The school holidays are approaching and for families with children, it can be hard sometimes to know what to do that is both fun and inexpensive. There are a range of community events happening over the six weeks’ holiday, including a Beach Party organised by Big Local Thurnscoe at Thurnscoe Flower Park on Saturday 4th August and a ‘Bounce Into Summer’ event organised by the Goldthorpe Development Group at the Welfare fields in Goldthorpe on Wednesday 22nd August.
Dearne Churches Together is working with the Dearne Area Team, FareShare, Berneslai Homes and other community groups to host family fun days throughout the school holidays. These will run from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. on each Wednesday (except on 21st August when the event is on Tuesday to avoid clashing with the ‘Bounce Into Summer’ event; please note the last event ends at 2 p.m.) at different local churches and will provide free activities and lunch for families in our area. See below for dates and venues. These fun days will have a wide range of craft activities, games (including table tennis at most venues and other sports/ games at different venues) and will be a great day out for all the family.
Wednesday 25th July @ Salvation Army with an international flavour to the day!
Wednesday 1st August @ Houghton Road Centre, Thurnscoe, with a sports theme:
Wednesday 8th August @ Furlong Road Methodist Church, Bolton-on-Dearne, with a board games theme:
Wednesday 15th August at Goldthorpe Pentecostal Community Church, on all things Yorkshire! Please bring in buttons and glass jars for use in the activities here (Map making and glass painting).
Tuesday 21st August at St Helen’s Church Hall, Thurnscoe, with a Superheroes theme! (Dressing up highly recommended!)
Wednesday 29th August at Goldthorpe Parish Church, with a Teddy Bears’ Picnic theme! (Bring your own teddy bear…)
And last but not least, right at the end of the summer holidays we have the Dearne Community Arts’ Festival which is on Friday 31st August and Saturday 1st September from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Dearne ALC. This free event brings together exhibitions, perforamnces, demonstrations and workshops under one roof and will provide fun and entertainment for all the family. Come and browse the wide range of arts and crafts on show, watch a 3D printer or virtual reality cinema, take part in learning how to play the ukelele or walk on stilts, dig for fossils outside, learn how to made a model aircraft or how to sew, get involved in paper crafts or sand art, hone your writing skills with Jeannette Ayton (children) or Ian McMillan (adults) and much more…! Face painting and body art available; refreshments on sale. Don’t miss it!
