May Half-Term Events and Activities 2017

Saturday 27th May 2017

Peppa Pig : My First Cinema Experience, Theatr Clwyd - Running from 27th May until 3rd June - Join Peppa in this exciting new preschool cinema experience, with plenty of snorts, giggles and jumping up and down in muddy puddles! Leading with ‘Peppa Visits London’, the first of the never-before-seen episodes, Peppa and her friends hop on board a double- decker red bus as the Queen takes them on an unforgettable tour of iconic London landmarks including Big Ben, Tower Bridge and Trafalgar Square. The other new ‘oink-tastic’ episodes include ‘The Police, ‘Canal Boat’, ‘The Zoo’, ‘Move to the Music’ and a four-part story in which viewers will join Peppa on an Australian holiday to visit her old friend, Kylie Kangaroo. Visit www.theatrclwyd.com for times and to book your tickets, or call (01352) 701521 for further details.

Big Bug Hunts, Erddig - Running everyday throughout the half term from 10.00am-5.00pm - Normal admission charges apply. Follow the cuddly bug trail to find 10 naughty pests we like to keep out of the house. Alternatively, search around our grade one listed gardens to find seven chainsaw carved bugs by world renowned artist Simon O’Rouke. Back by popular demand. Our house team is always on the hunt for bugs that could damage our special collection. A local craft expert has created 10 brilliantly big bugs which we have hidden around the house. In addition this year, world renowned chainsaw carver Simon O’Rouke will be creating seven bugs for us to hide around the garden. Seek them out and learn some more about the creepy crawlies we find in our garden. Booking not needed. Contact (01978) 355314 or email [email protected] for further details.

Ride Above the Clouds - Mr Phoebus penny farthing experience days, Erddig - Running from 27th May to Monday 29th May 2017, 10.00am-5.00pm - Normal admission charges apply. Follow in Phillip Yorke III shoes and experience Victorian Penny Farthing riding. Teenagers and adults from 10yrs to 85yrs can enjoy with ease the “EasyRide” Penny Farthings with robust design, pneumatic tyres and brakes and all of the characteristics of the Iconic machine. Children as young as four can ride the Junior Penny Farthings, dress Victorian with our Authentic dressing up clothes, and experience sitting up on one of our full sized Bicycles handcrafted to an exact 1887 design. Please do be prepared for the property to be busy and there may well be a queue. Booking not needed. Contact (01978) 355314 or email [email protected] for further details.

Roald Dahl Week, Wrexham Library - Running until Saturday 3rd June - Suitable for ALL ages - 2017 marks the Year of Legends in Wales, and May is the month to celebrate Welsh writers. Wrexham Library are celebrating the work of the famous Welsh author Roald Dahl. Come along and see the Roald Dahl display and selection of books. There will also be colouring sheets, puzzles and word searches. Also, there will be a story writing competition for the under 12’s. Contact Wrexham Library on (01978) 292090 for further details.

Butterfly & Caterpillar Spring Trail, Loggerheads Country Park - 10.00am-4.00pm - Suitable for ALL ages - Price: £2.50 per child. What have the hungry caterpillars in Loggerheads been eating? Follow the trail to find out and claim your prize. Contact (01824) 712757 or email [email protected] for further details.

Roman Day, Greenfield Valley Heritage Park - 10.30am-3.30pm - Drop in event suitable for ALL ages - Normal admission charges apply. Join Legion XX and learn all about life in the Roman Army. Watch Roman drills, be a Roman soldier and have a go at making your own shield and helmet ready to go into battle. Visit www.greenfieldvalley.com or call (01352) 714172 for prices and further details.

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th Geronimo Festival, Arley Hall, Northwich - Running until Monday 29 May - Geronimo is back and 2017 sees the addition of glamping and camping and a new venue. Join us for a magical adventure. This year's theme is princesses, knights and dragons so don your finest costumes and come and enjoy a fantastic family day out or even a weekend. Set against the wonderful woodland backdrops of one of England’s premier visitor attractions, Geronimo will yet again be delivering an exciting array of acts, amazing experiences and wonderful adventures, including lots of new attractions – all resulting in a fantastic family day weekend. Expect a line up jam packed with some of the biggest names in children’s entertainment, a brand new theatre and literary zone with award winning productions and a second stage featuring live music. This Children's Festival is welcoming some special guests again this year, including Justin Fletcher, Mr Bloom, Cook & Line, Andy Day and Katy Ashworth. All main stage TV super star talent will appear on Saturday and Sunday on the main stage and Monday will kick off with great shows to introduce emerging talent. Families wanting to see stars including Justin Fletcher, Mr Bloom and Swashbuckle are urged to book tickets for 27th and 28th to avoid disappointment. Monday is a great day to experience everything Geronimo has to offer for the first time. As well as a brand new venue, Geronimo Festival promises to be the best yet and new attractions include Curio-City and Spinney Hollow as well as the chance to meet some of the UK’s most popular YouTubers including Amazing Arabellla and Mini Matt Smith. EARLY BIRD TICKETS FOR GERONIMO FESTIVAL STILL AVAILABLE . LAST CHANCE TODAY TO BUY TIER ONE TICKETS FOR THE ULTIMATE FAMILY FESTIVAL. Tier One tickets are still available giving families the chance to get hold of sought-after tickets at their lowest price. Geronimo Festival operates on a tiered ticket system. Ticket prices begin at their cheapest price for early birds. The three tiered pricing is set when the Festival tickets go on sale and will progress from one to three as we near closer to the actual event. The sooner you buy, the cheaper it is. Other than the price paid, there is no difference to the ticket received. Contact [email protected] for further details.

th Sunday 28 May 2017

Engineering Adventure, Techniquest Glyndwr - Running from 28th May to 4th June 2017 - Let’s Go on an Engineering Adventure An interactive show where we discover the incredible engineering behind some of the most adventurous activities Wales has to offer. From whizzing down a zip line or scaling the heights of a mountain side, to zooming. Visit www.tqg.org.uk for times and prices or call (01978) 293400 for further details.

Roman Day, Greenfield Valley Heritage Park - Drop in event from 10.30am to 3.30pm - Normal admission charges apply. Join Legion XX and learn all about life in the Roman Army. Watch Roman drills, be a Roman soldier and have a go at making your own shield and helmet ready to go into battle. Visit www.greenfieldvalley.com or call (01352) 714172 for prices and further details.

Monday 29th May 2017 (Bank Holiday)

ASD Playscheme, Garden Village Hall - 10.15am - Open to families with a diagnosis or on waiting list for diagnosis of

Autism. Contact NAS Wrexham Branch via email [email protected] for further details.

HomeStart Family Fun Day – Bellevue Park – 10am-4pm – Fun for all the family including Fun Fair, Ice Cream, Crafts, Cakes, Face & Nail Painting, Glitter Tattoos, Penalty Shoot Out, Stalls, Zumba Demonstration plus lots more… Contact Sharon Mason on 01978 366660 for further details.

Tuesday 30th May 2017

Free Tennis Coaching, Acton Park - 1.00pm-3.00pm - FREE - Suitable for ALL ages. Meet at the tennis courts. Contact (01978) 763140 or email [email protected] for further details.

Bird Mobiles, Nant Mill - 1.30pm-3.30pm - Price: £2.50 - Suitable for ALL ages. Drop in and make an easy bird mobile. contact (01978) 763140 or email [email protected] for further details.

Film Club, Stiwt Theatr Rhos - 4.30pm - FREE - Suitable for ages 3-19 years (under 11’s to be accompanied by an adult). Refreshments available. Please visit the website at www.stiwt.com to see today’s film. Contact (01978) 841300 to book your tickets or email [email protected] for further details.

Touched by Greatness: The Story of Welsh International Football, Wrexham Museum & Archives - Times: see www.wrexham.gov.uk/heritage - FREE - Suitable for ALL ages. Timed to coincide with Wales’s first appearance at an international football finals since 1958, this exhibition chronicles the heroic endeavours of the Wales’s greatest footballers. The right of a Wales team to exist has often been questioned and its stars refused permission to play; however, the team has become one of the unifiers of Wales and its star players - John Charles, Ian Rush, Ryan Giggs and Gareth Bale, some of the most famous Welshmen in the world. The event story is told through the artefacts and archives of the Welsh Football Collection. This event runs until 3rd June 2017. Contact (01978) 297460 or email [email protected] for further details.

Storytime – Wrexham Library – 2.00pm-2.30pm – Come and join us at Wrexham Library for toddler storytime. Ages up to 4 years. Contact 01978 292090 for further details.

Children’s Gardening Workshops, Bellis Bros Farm Shop & Gardening Centre - 10.00am-11.00am - Price: £2.50 - Suitable for ages 6-10 years. Join us to learn a little more about gardening. Price includes a drink and cookie. Please call (01829) 270302 too book your place and for further details or visit www.bellisbrothers.co.uk

Mini Dig, Greenfield Valley Heritage Park - Drop in event 1.30pm-2.00pm, 2.15pm-2.45pm, 3.30pm - Normal admission charges apply. Dig up relics and artefacts like a real Archaeologist and compare your treasures to the real thing. (Bookable on the day). Visit www.greenfieldvalley.com or call (01352) 714172 for prices and further details.

Make & Take, Wrexham Museum & Archives - 10.30am-12.30pm - Drop in event - Suitable for families with children. Price: £1 per child. Make a craft with an historical twist at Wrexham Museum. Contact (01978) 297460 or email [email protected] for further details.

Crafts For Kids Session - Menter Iaith, Hightown Community Centre - 10.00am-11.00am & 11.00am-12.00pm - Suitable for ages 4-11 years. Price £1 per child. Contact (01978) 363791 or email [email protected] for further details.

Piccolos Music & The Story Teller, Baby Bird Café, Oswestry - 11.00am - FREE - Suitable for ALL ages. The Story Teller reads her newly published book, “Minim Finds a French Horn”. Come and meet Minim Mouse and hear all about her musical antics. Contact (07802) 645852 or email [email protected] for further details.

st Wednesday 31 May 2017

Bee Garden, Alyn Waters - 1.30pm-3.30pm - Price: £2.50 - Suitable for ALL ages. Make a mini greenhouse and grow flowers for the bees. Contact (01978) 763140 or email [email protected] for further details.

Stori a Chân – Wrexham Library – 10am-10.30am - Come and join us at Wrexham Library for welsh toddler time. Ages up to 4 years. Contact 01978 292090 for further details. Harry the Herb Buddy, Greenfield Valley Heritage Park - Drop in event 1.30pm-3.30pm - Normal admission charges apply. Turn funky socks into your very own sweet smelling friend using herbs from our garden. Visit www.greenfieldvalley.com or call (01352) 714172 for prices and further details.

Blacksmith’s Forge Puzzle Challenge, Greenfield Valley Heritage Park - Drop in event 1.30pm-3.30pm - Normal admission charges apply. The forge is all fired up and our iron bending blacksmith has some puzzles for you to solve! Can you figure them out? Visit www.greenfieldvalley.com or call (01352) 714172 for prices and further details.

Hands on History, Wrexham Museum & Archives - 10.30am-12.00pm & 1.00pm-2.30pm - Drop in event - Supervised by our Young Volunteers. FREE. Find out more about some of our collection objects on our handling trolley. Contact (01978) 297460 or email [email protected] for further details.

st Thursday 1 June 2017

Woodland Classroom Survival School, Chirk Castle - 10.00am-4.00pm - Suitable for ages 8-14 years - Price £36. This May half term week, we’re teaming up with the National Trust to host a day of bushcraft adventures in the woods, inspired by Bear Grylls’ recent kids TV show. Open to children aged 8-14 years. Kids will have to choose which few precious items to take into the woods, discover which plants and trees could help them survive and learn to use sharp tools to craft useful items. There will also be our bushtucker challenge (optional for kids) where we’ll be tasting all sorts of weird snacks including edible insects! If your kids have enjoyed our Wildcraft Adventure™ and wanted to take their bushcraft skills further, then this event is the one for them. Finding water, map reading, building shelter, making cordage – we’ll be taking kids through all the essential skills for survival. They will also get to try their hand at the ancient art of fire by friction! They’ll learn skills from our ancestors that will come in handy next time they find themselves dropped on a desert island… or perhaps on their next family camping trip. We will be cooking some snacks on the campfire as part of the activities, but children should bring their own packed lunch too. Drinks and shelter will be available throughout the day – your kids’ needs and comfort are important to us. Places are limited, so book early to avoid missing out. Get in touch if you’d like to know more. Advance booking is essential. Phone James, 07876 794098 or email us at http://woodlandclassroom.com/contact-us/ . Tickets are £36 per child and £32 for each additional sibling. For our Survival School events we host a smaller group of kids so that we can give your child more direct attention and quality tutoring, hence the ticket price is slightly more costly per child than our Wildcraft events. The event is aimed at 8-14 year olds due to the higher level skills activities kids do throughout the day. But we have had younger and older children come along. If you feel that your child would be suited to the day, then do get in touch with us and we can decide if this event is a good fit for your child. All activities are based around our forest school shelter, log-built roundhouse and surrounding woods. Children will make new friends and learn new skills whilst enjoying a fantastic day out in nature, all led by experienced activity leaders. Parents don’t stay with their children during this event. Our forest school activity days are all supervised by trained and experienced staff… that’s us. If your child has special needs that you feel would require a parent or guardian to stay with them for the day though, we would advise getting in touch with us in advance of making a booking and we’ll see what we can arrange. We like to be as inclusive as we can.

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Tree Climbing with the Great Big Tree Climbing Company, Erddig - 10.00am-4.45pm - £18.50 - Ages 6 and above. Come and climb a tree higher than ever before and tick off number 1 on our 50 Things to do list. Join our tree climbing experts who will guide you up Erddig’s trees using ropes and harnesses. Once you’re kitted out, you’ll get an opportunity to see our 1,200 acre estate from a different perspective. Booking is essential as places are limited, so book your tickets early to avoid disappointment. Contact (01978) 315178 or email [email protected] for further details.

Bowling Taster Session, Ponciau Banks - 1.30pmn-3.30pm - FREE. Suitable for ages 8+ - Drop in at the Bowling Pavilion and have a go at this relaxing sport. Contact (01978) 763140 or email [email protected] for further details.

Sheep Shearing, Tractor Rides & Wool Craft, Ty Mawr Country Park - 1.30pm-3.30pm - FREE but donation or small charge for some activities - Suitable for ALL ages. Watch sheep shearing and spinning, ride on a tractor and have a go at wool craft. Fleece available for sale.

Tennis Coaching, Bellevue Park - 1.00pm-3.00pm - FREE - Suitable for ages 6-14 years. Meet at the tennis courts for this session. Contact (01978) 763140 or email [email protected] for further details.

Bird Badges, Greenfield Valley Heritage Park - Drop in event suitable for ALL ages - Normal admission charges apply. Join artist Juliet to create your own fun and colourful badges inspired by local and exotic birds from home and away using collage and feathers. Visit www.greenfieldvalley.com or call (01352) 714172 for prices and further details.

Friday 2nd June 2017

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ASD Playscheme, Garden Village Hall, - 10.15amm - Open to families with a diagnosis or on waiting list for diagnosis of Autism. Contact NAS Wrexham Branch via email [email protected] for further details.

Splat Messy Play “Bears” Taster Session, Acton Community Resource Centre - 12.45pm-1.45pm & 2.30pm-3.30pm - Splat Messy Play are running a bear themed event this half term. We will be meeting some very famous bears as we explore our messy tubs and trays. This is a great chance to try a class before the new term starts with classes in Acton, Rossett and Ruabon. Classes are £5.50 each and £3.50 for siblings, suitable from 6 months to 4 years. Booking is essential. Please message the Facebook page Splat Messy Play Wrexham & South Flintshire or contact 07809299400. Only 15 spaces available per class.

Piccolos Music Group, Oriel Wrecsam Workshop - 10.00am & 12.00pm - Price £3 per child per session & £1.50 for siblings. No need to book, just turn up on the hour. Contact (07802) 645852 or email [email protected] for further details.

The Story Teller, Oriel Wrecsam Workshop - 11.00am - Price £3 per child per session & 1.50 for siblings. No need to book, just turn up. Contact (07802) 645852 or email [email protected] for further details.

Saturday 3rd June 2017

Weird & Wonderful Creatures, Greenfield Valley Heritage Park - Drop in event suitable for ALL ages - Normal admission charges apply. The North Wales reptiles and raptors Sanctuary will be here with creatures they have rescued. Come and discover what they have brought with them. Visit www.greenfieldvalley.com or call (01352) 714172 for prices and further details.

Piccolos Crafts, South Arcade, Wrexham People’s Market - Drop in at any time between 10.00am & 3.00pm and get creative! Contact (07802) 645852 or email [email protected] for further details.

th Sunday 4 June 2017

ASD Lego Club, Techniquest Glyndwr, 10.30am - Open to families with a diagnosis or on waiting list for diagnosis of

Autism. Contact NAS Wrexham Branch via email [email protected] for further details.

Knights and Princesses, Chirk Castle - 11.00am-4.00pm - FREE event, but normal admission charges apply. ALL ages. Join us for a weekend of storybook fun and frolics at Chirk Castle. Meet the Knight, Princess, Jester, Squire and the dragons. Enjoy storytelling, games, sword-fights, puppet shows, and enter our afternoon costume parade for a chance to win a prize. All children in costume get in for free! Contact (01691) 777701 or email [email protected] for further details.

Race for Life, Alyn Waters - Register for this year and see times at www.raceforlife.org. This event is suitable for ALL ages. Contact Countryparks on (01978) 763140 or email [email protected] for further information. Ticket price: FREE.

Animal Art, Greenfield Valley Heritage Park - Drop in event suitable for ALL ages - Normal admission charges apply. Come and join our wardens and learn how to draw your favourite animal. Steam bottling plant open. Visit www.greenfieldvalley.com or call (01352) 714172 for prices and further details.

FREE Swimming for all 16s and under

Free Swim Activities for Under 16s May Half Term Saturday 27th May - Sunday 4th June 2017

Waterworld - (01978) 297300

Free Swimming Monday - Friday 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Saturday 3.30pm - 4.30pm

Chirk Leisure & Activity Centre - (01691) 778666

Free Swimming Saturday 1.15pm - 2.15pm Synchro Thursday 11.00am - 12.00pm Junior Aqua Aerobics Wednesday 11.00am - 12.00pm Friday 11.00am - 12.00pm

Gwyn Evans Leisure & Activity Centre (01978) 269540

Free Swimming Thursday 2.00pm - 3.00pm Sunday 10.00am - 11.00am

Junior Gym Sunday 11.00am - 12.00pm

Junior Aqua Aerobics Wednesday 2.15pm - 3.00pm

Queensway Stadium (01978) 355826

Junior Gym Thursday 5.30pm - 6.30pm

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