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School Holiday Programme
East Staffordshire Borough Council is rolling out its popular school holiday programme again this summer. Venues across the borough will be keeping children and their families busy from Saturday 25th July-Sunday 4th September by hosting sporting, craft, theatre and swimming activities each day.
DASH (discover activities in the school holidays) was launched in 2013 and continues to be a popular programme of events, taking place when children are off school. This summer is set to be bigger than ever with hundreds of activities taking place.
The programme will be delivered at Shobnall Leisure Complex, Meadowside and Uttoxeter Leisure Centres, the Brewhouse Arts Centre, Burton Market and at various other venues throughout East Staffordshire.
Activities presented include multi-sports activity days, Sport in the Hood initiatives, Dance and Gymnastics tasters and special swimming sessions. There will also be plenty of crafting, theatre and music taking place at the Brewhouse.
This holiday, the Police Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire, Matthew Ellis, has launched Space 2016, an initiative to increase young people’s skills, improve their health and wellbeing and make communities safer. Several activities taking place throughout the holidays have been funded by Space 2016 and more details can be found at www.staffordshirespace.uk.
Full details of all events and activities taking place during half term are available to download from www.eaststaffsbc.gov.uk/holiday-activities. DASH brochures are also available from any partaking venues.
Swing into Summer at Shobnall Leisure Complex
Shobnall Leisure Complex in Burton upon Trent are offering local residents the opportunity to ‘Swing into Summer’ with discounts on golf, tennis and bowls during the summer holidays.
Customers can play tennis, crazy golf and bowls all for just £5 per person from 25th July-4th September inclusive.
For more information visit www.eaststaffsbc.gov.uk/shobnall-leisure-complex
Go Tri in East Staffordshire
Meadowside and Uttoxeter Leisure Centres will host a series of Aquathlons throughout the autumn as East Staffordshire Borough Council joins England Triathlons Go Tri programme for a second year.
It is hoped these events will encourage adults and young people to get involved in exercise, this may to keep fit or start the journey to become fit, but either way Go Tri is a fun way to access triathlon for the first time.
Aquathlon events will be held at Meadowside and Uttoxeter Leisure Centres during September, these are fantastic at combining the swimming and running elements of a triathlon to give you a bit of an insight into what the real thing would be like and then you can decide whether it is right for you.
For more information visit http://www.eaststaffsbc.gov.uk/meadowside-leisure-centre or www.eaststaffsbc.gov.uk/uttoxeter-leisure-centre
Day of Free play at Shobnall Leisure Complex
Playday is the national day for play in the UK, traditionally held on the first Wednesday in August. On Playday, thousands of children and their families get out to play at hundreds of community events across the UK.
On Wednesday 3rd August Shobnall Leisure Complex will host East Staffordshire Playday which includes a range of activities for children of all ages.
All of the activities will be free and they will include; circus skills, balloon modelling, a magician, face painting, inflatable’s, movement and music sessions, arts and crafts and much, much more.
If you require any further information, please contact Patricia Newman (Healthy Development Officer for East Staffordshire Borough Council) on 01283 508191 or email her on patricia.newman@eaststaffsbc.gov.uk.
Nathan Gallagher
Shared Services Marketing Officer
T: 07966 342240
E: nathan.gallagher@eaststaffsbc.gov.uk