Primary Times Derbyshire Winter 2017

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Do you know a child who enjoys singing?
Derby Cathedral is offering boys and girls in school years three to six
the chance to sample what it is like to be a chorister, find out about the
opportunities it offers and experience singing alongside the choristers. The
‘Be A Chorister for a Day’ workshop is on 27 January 3pm to 6pm. Call the
Cathedral’s Director of Music, Hugh Morris to find out more and reserve a
place.
Brand new indoor play facility at
Peak Shopping Village.
Peak Adventure is now open at
Peak Shopping Village, Rowsley.
It has a brilliant play frame with 4 tiers, offers soft play for
ages 0 to 11 years from 10am to 6pm every day, and will
certainly keep the children happy time and time. Breakfasts,
light bites, snacks and main meals are available throughout
the day and the menu includes firm favourites such as
pizzas, jacket potatoes, lasagne and much more. Party
package also available.
Calm Little Sore Throats With Throaty Soothe
Sore throats are not fun and can impact children’s (and parents) eating, sleeping and
moods. Thankfully, there is a new sore throat treatment range for children, Throaty
Soothe, which combines natural
ingredients, free from artificial
colours and provides parents and
carers with a safe and effective
option to help treat sore throats
and dry and productive coughs.
Sugar free, Throaty Soothe syrup,
can be used from 12 months
and contains Icelandic moss
and mallow in a cherry flavoured
syrup. Available in a strawberry
flavour, Throaty Soothe lozenges,
for children aged 4 years and
older contains Icelandic moss
and calcium pantothenate.
Calcium pantothenate supports
the soothing effect of Icelandic
moss. www.throatysoothe.
co.uk
Access Performances and Santa Visits
Our theatres in the region offer a number of access performances: relaxed, BSL
interpreted, audio described and captioned. The relaxed performances offer an
enjoyable environment for everyone including young people and adults with disabilities.
Further details can be found in the Box Office guide.
The National Trust are offering Signing Father Christmas sessions (20 to 22
Dec) in the Grotto at Kedleston Hall, aimed at deaf or hearing-impaired children, and
also for children with additional needs such as autism.
Primary Times Christmas
Card Competition 2017
Every year Primary Times asks children to create the
picture for our Christmas Card. This year we received
a sack full of wonderful entries and we would like to
thank you all for taking the time to draw, colour, paint
and glitter your designs for us!
The overall winner of the competition is Holly
Zheng’s, aged 6 from Garnetbank Primary School in
Glasgow who will receive 50 Christmas cards made
up in her design of Santa next to a Christmas Tree.
We were so overwhelmed by the standard of entries
that we have also decided to award two runner up
prizes who will also receive 50 copies of their designs
made into cards, they were:
(Igloo) Sahaib Parvez,
aged 10 from Cambuslang,
Glasgow
(nativity) Florence Holt,
aged 6 from Radley Primary
School, Abingdon.
Everyone that entered was
a winner.
Change a child’s life by
becoming a foster carer
Loving and stable foster homes are needed for Derbyshire children and
the County Council are looking for caring people that can make a real
difference to the life of a child in our care. Foster carers can be from
all walks of life and backgrounds. We need long-term and short-term
foster homes, ranging from single-night emergency stays to placements
which can last for several years.
Derbyshire County Council Cabinet Member for Young People
Councillor Alex Dale said: “Being a foster carer is a very important
and rewarding job. We’re looking for
homes for children of all ages and abilities
and for carers who can help us keep
brothers and sisters together. “Looking
after children requires patience, kindness
and understanding and we provide our
amazing team of foster carers with all the
support they need to give every child
the safe and happy home life they
deserve.”
Foster carers need to be over 21
and can be single, married, straight,
gay or transgender, from any ethnic
origin, working or not, renting or
homeowners. County council
carers receive weekly payments
with additional allowances, get
full training and on-going support
from a dedicated social worker.
To find out more, email fostering@
derbyshire.gov.uk visit our website
at www.derbyshire.gov.uk/
fostering or call the fostering
team on 0800 083 77 44.
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FREE ENTRY for 1 person
with this voucher when accompanied
by a paying visitor!
(This cannot be used in
conjunction with any other offer)
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