Halloween Half Term - Sport Activities

HAUNTED HALLOWEEN HALF TERM SEE INSIDE FOR ALL THE GREAT SPORTING AND CRAFT ACTIVITIES ACROSS IPSWICH

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INTRODUCTION TO HALF TERM

Our haunted Halloween-themed half term contains more than 60 sporting, craft and play activities for children and young people across our centres and pools. With activities for children from 6 months to activities for all the family (adults welcome too), we can’t wait to welcome you to one of our centres!

AT IPSWICH BOROUGH COUNCIL

A blue box represents our exciting holiday activities An orange box represents our Halloween themed activities. Get ready for a fun, spooky time!

A pink box represents our FREE activities funded by the Ipswich Borough Council Area Committees A green box represents courses that need to be pre-booked and pre-paid. These also take place over a number of days

OUR TIMETABLE: Our timetable contains all the activities we are running during half term and are colour-coded to help decide what is best for you. The key to what the colours mean can be found below.

WHAT DOES THE * MEAN? An * next to an activity means we expect these activities to get very busy and so we recommend you book in advance to guarantee your spot and avoid disappointment. Details of how to book are in the descriptions.

HOW DO I KNOW WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE ACTIVITY? Each activity description gives an overview of what the activity is, who it is suitable for and, if applicable, how to book.

HALLOWEEN THEMED ACTIVITIES Get your spookiest outfit on and come prepared to have a scarily good time. Suitable for all the family.

GET YOUR HOLIDAYACTIV CARD For the equivalent of less than £2 a day you can access over 50 activities this October half term!

The £10 HolidayActiv card gets you access to the following activities in this half term period: • Unlimited swimming during half term period* at Crown Pools in any public swimming session • All orange box Halloween themed activities, excluding Archery • All blue box activities listed in the timetable, excluding Trampolining THIS OFFER IS OPEN TO ANYONE UP TO AND INCLUDING THE AGE OF 16 YEARS OLD For more information on this and to get your HolidayActiv card today please contact the iCard team on 01473 433503.* The holiday period runs from Monday 24 October to Sunday 30 October inclusive.

HALLOWEEN THEMED ACTIVITIES

THE CREEPY CRAWLY HALLOWEEN PARTY - £5.00 Whitton Sports Centre Located in our main hall with our Pirate Ship bouncy castle and ball pool, includes a soft play area for 0-4yrs and arts & crafts. Please come in fancy dress.

We recommend you book in advance to avoid disappointment on 01473 433633

0-8yrs

FRANKENSTEIN’S FAMILY ROLLER SKATING - £2.70 Whitton Sports Centre 5+yrs Beware of the ghosts, ghouls and vampires in our Halloween disco themed roller skating session! Not suitable for lone adult skaters.

Limited skates are available; please bring your own if you have them. Please come in fancy dress!

We recommend you book in advance to avoid disappointment on 01473 433633 COUNT DRACULA’S TRAMPOLINING - £4.40 Whitton Sports Centre 3-7yrs Fly like Count Dracula as you bounce on our trampolines. Fancy dress encouraged (although no capes or sharp items please!)

Must be pre-booked to avoid disappointment on 01473 433633 HALLOWEEN ARCHERY - £8.80 Northgate Sports Centre Take aim at the ghosts and ghouls in Northgate with your bow and arrow! Suitable for beginners and intermediates, mums and dads welcome to book too. All equipment provided.

Must be pre-booked to avoid disappointment on 01473 433611 HALLOWEEN FAMILY ROLLERSKATING - £3.20 Northgate Sports Centre Come and join us in Halloween fancy dress for our “spooktacular” rollerskating session for all the family.

Limited skates are available; please bring your own if you have them. Not suitable for lone adult skaters.

We recommend you book in advance to avoid disappointment on 01473 433611 HALLOWEEN FAMILY ROLLERSKATING - £2.70 Maidenhall Sports Centre Come and join us in Halloween fancy dress for our “spooktacular” rollerskating session for all the family.

Limited skates are available; please bring your own if you have them. Not suitable for lone adult skaters.

We recommend you book in advance to avoid disappointment on 01473 433622 HALLOWEEN ARTS & CRAFTS - £3.20 Gainsborough Sports Centre Make your spookiest card, paint your scariest vampire or why not draw a pumpkin?

The choice is yours at our arts and crafts session!

We recommend you book to avoid disappointment on 01473 433644

7yrs-adult

5yrs-adult

5yrs-adult

5-11yrs

HALLOWEEN DANCE - £3.20 Gainsborough Sports Centre A Halloween-themed dance and games session with fun music and lighting! Suitable for both boys and girls.

Fancy dress is welcome!

We recommend you book to avoid disappointment on 01473 433644 HALLOWEEN DANCE - £3.20 Maidenhall Sports Centre A Halloween-themed dance and games session with fun music and lighting! Suitable for both boys and girls.

Fancy dress is welcome!

We recommend you book to avoid disappointment on 01473 433622 THE HALLOWEEN MESSY TABLE - £2.50 per child Crown Pools| Make your spookiest card, paint your scariest vampire or why not draw a pumpkin?

The choice is yours at our arts and crafts session!

We recommend you book to avoid disappointment on 01473 433655 HALLOWEEN SPLASH DANCE - £4.00 per child Crown Pools Get splashy and learn some Halloween inspired dances with Daniella - includes a swim too!

We recommend you book to avoid disappointment on 01473 433655 HAUNTED HALLOWEEN FAMILY FRIDAY- £2.90 per child, £4.10 per adult, £6 per family Crown Pools Bring the whole family down for some spooky fun with music, waves, floats and rafts. Watch out for the floating pumpkins!

Half price family tickets available: £6 (2 adults and up to 3 children).

We recommend you book to avoid disappointment on 01473 433655

HALF TERM ACTIVITIES

5-11yrs

5-11yrs

Up to 10yrs

8-15yrs

All ages

FAMILY ROLLERSKATING Located in the main hall. The whole family can join in with our disco themed roller skating session.

These activities are not suitable for lone adult skaters. Limited skates are available; please bring your own if you have them

5+yrs

SOFT PLAY Located in the community room, this includes a ball pit, slides, soft toys and trikes for young children to play with.

This activity requires a parent or guardian to stay as it is unsupervised by a member of staff

0-4yrs

BOUNCY PLAY Whitton and Northgate Sports Centres 4-8yrs Located in our main hall with our Pirate Ship bouncy castle and ballpool at Whitton and the jungle themed castles and soft play at Northgate PLAY BADMINTON Located in the main hall, come along and give badminton a try under the watchful eyes of our badminton leaders.

8-12yrs

FOOTBALL Fun indoor football session where you can just come and play!

8-12yrs

LITTLE ONES SKATING A session for juniors to practice their skating in a disco atmosphere.

Skates are limited, so please bring your own if you have them

3-7yrs

FAMILY TRAMPOLINING Mums and dads welcome to book and bounce too. Children under 7 must have an adult stay with them.

Led by experienced trampoline instructors. All participants need to wear socks and long sleeves.

3yrs-adult

JUNIOR JUMPERS A coached trampolining session for children. All participants need to wear socks and long sleeves.

Children under 7 must have an adult stay with them.

4-16yrs

COACHED FOOTBALL Want to get your skills up for this season? Get onto our football sessions and learn a variety of drills and games.

All abilities welcome!

5-9yrs

FAMILY FUN - FLOATS Float the morning away as a family with waves, floats and rafts at Crown Pools. Under 8s must be accompanied by an adult.

All ages

FAMILY FUN - SNORKELLING Fore Street Bring all the family for some underwater fun, get some pointers with our snorkelling instructor.

Participants must be at least 8 yrs and able to swim at least 25m unaided, all equipment provided.

8+yrs

SNORKELLING Crown Pools Have fun learning new skills with our qualified snorkelling instructor in a structured lesson.

Participants must be able to swim at least 25m unaided, all equipment provided.

8-16 yrs

FREE FUNDED ACTIVITIES

COURSES

JUMPERS FOR GOALPOSTS Get down to our various parks and recreation grounds and get involved in a range of sports from football to street golf, crickets to rounders. Delivered by fully qualified coaches with some great activities. Just turn up!

10-19yrs

JUNIOR BASKETBALL One of the most popular sports in the UK, get along to our free basketball sessions and learn to play one of the quickest sports around. Great for all abilities and all sessions are game led!

10-14yrs

THIS GIRL CAN SWIM It doesn’t matter if you swim every day or if you haven’t been swimming in years, the girls are taking over Fore Street swimming pool. Get your costume on and hit the water - no matter your age. Swim, splash about, it doesn’t matter.

Children under 8 yrs must be accompanied in the water by their mum, aunty, gran or any female carer.

If you want to guarantee a spot you can book in advance to avoid disappointment on 01473 433668

All ages

BREASTSTROKE CLINIC - £6.00 per child Fore Street 9-10.00am A structured breaststroke clinic for those who are looking to perfect their technique.

All children must be able to swim at least 10m unaided and already be familiar with breaststroke.

4 DAY CRASH COURSE SWIMMING LESSONS - £18 Crown Pools 3-3.30pm Crown Pools 3.30-4pm Intensive swimming lessons for non-swimmers and beginners. Starts Tuesday 25 and runs until Friday 28 October.

Pre-booking is essential on 01473 433655 NPLQ (NATIONAL POOL LIFEGUARD QUALIFICATION) Ever wanted to become a lifeguard or wanted a career in that area?

Well get on the course and start your journey here! Course starts Monday 24 and runs to Friday 28 October.

You must attend all days to pass the course.

Pre-booking is essential on 01473 433655

6-12 yrs

4-6yrs 7-8 yrs

16+yrs

OCTOBER HALF TERM HOLIDAY PROGRAMME HAUNTED HALLOWEEN MONDAY 24 OCTOBER NORTHGATE

MAIDENHALL

WHITTON

GAINSBOROUGH

CROWN POOLS

FORE STREET

JUMPERS FOR GOALPOSTS

TUESDAY 25 OCTOBER

WEDNESDAY 26 OCTOBER

10am-Noon Bouncy Play 4-8yrs £3.20

2.30-4pm Family Rollerskating 5+yrs £2.70

10am-Noon Football 8-12yrs £3.20

2.30-4pm Family Rollerskating 5+yrs £2.70

3.30-5pm Family Rollerskating 5+yrs £2.70

5-6pm Junior Basketball 10-14yrs FREE

3.15-4.15pm Halloween Dance* 5-11yrs £3.20

3.30-5pm Family Rollerskating 5+yrs £2.70

12.30-3.30pm Soft Play 0-4yrs £2.70

1.30-3pm Family Rollerskating 5+yrs £2.70

10.15-11.15am Bouncy Play 4-8yrs £2.70

11.30am12.30pm Bouncy Play 4-8yrs £2.70

9.30-11.30am Halloween Arts & Crafts* 4-9yrs £3.20

Noon-3pm Play Badminton 8-12yrs £2.40

3.30-4.30pm Junior Jumpers* 4-16yrs £4.30

10.30-11.30am Family Fun Floats All ages £4.10 adult/ £2.90 child

1-3pm Halloween Messy Table* 2-10yrs £2.50

12.15-1pm Halloween Splash Dance* 8-15yrs £4.00

3-3.30pm 3.30-4pm 4 day Crash Course* Swimming Lessons 4-6yrs 7-8yrs £18 for 4 days £18 for 4 days

10.30-11.30am Family Fun Floats All ages £4.10 adult/ £2.90 child

2-2.40pm Snorkelling* 8-16yrs £5.00

9-10am This Girl Can Swim* All ages FREE

8am-5pm NPLQ* 16+yrs £280

9-10am Breaststroke Clinic 6-12yrs £6.00

8am-5pm NPLQ* 16+yrs £280

9-10am Family Fun Snorkelling* 8+yrs £5.00 adult/ £3.80 child

8am-5pm NPLQ* 16+yrs £280

1-2.30pm Newbury Road Rec 10-19yrs FREE

2-3pm This Girl Can Swim* All ages FREE

1-2.30pm Bourne Park 10-19yrs FREE

5-6pm Junior Basketball 10-14yrs FREE

10am-Noon Halloween Archery* 7yrs-adult £8.80

1-2pm Little Ones Skating 3-7yrs £2.40

2.30-4pm Family Rollerskating 5+yrs £2.70

3.30-5pm Family Rollerskating 5+yrs £2.70 12.30-3.30pm Soft Play 0-4yrs £2.70

12.30-3.30pm Soft Play 0-4yrs £2.70

10am-Noon Halloween Archery* 7yrs-adult £8.80

2.30-4pm Family Rollerskating 5+yrs £2.70

5-6pm Junior Basketball 10-14rs FREE

10am-Noon Creepy Crawly Halloween Party* 0-8yrs £5.00

9.30-11am Minis Football* 5-9yrs £2.70 2.40-3.20pm Snorkelling* 8-16yrs £5.00

1-2.30pm Frankenstein’s Family Rollerskating* 5+yrs £2.70

5-6pm Junior Basketball 10-14yrs FREE

FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER 10-11am Family Trampolining* 3yrs-adult £4.40

3.30-5pm Family Rollerskating 5+yrs £2.70

Noon-1.30pm Family Rollerskating 5+yrs £2.70

1-2.30pm Castle Hill Rec 10-19yrs FREE

THURSDAY 27 OCTOBER

2.45-3.45pm Count Dracula’s Trampolining* 3-7yrs £4.40

3.30-5pm Halloween Family Roller Disco* 5+yrs £2.70

9.30-10.30am Play Badminton 8-12yrs £2.40 1-2pm Halloween Dance* 5-11yrs £3.20 6.30-8.30pm Spooky Family Friday Swim* All ages £4.10 adult/ £2.90 child

8am-5pm NPLQ* 16+yrs £280

8am-5pm NPLQ* 16+yrs £280

1-2.30pm Landseer Park 10-19yrs FREE

1-2.30pm Alexandra Park 10-19yrs FREE

11am-Noon Family Trampolining* 3yrs-adult £4.40

2.30-4.30pm Halloween Family Roller Disco* 5+ yrs £3.20

12.30-2pm Family Rollerskating 5+yrs £2.70

12.30-3.30pm Soft Play 0-4yrs £2.70