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Fun!<br />
Lots to do in the Holidays!<br />
Bee-rilliant Summer<br />
Join the fun and games with our bee-rilliant<br />
Summer of sports holiday clubs, amazing trips<br />
and exciting masterclasses!<br />
Try a huge variety of sports and exciting<br />
activities every day at the areas only Ofsted<br />
registered School Holiday Sports Clubs!<br />
Open to children aged between 4 -12 years<br />
old, Bee Active offer children the chance to<br />
develop skills, try new sports and have fun in a<br />
safe and relaxed environment whilst under the<br />
supervision of our team of trusted, qualified and<br />
friendly coaches.<br />
Choose a venue and book now at:<br />
www.beeactive.co.uk or call: 01782 205 915<br />
With venues across the area and flexible booking<br />
options Bee Active are the number 1 rated school<br />
holiday sports club - see what other parents say on our<br />
Facebook reviews - search ‘Bee Active’<br />
The ultimate summer of fun at<br />
Drayton Manor Theme Park!<br />
With the school holidays on the horizon, Drayton Manor<br />
Park is set to welcome young and old for a good value,<br />
memorable day out. In the 15-acre Zoo, home to over 700<br />
animals from around the world, come and meet the new<br />
arrivals Kit and Leo, twin baby Cotton-Top Tamarins, Red<br />
Pandas Tika and Pema and the baby Tapir, Obie.<br />
With over 25 rides and attractions, the Island of Sodor at<br />
Thomas Land is the ultimate destination for little ones.<br />
Come and experience the new Red Balloon ride, and<br />
head up, up and away in a balloon over Thomas Land.<br />
To fully appreciate all that the Park has to offer this<br />
summer, enjoy a staycation at the 4 Star Drayton Manor<br />
Hotel with our Stay and Play packages. Fans of the little<br />
blue engine and his friends can also bunk down in their<br />
very own Thomas themed bunk bed and enjoy a magical<br />
start to the day with a special visit from one of the Park or<br />
Thomas Land characters at breakfast.<br />
What’s more, with the fantastic 4 for £80 ticket offer, valid<br />
on any age combination when booked in advance online<br />
or via the call centre, families don’t have to break the bank<br />
to enjoy a day out together. To book or for information visit<br />
www.draytonmanor.co.uk or call 0844 472 1950.<br />
There’s<br />
never<br />
been a<br />
better<br />
time to<br />
visit!<br />
Helen O’Grady is a world wide<br />
international drama academy.<br />
We pride ourselves on our unique drama curriculum,<br />
which is proven to improve the confidence, self esteem<br />
and inter personal skill of our students. With 100%<br />
LAMDA pass rate for our exams, students don’t just learn<br />
and develop through drama, they have FUN meet new<br />
friends and are allowed to express themselves freely!<br />
September 2017 is the new academic year – term 1<br />
begins! We are offering FREE trial lessons to all new<br />
students from 5th September 2017<br />
So call our office now to BOOK YOUR PLACE<br />
AND BE APART OF THE ACT!<br />
01889802376 email staffs@helenogrady.co.uk<br />
Lots to entertain<br />
visitors to the National<br />
Memorial Arboretum<br />
this summer<br />
Our 150-acre site is family friendly<br />
and there’s a lot for younger<br />
visitors to enjoy. It is home to an<br />
abundance of wildlife and children<br />
will enjoy exploring the many<br />
habitats and the wildlife pond –<br />
don’t forget your pond dipping<br />
equipment! Bring them to our<br />
Sensory Play Garden featuring<br />
tunnels, climbing globe, bannister<br />
slides and time circle and the play<br />
area in the Children’s<br />
Wood. Special<br />
events include a<br />
Wildlife Watch<br />
on 15 July,<br />
and Little<br />
Saplings<br />
Sensory Play<br />
on 4 Aug<br />
and 1 Sept<br />
with hands-on<br />
play and storytelling.<br />
Take a ride on our land train and<br />
enjoy the lovely views and explore<br />
the memorials from the comfort of<br />
your seat, whatever the weather.<br />
And join us on 5 Aug for the Home<br />
Front Proms, a summer’s evening<br />
of live orchestral performances and<br />
fireworks grand finale. Visit<br />
www.thenma.org.uk for details of<br />
these and other events.<br />
Splash!<br />
Beaudesert’s<br />
Summer Activity<br />
Week, “Splash”, is an<br />
action packed programme of<br />
activities including Via Ferrata,<br />
coracling, raft building, abseiling,<br />
archery, and zip wire. There is a<br />
trip walking in Cannock Chase,<br />
an optional trip to a local theme<br />
park and an incident hike to take<br />
part in. Lots of competitions and<br />
a full evening programme too with<br />
campfire, it’s a knockout, wide<br />
games, films and a disco.<br />
www.beaudesert.gov<br />
Summer holiday fun<br />
on the farm<br />
Want to get the kids out<br />
into the great outdoors this<br />
summer holiday? Head to<br />
Penkridge’s Lower Drayton<br />
Farm!<br />
This friendly working farm<br />
attraction offers the chance<br />
to meet and learn and animals<br />
before hopping on the farm trailer<br />
ride for a fun yet educational farm<br />
tour. There’s also a woodland<br />
walk, nature trail, adventure<br />
playground with zipwire and new<br />
grass sled track as well as a<br />
Maize Maze.<br />
Open for summer from Sat 29th<br />
July – Fri 1st Sep 2017<br />
www.lowerdraytonfarm.co.uk<br />
SUMMER FUN<br />
Bank Holiday entertainment for all ages<br />
Celebrate summer in style at The National Brewery Centre’s bank<br />
holiday event August 27th & 28th.<br />
Sooty and his friends will be making their debut appearance so come<br />
along & be entertained. The event will also feature other stage shows<br />
and indoor & outdoor activities for all ages. Free entry to the museum<br />
is included in the ticket price so why not say hello to our lovely shire<br />
horses, peruse the vintage vehicles,<br />
toot the steam horn on the robey<br />
engine & much much more.<br />
10am – 5pm. Tickets £6 Child<br />
or Adult. Family/Group of 4 £20<br />
Book now on line or<br />
call 01283 53288<br />
Whatever the weather this summer, children can have fun playing<br />
in the sand, and there’s no need to trek to the coast to find it! At<br />
Freeport Talke’s very own indoor beach right here in <strong>Staffordshire</strong><br />
you’ll find tonnes of golden sand for the family to enjoy, together<br />
with a programme of free family activities during the summer<br />
school holidays. We’ll have children’s entertainment every Thursday<br />
including acts such as our old seaside favourite Punch & Judy,<br />
balloon modelling, face painting and children’s workshops. Together<br />
with the line-up of stores, places to eat, and savings on back to<br />
school shopping available –a family visit to Freeport Talke Outlet this<br />
summer will be well worth it!<br />
Check out our website www.freeport-talke.com and our facebook<br />
for details of ‘What’s On’ each week from 27 July to 3 September.<br />
www.primarytimes.net/staffordshire | SUMMER 2017 <strong>Primary</strong> <strong>Times</strong> 9
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