New look Summer activities with the Summer PlaySpace/Sport
This year’s summer play activities are returning with a
different feel and rebranded to the Playspace/Sport. The
traditional Playspace activities have changed to a full sports
programme, offering children a more active summer. There will be an
outside programme of sports on offer for children aged between 5 –
12 years old, with the traditional arts and crafts replaced with
activities such as tennis, football, cricket, running, street
dance, rounders, softball and many more.
Councillor Bruce Boughton Portfolio Holder for Economic and
Enterprise
“This year sees the development of the traditional Playspace
programme into the Playspace/Sport programme. This will offer
children a more energetic environment and helps promote a healthier
lifestyle. The scheme also offers the perfect way for a child to
have some fun and integrate with other children, making new friends
and learning new skills.”
The scheme welcomes hundreds of children every year and is a
highly popular programme. Feedback from Playspace is always
positive and that the activities help children develop new skills
and engage with other children. Many parents will be delighted to
know that the majority of friendly staff from previous years
Playspace/Sport will be returning. Their expertise and hard work
will deliver a quality and professional scheme suitable for
children of all abilities. They Playspace/Sport programme is there
to enrich community life and we hope you will book your children
onto this fantastic scheme.
The Playspace/Sport programme is split up into two main parts,
Intermediate Venues and Junior Venues.
The Intermediate
scheme is aimed at children aged between 8 and 12 years of age and
is located at Woodhouse High School. The scheme runs on a Monday to
Friday from 27th July to 21st August. Each day the scheme starts at
9.00am and finished at 3.00pm. Children will be taking part in a
wide variety of sports including, Football, Running, Cricket,
Basketball, Uni-Hockey, Tennis, Street Dance, Rounders, Softball
and many more. On the day children will need to bring a Packed
lunch and plenty to drink, they will also need a sunhat and sun
cream if its hot, as well as appropriate clothing for plenty of
outdoor activities. The cost of the scheme is £40.00 per child per
week for Tamworth residents and £55.00 per child per week for non
Tamworth residents. There is a concessionary rate for residents in
receipt of specified benefits and this is £25.00 per week, evidence
of the benefit is needed on application.
Please note that children will have to be signed in and out by
parent/guardian.
The Junior scheme
is aimed at children aged between 5 and 9 years of age and is
located at Woodlands Community Primary School and Two Gates
Community Primary School. The scheme runs on a Monday to Friday
from 27th July to 21st August. Each day the scheme starts at
10.00am and finished at 4.00pm.
Children will be taking part in a wide variety of sports
including, Football, Running, Cricket, Basketball, Uni-Hockey,
Tennis, Street Dance, Rounders, Softball and many more. On the day
children will need to bring a Packed lunch and plenty to drink,
they will also need a sunhat and sun cream if its hot, as well as
appropriate clothing for plenty of outdoor activities. The cost of
the scheme is £40.00 per child per week for Tamworth residents and
£55.00 per child per week for non Tamworth residents. There is a
concessionary rate for residents in receipt of specified benefits
and this is £25.00 per week, evidence of the benefit is needed on
application.
Please note that children will have to be signed in and out by
parent/guardian.
Registering
Postal bookings for the Playspace/sport scheme will be accepted
from Monday 15th June. No bookings will be processed until Monday
22nd June and will be treated in date order, any bookings received
before 22nd June will be treated as if they were received on 22nd
June.
Please note that registration will close for a week after
Saturday 18th July to allow for the preparation of playscheme
registers and will open on the first day of Playspace/Sport.
CALL 01827 709387 FOR MORE INFORMATION