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Primary Times Leicestershire WHAT’S ON WHERE Tips for toy safety this Christmas With the festive season upon us, many children have already started their letters to Father Christmas. But, in the middle of all the unwrapping and excitement, give a thought to toy safety. Here are some top tips from our public health (school) nurses: When you’re buying toys, make sure you go to recognised outlets as toy sales are governed by strict regulations. At this time of year, lots of novelty Christmas decorations are on sale that look like toys, which are not covered by the same rules. Watch out for small parts and sharp edges. Supervise children closely when they’re playing – while a toy may be age appropriate for one child, younger siblings could end up choking on small parts or hurting themselves. Many toys need the small, round ‘button’ batteries to work. These can be extremely dangerous if swallowed or inserted into an ear. If you think a child has swallowed a button battery, follow this advice from the Child Accident PreventionTrust: • Go straight to the Accident and Emergency department at your local hospital or dial 999 for an ambulance • Tell the doctor there that you think your child has swallowed a button battery • If you have the battery packaging or the product powered by the battery, take it with you. This will help the doctor identify the type of battery and will make treatment easier • Don’t let your child eat or drink anything • Don’t make them sick • Trust your instincts and act fast – do not wait to see if any symptoms develop For more tips and advice, visit: www.rospa.com/home-safety/ advice/product/toy-safety/ www.capt.org.uk/talking-abouttoys-and-accidents WOW! what’s on where 16 Nov – 7 Jan Christmas Wheel of Light Jubilee Square Leicester, LE1 3LY www.visitleicester.info Leicester's Wheel of Light returns to Jubilee Square, bringing extra fun to the festive season. Each ride lasts for approximately 8 to 10 minutes, in which you'll rise to a dizzying 110 feet! The wheel offers unparalleled views around Jubilee Square and beyond, and you can even catch a sneak peek of all the twirling skaters in the nearby ice rink. 17 Nov – 24 Dec Winter Wonderland Twinlakes Park Melton Mowbray, LE131SQ www.twinlakespark.co.uk Get your skates on and join us! Twinlakes Winter Wonderland is the Twinlakes usual theme Park fun with rides, attractions and The Reading Shop farm park with a special Christmassy twist! See Santa in his magical grotto, travel through the fairy tale forest, ride The Polar Express train and meet the big man himself in his cosy log cabin! 22 Nov – 6 Jan Christmas in Leicester various venus www.visitleicester.info It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and this festive season has an extraordinary line-up of fun for all the family in Leicester. Jubilee Square will be home to a huge ice rink, marvel at the city’s giant Christmas tree next to the clock tower and enjoy all the fun of the fair on Humberstone Gate West. Fairy-tale lovers can head to Town Hall Square for the Alice in Wonderland themed tableau along with a traditional nativity scene. 26 Nov – 29 Nov Shakespeare Schools Foundation Curve Leicester, LE1 1SB www.curveonline.co.uk Join us in November for an exhilarating evening, featuring a series of unique abridged Shakespeare productions by local schools. See Shakespeare’s timeless stories brought to life like never before, and support young people from your community as they take to the stage. 26 Nov – 24 Dec Friezeland's Enchanted Grotto Friezeland Farm Nuneaton, CV13 6PD www.christmas-tree-farm.co.uk 12-5pm Take a wander through our magical forest walk and meet Santa's friends along the way. Our reindeers, gingerbread family and other suprises will accompany you & your family along the wintery path whilst you make you way to meet Father Christmas himself! Santa’s Grotto at Gates Gates Garden Centre Oakham, LE15 7QB www.gatesgardencentre.co.uk Stroll through the enchanted winter wonderland before visiting Santa in his grotto, where all good girls and boys will be invited to meet the Elves in their magical toyshop and choose a special Christmas gift. 28 Nov – 29 Nov How can more children get closer to nature? Enabling children to be closer to nature, especially by learning and exploring in wooded areas and forests, was recognised as a key action in the government’s 25-year Environment Plan, published earlier this year. Yet despite the well-proven benefits of children spending regular time outdoors—including health and wellbeing, attitudes to learning, and environmental awareness—there is poor understanding about the current level of outdoor activities for young people across England, particularly in wooded areas and forests. The Bringing Children Closer to Nature survey aims to explore barriers and opportunities to activities in wooded areas and forests, including the practice of Forest School, and it will quantify any issues preventing development and growth. Its three main aims are to: 1. Acquire basic information, including the number and distribution of schools and other organisations who do forest education activities including Forest School, and the levels of training and skills among Coca Cola Christmas Truck Tour practitioners; 2. Understand more about barriers and opportunities to establishing and sustaining forest education, including Forest School, among host organisations (e.g. schools, early years nurseries) and practitioners, and explore how these could be overcome; 3. Explore potential interest among woodland owners in providing greater access to woodland sites to support forest education, including Forest School. The survey was launched in November 2018 and will remain open until the end of the year. Research outcomes will summarised in a freely-accessible report in early 2019. Those people interested in taking the survey can read more and follow a link to it here: www.sylva.org.uk/survey 6 WINTER 2018 | www.primarytimes.co.uk/Leicestershire
Primary Times Leicestershire various venues www.coca-cola.co.uk The familiar jingle, holidays are coming, holidays are coming, is the sound of Christmas and the Truck Tour is just around the corner! You’ll have the chance to project your festive selfies across the side of the truck as it lights up. 30 Nov Christmas Fayre Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre CV13 0AD www.bosworthbattlefield.org.uk 6-9pm Join us for our Christmas Fayre in The Tithe Barn, Heritage Room, Cabins & Courtyard; Santa’s Grotto (£3 per child), St Peter’s Church of England School Choir, Artisan & Craft Stalls, Food and Drink. Where the River Flows: Big Sing Curve Leicester, LE1 1SB www.curveonline.co.uk 11am FREE! SEND schools from both City and County will be coming together to perform a short concert, singing songs from the album Where the River Flows. The songs were written by students from four schools alongside composer Jack Ross, in partnership with Sinfonia Viva and Leicester-Shire Schools Music Service. Booking essential. Christmas Lights Switch On Melton Mowbray Town Centre www.victorian-fayre.co.uk Come along and join in the activities for the Christmas Light Switch On and firework spectacular! Santa will be parading down Nottingham Street at 4.00pm with Trumpton before he takes residence in his magical grotto in the Market Place until 8.00pm. The lights switch on takes place at 6.45pm. 1 Dec Heart of the Forest Wildlife Watch Hicks Lodge Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 2UP www.lrwt.org.uk 10am-12pm FREE! Join us in using natural materials to make some festive arts and crafts ready for the countdown to Christmas! Wildlife Watch groups are suitable for children aged 5 -12 years. Children aged under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Please wear suitable clothing for being outdoors in all weathers. Booking essential. Primary Schools Cross Country Prestwold Hall Loughborough, LE12 5SQ www.facebook.com/groups/PrimaryXC Join in with the UK’s biggest mass participation event for primary schools children! If you haven’t taken part as a school before, or perhaps have not been for a few years please contact the event organiser John Skevington, he will be able to answer all of your queries john.skevington@hotmail.com 1 Dec – 2 Dec Family Workshops Attenborough Arts Centre Leicester, LE1 7HA www2.le.ac.uk/hosted/attenborougharts 1-3pm FREE! Every Saturday. Drop-in activities in the galleries. Explore themes, materials and ideas from the exhibition with our friendly learning team. No experience needed, suitable for all ages. Ashby Christmas Fair Lower Market Street Ashby-dela-Zouch, LE65 1AF www.foodgusto.com There will be a great live community entertainment programme including Elsa & Anna, a range of rides, live music, even Santa will be visiting, along with Reindeer! Plus some of the region’s best food and drink producers as well as artisans crafts. Victorian Christmas Fayre Melton Mowbray Town Centre www.victorian-fayre.co.uk Enjoy a slice of Dickensian Britain with victorian stalls, street urchins, stilt walkers, Punch and Judy, Brass Bands and more. Every stall holder in Victorian dress whilst Queen Victoria, Street Beggars, Victorian Dancers, Living Statues, Morris Men and many more to entertain the crowds. The stage will be host to live performances throughout both days and don’t miss the St Mary’s Christmas Tree Festival and the Festival of Cribs. Christmas Food & Gift Fair National Memorial Arboretum DE13 7AR www.thenma.org.uk 9am-4pm Enjoy exploring the beautiful wintry landscape of the Arboretum before browsing for those perfect handmade Christmas gifts and tasty festive treats at our Christmas Food and Gift Fair. Children’s craft activities are also available and tasty festive snacks and meals will be available in our restaurant. Christmas Craft Fair Guildhall Leicester, LE1 5FQ www.visitleicester.info Enjoy a unique Christmas shopping experience in the beautiful medieval Guildhall with a real fire and Christmas tree in the historic courtyard. There will shadow puppet shows, face painting, trails and crafts for children throughout the day. Guildhall Christmas Craft Fair Guildhall Lane Leicester, LE1 5FQ www.visitleicester.info 11am-4.30pm Come and visit the medieval Guildhall in the heart of Leicester city centre to experience a festive shopping experience like no other! A wonderful selection of stalls showcasing local crafts and artists, with a wide range of treasures to inspire you this Christmas. Food available throughout the day. Children can enjoy trails and crafts throughout the weekend. 1 Dec – 16 Dec Bosworth Discovery Zone Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre CV13 0AD www.bosworthbattlefield.org.uk 10am-4pm Weekends. New to the site is the Bosworth Discovery Zone which is a FREE space for children between the ages of 0-8 years and their families. Enter into a magical world of Christmas during December, in our festive inspired family room. Decorate your home with a new popsicle stick Christmas Tree, paper snowflakes, a paper plate Father Christmas and cotton ball snowmen. 1 Dec – 23 Dec Santa Express & Grotto Sunnyside Garden Centre LE67 6HL https://sunnysidegardencentre.co.uk Weekends only. Take a ride on our magical festive train, through enchanted woods, to an ice world. visit Santa’s workshop and see his Elves busy at work making all the toys, meet Mrs Clause and join in the fun activities of writing a list for Santa and making some magical reindeer food. Then head off to see Santa in his grotto where each child will speak to Santa and receive a quality present. Winter Wonderland Tropical Birdland Desford, LE9 9GN http://tropicalbirdland.com Selected dates. 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