Get into swimming with Get Wet Swim Scheme!

Get into swimming with Get Wet Swim Scheme at Rhyn Park Swimming Pool, St Martins.

Free trial lesson and 10% discount off your first block of lessons!

Childrens' Swimming Lessons (30 min sessions for children aged 3+)

- Wednesdays 4.00-6.00pm
- Thursdays 4.30-6.00pm
- Fridays 5.00-6.00pm
- Saturdays 10.00-11.30am

Children are taught in small groups with teachers in the water and on the poolside.

For further details or to make a booking please contact Yvonne Edwards 07925 828580.

Wrexham FC 150th Anniversary Pop-Up Museum 29-31 May 2013

Are you a fan of Wrexham FC?

This May half term, don’t miss a chance to celebrate 150 years of your favourite football team at Eagles Meadow.

From Thursday 29th to Saturday 31st May, from 11am to 4pm, Eagles Meadow is hosting a special pop up Memorabilia Museum to celebrate 150 years of Wrexham FC!

There will be interactive exhibits based on some of the biggest moments in the clubs history, a memorabilia wall with items donated by Wrexham FC fans, famous firsts, a players tunnel and free family fun including table football tournaments and treasure hunts!

As part of the museum, we are appealing to fans for all manner of interesting artefacts including photographs, posters, football shirts, balls, clothing, equipment, cups, medals, sashes, certificates that may be out there. If fans can loan this to us, we will put it on display whilst the museum is open.


Visit the Eagles Meadow website at: http://www.eagles-meadow.co.uk/events-digwyddiadau/253-150-years-of-wrexham-fc

Day out with Thomas, 31st May - 1st June

Thomas the Tank Engine returns to Llangollen Railway Station!

Children and their families can take a ride with Thomas, meet the fat controller and enjoy trips aboard Thomas' friends.

Visit: http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk/event.php?id=152 for more information and tickets.

Cheshire's Amazed by Science events

Venues across Cheshire are hosting an 'Amazed by Science week of events for all ages:

Visit: http://amazedbyscience.co.uk/events for the various events but they include rockets, stargazing and all about bees!

Sheep shearing and woolly wonders at Ty Mawr - 29 May

Watch sheep shearing and spinning and try wool crafts at Ty Mawr on Thursday 29th May 2014.

Sessions from 1.30 - 3.30 pm (all ages)

Are you brave enough to hold a snake or tarantula?

Are you brave enough to hold a snake or a tarantula, a scorpion or a lizard?

Simon Airey brings his array of exotic animals to Powys Castle

Wednesday, 28 May 2014  12pm - 3:15 pm  Free event (normal admission charges apply) 
More Information: Ruth Scutter, 01938 551929, ruth.scutter@nationaltrust.org.uk

Hay Rack Farm - perfect for kids (and parents) after Cheshire Oaks shopping!

Have you ever braved Cheshire Oaks Shopping Village (near Ellesmere Port) with the kids, perhaps to get kitted out for bargain clothes or Clarks shoes from the outlet store and need somewhere to chill where the kids can play?

Well we've found a small farm just a few minutes drive from Cheshire Oaks that is perfect for them to have fun and for you to unwind after shopping!

Hay Rack Café and Farm can be found at Church Farm on the A5117 approximately a mile from Cheshire Oaks so only a few minutes drive back towards the motorway, over the roundabout , take the exit signposted Stanlow, past the posh car dealerships and follow the road until you see the sign on the right (opposite the Stanlow processing plant).

There's a farm shop, a tack shop, a café which does Kelly's ice cream, homemade cakes, sandwiches and hot food, cold/hot drinks. In a corner of the café is an area where children can paint ceramics (charges apply) or for a small entry charge of £1 per adult or child over the age of 2, you can go through the café to the outside area where there is a play area with climbing frames, slides and sit on tractors as well as lots of animals to see!

Feeding the kids!

You can buy food at £1 a bag for a variety of animals including donkeys, goats, chickens, rabbits and ducks. At this time of year there are still some lambs which can be fed (supervised by staff) by the children using bottles of milk.

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Postman Pat: the movie - opening in cinemas 23rd May 2014

Postman Pat: the movie will be opening in cinemas on 23rd May 2014.

Synopsis
The film finds Pat, everyone’s favourite postman, coming face-to-face with the temptations of money, status and a shiny new suit when he enters a national TV talent show competition that threatens to tear him away from his hometown of Greendale and his family and friends.
What happens when kindness meets selfishness?   When local fame meets Global notoriety?   Will a nice cup of tea be kicked aside by a Frappacapacino?
Pat is set to find out as he falls for the age-old temptation of the grass being greener…
View the trailer at: http://www.postmanpatthemovieuk.co.uk/index.html

NCT Chester Nearly New Sale, 7th June 2014

The next NCT Chester Nearly New Sale will be on Saturday 7th June 2014 at Blacon High School, Melbourne Rd, Chester, CH1 5JH

Open to all 12.00 - 1:30pm
 (early entry 11.30 for NCT members)
For information email: NNS.Chester@nct.org.uk

Pond dipping and Bug hunting, 17-18 May at Powys Castle

Hunt for creepy crawlies, under rocks and logs in Powys wilderness, or catch dragonflies, skaters and waterboatmen and discover what lurks in the waters of the Stable Pond!

17th-18th May at Powys Castle, normal admission applies, £2 per activity

More Information: Ruth Scutter, 01938 551929, ruth.scutter@nationaltrust.org.uk

Ding Dong!

In case you haven't already noticed we now have a new door bell at the main door. You now need to press the 'Call' button for the buzzer to sound inside.

Art for All - 10th May, nr Llangollen

Art for all is a community art project at the World Heritage Site, Pontcysyllte.

The project needs your help and ideas to brighten up the pathway from Wimbourne Gate to Trevor Wharf. So go along to the first of many free and interactive community arts sessions being held over the coming months and help decide which artist will lead the work.

When: Saturday 10th May 2014, 10.30am - 2.30pm
Where: Trevor and Garth Community Centre

Open to all ages and abilities.
Lunch time refreshments provided.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.

For further information on this event ring: Ceri Postle on 01978 292450

http://www.pontcysyllte-aqueduct.co.uk/en-gb/events/2014/may/art-for-all-wimbourne-gate-community-art-project/

Teddy Bears' Picnic - Llangollen Railway 10-11th May

Grab your cuddly best friend and visit Llangollen Railway where all the teddy bears from miles around will be gathering for the special Teddy Bear's Picnic!

Llangollen Railway 10-11th May

Gates open at 10am.

Tickets can be bought in advance (£1 cheaper) or on the day.

Visit: http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk/event.php?id=161 for more information

Take a walk on the wild side with monkeys or search for fairies!

Monkey Forest
Get up close and personal at Trentham Monkey Forest set in 60 acres of beautiful Staffordshire woodland and meadows where 140 monkeys live in total freedom. You are plunged into the fascinating world of the Barbary macaques as you hear rustling in the trees, chattering in a strange language and see the monkeys crashing through branches.

The three-quarter mile winding forest path takes you through the monkeys home and gives you a great insight into this fascinating primate and how they live in their native Morocco or Algeria. Guides along the path will give you information on the monkeys and what they are getting up to and don’t miss the hourly feeding talks to see some more monkey antics!

For tickets, opening hours and further information visit: http://www.trentham.co.uk/monkey-forest

Fairies at Trentham

Everyone knows that fairies live at the bottom of gardens and Trentham Gardens is no different. Keep your eyes peeled as you walk around the beautiful mile-long lake, and through the woodland, maze and gardens where the Fairies at Trentham live.

Meet the new fairy ‘Wishes’ who has flown in to celebrate our 10th Birthday.

The fairy trail is included in the price charged for garden admission for more information: http://www.trentham.co.uk/trentham-gardens/lake-and-lakeside-activities/fairies-at-trentham


You can also visit the main Trentham Estate website to find out about all the attractions: http://www.trentham.co.uk/

First Ofsted Early Years report highlights importance of teaching and learning in pre-school settings

See the article published on 3 April 2014 on the National Literacy Trust website, which also has links to the Ofsted report: http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/news/5990_first_ofsted_early_years_report_highlights_importance_of_teaching_and_learning_in_pre-school_settings

Ofsted also published a companion piece on the topic of ‘readiness for school’, which sought to capture how early years providers can ensure disadvantaged children are better prepared to start school. Parents and carers were viewed by the best settings as integral to children’s behavioural, social and emotional development: http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/are-you-ready-good-practice-school-readiness

Nursery supports the Derwen

At the last Nursery Parent Support Meeting Lynne, the Nursery Manager, explained how she had recently written a letter to the Derwen College to show support and raise awareness of what a wonderful place the Derwen Estate is to visit with the nursery children and how much they enjoy exploring the woodland and seeing the animals.

The parents wanted to share this with you as not all of them were aware that the children get the opportunity to have so much fun on their walks, although finding Percy Peacock and seeing the fish in the aquarium in the hospital on their shorter walks are also highlights for them too!

Information on the Derwen Estates

Derwen Estates is a ten-acre site incorporating woodland, marshland and animal care areas.
Derwen Estates supports various habitats and includes a pocket-sized wild flower meadow, small wetland area including a pond, with newts and moorhens, and a marshland area that produces teasels, bull rushes and poppy heads. In the bird hide you can watch the birds on the feeders and in their natural habitat.

There is a selection of small animals including guinea pigs, rabbits, pigs, pygmy goats and alpacas.
The Woodland Walk is open to the public – a 750-metre wheelchair accessible footpath meanders through the woodland which contains 3000 trees.

http://www.derwen.ac.uk/visit/derwen-estates/