FUN AND EXCITING HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
CONTENTS LIBRARY ACTIVITIES 3 YPS POSITIVE ACTIVITIES (5 19yrs) 4 YPS YOUTH CLUBS (13 19yrs) 6 SUMMER ACTIVITIES: (5 19yrs) WEEK 1 7 WEEK 2 8 WEEK 3 9 WEEK 4 10 FUN DAYS 11 SUMMER PLANNER 13 CONTACT DETAILS 15 FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @BWD_YPS FIND US ON FACEBOOK: BWD Young Peoples Services Welcome to our 2017 Summer Off For Fun brochure, packed with lots of fun things to do to keep children and young people occupied during the Summer break. Come and join in the fun and have a great Summer. Councillor Damian Talbot Executive Member Leisure and Culture 2
animal-agents.org.uk Read any 6 library books, and collect stickers and prizes as you finish each one, plus a certificate and medal if you read all 6! 1st July 30th September inclusive. For children age 4 12 years. Free to join. See below for details of other library events: EVENT DAY / DATE VENUE TIME AGE Lion Learners 24th July Darwen Library 10.30am 11.30am 4+ Meet real animals and insects 1 per ticket children, Blackburn Library 1pm 2pm accompanying adults free Livesey Library 4pm 5pm 28th July Mill Hill Library 10.30am 11.30am Roman Rd Library 2.30pm 3.30pm Crazy Colin Magic Show 8th August Roman Rd Library 10am 11am 4+ 1 per ticket children, 1 per ticket adults Blackburn Blackburn Library 1pm 2pm Library only, accompanying adults free all Mill Hill Library 3.30pm 4.30pm other libraries 9th August Darwen Library 2pm 3pm Livesey Library 10.30am 11.30am Animal Agents 15th August Roman Rd Library 10.30am 11.30am 4+ Make a bear and a rabbit mask Free tickets Mill Hill Library 2.30pm 3.30pm 16th August Livesey Library 2.30pm 3.30pm Steve Hutton 25th August Darwen Library 10.30am 11.30am 6+ Illustration Workshop 1 per ticket children, Blackburn Library 2pm 3pm accompanying adults free Animal Antics 29th August Roman Rd Library 10.30am 11.30am 4+ Make a snake mobile and a peeping puppy Mill Hill Library 2.30pm 3.30pm Free tickets 30th August Livesey Library 2.30pm 3.30pm Family craft event 31st August Blackburn Library 10.30am 11.30am All children must be accompanied by an adult. Darwen Library 2.30pm 3.30pm Free tickets FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @bwdlibraries FIND US ON FACEBOOK: blackburnwithdarwenlibraries 3
YPS POSITIVE ACTIVITIES The Positive Activities team deliver a wide range of adventurous outdoor activities including: watersports, cycling and activity residentials. Week 1 (31st July 4th August) EVENT / ACTIVITY / VENUE DAY / DATE TIME AGE COST Water Fun Sessions Queens Park Recreation Centre Anderton Adventure Day Off road cycling (Must be a confident cyclist) Anderton Adventure Day Barge Residential - Girls Meet at Eanam Wharf Week 2 (7th 11th August) Water Fun Sessions Queens Park Recreation Centre Anderton Adventure Day Barge Residential - Mixed Meet at Eanam Wharf Off road cycling (Must be a confident cyclist) Anderton Adventure Day Barge Residential - Girls Meet at Eanam Wharf 31st July Session 1: 2nd August Session 1: 4th August Session 1: 1st August 9am - 5pm 8-12 12 2nd August 10am - 4pm 13-19 10 3rd August 9am - 5pm 13-19 12 3rd 4th August 10am drop off 4pm pick up 7th August Session 1: 9th August Session 1: 11th August Session 1: 8-12 12 8th August 9am - 5pm 8-12 12 8th 9th August 10am drop off 8-12 12 4pm pick up 9th August 10am - 4pm 13-19 10 10th August 9am - 5pm 13-19 12 11th 12th August 10am drop off 4pm pick up 13-16 12 4 FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @BWD_YPS FIND US ON FACEBOOK: BWD Young Peoples Services
Booking Essential Week 3 (14th 18th August) EVENT / ACTIVITY / VENUE DAY / DATE TIME AGE COST Water Fun Sessions Queens Park Recreation Centre Anderton Adventure Day Barge Residential - Boys Meet at Eanam Wharf Kentmere Residential Meet at Daisyfield Base Anderton Adventure Day Barge Residential - Mixed Meet at Eanam Wharf Anderton Activity Residential Week 4 (21st 25th August) Water Fun Sessions Queens Park Recreation Centre Anderton Adventure Day Barge Residential - Mixed Meet at Eanam Wharf Cycling (Must be a confident cyclist) Meet at Daisyfield Base Anderton Adventure Day Anderton Activity Residential Meet at Daisyfield Base Telephone payments are now available 01254 298622 14th August Session 1: 16th August Session 1: 18th August Session 1: 21st August Session 1: 23rd August Session 1: 25th August Session 1: 22nd August 9am - 5pm 8-12 12 22nd - 23rd August 10am drop off 4pm pick up 13-16 12 23rd August 10am - 4pm 13-19 10 24th August 9am - 5pm 13-19 12 26th 27th August 9am drop off 5pm pick up 15th August 9am - 5pm 8-12 12 15th 16th August 10am drop off 4pm pick up 15th 17th August 12noon drop off 3pm pick up 8-12 12 8-12 20 17th August 9am - 5pm 13-19 12 18th 19th August 10am drop off 4pm pick up 19th 20th August 9am drop off 5pm pick up 8-12 12 8-12 20 13-16 20 5
YPS - YOUTH CLUBS (13 19 YEARS) BLACKBURN DAYS VENUE TIME Monday Accrington Road Youth Club 6.15pm 9pm Bangor Street Youth Club 6.30pm 9pm Livesey Youth Club Mill Hill Youth Club 6.30pm 9pm 6.45pm 9.15pm Tuesday Little Harwood Youth Club 6.15pm 9pm Livesey Youth Club 6.30pm 9pm Kaleidoscope Youth Club Shadsworth Hub Youth Club 6.45pm 8.45pm 7pm 9pm Wednesday Accrington Road Youth Club 6.15pm 9pm Bangor Street Youth Club 6.30pm 9pm Mill Hill Girls Activity Project 6.30pm 9pm Thursday Kaleidoscope Youth Club 6.45pm 8.45pm Pavillion Youth Club 6.30pm 9pm St Silas at East Lancs Cricket Club 6.30pm 9pm Friday Audley Youth Club 6.30pm 9pm Mill Hill Activities Club 6.45pm 9.15pm Sunday Little Harwood Youth Club 6.15pm 9pm DARWEN AND RURAL DAYS VENUE TIME Monday Knott Street Youth Club 6.30pm - 9pm Wednesday Knott Street Youth Club 6.30pm - 9pm Friday Knott Street Youth Club 6pm - 9pm 6 FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @BWD_YPS FIND US ON FACEBOOK: BWD Young Peoples Services
WEEK 1 4 INCLUSIVE Mon 31 Jul > Fri 25 Aug ACTIVITIES BOROUGH-WIDE (ON A ROTATIONAL BASIS) EVENT DAY VENUE TIME AGE Fun and Games in the Parks (Bouncy Castle, Arts and Crafts, Face painting etc) Monday Roe Lee Park 1.45pm 3.45pm 5+ Tuesday Corporation Park 1.45pm 3.45pm 5+ Wednesday Witton Park 1.45pm 3.45pm 5+ Thursday Bold Venture Park 1.45pm 3.45pm 5+ Friday Queens Park 1.45pm 3.45pm 5+ WEEK 1 Mon 31 Jul > Fri 4 Aug BLACKBURN DAY EVENT VENUE TIME AGE DAYTIME Monday - Thursday Fun and Games in Centres Shadsworth Leisure Centre 1.30pm 4pm 8 14 Monday Friday Fun and Games in Centres Audley Sports Centre 1.30pm 4pm 5 8 9 16 Monday - Thursday Fun and Games in the Pool Shadsworth Leisure Centre 3.30pm 4.30pm 8 14 Friday The Shadsworth Hub 1.30pm 4pm 8 12 Fun and Games at Shadsworth Hub EVENING Monday Friday MUGA Weather permitting Greenfields 6pm 8pm 5+ Hereford Road 6pm 8pm 5+ Livesey Children s & All Age Centre 6pm 8pm 5+ Manxman Road 6pm 8pm 5+ Roe Lee 6pm 8pm 5+ Romney Walk 6pm 8pm 5+ DARWEN AND RURAL DAY EVENT VENUE TIME AGE DAYTIME Monday Friday Fun and Games in Centres Darwen Youth Centre 1.30pm 4pm 12 16 Monday Friday Darwen Leisure Centre 1.30pm 4pm 8 12 Fun and Games in Centres (Please note Tuesdays session will finish at 3.30pm) EVENING Monday Friday MUGA Weather permitting Olive Lane 6pm 8pm 5+ Watery Lane 6pm 8pm 5+ 7
WEEK 1 4 INCLUSIVE Mon 31 Jul > Fri 25 Aug WEEK 2 Mon 7 Aug > Fri 11 Aug ACTIVITIES BOROUGH-WIDE (ON A ROTATIONAL BASIS) EVENT DAY VENUE TIME AGE Fun and Games in the Parks Monday Roe Lee Park 1.45pm 3.45pm 5+ (Bouncy Castle, Arts and Crafts, Face painting etc) Tuesday Corporation Park 1.45pm 3.45pm 5+ Wednesday Witton Park 1.45pm 3.45pm 5+ Thursday Bold Venture Park 1.45pm 3.45pm 5+ Friday Queens Park 1.45pm 3.45pm 5+ BLACKBURN DAY EVENT VENUE TIME AGE DAYTIME Monday - Thursday Fun and Games in Centres Shadsworth Leisure Centre 1.30pm 4pm 8 14 Monday Friday Fun and Games in Centres Audley Sports Centre 1.30pm 4pm 5 8 9 16 Monday - Thursday Fun and Games in the Pool Shadsworth Leisure Centre 3.30pm 4.30pm 8 14 Friday The Shadsworth Hub 1.30pm 4pm 8 12 Fun and Games at Shadsworth Hub EVENING Monday Friday MUGA Weather permitting Greenfields 6pm 8pm 5+ Hereford Road 6pm 8pm 5+ Livesey Children s & All Age Centre 6pm 8pm 5+ Manxman Road 6pm 8pm 5+ Roe Lee 6pm 8pm 5+ Romney Walk 6pm 8pm 5+ DARWEN AND RURAL DAY EVENT VENUE TIME AGE DAYTIME Monday Friday Fun and Games in Centres Darwen Youth Centre 1.30pm 4pm 12 16 Monday Friday Darwen Leisure Centre 1.30pm 4pm 8 12 Fun and Games in Centres (Please note Tuesdays session will finish at 3.30pm) EVENING Monday Friday MUGA Weather permitting Olive Lane 6pm 8pm 5+ Watery Lane 6pm 8pm 5+ 8 FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @BWD_YPS FIND US ON FACEBOOK: BWD Young Peoples Services
WEEK 1 4 INCLUSIVE Mon 31 Jul > Fri 25 Aug WEEK 3 Mon 14 Aug > Fri 18 Aug ACTIVITIES BOROUGH-WIDE (ON A ROTATIONAL BASIS) EVENT DAY VENUE TIME AGE Fun and Games in the Parks Monday Roe Lee Park 1.45pm 3.45pm 5+ (Bouncy Castle, Arts and Crafts, Face painting etc) Tuesday Corporation Park 1.45pm 3.45pm 5+ Wednesday Witton Park 1.45pm 3.45pm 5+ Thursday Bold Venture Park 1.45pm 3.45pm 5+ Friday Queens Park 1.45pm 3.45pm 5+ BLACKBURN DAY EVENT VENUE TIME AGE DAYTIME Monday - Thursday Fun and Games in Centres Shadsworth Leisure Centre 1.30pm 4pm 8 14 Monday Friday Fun and Games in Centres Audley Sports Centre 1.30pm 4pm 5 8 9 16 Monday - Thursday Fun and Games in the Pool Shadsworth Leisure Centre 3.30pm 4.30pm 8 14 Friday Fun and Games The Shadsworth Hub 1.30pm 4pm 8 12 at Shadsworth Hub EVENING Monday Friday MUGA Weather permitting Greenfields 6pm 8pm 5+ Hereford Road 6pm 8pm 5+ Livesey Children s & All Age Centre 6pm 8pm 5+ Manxman Road 6pm 8pm 5+ Roe Lee 6pm 8pm 5+ Romney Walk 6pm 8pm 5+ DARWEN AND RURAL DAY EVENT VENUE TIME AGE DAYTIME Monday Friday Fun and Games in Centres Darwen Youth Centre 1.30pm 4pm 12 16 Monday Friday Darwen Leisure Centre 1.30pm 4pm 8 12 Fun and Games in Centres (Please note Tuesdays session will finish at 3.30pm) EVENING Monday Friday MUGA Weather permitting Olive Lane 6pm 8pm 5+ Watery Lane 6pm 8pm 5+ 9
WEEK 1 4 INCLUSIVE Mon 31 Jul > Fri 25 Aug WEEK 4 Mon 21 Aug > Fri 25 Aug ACTIVITIES BOROUGH-WIDE (ON A ROTATIONAL BASIS) EVENT DAY VENUE TIME AGE Fun and Games in the Parks (Bouncy Castle, Arts and Crafts, Face painting etc) BLACKBURN DAY EVENT VENUE TIME AGE DAYTIME Monday - Thursday Fun and Games in Centres Shadsworth Leisure Centre 1.30pm 4pm 8 14 Monday Friday Fun and Games in Centres Audley Sports Centre 1.30pm 4pm 5 8 9 16 Monday - Thursday Fun and Games in the Pool Shadsworth Leisure Centre 3.30pm 4.30pm 8 14 Friday The Shadsworth Hub 1.30pm 4pm 8 12 Fun and Games at Shadsworth Hub Monday Roe Lee Park 1.45pm 3.45pm 5+ Tuesday Corporation Park 1.45pm 3.45pm 5+ Wednesday Witton Park 1.45pm 3.45pm 5+ Thursday Bold Venture Park 1.45pm 3.45pm 5+ Friday Queens Park 1.45pm 3.45pm 5+ EVENING Monday Friday MUGA Weather permitting Greenfields 6pm 8pm 5+ Hereford Road 6pm 8pm 5+ Livesey Children s & All Age Centre 6pm 8pm 5+ Manxman Road 6pm 8pm 5+ Roe Lee 6pm 8pm 5+ Romney Walk 6pm 8pm 5+ DARWEN AND RURAL DAY EVENT VENUE TIME AGE DAYTIME Monday Friday Fun and Games in Centres Darwen Youth Centre 1.30pm 4pm 12 16 Monday Friday Darwen Leisure Centre 1.30pm 4pm 8 12 Fun and Games in Centres (Please note Tuesdays session will finish at 3.30pm) EVENING Monday Friday MUGA Weather permitting Olive Lane 6pm 8pm 5+ Watery Lane 6pm 8pm 5+ 10 FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @BWD_YPS FIND US ON FACEBOOK: BWD Young Peoples Services
DATE EVENT VENUE TIME AGE Saturday 22nd July Darwen Youth Festival Darwen Town Centre 11am 4pm All Ages Saturday 29th July Fun Day Blackburn Town Centre 11am 2pm All Ages Saturday 5th August Fun Day Energy Zone 11am 3pm All Ages Sunday 6th August Fun Day Mill Hill Community Centre and Gardens 11am 2pm All Ages Saturday 12th August Fun Day Hereford Road Park 12.30 3.30pm All Ages Sunday 13th August Fun Day Bold Venture Park - Darwen 11am 3pm All Ages Saturday 19th August Fun Day Bangor Street Community Centre 12.30 3.30pm All Ages Sunday 20th August Fun Day Audley Community Centre 12.30 4.30pm All Ages 11
POOL PROGRAMME 31st July to 25th August inclusive, Monday to Friday EVENT VENUE TIME Inflatable Fun Session Darwen Leisure Centre 10.30am 12pm Inflatable Fun Session Blackburn Leisure Centre 10.15am 11.45am Monday Thursday EVENT VENUE TIME Fun and Games in the Pool Shadsworth Leisure Centre 3.30pm 4.30pm SUMMER CRASH COURSES: DATES VENUE TIME 24th 28th July & 31st July 4th August Darwen Leisure Centre We will also be running a synchro course 25th 27th July and 1st 3rd Aug from 5pm-7pm 30 minute sessions between 4pm & 6pm 24th 28th July & 31st July 4th August Blackburn Sports & Leisure Centre 30 minute sessions between 4pm & 5.30pm We will also be running a snorkelling course for the same dates between 5.30pm 6.15pm COSTS 5 Day Course - 22.75 for beez holders and 25.25 without Snorkelling cost 31.85 for beez juniors or 35.35 without (This is for a 5 day course) Synchro - 13.65 beez juniors or 15.65 without TERMS AND CONDITIONS Snorkelling Children need to confidently be able to swim 50 meters on their front and back and be able to tread water and surface dive Synchro Children need to be able to swim a min of 25m on front and back and able to tread water for 1 minute For further information, please call Anne Rawlings at Darwen Leisure Centre on 01254 587905 and Claire Birchenough at Blackburn Sports and Leisure Centre on 01254 587989 Visit the website: www.refreshbwd.com 12 FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @BWD_YPS FIND US ON FACEBOOK: BWD Young Peoples Services
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SATURDAY JULY 29 SUNDAY JULY 30 SUNDAY AUGUST 6 SUNDAY AUGUST 13 SUNDAY AUGUST 20 MONDAY JULY 31 MONDAY AUGUST 7 MONDAY AUGUST 14 MONDAY AUGUST 21 TUESDAY AUGUST 1 TUESDAY AUGUST 8 TUESDAY AUGUST 15 TUESDAY AUGUST 22 WEDNESDAY AUGUST 2 WEDNESDAY AUGUST 9 WEDNESDAY AUGUST 16 WEDNESDAY AUGUST 23 THURSDAY AUGUST 3 THURSDAY AUGUST 10 THURSDAY AUGUST 17 THURSDAY AUGUST 24 FRIDAY AUGUST 4 FRIDAY AUGUST 11 FRIDAY AUGUST 18 FRIDAY AUGUST 25 SATURDAY AUGUST 5 SATURDAY AUGUST 12 SATURDAY AUGUST 19 SATURDAY AUGUST 26 SUNDAY AUGUST 27
CONTACT DETAILS YOUTH CENTRES & COMMUNITY CENTRES Accrington Road Community Centre Accrington Rd, Blackburn BB1 2AQ (01254) 56120 Bangor St Community Centre Norwich St, Blackburn BB1 6NZ (01254) 691551 Darwen Youth Centre Knott St, Blackburn BB3 2RN (01254) 703492 Greenfields Community Centre Green Lane, Blackburn BB2 4SR (01254) 201027 Kaleidoscope Youth Centre Manxman Rd, Blackburn BB2 3ER (01254) 297029 Little Harwood Community Centre Whalley Old Rd, Blackburn BB1 5PQ (01254) 681210 Mill Hill Community Centre New Chapel St, Blackburn BB2 4DT (01254) 673066 The Shadsworth Hub Rothesay Road, Blackburn, BB1 2RH (01254) 669001 ADDITIONAL VENUES Audley Centre Chester St, Blackburn BB1 1LP (01254) 680012 Blackburn Sports and Leisure Centre Feilden Street, Blackburn BB2 1LQ (01254) 585555 Corporation Park Blackburn BB2 6DE Darwen Leisure Centre The Green, Darwen BB3 1PW (01254) 874900 Eanam Wharf Blackburn BB1 5BL Queens Park Recreation Centre Blackburn BB1 1QF Shadsworth Leisure Centre Shadsworth Road, Blackburn BB1 2HT (01254) 268200 Witton Park Arena - Witton Country Park Preston Old Road, Blackburn BB2 2TP (01254) 666966 Young Peoples Services Daisyfield Base Moss Street, Blackburn, BB1 5JT (01254) 298622 FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @BWD_YPS FIND US ON FACEBOOK: BWD Young Peoples Services 15