Playday Event 2013 - 7th August

Traditionally held on the first Wednesday in August, Playday is just what it sounds like - a national day of play for thousands of children and their parents, grandparents and carers at hundreds of community events across the UK. This year it is being held on Wednesday 7th August, although some events are being held in that week.

Find out where your nearest Playday event is on the website at: www.playday.org.uk

Here are a few in the local area to give you an idea:

Gobowen (Gobowen Playing Fields)
Wednesday 7th August from 1.00 - 4.00pm
Details: Come along and celebrate Playday with us!
Activities will include - facepainting, art and crafts, messy play, bouncy castle, informal sports, giant games plus lots lots more!  Best of all, it is all free and open to the whole family.


Wrexham (Queen's Square and Llwyn Isaf)
Wednesday 7th August from 12-4pm
Details: Wrexham will once again be celebrating National Play Day on Wednesday 7th August from 12pm to 4pm on Queen’s Square and Llwyn Isaf (the Guildhall field). People of all ages, from babies, children and young people to parents, professionals and grandparents, are invited to join in this free and fun event!

Shrewsbury (Kynaston Road Recreation Ground)
Friday 9th August from 11am - 3pm
Details: Come along and celebrate Playday with us!   Activities will include - facepainting, art and crafts, messy play, bouncy castle, informal sports, giant games plus lots lots more!
Best of all, it is all free and open to the whole family.

Forthcoming summer events in Wrexham Parks

Below is a list of events running through the summer holidays at Wrexham Country Parks:
 

• Friday 26 July Acton – Free Qualified Tennis Coaching Meet at courts 1pm – 3pm
• Friday 26 July Ponciau Banks – Make a Dream Catcher Sessions from 1.30pm – 3.30pm. All ages . £2
• Tuesday 30 July. Ponciau Banks – Professional BMX Coaching 10.30am - 12.30pm Beginners. 1pm - 3pm Non beginners. Age 7+ £3 Ring 01978 844028 to book beforehand
• Tuesday 30 July Nant Mill – Create a Lovely Paper Lantern Sessions from 1.30pm – 3.30pm. All ages £2
• Wednesday 31 July Alyn Waters – Messy Finger Painting Please wear old clothes Sessions from 1.30pm – 3.30pm. All ages £2
• Thursday 1 August Bellevue – Make Colourful Crowns Meet outside the Rangers office by the tennis courts 1.30pm – 3.30pm. All Ages. £2
• Thursday 1 August Ty Mawr – Make Funky Junk Jewellery Sessions from 1.30 – 3.30pm All ages. £2
• Sunday 4 August Bersham Iron Works – Guided Plas Power History Woodland Walk (Woodland Trust) Meet at the Ironworks 2pm – 4pm. All Welcome. Free
• Tuesday 6 August Acton – Free Qualified Tennis Coaching Meet at the courts 1pm – 3pm
• Tuesday 6 August  Ponciau Banks – Professional BMX Coaching 10.30am - 12.30pm Beginners. 1pm – 3pm Non beginners Age 7+ £3 Ring 01978844028 to book beforehand
• Tuesday 6 August Nant Mill – Community Duck Race Day From 1.30pm. All ages. Some activities free
• Wednesday 7 August Alyn Waters – Funky Photo Frame Flower Pots Sessions from 1.30pm – 3.30pm. All Ages. £2
• Thursday 8 August Ty Mawr – Make Clay Creations Sessions from 1.30pm – 3.30pm. All ages £2
• Tuesday 13 August Ponciau Banks – Professional BMX Coaching 10.30am - 12.30pm Beginners. 1pm - 3pm Non beginners Age 7+ £3 Ring 01978844028 to book beforehand
• Tuesday 13 August Acton – Free Qualified Tennis Coaching Meet at the courts 1pm – 3pm
• Tuesday 13 AugustNant Mill – Create a Woodland Flower Fairy Sessions from 1.30pm – 3.30pm. All ages £2
• Wednesday 14 August Alyn Waters – Make Woolly Mammoths Sessions from 1.30pm – 3.30pm. All ages £2
• Thursday 15 August Bellevue – Free Qualified Tennis Coaching At the courts 1pm – 3pm. Ages 6-14
• Thursday 15 August Ty Mawr – Make Musical Instruments to Shake, Rattle and Roll Sessions from 1.30pm – 3.30pm. All ages £2
• Tuesday 20 August Ponciau Banks – Professional BMX Coaching 10.30am - 12.30pm Beginners. 1pm - 3pm Non beginners Age 7+ £3 Ring 01978844028 to book beforehand
• Tuesday 20 August Nant Mill – Make Mini Scarecrows for your Flowerpots Sessions from 1.30pm – 3.30pm. All ages £2
• Wednesday 21 August Alyn Waters – Follow a Summer Trail & Make Woodland Crafts Sessions from 1.30pm – 3.30pm. All ages £2
• Thursday 22 August Bellevue – Make Colourful Butterfly Masks. Meet outside the Rangers office by the tennis courts 1pm – 3pm. All Ages £2
• Thursday 22 August Ty Mawr – Make Lavender Bags To Sweeten Your Home Sessions from 1.30pm – 3.30pm All ages £2
• Friday 23 August Acton – Free Qualified Tennis Coaching Meet at the courts 1pm – 3pm
• Friday 23 August  Ponciau Banks – It’s Clay Play Day! Sessions from 1.30pm – 3.30pm. All ages £3
• Tuesday 27 August Ponciau Banks – Professional BMX Coaching 10.30am - 12.30pm Beginners. 1pm - 3pm Non beginners. Age 7+ £3 Ring 01978844028 to book beforehand
• Tuesday 27 August Nant Mill – Make Animal Pencil Toppers Sessions from 1.30pm – 3.30pm. All ages £2
• Wednesday 28 August Alyn Waters – Make Wooden Bows and Arrows Sessions from 1.30pm – 3.30pm. All ages £2
• Thursday 29 August Ty Mawr – Old Macdonald Day See the animals, make a badge and ride the tractor trailer! 1.30pm – 3.30pm. All ages £3
• Saturday 31 August Alyn Waters - Llay Festival Community Fun Day (on the Llay Side) Ring Llay Resource Centre 01978 859021 12 midday – 4pm. All Ages

　
　
If you would like more information about any of the above events please contact the Parks on one of the numbers listed below:
 
Alyn Waters Country Park 01978 763140
Ty Mawr Country Park 01978 822780
Nant Mill Visitor Centre 01978 752772
Bellevue Park 01978 264150
Ponciau Banks Park 01978 844028

 

All aboard!...days out with Thomas the Tank Engine (Llangollen)

Meet Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends at Llangollen Railway

• Experience a ride on a real steam engine
• Shake hands with The Fat Controller
• Take part in Thomas themed activities in the Imagination Station

The entrance price includes all the above and much more including:

• Brake Van Rides with Thomas & Clarabel at Llangollen Station
• Unlimited travel on Daisy or Goliath
• FREE access to our Award winning Imagination Station which includes;
• FREE Face Painting
• FREE Stickers
• FREE Thomas DVD screening
• FREE Colouring & Craft Workshop
• FREE Day Out With Thomas Certificate
• FREE Entertainment which includes:

Balloon Modeller (Llangollen Station)

Story Telling (Llangollen Station)

Live Story Re-enactments (Llangollen Station)

Puppet Show (Carrog Station)

August 3rd, 4th, 8th, 9th, 10th & 11th 2013

Gates open at 10am, Thomas will arrive at Llangollen Station between 10am & 10.30am

 

For more information and tickets visit: http://www.dayoutwiththomas.co.uk/section.php/24/1/llangollen-railway

Ready, Teddy, Go! ...Cholmondeley Castle teddy bears' picnic - 4th Aug

While the weather is nice why not join in with a traditional Teddy Bears' picnic at Cholmondeley Castle in aid of the Donna Louise Children's Hospice Trust.

There will be Teddy themed activities including a teddy bear hunt with treasure maps and prizes, a Punch and Judy show, story corner, face painting, farm animals and a children's play area.

The Teddy Bears' Picnic will open at 11am on 4th August until 5pm.

Tickets will include entry to the castle grounds.

Advance tickets can be purchased and at the moment you can buy one adult ticket (£6) and get one childs ticket free (under 3yrs free).

For more information and to purchase tickets visit: http://www.teddybears-picnic.co.uk/index.php

Summer Raffle Draw date changed to 26 July

The raffle prize table is now on display in the nursery foyer and the themed hampers are looking really good but there are still a few items left to get to complete them so please check your room lists -thanks.

We have decided to extend the raffle draw date to give you more time to return your tickets to be in with the chance of winning a prize. The draw will now take place on Friday 26th July.

Gromit Unleashed - family fun

Led by Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal and Aardman Animations, Gromit Unleashed is a public art exhibition in which giant sculptures of Gromit, decorated by invited artists, have been unleashed on the streets of Bristol and the surrounding area until 8th September 2013.

At the end of the art trail, the sculptures will be auctioned to raise funds for Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal, the Bristol Children's Hospital Charity.

If you want some memorabilia you can visit one of the special passport shops collect a passport and the six stamps along the trail! To help find the Gromits you can download a 'Detect- a -Gromit' app!

Go down to the Bristol Central Library to see the fantastic artwork by The Gruffalo artist Axel Scheffler - You'll find Grommalo in the Children's section! 

There are 80 Gromits altogether, follow the links below for more information, the app, trail map and pictures!

Visit the Gromit Unleashed website

Visit the Gromit Unleashed Facebook page

We know Bristol is quite far for a day trip but you may well be passing on your holidays! ...or if you are going to London you'll find a special Gromit at Paddington Station!

Meet the BUGS! At Chester Zoo

Opening on 13th July 2013, Chester Zoo has an amazing new exhibition of robotic giants including a stupendous 24 foot scorpion, an extra-large 10 foot ladybird and spiders that are anything but incy-wincy!  Check out the giant spider photo on the Zoo's Facebook page not for the faint hearted!

You'll meet thirteen super-size bugs in the Zoo's swarm, custom built by a top US animation studio.

And you’ll make some pretty amazing discoveries too. Like the fact that a dragonfly can fly at up to 35 miles per hour and a grasshopper can jump 20 times its own body length.

This giant-size exhibition will leave you absolutely buzzing so scurry over to Facebook or Twitter to keep up to date with all the latest Zoo news.

BUGS! opens 13th July until 3rd November. Entry is FREE with normal zoo admission.Visit the Chester Zoo website for more information.

If you don't fancy the bugs or doing the whole zoo you can just visit the free area opened as part of the Queens Jubilee where you can see the elephants, grab a drink at Cafe Bembe and access the gift shop - with free parking it's a great way to entertain the kids without blowing the budget! 

Reminder: Summer Raffle Hampers item lists now on display

Just a reminder that the hamper lists for the Summer Raffle have now been put up for you to choose what you would like to donate to create three themed hampers for you to win!

Baby Rooms 1, 2 and 3 have ONE list between them which is on display on Baby Room 1's door, then there is one list for Toddlers and another for the School Room.

You can hand your items in to your child's room or at the office.

The raffle prize table will be on display by the office in the next few days, and raffle tickets available to buy soon.

Thank you to those who have already donated items!

Ironman Wales Challenge 2013

Lynne's son, Marc Jones, has entered the Ironman Wales 2013 which will take place on 8th September 2013 in Tenby, Pembrokeshire.

The event comprises a 2.4 mile swim / 112 mile bike ride / 26.2 mile run  and all within a 17 hour time limit!

He is hoping to raise some money for Hope House Children's Hospice, Oswestry, so if you would like to donate you can:

• Donate online at: www.justgiving.com/ironman  or
• Text the code: mrjo81 and the amount to 70070

For more information on the Ironman Wales 2013 visit: http://ironmanwales.com/

There will be 50 qualifying slots allocated for the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii 2014!