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<strong>Primary</strong> <strong>Times</strong> <strong>Staffordshire</strong><br />
WHAT’S ON WHERE<br />
WOW!<br />
what’s<br />
9 Jul – 16 Jul<br />
The Space<br />
The Brewhouse Arts Centre<br />
DE14 1AA<br />
www.brewhouse.co.uk<br />
5:30-7pm Amusic, art, and cinema<br />
space has been set aside for young<br />
people to develop new skills and<br />
produce amazing things! Tutors are<br />
on hand to lead avariety of skills<br />
incorporating movie making, art, DJ,<br />
digital media, music and recording<br />
techniques. Support is also available<br />
for achieving an Arts Award which is<br />
open to everyone. Runs on 9and 16<br />
July. Ages 7+. Price £4.<br />
bDance Kids<br />
The Brewhouse Arts Centre<br />
DE14 1AA<br />
www.brewhouse.co.uk<br />
5-6pm Afun and funky introduction<br />
to dance, aimed at developing coordination<br />
and confidence. Young<br />
dancers are encouraged to be creative<br />
and expressive through different<br />
dance styles. Classes are taught in a<br />
relaxed, fun environment, come and<br />
join the fun! Ages 6+. Price £4.<br />
9 Jul – 31 Jul<br />
July The Colour Blue Trail<br />
The Potteries Museum and Art<br />
Gallery ST1 3DW<br />
www.potteriesmuseum.org.uk<br />
Help Ozzy Owl find 12 items around<br />
the museum that are the colour blue.<br />
£1 per trail and includes afree pencil.<br />
Suitable for children under 10.<br />
9 Jul – 12 Aug<br />
Puppets on Parade Exhibition<br />
Museum Of Cannock Chase<br />
WS12 1TD<br />
www.museumofcannockchase.org<br />
11am There is alot for families to enjoy<br />
in this fun interactive exhibition. You can<br />
dress up as afairy tale character or put<br />
on your own Punch and Judy puppet<br />
show. You can even star on screen<br />
with your favourite puppet. Come and<br />
explore these fabulous characters and<br />
the stories they bring to life. This event<br />
runs every day until 12 August.<br />
9 Jul – Ongoing<br />
Replica 1940s War Room<br />
Installations<br />
National Memorial Arboretum<br />
DE13 7AR<br />
www.thenma.org.uk<br />
Explore the working environment of a<br />
1940s RAF Command and Operations<br />
room, and get ready for inspection in<br />
the 1940s style Billet room. Children<br />
can get into character using dressing<br />
up items, and meet RAF costumed<br />
interpreters on selected weekends<br />
throughout the summer holidays.<br />
on where<br />
9 Jul – Ongoing<br />
Athletics coaching<br />
Rowley park sports stadium ST17<br />
9XX<br />
www.freedom-leisure.co.uk<br />
6-7:15pm Come along for athletics<br />
coaching on Mondays. Ages 8-15. £2<br />
per session. T: 01785 249737.<br />
11 Jul<br />
Thank You Youth Festival<br />
National Memorial Arboretum<br />
DE13 7AR<br />
www.thenma.org.uk<br />
9am -5pm We are inviting young<br />
people from schools across the<br />
country to attend our Thank You<br />
Youth Festival. The free to attend<br />
day, supported by funding from The<br />
Royal British Legion, will explore<br />
the invaluable legacy of the First<br />
World War generation and will allow<br />
attendees to say their own ‘Thank<br />
You’ to the generation of people who<br />
served, sacrificed and changed the<br />
world forever. FREE.<br />
12 Jul – 19 Jul<br />
Trinity Warriors Academy<br />
The Brewhouse Arts Centre<br />
DE14 1AA<br />
www.brewhouse.co.uk<br />
5-6pm Trinity Warriors have worked<br />
on Blue Peter, Got to Dance, Ashley<br />
Banjo’s Secret Street Crew and<br />
have featured in numerous music<br />
videos. Being part of The Trinity<br />
Academy gives you access to<br />
exclusive workshops (previously led<br />
by Flawless, Diversity, Antics etc.) and<br />
the opportunity to compete nationally<br />
under the ‘Trinity’ umbrella. Sessions<br />
for ages 6-10 at 5-6pm and ages 11+ at<br />
6-7:30pm. £5 per session.<br />
12 Jul – Ongoing<br />
Walking netball<br />
Stafford Leisure Centre ST16 3TA<br />
www.freedom-leisure.co.uk<br />
10-11am Come along for walking<br />
netball sessions on Thursday<br />
mornings. Ages 5-10.<br />
£4.50 per session. £2 per session.<br />
T: 01785 815715.<br />
13 Jul – 15 Jul<br />
Lichfield Arts Fuse Festival<br />
Beacon Park WS13 6QZ<br />
www.lichfieldhistoricparks.co.uk<br />
A FREE community music and arts<br />
festival in Beacon Park. It will present<br />
a vibrant celebration of arts, culture,<br />
creativity and community, where<br />
thousands of people will be brought<br />
together in afamily friendly<br />
environment.<br />
13 Jul – 31 Aug<br />
Wildlings<br />
The Wolseley Centre ST17 0WT<br />
www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk<br />
10:30am-12pm Give your kiddos a<br />
chance to experience fire, get mucky<br />
and play independently in our outdoor<br />
classroom. Price: £5 per child and £3<br />
for additional siblings. Activities will be<br />
mostly appropriate for children aged<br />
6+ months. Event runs every Friday.<br />
13 Jul – 7 Sep<br />
Spitfire Replica<br />
National Memorial Arboretum<br />
DE13 7AR<br />
www.thenma.org.uk<br />
Come and see areplica Mark IX<br />
Spitfire aircraft, complete with real<br />
parts! The full-sized aircraft will be at<br />
the Arboretum over selected summer<br />
dates. Runs from 13 July to 27 July and<br />
20 August to 7September.<br />
14 Jul<br />
Messy Church<br />
Lichfield Cathedral WS13 7LD<br />
www.lichfield-cathedral.org<br />
2-4pm Come along to the cathedral<br />
for an afternoon of fun! We’ve got lots<br />
of activities on offer, including crafts,<br />
singing, stories, prayer and worship.<br />
Enjoy cake, chatter and make some<br />
new friends. There’s lots to do for all<br />
ages -come and get messy!<br />
Festival of British Archaeology -<br />
Prehistoric <strong>Times</strong><br />
Museum Of Cannock Chase<br />
WS12 1TD<br />
www.museumofcannockchase.org<br />
11am-3pm Visit the museum and<br />
discover how prehistoric people lived.<br />
There will be avariety of displays<br />
demonstrating the skills needed for<br />
survival. What were nettles used for?<br />
How were boats constructed? Making<br />
fire without using matches. Suitable<br />
for all ages.<br />
Mercian Mosaic!<br />
Tamworth Castle Grounds B79 7NA<br />
www.tamworthartsandevents.co.uk<br />
10am-4pm Communities unite to<br />
create one of Tamworth’s largest arts<br />
projects, Mercian Mosaic. Watch 1400<br />
individual square yard tiles come<br />
together to make one large and<br />
intricate design laid out on the lower<br />
lawn for all to see. FREE event.<br />
14 Jul – 15 Jul<br />
Tamworth Aethelflaed Festival<br />
Tamworth Castle B79 7NA<br />
www.tamworthcastle.co.uk<br />
11:30am-4pm Come and find out<br />
what life was like for those living in<br />
Tamworth during Saxon times. Learn<br />
about our very own warrior princess<br />
Aethelflaed, find out about Saxon<br />
battle tactics, take your place in the<br />
shield-wall and see if you can solve<br />
our runic puzzles! Have agoat digging<br />
for artefacts and claim asmall prize<br />
if you complete the quiz sheet! Price:<br />
adults £7.50, children (5-15) £5, ages<br />
2-4 £3, under 2s free.<br />
14 Jul – 21 Jul<br />
Family tennis<br />
Florence Tennis &Bowling Club<br />
ST3 4EB<br />
www.stoke.gov.uk<br />
12-1pm Come and try our family<br />
session. All equipment is provided<br />
and atennis coach is on hand to give<br />
pointers and help with technique. FREE.<br />
14 Jul – 2 Sep<br />
WWI Thank You Children’s<br />
Backpacks<br />
National Memorial Arboretum DE13<br />
7AR<br />
www.thenma.org.uk<br />
Throughout the summer holidays<br />
younger visitors can enjoy discovering<br />
the stories behind avariety of First<br />
World War characters using these<br />
Thank You Backpacks. Each pack will<br />
contain exploratory resources, dressing<br />
up items and mini ‘mission’ cards.<br />
Escape Maize Maze<br />
National Forest Adventure Farm<br />
DE13 9SJ<br />
www.adventurefarm.co.uk<br />
Take on the world’s first Escape Maize<br />
Maze! To prove yourself as the next<br />
top spy you need to graduate Agent<br />
Academy. Solve aseries of mental and<br />
physical challenges to collect the lock<br />
combination you need to escape the<br />
maize maze. You’ll navigate 3miles<br />
of paths, bridges and viewing towers<br />
to find your way out! For younger<br />
agents there is also amini maze where<br />
you can rescue the farm’s animals<br />
that have been kidnapped by an evil<br />
mastermind!<br />
14 Jul – Ongoing<br />
Family badminton sessions<br />
Alleyne’s Sports Centre ST15 8DR<br />
www.freedom-leisure.co.uk<br />
9-10am Come along for family<br />
badminton sessions on Saturday<br />
mornings. Price £2.50. T: 01785 815715.<br />
Football coaching<br />
Alleyne’s Sports Centre ST15 8DR<br />
www.freedom-leisure.co.uk<br />
9-10:30am Come along for football<br />
coaching sessions on Saturday<br />
mornings. Ages 5-10. £4.50 per session.<br />
T: 01785 815715.<br />
Turn up and play<br />
Longton Park ST3 4AZ<br />
www.stoke.gov.uk<br />
2-3pm This family fun multi-activity<br />
session will include activities such as<br />
rounders, cricket and anumber of<br />
other family games. All ages and<br />
abilities welcome. No sessions on bank<br />
holidays. FREE.<br />
15 Jul<br />
Family Fun Run<br />
Gulliver’s World WA5 9YZ<br />
www.gulliversfun.co.uk<br />
9am Take part in the Gulliver’s Family<br />
Fun Run, dust off those running shoes<br />
for our fantastic event at Warrington<br />
and Milton Keynes. Entry to the fun run<br />
is just £9 and you’ll also receive aFREE<br />
theme park ticket valid for entry on the<br />
same day.<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> Fest 20<strong>18</strong><br />
Himley Hall DY3 4DF<br />
www.marystevenshospice.co.uk<br />
10am-5pm Join Lemar, Matt Terry and<br />
Reggie NBollie at <strong>Summer</strong>Fest 20<strong>18</strong>,<br />
which will be filled with fantastic things<br />
to do for all the family! We’ll have rides,<br />
food stalls, entertainment, cars and<br />
loads of things to do throughout the<br />
day, as well as the chance to meet<br />
some of your children’s favourite<br />
characters, plus afew famous faces<br />
you may well recognise! Tickets<br />
booked in advance: £17.50 for ages 14+,<br />
and FREE for 13 and under.<br />
On the door: £20.<br />
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SUMMER 20<strong>18</strong><br />
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