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With the dampest summer in living memory behind us, the season of mists will be greeted with muted enthusiasm by some. But, seeing children’s paintings chosen by my friend Arty Barty (P38), I was reminded why the start of the school year is so fantastic.

You’re seeing all your friends for the first time in ages. With them you can face the new beginning with its host of exciting new challenges. The children’s paintings have captured this moment so well.

If it’s your child’s first ever term at school, author Sarah Ebner describes how parents and children can get over those initial nerves and make new friends (P6). Have a great year!

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CALL TO ACTION P8 How to keep your kids active after school.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT P10 Fiona Faulkner dispels E number myths.

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A NEW MORNING

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hat should you expect from your child’s first term at school? In a nutshell, it’s likely to be a mixture of early mornings, silence (children are rarely good at telling their parents what they’ve been up to), some anxiety and grumpiness, new friends, and, of course, learning. But if you put it all together, it’s a great new adventure, even though there might be some tears on the way.

Starting school is a big step, for parents and children. But, as the parent, you must try not to let your child see your fears and concerns. Children always pick up on their parents’ moods, so be positive, even if you are a little nervous about this new start.

FIRST TERM TIPS • Make friends for yourself.

You might have to be confident and initiate conversation, but friends make pick-up and drop off time much more fun.

• Make sure your child gets enough sleep. You may have to start an earlier bedtime routine.

• Don’t be scared to speak to the teacher or headteacher if there’s a problem.

• But don’t speak to teachers first thing in the morning when they have 30 children arriving all at once. Instead try to catch them at the end of the day, or make an appointment via the office.

• Weigh up packed lunch vs. school dinners – and go with the one which you think your child will eat. But if time is at a premium for you, try school dinners first.

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If your child is feeling anxious, try to keep the mood light. I would also recommend reading books about starting school together.

‘Topsy and Tim Start School’ by Jean and Gareth Adams, ‘Kevin Starts School’ by Liesbet Slegers and ‘I’m Absolutely Too Small for School’ by Lauren Child are among my favourites.

Once term starts, you may find that your biggest problem is crying (theirs, not yours) at school drop-off. Most people (especially teachers) agree that you simply need to leave when this happens.

After all, your child is in the hands of professionals and you should trust them.

“It’s always good to get rid of the parents,” confided one headteacher to me, while another experienced Reception class teacher added, “I have never had a child who didn’t settle after his or her parents left.”

That, of course, is all well and good. But the reality is that it can be emotionally draining to have an unhappy child grabbing onto your knees each morning, especially if they haven’t shown behaviour like this before.

If you are planning the “just go” line, then it’s sensible to have a proper plan, rather than perform a simple vanishing act. Don’t say that you will wait and say goodbye, and then not do it. This could inflame the situation, making your child feel even more insecure the next day. Instead, tell them exactly what you are going to do.

Another option, if it’s possible, is not to be the person dropping off. Sometimes children misbehave with one parent, but not with anyone else. If you organise some (hopefully temporary) help, that may prove to be a breakthrough.

“You can set up a vicious cycle, where the child dreads going to school and separating from his mum, and so the mum also begins to dreads it,” says psychologist Lucy Willetts. “The child picks up on that anxiety. It might be that if the dad or a friend can take them, it would be easier for the child.”

Another tip is to give your child what psychologist call a “transitional object”. That way, they have a reminder of you, such as a bracelet or badge, with them for the day.

Children start school when they’re very young and, even if they don’t

Sarah Ebner

Journalist and author Sarah Ebner explains how parents can deal with first day at school nerves. find it stressful, it’s often exhausting, both mentally and physically.

So, don’t be surprised by some bad or babyish behaviour (cut them some slack at the beginning). You should also hold off on organising too many after-school activities or playdates, at least at the start.

After about a month or two, school becomes less of a novelty and the excitement fades. This may be when you find that your child develops a reluctance to get up, or starts to talk about tummy aches or headaches. He or she may become clingy or unsettled on a Sunday evening. Whatever happens (within reason) you need to continue taking your child to school. They’ve got years left, and hopefully they’ll enjoy most of them. Good luck!

Sarah Ebner is editor of The Times’s School Gate, @schoolgate and author of ‘The Starting School Survival Guide: everything you need to know when your child starts school’.

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CALL TO ACTION

Parents can fight the lure of the screen by enrolling children in after school activities say Leanne Drew and Sophie Shorland

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he kids come home from school and switch on the TV or grab a console to play their latest game.

You urge them to get outside and kick a ball about or read a book, but you’re busy with the tea and your calls fall on deaf ears. Sound familiar? A study by the University of Montreal, reported by the BBC this July, will only confirm most parents’ suspicions. It showed that a child in the UK watches an average of 14.8 hours of television per week by the age of 4 1/2 years old, while 15% per cent of children watch 18 hours at that age. This latter group, said the study, will gain an extra 7mm of waistline by the age of 10 as a result of their physical inactivity.

The need to challenge the remorseless rise of screen-based entertainment, and encourage children into the great outdoors is clearly more compelling than ever.

Happily, after school clubs can be the saviour of the stressed parent as well as introducing children

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to structured exercise and new activities that will stand them in good stead for the rest of their lives. They can contribute to the 60 minutes of activity a day children need for their basic development, while in turn improving their confidence and social skills.

Art classes, social clubs or trying out a sport are a great way for kids to get stuck into something they wouldn’t normally do. One time-honoured activity for children, The Scouts, is more popular than ever, providing fun activities for 400,000 children (some 60,000 of them girls) throughout

the UK. The Avon Scouts have over 12,500 members, offering over 200 activities from cooking to canoeing and abseiling to outdoor survival. Helen Hobbs, a leader for Avon Scouts says, “We live in especially uncertain and challenging times, particularly for young people. Scouting provides them with hope, opportunity, essential life skills, great values and most importantly a sense of their stake in society.”

This claim is backed up by hard facts. A 2011 survey by economic consultancy PACEC found that 88% of young people felt scouting improved their key skills, among them social skills, teamwork abil-

ity, leadership and confidence.

An even higher 92% found that scouting helped them build good relationships and long-lasting friendships.

Girlguiding UK is an equally venerable institution and offers activities for about half a million girls in the UK. Its Rainbows section offers activities for girls aged five to seven, while the Brownies range from 7-10 and offer equivalent activities to the Scouts.

Of course, there are plenty of fun ways to stimulate the brain as well as the body and lots of after school activities are dedicated to

making subjects like language or science enjoyable to children. For instance language club LCF runs a ‘Fun French Club’ around the UK aimed at children aged 3 to11, promising kids a “stimulating and engaging experience which helps develop their self-esteem and selfconfidence”.

Alternatively, if your child is excited by things like outer space or loud bangs, after school science might be worth a try. “We supply science parties, workshops and shows to parents and schools,” says Mike Sweeney from Sublime Science, the after school science club founded by physicist and popular science guru Marc Wileman. “The aim is

to show people that science can actually be fun. We do things like making slime, making sweets, noisy experiments, making things fly and even launching rockets using basic chemistry and physics.

“Sublime Science is important because the number of students entering science disciplines is in decline and without science the world would be a very different place. Children come to our parties, events and workshops and go away telling their parents they want to be scientists when they grow up!”

Activity Kidz www.activitykidz. co.uk Avon Scouts www.avonscouts. org.uk Girlguiding UK www.girlguiding. org.uk National Health Service www.nhs. uk/Change4Life LCF www.lcfclubs.com The Scouts www.scouts.org.uk Sublime Science www. sublimescience.com PRIMARY TIMES

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BROADLANDS SCHOOL Increasingly the school of choice for Keynsham and South Bristol Headteacher (Interim): Richard Williams Broadlands School, St Francis Road Keynsham, Bristol BS31 2DY 0117 9864791 www.broadlandsschool.org.uk Be the best you can...

Broadlands School is a rapidly improving school and through the sponsorship of the Academies and Enterprise Trust will gain Academy status in January 2013. This partnership will see exciting new developments and innovative new opportunities for young people in the area and result in an outstanding school in the near future.

Be who you want to be…

Any student in Years 7 – 11 who would now like to join Broadlands School should contact Hannah Steer, the Headteacher’s PA by phone: 0117 9864791 or by email:hsteer@broadlands.bathnes.sch.uk Be where you want to be…

We would like to invite you to come and see what we have to offer and what our future plans are at our Open Evening see how your child could be part of these exciting developments. Students in Years 4, 5 and 6 who wish to join us in the future are warmly invited to our Open Evening on Wednesday 19th September from 6:30pm and our Open Mornings on 20th and 21st September for a tour of the school at 9:15am or 10:15am. Alternatively,make an appointment with Hannah Steer for a visit at your convenience.

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Fiona Faulkner

EASY ON THE E’S?

E numbers have had a bad press over the years. But food expert Fiona Faulkner believes a few myths need to be dispelled.

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ands up how many parents have banned the Haribo from their child’s party bag or secretly judged others who festoon theirs with all manner of sweets and treats? Equally, teachers, how many of you offer a box of raisins as a ‘healthy snack’ for kids at break time?

As a family food expert, I’m increasingly expected to speak out against E numbers in particular as well as talk about what constitutes a healthy lunchbox.

Increasingly people are surprised by my response. Many parents I speak to believe that E numbers are all a bunch of toxic chemicals to be avoided. The name alone sounds ominous, I admit.

But did you know that some E numbers are naturally occurring, or even organic? If you look at the list of ingredients in Ribena for example you’ll see that it contains something called anthocyanins (E163). This is a completely natural colouring, extracted from grape skins.

E412, meanwhile, is a plant extract – guar gum, quite often

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with our kids’ teeth.

Dr Kathy Harley, dean of the dental faculty at the Royal College of Surgeons, was quoted earlier this year that instead of giving children the apparently healthy snack of fruit juice and a box of raisins, “it would be better for their teeth if they were given a glass of water and a handful of chocolate buttons.”

If it sounds like I’m asking more questions than I’m answering, I apologise. There’s a lot of information out there and I’m just skimming the surface. In conclusion all I can do is re-visit one of my most overused phrases: everything in moderation, including moderation. I’d also love to hear your thoughts.

found in your child’s ice cream.

The point is, each E is different, derived from a variety of sources, and each plays a variety of roles.

As food writer (and kids’ TV favourite) Stefan Gates says, when it comes to E numbers, “Don’t be afraid, understand.”

Let’s take an average lunchbox as another example of what we think we know about healthy food for kids. Child One has a ham sandwich, a sugar-free yoghurt, and a smoothie. Child Two has a packet of crisps, a ropey looking banana, and a processed cheese snack.

Would you be surprised if I said that Child 2’s lunchbox was arguably healthier?

Hula Hoops for example have additives including E508, potas������ sium chloride. But this is a lower sodium alternative to salt, so not without its merits.

The nitrates in that ham sandwich however are a trickier one to navigate. Nitrates are added to processed meats, such as ham and sausages, to protect against botulism. On the other hand nitrates also have links to particularly nasty diseases (the NHS now

advises we limit our consumption of processed meats for this very reason). Gets complicated, doesn’t it?

As for the reduced sugar yoghurt, next time you pick one of these up, take a look at the label.

Chances are there might be some artificial sweeteners in there to compensate for the sugar. It’s still open to debate whether artificial sweeteners are good for us or not.

My personal reason for disliking them is they make me feel nauseous and headache-y.

Interestingly, in May 2011, the European Food Safety Authority was asked by the European Commission to bring forward a new investigation into the safety of aspartame which has been linked in some studies to various health issues.

The debate goes on and, personally, I opt for sugar over sweeteners. But that’s not straightforward either.Take dried fruit, juices and smoothies. Many parents and teachers still don’t realise that these are rammed with sugar – albeit fruit sugar – and harmful fruit acids which are playing havoc

Fiona Faulkner is a children’s food expert for businesses including ITV to Morrisons and is the author of ‘25 Foods Kids Hate and How To Get Them Eating 24.’ You can contact Fiona via her website.

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Wellsway School Chandag Road, Keynsham, BS31 1PH A Specialist Sports and Science Academy and an Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ school

Invites you to the open evening for Year 6 students looking to join this vibrant and dynamic School in September 2013. You are welcome to join us on Thursday 4 October 2012 between 6.00 – 8.00pm. During the evening there will be a presentation given by Mrs Arlidge, the Headteacher, the opportunity to talk to teachers and tour the school.

For more information on this and events at school visit

www.wellswayschool.com

For Parents/ Carers who are unable to make the Open Evening, there will be Open day tours, by appointment during weeks beginning the 8th and 15th of October.

Please ring 0117 9864751 to arrange.

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FAMILY & CHILDREN’S SHOWS ★ BRISTOL, BATH, SOMERSET & SOUTH GLOS

BATH THE EGG Theatre Royal, Sawclose, Bath BA1 1ET. 01225 448844, www. theatreroyal.org.uk Little Red Hen Sat 22 Sep. 11.30am & 3pm. £7.50/£6.50 • Puppetry, storytelling and song tells the famous tale of the Little Red Hen who decides to make a delicious loaf of bread but discovers that good help is hard to find. Ages 2-5.

Ready or Not Sat 29 Sep. 11.30am & 3pm. £7.50/£6.50 • A colourful music and dance performance about playing together, making friends, and how to share and trust one another. Ages 3+.

Little Howard’s Big Show Sat 6 Oct. 11.30am & 3pm. £10 • BBC 1’s Big Howard and Little Howard come alive on stage with songs, sketches, magic, and a brand new invisible character.

The Mysterious Vanishment of Pobby and Dingan Fri 12-Sat 13 Oct. 11.30am & 3pm. £7.50/£6.50 • How do you search for imaginary friends when you can’t even see them? A poignant and funny story about family loyalty based on Ben Rice’s acclaimed debut novel. Ages 9+.

Up Down Boy Fri 19 Oct. 1.30pm & 7pm. £7.50/£6.50 • The uplifting story of a boy with Down’s syndrome and his mother as he learns to take on the real world.

Ages 9+.

Portmanteau Sat 20 Oct. 11.30am & 3pm. £7.50/£6.50 • A mix of mime, movement and sign language in which two ushers have to step in and play the characters when the film breaks down. Compagnie Animotion Little Howard’s Big Show at The Egg, Bath, Sat 6 Oct

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The Lion King, The Bristol Hippodrome, until Sat 17 Nov.

provide the thrills for children aged 5 – 12 years.

Egg Thu 25-Sun 28 Oct. 10.30am & 1pm (Thu-Fri), 11.30am & 3pm (Sat), 11.30am & 2pm (Sun). £7.50/£6.50 • The story of two slightly kooky birds who set out on an adventure and stumble across an egg, of all things. Ages 3+.

Clockheart Boy Mon 29-Tues 30 Oct. 11.30am-3pm. £7.50/£6.50 • When a boy with no heart is washed ashore, the Professor and his creations vow to bring him back to life. The Clockheart Boy learns the joys of stargazing, dancing, romance and friendship.

Ages 6+ Woodland Tue 30 Oct-Sat 3 Nov. 10am, 12pm & 3pm daily. £6.50 • Woodland is an interactive world for children and families to explore. There is a new arrival who doesn’t work to routines.

Find out what happens when the excitable creature sets out to find adventure.

THEATRE ROYAL Theatre Royal, Sawclose, Bath BA1 1ET. 01225 448844, www. theatreroyal.org.uk Driving Miss Daisy Tue 30 OctSat 3 Nov. 2.30pm (Wed, Thu &-Sat), 7.30pm (Tue & Wed) & 8pm (Thu-Sat). £19-£33 • The touching story of an elderly southern matriarch and her driver, who transcend decades of prejudice to form an unlikely friendship.

Starring Gwen Taylor and Don Warrington.

The Sound of Music Tue 20 NovSun 25 Nov. 2.30pm (Wed, Thu, Sat & Sun) & 7.30pm (Tue & Wed) & 8pm (Thu-Sat) £14.50-£29.50 • Bath Light Operatic group invites you to enjoy this Rodgers and Hammerstein classic about the travails of a musical family on the eve of WWII as they grapple with the unpleasant prospect of rule under the Nazis.

Disney’s Beauty & The Beast Fri 30 Nov-Tue 4 Dec. 2.30pm (Wed-

Sun) & 7.30pm (Wed-Sat). £12£29.50 • Gorgeous costumes and dazzling scenery are promised in this retelling of the eternal tale.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Thu 13 Dec-Sun 13 Jan. 2pm, 5pm & 7pm (various days). £16-£100 • Join Snow White as she makes seven tiny new friends, escapes the wicked queen and finds her prince in this familyoriented show. Can true love’s kiss really save the day? With Chris Harris, Nichola McAuliffe and Jon Monie.

BRISTOL TOBACCO FACTORY THEATRE Raleigh Road, Bristol, BS3 1TF. 0117 902 0344, www.tobaccofactorytheatre.com Hansel and Gretel Wed 5 DecMon 14 Jan. Various times. £7-15 (family rates available) • See the classic German fairy tale come to life in this performance collaboration between the Tobacco Factory Theatre and award-winning company New International Encounter.

Ages 6+.

BRISTOL OLD VIC King Street, BS1 4ED. 0117 987 7877, www.bristololdvic.org.uk Peter Pan Mon 26 Nov-Sat 19 Jan. 2pm & 7pm (various days). £8-28 • Fly with Peter Pan, the boy who never grew up, on his adventure through Neverland. Joined by Wendy, Tinker Bell and the Lost Boys, they take on the evil Captain Hook in this beloved production.

Recommended ages 6+.

Hey Diddle Diddle Wed 18 NovSat 5 Jan. 10.30am and 1.30 pm (Wed 28 Nov-Fri 21 Dec), 11.30am and 3pm (all Saturdays and weekdays from Wed 26 Dec-Fri 4 Jan). £13/£7 • The Bristol Old Vic transforms into a Christmas playground for young audiences to enjoy the re-telling of classic nursery rhymes. Ages 3-6.

THE BRISTOL HIPPODROME Saint Augustine’s Parade, Bristol BS1 4UZ. 0844 871 3012, www. bristolhippodrome.org.uk The Lion King Until Sat 17 Nov. 7.30pm/2.30pm, £22.50-£75 • This hugely popular West End stage adaptation of the Disney movie makes Bristol its first port of call in the long-awaited national tour.

That’ll Be The Day Thu 22 Nov. 7.30pm, £18- £24.50 • The nation’s favourite rock ‘n’ roll variety show returns with an all new line up of knock-out hits from the 1950s, 60s and 70s, mixed with loads of new zany comedy routines.

ST GEORGE’S BRISTOL Great George Street, Bristol BS1 5RR. 0845 402 4001, www. stgeorgesbristol.co.uk Drum Blondes Sun 16 Sep. 3pm, £8/£6 • Emily Morris and Claire Hasted introduce children aged 6 and over to the delights of percussion. Also a workshop at 1pm.

A Musical Mystery Tour Sun 7 Oct. 2pm, £8/£6 • A zany tour of music from around the world

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Ready or Not visit The Egg, Bath, Sat 29 Sep.

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Grimm Tales at Parabola Arts Centre, Sat 27 Oct

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Mandiloquents Sun 7 Oct. 6pm.

The Hippodrome, Bristol (10 £12/£6 • This band of ‘off-beat strummers’ promise hot swing and Dec - 8 Jan) fiery folk music, via Mozart and Vivaldi.

Vikram and the Vampire/ Halloween Playshop Mon 29 Oct, 3.45pm (playshop 2.30pm), £6 • Storytellers Michael Loader and Martin Maudsley offer an afternoon of spooky spinechillers, with music from Ailsa Mair Hughes.

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Green Jack Fri 22-Sun 24 Nov. £9.50/£8 concessions • Brand new and written for the theatre’s

youth group, about young characters who meet ancient figures of legend in a story of friendship, families, salvation and suffering.

Dick Whittington Fri 30 Nov-Sun 13 Jan. £11/family £58 • The story of a local lad made good with a streetwise cat as his companion.

The cast includes familar faces from past shows such as William Elliott and Kelli Maybank.

The Enormous Turnip Mon 3-Mon 24 Dec. £7.50/family £20 • A magical alternative to panto, Farmer Ted will enthral you in the world of his family, friends and a vast variety of vegetables.

NEW BREWERY ARTS Brewery Court, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 1JH. 01285 657181, www.newbreweryarts. org.uk The Three Billy Pigs Wed 24 Oct. 2pm. £7/£6 • A blend of two classic fairy tales, the Three Little Pigs and The Three Billy Goats Gruff, featuring a misunderstood wolf and a grumpy person under the bridge. Noisy Oyster Theatre Company brings it to life.

Little Red Robin Hood Sat 22 Dec-Sun 23 Dec & Thu 27 Dec. 11am & 2pm, £8/£6 • Garlic Theatre presents a merry mix-up in the forest involving glove puppets, false teeth and a frying pan. Is the baddie the Sheriff of Nottingham or the Big Bad Wolf and why is Robin wearing girls’ clothes?

THE OCTAGON THEATRE Hendford, Yeovil, Somerset BA20 1UX. 01935 422884, www.octagontheatre.co.uk.

Sleeping Beauty Sun 14 Oct. 7.30pm. £22/£20 • Experience the Russian State Ballet and Opera House performing this classic ballet.

PARABOLA ARTS CENTRE Parabola Road, Cheltenham GL50 3AA. 01242 707338, www.parabolaartscentre.co.uk Grimm Tales Sat 27 Oct. 7.30pm. £10/£8/£5 • Poet laureate Carol-Ann Duffy has adapted the dramatic stories of the Brothers Grimm, including the original Cinderella and Hansel and Gretel, in a new and original way. Suitable for children over 6.

Odyssey Wed 3–Fri 5 Oct, 7.30pm, £10/£8/£5 • Hand-drawn paper

Sleeping Beauty by the Russian State Ballet and Opera House at The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil

puppets offer a novel interpretation of Homer’s epic poem, written and performed by Paper Cinema.

THE ROSES THEATRE Sun Street, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire GL20 5NX. 01684 295074, www.rosestheatre.org Pam Ayres Thu 4 Oct. 7.30pm. £25 • One of Britain’s favourite poets brings her comic observations to Tewkesbury to coincide with the paperback launch of her autobiography, ‘The Necessary Aptitude’. Profits from ticket sales go to Motor Neurones Disease Association.

Trafalgar Night Fundraising Gala Sun 21 Oct. 7.30pm (7pm reception). £14.50 • Entertainment in aid of The Roses and RNLI (Tewkesbury Branch).

SALISBURY ARTS CENTRE Bedwin Street, Salisbury SP1 3UT. 01722 321744, www.salisburyartscentre.co.uk When Eggy Met Peggy Sun 30 Sep. 11am & 2pm, £7.50/£6.50 • Tallulah Swirls display more puppetry magic with a new show that whisks up ‘Humpty Dumpty’ with ‘The Princess and the Pea’ to bring you a show about growing your own food and eating it all up. Characters include Eggy and Peggy the pea, a rock ‘n’ rolling raspberry and cha cha cha-ing carrots.

Circus Bear Sun 7 Oct, 11.30am, £7.50/£6.50 • A non-verbal cinema of shadows by Finger and Thumb theatre promises a magical experience for children aged three and over, as a tiny bear meets a menagerie of cool animals before starring in his own circus.

Portmanteau Sun 21 Oct, 11.30am & 2pm, £7.50/£6.50 • A mix of mime, movement and sign language in which two ushers have to step in and play the characters when the film breaks down.

Compagnie Animotion provide the thrills for children aged 5 – 12 years.

SALISBURY PLAYHOUSE Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7RA. 01722 320333, www.salisburyplayhouse.com The Golden Cowpat Fri 8 Sep. 11am & 2pm, £8 • Betty, a moody cow, lives on a run down farm with her owner, Hector, who has given up on a life of success. When Betty lays a golden cowpat, Hector realises that she is the key to prosperity and they set off on an epic quest. Ages 3-9.

WYVERN THEATRE Theatre Square, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 1QN. 01793 524481, www.wyverntheatre.org.uk.

Chris and Pui Sun 4 Nov. 11am and 2pm • See CBeebies’ favourites, Chris and Pui, as they take their show on the road. Laugh, sing and join in with the ‘Show Me Show Me’ duo as they perform sketches, rhymes and songs for pre-schoolers and their families.

Aladdin Sat 8 Dec-Sun 6 Jan. £12.50-£26 • A family pantomime starring everyone’s favourite genie, and the young boy who sets him free.

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ROUNDABOUT Your ultimate family diary of what’s on, where & when

Deadlines: List your school’s events in Primary Times for free. We work a half-term in advance so we’re now collecting information copy for November and December 2012: deadline Monday 10 September. If your event is to raise cash for a school, community group or charity, and is open to the public, we want to know. Email mike.gartside@venue.co.uk.

PLEASE CHECK BEFORE YOU TRAVEL While we make every effort to ensure these listings are accurate and up to date, event information can sometimes change after we’ve gone to press. Please check with the venue or organiser before you set off to an event to make sure it’s going ahead as planned . . . and tell them you saw it in Primary Times!

SEPTEMBER ONGOING TRAVELLERS’ TRAILS Brunel’s ss Great Britain, Great Western Dockyard, Gas Ferry Road, Bristol BS1 6TY. www. ssgreatbritain.org, 10am-5.30pm • Explore ss Great Britain through the eyes of passengers and crew with fun trails. With his illustrated ‘Charlie Challenge’ trail and stickers crew member Charlie enlists the help of young visitors on his quest to reunite passengers with their lost luggage.

UNTIL MON 3 SEP WETLAND GAMES Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire GL2 7BT. 01453 891900 or 01453 891223 www.wwt.org.uk • Join WWT Slimbridge in their summer holiday games. With moth trapping, pond dipping and badge making you won’t be short on things to keep you busy!

UNTIL FRI 7 SEP TRY-ATHLON IN THE LIVE LAB At-Bristol, Anchor Road, Bristol, BS1 5DB. 0845 3451235, www. at-bristol.org.uk • Drop in to At-Bristol’s Live Lab and try your hand at some sporty activities, ranging from easy-peasy to downright impossible. Are you up for the challenge?

UNTIL SUN 9 SEP BE A SPORT! M Shed’s Square, Princes wharf, Wapping Road, Bristol, BS1 4RN. 0117 352 6600, www.mshed.org, free • M Shed’s square is transformed into a buzzing sports venue. Use the skateboarding ramp, play ping-pong, race on the running track or participate in a variety of organised activities.

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(Nine-24 months) held in the Gardener’s Lodge. Have fun with sensory and creative activities while meeting other children and their adults.

TUE 4 SEPT ‘SEA HEAR’ STORY TELLING Brunel Institute, Great Western Dockyard, Gas Ferry Road, Bristol BS1 6TY. www.ssgreatbritain. org, 11am, free • Storyteller Sarah Mooney captivates the imaginations of young and not so young visitors with original tales and twists on classic legends.

Enjoy Travellers’ Tales at the ss Great Britain, daily, this autumn.

UNTIL SUN 9 SEP GLOUCESTER HISTORY FESTIVAL 2012 Various venues, Gloucester, GL1 4UF. 01452 396572. www.thecityofgloucester.co.uk/whats-on • Kicking off with a parade on Gloucester Day (1 Sep), this festival celebrates the rich history of the county. Hands-on activities for the whole family, as well as visits from Roman legionaries and World War II soldiers.

UNTIL MON 17 SEP SUMMER NIGHT SKY At-Bristol, Anchor Road, Bristol BS1 5DB. 0845 345 1235, www.atbristol.org.uk • Sit back and take a trip to the summer night sky.

Explore amazing constellations, such as Leo the Lion, and learn a couple of DIY star spotting techniques. Daily shows. Check the website for more information.

UNTIL SUN 30 SEP BOTANIC GARDEN University of Bristol Botanic Garden, The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol BS9 1JG. 0117 331 4906, www.bristol. ac.uk/botanic-garden, 10am4.30pm every day, £3.50 (adults)/ free (students, staff, under 16s) • Discover exotic species of plants and meander between flowers and ponds, all set against the backdrop of a lovely Victorian house. Guided tours available on request.

UNTIL SUN 7 OCT GOING FOR GOLD At-Bristol, Anchor Road, Bristol, BS1 5DB. 0845 3451235, www.atbristol.org.uk, times vary on weekends • Get your pulse racing at a new family show exploring how amazing the human body is. Learn all about hearts, lungs, limbs and all manner of sporty things!

UNTIL 23 OCT QUILTING BEE The American Museum in Britain, Claverton Manor, Bath BA2 7BD.

01225 460503, www.americanmuseum.org, every Tuesday 12noon4pm • Quilting groups from all over the region demonstrate their talents and chat with visitors in the Textiles Room.

UNTIL SUN 4 NOV DINOZOO Bristol Zoo gardens, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 3HA. 0117 974 7369, www.bristolzoo.org.uk, free with normal zoo admission • Twelve life-like dinosaurs are on display all around the zoo offering an uncannily realistic animatronic exhibition. The re-born residents include some of the best known dinosaur species, brought to life using state-of-the-art technology.

MON 3 SEP AT HOME WITH LADY ASHCOMBE Private Library, Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire GL54 5JD. 01242 602308/01242 604244, www.sudeleycastle.co.uk, 3pm, £24 (inc. tea and cake) • Intimate recollections of 50 years at Sudeley. Book in advance.

MON 3 SEP HOME EDUCATOR DAY At-Bristol, Anchor Road, Harbourside, Bristol BS1 5DB. 0117 909 2000, www.at-bristol. org.uk, 10am-2pm, £11 per child, pre-booking required • Home educating families are invited to take part in a day of exclusive activities (including astronomy workshops, Planetarium shows and exhibition trails) exploring the science of space.

MON 3, 10, 17 & 24 SEP & TUE 4, 11, 18 & 25 SEP HOLBURNE EARLY YEARS WORKSHOPS Holburne Museum, Great Pulteney Street, Bath BA2 4DB. 01225 388568, holburne-education@ bath.ac.uk, www.holburne.org, 10.30am-12pm, £7.50 • Expert-led weekly workshops for yearlings

THU 6-SUN 16 SEP GIFFORDS CIRCUS Stratton Meadows, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, 11am, 2.30pm, 5pm & 7.30pm on various days.

08454597469, www.giffordscircus.com. £21/£14 • Starring four hand-balancing Russians, a young gentleman wire walker, an owl, the Victorians and Brian the goose with a supporting cast of eight English dogs.

FRI 7-SAT 8 SEP CRAFT EXTRAVAGANZA 100 Church Street, Tewkesbury, Glos GL20 5TT. 01684 855040, www.outofthehat.org.uk, 10am • Get crafty with your shopping and look at all the wonderful gifts that local craftspeople have made.

FRI 7, 14, 21, 28 SEP HOLBURNE EARLY YEARS WORKSHOPS Holburne Museum, Great Pulteney Street, Bath BA2 4DB. 01225 388568, holburne-education@ bath.ac.uk, www.holburne.org, 10.30am-12pm & 1-2.30pm, £7.50, toddlealongs 2-5 years • Expertled weekly workshops held in the Gardener’s Lodge. Sing songs, watch stories come to life and get arty with a new museum-related theme each week. »

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PLEASE CHECK BEFORE YOU TRAVEL . . . AND TELL THEM YOU SAW THE EVENT IN PRIMARY TIMES! Butter making at Blaise Castle, Bristol, on Open Doors Day, Sat 8 Sep

» SAT 8 SEP ART CLUB FOR 5-7 AND 8-13 YEAR OLDS Holburne Museum, Great Pulteney Street, Bath BA2 4DB. 01225 388568, holburne-education@ bath.ac.uk, www.holburne.org, 10.30am-12.30pm, £8 • A monthly workshop for aspiring young artists with the option to work towards the Arts Award ‘Discover’ and ‘Explore’ Award by doing activities such as ‘Frieze a la De Vries’ mini installations.

SAT 8 SEP BRISTOL OPEN DOORS DAY At-Bristol, Anchor Road, Bristol, BS1 5DB. 0845 3451235, www.atbristol.org.uk 10am–5pm (hourly tours) • Join At-Bristol’s sustainability officer for a unique tour behind the scenes of At-Bristol, as part of Bristol Open Doors Day. Discover how the unique building and focus on sustainability has earned the attraction a Gold Green Tourism award.

SAT 8 SEP SAUSAGE SATURDAY Taurus Crafts, The Old Park, Lydney, Gloucestershire, GL15 6BU. 01594 844 841, www. tauruscrafts.co.uk 11am, free • Award-winning charcutier Graham Waddington, prepares three distinctive sausages from local produce, available to taste and buy. He is joined by local suppliers offering a range of local food.

SAT 8 SEP AUTUMN FAYRE Hucclecote Playgroup, Hucclecote Community Centre, Hucclecote Road, Hucclecote GL3 3RT. 07870 874592, tina.gaulton@ googlemail.com, 1-4pm, free admission • Hucclecote Playgroup is raising funds with the aid of Buzz Lightyear, dance displays, go karts, BBQ, face painting and much more. All funds raised go towards renovating the garden used by children during their time at playgroup.

SAT 8 SEP OPEN DOORS AT KINGS WESTON ROMAN VILLA Kings Weston Roman Villa, Long Cross, Lawrence Weston, Bristol, BS11 0LP. 0117 922 3571, www. bristol.gov.uk/page/kings-westonroman-villa, 10am-4pm • Explore the remains of Bristol’s own PRIMARY TIMES

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Roman villa and learn about what the Romans really did. (To visit the villa at other times, collect a key from Blaise Castle House Museum or Bristol Museum & Art Gallery. £5 deposit needed).

SAT 8 SEP OPEN DOORS AT BLAISE: BUTTER MAKING Blaise Castle House Museum, Henbury Road, Bristol, BS10 7QS. 0117 903 9818, www.bristol.gov. uk/page/blaise-castle-housemuseum, 10am-4pm • See butter being made the traditional way (and even try your hand) at the quaint dairy at Blaise Castle House Museum.

SAT 8 SEP FUNKY FELT MAKING Trowbridge Museum, The Shires Shopping Centre, Court Street, Trowbridge, Wiltshire. 01225 751339, trowbridgemuseum.co.uk, 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.15pm, 2.15pm and 3.15pm, free • Make felt using fragments of wool fibres to create fabric. Suitable for children 8+ (accompanied by an adult).

SAT 8 SEP CHARBOROUGH ROAD SCHOOL CAR BOOT SALE Charborough Road, Filton, Bristol BS34 7RA. Sellers’ entrance 10am, £6 Car, £8 Van. Buyers’ entrance 11am-2pm, 10p • Always well supported and attended, hot & cold refreshments available. Organisers say no animals, no smoking and no electrical items for sale.

ROUNDABOUT under 6’s travel free • Be transported back to the days of steam and take a ride along the harbour on one of M Shed’s biggest exhibits, Henbury Steam Locomotive.

Trips run every 40mins.

SAT 8 SEP-FRI 12 OCT EXPLORE OUR WORLD IN THE LIVE LAB At-Bristol, Anchor Road, Bristol, BS1 5DB. 0845 3451235, www.atbristol.org.uk • Get hands-on and explore the wonders of the world around us with these Live Lab activities. Test your nerve as you discover the causes of volcanic eruptions and investigate how fossils are formed, making your own cast to take home.

SUN 9 SEP GREAT WISHFORD RUN Great Wishford CE Primary School, West St, Salisbury SP2 0PQ. www.greatwishfordrun. co.uk, 10am (3k), 11am (10k) • The fifth annual Great Wishford Run starts and finishes at Great Wishford CE Primary School.

Choice of three kilometre or 10 kilometre run, raising money for The Trussell Trust, helping local people in crisis in Salisbury and across the UK. Runners are encouraged to collect sponsorship before completing the run, visit www. trusselltrust.org for more info on the charity.

SUN 9 SEP BRISTOL ZOO’S ANIMAL AMBLE. The Downs, Clifton. 0117 974 7329, www.bristolzoo.org. uk, 10.30am, £10 per adult, £6 per child, each walker is asked to raise a minimum of £20 for the zoo’s conservation work • Bristol Zoo invites you to join a fundraising walk in animal themed fancy dress to raise money for Bristol Zoo’s conservation projects. Complete the 3km (1.8 mile) course in the great outdoors of The Downs, Clifton.

SUN 9 SEP ‘SWICLE’ AT BRISTOL LIDO Lido, Oakfield Place, Clifton,

Bristol BS8 2BJ. 01179339530, www.lidobristol.com, £20 per family, 9am start • The Lido is hosting its very first ‘Swicle’ to raise money for The Penny Brohn Cancer Care charity. Each team must have a maximum of six people including two adults. The race will consist of a swim relay followed by a two mile bike ride.

SUN 9 SEP SPYGLASS FAMILY SUNDAYS Spyglass, Welsh Back, Bristol BS1 4SB. 0117 927 7050 • Spyglass welcomes a series of children’s entertainers over the summer Sundays. Little ones can enjoy the Spyglass Pirates Club children’s menu (£5.50 for a main course and a scoop of home- made ice cream). Parents can relax and enjoy their food while entertainers keep the children occupied after their meal.

MON 10 SEP TEAM GB VICTORY PARADE ON THE BBC BIG SCREEN At-Bristol, Anchor Road, Bristol, BS1 5DB. 0845 3451235, www.atbristol.org.uk, 2pm, free • Round off the BBC’s coverage of London 2012 in style by catching up with Team GB’s stars and reliving the triumphs of the Olympic Games, live on Millennium Square’s big screen.

THU 13, 20, 27 SEP BRISTOL ZOO’S GARDEN DELIGHTS Bristol Zoo Gardens, Clifton, Bristol BS8 3HA. 0117 974 7300, www.bristolzoo.org.uk, prebooking required, see website for more information • Experience the grounds of Bristol Zoo in style with a guided tour of its award-winning botanical gardens accompanied by a tasty cream tea.

FRI 14 SEP COOKING DEMONSTRATION Tyntesfield, Wraxall, Bristol, BS48 1NX. 01275 461 900, www.nationaltrust.org.uk 11am, £6.50 • Watch one of the chefs work, learn some tips and even have a taste.

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The Lido, Bristol, holds a charity ‘Swicle’ or swim and cycle, Sun 9 Sep

SAT 8 SEP LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS ON THE BBC BIG SCREEN At-Bristol, Anchor Road, Bristol, BS1 5DB. 0845 3451235, www.atbristol.org.uk 7pm, free • Bring a picnic, a blanket and some friends to Millennium Square and enjoy coverage of the Last Night of the Proms, broadcast live from the Royal Albert Hall. It’s a first for Bristol and a wonderful way to spend a late summer evening.

SAT 8-SUN 9 SEP HARBOUR RAILWAY TRIPS M-Shed, Princes Wharf, Wapping Rd, Bristol, BS1 4RN. 0117 352 6600, www.mshed.org, 11am-5pm, £4 (all day rover), £1/£2 (single/ return) to ss Great Britain, £2/£3 (single/return) to Create Centre, BACK TO SCHOOL 2012

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PLEASE CHECK BEFORE YOU TRAVEL . . . AND TELL THEM YOU SAW THE EVENT IN PRIMARY TIMES! SAT 22 SEP CAR BOOT SALE Abbeywood Community School, New Road, Stoke, Gifford BS3 48S. 07866 392912, facs@abbeywoodschool.com, 9.30am-12.30pm, cars £6, vans £8, sellers can set up from 8.30am and buyers entry from 9am • Hot and cold drinks, burgers, hot dogs and bacon sandwiches available while you hunt for bargains.

Curzon Community Cinema, Clevedon, holds activities around a screening of ‘Ponyo’ , Sat 22 Sep

SAT 15 SEP FAMILY OPEN DAY Avon Ski and Action Centre, Lyncombe Drive, North Somerset BS25 5PQ. 01934 852335, mail@ avonski.co.uk, www.avonski. co.uk, 9am-6pm • Whether you want to have a go at skiing or snowboarding, find your ski legs for the day, or just soak up the alpine atmosphere, it promises to be a fun day for all the family. Including free ski and snowboard taster sessions, skiing demonstrations, tobogganing, music, giveaways, traditional Austrian food and drink and winter holiday specialists.

SAT 15 SEP BEE DAY New Brewery Arts, Brewery Court, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1JH. 01285 657181, www.newbreweryarts.org.uk 10am-1pm • Cirencester & District Beekeepers will be on hand with their inspection hive. Beekeeper David Chubb demonstrates the traditional craft of making bee skeps.

SAT 15 SEP IDENTIFYING GALLS ON THE DOWNS (WALK) Location: The Downs, Bristol. www.bristolzoo.org.uk, book with the Avon Gorge & Downs Wildlife Project on 0117 903 0609, mleivers@bristolzoo.org.uk, 2pm-4pm, £4 •Have you ever marvelled at strange growths on plants and wondered what they were? Gall expert Janet Boyd guides you as you learn to tell the difference between finger nail galls and oak apples.

SAT 15 SEP ROLLED BEESWAX CANDLES New Brewery Arts, Brewery Court, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1JH. 01285 657181, www.newbreweryarts.org.uk 10am-1pm, £3 • Roll your own beeswax candle to take home and enjoy!

SAT 15-SUN 16 SEP FAMILY GARDEN SHOW AT BRISTOL ZOO Bristol Zoo Gardens, Clifton, Bristol BS8 3HA. 0117 974 7300, www.bristolzoo.org.uk, standard zoo admissions apply • A weekend packed with family fun from plant potting, drop in arts and crafts sessions and face painting. Also talks from nature experts and stalls to browse for some brilliant goodies.

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SAT 15-SUN 16 SEP TRIPS ON THE MAYFLOWER M-Shed, Princes Wharf, Wapping Rd, Bristol BS1 4RN. 0117 352 6600, www.mshed.org, 12-5pm, £5 (adults)/ £3 (children). • Explore the harbour in the world’s oldest steam tug. The historic vessel celebrated her 150th birthday last year. Trips last 30mins.

MON 17 SEP ENGLAND ON HORSEBACK Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire GL54 5JD. 01242 602308/01242 604244, www. sudeleycastle.co.uk, 12pm, £13 • Zara Colchester and Charlotte Sainsbury-Place show through photography how our bridleways are a national treasure. Book in advance.

TUE 18 SEP-TUE 11 DEC AUTUMN NIGHT SKY PLANETARIUM SHOW At-Bristol, Anchor Road, Bristol, BS1 5DB. 0845 3451235, www. at-bristol.org.uk regular daily shows • Discover the changing constellations of the new season with the autumn night sky. Learn about the awe-inspiring moons of Jupiter, the effects of gravity on the Milky Way and all about how the hero Perseus rescued Andromeda.

THU 20 SEP SPIDER PHOBIA COURSE AT BRISTOL ZOO Bristol Zoo Gardens, Clifton, Bristol BS8 3HA. 0117 974 7300, www.bristolzoo.org.uk, see website for booking details (limited spaces available) • Experts at the zoo will help people with extreme arachnophobia overcome their fear of the creepy crawlies through a combination of education, discussion, relaxation and hypnotherapy.

SAT 22 SEP SHOWING OF PONYO ANIMATION Curzon Community Cinema, 46-48 Old Church Road, Clevedon, North Somerset BS21 6NN. 01275 879115, curzoneducation@gmail.com, 10am • Curzon community cinema shows Studio Ghibli’s beautiful animation, Ponyo about a goldfish seeking to become a human while befriending a 5-year-old boy. Followed by activity for children. (Film and activity lasts for 2 hours 10 mins).

SAT 22 SEP PONY EXPERIENCE Horseworld, Staunton Manor Farm,Whitchurch Bristol, BS14 0QJ. 01275 461 900, www.horseworld.org.uk 10am-4pm, £25 • Enjoy the experience of caring for a pony with hands-on activities including feeding, grooming, mucking out and a tractor tour around the grounds. Booking essential.

SUN 23 SEP MEET THE ARTIST TALK Holburne Museum, Great Pulteney Street, Bath BA2 4DB. 01225 388569, holburne-education@ bath.ac.uk, www.holburne.org, 2.30am-3.30pm, £2.50 • ‘I’m an Illustrator…’ with Laurie Stansfield who gives a brief talk/demonstration followed by a hands-on workshop where you can create a drawing about your favourite things.

SUN 23 SEP SPYGLASS FAMILY SUNDAYS Spyglass, Welsh Back, Bristol BS1 4SB. 0117 927 7050 • Spyglass welcomes children’s entertainers over the summer Sundays.

Little ones can enjoy the Spyglass Pirates Club children’s menu (£5.50 for a main course and a scoop of home- made ice cream).

Parents can relax and enjoy their food while entertainers keep the children occupied after their meal.

FRI 28 SEP TODDLER TAKEOVER: SPLISH, SPLASH, SPLOSH! At-Bristol, Anchor Road, Bristol, BS1 5DB. 0845 3451235, www.atbristol.org.uk • Bring your littlest ones for a fun-filled day specially designed for the under 5s! With a whole host of hands-on activities based around the theme of water, there’s plenty to keep toddlers happily splashing about all day.

FRI 28-SAT 29 SEP IDENTIFYING FUNGI (COURSE) Bristol Zoo Gardens, Clifton, Bristol BS8 3HA. 0117 974 7300, www.bristolzoo.org.uk, Fri 7pm9pm and Sat 10am-3.30pm, £25, book in advance with Avon Gorge and Downs Wildlife Project on 0117 903 0609, mleivers@ bristolzoo.org.uk, run in conjunction with the National Trust and Forestry Commission • On Friday evening, expert Justin Smith introduces you to the wonderful world of fungi through an illustrated talk. The next day participants are taken on a fungal foray in Leigh Woods before returning to the zoo to identify your finds.

SAT 29 SEP QUALITY NEARLY NEW SALE Longwell Green School, Ellacombe Road, Longwell Green, Bristol BS30 9BA. 07947 315824, qualitynearlynewsale@live.co.uk, 12pm– 1.30pm. On sale are nursery items, children’s toys, clothes, games and outdoor play equipment.

SAT 29 SEP LET’S GET TALKING! M Shed, Princes wharf, Wapping Road, Bristol, BS1 4RN. 0117 352 6600, www.mshed.org, 12-4pm • Talk, listen and take part in family-friendly activities as part of Bristol’s Week of Communication.

SAT 29 SEP GUIDED TOUR: THE FUNGI AT WESTONBIRT Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire GL8 8QS. 01666 880220, www.forestry.gov.uk/ westonbirt, 10.30am-12.30pm, 2-4pm, £8 adult/ £5 child, book in advance • Join Dave Shorten, from the Cotswold Fungus Group to explore Westonbirt’s remarkable diversity of fungi and discover the hidden roles they play in supporting our trees. Twenty places maximum.

SAT 29 SEP RURAL CRAFT DAY Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm, Wraxall, Bristol, North Somerset, BS48 1PG. 01275 852606, www.noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk, 10.30am-5pm • Learn about rural crafts and watch them in action. Also an opportunity to buy the end products and tickets for the fundraising raffle.

SAT 29 SEP VICTORIAN DAY Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Cocklebury Road, Chippenham SN15 3QN. 01249 705500, www.wshc.eu, 10am4pm, free • Experience a panoply of Victorian fun at Wiltshire’s leading history and archaeology centre. Discover the crucial role the county played in the development of photography, try your hand at Victorian book binding techniques and dress up in Victorian clothing.

SUN 30 SEP FOREST DISCOVERY DAY Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire GL8 8QS. 01666

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• Raise money for your school from your unwanted clothing • We supply you with your own personalised kit • No storage problems • Easy to book and hassle free.

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ROUNDABOUT 880220, www.forestry.gov.uk/ westonbirt, free on admission • Join in this celebration of woods and forests taking place across the country. Family activities and trails available on the day.

SUN 30 SEP COTSWOLD FOOD AND FARMING FESTIVAL Cotswold Farm Park, Near Guiting Power, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL54 5UG. 01451 850 307, www.cotswoldfarmpark. co.uk, 10.30am, free • Promises to be a great day, offering activities and food for all. Several local food producers have stalls selling food from beef, cheese and relishes to handmade chocolate, bread and puddings.

OCTOBER MON 1, 8, 15 & 22 OCT & TUE 2, 9, 16 & 23 OCT HOLBURNE EARLY YEARS WORKSHOPS Holburne Museum, Great Pulteney Street, Bath BA2 4DB. 01225 388568, holburne-education@ bath.ac.uk, www.holburne.org, 10.30am-12pm, £7.50 • Expert-led weekly workshops for yearlings (Nine-24 months) held in the Gardener’s Lodge. Have fun with sensory and creative activities while meeting other children and their adults.

TUE 2 OCT ‘SEA HEAR’ STORY TELLING Brunel Institute, Great Western Dockyard, Gas Ferry Road, Bristol BS1 6TY. www.ssgreatbritain. org, 11am, free • Storyteller Sarah Mooney captivates the imaginations of young and not so young visitors with original tales and twists on classic legends.

TUE 2, 9, 16 OCT HOLBOURNE EARLY YEARS WORKSHOPS Holburne Museum, Great Pulteney Street, Bath BA2 4DB. 01225 388568, holburne-education@ bath.ac.uk, www.holburne.org, 1-3pm, £25 for three sessions, (Brilliant babes 0-5 months) • Expert-led weekly workshops held in the Gardener’s Lodge. The sessions help parents and pre-school children to play and learn together through songs, stories, and creative activities inspired by the Museum’s collection, exhibitions and location.

FRI 5-SUN 14 OCT CHELTENHAM LITERATURE FESTIVAL Cheltenham Literature Festival, Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham GL50 1UW. www. cheltenhamfestivals.com • Kofi Annan and J.K Rowling take centre stage at one of the country’s most exciting literature festivals. Over 600 of the world’s leading writers, actors and comedians gather to showcase a wide range of literature for all ages.

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FRI 5, 12, 19, 26 OCT HOLBURNE EARLY YEARS WORKSHOPS Holburne Museum, Great Pulteney Street, Bath BA2 4DB. 01225 388568, holburne-education@ bath.ac.uk, www.holburne.org, 10.30am-12pm & 1-2.30pm, £7.50, toddlealongs 2-5 years • Expertled weekly workshops held in the Gardener’s Lodge. Sing songs, watch stories come to life and get arty with a new museum related theme each week.

SAT 6 OCT GUIDED TOUR: AUTUMN FRUITS AND BERRIES Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire GL8 8QS. 01666 880220, www.forestry.gov.uk/ westonbirt, 11am-1pm, free on admission, book in advance • Discover the reasons behind the many shapes and sizes of seed packages and see Westonbirt’s wonderful autumn colour.

SAT 6 OCT THE BIG DRAW New Brewery Arts, Brewery Court, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1JH. 01285 657181, www.newbreweryarts.org.uk 12-4pm in the theatre, free entry • Draw pictures of bees in charcoal and chalk, linked to the Beekeeper and the Bee exhibition in the New Brewery’s main gallery. All ages welcome!

SAT 6 OCT ART CLUB FOR 5-7 AND 8-13 YEAR OLDS Holburne Museum, Great Pulteney Street, Bath BA2 4DB. 01225 388568, holburne-education@ bath.ac.uk, www.holburne.org, 10.30am-12.30pm, £8 • A monthly workshop for aspiring young artists with the option to work towards the Arts Award ‘Discover’ and ‘Explore’ awards by doing activities such as self-portraits in paint.

SAT 6-WED 17 OCT (FINAL DATE TBC) STAR PARTY Tyntesfield, Wraxall, Bristol, BS48 1NX. 01275 461 964, www.nationaltrust.org.uk/tyntesfield 8pm10pm, £5 • Wrap up warm and join the Bristol Astronomical Society for an evening of seasonal star gazing. The event will take place on one of the evenings in the date range, dependent on the weather forecast, so phone in advance.

SAT 6-SUN 7 OCT GREAT WESTERN LEGO SHOW STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway, Kemble Drive, Swindon, SN2 2TA. www.greatwesternlegoshow.com, 10am5pm • Enjoy everything LEGO, including massive train layouts, LEGO shops, play tables, a ‘Brick Café’, and the chance to help the Brickish Association create a giant LEGO mosaic.

SAT 6-SUN 7 OCT HARBOUR RAILWAY TRIPS M-Shed, Princes Wharf, Wapping Rd, Bristol BS1 4RN. 0117 352

6600, www.mshed.org, 11am-5pm, £4 (all day rover), £1/£2 (single/ return) to ss Great Britain, £2/£3 (single/return) to Create Centre, under 6’s travel free • Be transported back to the days of steam and take a ride along the harbour on one of M Shed’s biggest exhibits, Henbury Steam Locomotive.

Trips run every 40mins.

SUN 7 OCT FOOD AND CRAFT MARKET Tyntesfield, Wraxall, Bristol, BS48 1NX. 01275 461 900, www. nationaltrust.org.uk/tyntesfield, 10am • Stroll around Tyntesfield’s Home Farm, enjoy the atmosphere and pick up some seasonal treats. From freshly baked cakes to hand-made jewellery there are lots of stalls to enjoy.

SUN 7 OCT DROP-IN WILLOW SCULPTURE WORKSHOP Stroud District Museum Service, Stratford Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 4AF. 01453 752400, www.museuminthepark. org.uk, 11am-3.30pm, free • Help Nora Kennedy create a giant outdoor willow sculpture.

SAT 13 OCT SECOND - HAND BOOK SALE Longwell Green School, Ellacombe Road, Longwell Green, Bristol BS30 9BA. 07947 315824, longwellgreenfriends@ googlemail.com, 10am–5pm • Community coffee morning and second – hand book sale.

SAT 13-SUN 14 OCT TRIPS ON THE MAYFLOWER M-Shed, Princes Wharf, Wapping Rd, Bristol BS1 4RN. 0117 352 6600, www.mshed.org, 12-5pm, £5 (adults)/ £3 (children). • Explore the harbour in the world’s oldest steam tug. The historic vessel celebrated her 150th birthday last year. Trips last 30mins.

SAT 13-SUN 14 OCT BIG DRAW WEEKEND Stroud District Museum Service, Stratford Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 4AF. 01453 752400, www.museuminthepark. org.uk, 11am-3.30pm, free • Join Stroud School of Art staff, students and artists for the annual Big Draw at the Museum. Have a go at drawing, mapping and making.

SAT 13-SUN 14 OCT AMERICAN CIVIL WAR SKIRMISH The American Museum in Britain, Claverton Manor, Bath, BA2 7BD. 01225 460503, www.americanmuseum.org, 3:30pm, £9/£8 • Involving over 100 costumed re-enactors from the Southern Skirmish Association, this is the museum’s biggest living-history event of the season. See a hillside skirmish complete with infantry, barricades, cannon fire and lots of noise and smoke!

SAT 13-SUN 14 OCT DISCOVERY DAY Bristol Zoo Gardens, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 3HA. 0117 974 7369, www.bristolzoo.org.uk • Providing a day for rainbows, beavers, brownies and cubs Bristol Zoo offers activities ranging from crafts to hands-on encounters with animals.

SAT 13 OCT-MON 5 NOV GORE BLIMEY! At-Bristol, Anchor Road, Bristol, BS1 5DB. 0845 3451235, www. at-bristol.org.uk • Get up-close and hands-on in the dissection lab. Make your own fake blood to take home and use body paints to visualise your own veins, muscles and bones.

SUN 14 OCT INDOOR QUALITY AS NEW SALE Abbeywood Community School, New Road, Stoke Gifford, BS34 8SF. 07866 392912, facs@ abbeywoodschool.com, 10.30am12.30pm • Be in with the chance to sell some of your unwanted goods by registering as a seller.

Twenty percent commission goes to school fundraising.

SUN 14 OCT THE BIG DRAW – THE EMPIRE STRIKES BATH Holburne Museum, Great Pulteney Gore Blimey, At Bristol, 13 Oct-5 Nov

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Tel: 01454 862525 www.marlwood.com

We are proud that Ofsted graded our school as ‘good or outstanding’ in 30 separate judgements.

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American Civil War Skirmish, The American Museum, Bath, 13-14 Oct

Street, Bath BA2 4DB. 01225 388547, www.holburne.org, 12-4pm, free • The Roman and British Empires all form part of the Holburne’s history. Draw a timeline around the museum and who knows which futuristic empires you will encounter? Expect wookies, stormtroopers and light sabre drawing. Suitable for all ages (and Jedi knights).

SAT 20 OCT CURZON KIDS’ FILM CLUB Curzon Community Cinema, 46-48 Old Church Road, Clevedon, North Somerset BS21 6NN. 01275 879115, curzoneducation@gmail.com, 10am, £3.50, complimentary ticket for an adult bringing four children • Showings of different kinds of animated films including Lotte Reiniger’s beautiful silhouette animation. The children can make puppets using different materials. (Film and activity lasts for 2hrs 10mins).

SAT 20-SUN 21 OCT AUTUMN CRAFT FAIR Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire GL8 8QS. 0117 956 4769, www.forestry.gov.uk/ westonbirt / or www.fowa.org. uk, 10am-4pm, free on admission • Cakes and preserves, jewellery, woodwork and all manner of arts and crafts for sale in aid of the Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum.

SAT 20-SUN 21 OCT CRANES! M-Shed, Princes Wharf, Wapping Rd, Bristol BS1 4RN. 0117 352 6600, www.mshed.org, 12-5pm • Go back in time, ride in an electric crane to experience the working life of a docker. Rides last 20mins.

SUN 21 OCT MEET THE ARTIST TALK Holburne Museum, Great Pulteney Street, Bath BA2 4DB. 01225 388569, holburne-education@bath.ac.uk, www.holburne. org, 2.30am-3.30pm, £2.50 • ‘I’m a Paper Sculptor…’ with Jessica Palmer who gives a brief talk and demonstration.

SUN 21 OCT APPLE DAY Lackock Abbey, Lacock, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 2LG. 01249 730459, www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lackock. 10.30am3pm, free for National Trust members and children aged 5 and below • Enjoy music, dancing, refreshments, hot roast, crafts, apple tasting and orchard tours during this apple-themed celebration of autumn.

MON 22 OCT EBLEY FIREWORKS Marling School Playing Field, Cainscross Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 4HE. info@ ebleyfireworks.org.uk, www. ebleyfireworks.org.uk, 6pm, £6/ £3 under 11s. • Display starts at 7:30pm followed by a bonfire.

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TUE 23 OCT LAND ART WORKSHOP Stroud District Museum Service, Stratford Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 4AF. 01453 752400, www.museuminthepark.org.uk, 10.30am12.30pm, £3.50 per child, parents free, booking required • Create your own sculpture, using natural materials in Stratford Park. Explore an area, get immersed, collect materials, choose a spot and design your art work, with guidance and ideas from environmental leader, Fred Millar. The plan is to have fun, and quite possibly get mucky and muddy, so wear suitable clothes and shoes. Children must be accompanied by a parent or carer.

TUE 23 OCT LAND ART WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN 7+ Stroud District Museum Service, Stratford Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 4AF. 01453 752400, www.museuminthepark.org.uk, 2-4pm, £3.50 per child, parents free, booking required • Join Fred Millar and have fun creating your own outdoor sculpture, using the landscape and materials of Stratford Park as inspiration. It may get mucky and muddy, so wear suitable clothes and shoes. For children 7+. Parents welcome to join in too, children under 8 must be accompanied by a parent or carer.

WED 24-SAT 29 OCT BIG DRAW HALF TERM DROP IN Stroud District Museum Service, Stratford Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 4AF. 01453 752400, www.museuminthepark.org.uk, free • Be inspired by Andy Goldsworthy’s beautiful photographs. Create your own ephemeral art using leaves, twigs and other natural materials, with some creative indoor and outdoor fun for all ages. Bring your camera if you’d like to record your family’s creation.

UNTIL THU 25 OCT DRAW TOGETHER New Brewery Arts, Brewery Court, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1JH. 01285 657181, www.newbreweryarts. org.uk 1pm-4pm in the Albright studio, £24 (£23 Friends) for Adult and child £12 extra child • A series of observational activities for growing and grown-up artists creating unexpected drawings together. For children and their parents/guardians, no previous experience necessary.

FRI 26 OCT ARISE SIR KNIGHT: THE ART OF HERALDRY Yate & District Heritage Centre, Church Road, Yate, Bristol BS37 5BG. 01454 862200, www.yateheritage.co.uk, 10-11am, 11.30am1pm & 2-3.30pm, free event, pre-booking required, ages 5+ • Find out about the noble art of heraldry in Gloucestershire and discover why it was so important. Get artistic and design your own coat-of-arms and make a medieval catapult to attack the castle.

SAT 27 OCT GUIDED TOUR: THE FUNGI AT WESTONBIRT Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire GL8 8QS. 01666 880220, www.forestry.gov.uk/ westonbirt, 10.30am-12.30pm, 2-4pm, £8 adult/ £5 child, book in advance • Join Dave Shorten, from the Cotswold Fungus Group to explore Westonbirt’s remarkable diversity of fungi and discover the hidden roles they play in supporting our trees. Twenty places maximum.

SAT 27 OCT ROVES FARM BONFIRE AND FIREWORK PARTY Roves Farm, Sevenhampton, Nr Highworth, Swindon, Wiltshire SN6 7QG. Tel: 01793 763939, www.rovesfarm.co.uk, free hotdog for tickets purchased in advance • Family fireworks party designed for young children with no big bangs. Bonfire lit by archers shooting fire-laden arrows,

SAT 27-SUN 28 OCT HARBOUR RAILWAY TRIPS M-Shed, Princes Wharf, Wapping Rd, Bristol, BS1 4RN. 0117 352 6600, www.mshed.org, 11am5pm, £4 (all day rover), £1/£2 (single/return) to ss Great Britain, £2/£3 (single/return) to Create Centre, under 6’s travel free • Be transported back to the days of steam and take a ride along the harbour on one of M Shed’s biggest exhibits, Henbury Steam Locomotive.

Trips run every 40mins.

SAT 27-SUN 28 OCT HALLOWEEN SPECIAL Prinknash, Gloucester GL4 8EX. 01452 812727, www.thebirdpark. co.uk 4.30pm, £7.50 • Wrap up warm and spot ghosts in the woods, birds in the trees and have your ‘fun fortune’ told in the gypsy caravan. There will be a pig roast and soft beverages.

SUN 28 OCT THE DICKENS MYSTERY Stroud District Museum Service, Stratford Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 4AF. 01453 752400, www.museuminthepark.org.uk, 3pm, £4 • Daylight Theatre is back at the museum with a mystery set in Victorian times and needs your help to solve it. For young detectives aged 7+ SUN 28 OCT KIDS STUFF - HALLOWEEN The American Museum in Britain, Claverton Manor, Bath BA2 7BD. 01225 460503, www. americanmuseum.org, 12noon5pm • Celebrate Halloween with storytelling, spooky crafts, and owl handling. Costumes encouraged.

MON 29 OCT-FRI 2 NOV AUTUMNAL HIGHLIGHTS Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire GL8 8QS. 01666 880220, www.forestry. gov.uk/westonbirt, 10.30am4pm, free on admission • Be inspired by seasonal fireworks and autumn’s bounty. Meet the traffic light tree, find dead men’s fingers and plant your own seed to take home. There will be different seed and leaf craft activities each day.

TUE 30 OCT GIANTS DAY Lackock Abbey, Lacock, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 2LG. 01249 730459, www. nationaltrust.org.uk/lackock.

11am-3pm, free for National Trust members and children aged 5 and below • Listen to talltales recounted by the tallest storytellers of them all – giants Bellever and Albion.

LISTINGS BY SOPHIE SHORLAND, LAUREN WEYMOUTH AND LEANNE DREW

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d r a o b n Pi Open invitation to Downend School Downend School is an exciting and vibrant learning community where every young person is supported to achieve their very best.

The school has a long-established reputation for the quality of the support offered to students.

Downend students experience considerable academic success, and many students go on to high-quality apprenticeships or to study at prestigious universities including Oxford and Cambridge.

The Downend School Open Evening is on Thursday 20 September from 5.45-8pm, providing the opportunity for prospective parents and students to experience the school’s unique educational environment.

In addition, Open Mornings take place every day from Monday 24 September to Wednesday 24 October, when families will be able to meet the head teacher and tour the school during a normal school day.

Ffi and appointments: T: 01454 862300.

Ski and action Rain or shine, summer or winter the action never stops at the Avon Ski & Action Centre near Bristol. In a scenic woodland setting on the edge of the Mendip Hills, the centre is reminiscent of a genuine alpine resort with magnificent views and a range of activities to suit everyone.

Conquer the slopes under the care of qualified, friendly instructors. Competent skiers and snowboarders are promised exhilaration and fun on the challenging 165 metre dry slope.

Kids are guaranteed excitement on the tobogganing slope.

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After all this, relax in Café Boots Bar, overlooking the Bristol Channel. The centre welcomes individual and group bookings, whether you’re a family, children’s party or school outing.

Ffi: T: 01934 852335 E: mail@ avonski.co.uk W: www.facebook.com/ avonskiandaction

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The gift of life Can you roll your tongue? Is your second toe longer than your big toe? Women who donate eggs to infertile couples are not asked if they possess these attributes, but some volunteer these little gems for the asyet-unborn child-to-be. Some leave messages of goodwill on file for the children, such as, “You are so wanted and loved.”

Some donors have decided not to have children of their own but instead offer the gift of life to a stranger.

Others want to share the joy of having children.

For one in six couples, having a family relies on the generosity of an egg donor.

The three most common reasons for couples needing a donor are: • Ovarian failure (premature menopause), for example after cancer treatment.

• Declining egg quality in women in their 30s or early 40s.

• To avoid passing on hereditary diseases.

At the Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM), the waiting list for donated eggs can be two to three years.

If you are aged 18 – 35 and interested in donating your eggs, please call BCRM. Ffi: BCRM T: 0117 323 2007

A good year for BSPA Can achievements at the Bristol School of Performing Arts (BSPA) get any better? Following an outstanding year in both examination results and productions the school looks forward to what promises to be an even better 2013!

While congratulating BSPA pupil Maia Tamrakar as she embarks on a national tour of ‘The Lion King’ following its run at Bristol Hippodrome, BSPA prepares for its annual audition sessions to choose youngsters for this year’s Hippodrome pantomime ‘Aladdin’!

The school prides itself on its ability to offer regular production opportunities in support of its teaching premise, ‘learning through performance’. In-house productions already planned for the autumn and New Year include the musical ‘Fame’, the pantomime ‘Dick Whittington’, the play ‘Educating Rita’ and a new edition of its annual production ‘Encore’.

Why not join now and be part of this exciting school with regular in-house and professional opportunities?

Ffi: T: 077144 95373 or 07720 378261 E: info@bspa.biz W: www. bspa.biz

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First Class Learning aims to help children of all ages and abilities gain confidence and succeed in maths and English.

Many of its students join after personal recommendations by existing students and parents. Classes are relaxed and students work at their own pace, at a level appropriate to their own needs. Attending these classes has shown an excellent record of improvement in children’s performance at school, and exam success.

Individuals can get help and practice for SATS, entrance exams, GCSE’s or general help with specific topics the child is working on. Students starting a new topic or having difficulty with one will receive one-to-one tuition in the subject before going on to tackle it on their own. Unlike a traditional tutor, this one-to-one tuition is reinforced with a weekly programme of homework, so the students are progressing by building on their knowledge.

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Heritage Open Week King Edward’s excellence King Edward’s School is one of the top academic independent day schools in the UK for girls and boys aged 3 to 18. This success has been achieved through the very highest standards in teaching and the individual guidance given to pupils to realise their full potential.

The school provides a stimulating learning environment where children are encouraged to strive for excellence and to acquire a lifelong passion for knowledge, discovery and adventure.

There is a broad and dynamic curriculum underpinned by ‘outstanding’ pastoral care and an exceptional range of extra-curricular activities to interest and enrich the lives of all pupils.

The school looks forward to welcoming parents and pupils to its Open Events on Saturday 13 October which will provide an opportunity to meet the welcoming teachers and talk to pupils, see the excellent facilities and find out how the school can give your child the best start in life.

Ffi: www.kesbath.com

A taste of drama Bath Theatre School opens its doors this September to offer a From left) Bath Theatre free taster School’s Adrian Millard, session for Holly Rose and Tom Bright children interested in joining.

Children aged 7 to 16 will receive coaching in drama, dancing and singing, and will have the opportunity to make friends in a fun learning environment.

The Theatre School offers nationally-recognised qualifications in Musical Theatre from Trinity College, London, as part of its standard teaching, while the syllabus is carefully constructed to support and develop life skills like team work, creativity and leadership.

This year’s production is the musical ‘Honk!’ which involves a fantastic range of characters and costumes.

Co-founder of the school, Tom Bright, says, “We believe that learning should be fun, interesting and produce lots of great memories.”

Bath Theatre School starts on Saturday 8 September and runs on Saturday mornings from 9.30am12.30pm at Beechen Cliff School, Bath.

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Saturday 27 October to Sunday 4 November 2012

Heritage Open Week has been running for over 20 years and is designed to celebrate the range of collections and activities in Bath and North East Somerset.

Activities run all week and include: The Great Treasure Hunt, 10am– 5pm at the Museum of East Asian Art, Magnifica Minerva, 10am–1pm and 2–4pm at the Roman Baths, Tastings of Sally Lunn Buns, 10am– 12 noon at Sally Lunns, A Gallery Treasure Trove, 10am–5pm at the Victoria Art Gallery, A Treasure Hunt 10.30am–5pm at the Building of Bath Collection,The Big Draw – Design a Banknote, 10.30am–5pm at the Building of Bath Collection and All that Glitters is not Gold!

10.30am–4.30pm at the Fashion Museum. Take a Line for a Walk: The Big Draw event at the Victoria Art Gallery takes place on Saturday 27 October, 11am–4pm.

Find a special golden treasure chest and claim your free sticker.

Entry to the museums is free of charge to residents of Bath and North East Somerset.

Ffi: www.bathnes.gov.uk/openweek

Top coaches join CHS Famous faces are appearing at Clifton High School (CHS) as international rugby and hockey professionals Matt Salter (Bristol Rugby captain 2004-08 and Bristol’s Academy coach) and Mike Leatt (England Hockey coach, former Welsh Hockey Union CEO) join the Sports department this autumn to coach the school rugby and hockey teams. Matt Salter will also coordinate a rugby club and a Summer Sevens entry for junior children, exciting news for the whole school.

Team sports are part of a variety of extra-curricular opportunities and clubs at CHS. Pupils enjoy activities ranging from astronomy, trampolining and drama to an internal ‘Masterchef’ competition, along with educational visits to many destinations. With small class sizes and excellent pastoral care, CHS is a great choice for realising your child’s brilliance.

Find out more at its Open Morning on Saturday 13 October. Visit the website or contact the school to arrange a visit.

Ffi: T: 0117 933 9087 W: www.cliftonhigh.bristol.sch.uk E: admissions@ cliftonhigh.bristol.sch.uk

Mangotsfield confidence Mangotsfield School celebrates academic and personal success, promoting students’ development of self-confidence and self-esteem. The school works with parents and carers to ensure that each child’s learning progresses as rapidly as possible and is proud of the level of support and guidance it gives.

Mangotsfield’s positive working ethos is reflected in its good standards of behaviour and high levels of attendance. It continues to develop innovative approaches to teaching and learning and gives every student the opportunity to participate in a wide range of challenging activities.

Students respond well to increased levels of responsibility, such as serving on the School Council, leading events with fellow students, selecting staff and hosting and welcoming visitors.

If you have any questions about the school, don’t hesitate to ask them.

Better still, go and see them work.

Head teacher Richard Badley and his colleagues will be pleased to welcome you.

The school hosts an Open Evening on Mon 17 Sep, 5.30pm, and an Open Morning on Wed 19 Sep, 9am.

Ffi: W: www. mangotsfieldschool.org.uk

Where there’s a Wellsway Wellsway School is a high performing 11-18 comprehensive school set on the edge of Keynsham, in Bath & North East Somerset. The school achieved an Ofsted Outstanding judgement in March 2011 and became an academy in October 2011. Examination results are consistently among the highest in the country and have earned the school a number of national awards.

Wellsway has a large and successful sixth form judged by Ofsted to be outstanding in all areas. The sixth form offers a wide range of courses and a high proportion of students progress to university. A brand new sports centre opens in November 2012, in addition to an exciting new performing arts studio. All young people at Wellsway are encouraged to play an active role in the wider life of the school and a comprehensive enrichment programme helps them to develop the skills and attributes that prepare them for adult life.

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The Dolphin life New Road Stoke Gifford Bristol BS34 8SF

OPEN EVENING Wednesday 3rd October 2012 6-8pm Executive Headteacher – Dave Baker will be giving talks at 6pm & 6.45pm You are welcome to visit the school on 5th & 9th October 2012 Tours take place at 9am, 10am & 11.30 am

Please phone 0117 3075660 or email: info@abbeywoodschool.com to book an appointment

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The Dolphin School, a new primary school, offers first class provision on Bristol’s Cheltenham Road. It serves Cotham, Redland, Bishopston and Montpelier. As part of the Colston Girls’ School (CGS) Trust it has proven success with its outstanding secondary school.

Stunning accommodation for Reception and Year 1 is provided and plans are well advanced for a new school build. The advantages of the Dolphin School are that it will share in the expertise of specialist staff and facilities from the senior school – science laboratories, home economics suite, theatre and sports provision. In addition, the school will teach French from reception with bi-lingual staff and ensure that all children have high levels of literacy and numeracy.

Should you wish your child to have the opportunity to experience the CGS Trust model of education, then visit its website and go to its Open Evenings on Thursday 4 October and Wednesday 7 November.

• Ffi: www.colstonsgirls.bristol.sch.uk

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Sports for all SBL Sports is the school and community sports, fitness, training and development centre located on the Sir Bernard Lovell School campus, Oldland Common, Bristol. Managed by the school, the sports centre is concerned with delivering not only excellent PE lessons during curriculum time, but an extended programme that caters for a wide variety of tastes and abilities.

Activities on offer include basketball, tennis, futsal, martial arts, dance and much more. SBL Sports is keen to develop its offering and to work with bodies such as Sport England to secure funding and provide the best opportunities for young people taking part.

Post-Olympic sports development will be a main focus of SBL Sports during the new academic year and you can guarantee to see new clubs starting up, including fencing and junior badminton.

General manager, Laura Butler says, “We are delighted to be working in one of the best facilities in the South West and to be in the position of influencing how sport is developed and delivered to young athletes and potential sports men and women. Funding is vital, as is support from the local community and business. I would welcome donations and sponsorship from anyone who might be interested in giving to sport on a local level”. The centre is open all-year round and only closes on bank holidays, giving you plenty of opportunity to get involved.

• Ffi:SBL Sports T: 01454 868 158 W: www.sblsports.co.uk

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Kumon unlocks learning potential As parents look to the start of a new school year, many will be thinking how they can support their children’s learning. The local Kumon study centre offers individualised Maths and English study programmes tailored to all ages and abilities.

Kumon’s teams know the importance of Maths and English. At the start of a new term, they know it’s especially important that children get to grips with these core subjects and with the learning skills vital for academic progression. Kumon’s unique method of learning focuses on a child’s individual needs, providing them with skills such as concentration and time management and ensuring they progress at their own pace.

Once enrolled on a Kumon programme, a child visits the centre every week and has daily worksheets to complete at home. Working a little each day they will develop not only a strong grounding in Maths and English, but fundamental skills such as accuracy, time management and concentration, enabling them to become confident, independent learners.

Kumon’s unique method focuses on a child’s ability as an individual, providing them with life-long transferable skills and the ability to learn for themselves. With a focus on advanced study, each child, regardless of age, can realise their unlimited potential.

With over 66,000 students studying at more than 640 centres across the UK and Ireland, Kumon is among the UK’s leading supplementary education providers.

First Class Learning...

Maths, English and Science Children Learning to Succeed First Class Learning offer individual programmes tailored to suit your child‛s needs, boosting their confidence and self esteem.

● Working towards SAT‛s, entrance exams or GCSE‛s ● Designed to work alongside the UK school Curriculum ● One to one support ● Help with homework

Classes in Central Bristol.

For further information contact: Sarah 0117 962 9621 / 07828 865430 or Ian 01275 394607

www.firstclasslearning.co.uk

• Ffi: T: 0800 854 714 W: www.kumon.co.uk

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Animal magic whatever the weather Looking for somewhere to take the children where you can have fun, rain or shine? Regardless of what the weather decides to do there’s lots at Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm in Bristol, with 12 exciting adventure play areas, an indoor Animal Village, covered Animal Show pens, exhibition rooms and a popular gift shop. Daily events include the ‘Animal Show’, ‘Meet the Reptiles’ and regular bumpy tractor rides across the farm.

Home of the “big zoo animals”, Noah’s Ark offers families incredible up-close experiences with amazing creatures, including the opportunity to see the impressive lions and tigers being fed during the ‘Big Cat Talk’, walk tall alongside George the new baby giraffe and measure up against huge white rhinos in their field.

As part of an action-packed day out, kids can also enjoy watching the gibbons, lemurs and tamarins swinging around in the Monkey House and feeding and stroking donkeys and deer before taking part in the free ‘Birds of Prey Display’.

A fantastic family day out, go wild at Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm this autumn in 100 acres of stunning Somerset countryside, amazing animal exhibits and popular playgrounds!

• Ffi:T: 01275 852606 W: www.noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk

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Pride and performance St. Katherine’s School is described by its students as “the best place for young people to learn and grow up.” This is confirmed by the outstanding successes the school has achieved over the past year. Academic performance saw improved results for the sixth consecutive year. St Katherine’s has been a Science College since 2003 and, as a High Performing Specialist School, has a second specialism of Applied Learning as well as being a Lead School for Gifted and Talented.

Its May 2011 Ofsted report described “a good school that provides a good quality of education with outstanding provision for students’ care, guidance and support. The school community is extremely harmonious and students were keen to let inspectors know how they enjoy school as well as saying they feel extremely safe and well cared for.”

Students are involved in a host of events and extracurricular activities. They can be dancers, scientists, historians, linguists, artists, gardeners and cooks. There are also many outstanding opportunities including sports and music as part of the school’s extensive Gifted and Talented programmes.

The Performing Arts Department facilities are excellent and this year’s whole school production of ‘Moulin Rouge’ embodied everything that St. Katherine’s stands for: pride, passion, participation, perseverance, pleasure and performance.

The Open Evening is on Thursday 20 September at 6pm, when the new Headteacher Chris Sammons will welcome families.

Ffi: St.Katherine’s School Ham Green, Bristol BS20 0HU T: 01275 373737 E: school@st-katherines.n-somerset.sch.uk W: www.st-katherines.n-somerset.sch.uk

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Discovering potential Redland High School is a caring and purposeful community that offers a fine academic education with a strong track record of excellent examination results and a wide range of extra curricular opportunities. Students discover their talents and their strengths at the school, developing good relationships with others within a secure environment with excellent pastoral care.

The experienced teachers inspire girls to think independently and discover their potential. The school fosters a sense of belonging that creates the security for girls to develop selfesteem and a strong work ethic rooted in high achievement. The small classes ensure the individual is at the heart of everything it does. The main building is a beautiful Queen Anne house and, behind this historic façade, Redland High provides all the modern facilities one would expect in a school dedicated to educating girls for tomorrow’s world.

The Junior School (age 3-11) ensures that girls acquire excellent core skills but also devote time to many extras that are not part of the national curriculum. Class sizes are small, so each girl gets optimum attention and can express her individuality.

Scholarships (academic, music, sport and art) are available for entry at 11+ 13+ and 16+. Means-tested fee assistance is available for girls of ability to enter Years 5 and 6, as well as all years of the Senior School.

Visiting Morning Tuesday 25 September, 9.30am. Open Morning Saturday 20 October, 9.15 am. No appointments necessary.

Ffi: T: 0117 924 5796 W: www.redlandhigh.com

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Red Maids’ action packed year Students at The Red Maids’ School have had a busy summer break. The holidays began with a trip to Uganda for a group of Year 11 girls as part of their work with the United World Schools Trust, with whom they have helped build a school in the remotest part of the country.

To mark the start of the London 2012 games, a contingent of Red Maids were selected to take part in the guard of honour at the Olympic Stadium welcoming the athletes. Additionally, 17 girls were chosen by Bristol’s View art gallery to display pieces of their artwork.

Red Maids’ senior school headmistress, Mrs Isabel Tobias, says, “I am so proud of our students for what they achieve and pay tribute to our staff who support them.”

Red Maids’ and its neighbouring Junior School provide an independent education for girls aged 7-18 from Bristol and surrounding areas.

The high quality teaching is aimed at bringing out the best in each individual. This is coupled with a family-friendly setting that enables girls to learn and grow in a happy, positive environment.

Teaching independent thinking and study skills is a key part of the Red Maids’ philosophy and leads to excellent exam results as well as the expertise needed for living and working in the 21st century. Red Maids’ continues to offer some assisted places, while curricular trips and examination charges are included in the fees.

Joint Open Mornings take place on Thursday 11 October and Saturday 10 November. No appointments are needed. The Red Maids’ Experience is also available for girls currently in Year 6 (advance booking essential).

Ffi T: 0117 962 9451 (Junior School) or (0117 989 8252) Senior School.

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QEH excels As well as just receiving some its best A-level results ever, with 10% of boys also winning places to Oxford and Cambridge, QEH is first in Bristol in the current Value Added Tables and among the top 10 independent schools in the country. It is also firmly alongside leading academic schools in the current national league tables.

Headmaster Stephen Holliday says, “Academic excellence at QEH directly QEH has a benefits from the momentum and new sports enthusiasm created in broader areas of scholarship school life.

“The majority of QEH boys are involved in sport (for which we have introduced new sport scholarships) and outdoor pursuits, as well as extensive trips during the holidays.”

Steve Cook, head of outdoor pursuits, adds, “Boys have recently returned from an adventure holiday in the Pyrenees, following successful trips over the last three years trekking in Slovenia, climbing the Matterhorn and reaching Everest’s Base Camp.”

In term time boys also love to be active and regularly climb in the Avon Gorge, kayak or sail, with caving and mountain biking to be added to the list. Senior boys participating in the annual Ten Tors event, and over 150 boys are involved in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.

QEH’s own QEAward extends to the Junior School and lower part of the Senior School.

Mr Holliday concludes: “Boys’ success in outdoor activities builds confidence and encourages them to feel good about themselves both outside and in the classroom.”

Entrance assessments for QEH Junior School are in November 2012 and February 2013, and entrance examinations for the Senior School are in January 2013.

Ffi: contact the admissions registrar T: 0117 930 3068 W: www. qehbristol.co.uk

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M MEALS CAN BE A A RE With Halloween approaching fast, Kate Hacker serves up tips for feeding hungry little ghosts and mini-monsters.

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hether you are hosting a Halloween party or simply livening up children’s lunchboxes this October, there are several ways to turn food into frightening but fun fare. Halloween challenges parents to find creative ways to interest children in healthy foods. These creative, fun and sugar-minimal combos put the ‘treat’ back in ‘trick or treat’.

GRIN AND BEAR IT One sure-fire way to make simple apple slices more interesting is to use them to create these tasty but terrifying treats. For Scary Smiles cut an apple into eight slices to form the “lips”. Spread peanut butter on one side of each slice. Place mini-marshmallows

(the “teeth”) in a row on one slice, and cap it off with a second slice, peanut butter side down. In a matter of minutes, you’ve created a creepy smile for your children to eat, complete with fruit, protein, and, of course, just a smattering of sugar (it is Halloween, after all).

WIGGLE GIGGLES For a slightly wiggly, creepy Halloween treat that can turn into whatever you and your children want to imagine, a simple recipe and five minutes of cooking time will produce these Wiggly Hot Dog Noodles. All you’ll need is spaghetti, hot dogs, and perhaps some ketchup for some “bloody” embellishments.

While the spaghetti is still

uncooked, thread it through the centre of bite-sized pieces of uncooked hot dog. Thread five to six pieces of spaghetti through the centre of the hot dog, then cook in boiling water according to the spaghetti packet instructions. When you fish them out you’ll have a wobbly and creative way to serve up Halloween on a plate.

Just yummy!

Wurst fears Hot Dog Mummies are a simple crowd-pleaser that works well for a lunch, dinner, or party dish. Cut up a sheet of puff pastry dough into thin strips. Begin wrapping the strips of puff pastry around the hot dog from the bottom, like bandages. Keep wrapping until you near the top. Leave a small space for the mummy’s face, then wrap a bit more at the top for a cap. Bake in the oven according to puff pastry instructions and until the hot dogs are hot. After removing from the oven, use mustard to create two eyes peeping out in the space between the bandages.

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T-reat T-woo For a fun Halloween dessert, serve up a plate of Oreo Owls.

Begin by baking a batch of your favourite chocolate cupcakes and topping them with chocolate frosting. Separate two Oreos, leaving two halves with the cream filling still intact. Put these two halves next to each other, face up, on the top of your cupcake.

Add two round candies in the centre of each and an orange candy on its side in the middle and you will find a wide-eyed owl with an orange beak staring back at you.

peel an entire orange and insert a thinly sliced celery stick down the centre. In no time you’ve transformed a mundane fruit into a gourd!

For further fruity transformation, cut a banana three inches from each end (the middle section won’t be used). Put them on a plate, pointed-end-up, and insert two mini chocolate chips or bits of chocolate for ghostly eyes. What was a banana is now two friendly ghosts.

SPOOKY FRUITY For a fruity treat, try creating Orange Pumpkins and Banana Ghosts. These snack ideas may not disguise fruit completely, but hopefully they’ll inspire the youngsters to gobble them down. To make a pumpkin from an orange,

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UNLOCKING OUR HERITAGE Leanne Drew on Bristol Doors

Open Day, Saturday 8 September

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rom Roman remains to cutting edge modern art, Bristol is full of treasures.

Many of these are on show to local people and tourists in our galleries and museums all year round. But some are hidden away in company offices, private homes, society headquarters or publicly-owned spaces, too costly or impractical to keep open all year round. Bristol Doors Open Day is the city’s chance to see those treasures normally hidden from view.

Now in its 19th year, the day is an open invitation to look round many of Bristol’s historic and contemporary buildings. It starts at 10am, finishes at 4pm and is completely free, although demand is so high that you may need to pre-book some of the venues.

Many places, though, offer regular tours around their premises with no pre-booking needed but you are advised to check individual entry details.

So if you enjoy admiring beautiful architecture or are just there for nosing around this is one event not to miss. Many of the venues are within walking distance from the city centre, ideal for those who don’t want to travel, but there are buses to most buildings outside the immediate area (bus routes shown below) while some have a free bus service running.

produces and designs lead crystal glassware. It is offering to teach you some of its tricks in a taster glass blowing workshop (suitable for kids) and hand casting. Or you can take a look around the museum with a new exhibition of Graal & Cameo glass.

Bus routes 24, 25 ST PAUL’S CHURCH PORTLAND SQUARE, BS2 8SJ A fine Georgian church restored by the Churches Conservation Trust, now home to Circomedia’s circus school which will be putting on live shows. (Donations are welcome to cover costs)

The Colston Hall

church in England.” This beautiful venue offers tours to the roof and bell chamber which will operate throughout the day.

Bus routes 20,24,25,52,75,76, 90 BRISTOL BLUE GLASS, SOUTH WEST UNIT 5 ST CATHERINE’S TRADING ESTATE, BS3 4DJ One of only two companies producing the prestigious Bristol blue glass left in the city, this business

Here are some of the top places for families to visit:

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REDCLIFFE CAVES PHOENIX WHARF, BS1 6SP Extending some two to three

COLSTON HALL COLSTON STREET, BS1 5AR Bristol’s largest concert hall offers access to its eye-catching new bronze foyer and the 1951 main St Mary Redcliffe Church

auditorium, plus tours backstage and down into its deep cellars from 10am-3pm. Book in advance: T: 0117 922 3686 Bus routes: all services to the Centre. Open Top Bus stop.

THE RED LODGE WIGWAM THE RED LODGE, PARK ROW, BS1 5LJ In the reconstructed Tudor knot garden of the Red Lodge is a mock medieval tythe barn, with two fine 17th Century fireplaces.

Entry via the Red Lodge, accessible entrance in Lodge Street.

Bus routes 1,8,9,40,40A,41,54 THE MANSION HOUSE CLIFTON DOWN, BS8 3LJ The official residence of the Lord Mayor of Bristol since 1874, his house is now open for all to see.

One of Bristol’s best kept secrets, it integrates the romance and grandeur of the Victorian era with the luxury.

Bus routes 8, 9

BRISTOL SCHOOL OF ART QUEEN’S ROAD, BS8 1PX Sited in the right hand half of the Royal West of England Academy the school is in an outstanding Grade II listed building, with galleries and permanent fine art collection. Life drawing classes available suitable for both adults and children.

Bus routes 1,8,9,40,40A,41,54 SAINT MARY REDCLIFFE CHURCH REDCLIFFE WAY, BS1 6RA One of the best examples of medieval gothic architecture in England and declared by Queen Elizabeth l, “The finest parish

BRISTOL ADVENTURE SEA CADETS DEAL COTTAGES, CUMBERLAND BASIN, BS1 6XL Look around the quaint headquarters of the sea cadets. The interior of these dockworkers’ cottages includes a replica of a shore-based ship. Demonstrations include knot tying, seamanship and boating activities.

Bus route 506 /Special First Bus/ Ferry landing

acres under the Redcliffe area of the city, this is a chance to look at old mine workings. Bring efficient torches and wear sound shoes.

Bus routes 20,24,25,52,75,76,90

Bristol Blue Glass

Bristol Bus Events W: www.bristolbusevents.co.uk Bristol Ferry W: www.bristolferry.com Bristol Doors Open Day W: www. bristoldoorsopenday.org Tourist Information Centre Harbourside, Bristol E: ticharbourside@destinationbristol.co.uk PRIMARY TIMES

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Hello Kids!

I was amazed by the quality of the pictures you sent me for this issue’s challenge. You have perfectly captured the joy and excitement of meeting your friends again at the start of the new term. Well done!

This term I am teaming up with my friends at Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm, near Bristol, which has seen the arrival of lots of new babies including a giraffe, a zebra and a beautiful snow white reindeer. To celebrate, they have generously offered a family day ticket to five of the best pictures sent to me on the following theme: “My favourite baby animal”.

Please send your pictures to: Arty Barty, Venue Publishing, 4th Floor, BN&Media, Temple Way, Bristol BS99 7HD, or email high resolution jpegs to my editor, mike.gartside@venue. co.uk. Don’t forget to put your name, age, email, full postal address and school name on the back: Deadline Monday 17 September.

Have fun!

Arty

Arty Barty Last issue, I asked you to send in your pictures about “Seeing my school friends again after the summer holidays”. Well done to everyone who’s been published. They win a children’s book.

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Millie Rose, 10, Saltford CofE Primary School

Millie has thought her subject through carefully, setting the scene with lots of modern school buildings. She has really captured the hubbub of the new term and has even injected real-life humour as the new pupils look worried, but get help from the kind teacher.

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Leanne Drew reviews the new releases.

Curiosity and adventure Bouncing back for more fun and adventure, Ben the Labrador-Collie is up to his old tricks again. In this latest offering by Christine Pritchard he is looking for somewhere quiet to have a nap but, when he finds a mysterious box in the shed, he can’t help peeping inside. He gets drawn into an adventure with a tin of paint, helium balloons and his friend Special Rat. Stuffed full of amazing photographic-style treated illustrations by Peter Froome, this engaging story sets kids’ imagination alight, perhaps wondering what their own dog might be getting up to when no one’s looking. The book also comes with a 10 minute DVD which brings the story alive on the screen, perfect for putting on before bedtime or watching for a break during the day.

The Adventures of Ben Labra d’Ollie by Christine Pritchard, Wild Country Lane Studios, £5.99. www.ben-labradollie.com

Jurassic laugh

Astral gangsters

Since fossils first revealed a prehistoric world filled with terrible lizards, humans have been fascinated by dinosaurs. ‘The Comic Strip Book of Dinosaurs’ packs in every intriguing fact from evolution to extinction, providing hours of fun.

From raptors to Jurassic giants, fossils to footprints, this has everything you need to know about the age of the dinosaurs.

This brilliant book is simple enough to be read alone by children, as well as being enjoyable for parents. Its information is in bite sized chunks and manageable for the younger reader, who may just enjoy looking at the pictures. With its wit and eyecatching illustrations it informs and engages its target age range with no sign of a boring history lesson in sight.

The latest edition to the Star Fighters collection ‘Evil Star’ leads you deep into space in pursuit of the ruthless space gangsters the Mezzoka Clan.

The crew of the Phoenix must get the stolen ‘Heart of Mars’ back at all costs but encounter deadly booby traps surrounding the Mezzokas’ home.

This new series is packed full of gripping galactic chases and heart-pumping excitement and, with the free collectable cut-out figures inside this book, has bags of boy appeal. Join in the action with cadet pilot Peri and his friends as they battle to keep the universe safe. Encountering strange worlds, fearsome creatures and alien races, do you have what it takes to be a star fighter?

The Comic Strip Book of Dinosaurs by Sally Kindberg and Tracey Turner, Bloomsbury, £6.99. www.bloomsbury.com

Star Fighters: Evil Star by Max Chase, Bloomsbury. £4.99. www. starfighterbooks.com

Pet chuckles

Stately secrets

From the winner of the Waterstone’s children book prize 2010 comes ‘The Great Dog Disaster’, the fourth title in the series. Written from the perspective of Anna, a young girl with an inquisitive mind, it follows her life in a frank yet funny storytelling style. After Suzanne, her next door neighbour adopts Beatrice, a smelly old Newfoundland, from her great great aunt Deidra, they both devise a plan to turn Beatrice into a proper dog.

This is a guaranteed laughout-loud book with comical illustrations making it an easy, accessible read for the seven and older age group and will also keep the whole family chuckling.

Author Katie Davies brings to life the everyday troubles a nine year old has to face. With themes of friendship, pet ownership and the mysterious world of adults explored amusingly throughout, this fabulous addition to the series is sure to be a hit with all who read it.

Meet Paige Owens a bright, cheeky pupil who cannot wait to go to secondary school. Then there’s Curtis Okafor, wary and less confident, who is not so sure. The only thing they share in common is the first letter of their surnames, which ensures they are forced together on a school trip to Wickworth Manor, the local stately home.

Curtis finds a hidden portrait and suddenly there is a mystery to solve. Together, in their own unique ways, they begin to unravel the secrets of the house.

Author Elen Caldecott delivers an exciting adventure with lots of humour and action, which also explores the history of the slave trade. Aimed at the more advanced primary school reader, she takes you on a mysterious journey in this sterling example of the kids’ detective fiction.

The Great Dog Disaster by Katie Davies, Simon and Schuster, £5.99. www.katiedaviesbooks.com

The Mystery of Wickworth Manor by Elen Caldecott, Bloomsbury. £5.99. www.bloomsbury.com

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As there are limitations on taking out Junior ISAs, what other saving plans are available for primary school aged children?

Saving and investing with ISAs You may wish to save for your child but under your own name with an Individual Savings Account (ISA). This is a tax-free savings account which you can use to either save cash, or invest in stocks and shares. In the tax year 2012-13, up to £5,640 can be saved in a cash ISA and £5,640 can be invested in a stocks and shares ISA. The total annual tax-free investment allowed is £11,280.

Children’s Bonus Bonds (NS&I) National Savings and Investments Children’s Bonus Bonds provide tax-free interest for children under 16, with an added bonus if the money remains in the account untouched for five years. NS&I Bonds are available in ‘issues’ and you can invest between £25 and £3,000 per issue, per child. With Children’s Bonus Bonds, the interest and bonuses are totally free from tax and as they are backed by the government your capital will be 100 per cent secure. For more information go to nsandi.com or pop into the Post Office or call 0500 007 007

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tarting a financially independent adult life can be a hugely costly business, so any nest egg will always be gratefully received. This is exactly what is on the minds of parents up and down the country as they plan for their children’s future. The hard reality of the recent economic downturn vividly highlights the importance of ‘save now, buy later’ perspective, rather than the ‘buy now, pay later’ mentality which dominated the last decade.

During the seemingly auspicious period of the last decade many families benefited from the Child Trust Fund (CTF), the long-term tax-free savings account for children born between 1 September 2002 and 2 January 2011. Yet CTFs have now been withdrawn for children born from 3 January 2011. So, what are the best ways to save for your child now and are there any limitations on saving for children who have CTFs?

What is the latest on the Child Trust Fund?

Anybody can still put money into an existing Child Trust Fund although from 1 November 2011 there is a cap of £3,600 a year for all contributions. There will be no tax to pay on any interest or gains. Your child will be able to take money out of the account when they reach 18.

Junior ISAs

Individual Savings Accounts for children, known as Junior ISAs, are now available, offering a new tax-free way of saving for your child’s future. Junior ISAs are long term, tax-free savings accounts for children up to the age of 18. The total amount that can be paid into a Junior ISA in each tax year is £3,600. Yet there are limitations your child can’t have a Junior ISA if they already have a CTF account.

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NS&I Premium Bonds are also 100% secure as they are backed

by HM Treasury and although the Bonds don’t pay interest they do give you the chance to win up to £1 million. Monthly prize draws with a tax-free £1 million jackpot and over a million other cash prizes can be an appealing option especially when interest rates on most other saving accounts are on the low side. An individual, including a child, can own between £100 and £30,000 worth of Premium Bonds that can be purchased by parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, although a parent or guardian must hold the Bond on the child’s behalf until they reach 16. For more details go to www.nsandi.com/savingspremium-bonds

Do children have to pay tax on savings?

Like adults, children have a Personal Allowance of £8,105 for the tax year 2012-13. This is the amount of income they can receive before it is taxed. As long as a child’s total annual income is below £8,105, he or she will be able to receive interest without having the tax deducted. If a child’s income is above the personal allowance, they will not be able to receive savings interest tax-free.

How much money can I save or invest for my children?

There are no limitations on how much money you can give a child or invest on their behalf, yet if you’re a parent or stepparent and the money you give your child earns more than £100 interest a year, this will be taxed. It’s worth noting that this £100 interest limit only applies to parents and step-parents. Generous grandparents or aunties who give money to your children will not be liable to pay the tax if the interest exceeds £100 a year.

Where can I get unbiased money advice?

The Money Advice Service is a free, independent service set up by government. It has been created to help people manage their money better by giving clear, unbiased money advice to help individuals make informed choices. Their website includes a ten minute personal money health check, savings accounts comparison tables, a savings calculator and a special section ‘A Parent’s Guide to Money’ which totals up the cost of having children! It’s worth a look. Go to www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk Kirsty Woodgate PRIMARY TIMES

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• Patient and friendly tuition • Good selection of horses and ponies available • All aspects of riding, horse care and stable management • BHSAI Qualified and Experienced Instructors • Floodlit outdoor riding arenas

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Wapley Hill Westerleigh Bristol 01454 321583 07860530199

Parties In Nature Den building • Stream dipping Pond dipping • Fairy & Elf parties Pirate parties Parties held at Willsbridge Mill call Alexandra: 07982 198195 www.partiesinnature.com

Working in partnership with Wild 4 Learning, The Woodland Rangers is an activity club which has the sole purpose of getting kids outside.

Set in 36 acres of woodland near Upton Cheyney and fully supervised, sessions will take place every weekend from July 21st - Booking required.

Call Jamie 07900 927652 or www.facebook.com/woodlandrangers to find out more

2 hours of fun filled games and dancing, sweets, prizes and much more www.childrens-disco-parties.co.uk Tel: 01275 474 976 Mobile: 07890 744 295 Email: chris@childrens-disco-parties.co.uk

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est Country families are in for a treat this autumn as Moscow State Circus visits

Bristol and Bath. Famed for its breathtaking acrobatics, it’s sparkle and glamour, the circus also adds an extra storytelling dimension to its show, this time basing its spectacular high-jinks around a story called ‘Babushkin Sekret’, inspired by the Russian legend of the ‘12 Chairs’.

On her deathbed an old Russian matriarch reveals she has hidden her family jewellery in one of 12 chairs from a dining room set, to hide them from the Bolsheviks.

Her grandson, Valerik, now a humble desk clerk, sets out to find them with his sidekick Valik. The duo are, of course, the circus’s clowns and direct

the proceedings with suitable buffoonery.

En route they discover famous Russian aerial artiste Yana Alievia, on her revolving chandelier, the Stalkions, who perform human pyramids and a remarkable high wire act, the Whirlwind Rubsovsm troupe who catapult themselves high into the big top and the pol balancing Alikanov, to name but a few of the acts.

Moscow State Circus appears at: Royal Victoria Park Bath BA1 2LZ, Wed 19 – Sun 23 Sept, 5pm & 7.45pm (Wed-Fri), 3pm & 6pm (Sat), 2pm & 5pm (Sun) Durdham Downs Westbury Road, Bristol, BS9 1FG, Wed 3 – Sun 14 Oct (no show Mon 8 Oct), 5pm & 7.45pm (Wed-Sun), 3pm & 6pm (Sat), 2pm & 5pm (Sun).

Ffi: www.moscowstatecircus.com

ERIC OFFERS HELP WITH BEDWETTING AS COSTS RISE

SID GOES PYJAMAS!

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Beebies presenter, Sid Sloane will be wearing his pyjamas this autumn to help raise money for a children’s charity. He is supporting The Children’s Trust in the popular Humphrey’s Pyjama Week and is encouraging nurseries, playgroups and primary schools to get involved.

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says Jenny Perez, ERIC director.

“But by calling the ERIC Helpline or visiting the website, parents can get help including information on what might be causing bedwetting and things to try that can overcome or manage the problem.

In many cases, a solution can be found and families needn’t continue to suffer in the hope it will go away.”

The charity provides a helpline 24 hours per day, seven days a week.

Ffi or to register: W: www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk/humphrey E: humphrey@thechildrenstrust. org.uk

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uite apart from the emotional difficulties caused by bedwetting, ERIC, the national charity dedicated to childhood continence, has calculated that the condition costs families an extra £716 per year.

The costs come in additional daily washing of bedlinen and clothes, plus bedding protection and a change of nightwear every night.

The charity points out that bedwetting affects one in 12 children and young people, or about 1.1 million in the UK. “Childhood bedwetting puts increased strain on family life, not just in terms of financial cost, but children and parents can suffer emotionally and physically too,”

their favourite sleepwear for a day during the week and organise themed events such as treasure hunts and best dressed competitions.

“I am so excited to be supporting this awesome cause and can’t wait to hear about all your events during Humphrey’s Pyjama Week.

So why not register now to get a fundraising pack and start planning a week of pyjama fun?”

Humphrey’s Pyjama Weeks runs from 8-12 October and money raised from the national event will benefit The Children’s Trust, which provides care, education and therapy for children with multiple disabilities and complex health needs as well as rehabilitation for children with an acquired brain injury.

Participating nurseries and schools will receive an event pack which includes Humphrey’s stickers, posters, party hats, a certificate for each child, and a story booklet.

ne of the South West’s hidden gems, offering family fun with a firm emphasis on history, The John Moore Museum in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, promises to take you back in time this autumn with a variety of open days and themed events. On Saturday 8- Sunday 9 September it takes part in the Heritage Open Day scheme, offering free admission to the museum, plus the historic Merchant’s House and Old Baptist Chapel (open 10am-1pm and 2-5pm – chapel open 2-4pm).

Children and families will find plenty of fun activities over the two days with quizzes, an animal handling table and Tudor replica items to try on.

On Saturday 29 September the museum hosts a family drop in day, The Daily Lives of the Tudors (open 10am-1pm and

2-5pm, family ticket £8, adults £3/£2.50, children £2). The day asks questions like: what was life really like for an ordinary person in the Tudor period? How did they cope without televisions, fridges, central heating and modern appliances? What sort of jobs did they do and how much money did they make? And, where did they go to the toilet and what happened when they got sick? Answer to these and much more will be provided when expert re-enactors breathe life into the restored Merchant’s House. Drop in at any time to meet the Merchant and his wife going about their daily business.

The John Moore Museum 41-42 Church Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5SN W: www.johnmooremuseum. org E: curator@johnmooremuseum.org

Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence (ERIC) Helpline: 0845 370 8008 W: www.eric.org.uk

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