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for parents, teachers and children

in Hereford & Worcester Summer 2018

July 9th - September 3rd 2018

Plus

Now’s The Time For Sunshine, Education, Theatre, Great Days Out and much more!

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In Hereford & Worcester

Second Floor, Richardson House, 21/24 New St, Worcester. WR1 2DP. Tel: 01905 723011 Fax: 01905 780103 Publishing Editor: Dawn Pardoe - 01905 727909 Design and Production: Paul Blyth Sales & PR Rachel Seabright - 01905 727900 rachel@pw-media.co.uk Primary Times is independently published and distributed free through Infant and Junior Schools throughout Hereford & Worcester. It is also available by subscription at £50 per year.

Its aims are to inform families and children of current educational issues, forthcoming events, courses and attractions and to give teachers, pupils and parents the opportunity to participate in the magazine by adding to its contents or joining in the competitions which we run. It is not our intention to publish any racist, sexist or politically based material whatsoever. We also undertake not to carry any advertising which we would consider to be offensive to young families or harmful to the best interests of young children. Primary Times would like to thank all the schools for their assistance in distributing the magazine and for their contributions to its contents. We would also like to thank all the advertisers who have supported this publication and therefore made it possible. Please support their endeavours when and where you can. The copyright on all written material, logos and advertising artwork produced by our studio remains with Primary Times or the relevant contributor. Primary Times is currently publishing over 1,900,000 copies per issue throughout the counties of: Avon, Beds & Luton, Berkshire, Black Country, Bucks & Milton Keynes, Cambridge, Cardiff and S E Wales, Cornwall, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, Edinburgh, Essex, Fife, Tayside and Central Scotland, Glasgow & Central Scotland, Gloucester, Hampshire, Hereford and Worcester, Hertfordshire, Ireland (Kildare, Meath, Wicklow, South Dublin, Cork & Waterford), Kent, Leicester, Lincolnshire, East, West, South & North London, Newcastle & North Tyneside, Norfolk, Northampton, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Staffordshire, Surrey, Sussex, Tees Valley, West Midlands, Wiltshire, South & West Yorkshire. For further details contact The Primary Times Team on 01905 723011

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Worcester mixed rugby team Worcester Mixed Ability Rugby Team welcomes players whatever their ability.

Whether you are returning to rugby after a break, have a disability, or have to take extra care due to injury, it’s a great way to play the sport.

Within the mixed ability game you have both contact and non-contact players taking part.

Non-contact players wear a bib and there are specific rules regarding tackles and scrums. Rucks can be competitive or noncompetitive and there are further technical differences, but essentially it means players of widely differing ability can enjoy a game of rugby all together.

Due to disability, some of our players might not have had the opportunity to play sport of any kind until now. One of the team has cystic fibrosis & there are others with dyslexia, dyspraxia & learning difficulties.

You can start as a non-contact player wearing a bib and slowly build your confidence until you might be ready to take the bib off. There is however no pressure at all to do this, people just play at the level that suits them. Some of the players are now feeding into our club’s 2nd & 3rd teams and we have great support from the club & it’s generous sponsors.

Nationally & internationally, mixed-ability rugby is really taking off with the 3rd World Cup happening in Ireland in 2020. Your disability or barrier doesn’t have to stop you from taking part in team sports – at Worcester Mixed Ability Rugby there’s a place for everyone!

The team trains at Worcester Rugby Club on Offerton Lane Tuesday and Thursday between 6 and 7pm. (Summer just Tuesdays 6-7:30pm). n www.facebook.com/ WorcsMixedAbilityRugby

WORCESTERSHIRE FA HOSTS GIRLS’ FOOTBALL FESTIVALS

FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS Girls from across the county took part in Worcestershire FA’s annual girls football festivals. Based at Evesham United and Stourport Swifts, the two-day event allowed primary school girls to experience football in a different way.

The two festivals involved playing noncompetitive matches and a number of different activities, including a target shoot, face-painting, kit designing, skills sessions, and more! The festivals aim to help girls who have little to no current experience to engage in football and hopefully inspire them to start playing regularly.

With over forty teams from nearly thirty different schools attending the festivals, the Worcestershire FA hopes that many of the them will join their local team or SSE Wildcats Centre.

SSE Wildcats Girls’ Football Centres provide Worcestershire girls aged 5-11 with regular opportunities to play football with sixteen centres across the county.

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The initiative offers organised sessions in a fun and engaging environment created exclusively for girls.

SSE Wildcats Girls’ Football sessions take place on a weekly basis, either after school or at weekends, and provide a safe environment where girls can try football for the first time. SSE and The FA hopes the nationwide initiative will inspire participants to engage with football, meet new friends, develop fundamental skills, learn new things and create the foundation for a lifelong love of football. The initiative is in line with The FA’s Gameplan for Growth, with the target of doubling girls’ participation in the sport by 2020.

Kerys Harrop, Birmingham City Ladies FC Captain attended the festivals where the girls had the opportunity to meet her and ask her questions about her footballing career throughout the day.

She said: I’m really lucky to be able to call my hobby my job. When I was younger

it was difficult to find a local girls team.

Birmingham [City FC] was probably the closest and I’ve been there ever since.

There were no programmes, especially on a school level where you could play with purely girls teams. In primary school, I was the only girl playing – so I had to play with the boys. It’s fantastic to see this many girls here today. It’s really, really promising.”

Laura McGinn, Worcestershire FA’s Football Development Officer and organiser of the festivals said: “It was great to see so many girls getting involved and having fun playing football. A lot of the girls hadn’t played football before so hopefully today has shown them that football isn’t just for the boys and has inspired them to keep playing and join their local SSE Wildcats Centre or local club.” n For more information on local SSE Wildcats Girls’ Football Centres visit: www.worcestershirefa.com

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MAGIKATS WEEKLY WORKSHOPS MagiKats weekly maths and English workshops are a great alternative to private tuition, with small groups of children working in a relaxed environment to enhance skills and build confidence. We have workshops on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, and Saturday mornings.

That can stop this year with the MagiKats Summer Programme.

Designed to develop independent writing in English and the understanding and processing of word problems in maths, your children are going to be heading back to school with less “don’t know” and more “can do”!

Did you know that schools often stop introducing new concepts as early as June and don’t really get back into ‘proper’ teaching until mid-September? That’s a massive three months when your child is just ‘ticking along’. Is it any wonder that most children go back to school for the new academic year having forgotten many of the skills learned in the previous year?

We also have a Reasoning Programme, designed to help children to develop their logic and reasoning, and we will be offering our normal programmes again from September.

The Summer Programme runs for 8 weeks from 10th July. If you think your child will benefit from any of our programmes, telephone us on 01981 251833 or email debra.t@magikats.co.uk. n

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Eastnor Pottery, Home Farm, Eastnor, Ledbury HR8 1RD. Pottery open Tues-Sat 10am4pm. Simply email admin@ eastnorpottery.co.uk or tel 01531 633886 to book a session, turn up and choose from an exciting menu of pottery projects using real clay and the potter’s wheel. No minimum order of participants required and projects start at just £5. Excellent & creative indoor activity.

JULY Monday 9th July – 29th September JOURNEY TO JAPAN EXHIBITION Museum of Carpet, Stour Vale Mill, Green St, Kidderminster DY10 1AZ . Time: 10am – 1:30.

Join the Museum of Carpet this summer for its new ‘Journey to Japan’ exhibition and discover the ornamental beauty of Japan on your very own doorstep. The exhibition contains a stunning display of Funpon – Japanese ink paintings and Katagami –stencils for textiles from the

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1800’s. Alongside this display the museum are running several Japanese inspired workshops, demonstrations and talks.

Summer Holiday- Children’s Japanese arts and crafts activities (10am – 3pm last entry): Free – Join us for some summer holiday fun. www.museumofcarpet.org

Wednesday 11th

tel 01531 633886 or email

go fly a kite at Berrington Hall;

admin@eastnorpottery.co.uk for

the skies above their beautiful

more details.

grounds become awash with the

Saturday 14th

colour and shapes of beautiful kites. It’s a laid-back friendly

MISCHIEF & MYSTERY in MOOMIN VALLEY

festival showcasing some of the

Henry Sandon Hall, The Royal

It’s for kite enthusiasts and for

Porcelain Works, Severn Street,

the public to come along and

Worcester, WR1 2NE. Time: 11am

watch – and to bring along a

to 4:30pm. Performances at

kite and join in. The festival is

11am, 1pm & 3pm. A charming

at Berrington Hall on the lawns

interactive puppetry show for

leading down to the lake. The

children aged 3 – 7. Discover the

site is on National Trust property,

world of the Moomins where

so there is an admission charge,

anything is possible. Be sure to

which also includes the Hall and

pack your imagination and join

Gardens which are well worth a

us on an unforgettable journey to

visit. For further information on

Moominvalley where everyone

taking part and spectating please

is welcome, nature thrives and

visit: www.kitefestival.org.uk

adventures are plentiful. Based

best sport and single line kites.

on the much-loved novels by

Wednesday 18th

Tove Jansson, this heart-warming

CLUB WoW!

show tells the story of a year

Worcestershire Wildlife Trust,

in Moominvalley. Moomintroll

Lower Smite Farm, Smite Hill,

wakes up in the middle of winter

Hindlip, Worcester, WR3 8SZ.

with a ‘something-wrong-

Time: 6pm - 7:30pm. Join us for

feeling’. There’s no sign of his

fun in the woods. Go wild with

good friend Snufkin, or the

den building, fire lighting and a

JAPANESE BRAIDING KUMIHUMO WORKSHOP

note Snufkin left him. As winter

campfire sing-song! Club WoW

turns to spring, Snufkin returns,

event. Activities are designed

Museum of Carpet, Stour Vale Mill, Green St, Kidderminster DY10 1AZ. Time: 10am – 4pm.

Expert braider, Julie Hedges, will show you how to make Kumihimo braids using the traditional marudai, bobbins and foam discs. Braids of differing sizes can be made for jewellery and accessories. Tickets on sale at the Museum £35 including Tea, Coffee and Biscuits. www.museumofcarpet.org

the days lengthen into a lazy

for children aged 5-12. Under

summer and ‘the sea brings

8’s must be accompanied by an

them all the adventures they

adult. No need to book. Cost:

could wish for’. Commissioned by

£2 per child.

the Tove Jansson literary estate

www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk

Friday 13th Sunday 15th

LEOMINSTER/HEREFORD KITE FESTIVAL

day out for all the family with

Potter’s wheel workshops

Berrington Hall, near Leominster,

Engines, Vintage Tractors,

Herefordshire, HR6 0DW. Time:

Vintage Commercial Vehicles,

Eastnor Pottery, Home Farm, Eastnor, Ledbury HR8 1RD. Spend the day or weekend relaxing and creating pots on the potter’s wheel. £130 day £240 weekend. Includes materials, refreshments and lunch. Please

10am – 5pm. The Leominster/

Vintage Motor Cycles and Cars,

Hereford Kite Festival returns

Stationary Engines, Fairground

once again! A day of high-flying

Organs, Models and Crafts. Also

family fun whether you’re just

lots of trade stands, working

watching or actually joining in

displays of cider pressing, steam

this amazing spectacle. From the

ploughing, and threshing. The

whacky to the traditional, let’s

first Much Marcle Steam Rally

and Moomin Characters, this delightful show is full of magical puppetry, an ingenious pop-up

Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd

interactive storytelling. Tickets:

MUCH MARCLE STEAM RALLY

£7.50 Adults, £7 Under 16s

Rye Meadows, Much Marcle,

book set, original music and

Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th

Ledbury, Herefordshire HR8 2LX. Time: 10am – 5pm. Much Marcle Steam Rally is a great an array of Steam Traction

Bromsgrove 01527 868636 bromsgrove@stagecoach.co.uk

Kidderminster 01562 66194 kidderminster@stagecoach.co.uk

Cwmbran & Monmouth 01633 662283 cwmbran@stagecoach.co.uk

Ledbury & Malvern 01684 439452 malvern@stagecoach.co.uk

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R was held in 1986. Over the last 27 years the rally has grown tremendously with a number of exhibitors and supporters who look to come back year after year. There is something for all the family. Tickets: Adults £10,

Hampton Court Castle this

£9, Concessions £8, Child £5,

advice, Smoothie making bike

summer for a day learning

Family £2

and much more! Free event.

An interactive, fun family

Tuesday 24th

day out in a magnificent

ADVENTURE CLUB

DIRECT FROM THE WEST END

setting, featuring circus skills

Time: 9am - 4pm. Wild spring

The Courtyard, Edgar Street,

workshops and a circus comedy

activities including fire lighting,

Hereford. Time: 7.30pm. The

show. The gardens, castle tours

camp fire cooking, woodcraft,

Welsh Musical Theatre Orchestra

and Orangery Cafe will be open

seasonal crafts, wildlife

make their first visit to The

as usual, and normal entry

spotting and games. Suitable

Courtyard, following their sell

prices apply.

for children aged 7 to 14 years.

out performances across Wales.

www.hamptoncourtcastle.co.uk

There are two session lengths:

With singers direct from the West

circus skills & entertainment!

9am – 4pm for £21 or 10am –

End and a programme of musical

DIG IT!

3pm for £15. Please visit the

theatre favourites, including hit

Worcestershire County Museum,

website to book

songs by Gershwin, Cole Porter and

Hartlebury Castle, Stourport

queenswoodandbodenhamlake.org

Stephen Schwartz, this concert is

Road, Hartlebury, DY11 7XZ.

guaranteed to send you out with a

Time: 11am to 4pm. Hands on

Thursday 26th

activities as part of the national Festival of Archaeology including

STARTING WELL HEALTHY FAMILIES EVENT

sand pit exploration, microscope

Youth House, Bromsgrove Street,

identification and clay coil pots,

Kidderminster. Time: 10.30am

follow the archaeology trail

-2.30pm. Face painting, craft

Hampton Court Estate, Hope-

and explore our newly opened

activities, One Fat Mama, Zumba

Under-Dinmore, Leominster,

archaeology exhibition ‘On

& Yoga, Sugar Shocks, Make your

THREE CHOIRS FESTIVAL 2018 - FAMILY EVENTS

Herefordshire, HR6 0PN. Visit

Ancient Tracks’. Tickets: Adult

own healthy lunch, fussy eating

Hereford Cathedral, Hereford

under 16’s free. www.muchmarclesteamrally.com

Sunday 22nd CIRCUS SKILLS WORKSHOP & ENTERTAINMENT

smile on your face, humming your favourite show tunes. Tickets: £24.

Concessions £21

Saturday 28th July Saturday 4th August

Visit www.butterflyzoo.co.uk For everyday value ticket prices and exclusive online offers!

Symonds Yat West HR9 6DA Open daily from 10am Safe secure metered parking

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R HR1 2NG. There’s something for everyone at the Three Choirs Festival. Go to www.3choirs. org for details of our events for families and young people, including: Drumming, drama, puppetry and craft workshops;

Powell Theatre £6 (ideal for ages

weekend. Includes materials,

MINIBEAST MYSTERY

7+). Join the Gloucestershire

refreshments and lunch. Please

Youth Players for a fun and

tel 01531 633886 or email

fast-paced workshop based on

admin@eastnorpottery.co.uk for

Shakespeare’s comic take on love

more details.

Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, Lower Smite Farm, Smite Hill, Hindlip, Worcester, WR3 8SZ. Time: 10am – 12pm. Join Worcestershire Wildlife Trust at Lower Smite farm for a fun morning of minibeast hunting and pond dipping. £3.50 per child, booking essential. www. worcswildlifetrust.co.uk

and ambition, Twelfth Night.

Carousel Clarinet Duo - Monday

Tuesday 31st July Thursday 30th August

30th July, 2.30 – 3.15 pm Holy

SUMMER FUN

Trinity Church £5 adults, children

Worcestershire County Museum,

FREE. A lively, interactive

Hartlebury Castle, Stourport

introduction to clarinets of all

Road, Hartlebury, DY11 7XZ.

sizes. Lots of familiar tunes from

Time: 10:30am to 4:00pm. Every:

films and TV for tiny tots and

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.

their brothers and sisters.

Enjoy hands on craft activities

www.3choirs.org/events/2018-

with a different theme each

festival-programme

week, and follow the Summer

Musical sessions for babies and

Explorer Trail.

WILDLIFE WEDNESDAYSPOND DIPPING WITH REALLY RURAL The Estate Office, Spetchley, WR5 1RS. Time: 11am - 4 pm.

Have a go at pond dipping in the Gardens with Really Rural and see what is hiding in our peaceful lake. Four 45 minute sessions will be held throughout the day. Suitable for children aged 5 years & over, children must be accompanied by an adult at all times, adult admission applies. Tickets: £4 per child

toddlers; Interactive concerts

Sunday 29th

for children. Young people aged

WATERWORKS MUSEUM OPEN DAY

Week 1 (31 July – 2 August)

8-25 can access a range of FREE tickets to events and rehearsals

Waterworks Museum, Broomy

August) – Art Attack, Week

thanks to the support of the

Hill Hereford HR4 0LJ. Time:

3 – (14-16 August) – Castle &

Cavatina Chamber Music Trust,

12noon –4pm. There are trails

Fortifications, Week 4 – (21-23

and first-time festival-goers of

for the children and interactive

August) – Eco Warriors, Week

any age who live locally can

devices across the Museum

5 – (28 – 30 August) – Feathered

get FREE tickets for all music

which visitors are encouraged

Friends. Tickets: Adult £9,

events through our festival firsts

to touch and use. This includes

Concessions £8, Child £5,

scheme. Please go to 3choirs.

the Heritage Water Park (a

Family£25. An additional charge

org to view the full programme,

children’s play ’n’ learn zone)

of £2 per child applies for the

or contact the Ticket Office

Saturday 4th

in which there are nine life size

day’s activities.

80’s MESSY MADNESS

on 01452 768928 for more

devices for pumping, moving

information.

and filtering water. Inside the Visitor Centre there is a play

– Telling Tales, Week 2 – (7-9

AUGUST

Churchfield Farm, Salwarpe, Droitwich, Droitwich Spa, WR9 0AH. Time: 9am to 2pm. A 5k messy route of powdered paint, foam, bubbles and gunge! Join us at Churchfields Farm near Droitwich to run or walk the 5k route, get your medal and support our care. This is our messiest event yet - don’t forget the 80’s outfits! Tickets: Adult £20 Children £15. Contact: appeals@strichards.org.uk Telephone: 01905 763963

Drumming Workshop - Saturday

area for younger children. Also

28th July, sessions at 1.30, 2.30

home to a permanent exhibition

and 3.30 pm Powell Theatre

about Hereford in WW2 the

Wednesday 1st

£5 (ideal for all ages). Learn

museum is generally seen as a

‘JUMP IN!’

carnival drumming and play

time capsule of social history for

Take a spin on the potter’s

musical games on instruments

Herefordshire, the Marches and

wheel to create a pool filled

you’ll make yourself, including a

parts of Wales. With one of the

with infinite imagination!

lollypop stick kazoo to take home

widest range of working steam,

Paddling, rock or duck, you

and carry on the fun!

oil, gas and hot air engines in the

decide and we’ll provide the

UK, many of which can be seen

pottery expertise! Sessions

Hansel and Gretel - Sunday

doing what they were intended

designed for two age groups

29th July, 3.30 – 5 pm Tomkins

for – pumping water, this will

although younger and older

Theatre £15, under 26 £8 (ideal

be a fantastic day out. Tickets:

siblings will never be turned

Sunday 5th

for ages 12+). Enter a world

Adults £6, Seniors £5 and

away: 11.30am-1pm 4-8YRS

ROSS-ON-WYE CARNIVAL

of light and shadow, ghostly

Children £2

and 2-3.30pm 9-12YRS. Places

The Rope Walk, Ross-on-Wye. Time: 11am – 6pm. The annual parade through the town centre begins at 1pm on the day and the stalls will be open on Carnival field at The Rope Walk by the river from 11am – parade, stalls, bar, fun fair. Every year the

landscapes and feasts of sugar.

cost £15 per child with a 10%

A newly-reimagined storytelling

Tuesday 31st

with chamber music, shadow-

Potter’s wheel workshops

booked. Telephone or email

Spend the day or weekend

admin@eastnorpottery.co.uk

play and live-projected puppetry.

Drama Workshop - Monday

relaxing and creating pots on the

30th July, 11.30 am – 12.45 pm

potter’s wheel. £130 day £240

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discount for x3 or more places booking essential. 01531 633886

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hunt relay, scurry racing, laser

Tickets: Call: 01981 550 005 or

Arboretum, Nr. Leominster,

clay shooting, fly fishing and

www.herefordshirecountryfair.co.uk

Herefordshire HR6 0PY. Time: 12.30 to 2.30pm. Wildlife Watch

a parade of foxhounds. With

club runs on the first Sunday of

shopping and craft marquee

BRAMPTON BRYAN SCARECROW SUNDAY

and the fabulous food hall, the

Brampton Bryan village, near

Watch-ers each month! Wildlife

fair offers a great shopping

Ross- on -Wye. Time: 11am –

Watch Club gives children the

experience. The Fair is now

5pm. A village wide celebration of

chance to learn more about

in its 40th year and promises

scarecrows – fun for all the family.

wildlife, take part in practical,

a great family day out. The

Rare chance to see Brampton

hands-on conservation work and

doors open at 9:30 on what

Bryan Castle. Country fete, with

have lots of fun with wildlife-

will be a great day of country

stalls, games teas and fun dog

themed games and activities!

sport and fun for all the family.

show. Flower Festival, Lunches

Spending time outside and

There will be equestrian and

& Licensed Bar, Teas, Ice Creams

engaging with the natural world

dog competitions and displays

& Hot Dogs, Fun Dog Show,

should be an important part of

running throughout the day.

Children’s Sports, Strawberry Cart

childhood and this club is another

The Food Hall and the Shopping

Rides, Veteran Cars, Raffle. Castle

way for children to do that.

Marquee offer a great shopping

Tours at 12pm & 3.15pm and cost

Queenswood and Bodenham

experience. There is also a

£5 or £3 with Entrance Ticket.

Lake are both special places and

Motor Village, showcasing the

Funds raised for St Barnabas

by running the club here the

Hereford, HR2 6QU. Time:

best in new models and the

Church & other Charities. Tickets:

children can really feel a part of

9.30am - Herefordshire Country

ever popular Classic Car Display.

Entrance to the event £2 for

the site, helping its wildlife and

Fair offers three rings of non-

Entertain the children including

Adults and Under 12 Years - FREE

getting to know it really well. This

stop all-day entertainment and

a fun fair, Punch and Judy and

country fair favourites: terrier

other displays. Adults £10,

WILDLIFE WATCH CLUB

7 to 14. Cost is £4 per child, or

racing, working gun dogs, inter

Children £5, Family Ticket £25.

Queenswood Country Park &

£2 for Wildlife Watch members.

annual procession makes its way around the town centre with a magnificent display of floats and fancy dress. Anyone can take part in the carnival with some great prizes up for grabs. Free entry.

HEREFORDSHIRE COUNTRY FAIR Caradoc, Nr Ross on Wye,

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over a 100 trade stands, the

each month. Join our Wildlife

group is suitable for children aged

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R Each Club session can be booked individually through our What’s On pages. To book onto multiple sessions, contact Watch organiser Hayley Herridge directly on 01432 530088 / h.herridge@herefordshirewt.co.uk.

author Helen Cooper.

and magical creatures to take

huge history of Shelsley Walsh,

Free event.

home and add to our giant fairy

the Panasonic Jaguar Racing

tale collage. Use lots of lovely

Formula E car will make its UK

materials including paint pens,

competitive debut at the hill

DUCK RACE

fabrics, sticky back and sparkly

as a celebration of modern

South Quay, South Quay,

bits! Suitable for ages 4-10.

British and International racing

Worcester, WR1 2JN. Time:

Under 7s must be accompanied

technology on Sunday 12th

11am to 4pm. Join us for our

by an adult. Limited places – pre-

August. The weekend will see

annual duck race, fun for all the

booking required. This event is

the fastest hill climb cars in

family! Viewing from South Quay

part of the Worcester Festival.

the world battle for honours

Saturday 11th

Worcester. Beat the queues and adopt your ducks online. Ducks are also on sale on the day

Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th

to win Best Time of Day at the world’s oldest motor sport venue alongside the very team

CHAMPIONSHIP CHALLENGE

car that set the Best Time of

£5, Large Ducks £7. Contact: appeals@strichards.org.uk or call

Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb,

with a snapshot of pioneering

01905 763963

Shelsley Walsh, Worcester,

record holding cars from each

from 11am. Cost: Small Ducks

Day in August 1905 together

WR6 6RP. Time: 9am to 10pm.

decade of Shelsley. Tickets: Free

Children’s Author Workshop

MAGICAL MAKING – UNICORNS & DRAGONS CRAFT WORKSHOPS

Shelsley Walsh in August hosts

- £22 www.shelsleywalsh.com/

the highpoint of the 2018 British

championshipchallenge

Bewdley Library, Dog Lane,

Henry Sandon Hall, Severn

on Sunday August 12th we will

LIVING HISTORY SHOW

Bewdley DY12 2EF. 2pm. ‘The

Street, Worcester, WR1 2NE.

celebrate 113 years of Shelsley

The Estate Office, Spetchley,

Terrible Tortoise’ rhyming story

Sessions: 10am-12 noon & 1pm-

history - to the day - from when

WR5 1RS. Time: 11am – 5pm.

workshop and creative activities

3pm. Come and create beautiful

the first event took place on

A fascinating family day out

for children 3-7 years old with

unicorns, dragons, castles

the hill in 1905. Adding to the

with battles, skirmishes and

Thursday 9th

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R displays performed by over 650 re-enactors, and spanning eight major periods from Medieval to World War 2. See website for prices

Sunday 12th THE GRUFFALO SUMMER FESTIVAL Queenswood Country Park &

activities on offer (each activity

www.worcestershow.org.uk The

Shows at 10am, 11.30am, 1pm

will be individually priced

deadline to enter all classes is

& 2.30pm. Join storyteller and

from £2). Gruffalo Trail Activity

Monday 6 August – apart from

puppeteer Fiona Angwin as

Map and Gruffalo Trail play

the photography classes, which

she tells fantastical tales of

activities, Face painting, Family

have an earlier deadline of 5pm

mermaids and monsters, witches

Yoga, Family Green Woodwork,

on Wednesday 1 August. There

and fairies, dragons and many

Campfire Cooking, Reptile

will be a great deal for children

other strange creatures from

Walk and Talks, Pizza Making,

to enjoy at the Show itself –

the folklore of Wales and the

Smoothie making. There will also

including a Victorian carousel,

Isle of Man, as well as other

be live music and stalls around

bouncy castle and owl display.

stories from around the world.

the site.

Worcester Show

Thursday 16th

Some tales will be told simply, while many will feature big, unusual puppets! Based in South

Gheluvelt Park, Worcester. The

Children’s Author Workshop

school summer holidays are

Tenbury Wells Library, 24 Teme

for primary aged children in

nearly here – so it’s the perfect

St, Tenbury Wells WR15 8AA.

schools, and for family audiences

time to let your kids show off

2pm. ‘The Terrible Tortoise’

at events and festivals. Last

their creative talents! There are

rhyming story workshop and

summer she performed at

over 120 competition classes

creative activities for children

Settle Festival of Happiness, and

Wales, Fiona performs mainly

to enter at this year’s show. All

3-7 years old with author Helen

Celtfest on the Isle of Man and

Arboretum, Nr. Leominster,

the classes are free to enter.

Cooper. Free event.

in previous summers she has

Herefordshire HR6 0PY. Time:

There are under 18s classes

10am - 3pm. Join us for a fun

for photography, baking, art,

Saturday 18th

filled family day with Gruffalo

gardening, sewing, woodwork

THE YARN SPINNER

Festival. This event is part of the

themed crafts, activities and

and much more! Entering the

Henry Sandon Hall, Severn

Worcester Festival. Free: pre-

play! We’ll have lots of different

Show is simple, and free. Go to

Street, Worcester, WR1 2NE.

booking required

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told stories at Witham Puppet Festival and Buxton Puppet

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R Thursday 21st WORCESTER HORN DAY

– 6pm. The final concert will include performances from leading players including leading London West End, orchestral and session player Dave Lee, English Symphony Orchestra Principal Horn James Topp and natural horn virtuoso Anneke Scott. This event is part of the

Thursday 23rd FAMILY THEATRE Museum of Carpet, Stour Vale Mill, Green St, Kidderminster DY10 1AZ. Time: 10:30 – 12:30pm. Go on a ‘Journey to Japan’ with Michael Tomkinson.

the Museum which visitors are encouraged to touch and use. This includes the Heritage Water Park (a children’s play ’n’ learn zone) in which there are nine life size devices for pumping, moving and filtering water. Inside the Visitor

Actor Jonathon Darby will

Centre there is a play area for

create a fun packed morning of

younger children. Tickets: Adults

Worcester Festival. Tickets: £10

discovery. Ideal for children under

£6, Seniors £5 and Children £2

Contact: boxofficemanager@

12 years old. Tickets on sale from

worcesterlive.co.uk or

the museum: Family ticket £15,

telephone: 01905 611427

Adult £5, Child £3.50 including

Henry Sandon Hall, Severn

Monday 27th

free entry to the Museum.

AWESOME OWLS & FANTASTIC FALCONRY

www.museumofcarpet.org

Worcestershire County Museum,

Street, Worcester, WR1 2NE.

Wednesday 22nd

Time: 9am to 6pm. A day-long

WHO’S POO?

celebration of the French Horn

Worcestershire Wildlife Trust,

with something to interest

Sunday 26th

Lower Smite Farm, Smite Hill,

FAMILY DAY OUT

Time: 11am to 4pm. Get up close

players of all ages and abilities!

Hindlip, Worcester, WR3 8SZ.

Waterworks Museum, Broomy

to a fantastic host of owls and

The day begins with a warm-up

Time: 1pm – 3pm. Explore the

Hill, Hereford HR4 0LJ. Time:

birds of prey and watch them

and “massed blow” followed

woodland at Worcestershire

12noon – 4pm. Families are

soar over the Castle Carriage

by opportunities to play in

Wildlife Trust’s headquarters and

invited to the Waterworks

Circle. Make your own bird

small and large ensembles

try to identify animals by their

Museum Family Day Out with

mobile and decorate a mini bird

alongside workshops and

tracks and droppings. £3.50 per

activities for the whole family.

house to take home. Tickets:

presentations throughout the

child, booking essential.

There are trails for the children

Adult £9, Concessions £8, Child

day. With a free concert 5pm

www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk

and interactive devices across

£5, Family £25.

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Hartlebury Castle, Stourport Road, Hartlebury, DY11 7XZ.

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Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book Trail • 21st July - 2nd September

As you walk around the gardens and grounds, follow the Jungle Book trail! Can you find all the characters on display here for you to enjoy throughout the summer holidays?

Circus Skills Workshop & Entertainment • 22nd July

Join us for a day of circus entertainment! An interactive, fun family day out in a magnificent setting, featuring circus skills workshops and a circus comedy show.

Bee Festival • 18th & 19th August

In celebration of National Honey Bee Day, come and enjoy a weekend filled with everything bees! There will be talks and stalls in collaboration with local associations, beekeepers and producers.

8 Horse trick riding • 26th & 27th August

The Cavalry of Heroes, a professional horse stunt display team, will be performing a brand new show at Hampton Court Castle, never seen before anywhere else!

Please see website for entrance prices.

The gardens, castle tours and Orangery Cafe will be open as usual, and normal entry prices apply.

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Six Weeks of Summer Fun at Eastnor Eastnor Castle, near Ledbury, is gearing up for another fun-packed Summer Holiday programme again this year as families are preparing to entertain their children during the six weeks off school.

The castle and grounds will be open every Sunday through to Thursday from 22nd July until 30th August, with an event included in the entrance price on every open day.

Activities will include some firm family favourites such as Circus Skills and the Dinosaur Show, as well as a brand new ‘Survival Skills’ event where children can channel their inner Bear Grylls!

David Littlewood, General Manager at

Eastnor Castle said “We always look forward to hosting our Summer Holiday event programme as so many of our visitors return year after year to have fun with their family and friends. As all of our Summer Holiday events are included in our admission price, we feel a day out at Eastnor Castle is real value for money. Dogs are always very welcome here too and we enjoy seeing them running around.”

As well as these activities which are all included in the entrance price, there’s a huge variety of permanent attractions to keep the whole family amused all day. These include a maze, children’s adventure playground, woodland play area, lakeside walks, arboretum trails and children’s fun booklets.

SUMMER CAMP AT

OAKER WOOD, near Leominster Summer Days at Oaker Wood are the sort of day children will remember for years to come. Our activity site is set in 175 acres of woodland where we offer a wide range of Outdoor Activities.

The activity programme varies each day including a selection from Zip Wire, Monkey Climbing, High Ropes Challenges, Low Rope Assault Course, Target Shooting, Rafting, Outdoor

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Pizza Cooking and Den Making.

Some days will also include fun and games on our Inflatable Obstacle Course.

At £24.50 a day (discounts for multi-day bookings) this offers excellent value for money for a fun packed day for your child during the summer holidays. n To book call Oaker Wood 01568 780111, oakerwoodleisure.co.uk/holiday

To ensure visitors have longer to enjoy their visit this year, the lower grounds are open from 10.30am which is half an hour earlier than previous years, and to encourage visitors even further, tickets can be purchased online for the same price as last year.

Opening times are 10.30am until 5.30pm and prices are Adults: £7.00, Children: £5.00, Families: £20.00 (Online Grounds Only admission, castle upgrades are available).

A full list of summer holiday activities can be found online at www.eastnorcastle. com or by calling 01531 633160. n

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360 PLAY

At 360 Play, adults are encouraged to join in the fun in a safe and secure environment and all of our six (soon to be seven) UK centres are designed with the whole family in mind. The wide range of facilities on offer ensures that there are activities and opportunities

for all ages and abilities. Our full-sized play frames and slides are sized for parents to play on with their children and you’re never too old to enjoy whizzing around the dodgem track. For the imaginative guests there’s 360 Street where you can try out different careers, dress up in the boutique and visit the supermarket. Our messy play area is a must for all those essential, messy, mucky things parents would love to have the time and inclination to do with their children. We have messy play activities specifically designed for our younger customers during term time that they can enjoy with Mum or Dad. n

Gulliver’s

Book a summer staycation with a choice of three

Ancient Iron Mines There’s been quite a few changes at Clearwell Caves recently, with exciting displays showing how the amazing complex of natural caverns and mines were formed and worked. For thousands of years, iron mining was the backbone of Forest of Dean industry, fun displays and large atmospheric caverns, reveal the miners’ work. A memorable experience for children and adults. As well as impressive show caves, if you are looking for something a little

more physical, the family can book exciting caving activities, scrambling and crawling through some challenging adventures.

More details about visiting the Caves and the adventure caving trips, are shown on the Clearwell Caves website. The Caves have a great gift shop selling unusual gifts and minerals; there is also the charming Lamp Room café that is worth being a destination in itself. Children’s play area.

Free car parking. n

Follow us on Facebook or visit our website www.360.play.co.uk.

Monster Vacation at See the characters of Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation at Gulliver’s Theme Parks this summer. Gulliver’s are gearing up for a summer of monster fun; use the voucher in this magazine for £59 family theme park entry (see voucher on page 27).

Clearwell Caves

resorts and lots of themed accommodation. Use the discount code in this edition and save even more on your stay and play package.

Gulliver’s short breaks are ideal for families looking for a great value holiday.

Choose from Gulliver’s Warrington, Matlock Bath and Milton Keynes. www.gulliversfun.co.uk. n

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Summer Fun at The Firs From the 21 July until 15 August The Firs will help you weave your own Plays and Tales as you explore, using this beautiful setting as your backdrop take a step back in and bring out your theatrical side. Discover some props and scripts along the way to inspire your own Wand of Youth. Join us on Fridays to hear tales of adventure. Make your own hand puppet and use it to create your own stories at The Firs.

From 16 August until 5 September we need your help to make some music. The fairies from the Wand of Youth have been misbehaving and taken our instruments apart; can you become a music maker and fix them? We have six broken musical items, put them back together and make your own music to make Elgar proud.

Our favourite mini musicmakers clip shared on social media could win a cream tea for

two. Film yourself playing our instruments, and then post on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram using the #Musicmaker tagging @ntthefirs.

Hook into Peter Pan

this Summer!

If you fall in love with one of the instruments and want to make more music at home, you can take a kit away to make your own.

Have you met the fantastic Mr Phoebus, ride a Penny Farthing around The Firs for a true Victorian experience. n

Anne Dalton’s musical adaptation of J. M. Barrie’s classic, “Peter Pan” flies into Malvern’s Festival Theatre this summer. The ABD Productions’ cast includes Elliott Hanna (The West End and T V’s Billy Elliot) as Peter Pan and Janet Cowley (Phantom of the Opera) as Mrs. Darling and The Spirit of The Heavens.

Sparkling with fairy dust, this enchanting, swashbuckling, high-flying, beautifully costumed and exciting musical is a must-see! Meet all your favourites: villainous Captain Hook, the Darlings, Nana, Tinker Bell, Lost Boys, Indians and Pirates. Make some new friends: the nosey Neverbird, amazing animals, pirouetting Planets, whirling Water Sprites and fiery Flame Dancers.

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Fall under Neverland’s spell.

Let one of J.M Barrie’s original lovable characters, the Neverbird, (Peter’s know - it - all female feathered friend) romp and lead you through this exciting adventure.

‘Fast-paced, good family fun’ - Lancashire Evening Post ‘Dazzling dance routines and show-stopping music’ - Newark Advertiser ‘Exciting family show!’

- Robin Duke Blackpool Gazette PETER PAN runs at The Festival Theatre from Wednesday 22nd to Sunday 26th August. Tickets are available from the box office: 01684 892277 malvern-theatres.co.uk n

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Crypt

Club Summer Holiday Workshops at Hereford Cathedral!

Thursday 30th, Friday 31st August and Saturday 1st September, 10am - 12.30pm

Join us for our free holiday workshop this summer in the cathedral crypt! Crypt Club is suitable for 7–14 year olds and features a range of activities including arts and craft workshops and bible stories. Children will also have the opportunity to explore areas of the building including hidden gardens as well as facing the challenge of climbing the cathedral tower!

Sarah Arrowsmith, Head of

Schools and Family Learning at Hereford Cathedral says: ‘Crypt Club is a great way for children to explore the cathedral and take part in fun, creative activities and worship at the same time. The school holidays can be a tough time for parents to keep finding things to do which is why we provide this holiday workshop at the end of summer to give children something to look forward to.’

Spaces at Crypt Club are free but spaces must be registered in advance. To find out more or to book your space contact visits@herefordcathedral.org or phone 01432 374202. n

HEREFORD CATHEDRAL

FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY!

Why not bring the children to Hereford Cathedral this summer holidays and discover a building filled with history?

• Explore the history of the cathedral with our family trail • • Visit the Mappa Mundi & Chained Library Exhibition • • Relax in the cathedral grounds with an ice cream! •

For more information and our opening times visit

www.herefordcathedral.org

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Free summer activities for the whole family at

Old Market Hereford Old Market is bringing seaside to Hereford! Everyone can relax with deck chairs, shore props and a beach hut kiosk. Plus there’s a whopping 12 days of summer events to keep the kids entertained every Friday and Saturday. There’ll be activities for kids of all ages to share with the entire family: • Saturday 21st July: Lollipops give away and flipflop card template design • Friday 27th July: Bucket and spade crafting • Saturday 28th July: Stick of rock conception competition • Friday 3rd August: Old Market seaside postcard writing and posting • Saturday 4th August: Unconventional ice cream making

• Friday 10th August: Live story-telling and jellyfish gym • Saturday 11th August: PlayDoh ice cream factory • Friday 17th August: Trinket flip-flop crafting • Saturday 18th August: Mermaid puppet adventure • Friday 24th August: Lighthouse crafting and colouring • Saturday 25th August: Flipflop key ring designing • Friday 31st August: Old Market ‘Beside the seaside’ finale with DJ Dan, a beach limbo competition and endof-summer prizes to be won It’s big, bright and full of flipfloppingly fantastic fun every Friday and Saturday 11am to 4pm from Saturday 21st July to Friday 31st August. n

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e r t a e Th S w o h S ’S n e r d l i h C Family &

The Artrix Tel: 01527 577330

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD Tuesday 31st July, 2pm.

Moon on a Stick combine enchanting puppetry and absorbing storytelling with all the traditional pantomime elements in a gentle, imaginative show designed especially for our tiniest audience members. There’s plenty of live music, dance and audience interaction to delight the whole family. Get really involved with the story and help Little Red find her way through the forest. Which colour coat should she choose? What should she pack to take to her grandma’s? Who’s that hiding in the trees? This show will have you singing and laughing along and most importantly helping Little Red on her adventure.

Packed full of silliness, a sassy heroine and sparkles, this is the perfect introduction to panto for children aged 3 and over. Tickets: £12. www. moononastickproductions. com

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DISGUSTING SONGS FOR REVOLTING CHILDREN Wednesday 25th July, 1pm. Jay Foreman is an award winning musical comedian whose songs have been heard on BBC Radio 4, Radio 4 Extra, The One Show, London Live TV and Dave Gorman’s UK/ Ireland tour. Jay provides a devilishly cheeky hour of songs, poems and comedy for children of all ages in this family friendly show which regularly sells out its entire runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. With dark humour and wordplay reminiscent of Roald Dahl.

Suitable for ages 6+. Tickets: £12, £10 - under 16s, £40 Family Ticket. www.jayforeman.co.uk

The courtyard

us want to jump up and dance in the aisles. And we don’t just mean dance films either – get ready for everything from Ballet to Street Jazz and Tap to Modern Theatre! We’re ready for our close-up … roll ’em! Tickets: £18, under 15’s £16

The conquest

ludlowassemblyrooms

Tel: 01885 488575

Tel: 01584 873229

SENIOR YOUTH THEATRE: SPECTRUM Friday 27th & Saturday 28th July, 7pm. Working closely with Strong Young Minds, Herefordshire Carers and Herefordshire Mind, Bromyard Seniors have researched, devised and written their own play inspired by teenage voices and stories. Suitable for 14 years+ Contains strong language and adult themes. Tickets: £5

Tel: 01432 340555

PICTURES IN MOTION

by HEREFORD ACADEMY OF DANCE Thursday 19th – Saturday 21st July, 7pm and Sat Matinee at 2pm. This year’s show is a celebration of movies, inspired by films that just make

join PGA at Evesham Arts Centre every Saturday 10am – 1pm.

To find out more about the new generation of drama schools for 4 – 18 year olds, visit our website www.pqacademy.com or call 084567 32022

evesham arts Tel: 01386 446944

PQA EVESHAM Learn to act in comedy and drama and have a go at mime, stage combat and much more,

DRAW LIKE THE BEANO WITH SALTY STUDIOS WORKSHOP Tuesday, July 31, 11am -1pm. Workshop as part of the Mischief Makers Summer Reading Challenge 2018.

Parents go FREE. Please note: Children under the age of 8 years must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Tickets are £3 for workshop or £8 for workshop and afternoon film.

HORRID HENRY THE MOVIE (U) Tuesday, August 28th, 2pm - 3:30pm. As part of the Mischief Makers Summer Reading Challenge 2018. Please note: Children under the age of

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Theatre owS Family & Children’S Sh

8 years must be accompanied by an adult at all times. This event will be held at Ludlow Library.

Tickets are £5 or £8 for workshop and afternoon film (Parents go FREE)

malvern theatre Tel: 0845 287 2146

PARENTS + WOBBLERS Wednesday 18th July, 10.45am – 11.30am. Toetapping fun for toddlers and their grown-ups! This fun class encourages development and confidence in the early years, with plenty of play and imaginative movement. This workshop is extremely popular so please book in advance!

Cost: £4

PETER PAN Wednesday 22nd – Sunday 26th August, Wed to Sat 1.30pm & 6.30pm, Sun 1.30pm. Peter Pan’s enchanting world holds you in its spell. Meet all your favourites; Captain Hook, the Darlings, Nana, Tinkerbell, Lost Boys, Indians, Pirates. Make some new friends; the Nosey Neverbird, Planets, Water Sprites and Flame Dancers. Tickets: from £9.52, under 16’s £5 off.

A JUNIOR MUSICAL THEATRE EXTRAVAGANZA WORKSHOP Tuesday 28th & Wednesday 29th August, 10am-4pm (both days). Do

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you ever dream of the bright lights in London’s West End? Enjoy being on the stage?

Now’s your chance to take part in a professional Musical Theatre workshop with Jack Ludwig. Incorporating all three disciplines of Musical Theatre; Dance, Acting & Singing this workshop is sure to be full of energy. Jack who trained in Musical Theatre in London and toured around the world with various theatre productions as a dancer and lead singer now works as an agent for a West End agency representing dancers, singers and young performers. Jack recently directed the UK Tour of Dear Santa. Jack will start from basics adding each part of the musical ingredients to be able to put together a musical theatre medley, whatever your level, finish your summer holiday with a grand finale! Two day workshop for ages 7-16 yrs. Cost: £70 for 2 days.

Number 8 Tel: 01386 555488

YOUTH THEATRE PLAY IN A DAY Wednesday 22nd August, 10.00am - 4.00pm (performance at 3.30pm).

Join Youth Theatre leader, Angela Northam in this fun, full day workshop, and write, rehearse and perform a play in a day! Through games and activities, this workshop will develop stagecraft and acting

techniques, culminating in a performance on stage for friends and family. Suitable for age 8 – 18. Please bring a packed lunch. Cost: £20

HOOT OWL – MASTER OF DISGUISE Wednesday 29th August - 2.30pm. Hoot Owl is no ordinary owl – he’s a master of disguise! And he plans to use his cunning camouflage powers to gobble up the tiny animals of the night. Trouble is, Hoot Owl’s prey keep escaping!

Is Hoot Owl as masterful as he thinks he is? Will he become a member of the Owl Parliament? And will he EVER succeed in catching himself some dinner? Original songs, colourful puppets, animation, hilarity, ridiculousness and rapid costume changes abound in this wildly inventive new show from Proon Productions. Based on the award-winning picture book

by Sean Taylor. Suitable for ages 4 to 94! Tickets: £9, 16 & under £7

norbury theatre Tel: 01905 770154

OLIVER! Thursday 26th - Saturday 28th July, 7:30pm, Saturday matinée 2:30pm. Lollipop Youth Theatre presents Oliver!

by Lionel Bart. The streets of Victorian England come to life as Oliver, a malnourished orphan in a workhouse, becomes the neglected apprentice of an undertaker. Oliver escapes to London and finds acceptance amongst a group of petty thieves and pickpockets led by the elderly Fagin. When Oliver is captured for a theft that he did not commit, the benevolent victim, Mr Brownlow takes him in. Fearing the safety of his hideout, Fagin employs the sinister Bill Sikes and

the sympathetic Nancy to kidnap him back, threatening Oliver’s chances of discovering the true love of a family. Tickets £14/12

worcester live Tel: 01905 611427

THE WIZARD OF OZ Saturday 11th August, 1pm & 5pm. When Dorothy and Toto end up in the magical Land of Oz, there is no telling what adventures lie ahead of them.

Not only that, but how is she going to get home? With The Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow and The Tin Man at her side, Dorothy travels to the Emerald City to find the famous Wizard of Oz. But someone is out to get her… or is it just the pretty slippers she has on? Tread the Boards’ award-winning team behind Alice in Wonderland (2017) and Peter Pan (2015) bring this classic tale to life. Fun for all ages! Price: £12 (U16s £10, 2 adults & 2 children £38)

THE UGLY DUCKLING Friday 17th August, 2pm.

Float downstream with the Story Man, in Sea Legs Puppet Theatre’s gentle, musical adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson’s classic tale of belonging and identity. Meet a host of colourful characters as they run the troubled duckling out of the farmyard into a cold, lonely wilderness. Journey through the seasons as the hapless creature finds his way in a hostile world. But do not worry! In a grand musical finale to melt even the coldest of hearts, a happy ending awaits our humble hero. Set on the banks of a magical river, brilliant storytelling, fantastic puppets and a delightful musical score make this a fabulous show for little ones and their families.

Recommended for families and children aged 3+. Price: £7.50

A WONDERFUL WORLD OF DRAMA WORKSHOPS THIS SUMMER AT ARTRIX

Throughout the summer holidays, Artrix is open to budding young actors, singers and film stars!

From Monday 30th July to Friday 3rd August children aged 6 to 18 years can experience a Musical Theatre Summer School from 10am to 4pm each day. Suitable for all abilities and levels of experience, this fun week of workshops will give young people the chance to develop their singing, dancing and acting with our outstanding youth theatre leaders.

The On-Screen Acting Course runs from Monday 6th to Friday 10th August, 10am to 4pm each day.

Young people aged 6 to 18 years will learn about acting on camera, as well as filming and editing and the week will conclude with a film premiere to showcase their work.

Young people who would like to create their own play are invited to join in with the Devising Summer School, from Monday 13th to Friday 17th August, 10am to 4pm each day. This ever popular week-long course culminates in a performance for friends and family.

This workshop is best suited for ages 13 to 18 years.

Each course costs ÂŁ100 for five days (25% sibling discount available).

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From 3 months to 5 years OFSTED registered for 37 places Open 7.45am-6.00pm, Monday-Friday Small holiday club • Home cooked food Woodland Garden Friendly, caring and flexible Safe dropping off and parking

Helping your child to care Phone us on 01886 833379

“Where children enjoy their learning adventure” Tel: 01432 358070

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DANCE & DRAMA

Dance • Acting • Musical Theatre Ballet, Contemporary, Tap, Jazz, Pointe

Classes from toddlers to adults e: balletmalvern@icloud.com t: 07793722319

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