Newsletter – Spring 2012 Issue 1
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Hello and welcome to our Spring 2012 newsletter for parents! Welcome to Issue 1 and our latest news and practical information. If there’s anything you’d like to hear more about, please ask us! Key dates for 2012 st Last classes before the Easter holidays will be on Saturday 31 March 2012. th Classes start again after the holidays from Monday 16 April 2012. st Last classes before the Summer holidays will be on Saturday 21 July 2012.
In this issue:
New pre-school intake Classes for the Reception 2013 pre-school group (i.e. children turning 3 before the end of August 2012) are now available at most of our venues. A big welcome to those new to us + younger siblings who have eagerly awaited a class of their own!
Key dates for 2012 New pre-school intake Holiday Club – Summer 2012 Change 4 Life What’s on 4 Junior Awards 2012 Venues update Holiday Club activities
Holiday Club – Summer 2012 – NEW VENUE / SIX WEEKS / LOWER PRICE!!! Due to our great new partnership with Cheshire County Sports Club (CH2 1PR – www.cheshirecountysports.co.uk), we’re now offering our holiday club all summer rd beginning w/c Monday 23 July. As well as all the great new facilities this opens up to us, we’re also able to reduce our prices. Children can be registered for half and full days, plus options for early drop-off and late pick-up: £15 per half day (09.00-12.30 or 13.30-17.00) £30 per full day (09.00-17.00 – must bring own packed lunch, no nuts!) £33 per full extended day (08.00-18.00 i.e. £1.50 per extension 08.00-09.00 and 17.00-18.00) 20% discount - for a booking of 10+ sessions per family (1 session = ½ day) there is a 20% discount (see booking form).
Paying by bank transfer Inspiration campaign On the radio – Calon FM Find us on…
See overleaf for more information on holiday club activities. Thank you for your continued support,
Change4Life
Gary & Sharon What’s on 4 Junior Awards 2012 Earlier this year many of you kindly nominated A-Star Sports in three categories at the What’s on 4 Junior Awards 2012. We’re now through to the voting stage and needs as need as many votes as we can muster!
Local Supporter
Our categories are: Best New Activity for Children
Check out the Change 4 Life website for lots of tips and advice on health and fitness: www.nhs.co.uk/ change4life
Best Children’s Party Entertainment Most Outstanding Activity Leader for Children Aged 5 to 12 (Kevin Key) The last category is the award that we (Gary & Sharon) won in 2010. Kevin is our colleague at A-Star Sports up in Glasgow and some of you will have met him at Gary’s classes. Votes can be placed online at:
http://www.whatson4littleones.co.uk/awards-voting-2012.asp
PLEASE VOTE FOR US!
www.a-starsports.co.uk
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A-Star Sports
Spring 2012
Holiday Club activities Venues update Regular classes: Mondays Waverton Village Hall Gresford Memorial Hall Upton HA Church Hall Tuesdays Upton HA Church Hall Sychdyn Memorial Hall Thornton Hough Village Hall Wednesdays Upton HA Church Hall St Margaret’s Church & Community Hall, Garden Village, Wrexham Tarporley Community Centre Thursdays Hope Farm Centre Sychdyn Memorial Hall Eccleston Village Hall Fridays Upton HA Church Hall Kelsall Community Centre Hoole All Saints Saturdays Hope Farm Centre Plus weekly Tuesday morning sessions at Headstart nursery in Upton.
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Holiday club activities will be a mixture of our usual skills/sporting activity & games, and some arts and crafts for when we’ve tired everyone out! Activities are primarily aimed at children from Reception class to Year 6 (appropriately grouped). However, each year we have many pre-school children (primarily who are known to us via classes and/or parties) attend but for half day sessions only.
Paying by bank transfer More and more families are finding paying electronically both convenient and also easier to keep track of payments. If you would prefer to use internet banking (not necessarily standing orders, just direct payments upon receipt of each invoice), please use the following bank details and the format of reference so that we can identify your payment easily.
Lloyds TSB Chester Sort code
30 91 92
Account No
02743472
Please include a reference made up of your child’s surname, initial, venue and day, e.g. Bassett G. Hope Farm Thurs (if you have more than one child attending classes, one set of details is fine).
Inspiration campaign Many of you who follow us on Facebook and Twitter will know that we’ve been very fortunate to have some fantastic words of support and encouragement for A-Star Sports children and coaches from high profile sports people. This is our internet inspired ‘Words of Wisdom for the Week’ – WWW. If you haven’t yet seen them, here are a few: ‘Have fun and work hard! Lovely to hear you’re working with young people.’ Tanni Grey-Thompson, 11x Paralympic gold medallist
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‘Take notice of what your coach teaches you, practice and have fun.’ Kenny Logan, Rugby Union Scottish International, London Wasps, Glasgow Warriors & Stirling County
‘Just have fun and try your best. Sport is all about fun for me!’ @AStarSports_UK
Terry Hollands, World’s Strongest Man Competitor 7x, finalist 6x and much more…
‘Keep believing. Even when you feel the odds are against you, what will get you through is to trust in your own ability.’ linkedin.com/company/ a-star-sports-ltd
Steve Backley, Former javelin world record holder
‘Coaches need to be open minded and kids need to have fun. They are young and need to enjoy playing.’ Piri Weepu, New Zealand All Black and Blues rugby union player and world cup medal winner
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On the radio – Calon FM (105FM) Listen out for our appearance on ‘Talking business with Tracy Jones’ on Calon FM th on Thursday 29 March. Tracy is an AStar Sports supporter and brings her two children, Iolo and Rhian along to classes
with Mark on Wednesdays in St Margaret’s Church & Community Hall, Garden Village, Wrexham. Thank you, Tracy! Follow Tracy and Calon FM on Twitter: @cariadtracy / @CalonFM