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Summer holiday playschemes, summer schools and workshops are an excellent way for children to learn something fun and interesting and make new friends. Check out the many events happening these holidays below!

For all these activities, please call ahead to confirm details and book places where necessary.

Playschemes and sports

Belton Lane Community Primary School
Green Lane, Grantham NG31 9PP. Monday 28 July – Tuesday 12 August

Grantham Meres Leisure Centre
Trent Road, Grantham, NG31 7XQ. Thursday 14 August–Friday 29 August

Sessions for both these venues run from 10.00am–4.00pm daily.

For all enquiries, please call 01476 406434.

Tallington Lakes Adventure Weeks and Adventure 28 July–22 August Club
Activities will include kayaking, canoeing, raft building, skiing, tobogganing, climbing as well as a weekly barbecue and prize giving in events that are designed to give youngsters a taster for each activity.

Fees for one week start from £100, one day costs £24. For all enquiries please contact 01778 347000.

Children’s Holiday Activities at the NK Centre Moor Lane, North Hykeham, LN6 9AX
28 July–29 August (£10 per day, £45 per week)
This Summer there’s something for everyone! From badminton to basketball and diving to dodgeball, you can take part in a great range of activities and make fab new friends along the way!
Children’s holiday activities will include: Kids crazy swimming, Team races, Junior Harpers Sessions, Football, tournaments, Short tennis, Basketball, Kwik cricket, Uni hoc and much, much more…
8-15 year olds
Please note, prices do not include lunch, but for £2.50 per day a healthy lunch box can be provided. Alternatively, the Gallery Café will be open for light snacks.

To book, please call 01522 883311

Adventure World at the NK Centre Moor Lane, North Hykeham, LN6 9AX
Monday to Friday, 9.30am–11.15am & 1pm-2.45pm
For a whale of an adventure try out Adventure World; a unique soft play area over different levels. Slither down the slides and fly across the sky glide! Fight your way through the ball pool and wriggle through the rollers! Climb up the cargo nets and bounce through the big balls! Age: 2-12 year olds
Height limit – 4ft 10”
Cost: £2.75 per child per session. Please note there will be no Adventure World on 4 and 25 August.

To book, please call 01522 883311

Crash Courses at the NK Centre Moor Lane, North Hykeham, LN6 9AX
9am–10am
This holiday the NK Centre is offering three new water courses for children to take part in! Each session lasts 45 minutes (£15 per week. Diving £12 for
the week)

Water Polo
28 July–1 August
Learn how to play waterpolo in this course, which
will be a mixture of learning technique for
matches and playing to improve your skills.

Junior Lifeguard
4–8 August
On this course you will work towards becoming a Rookie Lifeguard, following the RLSS certificate. You will learn how to rescue troubled swimmers in both open water and
swimming pool situations.

Diving
25–29 August
Seen the Olympic divers and want to learn? Then join in this course to learn the fundamentals of platform diving.

To book, please call 01522 883311. Please note all participants must be a minimum of ASA Level 6 standard to take part in the crash courses.

Workshops

Summer Workshops at Grantham Guildhall Arts Centre. To book please call the Guildhall Arts Centre on 01476 406158

Drumming Workshops with Julie Wright
29 July (£5/£6/£7.50)
Join us in an exciting workshop where you’ll learn traditional West African rhythms on traditional drums, producing beats that will send you away with a smile on your face and rhythm in your bones.
2.30pm–3.30pm for 7–11
4.00–5.30pm for 11–16
7.00pm–9.00pm for 17+

NITS Go Victorian
4–8 August 2008 (£55 for the week)
Create a musical play in a week with the Nearly Instant Theatre Sessions and perform it for family and friends! You’ll get to practise your singing, dancing and acting skills and make a host of new friends along the way. The workshops are partly pre-structured and partly improvised, open to 7–16-year-olds and suitable for beginners and experienced performers. The performance will be on Friday 8 August at 3.00pm.
10.00am–3.30pm

Stop Motion Animation Workshop with Vikaas Mistry
21 and 22 August 2008 (£20.00 a session)
Vikaas will lead you through the processes of making a ‘claymation’ film from storyboard, script writing and filming. The price includes a finished DVD to take home. 10.00am–4.00pm
For 9–16 year olds

Summer workshops at Stamford Arts Centre. To book please call 01780 763203

Kids Party Time!
2 August (£5 per child – accompanying adults required)
Learn dance moves, sing along to famous songs, play parachute games and have loads of fun at this party. No birthday needed – just come and join in the fun!
10.00am–12.00pm
4–7 years

Kids Party Time!
2 August (£7.50 per child)
Come along to this fun party session! Dance to your favourite songs, play pass the parcel, musical statues and more. Everyone who attends gets a party bag – including cake!
1.00pm–4.00pm
7–11 years

Jem’s Hip Hop Dance!
4, 11 and 21 August (£3.50 a session)
Popular Hip Hop dance teacher Jem is back at Stamford Arts Centre this summer. These will be up-tempo street dance sessions incorporating the latest dances – don’t miss these physical and fun classes.
12.00pm–1.00pm
7–15 years

Denim Days – summer family workshops at the Hub National Centre for Crafts & Design, Sleaford
23 July until 31 July
(One workshop £5, attend all six for just £10!)
Design and print badges, make denim paper, cloth decals to sew on to jackets and jeans, design and print tshirts in these workshops aimed at families with children between the ages of 6–16. Workshops run from 10.00am–3.30pm. (There may be extra costs for materials, eg tshirts.) To book please call 01529 308710

Summer workshops at the Terry O'Toole Theatre. To book, please call 01529 410595

MaDD Summer 4 – Performing Arts Summer School 28 July-1 August(£50 per week, including an exclusive MaDD Summer T-shirt) A fun-filled week of music, dance and drama workshops for children and young people aged between 8–16 years old. £50 per week, including an exclusive MaDD Summer T-shirt. For further information please contact Muriel Marr at artsNK on 01529 410595 or email Muriel.Marr@leisureconnection.co.uk

Street Beat 3
25 – 29 August
10.00am - 3.00pm
A week of workshops for young people
aged between 11 – 19 years old. Inspired by
urban art forms, the sessions include break
dance, DJing, graffiti art and street dance
plus many more*.
Sessions take place between
25 and 29 August at Harpers at Sleaford,
East Road, Sleaford.
£50 for the week including a Street
Beat T-shirt.
For further information please contact Muriel
Marr on 01529 410595 or email
Muriel.marr@leisureconnection.co.uk
* Please note that some of these workshops
require a basic level of fitness.





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