r SUmme S FUN Activities across Reading FOR CHILDREN 0 -12 “Hello there. With the long School Summer SUmmer Holiday period just around the corner, we thought WEEK 1 that some clear information on what’s on offer to keep Reading’s children safely occupied would Weds 24th July 2013 - Thursday 25th July 2013 Friday 26th July 2013 FUN 1st Day of Holidays be of real benefit. Messy play Café and creche Activities So with this in mind we have pulled together the Kennet Island kids club 10.00-12.00, 10.00-12.00, following information and hope that it helps you 10.00-11.30 Surestart Whitley Surestart Whitley across identify what’s happening in your part of town. Drop-in for under 8 Teddy Bears’ Picnic Children under 9, Door Hangers, In addition to the information aimed at families 9.15-11.30, 10.00-12.00 and 1.00-3.00, Booking Essential, 10.30-11.30, FOR ReadingCHILDREN with children 0-12 years old in this booklet, there Blagdon Children’s Centre (Blagdon Children’s Centre) - Whitley Park Library, is also a Reading wide booklet for 13 to 19 year At Forbury Gardens (at Reading Northumberland Avenue 0 -12 Tiddlers and Gigglers olds (Summer In Da Boro) available from your Museum if weather is bad), 50p local Youth & Community Centre or by going to 1.30-3.00, www.readingyouth.com or www.facebook.com/ Surestart Whitley Saturday 27th July 2013 readingyouth. Family Play Session At Blagdon Nursery Activities for 0-5 year olds For information about what’s on for families Please use *Blagdon Road Entrance* and 0-12’s in other areas of the town go to If you have at least 1 child under 5 www.readingplay.co.uk Activities for 5+ year olds years please join us, Blagdon CC Have a great summer” Activities for 0-12 year olds Jan Gavin, Lead Councillor for Children’s Services and Families

WEEK 2 Monday 29th July 2013 Tuesday 30th July 2013 Wednesday 31st July 2013 Thursday 1st August 2013 Friday 2nd August 2013 Weigh and stay health clinic Jabadao Kennet Island kids club Family Fun Day Café and creche 9.30-11.30, Surestart Whitley 10.00-11.30, Surestart Whitley 10.00-11.30 10.00-2.00, 10.00-12.00, Surestart Whitley 0-5 years and old siblings welcome, Tiny Time Ladybird Café Tiddlers and gigglers Parent and Toddler swimming (Activities Plan for under 5’s), 9.30-11.30, Surestart Whitley 11.30-1.00, Surestart Whitley 1.30-3.00, Surestart Whitley At Academy Sport Katesgrove Children’s Centre, 11.00-12.00, Blagdon CC Kennet Island kids club Little kickers Drop-in for under 8 Waterloo Meadows, 2.00-4.00, Kennet Island 4.00-5.00, Surestart Whitley 9.15-11.30, Blagdon CC www.eastreadingchildrenscentres.co.uk Bounce Around 1.30-3.30, For families with children Bounce Around Open door Games in the Park Messy play under 7, At Academy Sport, 10.00-11.30, For families with children 1.00-3.00, Surestart Whitley 10+, 1.00-4.00, John Rabson 10.00-12.00, Surestart Whitley Blagdon CC under 7, At Academy Sport, Recreation Ground Drop-in for under 3’s Blagdon CC Play Rangers 0-13 Activities 9.15-11.30, Blagdon CC Play Rangers 0-13 Activities Zoo Scene 10.30-12.30, South Whitley Park 10.30-11.30, Children under 9, Booking Play Rangers 0-13 Activities 10.30-12.30, Cintra Park (Home Start) Bumps & Babes Essential, Whitley Park Library, 10.30-12.30, Kennet Island (Babies under 1 year) Play Rangers 0-13 Activities Northumberland Avenue Play Rangers 0-13 Activities 12.45-3.00, Blagdon CC 2.00-4.00, John Rabson

2.00-4.00, Cintra Park Play Rangers 0-13 Activities Play Rangers 0-13 Activities 2.00-4.00, John Rabson 2.00-4.00, Ambrook Road WEEK 3 Monday 5th August 2013 Tuesday 6th August 2013 Wednesday 7th August 2013 Thursday 8th August 2013 Friday 9th August 2013 Weigh and stay health clinic Jabadao Kennet Island kids club Family Fun Day, 10.00-2.00, Café and creche 9.30-11.30, Surestart Whitley 10.00-11.30, Surestart Whitley 10.00-11.30 0-5 years and old siblings welcome 10.00-12.00, Surestart Whitley (Activities Plan for under 5’s), Tiny Time Ladybird Café Tiddlers and gigglers Surestart Trip to Bournemouth Katesgrove CC 9.30-11.30, Surestart Whitley 11.30-1.00, Surestart Whitley 1.30-3.00, Surestart Whitley 9.00-5.00, £4 per person www.eastreadingchildrenscentres.co.uk Little kickers Please book (0118 937 3894 from Kennet Island kids club Drop-in for under 8 4.00-5.00, Surestart Whitley 22nd July), Blagdon CC 2.00-4.00, Kennet Island 9.15-11.30, Blagdon CC Messy play 10.00-12.00, Surestart Whitley Open door Sun Catchers Bounce Around, 10.00-11.30, 1.00-3.00, Free Art 10.00-12.00, £1 entry, Surestart Whitley 10.30-11.30, Children under 9, Booking For families with children under 7, under 5’s free, Whitley Wood Summer Club Drop-in for under 3’s Invitation only, Essential, At Academy Sport, Blagdon CC Community Centre Blagdon CC Whitley Park Library, 9.15-11.30, Blagdon CC Northumberland Avenue

Play Rangers 0-13 Activities Bumps & Babes Funky T-shirt design Wildlife Garden workshop

10.30-12.30, Kennet Island (Babies under 1 year) 2.00-4.00, Bring your own T-shirt, At New Directions garden, Playday 10.00-12.00, 11.00-4.00, £1 per child, 12.45-3.00, Blagdon CC Whitley Wood Community Centre Blagdon CC Play Rangers 0-13 Activities 10.00-12.00, Christchurch Meadows 2.00-4.00, Cintra Park Great Whitley Bake Off Play Rangers 0-13 Activities Sports activities, 10.00-12.00, £1 entry, under 5’s free, 10.30-12.30, Cintra Park Whitley Wood Community Centre Whitley Wood Community Centre (Home Start) Jewellery & Origami making Dance & Drama Club, 2.00-4.00, 2.00-4.00, £1 entry, under 5’s free, Play Rangers Whitley Wood Community Centre Whitley Wood Community Centre 0-13 Activities PJ & Onesie party, stories & hot 2.00-4.00, John Rabson choc, 6.00-7.00, 6-10 years old, Jacqueline Wilson Stories 6-10 years old, Booking Essential, Booking Essential, Ring 901 5115, 2.30-4.00, Ring 901 5115 Whitley Park Library, Northumberland Avenue Whitley Park Library, Northumberland Avenue Play Rangers 0-13 Activities 2.00-4.00, Ambrook Road Play Rangers 0-13 Activities 10.30-12.30, South Whitley Park

WEEK 4 Monday 12th August 2013 Tuesday 13th August 2013 Wednesday 14th August 2013 Thursday 15th August 2013 Weigh and stay health clinic Jabadao Kennet Island kids club Family Fun Day Friday 16th August 2013 9.30 11.30, Surestart Whitley 10.00-11.30, Surestart Whitley 10.00-11.30 10.00-2.00, Café and creche 0-5 years and old siblings welcome Tiny Time Ladybird Café Tiddlers and gigglers 10.00-12.00, (Activities Plan for under 5’s), 9.30-11.30, Surestart Whitley 11.30-1.00, Surestart Whitley 1.30-3.00, Surestart Whitley Surestart Whitley Katesgrove CC Little kickers Parent and Toddler swimming Kennet Island kids club 4.00-5.00, Surestart Whitley Drop-in for under 8 www.eastreadingchildrenscentres.co.uk 2.00-4.00, Kennet Island 9.15-11.30, Blagdon CC At Academy Sport Open door Messy play 11.00-12.00, Blagdon CC Bounce Around 1.00-3.00, Surestart Whitley Free Art 10.00-12.00, Surestart Whitley 10.00-11.30, For families with children 10.00-12.00, £1 entry, under 5’s free, Miller’s Ark Farm Drop-in for under 3’s under 7, At Academy Sport, Whitley Wood Community Centre Summer Club At Surestart Basketball court, 9.15-11.30, Blagdon CC Invitation only, Blagdon CC Blagdon CC 1.00-3.00, £1 per family, Blagdon CC Bumps & Babes Community garden 10.00-12.00, Play Rangers 0-13 Activities (Babies under 1 year) 2.00-4.00, Sports Activities, Under Seas Collages

10.30-12.30, Kennet Island 12.45-3.00, Blagdon CC Whitley Wood Community Centre Whitley Wood Community Centre 10.30-11.30, Children under 9, Booking Essential, Whitley Park Library, Play Rangers 0-13 Activities Great Whitley Bake Off Play Rangers 0-13 Activities Free Art ‘The World in Whitley’, 2.00-4.00, Northumberland Avenue 2.00-4.00, Cintra Park 10.00-12.00, £1 entry, under 5’s free 10.30-12.30, Whitley Wood Community Centre Cintra Park (Home Start) Whitley Wood Community Centre Playday Dance & Drama Club, 2.00-4.00, 11.00-4.00, Everyone welcome, Play Rangers 0-13 Activities Horrid Henry event arts & crafts Whitley Wood Community Centre 6-10 years old, Booking Essential, Prospect Park 2.00-4.00, John Rabson PJ & Onesie party, stories & hot 2.30-4.00, Ring 901 5115, Whitley Park choc, Booking Essential, 6.00-7.00 Library, Northumberland Avenue Ring 901 5115, Whitley Park Library, Northumberland Avenue, 6-10 years old Play Rangers 0-13 Activities 10.30-12.30, South Whitley Park Play Rangers 0-13 Activities 2.00-4.00, Ambrook Road WEEK 5 Monday 19th August 2013 Tuesday 20th August 2013 Wednesday 21st August 2013 Thursday 22nd August 2013 Friday 23rd August 2013 Weigh and stay health clinic Jabadao Kennet Island kids club Family Fun Day, 10.00-2.00, Café and creche 9.30-11.30, Surestart Whitley 10.00-11.30, Surestart Whitley 10.00-11.30 0-5 years and old siblings welcome, 10.00-12.00, Surestart Whitley (Activities Plan for under 5’s), Tiny Time Ladybird Café Tiddlers and gigglers Surestart Trip to Portsmouth Katesgrove CC 9.30-11.30, Surestart Whitley 11.30-1.00, Surestart Whitley 1.30-3.00, Surestart Whitley 9.00-5.00, £4 per person www.eastreadingchildrenscentres.co.uk Little kickers Please book (0118 937 3894 from Kennet Island kids club Drop-in for under 8 4.00-5.00, Surestart Whitley 22nd July), Blagdon CC 2.00-4.00, Kennet Island 9.15-11.30, Blagdon CC Messy play Open door 10.00-12.00, Surestart Whitley Bounce Around 1.00-3.00, Surestart Whitley Free Art Desert Collages 10.30-11.30, Children under 9, Booking 10.00-11.30, For families with children Drop-in for under 3’s 10.00-12.00, £1 entry, under 5’s free, Summer Club Invitation only, Essential, under 7, At Academy Sport, 9.15-11.30, Blagdon CC Whitley Wood Community Centre Blagdon CC Whitley Park Library, Northumberland Avenue Blagdon CC (Babies under 1 yr) Bumps & Babes Free Art ‘Whitley Tomorrow’ Wildlife Garden workshop 12.45-3.00, Blagdon CC At New Directions garden, Play Rangers 0-13 Activities 2.00-4.00, Play Rangers 0-13 Activities 10.00-12.00, Blagdon CC 10.30-12.30, Kennet Island Great Whitley Bake Off Whitley Wood Community Centre 2.00-4.00, John Rabson 10.00-12.00, £1 entry, under 5’s free, Sports activities, 10.00-12.00, Play Rangers 0-13 Activities Whitley Wood Community Centre Play Rangers 0-13 Activities Whitley Wood Community Centre 2.00-4.00, Cintra Park Dance & Drama Club, 2.00-4.00, 10.30-12.30, Cintra Park (Home Start) Communjty Garden, 2.00-4.00, Whitley Wood Community Centre Whitley Wood Community Centre Play Rangers 0-13 Activities Play Rangers 0-13 Activities

2.00-4.00, Ambrook Road 2.00-4.00, John Rabson Play Rangers 0-13 Activities 10.30-12.30, South Whitley Park WEEK 6 Monday 26th August 2013 Tuesday 27th August 2013 Wednesday 28th August 2013 Thursday 29th August 2013 Friday 30th August 2013 Bank Holiday Jabadao Kennet Island kids club Family Fun Day Café and creche 10.00-11.30, Surestart Whitley 10.00-11.30 10.00-2.00, 10.00-12.00, Surestart Whitley 0-5 years and old siblings welcome Ladybird Café Tiddlers and gigglers Assorted Crafts (Activities Plan for under 5’s), 11.30-1.00, Surestart Whitley 1.30-3.00, Surestart Whitley 10.30-11.30, Children under 9, Booking Little kickers Katesgrove CC Essential, Whitley Park Library, 4.00-5.00, Surestart Whitley Drop-in for under 8 www.eastreadingchildrenscentres.co.uk Northumberland Avenue 9.15-11.30, Blagdon CC Open door Messy play Play Rangers 0-13 Activities, 10.30- 1.00-3.00, Surestart Whitley Show Time, 10.00-12.00, 10.00-12.00, Surestart Whitley 12.30, Kensington Road, (Home Start) Drop-in for under 3’s Whitley Wood Community Centre Play Rangers 0-13 Activities 9.15-11.30, Blagdon CC Summer Club Scarp Book Invitation only, 2.00-4.00, John Rabson (Babies under 1 yr) Blagdon CC Bumps & Babes 2.00-4.00, £1 entry, under 5’s free, 12.45-3.00, Blagdon CC Whitley Wood Community Centre South Whitley Park Sports Day Saturday 31st August 2013 Princes & Princesses Picnic 10.00-1.00, Free, Bring your own picnic Play Rangers 0-13 Activities Family Play Session 10.00-1.00, Free, Bring your own picnic, Play Rangers 0-13 Activities Whitley Wood Community Centre 10.30-12.30, Cintra Park At Blagdon Nursery (Home Start) 10.30-12.30, South Whitley Park Please use *Blagdon Road Entrance* If you have at least 1 child under 5 Play Rangers 0-13 Activities years please join us, Blagdon CC WEEK 7 2.00-4.00, John Rabson Monday 2nd September 2013 Tuesday 3rd September 2013 Wednesday 4th September 2013 Thursday 5th September 2013 Friday 6th September 2013 (Last day of school holidays) Schools Back Weigh and stay health clinic Jabadao Kennet Island kids club 9.30 11.30, Surestart Whitley 10.00-11.30, Surestart Whitley 10.00-11.30 Messy play Parent and Toddler swimming 10.00-12.00, Surestart Whitley At Academy Sport Tiny Time Ladybird Café Tiddlers and gigglers 11.00-12.00, Blagdon CC 9.30-11.30, Surestart Whitley 11.30-1.00, Surestart Whitley 1.30-3.00, Surestart Whitley Little kickers Kennet Island kids club Drop-in for under 8 Bounce Around 4.00-5.00, Surestart Whitley 1.30-3.30, For families with children 2.00-4.00, Kennett Island 9.15-11.30, Blagdon CC Open door under 7, At Academy Sport, Bounce Around 1.00-3.00, Surestart Whitley Blagdon CC 10.00-11.30, For families with children Drop-in for under 3’s under 7, At Academy Sport, 9.15-11.30, Blagdon CC Blagdon CC Bumps & Babes (Babies under 1 yr) 12.45-3.00, Blagdon CC ACTIVITIES other IN THE READING AREA Study Club with Fun Activities Paddle Power and Paddle Discover Spark Educare Tutoring Centre, Wokingham Waterside Centre, Learn Ages 4-8, Times 10-12.30, 1-2.30 or and develop your skills in canoes & 3-5.30, Cost per session £10, Dates kayaks, Paddle Discover £200 or 29th July through to 5th September, Paddle Passport £170, To book 0118 950 4548 Age 8-16 years, Booking essential 0118 926 8280, Paddle Discover Heroes Animal Rangers Summer 29th-2nd August, 12th-15th August, Days, Times 10.30-3, Cost £20 a day, To book contact Dawn Dingwall, Paddle Passport 27th-30th August www.animalrangers.co.uk, Saturday Family Fun Dates 24th -26th July, 30th-2nd August, Whacky Scrap Races 6th-9th August, 13th-16th August, 27th July 9-12, Denefield School, 20th-23rd August & 27th-30th August Contact Andrew Haydon, 0118 9846947 Multi Activity Days To search for alternative activities, Wokingham Waterside Centre, contact the Family Information A mix of fun packed activities on and off Service on 0800 328 9148 the water, between 9.30-4pm Cost per or visit: www.readingplay.co.uk to day £40, Dates 24th-26th July, 5th-9th find out what’s happening for 0-12’s August, 19th-23rd August, Booking in other areas of Reading. essential 0118 9268280 ORTS ROAD Borough wide activities for the Age 8-16 years KINGS ROAD QUEENS ROAD 13-19 age group can be found at: www.readingyouth.com or www.facebook.com/readingyouth

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Katesgrove UPPER REDLANDS ROAD Children’s CHRISTCHURCH ROAD Centre

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Cintra Park

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Whitley Library

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