2018 Guide

A guide to events in Aberdeen for children and young people 2

Summer is here again and we are pleased to provide this guide full of great activities for you, your friends and family to enjoy.

You will be amazed at the variety of things available to do in Aberdeen over the holidays.

We hope this will help you to start planning your summer.

I’m sure you will have a great time!

Regards

Louise Beaton and Fiona Lawrie Service Manager - Early Years (Acting)

Click here to give us your thoughts on Summer in the City 2018! consultation.aberdeencity.gov.uk/education-and-childrens- services/sitc18

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You can apply to join the scheme provided you are a resident of the City of Aberdeen AND are either aged 60 years and over or in receipt of certain benefits, allowances and eligibility criteria.

You can apply for an Access to Leisure card from Customer Services at Marischal College, all branch libraries and the Central Library (Adult Lending Department). Applications are also available from Customer Access Points at Kincorth, Mastrick and Woodside.

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The Accord Card is Aberdeen City Council’s smartcard which provides access to a variety of local and national services such as Access to Leisure, Young Scot, school meals at all of the council's twelve secondary schools, free bus travel, the Residents Discount Scheme and much more.

This summer, why not check out the discounts and offers that are available to young people on the Young Scot website (www.youngscot.org)? There are also many discounts and offers available on a wide range of services and local businesses through the Residents Discount Scheme (www.accordaberdeen.co.uk). If you’re entitled to Access to Leisure, stay fit over the summer at any of the Sport Aberdeen leisure sites or the Aberdeen Sports Village with your Accord Card.

To see what the Accord Card can do for you, visit www.accordaberdeen.co.uk.

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PRIOR TO THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS 17 May The OVO Energy Tour Series 12 – 10pm 14 26 May Grampian Pride Grampian Pride Parade – 10.30am (arrive from 9.30am) 14 Grampian Pride Event Village – opens 1pm 6 – 9 June Peter Pan: The Musical 7pm (Matinee Saturday 2pm) 14 7 June Scottish Disability Sport’s Grampian Parasport Festival 10.30am – 2pm 15 12 June Bookbug Session – Dyce Library 10.30 – 11am 14 14 June Bookbug Session – Kaimhill Library 2.15 – 2.45pm 15 14 June – 16 June Me and My Girl Starts at 7.30pm 15 (Matinee starts 2.30pm) 16 June Minibeast Safari and Birdwatching 10am – 1pm 15 17 June Aberdeen’s Highland Games 10am – 5.30pm 15 20 June Bookbug Session – Bucksburn Library 2.30 – 3pm 16 21 June Bookbug Session – Torry Library 2.15 – 2.45pm 16 21 June Play on the Longest Day 3 – 5pm 16 22 June Bookbug Session- Cove Library 2.15 – 2.45pm 16 23 June Macro Magic 2 – 4pm 16 26 June Bookbug Session – Central Children’s Library 10.30 – 11am 16 26 June Bookbug Session- Ferryhill Library 2 – 2.30pm 17 26 June Bookbug session – Tillydrone Library 10.30 – 11am 17 26 June BP Big Screens 6.30 – 10.30pm 17 27 June Bookbug Session – Cornhill Library 10.30 – 11am 17 28 June Bookbug Session – Woodside Library 10.30 – 11am 17 30 June Armed Forces Day 11am 17 30 June Balsam Bashing 10am – 3pm 18 3 July Bookbug Session – Airyhall Library 10.30 – 11am 18 5 July Bookbug Session – Torry Library 2.15 – 2.45pm 18 6 July Bookbug Session – Cove Library 2.15 – 2.45 pm 18 7 July Rock Pooling at Cove 2 – 3.30pm 18 5

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CHILDCARE – REGISTERED HOLIDAYS PLAYSCHEMES Monday – Friday Aberdeen Sports Village Crèche 9am – 3.30pm throughout the summer 20 holidays Monday – Friday Beach Early Learners Drop-in sessions 9.15am – 3.45pm throughout the Summer 20 holidays Monday – Friday Shoe Lane Early Learners Drop- in sessions 9.30am – 4.30pm throughout the Summer 20 holidays 2 July – 3 August Scamps Holiday Playscheme 8am – 6pm 20 9 July – 3 August Rising Light Summer Holiday Club 8am – 6pm 20 9 July – 17 August Milend Holiday Club 8am – 6pm 20 9 July - 17 August Stompers Holiday Camp 8am – 5.30pm 21 10 July – 3 August Fernielea Out of School Club 8am – 6pm 21 Summer Play Scheme 10 July – 17 August CLICC Summer Programme 8am – 5.55pm (flexible (closed 9 July for local sessions available, additional 21 holiday) offer of core hours available) 10 July – 17 August Oldmachar Out of School Club Holiday Playscheme 7.30am – 6pm (half days available 8.30am – 12.30pm / 21 1.30 – 5.30pm) 20 August Oldmachar Out of School Club Holiday Playscheme 7am – 6pm 21

ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER 10 May – 19 August RSPB Dolphinwatch 11am – 6pm 23 9 July – 17 August Sports Camps at ASV - Aberdeen Sports Village 9.30am – 4pm 23 Every Tuesday and Mastrick Summer Playscheme Please contact directly for Thursday from week of specific times 23 16 July – 9 August Every Wednesday and Northfield Playscheme Wednesday 10am – 5pm and Friday between 16 July Friday 8am – 9pm 23 – 10 August During Summer School Transition Extreme Holiday Camp 9am – 4pm (early drop off Holidays from 8.30am available, late 23 pick up of 5pm available except for Fridays) Throughout summer – Mucky Pups 9.30 – 11.30am 23 Tuesday and Thursdays Throughout the The Tolbooth Museum Monday to Saturday 10am – 24 summer 5pm and Sunday 12 – 3pm Throughout the Aberdeen Maritime Museum Monday to Saturday summer 10am – 5pm and 24 Sunday 12 – 3pm Throughout the Fab Fridays 10am – 3.30pm 24 summer 6

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Throughout the Transition Extreme – Aerial Trekking Various throughout the day 24 Summer Throughout the Transition Extreme – Climbing Various throughout the day 24 Summer Throughout the Transition Extreme – Skatepark Various throughout the day 24 Summer Throughout the Me Too! Relaxed Sessions (suitable for ASN children) Various times 24 Summer

WEEK 1 : 9 – 13 JULY 9 July Aberdeen Play Forum’s Messy Mondays 10am – 1pm 26 9 July Bookbug Session – Kincorth Library 2.15 – 2.45pm 26 9 – 13 July Aberdeen Tennis Academy Camps 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off & pick up 26 times to 8am & 5pm) 9 – 13 July Beacon Gymnastics Camps 12.15 – 2.15pm 26 9 – 13 July Beacon Gymnastics Camps 2.15 – 4.15pm 26 9 – 13 July Bringing Books to Life 10am – 3.30pm (morning – Aberdeen Arts Centre’s Summer School 2018 session: 10am – 12.30pm or 27 afternoon session: 1 – 3.30pm) 9 – 13 July Get active Kids Camps – Beach Leisure Centre 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off & pick up 27 times to 8am & 5pm 9 – 13 July Get active Kids Camps – Beacon Sports Centre 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off & pick up 27 times to 8am & 5pm) 9 – 13 July Intensive Swimming Camps 9.30am for level 1a, 1b & 2a/3 27 – Bucksburn Swimming Pool 10.15am for level 1a, 1b & 2a/3 9 – 13 July Intensive Learn to Swim – Aberdeen Sports Village 9.30 – 10am Swim Skills 1 – 2 10 – 10.30am Swim Skills 1 – 2 27 10.30 – 11am Swim Skills 3 – 4 9 – 13 July Kings Camps 9am – 4.30pm (extended 28 hours: 8.15am – 5.45pm) 9 – 13 July Multi – Activity Week (Ages 9-13) 9am – 4pm 28 10 July Bookbug Session – Central Children’s Library 10.30 – 11am 28 10 July Bookbug Session – Dyce Library 10.30 – 11am 28 10 July Mucky Pups 9.30 – 11.30am 23 10 July Movement in the Museum (Ages 3-5) 10 – 11am 28 11 July Aberdeen Play Forum’s “Big Parks” Wednesdays 10am – 1pm 28 11 July KinderGym 10am – 1pm 29 11 July Summer Reading Challenge: Mischief Makers 2.30 – 3.15 pm 29 – Cornhill Library 12 July Bookbug Session – Bridge of Don Library 10.30 – 11am 29 7

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12 July Bookbug Session – Kaimhill Library 2.15 – 2.45pm 29 12 July Maritime Makers 10am – 12pm (booking required) 29 2 – 4pm (drop-in, all welcome) 12 July Mucky Pups 9.30 – 11.30am 23 12 – 15 July RSPB Dolphinwatch 11am – 6pm 23 13 July Aberdeen Play Forum’s “Follow Us” Fridays 10am – 1pm 29 13 July Tea, Toast and Toys 9 – 10am 30 (breakfast served at 9.30am) 13 July KinderGym 10 – 10.45am or 30 10.45 – 11.30am 13 July Summer Reading Challenge: Mischief Makers 2.30 – 3.15pm 30 – Kincorth Library 14 July Tracks and Signs on Elrick Hill 10am – 1pm 30

WEEK 2 : 16 – 20 JULY 16 July Aberdeen Play Forum’s Messy Mondays 10am – 1pm 31 16 July Gorgewalking (Ages 9-15) 9am – 4pm 31 16 – 19 July Intensive Learn to Dive – Aberdeen Sports Village 9 – 9.30am Dive Skills 1 9.30 – 10am Dive Skills 1 33 9 – 10am Dive Skills 2 – 4 16 – 20 July Aberdeen Performing Arts Senior Summer School 10am – 4pm 31 16 – 20 July Aberdeen Tennis Academy Camps 9am – 4pm 31 16 – 20 July Alex Collie Gymnastics Camps 9.30 – 11.30am 31 16 – 20 July Alex Collie Gymnastics Camps 12 – 2 pm 32 16 – 20 July Around the World 10am – 3.30pm (morning – Aberdeen Arts Centre’s Summer School 2018 session: 10am – 12.30pm or 32 afternoon session: 1 – 3.30pm) 16 – 20 July Aquatics Camps at ASV 9.30am – 4.00pm 32 16 – 20 July Get active Kids Camps – Beach Leisure Centre 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off & pick up 32 times to 8am & 5pm) 16 – 20 July Get active Kids Camps – Beacon Sports Centre 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off & pick up 32 times to 8am & 5pm 16 – 20 July Intensive Swimming Camps – Tullos Swimming Pool 9.30am for level 1a & 2a 33 10.15am for level 1b & 2a 16 – 20 July Kings Camps 9am – 4.30pm (extended 28 hours: 8.15am – 5.45pm) 17 July Dune Divers (Ages 5-8) 9am – 4pm 33 17 July Mucky Pups 9.30 – 11.30am 23 17 July Summer Reading Challenge: Mischief Makers 2.30 – 3.30pm 33 – Cove Library 8

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17 July Summer Reading Challenge: 2.30 – 3.30pm 33 Mischief Makers –Tillydrone Library 18 July Paddle Power Levels 1, 2 & 3 (Ages 9-15) 9am – 4pm 33 18 July Aberdeen Play Forum’s “Big Parks” Wednesdays 10am – 1pm 34 18 July Bookbug Session – Bucksburn Library 2.30 – 3pm 34 18 July Summer Reading Challenge: Mischief Makers 3 – 3.45pm 34 – Dyce Library 18 July Northfield Playscheme 10am – 5pm 23 19 July Bookbug Session – Culter Library 10:30 – 11am 34 19 July Learn to Bike AM Session (Ages 3-7) 9am – 12pm 34 19 July Bookbug Session – Torry Library 2.15 – 2.45pm 35 19 July Mountain Biking (Ages 9-15) 9am – 4pm 35 19 July Mucky Pups 9.30 – 11.30am 23 19 July Music in the Museum 10 – 10.45am (Ages 3-5) 35 11.30am – 12.30pm (Ages 5-8) 19 July Summer Reading Challenge: Mischief Makers 2.30 – 3.15pm 35 – Bridge of Don Library 19 July Summer Reading Challenge: Monster Mischief 2.30 – 3.30pm 35 – Central Children’s Library 19 July Summer Reading Challenge: Mischief Makers 2.30 – 3.30pm 35 – Woodside Library 19 – 22 July RSPB Dolphinwatch 11am – 6pm 23 20 July Learn to Bike PM Session (Ages 3-7) 1 – 4pm 35 20 July Aberdeen Play Forum’s “Follow Us” Fridays 10am – 1pm 36 20 July Bookbug Session – Cove Library 2.15 – 2.45 pm 36 20 July Tea, Toast and Toys 9 – 10am 36 (breakfast served at 9.30am) 20 July Northfield Playscheme 8am – 9pm 23 21 July Maritime Makers 10am – 12pm (booking required) 36 2 – 4pm (drop-in, all welcome)

WEEK 3 : 23 – 27 JULY 23 July Aberdeen Play Forum’s Messy Mondays 10am – 1pm 37 23 July Bookbug Session – Cults Library 2.15 – 2.45pm 37 23 July Kids in the Kitchen 10.30am – 12.30pm 37 23 July Rock Scrambling and Coasteering (Ages 9-15) 9am – 4pm 37 23 July Summer Reading Challenge: Mischief Makers 2.30 – 3.15pm 37 – Ferryhill Library 23 – 27 July Aberdeen Tennis Academy Camps 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off & pick up 37 times to 8am & 5pm) 23 –27 July Alex Collie Gymnastics Camps 9.30 – 11.30am 38 9

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23 – 27 July Alex Collie Gymnastics Camps 12 – 2pm 38 23 – 27 July Get active Kids Camps – Beach Leisure Centre 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off & pick up 38 times to 8am & 5pm) 23 – 27 July Get active Kids Camps – Beacon Sports Centre 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off & pick up 38 times to 8am & 5pm) 23 – 27 July Get active Kids Camps – Cults Sports Complex 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off & pick up 38 times to 8am & 5pm) 23 – 27 July Intensive Learn to Swim – Aberdeen Sports Village 9.30 – 10am Swim Skills 1 – 2 10 – 10.30am Swim Skills 1 – 2 38 10.30 – 11am Swim Skills 3 – 4 23 – 27 July Intensive Swimming Camps 9.30am for level 1a, 1b, 2a 39 – Bucksburn Swimming Pool 10.15am for level 1a, 1b, 2b/3 23 – 27 July Kings Camps 9am – 4.30pm (extended 28 hours: 8.15am – 5.45pm) 23 – 27 July Movie Magic – Aberdeen Arts Centre’s 10am – 3.30pm (morning Summer School 2018 session: 10am – 12.30pm or 39 afternoon session: 1 – 3.30pm) 24 July Bookbug Session – Central Children’s Library 10.30 – 11am 39 24 July Bookbug Session – Ferryhill Library 2 – 2.30pm 39 24 July Bookbug session – Tillydrone Library 10.30 – 11am 39 24 July Movement in the Museum 10 – 11am (Ages 3-5) 39 11.30 – 12.30pm (Ages 5-8) 24 July Mucky Pups 9.30 – 11.30am 23 24 July Multi-Activity Day (Ages 5-8) 9am – 4pm 40 24 July Pollinator Safari 12 – 2pm 40 24 July Summer Reading Challenge: Mischief Makers 2.30 – 3.30pm 40 – Torry Library 25 July Aberdeen Play Forum’s “Big Parks” Wednesdays 10am – 1pm 40 25 July Bookbug Session – Cornhill Library 10.30 – 11am 40 25 July Climbing and Abseiling (Ages 9-15) 9am – 4pm 41 25 July Hilltop Treasure Trail 10am – 1pm 41 25 July Northfield Playscheme 10am – 5pm 23 26 July Bookbug session – Woodside Library 10.30 – 11am 41 26 July Maritime Makers 10am – 12pm (booking required) 41 2 – 4pm (drop-in, all welcome) 26 July Mucky Pups 9.30 – 11.30am 23 26 July Splash Zone – Mini Kayaking (Ages 5-8) 9am – 4pm 41 26 July Summer Reading Challenge: Up to Mischief 2.30 – 3.30pm 41 – Airyhall Library 10

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26 – 29 July RSPB Dolphinwatch 11am – 6pm 23 27 July Tea, Toast and Toys 9 – 10am 42 (breakfast served at 9.30am) 27 July Aberdeen Play Forum’s “Follow Us” Fridays 10am – 1pm 42 27 July Northfield Playscheme 8am – 9pm 23 27 July Surfing AM Session (Ages 9-15) 9am – 12pm 42 27 July Surfing PM Session (Ages 9-15) 1 – 4pm 42

WEEK 4 : 30 JULY – 3 AUGUST 30 July Aberdeen Play Forum’s Messy Mondays 10am – 1pm 44 30 July Summer Reading Challenge: Mischief Makers 2.30 – 3.15pm 44 – Kaimhill Library 30 July – 2 August Intensive Learn to Dive – Aberdeen Sports Village 9 – 9.30am Dive Skills 1 9.30 – 10am Dive Skills 1 46 9 – 10am Dive Skills 2 – 4 30 July – 3 August Aberdeen Tennis Academy Camps 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off & pick up 44 times to 8am & 5pm) 30 July – 3 August Alex Collie Gymnastics Camps 9.30 – 11.30am 44 30 July – 3 August Alex Collie Gymnastics Camps 12 – 2pm 44 30 July – 3 August Animal Kingdom – Aberdeen Arts Centre’s 10am – 3.30pm (morning Summer School 2018 session 10am – 12.30pm or 45 afternoon session: 1 – 3.30pm) 30 July – 3 August Aquatics Camps at ASV 9.30am – 4.00pm 45 30 July – 3 August Get active Kids Camps – Beach Leisure Centre 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off & pick up 45 times to 8am & 5pm) 30 July – 3 August Get active Kids Camps – Beacon Sports Centre 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off & pick up 45 times to 8am & 5pm) 30 July – 3 August Get active Kids Camps – Cults Sports Complex 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off & pick up 45 times to 8am & 5pm) 30 July – 3 August Kings Camps 9am – 4.30pm (extended 28 hours: 8.15am – 5.45pm) 30 July – 3 August Multi-Activity Week (Ages 12-16) 9am – 4pm 46 31 July Bookbug Session – Airyhall Library 10.30 – 11am 46 31 July Summer Reading Challenge: Mischief Makers 2.30 – 3.30pm 46 – Cove Library 31 July Mucky Pups 9.30 – 11.30am 23 31 July Summer Reading Challenge: Mischief Makers 2.30 – 3.30pm 46 – Bucksburn Library 11

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1 August National Play Day – Union Terrace Gardens 11am – 3pm 47 1 August Northfield Playscheme 10am – 5pm 23 1 August Preschool Gymnastics 10 – 10.45am & 47 10.45 – 11.30am 1 August Rock Pooling at Cove 10 – 11:30am 47 2 August Bookbug Session – Torry Library 2.15 – 2.45pm 47 2 August Mucky Pups 9.30 – 11.30am 23 2 August Wee Tales 11am – 12pm 47 2 – 5 August RSPB Dolphinwatch 11am – 6pm 23 3 August Aberdeen Play Forum’s “Follow Us” Fridays 10am – 1pm 48 3 August Bookbug Session – Cove Library 2.15 – 2.45 pm 48 3 August Northfield Playscheme 8am – 9pm 23 3 August Preschool Gymnastics 10 – 10.45am & 48 10.45 – 11.30pm 3 August Tea, Toast and Toys 9 – 10am 48 (breakfast served at 9.30am) 4 August Maritime Makers 10am – 12pm (booking required) 48 2 – 4pm (drop-in, all welcome) 4 August A Wild Night Out at Burnbanks 8.30pm – 12am 48

WEEK 5 : 6 – 10 AUGUST 6 August Bookbug Session – Kincorth Library 2.15 – 2.45pm 50 6 August Summer Reading Challenge: Mischief Makers 2.30 – 3.30pm 50 – Culter Library 6 August Summer Reading Challenge: Mischief Makers 3.30 – 4.15pm 50 – Northfield Library 6 – 10 August Aberdeen Tennis Academy Camps 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off & pick up 50 times to 8am & 5pm) 6 – 10 August Alex Collie Gymnastics Camps 9.30 – 11.30am 51 6 – 10 August Alex Collie Gymnastics Camps 12 – 2pm 51 6 – 10 August Get active Kids Camps – Beach Leisure Centre 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off & pick up 51 times to 8am & 5pm) 6 – 10 August Get active Kids Camps – Beacon Sports Centre 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off & pick up 51 times to 8am & 5pm) 6 – 10 August Get active Kids Camps – Cults Sports Complex 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off & pick up 51 times to 8am & 5pm) 12

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6 – 10 August Intensive Swimming Camps – Cults Sports Complex 9.30am for level 1a, 1b, 2a & 2b 52 10.15am for level 1a, 1b 2a & 3 6 – 10 August Learn to Swim 9.30 – 10am Swim Skills 1 – 2 10 – 10.30am Swim Skills 1 – 2 52 10.30 – 11am Swim Skills 3 – 4 7 August Bookbug Session – Central Children’s Library 10.30 – 11am 52 7 August Look what I found! 2 – 4pm 52 7 August Mucky Pups 9.30 – 11.30am 23 7 August Music in the Museum 10 – 10.45am (Ages 3-5) 52 11.30am-12.30pm (Ages 5-8) 7 August Summer Reading Challenge: Mischief Makers 2.30 – 3.30pm 52 – Torry Library 8 August Northfield Playscheme 10am – 5pm 23 8 August KinderGym 10 – 10.45am or 53 10.45 – 11.30am 9 August Bookbug Session – Bridge of Don Library 10.30 – 11am 53 9 August Bookbug Session – Kaimhill Library 2.15 – 2.45pm 53 9 August Maritime Makers 10am – 12pm (booking required) 53 2 – 4pm (drop-in, all welcome) 9 August Mucky Pups 9.30 – 11.30am 23 9 August Summer Reading Challenge: Mischief Makers 11am – 12pm 53 – Cults Library 9 – 10 August Kings Camps 9am – 4.30pm (extended 28 hours: 8.15am – 5.45pm) 9 – 12 August RSPB Dolphinwatch 11am – 6pm 23 10 August Northfield Playscheme 8am – 9pm 23 10 August KinderGym 10 – 10.45am or 53 10.45 – 11.30am 10 August Tea, Toast and Toys 9 – 10am 53 (breakfast served at 9.30am)

WEEK 6 : 13 – 17 AUGUST 13 – 16 August Intensive Learn to Dive – Aberdeen Sports Village 9 – 9.30am Dive Skills 1 9.30 – 10am Dive Skills 1 56 9 – 10am Dive Skills 2 – 4 13 – 17 August Aberdeen Tennis Academy Camps 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off & pick up 55 times to 8am & 5pm) 13 – Friday 17 August Aquatics Camps at ASV 9.30 – 4pm 55 13 – Friday 17 August Beacon Gymnastics Camps 12.15 – 2.15pm 55 13 – Friday 17 August Beacon Gymnastics Camps 2.15 – 4.15pm 55 13

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13 – Friday 17 August Get active Kids Camps – Beach Leisure Centre 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off & pick up 55 times to 8am & 5pm) 13 – 17 August Get active Kids Camps – Beacon Sports Centre 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off & pick up 55 times to 8am & 5pm) 13 – 17 August Get active Kids Camps – Cults Sports Complex 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off & pick up 56 times to 8am & 5pm) 13 – 17 August Intensive Swimming Camps 9.30am for level 1a, 1b, 2a 56 – Bucksburn Swimming Pool 10.15am for level 1a, 1b, 2b/3 13 – 17 August Kings Camps 9am – 4.30pm (extended 28 hours: 8.15am – 5.45pm) 14 August Bookbug Session – Dyce Library 10.30 – 11am 56 14 August Mucky Pups 9.30 – 11.30am 23 14 August Rock Pooling at Cove 10 – 11:30am 56 14 August Summer Reading Challenge: Mischief Makers 2.30 – 3.30pm 56 – Mastrick Library 15 August Bookbug Session – Bucksburn Library 2.30 – 3pm 57 15 August Preschool Gymnastics 10 – 10.45am & 57 10.45 – 11.30am 16 August Bookbug Session – Culter Library 10.30 – 11am 57 16 August Bookbug Session – Torry Library 2.15 – 2.45pm 57 16 August Mucky Pups 9.30 – 11.30am 23 16 – 19 August RSPB Dolphinwatch 11am – 6pm 23 17 August Bookbug Session – Cove Library 2.15 – 2.45pm 57 17 August Preschool Gymnastics 10 – 10.45am & 57 10.45 – 11.30am 17 August Tea, Toast and Toys 9 – 10am 57 (breakfast served at 9.30am)

AFTER THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS 20 August Bookbug Session – Cults Library 2.15 – 2.45pm 59 21 August Bookbug Session – Ferryhill Library 2 – 2.30pm 59 22 August Bookbug Session – Cornhill Library 10.30 – 11am 59 25 August Scotstown Woodland Experience 10am – 1pm 59 25 August & 26 August Celebrate Aberdeen 10am – 5pm 59 26 August The Simplyhealth Great Aberdeen Run TBC 59 28 August Bookbug Session – Airyhall Library 10.30 – 11am 59 14

Thursday 17 May Wednesday 6 – Saturday 9 June The OVO Energy Tour Series Peter Pan: The Musical Join Castlegate Theatre Company (CTC) and soar to Neverland in this magical musical version of Peter Pan on Aberdeen Arts Centre’s stage. Hear stories of Peter Pan with the Darling children; fight Captain Hook with Peter & Tinkerbell; and join The Lost Boys as they sing and dance their way through this classic tale. Children and adults alike Britain’s top cycle teams will complete in Round 3 of the will love this family friendly musical! OVO Energy Tour Series in Aberdeen on Thursday 17 May. CTC is Aberdeen Arts Centre’s youth theatre company An exciting programme of amateur races will take place for ages 8-17 years old, focussing on performance skills on a revised version of the circuit, which takes in Belmont through musical theatre. They take part in different projects Street and Little Belmont Street, before the main event in throughout the year whilst always working towards an the evening. We also invite you to the Cycling Activity Village annual show. Come along to this showcase of talent that you to celebrate the Tour Series and all things cycling with free don’t want to miss! fun-filled activities for all to enjoy at Union Terrace Gardens, Venue: Aberdeen Arts Centre and other city centre locations. Time: 7pm (Matinee Saturday 2pm) For more details visit: aberdeencity.gov.uk/tourseries Cost: £15 standard or £13 concession Venue: Aberdeen City Centre Contact Details: Visit www.aberdeenartscentre.com Time: 12 – 10pm or call the Box Office on 01224 641122 to book tickets Cost: Free Contact Details: Aberdeen City Council – City Events Tuesday 12 June [email protected] Bookbug Session Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and Saturday 26 May rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 years old and Grampian Pride their parents / carers to enjoy together. Grampian Pride aims to Venue: Dyce Library bring the local and wider Time: 10.30 – 11am community together. Cost: FREE Welcoming everyone Contact Details: Dyce Library 01224 723015 or from the North East [email protected] of Scotland, the rest of the UK, and international communities; Grampian Pride aims to provide a safe space for all LGBT+ individuals and their straight allies. The Pride event will consist of a parade down Union Street, gigs around town, various stalls, information about LGBT+ organisations and services, entertainment, key speakers, safe spaces including a family area. Venue: Grampian Pride Parade – Union Street Grampian Pride Event Village – Queens Links Time: Grampian Pride Parade – 10.30am (arrive from 9.30am) Grampian Pride Event Village – opens 1pm Cost: Free to attend (tickets not needed for the parade but you must register for a ticket at: www.grampianpride.org for the village) Contact Details: [email protected] 15

Thursday 7 June Saturday 16 June Scottish Disability Sport’s Grampian Minibeast Safari and Birdwatching Parasport Festival The St. Fittick’s area is rich in bird and bug life, especially in An action-packed day out for school- the wildflower meadows and recently created ponds. Come aged children with physical, visual & and explore the wildlife to be found with the Countryside hearing impairments where they can Rangers. Please wear sturdy footwear or wellies, and bring try out a range of sports especially binoculars and a camera if you like; you never know what adapted for the type of disability might be discovered in the meadows or in the skies. they have. Sports include wheelchair Meet at the old St. Fittick’s Church on St. Fittick’s Road. basketball, boccia, table tennis, athletics, First Bus 12 & 20 go to Balnagask Road. Perfect for families, swimming & much more. Pupils from P1 (going into P2 children 5 years and over. Booking essential! after the holidays) to S6 are welcome along with parents, Venue: St Fitticks Park, Torry carers and school staff. To book your space, please visit Time: 10am – 1pm www.scottishdisabilitysport.com/grampian-para-sport- Cost: Free, but donations welcome festival-2018/ or get in touch. Contact Details: For further details and to book places Venue: Aberdeen Sports Village contact the Time: 10:30am – 2pm Countryside Ranger Service on 01224 326429 or Cost: Free of charge [email protected] Contact Details: Alison Shaw, Regional Manager for Scottish Disability Sport, on 07828 744 848 or [email protected]

Thursday 14 June Bookbug Session Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 years old and Sunday 17 June their parents / carers to enjoy together. Venue: Kaimhill Library Aberdeen’s Highland Games Time: 2.15 – 2.45pm Aberdeen’s Highland Games returns to Hazlehead Park on Cost: FREE Sunday 17 June 2018. Contact Details: Kaimhill Library 01224 498160 or A highlight on the Aberdeen summer calendar, it promises [email protected] to be a day full of family entertainment. Come and watch traditional Highland Games activities such as tossing the Thursday 14 June – Saturday 16 June caber, highland dancing, pipers, pipe bands and athletics. There will be a family stage with various children’s themed Me and My Girl entertainment and a show by a top children’s TV presenter. Me and My Girl is a musical with music by Noel Gay and its You can also try the free activities including a climbing original book and lyrics by Douglas Furber and L. Arthur wall, segways, crazy golf and many more cool things! See Rose. The musical is set in the late 1930s and tells the story the website for the latest updates. There will also be a fun of an unapologetically unrefined cockney gentleman named fair which will be on pay for a ride prices, and trade and Bill Snibson, who learns that he is the 14th heir to the Earl of information stalls selling a range of Scottish and handmade Hareford. This musical includes the famous songs “The sun items. has got his hat on" and “Doing the Lambeth walk". Come Tickets are available now at: along and join the fun! Suitable for the whole family. aberdeencity.gov.uk/highlandgames Venue: Aberdeen Arts Centre Venue: Hazlehead Park Time: Evening Performance (Thursday 14 – Saturday 16 Time: 10am – 5.30pm June) starts at 7.30pm, Cost: Please check link for all prices: www.aberdeencity.gov. Matinee performance (only Saturday 16) starts 2.30pm uk/services/leisure-culture-and-sport/aberdeens-highland- Cost: Standard Price £13, Concessions £11 games Contact Details: To book tickets please visit Contact Details: Aberdeen City Council City Events – www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/events/me-and-my-girl [email protected] 16

Wednesday 20 June Saturday 23 June Bookbug Session Macro Magic Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and rhyme sessions for children Come along to Scotstown Moor LNR from birth to 4 years old and their parents / carers to enjoy together. and get up close and personal with Venue: Bucksburn Library minibeasts, fungi and other micro Time: 2.30 – 3.00pm inhabitants of the nature reserve. Cost: FREE Learn or practice using the close Contact Details: Bucksburn Library 01224 710830 or up macro settings on your camera, [email protected] giving you a chance to really see how these animals live and record their Thursday 21 June images. Bookbug Session Meet at the Nature Reserve car park Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and rhyme sessions for children off Scotstown Road. First Bus 2 goes from birth to 4 years old and their parents / carers to enjoy together. to Scotstown Road and 8 to Dubford Venue: Torry Library Road. Perfect for families, children 16 Time: 2.15 – 2.45pm and over. Booking essential. Cost: FREE Venue: Scotstown Moor, Contact Details: Torry Library 01224 879037 or [email protected] Scotstown Road Time: 2 – 4pm Thursday 21 June Cost: Free, but donations welcome Contact Details: For further details Play on the Longest Day and to book places contact the Aberdeen Play Forum is offering a term-time play session in Westburn Park to Countryside Ranger Service on celebrate play on the longest day of the year! We are delighted this session is 01224 326429 or countrysideranger@ going ahead with funding from Celebrate Aberdeen, and Aberdeen University aberdeencity.gov.uk Student's Association RAG Campaign, and follows on from a schools' event held during the day. We will have our Loose Parts kit – recyclable resources such as pipes, fabric and boxes which encourage children to tap into their imagination and lead their own play. We will also supply some fun, messy ingredients such as mud, gloop, foam, bubbles, plus lots and lots of water! Old clothes, a towel and spare clothing to change into afterwards is highly recommended! All ages are welcome, this session would appeal to families/groups with toddlers through to school age children. This session is free of charge therefore no need to book. Aberdeen Play Forum and Aberdeen City Council are not responsible for participants. Venue: Westburn Park, Aberdeen For more details please check our Facebook Page - Aberdeen Play Forum or visit our website - www.aberdeenplayforum.com Tuesday 26 June Cost: FREE Time: 3 – 5pm Bookbug Session Contact Details: Melanie Jaffrey, 01224 764554 or Bookbug sessions are fun and 07854958107 or [email protected] friendly story, song and rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 Friday 22 June years old and their parents / carers to enjoy together. Booking essential. Bookbug Session Venue: Central Children’s Library Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and rhyme sessions for children Time: 10.30 – 11am from birth to 4 years old and their parents/ carers to enjoy together. Cost: FREE Venue: Cove Library Contact Details: Central Children’s Time: 2.15 – 2.45 pm Library 01224 652507 or Cost: FREE ChildrensLibrary@aberdeencity. Contact Details: Cove Library 01224 245350 or gov.uk [email protected] 17

Tuesday 26 June comfortable (picnic rugs, deck chairs, etc.) and enjoy the Bookbug Session night. For the latest information visit: aberdeencity.gov.uk/ Bookbug sessions bpbigscreens are fun and friendly Venue: Duthie Park, Aberdeen story, song and rhyme Time: 6.30 – 10.30pm sessions for children Cost: FREE from birth to 4 years Contact Details: Aberdeen City Council City Events – old and their parents/ [email protected] carers to enjoy together. Booking essential. Wednesday 27 June Venue: Ferryhill Library Bookbug Session Time: 2 – 2.30pm Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and Cost: FREE rhyme sessions for children from birth to Contact Details: Ferryhill Library 01224 581576 or 4 years old and their parents/ carers to enjoy together. [email protected] Venue: Cornhill Library Time: 10.30 – 11am Tuesday 26 June Cost: FREE Bookbug session Contact Details: Cornhill Library 01224 696209 or Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and [email protected] rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 years old and their parents/ carers to enjoy together. Thursday 28 June Venue: Tillydrone Library Bookbug Session Time: 10.30 – 11am Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and Cost: FREE rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 years old and Contact Details: Tillydrone Library 01224 276975 or their parents/ carers to enjoy together. [email protected] Venue: Woodside Library Time: 10.30 – 11am Tuesday 26 June Cost: FREE BP Big Screens Contact Details: Woodside Library 01224 484534 or Aberdeen City Council in partnership with BP and the Royal [email protected] Opera House, Covent Garden, will stage a dramatic opera in the park on Tuesday 26 June as part of this summer’s BP Big Saturday 30 June Screen programme. Armed Forces Day Suitable for all the family; this year’s opera will be La The City of Aberdeen will welcome more than 1,000 serving, Bohème. veteran and cadet force personnel when they parade The ever popular BP Big Screen event will return to through the city centre to mark Armed Forces Day on Aberdeen on Tuesday 26 June with a live production of Saturday 30 June. the classic Verdi opera “La Bohème.” La Bohème is one of Watch the impressive parade of serving military men and opera’s most popular and unforgettable stories. When young women, veteran associations, cadet and youth organisations poet Rodolfo meets seamstress Mimi; it’s love at first sight. accompanied by local pipe bands march down Union But faced by the cruel realities of poverty and ill health, will Street, finishing at the Castlegate. This free family event is the flame that burns between them flicker and die, or will a celebration of the history and proud record of the armed the timeless strength of their youthful passion withstand forces and allows the people of Aberdeen to show their every trial and tribulation that life can throw at them? respect for the role they play within our society. Conducted by Nicola Luisotti and with two wonderful casts For the latest information visit: including Maria Agresta and Ekaterina Siurina as Mimì and aberdeencity.gov.uk/armedforcesday Matthew Polenzani and Atalla Ayan as Rodolfo. Venue: Union Street, Aberdeen The transmission will be relayed via satellite direct to the Time: 11am big screen in Aberdeen’s Duthie Park from the Royal Opera Cost: FREE House in Covent Garden London. Contact Details: Aberdeen City Council – City Events This is a family friendly event. Bring a picnic, make yourself [email protected] 18

Saturday 30 June Friday 6 July Balsam Bashing Bookbug Session Himalayan Balsam is a non-native invasive Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and plant, recognisable by its bright purple rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 years old and flowers. These plants spread very quickly, their parents / carers to enjoy together. overrunning areas of native wildflowers. Venue: Cove Library Come and help the Countryside Rangers Time: 2.15 – 2.45 pm pull up these invasive plants before they Cost: FREE can set seed. Contact Details: Cove Library 01224 245350 or Meet at the St Peter’s Heritage Centre [email protected] car park, Station Road East, Peterculter. First Bus 19 and Stagecoach 201, Saturday 7 July 202 & 203 go to the North Deeside Rock Pooling at Cove Road (A93). Residents of the rock pools need to be tough as life Perfect for families, children 5 and over. is constantly changing and every tide may bring in Booking essential new arrivals. Join a Countryside Ranger at Cove for an Venue: Deeside Line, Peterculter opportunity to explore the rock pools, meet some of the rock Time: 10am – 3pm pool residents and create some wild beach art. Remember Cost: FREE to bring wellies! Contact Details: For further details and to book places Meet at Colsea Road car park. First Bus 3 goes to Cove contact the Countryside Ranger Service on 01224 326429 or Road. Perfect for families, children 5 and over. Booking [email protected] essential. Venue: Cove Harbour – meet at Colsea Road Car Park Tuesday 3 July Time: 2 – 3.30pm Bookbug Session Cost: FREE Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and Contact Details: For further details and to book places rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 years old and contact the Countryside Ranger Service on 01224 326429 or their parents / carers to enjoy together. Booking essential. [email protected] Venue: Airyhall Library Time: 10.30 – 11am Cost: FREE Contact Details: Airyhall Library, 01224 310536 [email protected]

Thursday 5 July Bookbug Session Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 years old and their parents / carers to enjoy together. Venue: Torry Library Time: 2.15 – 2.45pm Cost: FREE Contact Details: Torry Library 01224 879037 or [email protected] 19

Get ready for the summer with Childcare Services!

This summer the following registered services are available:

HOLIDAY CLUBS – primary school age children can participate in fun activities such as trips and outings, arts and crafts, music and movement games, sport and other project activities.

DROP-IN CRÈCHES – 0 – 8 year old children can have fun and play activities, such as arts and crafts, singing and dancing, messy play, role play, story time and a wide range of experiences designed to engage their imagination and creativity alongside the opportunity to socialise with other children. The crèche is a safe environment for children to attend while parents/carers take part in learning, social or sporting activities.

For booking or further information: 03000 200 293, Option 4 20

Monday – Friday throughout the summer holidays Monday 2nd July – Friday 3rd August Aberdeen Sports Village Crèche Scamps Holiday Playscheme Children from birth to 8 years old can stay, play and learn for Welcoming primary school children from all up to 3 hours per day. over Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire as Please note crèche use is not limited to Aberdeen Sports long as you can drop off and pick up. We run Village members and parents are free to enjoy their free a wide and varied range of educational and time as they wish in and outwith the building. fun trips in and around Aberdeen as well Venue: Aberdeen Sport Village as fun activities at our club including; water Time: 9am – 3.30pm splash day, baking, arts & crafts, jewellery Cost: £3.85 per hour making, sports day, den building and face painting. Our fully Bookings can be made up to a week in advance and trained staff are on hand to welcome your child and make payment is required at time of booking. their summer holiday a fun and memorable time. Closed for Contact Details: 01224 438900 the local holiday Monday 9 July and the last two weeks of the Summer holidays (6 – 17 August). Open for the in-service Monday – Friday throughout the summer holidays day on Monday 20th August. Beach Early Learners Drop-in Crèche There is a £25 per child one off registration fee in order to Children from birth to 8 years old can stay, play and learn for access the club facilities. up to 3 hours per day. Venue: Beechgrove Scout Hut. Venue: Beach Leisure Centre, Aberdeen Time: 8am – 6pm Time: 9.15am – 3.45pm Cost: £36 per day with additional activity charges (not Cost: £3.85 per hour per child usually more than £4 extra). No half days. Contact Details: 01224 507738 or 07767 297619 Contact Details: 07774 314017 / 07792 768202, [email protected] or www.scampsosc.com Monday – Friday throughout the summer holidays Monday 9 July – Friday 3 August Shoe Lane Early Learners Drop-in Crèche Children from birth to 5 years can stay, play and learn for up Rising Light Summer Holiday Club to 3 hours per day. For children aged 4-11 years old attending primary school. Venue: Shoe Lane Early Learners, Shoe Lane, Aberdeen Activities will include pleasure and educational trips to Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm Charleton Fruit Farm, Hoodles, museum, cinema and woods. Cost: £3.85 per hour per child With indoor and outdoor physical activities, games, arts & Contact Details: 01224 626829 crafts and lots more! Venue: Fountain House, 29 Palmerston Road, Aberdeen, AB11 5QP Time: 8am – 6pm (alternatively 8am – 1pm or 1 – 6pm) Cost: £25 full day session (£15 half day or £120 full week – second and third child discount applies) Contact Details: 01224 574511 or [email protected]

Monday 9 July – Friday 17 August (including Monday 20 August) Mile End Holiday Club Full day holiday fun for Primary School aged children (5-12 years old) including art & craft, sport activities, free play and outings such as tubing, beach & cinema. Venue: Mile End School Time: 8am – 6pm Cost: £27.50 full day or £16.75 half day Contact Details: 0845 604 1432 or email [email protected] 21

Monday 9 July – Friday 17 August Tuesday 10 July – Monday 20 August (inclusive) Stompers Holiday Camp Oldmachar Out of School Clubs – Age 4-12 years old (limited availability for 4 year olds starting school Holiday Playscheme in August 2018). We care for school aged children. Limited places Daily use of soft play, nerf arena, music suite, cookery sessions, arts for new Primary 1 children starting August 18. & crafts, day trips, boards games etc. We organise our activities / trips / outings / visitors A programme is also available for additional activities planner in line with suggestions from the children/ Venue: Stompers, Campus 3, Balgownie Drive, Bridge of Don, AB22 parents/carers and staff. Please check out our 8GW Public Facebook page – Oldmachar Out of School Time: 8am – 5.30pm Clubs Childcare – to keep up to date and view Cost: Daily costs £29, weekly costs £130, sibling discount on full activity and outings planner when published. weeks only £117 Venue: Forehill Primary School, Jesmond Drive, Contact Details: [email protected] Bridge of Don, AB22 8UR Times: Holiday Play Scheme 7.30am – 6pm Tuesday 10 July – Friday 3 August and In service day 7am – 6pm Fernielea Out of School Club – Summer Cost: Main Session: 8.30am – 5.30pm – £28. Playscheme Half session: 8.30am – 12.30pm or 1.30pm – Range of activities on a daily basis to suit all children of a primary 5.30pm – £16.25 school age (5-11 years old). Lunch cover bolt on: 12.30 – 1.30pm – £3.25. Venue: Fernielea School Additional bolt on sessions: £1.90/ 30 minutes Time: 8am – 6pm or part thereof. We are registered with Care Cost: £22 full day or £14 half day Inspectorate and accept Childcare Vouchers. Contact Details: for more information and booking forms please Contact Details: [email protected] or contact the Manager at [email protected] or [email protected] call us on 07757230051

Tuesday 10 July – Friday 17 August (closed 9 July for local holiday) CLICC Summer Programme Registered childcare provision for school age children, new holiday users welcome! A stimulating play environment for school age children. Each day is different with a mixture of activities, including free-play and outdoor play. Local trips and away day outings feature in the programme. Full day and half day and flexible sessions available. Parents are required to provide a packed lunch daily. Venue: St Joseph's 10 July to 17 August, with inservice day service on 20 August and Hazlehead 23 July to 17 August. Time: Flexible sessions available from 8am – 5.55pm. NEW for summer 2018 additional offer of core hours available. Cost: £30.80 full days, £22.50 core hour’s session available 10am – 4 pm and £17.60 half day sessions available (8am – 1.30pm and 12.30 – 5.55pm). Early Bird Full Week in advance: £123.20 offer available when you book 5 consecutive days in the week. We are registered with Care Inspectorate and accept Childcare Vouchers. Contact Details: General Enquiries please call 01224 764553 New holiday users welcome – to register your child contact 01224 764556 / 01224 764696 22

Adventure Aberdeen Holiday Programme!

Finding yourself looking for adventures for your children in the holidays why not sign up for one of Adventure Aberdeen’s activities. They range in ages from 5-8 years and 9-16 years. How about a day on the water, in the forest, at the beach or on a bike. Have a look at our holiday programme on Eventbrite by using the link below or you can access it through our website!

Eventbrite: http://bit.ly/2ow4UtC Website: www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/adventure-aberdeen

Adventure Aberdeen Fairley Road Kingswells Aberdeen AB15 8PZ

Tel: 01224 270990 23

Every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday 9 July – Fridays 17 August Sunday between 10 May – 19 August Sports Camps at ASV RSPB Dolphinwatch Children from P1 – S3 will have a blast at Sports Camps at ASV. This is the ULTIMATE holiday camp! Take part in a whole host of traditional, innovative and exciting sports from athletics to ultimate dodgeball under the guidance of fantastic, fun coaches! Venue: Aberdeen Sports Village, Linksfield Road, AB24 5RU Time: 9.30 – 4pm Cost: £129 per week Contact Details: 01224 438900 or [email protected] Did you know that Aberdeen is one of the best places in Europe to see Every Tuesday and Thursday from week of 16 July – 9 August bottlenose dolphins? Why not join us Mastrick Summer Playscheme to delight at their antics as they play Children P1 – P7. We will be running a variety of activities; Alford tubing and park, and feed in the harbour. We are on Craigtoun Park, Montrose, Active kids, Cairnie Farm, Landmark, Arbroath and hand every Thursday to Sunday from Skyline Trampolining in Inverurie. 10 May until 19 August 2018. We will Venue: Mastrick Community Centre also run special events and family- Time: Please contact directly for specific times friendly activities throughout the Cost: Please get in touch for prices season so please follow us at Contact Details: [email protected], 01224 788288 or look on our Facebook www.facebook.com/ page for further information. RSPBNorthEastScotland or @RSPB_NEScotland on Twitter. During summer school holidays Please call in advance if making a special trip to see us, in case the Transition Extreme Holiday Camp weather has forced us to cancel. Week long camp of skateboarding, BMXing, climbing, high ropes activities, outdoor Venue: Torry Battery car park off games, snow sports, team games and more! Suitable for 8-13 year olds. Greyhope Road, AB11 8QX Venue: Transition Extreme Time: 11am – 6pm Time: 9am – 4pm (early drop off from 8.30am available, late pick up of 5pm Cost: FREE (donations welcome) available except for Fridays as campers will need to be collected from Garthdee Contact Details: 01224 624824 or Snow Sports Centre) [email protected] Cost: £165 per child per week Contact Details: 01224 626279, email [email protected] Every Wednesday and Friday or visit www.transition-extreme.com between 16 July – 10 August Northfield Playscheme For P1 to P7s we do trips to Carnoustie, 5 Sister Zoo, Arbroath, Blair Drummond, Stonehaven, Highland Wildlife, Aden C. P. and Landmark. Venue: Leave from Northfield Community Centre Time: Wednesday 10am – 5pm and Throughout summer – Tuesday and Thursdays Friday 8am – 9pm Cost: Prices varies from trips. Mucky Pups Contact Details: Jacqui at Northfield Messy Play with a wide range of resources (babies – 7 years old). Community Centre 01224 695416 or Venue: Danestone Community Centre check our Facebook page Northfield Time: 9.30 – 11.30am Community Centre Group Cost: £2 per person Contact Details: 01224 828333 or [email protected] 24

Throughout the summer Throughout the summer The Tolbooth Museum Fab Fridays Built between 1616 and 1629, the Open Play session with a Character Wardhouse, now known as The Guest Appearance (up to 8 years old). Tolbooth Museum, was a prison Venue: Danestone Community Centre for people awaiting either trial or Time: 10am - 3.30pm punishment. Climb the 86 steps of Cost: £2 per child the winding staircase to explore Contact Details: 01224 828333, atmospheric 17th and 18th century cells [email protected] and displays covering the development or checkout our Facebook page of the City of Aberdeen and the Danestone Community Centre history of crime and punishment in the Burgh. Highlights include medieval Throughout the summer instruments of punishment, such as Transition Extreme the ‘maiden’, an early version of a Throughout the summer guillotine. – Aerial Trekking Transition Extreme Venue: The Tolbooth Museum, Castle High ropes trekking (different rope Street, Aberdeen AB11 5BQ elements to work round) and extreme – Skatepark Time: Monday – Saturday 10am – 5pm drop. An assault course suspended 15 Skatepark open sessions and coaching and Sunday 12 – 3pm metres in the air that participants have for ages 5 years and above for Cost: Free admission to navigate around while attached to skateboarding and 8 year and above Contact Details: For more information safety equipment overhead. Minimum for BMXing. go to www.aagm.co.uk height 130cm, minimum weight 20kg, Venue: Transition Extreme maximum weight 120kg. Time: Various throughout the day Throughout the summer Venue: Transition Extreme (please call us to make your booking) Time: Various throughout the day Cost: From £13 per person Aberdeen Maritime (please call us to make your booking) Contact Details: 01224 626279, Museum Cost: £15 per person [email protected] or Aberdeen Maritime Museum Contact Details: 01224 626279, www.transition-extreme.com tells the story of [email protected] or the city’s long www.transition-extreme.com Throughout summer relationship Me Too! Relaxed Sessions with the Throughout the summer – (suitable for ASN sea. Explore Transition Extreme Aberdeen’s Children) maritime history – Climbing Me Too!’s Relaxed Sessions will be through collection Bouldering and climbing sessions, taking place throughout the city. covering shipbuilding, fast sailing challenge yourself to reach the top! Please look at our Facebook page for ships, fishing and harbour history. Ages 5 years and above for all abilities. more information of times and venues. Hands-on exhibits help bring to life Variety of taster sessions, funclubs, Copies of Me Too! Magazine which the drama of the North Sea industries NICAS coaching, Learn to Climb for 18 lists activities suitable for children such as offshore oil, fishing and years and over, Learn to Lead for 18 with disabilities are available at all city shipping. There are fantastic views years and over. schools, libraries and sports centres. over Aberdeen’s busy harbour from Venue: Transition Extreme Venue: Throughout the city the top floor. Time: Various throughout the day Time: Various Times. Please check our Venue: Aberdeen Maritime Museum, (please call us to make your booking) Facebook page (Me Too Sc045895) for Shiprow, Aberdeen AB11 5BY Cost: From £10 – £80 per person more information. Time: Monday – Saturday 10am – (dependent on lesson type) Cost: Various, depending on activity – 5pm and Sunday 12 – 3pm Contact Details: 01224 626279, details are via Facebook or Eventbrite Cost: Free admission [email protected] or Contact Details: Phionna McInnes Contact Details: For more information www.transition-extreme.com 01224 539393 or go to www.aagm.co.uk [email protected] 25 Join Aberdeen Play Forum in Celebrating National Play Day!

National Play Day!

WEDNESDAY 1ST AUGUST 11AM – 3PM UNION TERRACE GARDENS

Everyone welcome – no need to book! Free entry!

Check our Facebook page for updates:

Aberdeen Play Forum

With special thanks to @AberdeenPlayForum

Contact Melanie Jaffrey on01224 764554 / 07854 958107 or email [email protected]

Please note that Aberdeen Play Forum and Aberdeen City Council are not this event can go ahead responsible for participants. 26

Monday 9 July Monday 9 – Friday 13 July Aberdeen Play Forum’s Messy Mondays Beacon Gymnastics Camps Aberdeen Play Forum’s Play Rangers will pop up in parks Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics Camps available to girls with their Loose Parts kit – recyclable resources such as aged 5-7 years old. Children will have the opportunity to pipes, fabric and boxes which encourage children to tap train with qualified coaches to learn new skills in both artistic into their imagination and lead their own play. We will also and rhythmic gymnastics skills throughout the week. Both supply some fun, messy ingredients such as mud, gloop, beginners and experienced gymnasts welcome! foam, bubbles plus lots and lots of water! Old clothes, a Venue: Beacon Sports Centre towel and spare clothing to change into afterwards is highly Time: 12.15 – 2.15pm recommended! Cost: £50 All ages welcome, most play sessions appeal to families with Contact Details: call the centre on 01224 214488 or book toddlers through to primary school age children. All sessions online at: are free of charge and there is no need to book. www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/gymnastics-trampolining-camps Aberdeen Play Forum and Aberdeen City Council are not responsible for participants. Monday 9 – Friday 13 July Venue: For the precise location please check our Beacon Gymnastics Camps Facebook Page ‘Aberdeen Play Forum’ or visit our website Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics Camps available to girls – www.aberdeenplayforum.com or look out for our posters; aged 8-16 years old. Children will have the opportunity to details will go live by 4th July at the latest. train with qualified coaches to learn new skills in both artistic Time: 10am – 1pm and rhythmic gymnastics skills throughout the week. Both Cost: FREE beginners and experienced gymnasts welcome! Contact Details: Melanie Jaffrey, 01224 764554, Venue: Beacon Sports Centre 07854958107 or [email protected] Time: 2.15 – 4.15pm Cost: £50 Monday 9 July Contact Details: call the centre on 01224 214488 or book Bookbug Session online at: Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/gymnastics-trampolining-camps rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 years old and their parents / carers to enjoy together. Venue: Kincorth Library Time: 2.15 – 2.45pm Cost: FREE Contact Details: Kincorth Library 01224 872572 or [email protected]

Monday 9 – Friday 13 July Aberdeen Tennis Academy Camps Tennis camps are held at Aberdeen Tennis Centre in Westburn Park. Camps include tennis coaching from our team of LTA qualified professionals, the opportunity to compete in fun competitions and try a range of other sports and fun games. Venue: Westburn Park Time: 9am – 4pm (Option of extending drop-off and pick up times to 8am and 5pm) Cost: Camps cost £120 per week (£140 for extended hours) Limited day spaces are also available at £32.50 each Contact Details: available for online booking www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/aberdeen-tennis-academy-camps 27

Monday 9 – Friday 13 July Monday 9 – Friday 13 July Bringing Books to Life – Get Active Kids Camps Aberdeen Arts Centre’s Get Active Kids Camps are for P1-7 school aged children and run at 3 Summer School 2018 venues across the city. Calling all storytellers, explorers, movie Our qualified friendly staff ensure your makers and animal lovers. We have child enjoys themselves, makes new four, week long programmes for young friends and learns new skills whilst people over the Summer holidays. getting active. Sports include; football, Each week will be themed and cover basketball, tennis, athletics, as well as a wide range of arts including drama, fun games and activities. musical theatre, dance and crafts. Each Venue: Beach Leisure Centre day, each age group will rotate round Time: 9am – 4pm (option of extending the different areas in short sessions drop-off and pick up times to 8am allowing them to try a bit of everything, and 5pm) learn and have fun whilst preparing a Cost: Camps cost £110 per week (£130 performance for all parents/guardians for extended hours) Monday 9 –Friday 13 July at the end of the week. Contact Details: Available for online Intensive Swimming Age groups are split into: Age 3-5 booking www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/ years, Age 6-8 years and Age 9-12 holiday-camps Camps years. Intensive swimming courses are a Age 3-5 years old can come for a Monday 9 – Friday 13 July great way to improve skills quickly, morning or an afternoon session – or meet new friends and work with they can take part in both and spend Get Active Kids Camps different teachers. the whole day. Age 6-8 years old and Get Active Kids Camps are for P1-7 Venue: Bucksburn Swimming Pool Age 9-12 years old classes will run all school aged children and run at 3 Time: 9.30am for level 1a, 1b, 2a day from 10am – 3.30pm. venues across the city. 10.15am for level 1a, 1b, 2b/3 Lunch is not provided; everyone will Our qualified friendly staff ensure your Cost: £30 per week need to bring a packed lunch. Please child enjoys themselves, makes new Contact Details: available for online ensure your child wears comfortable friends and learns new skills whilst booking www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/ clothing that they can move around getting active. Sports include; football, aquatics-aberdeen-swimming-camps in easily. basketball, tennis, athletics, as well as Venue: Aberdeen Arts Centre fun games and activities. Monday 9 – Friday 13 July Venue: Beacon Sports Centre Time: 10am – 3.30pm (Morning Intensive Learn to Swim session: 10am – 12.30pm or Afternoon Time: 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off and pick up times to 8am These intensive lessons are held session: 1 – 3.30pm) during the school holidays to help Cost: Morning session: £60 (per child and 5pm) Cost: Camps cost £110 per week (£130 swimmers build and practise existing per week), Afternoon session: £60 (per skills as well as develop new skills. child per week) or full day session: for extended hours) Contact Details: available for online The classes are suitable for children £120 (per child per week) from primary 1 - aged 15 years who are Contact Details: chloe.mcmillan@ booking www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/ holiday-camps either currently in a lesson programme act-aberdeen.org.uk or are new to swimming. Venue: Aberdeen Sports Village, Aquatics Centre, Regent Walk, AB24 1SX Time: 9.30 – 10am Swim Skills 1 – 2 10 – 10.30am Swim Skills 1 – 2 10.30 – 11am Swim Skills 3 – 4 Cost: £25 Contact Details: 01224 438900 or [email protected] 28

Monday 9 July – 17 August Tuesday 10 July Kings Camps Bookbug Session Kings Camps combine the best elements of sports and Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly holiday clubs with a wide range of sports and games, story, song and rhyme sessions for children develop socially while learning new skills and children from birth to 4 years building lasting friendships. Our experienced coaches all old and their parents/ carers have the ‘Kings Factor’; a unique way to engage your child to enjoy together. to ensure they get the most out of their time with us. Venue: Dyce Library Kings Camps run during school holidays and are suitable for Time: 10.30 – 11am children aged 4-17 years old. Choose from flexible daily or Cost: FREE week packages, with extended hours also available. Contact Details: Dyce Library We accept childcare vouchers and offer subsidised places 01224 723015 or [email protected] for some children. Venue: RGU Sport Tuesday 10 July Time: 9am – 4.30pm (extended hours: 8.15am – 5.45pm) Movement in the Museum Cost: £162 per week or £42 per day Join our dance artist for a fun interactive movement session, Contact Details: 0114 263 2160 or www.kingscamps.org the perfect introduction to dance for young children. Venue: Aberdeen Maritime Museum Monday 9 – Friday 13 July Time: 10am – 11am (ages 3-5 years old) Multi-Activity Week (ages 9-13 years) 11.30-12.30 (ages 5-8 years old) Summer Adventure Week! Cost: £3 + booking free This is a full 5 day adventure Contact Details: booking required at week with our qualified tutors www.aagm.co.uk/whatson and only 12 spaces available! Day 1: Mountain Biking Wednesday 11 July Day 2: Canoeing and Kayaking Aberdeen Play Forum’s “Big Parks” Day 3: Climbing and Abseiling Day 4: Scramble and Wednesdays Coasteering Aberdeen Play Forum’s Play Rangers will pop up in parks Day 5: Gorgewalking with their Loose Parts kit – recyclable resource such as Venue: Adventure Aberdeen, pipes, fabric and boxes which encourage children to tap into Fairley Road, Aberdeen AB15 8PZ their imagination and lead their own play. We will also Time: Pick up and drop off each day supply some fun, messy ingredients such as mud, gloop, are 9am – 4pm foam, bubbles plus lots and lots of water! Old clothes, a Cost: £175 towel and spare clothing to change into afterwards is highly Contact Details: booking available online: recommended! All ages welcome, most appeal to families www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/adventure-aberdeen- with toddlers through to primary school age children. holiday-programmes-and-courses-5591330241 All sessions are free of charge and there is no need to book. The Aberdeen Play Forum and Aberdeen City Council are not Tuesday 10 July responsible for participants. Venue: For the precise location please check our Facebook Bookbug Session Page – Aberdeen Play Forum – or visit our website Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and www.aberdeenplayforum.com or look out for our posters. rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 years old and Details will go live by 4th July at the latest. their parents / carers to enjoy together. Booking essential. Time: 10am – 1pm Venue: Central Children’s Library Cost: FREE Time: 10.30 – 11am Contact Details: Melanie Jaffrey, 01224 764554 or Cost: FREE 07851 958107 or [email protected] Contact Details: Central Children’s Library 01224 652507 or [email protected] 29

Wednesday 11 July Thursday 12 July KinderGym Maritime Makers Classes are for 18 months to 3 years and provide a safe, fun Fun, free, maritime-themed craft activities led by environment where your child can be active and explore experienced makers. All materials provided. the fundamentals of movement. In this class the child works Suitable for families with children aged 3-12 (children must directly with their parent / guardian, alongside the coaches be supervised by an adult). who will guide the floor and apparatus activities through the Venue: Aberdeen Maritime Museum use of music and songs. Time: 10am – 12pm (booking required at www.aagm.co.uk/ Venue: Beacon Sports Centre whatson) Time: 10 – 10.45am or 10.4511.30am 2 – 4pm (drop-in, all welcome) Cost: £4 per session Cost: FREE Contact Details: call the centre on; 01224 214488 or Contact Details: booking required at book online at: www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/gymnastics- www.aagm.co.uk/whatson trampolining-camps Friday 13 July Wednesday 11 July Aberdeen Play Forum’s “Follow Us” Summer Reading Challenge: Fridays Mischief Makers Aberdeen Play Forum’s Play Rangers will pop up in parks Summer Reading Challenge themed story and activity with their Loose Parts kit – recyclable resources such as session for children aged 5-12 years, celebrating 80 years pipes, fabric and boxes which encourage children to tap of The Beano. into their imagination and lead their own play. We will also Venue: Cornhill Library supply some fun, messy ingredients such as mud, gloop, Time: 2.30 – 3.15pm foam, bubbles plus lots and lots of water! Old clothes, a Cost: FREE towel and spare clothing to change into afterwards is highly Contact Details: Cornhill Library 01224 696209 or recommended! [email protected] All ages welcome, most appeal to families with toddlers through to primary school age children. Thursday 12 July All sessions are free of charge and there is no need to book. Bookbug Session The Aberdeen Play Forum and Aberdeen City Council are Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and not responsible for participants. rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 years old and Venue: For the precise location please check the Facebook their parents / carers to enjoy together. Booking essential. Page – "Aberdeen Play Forum” – or visit our website Venue: Bridge of Don Library www.aberdeenplayforum.com or look out for our posters. Time: 10.30 - 11.00am Details will go live by 4 July, at the latest. Cost: FREE Time: 10am – 1pm Contact Details: Bridge of Don Library 01224 702800 or Cost: FREE [email protected] Contact Details: Melanie Jaffrey, 01224 764554, 07854 958107 or [email protected] Thursday 12 July Bookbug Session Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 years old and their parents / carers to enjoy together. Venue: Kaimhill Library Time: 2.15pm – 2.45pm Cost: FREE Contact Details: Kaimhill Library 01224 498160 or [email protected] 30

Fridays 13 July Tea, Toast and Toys Breakfast with bouncy castle and a wide range of toys. Venue: Danestone Community Centre Time: 9 – 10am (Breakfast Served at 9.30am) Cost: £1 per person Contact Details: 01224 828333 or [email protected], check out our Facebook page Danestone Community Centre

Friday 13 July KinderGym Classes are for 18 months to 3 years and provide a safe, fun environment where your child can be active and explore the fundamentals of movement. In this class the child works directly with their parent / guardian, alongside the coaches who will guide the floor and apparatus activities through the use of music and songs. Venue: Beacon Sports Centre Time: 10 – 10.45am or 10.45 – 11.30am Cost: £4 per session Contact Details: Call the centre on; 01224 214488 or book online at: www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/gymnastics-trampolining-camps

Friday 13 July Summer Reading Challenge: Mischief Makers Stories and crafts at Kincorth Library celebrating 80 years of The Beano. For children aged 5-12 years old. Booking essential. Venue: Kincorth Library Time: 2.30 – 3.15pm Cost: FREE Contact Details: Kincorth Library 01224 872572 or [email protected]

Saturday 14 July Tracks and Signs on Elrick Hill Join a Countryside Ranger for this guided walk to discover what animals have been travelling along the paths and slopes of Elrick Hill. You’ll see some fantastic views too, so bring your camera. Meet at the Brimmond Hill North car park. Perfect for families, children 15 years old and over. Booking essential. Venue: Brimmond Hill North meet at Car Park Time: 10am – 1pm Cost: FREE Contact Details: For further details and to book places contact the Countryside Ranger Service on 01224 326429 or [email protected] 31

Monday 16 July Monday 16 – Friday 20 July Aberdeen Play Forum’s Messy Mondays Aberdeen Performing Arts Senior Aberdeen Play Forum’s Play Rangers will pop up in parks Summer School with their Loose Parts kit – recyclable resources such as For S1 – S6, This course is an opportunity to learn and pipes, fabric and boxes which encourage children to tap develop skills in devising and performance. Participants into their imagination and lead their own play. We will also will learn a play in a week, working with theatre and music supply some fun, messy ingredients such as mud, gloop, specialists to create and perform a fully staged production in foam, bubbles plus lots and lots of water! Old clothes, a Aberdeen’s Lemon Tree. towel and spare clothing to change into afterwards is highly Venue: His Majesty’s Theatre recommended! Time: 10am – 4pm All ages welcome, most play sessions appeal to families with Cost: £100 toddlers through to primary school age children. Contact Details: All sessions are free of charge and there is no need to book. [email protected] Aberdeen Play Forum and Aberdeen City Council are not responsible for participants. Venue: For the precise location please check our Facebook Page – Aberdeen Play Forum – or visit our website www.aberdeenplayforum.com or look out for our posters. Details will go live by 4th July at the latest. Time: 10am – 1pm Cost: FREE Monday 16 – Friday 20 July Contact Details: Melanie Jaffrey, 01224 764554, 07854958107 or [email protected] Aberdeen Tennis Academy Camps Tennis camps are held at Aberdeen Tennis Centre in Monday 16 July Westburn Park. Camps include tennis coaching from our team of LTA qualified professionals, the opportunity to Gorgewalking (Ages 9-15) compete in fun competitions and try a range of other sports Gear up with wetsuits, helmets and fun games. and buoyancy aids to explore Venue: Westburn Park the fantastic Lui Gorge (near Time: 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off and pick up Braemar). This times to 8am and 5pm) activity involves Cost: Camps cost £120 per week (£140 for extended hours) walking and Limited day spaces are also available at £32.50 each scrambling Contact Details: Available for online booking beside the gorge www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/aberdeen-tennis-academy-camps as well swimming and wading in it. There Monday 16 – Friday 20 July are also the options to jump from various heights Alex Collie Gymnastics Camps and go behind the curtain of a large Recreational Gymnastics Camps available to girls and boys waterfall! aged 5-7 years old. Children will have the opportunity to Venue: Adventure Aberdeen, train with qualified coaches to learn new skills in gymnastics Fairley Road, Aberdeen, AB15 8PZ at our new dedicated gymnastics facility! Beginners and Time: Pick up and drop off each day are 9am – 4pm experienced gymnasts both welcome! Cost: £40 Venue: Alex Collie Sports Centre Contact Details: Booking available online: Time: 9.30 – 11.30am www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/adventure-aberdeen-holiday- Cost: £50 programmes-and-courses-5591330241 Contact Details: Call the centre on 01224 507700 or book online at www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/gymnastics-trampolining-camps 32

Monday 16 – Friday 20 July Monday 16 – Friday 20 July Alex Collie Gymnastics Camps Get Active Kids Camps Recreational Gymnastics Camps available to girls and boys aged 8-16 years. Get Active Kids Camps are for P1-P7 Children will have the opportunity to train with qualified coaches to learn new skills school aged children and run at 3 in gymnastics at our new dedicated gymnastics facility! Beginners and experienced venues across the city. Our qualified gymnasts both welcome! friendly staff ensure your child enjoys Venue: Alex Collie Sports Centre themselves, makes new friends and Time: 12 – 2 pm learns new skills whilst getting active. Cost: £50 Sports include; football, basketball, Contact Details: Call the centre on 01224 507700 or book online at tennis, athletics, as well as fun games www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/gymnastics-trampolining-camps and activities. Venue: Beach Leisure Centre Monday 16 – Friday 20 July Time: 9am – 4pm (option of Around the World extending drop-off and pick up times to 8am and 5pm) – Aberdeen Arts Centre’s Summer School 2018 Cost: Camps cost £110 per week Calling all storytellers, explorers, movie makers and animal lovers. (£130 for extended hours) We have four, week long programmes for young people over Contact Details: Available for online the Summer holidays. Each week will be themed and cover a booking www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/ wide range of arts including drama, musical theatre, dance holiday-camps and crafts. Each day, each age group will rotate round the different areas in short sessions allowing them to try Monday 16 – Friday 20 July a bit of everything, learn and have fun whilst preparing a performance for all parents/guardians at the end of the week. Get Active Kids Camps Age groups are split into age 3-5 years old, age 6-8 years old Get Active Kids Camps are for P1-P7 and age 9-12 years old. Age 3-5 years old can come for a morning school aged children and run at 3 or an afternoon session – or they can take part in both and spend the venues across the city. Our qualified whole day. Age 6-8 years old and age 9-12 years old classes will run all day from friendly staff ensure your child enjoys 10am – 3.30pm. themselves, makes new friends and Lunch is not provided; everyone will need to bring a packed lunch. Please ensure learns new skills whilst getting active. your child wears comfortable clothing that they can move around in easily. Sports include; football, basketball, Venue: Aberdeen Arts Centre tennis, athletics, as well as fun games Time: 10am – 3.30pm (morning session: 10am – 12.30pm or afternoon session: and activities. 1 – 3.30pm) Venue: Beacon Sports Centre Cost: Morning session: £60 (per child per week), Afternoon session: £60 (per child Time: 9am – 4pm (option of per week) or full day session: £120 (per child per week) extending drop-off and pick up times Contact Details: [email protected] to 8am and 5pm) Cost: Camps cost £110 per week Monday 16 – Friday 20 July (£130 for extended hours) Contact Details: Available for online Aquatics Camps at ASV booking www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/ ASV’s Aquatics camp is ideal for children who love the water! This exciting camp holiday-camps has been designed to give children aged 9-15 years old (who are confident and passed Swim Skills 3 or equivalent) the opportunity to experience all of the aquatic disciplines at Aberdeen Sports Village. During this action packed week, children will be given the chance to try out diving, swimming, water polo, synchronised swimming and lifesaving. In addition to these there will be dry side activities including, dry diving, circuits, lifesaving skills and team games. Venue: Aberdeen Sports Village, Aquatics Centre, Regent Walk, Aberdeen AB24 1SX Time: 9.30am – 4pm each day Cost: £149 Contact Details: 01224 438900 or [email protected] 33

Monday 16 – Thursday 19 July Tuesday 17 July Intensive Learn to Dive Summer Reading Challenge: Our intensive Learn to Dive Mischief Makers programme takes place in Have fun and games with stories, crafts and activities at our World Class Olympic Cove Library celebrating 80 years of The Beano. For children standard diving pool aged 5-12 years old. Booking essential. and is suitable for all Venue: Cove Library newcomers to the Time: 2.30 – 3.30pm sport, and for existing Cost: FREE learn to dive participants Contact Details: Cove Library 01224 245350 or to improve existing technique. [email protected] Children will develop their confidence and diving skills under the guidance of our professional instructors. Lessons are available for children aged primary 1-15 years who can swim in deep water for a minimum of 10 metres. Venue: Aberdeen Sports Village, Aquatics Centre, Regent Walk, Aberdeen AB24 1SX Time: 9 – 9.30am Dive Skills 1 9.30 – 10am Dive Skills 1 9 – 10am Dive Skills 2 – 4 Cost: Dive Skills 1: £25 Tuesday 17 July Dive Skills 2 – 4: £38 Contact Details: 01224 438900 or Summer Reading Challenge: [email protected] Mischief Makers Stories and activities relating to this year’s theme, Monday 16 –Friday 20 July celebrating 80 years of The Beano. For children aged 5-12 Intensive Swimming Camps years old. Booking essential. Intensive swimming courses are a great way to improve Venue: Tillydrone Library skills quickly, meet new friends and work with different Time: 2.30 – 3.30pm teachers. Cost: FREE Venue: Tullos Swimming Pool Contact Details: Tillydrone Library 01224 276975 or Time: 9.30am for level 1a & 2a [email protected] 10.15am for level 1b & 2a Cost: £30 per week Wednesday 18 July Contact Details: Available for online booking Paddle Power Levels 1, 2 & 3 (Ages 9-15) www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/aquatics-aberdeen-swimming- Spend a day with our British Canoe Union Paddlesports camps coaches at a local venue (Loch of Skene or Knockburn Loch) learning the next level skills necessary to control kayaks Tuesday 17 July and canoes and receive a BCU ‘Paddle Power’ Level 1, 2 or Dune Divers (Ages 5-8) 3 certificate. Travel down to Balmedie beach for some sledging down The participants will be split up into groups depending on if sand dunes, digging big holes, walking the plank, finding they have completed Level 1, 2 or 3. All being taught at the treasure and rest for a picnic lunch! same time. Venue: Adventure Aberdeen, Fairley Road, Aberdeen Venue: Adventure Aberdeen, Fairley Road, Aberdeen AB15 8PZ AB15 8PZ Time: Pick up and drop off each day are 9am – 4pm Time: Pick up and drop off each day are 9am – 4pm Cost: £40 Cost: £40 Contact Details: booking available online: Contact Details: Booking available online: www.eventbrite. www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/adventure-aberdeen-holiday- co.uk/o/adventure-aberdeen-holiday-programmes-and- programmes-and-courses-5591330241 courses-5591330241 34

Wednesday 18 July Thursday 19 July Aberdeen Play Forum’s “Big Parks” Bookbug Session Wednesdays Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and Aberdeen Play Forum’s Play Rangers will pop up in parks rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 years old and with their Loose Parts kit – recyclable resources such as their parents carers to enjoy together. pipes, fabric and boxes which encourage children to tap Venue: Culter Library into their imagination and lead their own play. We will also Time: 10.30 – 11am supply some fun, messy ingredients such as mud, gloop, Cost: FREE foam, bubbles plus lots and lots of water! Old clothes, a Contact Details: Culter Library 01224 732587 or towel and spare clothing to change into afterwards is highly [email protected] recommended! All ages welcome, most appeal to families with toddlers through to primary school age children. Thursday 19 July All sessions are free of charge and there is no need to book. Learn to Bike AM Session (Ages 3-7) The Aberdeen Play Forum and Aberdeen City Council are This is a parent and child session. Basic bike control lessons not responsible for participants. for young children. Get tips and hints from our tutors to Venue: For the precise location please check our bypass stabilisers and gain confidence quickly for the parent Facebook Page – Aberdeen Play Forum – or visit our to carry on the teaching after the session. It is recommended website www.aberdeenplayforum.com or look out for our that children bring their own bike – if you do not own a posters. Details will go live by 4th July at the latest. suitable bike please phone or email and let us know in Time: 10am – 1pm advance in order to borrow one of our bikes or trikes. Cost: FREE Children do not need to be able to ride prior to the course. Contact Details: Melanie Jaffrey, 01224 764554 or We state the age range as 3-7 years old, if you have a child 07854 958107 or [email protected] outwith the age category but would like to discuss booking in phone the office on 01224 270990. Wednesday 18 July Venue: Adventure Aberdeen, Fairley Road, Aberdeen Bookbug Session AB15 8PZ Bookbug sessions are fun and Time: 9am – 12pm friendly story, song and rhyme Cost: £25 sessions for children from Contact Details: Booking available online at birth to 4 years old and their www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/adventure-aberdeen-holiday- parents / carers to enjoy programmes-and-courses-5591330241 together. Venue: Bucksburn Library Time: 2.30 – 3pm Cost: FREE Contact Details: Bucksburn Library 01224 710830 or [email protected]

Wednesday 18 July Summer Reading Challenge: Mischief Makers Themed story and activity session, celebrating 80 years of The Beano. For children aged 5-12 years old. Booking essential. Venue: Dyce Library Time: 3 – 3.45pm Cost: FREE Contact Details: Dyce Library 01224 723015 or [email protected] 35

Thursday 19 July Thursday 19 July Bookbug Session Summer Reading Challenge: Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and Monster Mischief rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 years old and Stories and activities relating to this year’s theme, their parents/ carers to enjoy together. celebrating 80 years of The Beano. For children aged 4-12 Venue: Torry Library years old. Booking essential. Time: 2.15 – 2.45pm Venue: Central Children’s Library Cost: FREE Time: 2:30 – 3:30pm Contact Details: Torry Library 01224 879037 or Cost: FREE [email protected] Contact Details: Central Children’s Library, 01224 652507 or [email protected] Thursday 19 July Mountain Biking (Ages 9-15) Thursday 19 July Enthusiastic Bikers! Want to brush up on those Mountain Summer Reading Challenge: Biking skills? Spend half a day with our tutors practising on our beams, ramps and jumps. Then we will take you to Mischief Makers Kirkhill Forest bike fun park or Tarland Trails, where you can Stories and activities relating to this year’s theme, increase your skills and techniques. For confident riders celebrating 80 years of The Beano. For children aged 5-12 only. Bikes and helmets provided. years old. Booking essential. Venue: Adventure Aberdeen, Fairley Road, Aberdeen, AB15 Venue: Woodside Library 8PZ Time: 2.30 – 3.30pm Time: Pick up and drop off each day are 9am – 4pm Cost: FREE Cost: £40 Contact Details: Woodside Library 01224 484534 or Contact Details: Booking available online: www.eventbrite. [email protected] co.uk/o/adventure-aberdeen-holiday-programmes-and- courses-5591330241 Friday 20 July Learn to Bike PM Session (Ages 3-7) Thursday 19 July This is a parent and child session. Basic bike control lessons Music in the Museum for young children. Get tips and hints from our tutors to Enjoy songs, rhythm games and the chance to create bypass stabilisers and gain confidence quickly for the your own sounds in this fun session led by a professional parent to carry on the teaching after musician. A great introduction to music making! the session. It is recommended that Venue: Aberdeen Maritime Museum children bring their own bike – if you Time: 10am – 10.45am (ages 3-5 years old) do not own a suitable bike please 11.30am – 12.30pm (ages 5-8 years old) phone or email and let us know in Cost: £3 + booking free advance in order to borrow one Contact Details: Booking required at of our bikes or trikes. www.aagm.co.uk/whatson Children do not need to be able to ride prior to the course. Thursday 19 July We state the age range as 3-7 years old, if you have a child outwith the age category but would like to discuss booking Summer Reading Challenge: in phone the office on 01224 270990. Mischief Makers Venue: Adventure Aberdeen, Stories and activities relating to this year’s theme celebrating Fairley Road, Aberdeen AB15 8PZ 80 years of The Beano. For children aged 4-12 years. Time: 1 – 4pm Booking essential. Cost: £25 Venue: Bridge of Don Library Contact Details: Booking available online: www.eventbrite. Time: 2.30 – 3.15pm co.uk/o/adventure-aberdeen-holiday-programmes-and- Cost: FREE courses-5591330241 Contact Details: Bridge of Don Library, 01224 702800 or [email protected] 36

Friday 20 July Aberdeen Play Forum’s “Follow Us” Fridays Aberdeen Play Forum’s Play Rangers will pop up in parks with their Loose Parts kit – recyclable resources such as pipes, fabric and boxes which encourage children to tap into their imagination and lead their own play. We will also supply some fun, messy ingredients such as mud, gloop, foam, bubbles plus lots and lots of water! Old clothes, a towel and spare clothing to change into afterwards is highly recommended! All ages welcome, most appeal to families with toddlers through to primary school age children. All sessions are free of charge and there is no need to book. The Aberdeen Play Forum and Aberdeen City Council are not responsible for participants. Venue: For the precise location please check the Facebook Page – "Aberdeen Play Forum” – or visit our website www.aberdeenplayforum.com or look out for our posters. Details will go live by 4 July, at the latest. Time: 10am – 1pm Cost: FREE Contact Details: Melanie Jaffrey, 01224 764554, 07854958107 or [email protected]

Friday 20 July Bookbug Session Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 years old and their parents / carers to enjoy together. Venue: Cove Library Time: 2.15 – 2.45 pm Cost: FREE Contact Details: Cove Library 01224 245350 or [email protected]

Fridays 20 July Tea, Toast and Toys Breakfast with bouncy castle and a wide range of toys. Venue: Danestone Community Centre Time: 9 – 10am (Breakfast Served at 9.30am) Cost: £1 per person Contact Details: 01224 828333 or [email protected] Check out our Facebook page Danestone Community Centre

Saturday 21 July Maritime Makers Fun, free, maritime-themed craft activities led by experienced makers. All materials provided. Suitable for families with children aged 3-12 years old (children must be supervised by an adult). Venue: Aberdeen Maritime Museum Time: 10am – 12pm (booking required at www.aagm.co.uk/whatson) 2 – 4pm (drop-in, all welcome) Cost: FREE Contact Details: Booking required at www.aagm.co.uk/whatson 37

Monday 23 July Monday 23 July Aberdeen Play Forum’s Messy Mondays Rock Scrambling and Coasteering Aberdeen Play Forum’s Play Rangers will pop up in parks (Ages 9-15) with their Loose Parts kit – recyclable resources such as Explore Aberdeen’s spectacular coastline by scrambling pipes, fabric and boxes which encourage children to tap over rocks, wading, swimming and jumping into deep into their imagination and lead their own play. We will also water. Professional Tutors will guide and closely supervise supply some fun, messy ingredients such as mud, gloop, throughout the journey. foam, bubbles plus lots and lots of water! Old clothes, a Venue: Adventure Aberdeen, Fairley Road, Aberdeen towel and spare clothing to change into afterwards is highly AB15 8PZ recommended! Time: 9am – 4pm All ages welcome, most play sessions appeal to families with Cost: £40 toddlers through to primary school age children. Contact Details: Booking available online: All sessions are free of charge and there is no need to book. www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/adventure-aberdeen-holiday- Aberdeen Play Forum and Aberdeen City Council are not programmes-and-courses-5591330241 responsible for participants. Venue: For the precise location please check our Monday 23 July Facebook Page – Aberdeen Play Forum – or visit our website www.aberdeenplayforum.com or look out for our Summer Reading Challenge: posters. Details will go live by 4th July at the latest. Mischief Makers Time: 10am – 1pm Themed storytime and activity celebrating 80 years of The Cost: FREE Beano. For children aged 4-11 years old. Booking essential. Contact Details: Melanie Jaffrey, 01224 764554, Venue: Ferryhill Library 07854958107 or [email protected] Time: 2.30 – 3.15pm Cost: FREE Monday 23 July Contact Details: Ferryhill Library 01224 581576 or Bookbug Session [email protected] Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 years old and their parents/ carers to enjoy together. Venue: Cults Library Time: 2:15 – 2:45pm Cost: FREE Contact Details: Cults Library 01224 868346 or [email protected]

Monday 23 July Monday 23 – Friday 27 July Kids in the Kitchen Aberdeen Tennis Academy Camps Cooking Classes, where children Tennis camps are held at Aberdeen Tennis Centre in make the menu for that day, they Westburn Park. Camps include tennis coaching from our then sit down together and enjoy team of LTA qualified professionals, the opportunity to it. We may do an experiment or two compete in fun competitions and try a range of other sports and food taste tests to try them with and fun games. different types of food (ages 5-12 Venue: Westburn Park years old) Time: 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off and pick up Venue: Danestone Community Centre times to 8am and 5pm) Time: 10.30am – 12.30pm Cost: Camps cost £120 per week (£140 for extended hours) Cost: £15 per child Limited day spaces are also available at £32.50 each Contact Details: 07764 852101 or website Contact Details: Available for online booking kidsinthekitchenaberdeen.co.uk www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/aberdeen-tennis-academy-camps 38

Monday 23 – Friday 27 July Monday 23 – Friday 27 July Monday 23 – Friday 27 July Alex Collie Gymnastics Get Active Kids Camps Get Active Kids Camps Camps Get Active Kids Camps are for P1-P7 Get Active Kids Camps are for P1-P7 Recreational school aged children and run at 3 school aged children and run at 3 Gymnastics Camps venues across the city. venues across the city. available to girls and Our qualified friendly staff ensure your Our qualified friendly staff ensure your boys aged 5-7 years child enjoys themselves, makes new child enjoys themselves, makes new old. Children will have friends and learns new skills whilst friends and learns new skills whilst the opportunity to train getting active. Sports include; football, getting active. Sports include; football, with qualified coaches to basketball, tennis, athletics, as well as basketball, tennis, athletics, as well as learn new skills in gymnastics at our fun games and activities. fun games and activities. new dedicated gymnastics facility! Venue: Beach Leisure Centre Venue: Cults Sports Complex Beginners and experienced gymnasts Time: 9am – 4pm (option of extending Time: 9am – 4pm (option of extending both welcome! drop-off and pick up times to 8am drop-off and pick up times to 8am Venue: Alex Collie Sports Centre and 5pm) and 5pm) Time: 9.30 – 11.30am Cost: Camps cost £110 per week (£130 Cost: Camps cost £110 per week (£130 Cost: £50 for extended hours) for extended hours) Contact Details: Call the centre on Contact Details: Available for online Contact Details: Available for online 01224 507700 or book online at booking www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/ booking www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/ www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/gymnastics- holiday-camps holiday-camps trampolining-camps Monday 23 – Friday 27 July Monday 23 – Friday 27 July Monday 23 – Friday 27 July Get Active Kids Camps Intensive Learn to Swim Alex Collie Gymnastics Get Active Kids Camps are for P1-P7 These intensive lessons are held school aged children and run at 3 during the school holidays to help Camps venues across the city. swimmers build and practise existing Recreational Gymnastics Camps Our qualified friendly staff ensure your skills as well as develop new skills. available to girls and boys aged child enjoys themselves, makes new The classes are suitable for children 8-16 years. Children will have the friends and learns new skills whilst from primary 1 - aged 15 years who are opportunity to train with qualified getting active. Sports include; football, either currently in a lesson programme coaches to learn new skills in basketball, tennis, athletics, as well as or are new to swimming. gymnastics at our new dedicated fun games and activities. Venue: Aberdeen Sports Village, gymnastics facility! Beginners and Venue: Beacon Sports Centre Aquatics Centre, Regent Walk, experienced gymnasts both welcome! Time: 9am – 4pm (option of extending Aberdeen AB24 1SX Venue: Alex Collie Sports Centre drop-off and pick up times to 8am Time: 9.30 – 10am Swim Skills 1 – 2 Time: 12 – 2pm and 5pm) 10 – 10.30am Swim Skills 1 – 2 Cost: £50 Cost: Camps cost £110 per week (£130 10.30 – 11am Swim Skills 3 – 4 Contact Details: Call the centre on; for extended hours) Cost: £25 01224 507700 or book online a Contact Details: Available for online Contact Details: 01224 438900 or www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/gymnastics- booking www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/ [email protected] trampolining-camps holiday-camps 39

Monday 23 – Friday 27 July Tuesday 24 July Intensive Swimming Camps Bookbug Session Intensive swimming courses are a great way to improve Bookbug sessions are fun skills quickly, meet new friends and work with different and friendly story, song teachers. and rhyme sessions Venue: Bucksburn Swimming Pool for children from birth Time: 9.30am for level 1a, 1b, 2a to 4 years old and 10.15am for level 1a, 1b, 2b/3 their parents / carers to Cost: £30 per week enjoy together. Booking Contact Details: Available for online booking essential. www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/aquatics-aberdeen-swimming- Venue: camps Central Children’s Library Time: 10.30 – 11am Cost: FREE Contact Details: Central Children’s Library, 01224 652507 or [email protected]

Tuesday 24 July Bookbug Session Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 years old and their parents / carers to enjoy together. Booking essential. Venue: Ferryhill Library Monday 23 – Friday 27 July Time: 2 – 2.30pm Movie Magic – Aberdeen Arts Centre’s Cost: FREE Summer School 2018 Contact Details: Ferryhill Library 01224 581576 or Calling all storytellers, explorers, movie makers and animal [email protected] lovers. We have four, week long programmes for young people over the Summer holidays. Each week will be Tuesday 24 July themed and cover a wide range of arts including drama, Bookbug session musical theatre, dance and crafts. Each day, each age Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and group will rotate round the different areas in short sessions rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 years old and allowing them to try a bit of everything, learn and have fun their parents/ carers to enjoy together. whilst preparing a performance for all parents/guardians at Venue: Tillydrone Library the end of the week. Time: 10.30 – 11am Age groups are split into age 3-5, age 6-8 and age 9-12. Cost: FREE Age 3-5 can come for a morning or an afternoon session Contact Details: Tillydrone Library, 01224 276975 or – or they can take part in both and spend the whole day. [email protected] Age 6-8 and age 9-12 classes will run all day from 10am – 3.30pm. Tuesday 24 July Lunch is not provided; everyone will need to bring a packed Movement in the Museum lunch. Please ensure your child wears comfortable clothing Join our dance artist for a fun interactive that they can move around in easily. movement session, the perfect introduction to Venue: Aberdeen Arts Centre dance for young children. Time: 10am – 3.30pm (morning session: 10am – 12.30pm or Venue: Aberdeen Maritime Museum afternoon session: 1 – 3.30pm) Time: 10 – 11am (ages 3-5) Cost: Morning session: £60 (per child per week) 11.30am – 12.30pm (ages 5-8) Afternoon session: £60 (per child per week) Cost: £3 + booking free or full day session: £120 (per child per week) Contact Details: Booking required at Contact Details: [email protected] www.aagm.co.uk/whatson 40

Tuesday 24 July Wednesday 25 July Multi-Activity Day (Ages 5-8) Aberdeen Play Forum’s Our Multi-Activity day is a fun filled day of climbing, cycling and learning new skills. “Big Parks” Wednesdays Venture across our low ropes course and bouldering wall in the almighty Adventure Aberdeen Play Forum’s Play Rangers Zone, try out a range of bikes, trikes and scooters on our bike track, try your hand will pop up in parks with their Loose at some wilderness skills and even have a go on our mobile climbing tower! Parts kit – recyclable resources such Venue: Adventure Aberdeen, Fairley Road, Aberdeen as pipes, fabric and boxes which AB15 8PZ encourage children to tap into their 9am – 4pm Time: imagination and lead their own play. Cost: £40 We will also supply some fun, messy Contact Details: Booking available online: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/adventure- ingredients such as mud, gloop, aberdeen-holiday-programmes-and-courses-5591330241 foam, bubbles plus lots and lots of water! Old clothes, a towel Tuesday 24 July and spare clothing to change into Pollinator Safari afterwards is highly recommended! Join a Countryside Ranger to discover the world of pollinators. You’ll be planting All ages welcome, most appeal to wildflowers to attract more pollinators then going on safari to see some bees, families with toddlers through to wasps, butterflies and moths for yourself! primary school age children. Meet at the Nature Reserve car park on Skene Road. First Bus 11 or Stagecoach X17 All sessions are free of charge go to Queen’s Road. Perfect for families, children 5 years old and over. Booking and there is no need to book. The essential. Aberdeen Play Forum and Aberdeen Venue: Den of Maidencraig, Skene Road. City Council are not responsible for Time: 12 – 2pm participants. Cost: Free, but donations welcome. Venue: For the precise location Contact Details: For further details and to book places contact the Countryside please check our Facebook Page – Ranger Service on 01224 326429 or [email protected] Aberdeen Play Forum – or visit our website www.aberdeenplayforum. com or look out for our posters. Details will go live by 4th July at the latest. Time: 10am – 1pm Cost: FREE Contact Details: Melanie Jaffrey, 01224 764554 or 07851 958107 or [email protected]

Wednesday 25 July Bookbug Session Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 Tuesday 24 July years old and their parents/ carers to Summer Reading Challenge: enjoy together. Mischief Makers Venue: Cornhill Library Have fun and games with stories, crafts and activities at Torry Library celebrating 80 Time: 10.30 – 11am years of The Beano. For children aged 5-12 years old. Booking essential. Cost: FREE Venue: Torry Library Contact Details: Cornhill Library Time: 2.30 – 3.30pm 01224 696209 or Cost: FREE [email protected] Contact Details: Torry Library 01224 879037 or [email protected] 41

Wednesday 25 July Climbing and Abseiling (Ages 9-15) Participants can climb upwards learning to move carefully and smoothly and descend cliffs by abseiling down fixed ropes. The apparent dangers of rock climbing help set the scene, whilst allowing for unlimited acts of determination, achievement, challenge and success. It pulls upon, and develops, confidence, self-reliance, trust, patience and for some the ability to overcome their fear of heights! Venue: Adventure Aberdeen, Fairley Road, Aberdeen AB15 8PZ Thursday 26 July Time: 9am – 4pm Maritime Makers Cost: £40 Fun, free, maritime-themed craft activities led by Contact Details: Booking available online: experienced makers. All materials provided. www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/adventure-aberdeen-holiday- Suitable for families with children aged 3-12 years old programmes-and-courses-5591330241 (children must be supervised by an adult). Venue: Aberdeen Maritime Museum Wednesday 25 July Time: 10am – 12pm (booking required at Hilltop Treasure Trail www.aagm.co.uk/whatson) Explore some of the history and wildlife to 2 – 4pm (drop-in, all welcome) be found on Kincorth Hill with an easy to Cost: FREE use orienteering map to follow the trails Contact Details: Booking required at around the nature reserve. Join a www.aagm.co.uk/whatson Countryside Ranger on this guided walk to find the bronze panels of Thursday 26 July leaves and animal tracks along the Splash Zone – Mini Kayaking (Ages 5-8) way and take crayon rubbings to complete your The Splashzone is a basic introductory level to canoeing treasure hunt! and kayaking! For the younger ones, our smaller kayaks will Meet at the Kincorth Hill car park off Abbotswell Crescent. ensure a safe and enjoyable day. Our qualified instructors First Bus 18 will take you to Abbotswell Crescent. will encourage and enthuse your little ones into becoming Perfect for families, children 5 and over fantastic boat paddlers. Booking essential Venue: Adventure Aberdeen, Fairley Road, Aberdeen Venue: Kincorth Hill Local Nature Reserve AB15 8PZ Time: 10am – 1pm Time: 9am – 4pm Cost: Free, but donations welcome. Cost: £40 Contact Details: For further details and to book places Contact Details: Booking available online: www.eventbrite. contact the Countryside Ranger Service on 01224 326429 or co.uk/o/adventure-aberdeen-holiday-programmes-and- [email protected] courses-5591330241

Thursday 26 July Thursday 26 July Bookbug session Summer Reading Challenge: Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 years old and Up to Mischief their parents/ carers to enjoy together. Join us at Airyhall Library for a story and craft session relating to this year’s theme, celebrating 80 years of The Venue: Woodside Library Time: 10.30 – 11am Beano. For children aged 4-10 years old. Booking essential. Airyhall Library Cost: FREE Venue: Contact Details: Woodside Library 01224 484534 or Time: 2.30 – 3.30pm [email protected] Cost: FREE Contact Details: Airyhall Library 01224 310536 or [email protected] 42

Friday 27 July Aberdeen Play Forum’s “Follow Us” Fridays Aberdeen Play Forum’s Play Rangers will pop up in parks with their Loose Parts kit – recyclable resources such as pipes, fabric and boxes which encourage children to tap into their imagination and lead their own play. We will also supply some fun, messy ingredients such as mud, gloop, foam, bubbles plus lots and lots of water! Old clothes, a towel and spare clothing to change into afterwards is highly recommended! All ages welcome, most appeal to families with toddlers through to primary school age children. All sessions are free of charge and there is no need to book. The Aberdeen Play Forum and Aberdeen City Council are not responsible for participants. Venue: For the precise location please check the Facebook Page – "Aberdeen Play Forum” – or visit our website www.aberdeenplayforum.com or look out for our posters. Details will go live by 4 July, at the latest. Time: 10am – 1pm Cost: FREE Contact Details: Melanie Jaffrey, 01224 764554, 07854958107 or [email protected]

Fridays 27 July Tea, Toast and Toys Breakfast with bouncy castle and a wide range of toys. Venue: Danestone Community Centre Time: 9 – 10am (Breakfast Served at 9.30am) Cost: £1 per person Contact Details: 01224 828333 or [email protected] Checkout our Facebook page Danestone Community Centre

Friday 27 July Surfing AM Session (Ages 9-15) Surfing has been described as one of the coolest sports ever! Catching a wave at our local Aberdeen beach is exciting and rewarding. Suitable for any ability. Venue: Adventure Aberdeen, Fairley Road, Aberdeen, AB15 8PZ Time: 9am – 12pm Cost: £30 Contact Details: Booking available online: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/adventure- aberdeen-holiday-programmes-and-courses-5591330241

Friday 27 July Surfing PM Session (Ages 9-15) Surfing has been described as one of the coolest sports ever! Catching a wave at our local Aberdeen beach is exciting and rewarding. Suitable for any ability. Venue: Adventure Aberdeen, Fairley Road, Aberdeen, AB15 8PZ Time: 1 – 4pm Cost: £30 Contact Details: Booking available online: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/adventure- aberdeen-holiday-programmes-and-courses-5591330241 43 Join Aberdeen Play Forum in Celebrating National Play Day!

Dolphinwatch!

Did you know Aberdeen is one of the best places WANT TO KNOW MORE? in Europe to see bottlenose dolphins? Join RSPB Call: 01224 624824 Scotland staff and volunteers to watch these E-mail: [email protected] amazing animals, learn more and take part in fun Web: www.rspb.org.uk/aberdeen activities. www.facebook.com/RSPBNorthEastScotland WHERE? https://twitter.com/RSPB_NEScotland Torry Battery car park, off Greyhope Road. #RSPBDolphinwatch #DolphinsABDN Grid ref: NJ 96446 05687. Dolphinwatch is brought to you by RSPB Scotland COST? with support from The ScottishPower Foundation, Dolphinwatch is free, donations welcome. The Heritage Lottery Fund, Aberdeen City Council, Additional events may incur a charge. Please visit Aberdeen Harbour Board, Whale and Dolphin facebook.com/RSPBNorthEastScotland Conservation and Viking Optical.

WHEN? Photo by Fiona Emslie. We are on hand from 11am to 6pm every Thursday to Sunday from 10 May until 19 August 2018. Please call The RSPB is a registered charity in England & Wales 207076, in Scotland SC037654. in advance if making a special trip to see us, in case bad weather means we’ve had to go elsewhere. 44

Monday 30 July Aberdeen Play Forum’s Messy Mondays Aberdeen Play Forum’s Play Rangers will pop up in parks with their Loose Parts kit – recyclable resources such as pipes, fabric and boxes which encourage children to tap into their imagination and lead their own play. We will also supply some fun, messy ingredients such as mud, gloop, foam, bubbles plus lots and lots of water! Old clothes, a towel and spare clothing to change into afterwards is highly recommended! All ages welcome, most play sessions appeal to families with toddlers through to primary school age children. All sessions are free of charge and there is no need to book. Aberdeen Play Forum and Aberdeen City Council are not responsible for Monday 30 July – Friday 3 August participants. Venue: For the precise location please check our Facebook Page – Aberdeen Alex Collie Gymnastics Play Forum – or visit our website www.aberdeenplayforum.com or look out for our Camps posters. Details will go live by 4th July at the latest. Recreational Gymnastics Camps Time: 10am – 1pm available to girls and boys aged 5-7 Cost: FREE years old. Children will have the Contact Details: Melanie Jaffrey, 01224 764554, 07854958107 or opportunity to train with qualified [email protected] coaches to learn new skills in gymnastics at our new dedicated Monday 30 July gymnastics facility! Beginners and Summer Reading Challenge: Mischief Makers experienced gymnasts both welcome! Themed storytime and activity celebrating 80 years of The Beano. For children aged Venue: Alex Collie Sports Centre 4-11 years old. Booking essential. Time: 9.30 – 11.30am Venue: Kaimhill Library Cost: £50 Time: 2.30 – 3.15pm Contact Details: Call the centre Cost: FREE on 01224 507700 or book online Contact Details: Kaimhill Library 01224 498160 at www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/ [email protected] gymnastics-trampolining-camps

Monday 30 July – Friday 3 August Monday 30 July – Friday 3 August Aberdeen Tennis Academy Camps Alex Collie Gymnastics Tennis camps are held at Aberdeen Tennis Centre in Camps Westburn Park. Recreational Gymnastics Camps Camps include tennis coaching from our team of LTA available to girls and boys aged qualified professionals, the opportunity to compete in 8-16 years. Children will have the fun competitions and try a range of other sports and fun opportunity to train with qualified games. coaches to learn new skills in Venue: Westburn Park gymnastics at our new dedicated Time: 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off and pick gymnastics facility! Beginners and up times to 8am and 5pm) experienced gymnasts both welcome! Cost: Camps cost £120 per week (£140 for extended Venue: Alex Collie Sports Centre hours). Limited day spaces are also available at Time: 12 – 2pm £32.50 each. Cost: £50 Contact Details: Available for online booking Contact Details: Call the centre www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/aberdeen-tennis-academy- on; 01224 507700 or book online camps at www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/ gymnastics-trampolining-camps 45

Monday 30 July – Friday 3 August Monday 30 July – Friday 3 August Animal Kingdom – Aberdeen Arts Get Active Kids Camps Centre’s Summer School 2018 Get Active Kids Camps are for P1-P7 aged children and run at Calling all storytellers, explorers, movie makers and animal 3 venues across the city. lovers. Our qualified friendly staff ensure your child enjoys We have four, week long programmes for young people themselves, makes new friends and learns new skills whilst over the Summer holidays. Each week will be themed and getting active. Sports include; football, basketball, tennis, cover a wide range of arts including drama, musical theatre, athletics, as well as fun games and activities. dance and crafts. Each day, each age group will rotate Venue: Beach Leisure Centre round the different areas in short sessions allowing them to Time: 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off and pick up try a bit of everything, learn and have fun whilst preparing times to 8am and 5pm) a performance for all parents/guardians at the end of the Cost: Camps cost £110 per week (£130 for extended hours) week. Contact Details: Available for online booking Age groups are split into age 3-5 years old, age 6-8 years www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/holiday-camps old and age 9-12 years old. Age 3-5 years old can come for a morning or an afternoon Monday 30 July – Friday 3 August session – or they can take part in both and spend the whole Get Active Kids Camps day. Age 6-8 years old and age 9-12 years old classes will Get Active Kids Camps are for P1-P7 school aged children run all day from 10am – 3.30pm. and run at 3 venues across the city. Lunch is not provided; everyone will need to bring a packed Our qualified friendly staff ensure your child enjoys lunch. Please ensure your child wears comfortable clothing themselves, makes new friends and learns new skills whilst that they can move around in easily. getting active. Sports include; football, basketball, tennis, Venue: Aberdeen Arts Centre athletics, as well as fun games and activities. Time: 10am – 3.30pm (morning session 10am – 12.30pm or Venue: Beacon Sports Centre afternoon session: 1 – 3.30pm) Time: 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off and pick up Cost: Morning session: £60 (per child per week), times to 8am and 5pm) afternoon session: £60 (per child per week) Cost: Camps cost £110 per week (£130 for extended hours) or full day session: £120 (per child per week) Contact Details: Available for online booking Contact Details: [email protected] www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/holiday-camps

Monday 30 July – Friday 3 August Monday 30 July – Friday 3 August Aquatics Camps at ASV Get Active Kids Camps ASV’s Aquatics camp is ideal for Get Active Kids Camps are for P1-P7 school aged children children who love the water! This and run at 3 venues across the city. exciting camp has been designed to Our qualified friendly staff ensure your child enjoys give children aged 9-15 years old themselves, makes new friends and learns new skills whilst (who are confident and passed Swim getting active. Sports include; football, basketball, tennis, Skills 3 or equivalent) the opportunity to experience all of athletics, as well as fun games and activities. the aquatic disciplines at Aberdeen Sports Village. During Venue: Cults Sports Complex this action packed week, children will be given the chance Time: 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off and pick up to try out diving, swimming, water polo, synchronised times to 8am and 5pm) swimming and lifesaving. In addition to these there will be Cost: Camps cost £110 per week (£130 for extended hours) dry side activities including, dry diving, circuits, lifesaving Contact Details: Available for online booking skills and team games. www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/holiday-camps Venue: Aberdeen Sports Village, Aquatics Centre, Regent Walk, Aberdeen AB24 1SX Time: 9.30am – 4pm each day Cost: £149 Contact Details: 01224 438900 or [email protected] 46

Monday 30 July – Thursday 2 August Tuesday 31 July Intensive Learn to Dive Bookbug Session Our intensive Learn to Dive programme takes place in our World Class Olympic Bookbug sessions are fun and standard diving pool and is suitable for all newcomers to the sport, and for existing friendly story, song and rhyme learn to dive participants to improve existing technique. Children will develop their sessions for children from birth to 4 confidence and diving skills under the guidance of our professional instructors. years old and their parents / carers to Lessons are available for children aged primary 1 to 15 years who can swim in deep enjoy together. Booking essential. water for a minimum of 10 metres. Venue: Airyhall Library Venue: Aberdeen Sports Village, Aquatics Centre, Regent Walk, Aberdeen AB24 1SX Time: 10.30 – 11am Time: 9 – 9.30am Dive Skills 1 Cost: FREE 9.30 – 10am Dive Skills 1 Contact Details: Airyhall Library, 9 – 10am Dive Skills 2 – 4 01224 310536 Cost: Dive Skills 1: £25, Dive Skills 2 – 4: £38 [email protected] Contact Details: 01224 438900 or [email protected] Tuesday 31 July Summer Reading Challenge: Mischief Makers Have fun and games with stories, crafts and activities at Cove Library celebrating 80 years of The Beano. For children aged 5-12 years old. Booking essential. Venue: Cove Library Time: 2.30 – 3.30pm Cost: FREE Contact Details: Cove Library 01224 245350 or [email protected]

Tuesday 31 July Summer Reading Challenge: Mischief Makers Monday 30 July – Friday 3 August Stories and activities relating to this Multi-Activity Week (Ages 12-16) year’s theme, celebrating 80 years This is a full 5 day adventure week with our qualified tutors and only 12 spaces to of The Beano. For children aged 5-11 spare! years old. Booking essential. Day 1: Mountain Biking Venue: Bucksburn Library Day 2: Canoeing and Kayaking Time: 2.30 – 3.30pm Day 3: Climbing and Abseiling Cost: FREE Day 4: Scramble and Coasteering Contact Details: Bucksburn Library Day 5: Gorgewalking 01224 710830 or Venue: Adventure Aberdeen, Fairley Road, Aberdeen AB15 8PZ BucksburnLibrary@aberdeencity. Time: 9am – 4pm gov.uk Cost: £175 Contact Details: Booking available online: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/adventure- aberdeen-holiday-programmes-and-courses-5591330241 47

Wednesday 1 August Wednesday 1 August National Play Day Rock Pooling at Cove National Play Day; an extra special day to celebrate Residents of the rock pools need to be tough with life play! Please join the Aberdeen Play Forum in celebrating is constantly changing and every tide may bring in Children’s Rights to Play with a host of engaging activities. new arrivals. Join a Countryside Ranger at Cove for an Our Play Rangers will have our Loose Parts Kit – Pipes, opportunity to explore the rock pools, meet some of the rock Planks of Wood, Tarpaulins, Tyres, Cardboard, Fabric which pool residents and create some wild beach art. Remember all help encourage children to tap into their imaginations to bring wellies. and lead their own play. Meet at Colsea Road car park. First Bus 3 goes to Cove Some examples of the wonderful activities we had at last Road. Perfect for families, children 5 and over. Booking year’s event also included: essential • Pop up Zumba Venue: Cove Harbour meet at Colsea Road Car Park • Inflatable Obstacle Course Time: 10am – 11.30am • Woodland Arts & Crafts Cost: FREE • Baby Sensory Area Contact Details: For further details and to book places • Messy Play contact the Countryside Ranger Service on 01224 326429 or • Static Obstacle Course [email protected] A full list of activities for this year’s event will be announced no later than 1 July. Please check our Facebook Page ‘Aberdeen Play Forum’ visit our website – www.aberdeenplayforum.com – or look out for our posters. All ages welcome, most appeal to families with toddlers through to primary school age children. All sessions are free of charge and there is no need to book. The Aberdeen Play Forum and Aberdeen City Council are not responsible for participants. We are delighted that this event is going ahead via funding from Celebrate Aberdeen. Thursday 2 August Venue: Union Terrace Gardens Bookbug Session Time: 11am – 3pm Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and Cost: FREE rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 years old and Contact Details: Melanie Jaffrey 01224 764554 / their parents / carers to enjoy together. 07854 958107 or email: [email protected] Venue: Torry Library Time: 2.15 – 2.45pm Wednesday 1 August Cost: FREE Preschool Gymnastics Contact Details: Torry Library 01224 879037 or Children attend independently to [email protected] learn fundamental skills of movement and basic gymnastics techniques. The Thursday 2 August coaches will guide children in the use Wee Tales of a range of rebound and climbing Lose yourselves in your favourite books in these fun, apparatus, as well as more challenging interactive storytelling sessions for children and their adults, hand apparatus and movement to music. presented by Aberdeen-based 10ft Tall Theatre and Frozen Venue: Beacon Sports Centre Charlotte, specialists in making theatre for children and Time: 10 – 10.45am & 10.45 – 11.30am young people in Scotland. Suitable for children 4 years and Cost: £4.50 per session older. Contact Details: Call the centre on 01224 214488 or Venue: Aberdeen Maritime Museum book online at www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/gymnastics- Time: 11am – 12pm trampolining-camps Cost: £3 + booking fee Contact Details: Booking required at www.aagm.co.uk/whatson 48

Friday 3 August Friday 3 August Aberdeen Play Forum’s “Follow Us” Tea, Toast and Toys Fridays Breakfast with bouncy castle and a wide range of toys. Venue: Danestone Community Centre Aberdeen Play Forum’s Play Rangers will pop up in parks Time: 9 – 10am (Breakfast Served at 9.30am) with their Loose Parts kit – recyclable resources such as Cost: £1 per person pipes, fabric and boxes which encourage children to tap Contact Details: 01224 828333 or into their imagination and lead their own play. We will also [email protected] supply some fun, messy ingredients such as mud, gloop, Checkout our Facebook page Danestone Community Centre foam, bubbles plus lots and lots of water! Old clothes, a towel and spare clothing to change into afterwards is highly Saturday 4 August recommended! All ages welcome, most appeal to families with toddlers Maritime Makers through to primary school age children. Fun, free, maritime-themed craft activities led by All sessions are free of charge and there is no need to book. experienced makers. All materials provided. The Aberdeen Play Forum and Aberdeen City Council are Suitable for families with children aged 3-12 years old not responsible for participants. (children must be supervised by an adult). Venue: For the precise location please check the Facebook Venue: Aberdeen Maritime Museum Page – "Aberdeen Play Forum” – or visit our website Time: 10 am – 12pm (booking required at www.aberdeenplayforum.com or look out for out posters. www.aagm.co.uk/whatson) Details will go live by 4 July, at the latest. 2 – 4pm (drop-in, all welcome) Time: 10am – 1pm Cost: Free Cost: FREE Contact Details: Booking required at Contact Details: Melanie Jaffrey, 01224 764554, www.aagm.co.uk/whatson 07854 958107 or [email protected] Saturday 4 August Friday 3 August A Wild Night Out at Burnbanks Bookbug Session Enter the mysterious world of night creatures! This will Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and include setting up sugar and light traps to attract moths rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 years old and (which we will release unharmed after identification) and their parents/ carers to enjoy together. using detectors to pick up the ultrasound of hunting bats. Venue: Cove Library Bring sunglasses/wide-brimmed hat (to shield eyes from Time: 2.15 – 2.45 pm bright moth trap light), midge repellent & torch. Cost: FREE Meet in Burnbanks car park just off the Coast Road from Contact Details: Cove Library 01224 245350 or Cove. Booking essential [email protected] Venue: Starting at Burnbanks Car Park, Coast Road, Cove. Time: 8:30pm – midnight Friday 3 August Cost: Free, but donations welcome. Preschool Gymnastics Contact Details: For further details and to book places contact the Countryside Ranger Service on 01224 326429 or Children attend independently to learn fundamental skills of [email protected] movement and basic gymnastics techniques. The coaches will guide children in the use of a range of rebound and climbing apparatus, as well as more challenging hand apparatus and movement to music. Venue: Beacon Sports Centre Time: 10 – 10.45am & 10.45 – 11.30am Cost: £4.50 per session Contact Details: call the centre on; 01224 214488 or book online at www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/gymnastics- trampolining-camps 49 Join Aberdeen Play Forum in Celebrating National Play Day!

Countryside Ranger Service

Aberdeen City Council’s Countryside Ranger Service People who come along to our manages and promotes the Council’s countryside activities in the past have said: areas. “I had a wonderful time. I just The Countryside Ranger Service offers opportunities wish I could have stayed a bit for outdoor learning and guided events for all longer. Now I know about all ages, as well as promoting nature conservation, the wildlife at the beach, I want to biodiversity and undertaking site management. go there more!”

The sites are always open for you to enjoy on your “You’ll certainly be seeing us again on your future own or you can join in with one of the Ranger led walks!” walks or events. Contact us: The Countryside Ranger Service manages 29 sites Email: [email protected] around Aberdeen City including four Local Nature Call: 01224 326429 Reserves and is based at the Groats Road Pavilion in Find us on facebook “Aberdeen City Council Hazlehead Park. You can visit our website Countryside Ranger Service” www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/rangerservice for more information about where to find our sites or find us on Facebook for latest news and information.

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Monday 6 August Bookbug Session Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 years old and their parents/ carers to enjoy together. Venue: Kincorth Library Time: 2.15 – 2.45pm Cost: FREE Contact Details: Kincorth Library 01224 872572 or [email protected]

Monday 6 August Summer Reading Challenge: Mischief Makers Make mischief in Culter Library with stories and activities celebrating 80 years of The Beano. For children aged 6-11 years old. Booking essential. Venue: Culter Library Time: 2:30 – 3:30pm Cost: FREE Contact Details: Culter Library 01224 732587 or [email protected]

Monday 6 August Summer Reading Challenge: Mischief Makers Stories and activities relating to this year’s theme, celebrating 80 years of The Beano. For children aged 5-12 years old. Booking essential. Venue: Northfield Library Time: 3.30 – 4.15pm Cost: FREE Contact Details: Northfield Library 01224 695104 or [email protected]

Monday 6 – Friday 10 August Aberdeen Tennis Academy Camps Tennis camps are held at Aberdeen Tennis Centre in Westburn Park. Camps include tennis coaching from our team of LTA qualified professionals, the opportunity to compete in fun competitions and try a range of other sports and fun games. Venue: Westburn Park Time: 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off and pick up times to 8am and 5pm) Cost: Camps cost £120 per week (£140 for extended hours) Limited day spaces are also available at £32.50 each Contact Details: Available for online booking www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/aberdeen-tennis-academy-camps 51

Monday 6 – Friday 10 August Alex Collie Gymnastics Camps Recreational Gymnastics Camps available to girls and boys aged 5-7 years. Children will have the opportunity to train with qualified coaches to learn new skills in gymnastics at our new dedicated gymnastics facility! Beginners and experienced gymnasts both welcome! Venue: Alex Collie Sports Centre Time: 9.30 – 11.30am Cost: £50 Contact Details: Call the centre on; 01224 507700 or book online at www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/gymnastics- trampolining-camps

Monday 6 – Friday 10 August Alex Collie Gymnastics Camps Recreational Gymnastics Camps available to girls and boys aged 8-16years. Children will have the opportunity to train with qualified coaches to learn new skills in gymnastics at our new dedicated gymnastics facility! Beginners and experienced gymnasts both welcome! Venue: Alex Collie Sports Centre Monday 6 – Friday 10 August Time: 12 – 2pm Get Active Kids Camps Cost: £50 Get Active Kids Camps are for P1-P7 aged children and run at Contact Details: Call the centre on; 01224 507700 or 3 venues across the city. book online at www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/gymnastics- Our qualified friendly staff ensure your child enjoys trampolining-camps themselves, makes new friends and learns new skills whilst getting active. Sports include; football, basketball, tennis, Monday 6 – Friday 10 August athletics, as well as fun games and activities. Get Active Kids Camps Venue: Beacon Sports Centre Get Active Kids Camps are for Time: 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off and pick up P1-P7 aged children and times to 8am and 5pm) run at 3 venues across Cost: Camps cost £110 per week (£130 for extended hours) the city. Our qualified Contact Details: Available for online booking friendly staff ensure www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/holiday-camps your child enjoys themselves, makes new Monday 6 – Friday 10 August friends and learns new Get Active Kids Camps skills whilst getting active. Get Active Kids Camps are for P1-P7 aged children and run at Sports include; football, 3 venues across the city. basketball, tennis, athletics, as Our qualified friendly staff ensure your child enjoys well as fun games and activities. themselves, makes new friends and learns new skills whilst Venue: Beach Leisure Centre getting active. Sports include; football, basketball, tennis, Time: 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off and pick up athletics, as well as fun games and activities. times to 8am and 5pm) Venue: Cults Sports Complex Cost: Camps cost £110 per week (£130 for extended hours) Time: 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off and pick up Contact Details: Available for online booking times to 8am and 5pm) www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/holiday-camps Cost: Camps cost £110 per week (£130 for extended hours) Contact Details: Available for online booking www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/holiday-camps 52

Monday 6 – Friday 10 August Tuesday 7 August Intensive Swimming Camps Look what I found! Intensive swimming courses are a great way to improve Enjoy an afternoon of mini beast hunting and exploring at skills quickly, meet new friends and work with different Kincorth Hill LNR. Discover and record the animals we find. teachers. Meet at the Kincorth Hill car park off Abbotswell Crescent. Venue: Cults Sports Complex First Bus 18 goes to Abbotswell Crescent. Booking essential. Time: 9.30am for level 1a, 1b, 2a & 2b Perfect for Families with children over 5 years old. 10.15am for level 1a, 1b, 2a & 3 Venue: Starting Kincorth Hill Local Nature Reserve Cost: £30 per week Time: 2 – 4pm Contact Details: Available for online booking www. Cost: Free, but donations welcome. sportaberdeen.co.uk/aquatics-aberdeen-swimming-camps Contact Details: For further details and to book places contact the Countryside Ranger Service on 01224 326429 or Monday 6 – Friday 10 August [email protected] Learn to Swim These intensive lessons are held during the school holidays Tuesday 7 August to help swimmers build and practise existing skills as well as Music in the Museum develop new skills. The classes are suitable for children from Enjoy songs, rhythm games and the chance to create primary 1 - aged 15 years who are either currently in a lesson your own sounds in this fun session led by a professional programme or are new to swimming. musician. A great introduction to music making! Venue: Aberdeen Sports Village, Aquatics Centre, Regent Venue: Aberdeen Maritime Museum Walk, AB24 1SX Time: 10 – 10.45am (ages 3-5) Time: 9.30 – 10am Swim Skills 1 – 2 11.30am – 12.30pm (ages 5-8) 10 – 10.30am Swim Skills 1 – 2 Cost: £3 + booking free 10.30 – 11am Swim Skills 3 – 4 Contact Details: Booking required at Cost: £25 www.aagm.co.uk/whatson Contact Details: 01224 438900 or [email protected] Tuesday 7 August Summer Reading Challenge: Tuesday 7 August Mischief Makers Bookbug Session Have fun and games with stories, crafts and activities at Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and Torry Library celebrating 80 years of The Beano. For children rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 years old and aged 5-12 years old. Booking essential. their parents / carers to enjoy together. Booking essential. Venue: Torry Library Venue: Central Children’s Library Time: 2.30 – 3.30pm Time: 10.30 – 11am Cost: FREE Cost: FREE Contact Details: Torry Library 01224 879037 or Contact Details: Central Children’s Library 01224 652507 or [email protected] [email protected] 53

Wednesday 8 August Thursday 9 August KinderGym Summer Reading Challenge: Classes are for 18 months to 3 years and provide a safe, fun Mischief Makers environment where your child can be active and explore Make mischief in Cults Library with stories and activities the fundamentals of movement. In this class the child works celebrating 80 years of The Beano. For children aged 6-11 directly with their parent / guardian, alongside the coaches year old. Booking essential. who will guide the floor and apparatus activities through the Venue: Cults Library use of music and songs. Time: 11am – 12pm Venue: Beacon Sports Centre Cost: FREE Time: 10 – 10.45am or 10.45 – 11.30am Contact Details: Cults Library 01224 868346 or Cost: £4 per session [email protected] Contact Details: Call the centre on; 01224 214488 or book online at www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/gymnastics- Friday 10 August trampolining-camps KinderGym Thursday 9 August Classes are for 18 months to 3 years and provide a safe, Bookbug Session fun environment where your Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and child can be active and explore rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 years old and the fundamentals of movement. In this their parents / carers to enjoy together. Booking essential. class the child works directly with their Venue: Bridge of Don Library parent / guardian, alongside Time: 10.30 – 11am the coaches who will guide Cost: FREE the floor and apparatus Contact Details: Bridge of Don Library 01224 702800 or activities through the use of [email protected] music and songs. Venue: Beacon Sports Centre Thursday 9 August Time: 10 – 10.45am or Bookbug Session 10.45 – 11.30am Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and Cost: £4 per session rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 and their parents/ Contact Details: Call the centre on; 01224 214488 or carers to enjoy together. book online at www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/gymnastics- Venue: Kaimhill Library trampolining-camps Time: 2.15 – 2.45pm Cost: FREE Fridays 10 August Contact Details: Kaimhill Library 01224 498160 or Tea, Toast and Toys [email protected] Breakfast with bouncy castle and a wide range of toys. Venue: Danestone Community Centre Thursday 9 August Time: 9 – 10am (Breakfast Served at 9.30am) Maritime Makers Cost: £1 per person Fun, free, maritime-themed craft activities led by Contact Details: 01224 828333 or experienced makers. All materials provided. [email protected] Suitable for families with children aged 3-12 years old Checkout our Facebook page Danestone Community Centre (children must be supervised by an adult). Venue: Aberdeen Maritime Museum Time: 10am – 12pm (booking required at www.aagm.co.uk/whatson) 2 – 4pm (drop-in, all welcome) Cost: FREE Contact Details: Booking required at www.aagm.co.uk/whatson 54

Mayhem with Mischief Makers at your Local Library! Once again The Tesco Bank Summer Reading Challenge Scotland will take place in Aberdeen City Libraries over the holidays. The Reading Agency produces the Challenge and is excited to be working with The Beano in their 80th anniversary year to bring Mischief Makers, Tesco Bank Summer Reading Challenge Scotland 2018 to libraries near you. Children will explore a map of Beanotown to find the mysterious buried treasure and become ultimate mischief makers! Dennis the Menace, Gnasher and friends will help them solve clues and collect stickers, having lots of fun and adventures along the way.

The Challenge runs from Friday 6 July until Saturday 25 August and encourages children to visit their local library three times during the holidays, choosing two books at each visit to count towards a final total of reading six books to complete the Challenge. Any library book can be read, from picture books to talking books and children receive stickers and rewards at two, four and six books but can borrow up to fifteen books at each visit. Look out for our special prize draws and competitions.

For more fun and activities, check out the Summer Reading Challenge website www.mischief-makers.org. uk where children can also create a personal reading profile and add books they’ve read to the Book Sorter. Fun, free events take place in libraries throughout the holidays for children taking part in the Challenge. The Challenge is aimed at children aged 4 to 12, however children under 4 can take part using the Pre-school card, collecting up to 6 themed stickers and a special gold sticker when the Challenge is completed.

The regular Bookbug Story and Rhyme sessions continue in libraries across the city throughout the holiday period when children can take part in the Bookbug Library Challenge.

For more information visit your local library or our website www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/Library

Venue: All Aberdeen City Libraries Time: Monday to Saturday Cost: Free Contact Details: See Library Contact Details page in this brochure 55

Monday 13 – Friday 17 August Monday 13 – Friday 17 August Aberdeen Tennis Academy Camps Beacon Gymnastics Camps Tennis camps are held at Aberdeen Tennis Centre in Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics Camps available to girls Westburn Park. aged 8-16 years. Children will have the opportunity to train Camps include tennis coaching from our team of LTA with qualified coaches to learn new skills in both artistic and qualified professionals, the opportunity to compete in fun rhythmic gymnastics skills throughout the week. Beginners competitions and try a range of other sports and fun games. and experienced gymnasts both welcome! Venue: Westburn Park Venue: Beacon Sports Centre Time: 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off and pick up Time: 2.15 – 4.15pm times to 8am and 5pm) Cost: £50 Cost: Camps cost £120 per week (£140 for extended hours) Contact Details: Call the centre on 01224 214488 or Limited day spaces are also available at £32.50 each book online at www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/gymnastics- Contact Details: Available for online booking trampolining-camps www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/aberdeen-tennis-academy-camps Monday 13 – Friday 17 August Monday 13 – Friday 17 August Get Active Kids Camps Aquatics Camps at ASV Get Active Kids Camps are for P1-P7 aged children and run at ASV’s Aquatics camp is ideal for children 3 venues across the city. who love the water! This exciting camp Our qualified friendly staff ensure your child enjoys has been designed to give children themselves, makes new friends and learns new skills whilst aged 9-15 years old (who are confident getting active. Sports include; football, basketball, tennis, and passed Swim Skills 3 or equivalent) athletics, as well as fun games and activities. the opportunity to experience all of the Venue: Beach Leisure Centre aquatic disciplines at Aberdeen Sports Time: 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off and pick up Village. During this action packed week, children times to 8am and 5pm) will be given the chance to try out diving, swimming, water Cost: Camps cost £110 per week (£130 for extended hours) polo, synchronised swimming and lifesaving. In addition to Contact Details: Available for online booking these there will be dry side activities including, dry diving, www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/holiday-camps circuits, lifesaving skills and team games. Venue: Aberdeen Sports Village, Aquatics Centre, Regent Monday 13 – Friday 17 August Walk, Aberdeen AB24 1SX Get Active Kids Camps Time: 9.30am – 4pm each day Get Active Kids Camps are for P1-P7 aged Cost: £149 children and run at 3 venues across Contact Details: 01224 438900 or the city. [email protected] Our qualified friendly staff ensure your child enjoys Monday 13 – Friday 17 August themselves, makes new Beacon Gymnastics Camps friends and learns new Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics Camps available to girls skills whilst getting aged 5-7 years. Children will have the opportunity to train active. Sports include; with qualified coaches to learn new skills in both artistic and football, basketball, rhythmic gymnastics skills throughout the week. Beginners tennis, athletics, as well as fun and experienced gymnasts both welcome! games and activities. Venue: Beacon Sports Centre Venue: Beacon Sports Centre Time: 12.15 – 2.15pm Time: 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off and pick up Cost: £50 times to 8am and 5pm) Contact Details: Call the centre on 01224 214488 or book Cost: Camps cost £110 per week (£130 for extended hours) online at Contact Details: Available for online booking www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/gymnastics-trampolining-camps www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/holiday-camps 56

Monday 13 – Friday 17 August Tuesday 14 August Get Active Kids Camps Rock Pooling at Cove Get Active Kids Camps are for P1-P7 aged children and run at 3 venues across Residents of the rock pools need the city. to be tough with life is constantly Our qualified friendly staff ensure your child enjoys themselves, makes new friends changing and every tide may bring and learns new skills whilst getting active. Sports include; football, basketball, in new arrivals. Join a Countryside tennis, athletics, as well as fun games and activities. Ranger at Cove for an opportunity to Venue: Cults Sports Complex explore the rock pools, meet some Time: 9am – 4pm (option of extending drop-off and pick up times to 8am and 5pm) of the rock pool residents and create Cost: Camps cost £110 per week (£130 for extended hours) some wild beach art. Remember to Contact Details: Available for online booking bring wellies. www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/holiday-camps Meet at Colsea Road car park. First Bus 3 goes to Cove Road. Perfect for Monday 13 – Thursday 16 August families, children 5 years and over. Intensive Learn to Dive Booking essential Our intensive Learn to Dive programme takes place in our Venue: Cove Harbour meet at Colsea World Class Olympic standard diving pool and is suitable Road Car Park for all newcomers to the sport, and for existing learn to Time: 10 – 11:30am dive participants to improve existing technique. Children Cost: FREE will develop their confidence and diving skills under the Contact Details: For further details guidance of our professional instructors. Lessons are and to book places contact the available for children aged primary 1 to 15 years who can Countryside Ranger Service on swim in deep water for a minimum of 10 metres. 01224 326429 or countrysideranger@ Venue: Aberdeen Sports Village, Aquatics Centre, Regent Walk, AB24 1SX aberdeencity.gov.uk Time: 9 – 9.30am Dive Skills 1 9.30 – 10am Dive Skills 1 9 – 10am Dive Skills 2 – 4 Cost: Dive Skills 1: £25, Dive Skills 2 – 4: £38 Contact Details: 01224 438900 or [email protected]

Monday 13 – Friday 17 August Intensive Swimming Camps Intensive swimming courses are a great way to improve skills quickly, meet new friends and work with different teachers. Venue: Bucksburn Swimming Pool Tuesday 14 August Time: 9.30am for level 1a, 1b, 2a 10.15am for level 1a, 1b, 2b/3 Summer Reading Cost: £30 per week Challenge: Contact Details: Available for online booking www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/aquatics- Mischief Makers aberdeen-swimming-camps Join us for a fun story and activity session relating to this year’s theme, Tuesday 14 August celebrating 80 years of The Beano. Bookbug Session For children aged 4-12 years old. Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and rhyme sessions for children Booking essential. from birth to 4 year old and their parents / carers to enjoy together. Venue: Mastrick Library Venue: Dyce Library Time: 2.30 – 3.30pm Time: 10.30 – 11am Cost: FREE Cost: FREE Contact Details: Mastrick Library Contact Details: Dyce Library 01224 723015 or [email protected] 01224 788558 or MastrickLibrary@ aberdeencity.gov.uk 57

Wednesday 15 August Friday 17 August Bookbug Session Bookbug Session Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and Bookbug sessions are fun rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 years old and and friendly story, song and their parents / carers to enjoy together. rhyme sessions for children Venue: Bucksburn Library from birth to 4 years old Time: 2.30 – 3.00pm and their parents / carers Cost: FREE to enjoy together. Contact Details: Bucksburn Library 01224 710830 or Venue: Cove Library [email protected] Time: 2.15 – 2.45pm Cost: FREE Wednesday 15 August Contact Details: Cove Library 01224 245350 or Preschool Gymnastics [email protected] Children attend independently to learn fundamental skills of movement and basic gymnastics techniques. The coaches Friday 17 August will guide children in the use of a range of rebound and Preschool Gymnastics climbing apparatus, as well as more challenging hand Children attend independently to learn fundamental skills of apparatus and movement to music. movement and basic gymnastics techniques. The coaches Venue: Beacon Sports Centre will guide children in the use of a range of rebound and Time: 10 – 10.45am & 10.45 – 11.30am climbing apparatus, as well as more challenging hand Cost: £4.50 per session apparatus and movement to music. Contact Details: Call the centre on; 01224 214488 or Venue: Beacon Sports Centre book online at www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/gymnastics- Time: 10 – 10.45am & 10.45 – 11.30am trampolining-camps Cost: £4.50 per session Contact Details: Call the centre on; 01224 214488 or Thursday 16 August book online at www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/gymnastics- Bookbug Session trampolining-camps Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 years old and their parents / carers to enjoy together. Venue: Culter Library Time: 10:30 – 11am Cost: FREE Contact Details: Culter Library 01224 732587 or [email protected]

Thursday 16 August Bookbug Session Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly story, song and rhyme sessions for children from birth to 4 years old Fridays 17 August and their parents / carers to enjoy together. Tea, Toast and Toys Venue: Torry Library Breakfast with bouncy castle and a wide range of toys. Time: 2.15 – 2.45pm Venue: Danestone Community Centre Cost: FREE Time: 9 – 10am (Breakfast Served at 9.30am) Contact Details: Torry Library Cost: £1 per person 01224 879037 or Contact Details: 01224 828333 or [email protected] danestonecentre@ btinternet.com Checkout our Facebook page Danestone Community Centre 58

Duthie Park Ranger Service Summer Holiday Workshops The Duthie Park Ranger Service will be running a variety of fun environmentally themed workshops during the holidays for primary age children.

The programme for the workshops will be available on Monday 18 June. For more information and to be added to the mailing list then please send an email to [email protected] 59

Monday 20 August Saturday 25 August Sunday 26 August Bookbug Session Scotstown Woodland The Simplyhealth Great Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly Experience Aberdeen Run story, song and rhyme sessions for Come and join Summer 2017 saw 7000 people pound children from birth to 4 years old and the Countryside the pavements of the Granite City their parents / carers to enjoy together. Rangers for this fun in the very first Simplyhealth Great Venue: Cults Library family morning of Aberdeen Run. Time: 2:15 – 2:45pm shelter building with Union Street was packed with Cost: FREE natural materials. Make a hot drink thousands of runners and supporters, Contact Details: Cults Library using water boiled in an outdoor kettle and participants can expect another 01224 868346 or and get creative with some natural art scenic spectator-lined [email protected] to decorate your shelter. Please wear route in 2018, with clothing suitable for the weather. many of the city’s Tuesday 21 August Meet at the Nature Reserve car park landmarks on Bookbug Session on Scotstown Road. First Bus 2 goes show. Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly to Scotstown Road and 8 to Dubford The Great Aberdeen Run will story, song and rhyme sessions for Road. return on Sunday 26 August, so join children from birth to 4 years old and Perfect for families, children 5 thousands of runners, joggers and their parents/ carers to enjoy together. and over. Booking essential walkers for a great day of running for Booking essential. Venue: Scotstown Moor Local Nature all the family! Venue: Ferryhill Library Reserve Age Ranges Time: 2 – 2.30pm Time: 10am – 1pm 10K Race: Age 15+ Cost: FREE Cost: FREE Half Marathon: Age 17+ Contact Details: Ferryhill Library Contact Details: For further details Family Run: Suitable for children aged 01224 581576 or and to book places contact the 3-15 years old [email protected] Countryside Ranger Service on To register for any of the races visit: 01224 326429 or countrysideranger@ www.greatrun.org/great-aberdeen-run Wednesday 22 August aberdeencity.gov.uk Venue: Across Aberdeen/City Centre Bookbug Session Time: TBC Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly Saturday 25 August Cost: Half Marathon – £36 per entry story, song and rhyme sessions for & Sunday 26 August 10K – £28 per entry children from birth to 4 years old and Celebrate Aberdeen Family Run: TBC their parents/ carers to enjoy together. Celebrate Aberdeen comprises of Contact Details: Aberdeen City Venue: Cornhill Library a series of Union Street mile races, Council – City Events Time: 10.30 – 11am a third sector parade, and a range [email protected] Cost: FREE of musical performances at various Contact Details: Cornhill Library locations across the city centre. Tuesday 28 August 01224 696209 or Organised by a team of volunteers, Bookbug Session [email protected] in partnership with Aberdeen City Bookbug sessions are fun and friendly Council, Celebrate Aberdeen is open story, song and rhyme sessions for to all and makes for fantastic family children from birth to 4 years old days out. and their parents / carers to enjoy Venue: Various locations around together. Booking essential. Aberdeen city centre Venue: Airyhall Library Time: 10am – 5pm Time: 10.30 – 11am Cost: FREE Cost: FREE Contact Details: Morven Mackenzie Contact Details: Airyhall Library 07855 526773 or 01224 310536 [email protected] [email protected] 60

Enjoy summer holiday fun at Aberdeen’s museums! Our venues are open 7 days and admission is free

ABERDEEN MARITIME MUSEUM, THE TOLBOOTH MUSEUM Shiprow, Aberdeen AB11 5BY Castle Street, Aberdeen AB11 5BQ Tel: 03000 200 293 Tel: 03000 200 293 Open Monday to Saturday 10am – 5pm Open Monday to Saturday 10am – 5pm and Sunday 12 – 3pm and Sunday 12 – 3pm Admission free Admission free

This popular museum, with lots of hands-on exhibits The Tolbooth is one of Aberdeen’s oldest buildings for younger visitors to enjoy, tells the exciting story – and amongst the best-preserved 17th-century of the city’s long relationship with the sea. Explore jails in Scotland. Climb the winding staircase (count Aberdeen’s maritime history through collections the 86 steps!) to discover the stories of five of the covering shipbuilding, fast sailing ships, fishing, jail’s earliest inmates, and explore the cells where harbour history and North Sea oil and gas. There are they awaited trial or punishment. Highlights include fantastic views over Aberdeen’s busy harbour from medieval instruments of punishment, such as the top floor. the ‘maiden’, an early version of a guillotine. The Join us for fun-filled activities throughout the Tolbooth Museum is a historic building and access summer holidays, including Movement in the may be difficult for some visitors – for visiting Museum, Music in the Museum, Maritime Makers information please go to www.aagm.co.uk and interactive storytelling with Wee Tales. See listings or visit www.aagm.co.uk/whatson for full details and booking information. 61

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BEACH LEISURE CENTRE SPORTS CENTRES The Beach Leisure Centre is one the North of Scotland’s Aberdeen’s Sports Centres offer a range of activities. premier leisure facilities, offering a wide range of activities For details contact the individual centres or contact for all the family. An ideal destination at any time of the Sport Aberdeen on 0845 601 3611. year, the centre really does have something for everyone, Alex Collie Sports Centre, Cardens Knowe, Bridge of Don, whether it is a relaxing time in the steam-room or sauna, or AB22 8PE even a vigorous workout in the fitness suite or sports hall. Tel: 01224 507700 There is something for everyone at Aberdeen’s beachfront Email: [email protected] leisure complex. The pool is specifically geared to families. It is the ideal place for fun with fantastic water features Beach Leisure Centre, Sea Beach, AB24 5NR including rapids, flumes and a wave machine, so you can’t Tel: 01224 507739 fail to have a whale of a time! Email: [email protected] Contact: 01224 507739 The Beacon Centre, Kepplehills Road, AB21 9DG [email protected] Tel: 01224 214488 (Beach Leisure Centre, Beach Promenade, Aberdeen) for Email: [email protected] further information. Cults Sports Complex, Quarry Road, AB15 9TP Tel: 01224 507685 LINX ICE ARENA Email: [email protected] Activities available include Skating, Jesmond Centre, Jesmond Drive, AB22 8UR Figure Skating and Ice Hockey. Tel: 01224 507755 Public skating available at various Email: [email protected] times Monday – Sunday, for up to date timetable visit Kincorth Sports & Community Centre, Corthan Crescent, www.sportaberdeen.co.uk or visit AB12 5BB the arena. Tel: 01224 507732 Contact: 01224 507762, Email: [email protected] [email protected] Peterculter Sports Centre, Coronation Rd, AB14 0RQ (Linx Ice Arena, Beach Promenade, Aberdeen, AB24 5NR) for Tel: 01224 214481 further information. Email: [email protected] Sheddocksley Sports Centre, Springhill Rd, AB16 6QJ GOLF COURSES Tel: 01224 507750 Aberdeen has four 18-hole golf courses, Email: [email protected] one 9-hole course and one 6-hole Torry Youth & Leisure Centre, Oscar Road, AB11 8ER course. Hazlehead has a Footgolf Tel: 01224 214485 or 01224 214487 course. For further information on the Email: [email protected] facilities provided at each course contact: Balnagask Golf Course, St Fitticks Road, WESTBURN TENNIS CENTRE AB11 8TN Westburn Tennis Centre is located in Westburn Park. It is a Tel: 01224 507764 pay and play tennis centre, with indoor and outdoor courts Email: [email protected] for hire. Tennis programmes and memberships are available Hazlehead Golf Course, Hazlehead Avenue, for all ages and abilities, including mini tennis, adult AB15 8BD coaching and free family sessions. Tel: 01224 507766 (18 hole course) For information on tennis activity delivered at Westburn, visit Tel: 01224 507765 (9 hole course) the Tennis Aberdeen website www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/ Email: [email protected] activities/tennis-aberdeen. Please contact for details. Kings Links Golf Course, Golf Road, AB24 1RZ Contact: 01224 507748 Tel: 01224 507767 [email protected] Email: [email protected] (Westburn Tennis Centre, Westburn Park, Westburn Road, Aberdeen AB25 3DE) for further information. 63

OUTDOOR SPORTS CENTRES SWIMMING POOLS Aberdeen Outdoor Sports Centres offer a Swimming pools across Aberdeen offer swimming lessons range of activities including putting, tennis and other activities throughout the summer holidays. and bowling. For details of these and for opening times, please contact Albury – Putting, Tennis, the individual pools. Bowling Beach Leisure Centre, Beach Promenade, AB24 5NR Contact: Sport Aberdeen on Contact: 01224 507739 01224 507702, 01224 571683, Email: [email protected] [email protected] or Bridge of Don Swimming Pool, Braehead Way, AB22 8RR www.alburysportcentre.org Contact: 01224 507683 Northfield – Putting, Tennis, Bowling Email: [email protected] Contact: Sport Aberdeen on 0845 601 3611, 01224 214496 Bucksburn Swimming Pool, Kepplehills Road, AB21 9DG or [email protected] Contact: 01224 507757 Ruthrieston – Tennis, Bowling Email: [email protected] Contact: Sport Aberdeen on 0845 601 3611, 01224 507748 Cults Sports Complex, Quarry Road, AB15 9TP or [email protected] Contact: 01224 507685 Torry – Bowling Email: [email protected] Contact: Sport Aberdeen on 0845 601 3611, 01224 507702 Northfield Swimming Pool, Kettlehills Crescent, AB16 5TL or [email protected] Contact: 01224 214496 Westburn Outdoor Sports Centre – Bowling Email: [email protected] Contact: Sport Aberdeen on 0845 601 3611, 01224 507748 Tullos Swimming Pool, Girdleness Road, AB11 8TB or [email protected] Contact: 01224 507681 Email: [email protected] For booking information for all of the above outdoor sports centre, please contact 0845 601 3611, 01224 507702 or email [email protected].

OUTDOOR FOOTBALL PITCHES Outdoor Football pitches are available at Inverdee Jack Wood Pavilion, Hazlehead Joe Paterson Pavilion, The Raymond Kelly Pavilion and Aulton Outdoor Pitches, Westfield Football Pitches, Sheddocksley Pavilion and Pitches. For information or bookings for outdoor football PARKS AND GARDENS pitches, please contact Sport Aberdeen on 0845 601 3611 or Aberdeen has six City Parks, seven Local Parks, email [email protected] 32 neighbourhood parks and many more green spaces and play areas in and around the City. Two of the most popular City Parks are Duthie and Hazlehead Parks. The recently refurbished Duthie Park has undergone a major programme of works over the last few years which have brought it back to its former glory. Of particular note to parents are the two play areas located near the Northern and Southern entrances to the park catering to younger and older children respectively. The David Welch Winter Gardens are a particular favourite with families as they are a reliably warm and dry place to spend time when the weather lets us down. A small café serving a limited menu is open daily. Hazlehead Park is a large, heavily wooded area on the outskirts of the city catering to the sports enthusiast, walkers, and people who generally enjoy spending time 64

outdoors. Around the park are football PEACOCK VISUAL ARTS pitches, golf courses and woods for Peacock Visual Arts is walking. Within the park itself you will find Aberdeen’s main centre rose gardens, azalea and rhododendron for contemporary art. borders, heather beds, children’s play area, Drop in for the changing pet’s corner and a maze. The park provides a art exhibitions in our gallery home to a significant ollectionc of sculpture and or browse through the many high quality original heritage items, rescued from various places prints by local, national and international artists produced within the city. A large and pleasant restaurant in our workshops. We can be found at 21 Castle Street, is open to the public daily along with a smaller kiosk serving Aberdeen. hot drinks and ice cream. Open: Tuesday – Saturday 9.30am – 5.30pm. Contact: Details for all City Council parks and play areas Contact: 01224 639539, [email protected] or can be found at www.aberdeencity.gov.uk or by calling the visit www.peacockvisualarts.co.uk. grounds services department on 01224 489 441. Further information about the cafés within the parks can be ABERDEEN MARITIME MUSEUM found by calling 01224 313833 or The City’s award-winning Maritime Museum tells the e-mailing [email protected] captivating story of the North Sea. View displays and exciting exhibitions of the North Boats, the offshore oil THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS MUSEUM industry, shipbuilding and clipper ships. Other exhibitions include the Aberdeen Harbour Gallery and interactive Relive the compelling and dramatic story of one of the computers on Aberdeen – everything from fishing British Army’s most famous regiments. Housed in the former techniques to how to ‘park’ your ship in the harbour. You can home of leading Scottish artist, Sir George Reid at St Luke’s, also visit the shop and licensed café. Viewfield Road, Aberdeen. We can be found on Shiprow. Admission is free. Admission: Adult £7.50, Concession £5.50, Open: Monday – Saturday 10am – 5pm, Sunday 12 – 3pm. Child £4 (14 & under). Contact: 01224 337700, email [email protected] or visit Family ticket 2 adults with max 3 children or 1 adult plus 2 or www.aagm.co.uk. 3 children £15 Our tea-room, shop and gardens are open to everyone free of charge. Open: February – November, Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 4.30pm. Contact: 01224 311200, [email protected] or visit www.gordonhighlanders.com.

ABERDEEN SCIENCE CENTRE Aberdeen Science Centre is Scotland’s first science and discovery centre. Originally opened in 1988, we have been engaging with science for over 26 years. Our interactive, hands-on exhibits and live science shows help our visitors ABERDEEN ARTS CENTRE discover more about the world around them Professional and amateur theatre and small gallery and the science of how things work. Why for contemporary arts and crafts. There is a variety of not visit our new look coffee house for lunch or home workshops available over the summer holidays, see website bakes, or our science shop for a fantastic range of science for details. kits and gifts. There is free parking available for visitors. Aberdeen Arts Centre is located at 33 King Street, Open: School holidays, Monday – Sunday 10am – 5pm, Aberdeen. term time, Monday – Sunday 10am – 4pm. We can be found For more information visit www.act-aberdeen.org.uk. at 179 Constitution Street, Aberdeen. Open: Tuesday – Sunday 10am – 4pm. Contact: 01224 640340, [email protected], or visit Contact: 01224 635208 www.aberdeensciencecentre.org 65

Airyhall Community Centre Ferryhill Community Centre Northfield Community Centre Tel: 01224 208082 Tel: 01224 584118 Tel: 01224 695416 Email: [email protected] Email: Email: admin@ Altens Community Centre [email protected] northfieldcommunitycentremc.org Tel: 01224 896798 Hanover Community Centre Powis Community Centre Email: [email protected] Tel: 01224 627328 Tel: 01224 484056 Balgownie Community Centre Email: [email protected] Email: Tel: 01224 704823 Hilton Community Centre [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: 01224 277025 Ruthrieston Community Centre Balnagask Community Centre Email: [email protected] Tel: 01224 572211 Tel: 01224 871206 Inchgarth Community Centre Email: info@ Email: balnagaskcc.hazel@hotmail. Tel: 01224 325191 ruthriestoncommunitycentre.org.uk co.uk Email: [email protected] Seaton Community Centre Cairncry Community Centre Kincorth Community Centre Email: Tel: 01224 698920 Tel: 01224 872851 [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Sheddocksley Community Centre Carnegie Hall, Dyce Kingswells Community Centre Tel: 01224 684200 Email: [email protected] Tel: 01224 741806 Email: sheddocksleycommunitycentre@ gmail.com Catherine Street Community Centre Email: [email protected] Tel: 01224 640853 Loirston Annexe Tillydrone Community Centre Email: [email protected] Tel: 01224 897235 Tel: 01224 493388 Danestone Community Centre Email: [email protected] Tel: 01224 828333 Mastrick Community Centre Email: [email protected] Tel: 01224 788288 Email: [email protected]

Beacon Learning Centre Dyce Learning Centre Rosemount Learning Centre Tel: 01224 710841 Tel: 01224 723344 Tel: 01224 647594 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Bridge of Don Learning Centre Froghall Learning Centre Seaton Learning Centre Tel: 01224 701160 Tel: 01224 611151 Tel: 01224 277930 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Cornhill Learning Centre Hazlehead Learning Centre Sunnybank Learning Centre Tel: 01224 493302 Tel: 01224 498110 Tel: 01224 261727 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Cults Learning Centre Kaimhill Learning Centre Torry Youth & Leisure Centre Tel: 01224 866286 Tel: 01224 498163 Tel: 01224 878927 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Cummings Park Learning Centre Manor Park Learning Centre Tullos Learning Centre Tel: 01224 694060 Tel: 01224 694060 Tel: 01224 291882 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Mile End Learning Centre Woodside Learning Centre Tel: 01224 498130 Tel: 01224 524949 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 66

Aberdeen Arts Centre The Belmont Film House Tel: 01224 635208 Tel: 01224 343500 www.act-aberdeen.org.uk www.belmontfilmhouse.com VUE Cinema Tel: 08712 240 240 www.myvue.com Cineworld Tel: 0871 200 2000 Aberdeen Box Office www.cineworld.co.uk Tel: 01224 641122 www.aberdeenperformingarts.com Aberdeen International Youth Festival Tel: 01224 213800 Email: [email protected] www.aiyf.org

Aberdeen Sports Village Citymoves Dancespace, Schoolhill Tel: 01224 438900 Tel: 01224 611486 www.aberdeensportsvillage.com citymoves.wordpress.com Countryside Ranger Service Tel: 01224 897400 www.aberdeencity.gov.uk Aberdeen Childcare Services Tel: 03000 200 293 option 4 Adventure Aberdeen www.aberdeencity.gov.uk Tel: 01224 270990 www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/adventure- aberdeen Sport Aberdeen Tel: 0845 601 3611 www.sportaberdeen.co.uk Music 4 U – Debra Kirkness Aberdeen Maritime Museum Tel: 01224 379393 / 07859 814458 Tel: 01224 337700 Email: [email protected] www.aagm.co.uk www.m4u.org.uk Aberdeen Play Forum Tel: 01224 764554 www.aberdeenplayforum.org.uk Aberdeen Foyer Marywell Centre, Marywell Street, AB11 6JF Tel: 01224 212924 www.aberdeenfoyer.com Visit Scotland Aberdeen Visitor Information Centre Family Information Service (FIS) 23 Union Street Tel: 01224 346034 (Mon-Fri) 01224 269180 10am – 4pm Tel: www.visitscotland.com Email: [email protected] www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/fis 67

Airyhall Library Cove Library Kincorth Library Springfield Road, AB15 7RF Loirston Avenue, AB12 3HE Provost Watt Drive, AB12 5NA Tel: 01224 310536 Tel: 01224 245350 Tel: 01224 872572 Email: Email: Email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Bridge of Don Library Culter Library Mastrick Library Scotstown Road, 189 North Deeside Road, AB14 0UJ Greenfern Road, AB16 6TR Bridge of Don, AB22 8HH Tel: 01224 732587 Tel: 01224 788558 Tel: 01224 702800 Email: Email: Email: BridgeofDonLibrary@ [email protected] [email protected] aberdeencity.gov.uk Cults Library & Learning Centre Northfield Library Bucksburn Community Library 429 North Deeside Road, AB15 9SX Byron Square, AB16 7LL Kepplehills Road, AB21 9DG Tel: 01224 868346 Tel: 01224 695104 Tel: 01224 710830 Email: Email: Email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Dyce Library Tillydrone Library & Learning Centre Central Library Riverview Drive, Dyce, AB21 7NF Pennan Road, AB24 2UD Rosemount Viaduct, AB25 1GW Tel: 01224 723015 Tel: 01224 276975 Tel: 01224 652500 Email: Email: Email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Ferryhill Library Torry Library Central Children’s Library Fonthill Road, AB11 6UP Victoria Road, AB11 9NJ Rosemount Viaduct, AB25 1GW Tel: 01224 581576 Tel: 01224 879037 Tel: 01224 652507 Email: Email: Email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Kaimhill Library & Learning Centre Woodside Library Cornhill Library Pitmedden Terrace, AB10 7HR 356 Clifton Road, AB24 4DX Cornhill Drive, AB16 5UT Tel: 01224 498160 Tel: 01224 484534 Tel: 01224 696209 Email: Email: Email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 68

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