LEICS WINTER 18 DIGITAL 2
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Primary Times Leicestershire<br />
De Montfort Hall Leicester, LE1 7RU<br />
www.demontforthall.co.uk<br />
6pm For all the family. The evening will<br />
include a mix of popular music and some<br />
seasonal favourites and will include an<br />
LSSO and Massed Choir finale.<br />
Christmas in Uppingham<br />
Market Place Uppingham, LE15 9QH<br />
www.christmasinuppingham.co.uk<br />
5.30-9pm Festive family fun, Santa and real<br />
reindeer. Enjoy late night shopping, a craft<br />
and gift fair in the town hall, market stalls,<br />
live music, a Christmas dance show, street<br />
entertainers, choirs, hot food, buskers,<br />
children’s activities in the church - face<br />
painting, and Father Christmas!<br />
6 Dec – 10 Dec<br />
Outdoor Christmas Market<br />
Belvoir Castle NG32 1PE<br />
www.belvoircastle.com<br />
6 Dec – 1 Jan<br />
Jubilee Square Ice Rink<br />
Jubilee Square Leicester, LE1 5LD<br />
www.visitleicester.info<br />
Come down to Jubilee Square and get your<br />
skates on for some festive fun on ice – real<br />
ice! A huge ice rink – with real ice – returns<br />
to the centre of Leicester, and this year it’s<br />
50% bigger! No need to worry about the<br />
weather – come rain or shine you can glide<br />
happily under a clear roof, looking up at the<br />
Christmas Wheel of Light.<br />
7 Dec<br />
Catholic Schools Carol Concert<br />
De Montfort Hall Leicester, LE1 7RU<br />
www.demontforthall.co.uk<br />
7.15pm Choirs of Catholic schools from<br />
the city and the county come together<br />
to perform traditional and contemporary<br />
carols, starting the Christmas season with<br />
messages of hope and joy, raising funds<br />
for Menphys the local charity supporting<br />
Leicestershire children and young people<br />
with disabilities and their families.<br />
Little Saplings Sensory Play<br />
National Memorial Arboretum DE13 7AR<br />
www.thenma.org.uk<br />
10.30am-12.00pm or 1.00-2.00pm Our Little<br />
Saplings Sensory Play and storytelling is<br />
designed to help our youngest visitors enjoy<br />
the Arboretum and heighten their development<br />
and enjoyment of learning. Sounds,<br />
colours, textures, auditory sensory activities<br />
and other hands-on elements will add to<br />
the week’s chosen story.<br />
7 Dec – 9 Dec<br />
Christmas Musical Extravaganza<br />
Belvoir Castle NG32 1PE<br />
www.belvoircastle.com<br />
8 Dec<br />
Attenborough Arboretum<br />
Wildlife Watch<br />
Attenborough Arboretum<br />
Leicester, LE2 3PF<br />
www.lrwt.org.uk<br />
10.30am-12.30pm FREE! Use natural materials<br />
to create some festive decorations!<br />
Wildlife Watch groups are suitable for children<br />
aged 5 -12 years. Children aged under<br />
8 must be accompanied by an adult. Please<br />
wear suitable clothing for being outdoors in<br />
all weathers. Booking essential.<br />
Pete’s Santa Paddle!<br />
Rutland Water Oakham, LE15 8HD<br />
www.anglianwaterparks.co.uk<br />
10am-12pm Join Pete for a leisurely winter’s<br />
day paddle - Santa hats are compulsory!<br />
Pete is our lovely British Canoeing instructor<br />
here at Rutland Watersports. He tailors<br />
his sessions to suit the abilities, skills and<br />
needs of the participants. Whether you’re a<br />
novice or an expert... why not come along<br />
and have a go?<br />
Sew a Christmas Stocking<br />
Leicestershire Craft Centre Market<br />
Harborough, LE16 7NJ<br />
www.leicestershirecraftcentre.co.uk<br />
10am-12pm Suitable for children or adults<br />
- come and make yourself (or a loved one)<br />
a Christmas stocking with personalised<br />
designs.<br />
8 Dec – 9 Dec<br />
Winter Fair<br />
Beaumanor Hall Loughborough,<br />
LE12 8TX<br />
www.beaumanorhall.co.uk<br />
10am-5pm A jam-packed, festive weekend<br />
for the whole family to enjoy including:<br />
75+ food, drink and gift stalls, tasty festive<br />
street food and drink, Father Christmas’<br />
grotto, free children’s Victorian activities,<br />
live Christmas music, gingerbread house<br />
competition, food and craft demo’s and<br />
plenty more! Meet Father Christmas in his<br />
grotto; 11am, 1pm, 2pm, 4pm.<br />
Victorian Christmas at Stonehurst<br />
Stonehurst Family Farm Loughborough,<br />
LE12 7AR<br />
www.stonehurstfarm.co.uk<br />
Visit Stonehurst Family Farm, meet the<br />
animals and then see Santa sitting by a real<br />
log fire, stalls, crafts, street performers and<br />
more. Something for all the family.<br />
Santa at Gorse Hill City Farm<br />
Gorse Hill City Farm Leicester, LE4 0FJ<br />
www.gorsehillcityfarm.org.uk<br />
Bring your children to the farm for the<br />
chance to meet Santa and receive a gift<br />
direct from the big man himself. Just £3 to<br />
meet Father Christmas and all proceeds go<br />
towards the farm and caring for our animals<br />
Baby Disco<br />
Attenborough Arts Centre Leicester, LE1 7HA<br />
www2.le.ac.uk/hosted/attenborougharts<br />
Bring your families along for a dancing<br />
experience in our underwater and winter<br />
wonderland worlds. We’ll be making some<br />
shapes through the multi-sensory creations<br />
with disco lighting and thematic projections.<br />
Perfect for children aged 6 and under, we’ll<br />
be showing off our fancy dress to get the<br />
most out of our adventure!<br />
Derby Santa Fun Run<br />
Elvaston Castle DE72 3EP<br />
www.rainbows.co.uk<br />
9pm Santa’s back in town… well actually<br />
hundreds! The festive fun run is perfect for<br />
all the family, and offers two routes both<br />
routes being wheelchair and pushchair<br />
accessible. Each participant will receive<br />
their very own Santa suit, before the start<br />
and finishers medal and goody bag once<br />
you’ve crossed the finish line. Also open to<br />
your ‘Santa Paws’, so bring your pooches<br />
along too.<br />
Festive Family Fun Run<br />
Market Place Hinckley, LE10 1NU<br />
www.hinckleybid.co.uk<br />
10.30am Join us at 10.30am in Market Place<br />
for a warm-up with our resident Healthy<br />
Elf. The Fun Run itself starts at 11.00am. All<br />
age groups and abilities welcome. Festive<br />
fancy dress please, or wear your Christmas<br />
jumper! There will be medals for everyone<br />
sporting a festive theme, a £50 voucher<br />
awarded to the best costume and two lucky<br />
runners-up will each receive a voucher for<br />
£25. We also welcome well-behaved dogs<br />
(on leads) in fancy dress too!<br />
WHAT’S ON WHERE<br />
www.primarytimes.co.uk/Leicestershire | <strong>WINTER</strong> 20<strong>18</strong> 9
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