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Activities for children over the summer school holidays
Trafford has got summer covered with events and activities running across the school holiday period to keep children and young people entertained. Here are some ideas.
Please be aware that tickets will be required for some of the activities featured.
Want to dance? 'Step Out' is a week of dance workshops with Free Expression Dance's Imani Jendai, and the culmination of the 'Step to the Street' initiative run by Immerse. At the start of the year, 'Step to the Street' offered free street dance sessions to young people in youth centres around Trafford, with Partington, Gorse Hill, Old Trafford and Sale West all hosting eight weeks of dance sessions for young people to take part in. Those participants will be invited to take part in 'Step Out' where they will get the opportunity to build on what they have learnt. They will spend a week developing their skills and creating a piece of dance to perform at the Waterside Arts Centre. If you're aged 11 - 21 and have some dance experience then you too can take part. Contact Jeff on 912 5093 or email immerse@trafford.gov.uk for further details. Places to go, things to do.
Victoria Park, Stretford 26 July, 1pm - 4pm, Summer Sports Spectacular organised by the Friends of Victoria Park. Free entry.
There will be sports equipment and or coaching available for football, tennis, badminton, hockey, cricket, table tennis, rounders. Garden games. Stretford Library staff will be reading stories in the Under 5s play area. There will be a tombola and a refreshment stall with all profits going back into the park. The duck decathlon, run by the Friends group, involves 10 silly duck themed races for teams - with trophies for gold, silver & bronze places. The whole event is suitable for all ages.
Gorse Hill studios
Gorse Hill Studios is a creative space for young people, offering exciting activities in music and the arts. If you want to learn new skills in music-making, dance, drama, film-making or photography you have found the right place. Find out more about creative activities, projects and events. Check out the MP3 section for original music produced by young people in the music studio by logging onto www.gorsehillstudios.com
Lets Go Global
Lets Go Global is Trafford's ground-breaking internet TV channel. The team is based at their broadcasting studio at 3 Malvern Row, Old Trafford, and broadcast live programmes made by the local community. Catch up with what's going on at the studio by visiting:
www.letsgoglobal.tv or call 0161 850 5555.
Partington youth website
The site has full details of the partnership, its history, who is involved, links to other agencies, guestbook and enquiries where young people can let the editors know what they want to see on the site but most important all the stories of what has and is going on in the area. The PCYP has and does organise events such as the Why Don't You activity days, Screamin Wheels skate park launch, Partington 5-a-side football league and much much more. Get online and check out:
T:Youth Festival in the park 08. The T:Youth festival on Thursday 31 July at
Ashton Park, Sale, from 1pm - 6pm, will be a great event for all ages. It will
include a wide range of entertainment and activities including dance, sports,
food, games, music and DJs. The festival will cater for most music tastes with
flavours of Urban, Jazz, Garage, Grime, R&B, Rock and lots more, and will
feature live performers, artists and bands. The event is organised by a group of
young people in Trafford who have been training as young community leaders.
Perfect for 6+ years
Talking Pants! Stand-up comedy for kids! Youngsters from ages six upwards will enjoy this chortle-tastic show on 27 July, starting at 2.30pm. Contact 912 5616 or visit Waterside Arts Centre
Junior summer cheer camp, Phoenix cheerleaders at Altrincham Leisure Centre, Oakfield Road, Altrincham. Contact Leisure centre for details. Ideal for 4 -10 years, starting 18 August - 29 August. Contact 926 3255 or visit www.phoenixcheer.co.uk
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