Christmas Raffle - big thank you!

Congratulations to all those Christmas Raffle winners, we hope you have been enjoying your goodies!

We raised a total of £695 which is fantastic, so thank you very much for your support buying and selling those tickets!

Best wishes
The Parents Support Group

CBeebies Live! The BIG Band Easter Tour 2014

Calling all CBeebies fans! Come and join the fun and make some music with your favourite CBeebies stars in a brand new show for Easter 2014 - CBeebies Live! The Big Band.

Mixing-up this fun filled musical adventure will be Justin Fletcher MBE along with Mister Maker and gardener extraordinaire, Mr Bloom! in his first ever CBeebies Live! show.

So, get ready to sing along, dance in the aisle and shout-out-loud as they each seek out everyone's special musical talent to put together the biggest band that they can!

'Makin a bad ting good' will be Rastamouse, along with the musical fab four, the ZingZillas. Nina from Nina and the Neurons will bring her own unique scientific style, whilst the adventurous Andy Day and the charismatic Katy Ashworth will be ensuring that everyone has fun.

Will the CBeebies megastars build the biggest band ever? What instruments will they find in their search? With visual trickery and lots of surprises, including a specially created live band and a priceless performance by Mr Tumble, be prepared to be amused and entertained by this fantastic new star-filled CBeebies live! show.

Don't miss out... book your tickets now for CBeebies Live! The Big Band Easter tour 2014.

http://www.cbeebieslive.com/ or visit their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CBeebieslive

Dates for local (ish) venues

• Sun 13th Apr Manchester Phones 4 U Arena, 1.30 & 4.45
• Thu 17th Apr Liverpool Echo Arena, 1.30 & 4.45
• Fri 18th Apr Birmingham LG Arena, 1.30 & 4.45

Last chance to enter the Christmas Raffle!

A big thank you to all who have bought and sold Nursery Christmas Raffle Tickets!

Please make sure that you have handed in your Nursery Christmas Raffle Ticket stubs (completed with contact details) along with the money to the Nursery Office by Tuesday 17th December 2013.

The draw will take place on Wednesday 18th December 2013.

Good luck to you all and thank you for supporting the Nursery Charitable Funds!

Party time at the nursery! - Wed 18th Dec 2013

It's Christmas Party Time at the Nursery on Wednesday 18th December 2013, 1.00 - 4.00 p.m.

Baby Room's 1, 2 and 3 will be joined together first to be entertained by the popular Music Man, then it will be the turn of a combined Toddler and School Room!

If your child does not usually attend on a Wednesday afternoon, they are still very welcome to come to the Christmas party. Please drop them off at 1pm and collect at 4pm.

Festive dress is optional.

REMINDER: Nursery Opening Times over Christmas & New Year

Just a reminder that the nursery will be closed at 4pm on Christmas Eve (Tuesday 24th December) and resume normal opening hours on Thursday 2nd January 2014!

If you are changing any of the days / times from your usual pattern or your child will not be present on days the nursery will be open, please let the Nursery Office staff know.

Christmas Special Entry at Welsh Mountain Zoo 14th Dec - 5th Jan

According to the North Wales Tourism Website The Welsh Mountain Zoo is continuing its Christmas tradition of providing a special offer for everyone who is looking to escape the Christmas preparations - tickets to the zoo will be half price!

From Saturday 14th December until Sunday 5th January admission to the Zoo is half price. This means that entry is only £5.48 for adults, £4.13 for children and £4.85 for seniors. A family ticket for two adults and two children is just £17.28!

http://www.gonorthwales.co.uk/Colwyn-Bay-Christmas-Special-Entry/details/?dms=13&venue=0812702&feature=2

Visit: http://www.welshmountainzoo.org/ for more information on the zoo

Festive films at the flicks!

Here are the festive films for kids that have just been released:

Free Birds

An animated comedy about time travelling turkeys!

Frozen
is the latest magical and hilarious Disney extravaganza.

 

The fearless and adventurous Anna sets off on an epic journey - teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven - to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom.

 

• View Cineworld in Shrewsbury

Cineworld in Shrewsbury also has some special screening for juniors of:

• Despicable Me 2 on Sat 14th Dec
• Planes on Sat 14th Dec
• Muppets Christmas Carol on Sat 14th Dec

• View Odeon Wrexham Eagles Meadow

The Odeon in Wrexham Eagles Meadow also has some special screenings for kids of:

• Despicable Me 2 on Sat 14th and Sun 15th Dec am
• Nativity 2 on Sat 21st-Tue 24th Dec
• Cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 Fri 27th Dec-Thurs 2nd Jan

Nursery in the news!

Following the hospital press release on the Nursery's fantastic fundraising for the Bone Cancer Centre Appeal, the press release was also published in the Shropshire Star on Friday 6th Dec on page 22 with the headline 'Youngster's toddle boosts Appeal'!

The press release is also available on the RJAH hospital Facebook page so if you are a Facebook User and want to promote the nursery's fundraising (or your child was in the photo!) you can share it with your friends and family by going to https://www.facebook.com/RJAH.NHS, find the article and click 'Share'.

Your can also keep up-to-date with the hospital news by clicking 'Like' on the official RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/RJAH.NHS

And, for Twitter Users you can follow the hospital at: https://twitter.com/RJAH_NHS

Wrexham Christmas Market and Santa's Grotto

Wrexham Christmas Market
will take place on Church Street and St Giles' Church on Thursday 12th December, 12 noon - 8pm.

70 stalls selling toys, candles, jewellery, books, cards, crafts, Christmas decorations, plants, pottery, local produce, freshly cooked welshcakes, mulled wine, hot chestnuts and more!


Santa's Grotto
Visit Father Christmas in the People's Market, Chester Street, Wrexham on

• Saturday 7th December, 12-4.30
• Monday - Friday, 11-4
• Saturday 10.30-4.30
• Christmas Eve 10.30-12 noon

The Plassey Festive Food and Gift Fair - 7-8th Dec, 10.30-4.30

The Plassey is holding a Festive Food and Gift Fair on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th December 2013, 10.30am-4.30pm

• Meet Mr and Mrs Claus
• Festive Food Stalls
• Christmas Trees and Wreaths
• Kids Festive Crafts and Activities
• Horse and Carriage Rides
• Meet award winning masterchef of Great Britain Brian Mellor and owner of the Harthill Cookery School along with other local chefs who will be demonstrating and offering advice and tips during the weekend.
• Free parking and free entry

For more information visit; www.plassey.com

Nursery fundraising makes the news!

Our fundraising success for the Bone Cancer Centre Appeal was so impressive that the RJAH Press Office wanted to do a news story on us!

The press release and photo is now on the RJAH website at : http://www.rjah.nhs.uk/About-Us/News/Nursery-Bounces-for-Money.aspx and don't be surprised if it also appears in the Shropshire Star and Advertiser as they often print RJAH press releases too!

Thank you to the children (and parents for giving permission) featured in the photo and Tracey from Baby Room 2 for stepping in at short notice.

We also had some additional sponsorship after the original post which brings our grand total to £484, thank you again for all your support!

Siobahn

on behalf of the Parent Support Group