hatton.<br />
Entries will be displayed at the end of the Easter holidays when three<br />
winners will be chosen from the fol<strong>lo</strong>wing age groups: 4yrs and under,<br />
5-7yrs, and age 8yrs+.<br />
Three lucky winners will receive £30 in Hatton Adventure World<br />
vouchers and have their winning picture published in the <strong>lo</strong>cal p<strong>res</strong>s.<br />
Hatton Adventure World is open every day throughout the year<br />
(excluding Christmas Day and Boxing Day) from 10am to 5.30pm. For<br />
more information, please visit:<br />
www.hattonworld.com/adventure-world<br />
or telephone 01926 843411.<br />
Be Dog Smart is Dogs Trust’s<br />
successful campaign helping<br />
families understand more about<br />
how to behave around dogs in<br />
order to keep themselves safe.<br />
Our <strong>res</strong>ources contain <strong>lo</strong>ts of<br />
helpful tips and advice for parents<br />
to teach their children how to<br />
be safe around dogs whether at<br />
home or out and about.<br />
Dogs Trust are also offering<br />
FREE dog safety workshops for<br />
parents and children to ensure<br />
we can all live together safely<br />
and happily. If you would like<br />
to arrange a ‘Be Dog Smart’<br />
workshop or for more information<br />
please visit<br />
www.bedogsmart.org.uk<br />
Easter at Stratford<br />
Butterfly Farm<br />
There is something for visitors of all ages to<br />
discover this Easter at Stratford Butterfly Farm<br />
including the opening of brand new toilet<br />
facilities. Twice daily from 10th-21st April,<br />
children and adults can get c<strong>lo</strong>se to some<br />
amazing creatu<strong>res</strong> with ‘Meet the Minibeast’<br />
handling sessions under the supervision of the<br />
friendly and informative Education Team in the<br />
Discovery Zone.<br />
In the Rainfo<strong>res</strong>t Flight Area families can walk amongst hundreds of beautiful,<br />
tropical butterflies and discover the link that the Butterfly Farm has to the<br />
rainfo<strong>res</strong>ts of Belize and the ancient Maya civilisation. In Minibeast Metropolis<br />
visitors can find some of the world’s largest spiders living a<strong>lo</strong>ngside beetles, stick<br />
insects and reptiles. Running overhead on ropes are leafcutter ants working<br />
hard collecting leaves to bring back to their co<strong>lo</strong>ny. The co<strong>lo</strong>ny is now one of the<br />
largest on display in the UK and a fascinating sight to behold!<br />
www.butterflyfarm.co.uk<br />
Cracking Easter<br />
At Birdland<br />
There’s a host of egg-citing Easter events and activities taking place<br />
at Birdland throughout the holidays (Saturday 1st – Sunday 23th<br />
April).<br />
As well as Easter trails, quizzes and daily egg-themed talks and<br />
shows, the G<strong>lo</strong>ucestershire wildlife attraction is also expecting some<br />
egg-stra special new arrivals in their hatchery.<br />
Dozens of eggs in special incubators are due to hatch out over the<br />
Easter break and visitors will have the rare opportunity of watching<br />
the newborn chicks make their entry into the world.<br />
Families can also join in the Easter Challenge Quiz, hunting down 10<br />
hidden eggs around the park and answering some fun ornitho<strong>lo</strong>gical<br />
questions.<br />
Rissington Rd, Bourton-on-the-Water, Cheltenham GL54 2BN<br />
01451 820480 www.birdland.co.uk<br />
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Primary Times EASTER Issue 2017 | www.primarytimes.net/warwickshire
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