LEICS WINTER 18 DIGITAL 2
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Primary Times Leicestershire<br />
WHAT’S ON WHERE<br />
Melton Santa Fun Run<br />
Melton Country Park LE13 1HP<br />
www.meltonsantafunrun.co.uk<br />
9.15am For all the family to enjoy; starting in<br />
Market Place after a short fun warm-up by<br />
our ‘Healthy-Elf’ , children will be rewarded<br />
150 yards later with a small bag of sweets<br />
to keep them going - and all who dress up<br />
in Festive-wear will receive a neck-medal<br />
from the Mayor when they reach the end<br />
plus the Best Costume prizes too! Whether<br />
you run or even walk - all are welcome.<br />
Registration at 9.15 with run at 11.00am.<br />
10 Dec<br />
Oakham Christmas Market<br />
High Street Oakham, LE15 6AH<br />
www.discoveroakham.org<br />
4pm Come and get into the Festive Spirit<br />
this Christmas with the Oakham Late Night<br />
Shopping event. There is so much to see<br />
and do. The Victoria Hall and the High<br />
Street will be packed with stalls offering<br />
local produce and beautiful gift ideas for<br />
Christmas.<br />
Late Night Shopping<br />
Oakham Castle LE15 6DR<br />
www.oakhamcastle.org<br />
4-9pm Late night shopping returns to<br />
Oakham and at the castle you will find a<br />
celebration of spices from Asia.<br />
12 Dec<br />
BYOB Comedy<br />
Attenborough Arts Centre Leicester,<br />
LE1 7HA<br />
www2.le.ac.uk/hosted/attenborougharts<br />
We can’t wait to welcome back the<br />
Wednesday lunchtime comedy club for us<br />
parents and our babies. We’ll be laughing at<br />
the funniest comedians in the country without<br />
needing to book a babysitter. Amazing!<br />
With top comedy for mum and dad, plus<br />
toys, soft flooring and more for baby... this<br />
show is a top night out during the day12<br />
Dec – 21 Dec<br />
Illuminated Arboretum<br />
National Memorial Arboretum DE13 7AR<br />
www.thenma.org.uk<br />
6pm A stunning and awe-inspiring immersive<br />
experience, this event will see the Arboretum<br />
and some of its memorials ‘shown<br />
in another light’. Journey down our torch-lit<br />
avenue, experiment with the shadow wall<br />
and have a go at creating Morse Code with<br />
colourful LEDS, before embarking on a<br />
journey through Votive Woods where you<br />
can make your own contribution to the<br />
display.<br />
15 Dec<br />
Make an Elf Door<br />
Leicestershire Craft Centre Market<br />
Harborough, LE16 7NJ<br />
www.leicestershirecraftcentre.co.uk<br />
10am-12pm Make the perfect Christmas<br />
scene with your very own magical Elf Door.<br />
Children’s Saturday Morning Cookery<br />
Mosaic Leicester Forest East, LE3 3AW<br />
www.vistablind.org.uk<br />
10am-12pm FREE! Our cookery courses<br />
aim to provide the skills and techniques for<br />
children and young people to safely and<br />
effectively use kitchen utensils and assistive<br />
technology when cooking. Through these<br />
courses, we aim to improve the health and<br />
wellbeing of people with sight loss and<br />
increase the choice and control of their<br />
lives. Ages 6-11 booking essential.<br />
Wildlife Watch<br />
National Memorial Arboretum DE13 7AR<br />
www.thenma.org.uk<br />
10.30am - 12:30pm Each Wildlife Watch<br />
session provides a great opportunity for<br />
you and your child to engage with the vast<br />
variety of nature that calls the Arboretum<br />
home. During our December Wildlife Watch<br />
session our young visitors will be celebrating<br />
Christmas at their very own Wildlife<br />
Watch Christmas party.<br />
16 Dec<br />
Shopping Day & Christmas Classic<br />
Car Meet<br />
Melton Mowbray Town Centre<br />
www.melton.gov.uk<br />
10am-4pm Not finished (or started) your<br />
Christmas Shopping yet? Have no fear the<br />
Melton Christmas Elves are here; surrounded<br />
with an array of gift tags, ribbons and<br />
gift paper to suit all tastes.. To add to the<br />
ambiance there will be a special Christmas<br />
Vintage & Classic car meet, gift and craft<br />
stalls and entertainment!<br />
19 Dec – 23 Dec<br />
Santa’s Amazing Grotto<br />
Britannia Centre Hinckley, LE10 1DB<br />
www.hinckleybid.co.uk<br />
On entering this magical journey to meet<br />
Santa and his Elves, children and their<br />
parents will be amazed by the skills of the<br />
Concordia Theatre’s stage set-builders who<br />
Santa has recruited to create his Hinckley<br />
Grotto. Funded by Hinckley BID, entry will<br />
be just £2 per child (every child will receive<br />
a gift of at least £2 in value) and there is no<br />
need to book.<br />
21 Dec<br />
Small Space Santa Special<br />
National Space Centre LE4 5NS<br />
spacecentre.co.uk<br />
Our friends at NORAD are getting ready<br />
to track Santa as he heads off, delivering<br />
gifts to all the children around the world.<br />
He will be making a scheduled stop at the<br />
National Space Centre for a special Small<br />
Space day for all our youngest astronauts<br />
and bringing a very special guest with him…<br />
Mrs Claus! Come along and enjoy a special<br />
Christmas Small Space Day, with songs,<br />
stories, games and the whole Centre for the<br />
under 5s to enjoy.<br />
22 Dec<br />
Children’s Crafty Christmas Makes<br />
Leicestershire Craft Centre Market<br />
Harborough, LE16 7NJ<br />
www.leicestershirecraftcentre.co.uk<br />
10am-12pm A short course for kids – drop<br />
them off while you finish your Christmas<br />
shopping. They’ll have fun and come home<br />
with some great Christmas makes. Ages 7+<br />
Carols by Candlelight<br />
National Memorial Arboretum DE13 7AR<br />
www.thenma.org.uk<br />
6-7pm Join us in the beautiful winter surroundings<br />
of the National Memorial Arboretum<br />
for our annual Christmas Carol Concert.<br />
Suitable for all ages, this traditional carol<br />
service will fill you with the festive spirit. Join<br />
us in Heroes’ Square amongst illuminated<br />
trees and hundreds of candles to enjoy a<br />
variety of sing-along festive favourites.<br />
ACTIVE<br />
LEICESTER<br />
Win a year's worth<br />
of swimming lessons<br />
so<br />
Sign up to swimming lessons<br />
between 1 December 20<strong>18</strong> and<br />
28 February 2019 and be entered into<br />
a free prize draw for the chance<br />
to win a year's worth of<br />
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Second prize<br />
A month of<br />
swimming<br />
lessons<br />
First prize<br />
A year's worth<br />
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lessons<br />
Five runner-up<br />
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Enrol at your<br />
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* For terms and conditions visit leicester.gov.uk/swimleicester<br />
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<strong>WINTER</strong> 20<strong>18</strong> | www.primarytimes.co.uk/Leicestershire
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