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A variety of activity is in store this Easter holiday

Related topics: Leisure, culture and heritage

Children and young people of Shropshire can look forward to an Easter full of fun from Wednesday 3  April  2013 to Tuesday 9 April 2013.  A variety of activities are taking place at various sports centres and village halls around Shropshire. 

The sessions are: 

Wednesday 3 April

  • Messy and Multi Play, Tilstock Village Hall, 10am – 11:45am.  

Friday 5 April

  • Easter Walk and Mini Egg hunt, Battlefield Heritage Site, Shrewsbury, 1pm start. 

Saturday 6 April

  • Multi Activity Session, Rhyn Park Sports Centre, St Martins, 1pm-4pm.  

Monday 8 April

  • Roller Skating at Maurice Chandler Sports Centre, Market Drayton, 2pm – 4pm. 

Tuesday 9 April

  • Roller Skating at Craven Arms Community Centre, 10am – 12 noon. 

Roller skating sessions cost £4 per child which includes skate hire, or £3 per child if they bring their own.  Open to children aged 6-12 years. 

Messy play session costs £2 per child, and is open to children aged 7 and under. 

Multi Activity Session is free, with thanks to The Charlotte Hartey Foundation; Gobowen, Selattyn, St Martins and Weston Rhyn Local Joint Committee; and 3YPA.  Open to young people in school Year 6 to Year 11. 

Easter Walk is £2 per child, accompanying adults being free.  Please wear suitable footwear and clothing.  Open to children aged up to 12. 

All sessions have a limited number of spaces available, so please call Leisure Services on 01743 255071 to secure your place.

Also, remember Shropshire Council’s Community Play Store is a great resource to utilise this Easter, or for whenever you may need it.  The Play Store provides the opportunity to hire resources for you to use at home, in an organised setting, inside a venue or get outside to play.  The Play Store is equipped with a wide variety of equipment, from giant games to sports equipment to musical instruments. 

Anyone is eligible to access the equipment; all you have to do is become a member of the Store.  Membership is free, and hiring costs vary but are minimal. 

Deana Pennington, Shropshire Council’s play development officer, encourages local children to join in the fun:

“Shropshire Council’s holiday activity schemes offer a variety of activities to keep children and young people entertained this Easter.  I am sure many of our younger residents will be pleased to take part in the activities on offer.  Play is an essential part of childhood, as well as being enjoyable for parents and carers, there is plenty of opportunity for the children and young people of Shropshire to keep fit, healthy and active over the half term break and have some good old fashioned fun in the process.  Through play they learn, take risks, get creative, and most importantly of all have fun.  The Play Store and play activities are an ideal opportunity to get out this half term.”

For more information about the activities planned for the holiday period, call Leisure Services on 01743 255071 or log on to the website at shropshire.gov.uk/sports.nsf.

For holiday activities taking place at your local leisure centre, please click here.