Theme of ‘Performance – in sport and arts’
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Theme of ‘Performance – in sport and arts’
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Ellesmere Port & Neston
Halton
Knowsley
Liverpool
Sefton
Vale Royal
Ellesmere Port & Neston
Tuesday 25 July
Pond dipping and bug hunt
Explore the mysteries of bugs and snails that lurk in the ponds and countryside of Rivacre Valley Nature Reserve.
Venue: Rivacre valley Nature Reserve
Time: 10.30-12noon or 1.30-3pm
Cost: Free
Booking: Essential at Neston Town Hall or Council Offices, Ellesmere Port. 0151 355 7652
Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 July
Ness Gardens children’s fun activities
Venue: Ness Gardens
Time: 10am – 4pm
Age: Family Fun
Cost: See booklet for voucher
Booking: Not required
Thursday 27 July
Bowls
Venue: Whitby Park Bowling Green
Time: 11am-12noon (8years+), 1pm-3pm (11 years+).
Cost: Free
Booking: Essential at Neston Town Hall or Council Offices, Ellesmere Port. 0151 355 7652
Friday 28 July
Play scheme
Venue: Neston Civic Hall
Time: 2pm-4pm
Age: 5-11years
Cost: Free
Booking: Not required
Monday July 31
Craft Choices: Puppets, making and performing
Venue: Neston Civic Hall
Time: 9.30am-11.30am
Age: 4-8 years
Cost: 2.00
Booking: Essential at Neston Town Hall or Council Offices, Ellesmere Port. 0151 336 3991
Tuesday 1 August
Rivacre Fun Day
Environmental games, crafts and bug hunts.
Venue: Rivacre Valley Country Park
Time: 11am-3pm
Cost: Free
Booking: Not required
Tuesday 1 August
Take a Bow
Create a play in a Day.
Venue: Flatt Lane Community Centre
Time: 10am-3pm
Age 8 years+
Cost: Free
Booking: Essential at Neston Town Hall or Council Offices, Ellesmere Port. 0151 355 7652
Tuesday 1 August
What a Performance!
Circus Skills Workshop
Age 5-8 years
Venue: Ellesmere Port Civic hall
Time: 10am
Cost: £2.00
Booking: Essential at Neston Town Hall or Council Offices, Ellesmere Port. 0151 355 7652
Tuesday 1 August
Bedazzled
Beads, braids and bangles.
Venue: Ellesmere Port Civic Hall
Time: 10.30-12.30
Cost: 1.00
Booking: Essential at Neston Town Hall or Council Offices, Ellesmere Port. 0151 355 7652
Wednesday August 2
Craft Choices: Face painting and Marvellous Masks
Venue: Neston Civic Hall
Time: 9.30am-11.30am
Age: 4-8 years
Cost: 2.00
Booking: Essential at Neston Town Hall or Council Offices, Ellesmere Port. 0151 336 3991
Wednesday 2 August
Favourites Collection
Party dances, team games and lots of fun!
Venue: Ellesmere Port Civic Hall
Time: 10am – 12pm
Age: 5+
Cost: Free
Booking: Not required but places limited
Thursday 3 August
Young naturalists
Join the countryside rangers in Whitby Park to discover and enjoy the variety of wildlife to be found in the centre of our towns. Find out what needs to be done to keep our parks looking good and enjoy a day in the life of a ranger. Wear old clothes and 'sensible' shoes or trainers. Bring a packed lunch and drinks.
Venue: Whitby Park
Time: 11am-3pm
Age: 8+
Cost: Free
Booking: Essential at Neston Town Hall or Council Offices, Ellesmere Port 0151 355 7652
Thursday 3 August
All about sculpture
Working with willow
Venue: Whitby Park
Time: 10am-12noon
Cost: Free
Booking: Essential at Neston Town Hall or Council Offices, Ellesmere Port. 0151 355 7652
Thursday 3 August
All about sculpture
Working with wood
Venue: Whitby Park
Time: 11am-1pm & 1pm-3pm
Cost: Free
Booking: Essential at Neston Town Hall or Council Offices, Ellesmere Port. 0151 355 7652
Thursday 3 August
Tremendous Trees
All about trees - identification, drawing, leaf prints, bark rubbings.
Venue: Whitby park
Time: 10am-12noon
Cost: Free
Booking: Essential at Neston Town Hall or Council Offices, Ellesmere Port. 0151 355 7652
Thursday 3 August
All creatures Great and Small
Exploration and investigation of natural habitats - who knows what we will find. Looking, finding, making doing.
Venue: Whitby Park
Time: 1pm-3pm
Cost: Free
Booking: Essential at Neston Town Hall or Council Offices, Ellesmere Port. 0151 355 7652
Thursday 3 August
Bowls
Venue: Whitby Park Bowling Green
Time: 11am-12noon (8years+), 1pm-3pm (11 years+).
Cost: Free
Booking: Essential at Neston Town Hall or Council Offices, Ellesmere Port. 0151 355 7652
Thursday 3 August
Tennis
Venue: Whitby park
Time: 1pm-3pm
Age: 8+
Cost: Free
Booking: Essential at Neston Town Hall or Council Offices, Ellesmere Port. 0151 355 7652
Friday August 4
Play in the Park
We will be in Whitby Park to give you some ideas of things to do when you Play in the Park. Look out for rounders, cricket, games, bug hunts, pond dipping, painting, maps, trails and hunts, houses and dens, hide and seek, water pistols and lots more fun. We will be spread out in different areas of the park so look out for our bright yellow T-shirts! Staff will not provide constant supervision of children, who are free to come and go as they please, but will provide a presence and some additional resources to make the morning fun.
Venue: Whitby park
Time: 10am-12noon
Cost: Free
Booking: Not required
Fridays: 4 August
Play scheme
Age 5-11years
Venue: Neston Civic Hall
Time: 2pm-4pm
Cost: Free
Booking: Not required
Friday, August 4
Tales to Tell
Theatre, games, music and associated activities.
Venue: Neston Civic Hall
Time: 9.30am-11.30am
Age: 4-8 years.
Cost: £2.00
Booking: Essential at Neston Town Hall or Council Offices, Ellesmere Port. 0151 336 3991
Halton (back to top)
Sunday 23 July
Fall Out
Join in our afternoon of inflatable bouncing madness. Ever wanted to try a bungee jump but scared of heights? Well now you can, but without going to great heights. An afternoon of fun for all the family.
Venue: Phoenix Park. Castlefields Ave East, Runcorn
Time: 1-4pm
For more information phone 01928 564472
Monday 31 July
Phoenix Days - Phoenix Rising
To kick-start our week of fun we invite you to huff and puff and blow ‘em up! We have an expert on hand to show you how to twist and squeak a balloon into a crazy creature.
Venue: Phoenix Park, Castlefields Ave East, Runcorn, Castlefields Ave East, Runcorn.
Time: 1-4pm
For more information phone: 01928 564472
Tuesday 1 August
Phoenix Days - No Bull!
Howdy pardner, get off your horse and ride the bull (if you dare) How long can you stay on? Have a go and see if you can tame our mechanical beast, many have tried but none succeeded, but its fun trying.
Venue: Phoenix Park, Castlefields Ave East, Runcorn.
Time: 1-4pm
For more information phone 01928 564472
Wednesday 2 August
Phoenix Days - Crest Riders
Calling all you dudes and dudettes, the surfs up. We can't promise the sun, the sea and the sand, but we can promise the waves. Ride the waves without getting wet; you won't even need a wetsuit for this one.
Venue: Phoenix Park, Castlefields Ave East, Runcorn, Castlefields Ave East, Runcorn.
Time: 1-4pm
For more information phone 01928 564472
Thursday 3 August
Phoenix Days - Lazy Quest
Lazer Quest at its best! Target practice with a difference, why? The target is you! Can you dodge the laser, or will you become someone else's target? Challenge your friends to see who is the dodgiest character.
Venue: Phoenix Park, Castlefields Ave East, Runcorn, Castlefields Ave East, Runcorn
Time: 1-4pm
For more information phone 01928 564472
Friday 4 August
Phoenix Days - Wizzy Woos
Make your friends jealous with these creative wind flapping, kite spinning, decorative and colourful kites with a difference. All materials provided free.
Venue: Phoenix Park, Castlefields Ave East, Runcorn, Castlefields Ave East, Runcorn.
Time: 1-3pm
For more information phone 01928 564472
Saturday 5th August
Basket and Football Coaching
Are you a basket head? or have you got two left feet? Join qualified instructors for a fun afternoon of football and basketball coaching. Meet up at the Muli-Use Games Area above the skate park to gain some new skills. For guys and gals alike. Collect your parental consent form from the park centre through the week.
Venue: Phoenix Park, Castlefields Ave East, Runcorn, Castlefields Ave East, Runcorn.
Time: 1-3pm
For more information phone 01928 564472
Saturday 5 August and Sunday 6 August
Medieval Mersey Traders and Puppeteers
Watch puppets tell an 11th Century dragon story, join the Tree Trail to learn about the forest as a resource. Watch costumed medieval craftsmen at work.
Venue: Norton Priory Museum & Gardens, Tudor Road, Manor Park, Runcorn, Cheshire
Time: 12 - 6pm
Cost: Adults £4.75, Concessions £3.45, Under 5s free, Family ticket (2 adults + 3 children under 16) £12.50
Booking: Lynn Smith 01928 569895
Sunday 6 August
Skate Series Competition Part 2/3
This is where the action really hots up! Get your boards, BMXs and in-line skates to the ready as you embark on this years big skate series. Hosted by Team Extreme this is the second of the three competitions leading to the grand finale in October. Enter each comp and rack up your scores to see who has the hottest wheels out there! From beginners to experts, with under 16's and over 16's comps.
Venue: Phoenix Park, Castlefields Ave East, Runcorn, Castlefields Ave East, Runcorn.
Time: 1-3pm
For more information phone 01928 564472
Knowsley (back to top)
Saturday 22 July and Sunday 23 July
The True Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Come with us on an amazing journey with Baron Munchausen. Join the 60 strong cast as they transform Stadt Moers Park into a theatre venue, with puppets, props and pyrotechnics.
Venue: Stadt Moers Park Environment Centre, Pottery Lane, Whiston
Time: 22 July 2pm & 7pm, 23 July 2pm & 6pm
Cost: Adults £6, Children up to 16 £4, under 2s, carried by an adult free.
Booking: 0151 443 3090
Saturday 29 July
The Yonghy, Bonghy Bo
An afternoon on nonsense with the Friends of Knowsley Village Woodlands and Knowsley Village Arts Group, inspired by the writings and drawings of Edward Lear who stayed at Knowsley Hall. Poetry, drawing and willow workshops, culminating in a grand finale.
Venue: Sugar Lane access, Syders Grove Community Woodland, Knowsley Village
Time: 1 - 4pm
Contact: Gill Dobson: 0151 443 3431
Sunday 6 August
Eighth Annual Knowsley Flower Show
A horticultural celebration of the Year of Performance, including floral displays, craft marquee, children’s' activities, entertainment, woodland crafts and much, much more.
Venue: Court Hey Park, Roby Road, Huyton, Knowsley
Time: 11 - 5pm
Contact: 0151 443 3090
Liverpool (back to top)
Saturday 15 July and Sunday 16 July
Myerscough College Croxteth Country Fair
Historically, the Molyneux Family had both countryside and sporting interests. Each year, the Annual Country Fair showcases this interest. Demonstrations include: gamekeeping, gardening, small animal care, equine, sports and other performances.
Venue: Croxteth Hall & Country Park, Croxteth Hall Lane, Liverpool
Time: 11 - 4pm
Contact: 0151 233 6910
Saturday 15 July and Sunday 16 July
The True Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Come with us on an amazing journey with Baron Munchausen. Join the 60 strong cast as they transform Otterspool Park into a theatre venue, with puppets, props and pyrotechnics. Adults £6, Children up to 16 £4, under 2s, carried by an adult free.
Venue: Otterspool Park, Otterspool Drive, Aigburth, Liverpool
Time: 2-7pm
Contact: 0151 233 2008
Sunday 23 July
Woodland Tales
Listen to delightful and magical tales in a woodland setting.
Venue: Meet corner of Aldbourne Avenue and Woolton Road
Time: 2:00pm
Monday 24 July
Trees and plants of our Local Woods
Woodland walk in Childwall Woods and Black Wood.
Venue: Meet corner of Aldbourne Avenue and Woolton Road
Time: 11:00am
Monday 24 July
Mullwood Treasure Hunt
Join the Local Nature Reserve Conservation Volunteers for a fun treasure hunt for all the family.
Venue: Meet Café Block, Courtyard Entrance, Croxteth Country Park
Time: 1:00pm
Monday 24 July
Wildflowers in Millwood
Join us for a wonderful woodland wildflower walk in this Local Nature Reserve
Venue: Meet Millwood Entrance, Alderfield Drive
Time: 1:00pm
Tuesday 25 July
Our Woodland Heritage
Discover the ancient human association with Woodland at the Clarke Gardens\Nature Reserve
Venue: Meet the Pub in the Park, Clarke Gardens
Time: 1:00pm
Wednesday 26 July
Practical Conservation
Join the Local Nature Reserves Conservation Volunteers for one of our weekly conservation days.
Contact: For further details of times, locations and actual tasks call 0151 233 3007 for a full programme.
Thursday 27 July
Cross Country Woodland Ramble (5 Hours)
Join us and discover Woolton's Woodlands and Parks. Please bring a packed lunch.
Venue: Meet at the Pub in the Park, Clarke Gardens
Time: 10:00am
Friday 28 July
Aspects and Features of St John's Gardens
Discover this famous city centre 'Green Flag' park
Venue: Meet opposite Central Library, William Brown St
Time: 11:00am
Friday 28 July
Summer Tree Identification
Join the Local Nature Reserve Conservation Volunteers for a beginners guide on identifying
native trees.
Venue: Meet Lodge Entrance, Childwall Valley Road
Time: 11:00am
Saturday 29 July
Stanley Park Scavenger Hunt
Bring along the children and enjoy this scavenger hunt with a woodland theme.
Venue: Meet at Anfield Lodge, near bottom of Sleepers Hill,Stanley Park
Time: 11:00am
Saturday 29 July
History and Features of Sefton Park
A fascinating 'green' insight into this famous Liverpool park
Venue: Meet at Lake Car Park near Aigburth Vale
Time: 1:00pm
Sunday 30 July
Trees of Princes Park
A fascinating arboricultural insight into Princes Park
Venue: Meet at Sunburst Gates, Princes Avenue
Time: 11:00am
Sunday 30 July
Bluebell Woods in Summer
Join us as Summer performs it's seasonal magic in Bluebell Woods.
Venue: Meet at Woods Bluebell Woods Emmanuel Church, Longmoor Lane
Time: 1:00pm
Monday 31 July
South Liverpool Family Ramble (3 Hours)
A ramble around South Liverpool's historic woodlands and parklands for all the family.
Venue: Meet at Coach House Archway, Calderstones Park
Time: 1:00pm
Tuesday 1 August
Family Orienteering in Calderstones Park