School Holiday Fun with Lancaster City Council
With the school holidays just around the corner, Lancaster City Council is once again ensuring there's plenty of fun activities for the district's youngsters to enjoy with its ever popular Summer Playscheme provision and Children's Activities Programme.
With the school holidays just around the corner, Lancaster City Council is once again ensuring there's plenty of fun activities for the district's youngsters to enjoy with its ever popular Summer Playscheme provision and Children's Activities Programme.
Playschemes – Monday, 28 July – Thursday, 21 August
Playschemes run from Monday to Friday at the following venues and welcome children between the age of 8 and 11 to take part in activities such as arts and crafts, sports and games as well as exciting trips out.
• Morecambe Youth and Community Centre, Morecambe
• Skerton High School, Lancaster
• Heysham and Morecambe Free Methodist Church, Heysham
• Morecambe High School, Morecambe
• Barton Road Community Centre, Lancaster
• Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Carnforth
• St Paul’s Church Hall, Lancaster
• Halton Community Centre, Halton
• Hornby High School, Hornby
• Cockerham Village Hall, Cockerham
• Ellel St John’s Primary School, Galgate
• Warton Village Hall, Warton
Please note that not all of the venues are running for the whole four weeks and times vary.
Playschemes are very popular and it is advisable that places are booked early.
If you’re interested in your child attending a playscheme this year, you can either call in at Morecambe Town Hall to collect the registration forms or telephone 01524 582827 to request one. Forms are also available from the council’s website - www.lancaster.gov.uk/whatson.
Playschemes are free but donations are welcomed.
Summer Activity Programme
A wide variety of sports and arts activities are on offer again this summer for children age between 4 and 16 .
Throughout the programme you’ll find a tempting choice of half and full day sports and arts activities at a variety of exciting venues such as mountain biking in Whinlatter Forrest, Mountain Boarding – Surf the Turf at the Lakeland Maize, Sedgwick and Kayaking at Lakeside’s Outdoor Centre, Windermere.
Due to popular demand, some of the old favourites are back again this year including Bellboating, Tennis, Multi Sports, Buggy Driving, Indoor Climbing and loads more.
Arts activities on offer this year include Drum Making, Flower Making, Boogie Bodies, Dance Fever and Pottery Workshops. Some of the arts activities are provided free of charge through partnership work with the Family Learning Facility at the Adult College in Lancaster. These activities are for children age 4 to 7 only.
All sessions take place in a fun and safe environment and run by experienced coaches. Equipment is provided for all courses and transport is on offer for some of the sessions Different age groups apply to certain activity workshops.
Places on all the activities offered are strictly limited to ensure a high quality coaching session so it is advisable to book early.
A copy of the activities programme and booking form is available on Lancaster City Council's website – www.lancaster.gov.uk/whatson or from Salt Ayre Sports Centre, Lancaster and Morecambe Town Halls, Lancaster and Morecambe Tourist Information Centres and the council's community pools at Hornby, Carnforth and Heysham.
Places can be booked and paid for at Salt Ayre Sports Centre, Monday to Friday from 10am to 4pm (from 10am to 7pm on Wednesday) or by contacting the booking information line on (01524) 842493, between the same times.
But you’ll have to be quick - places fill up very quickly for these popular activities.
Date Updated: 19/03/09