Poole Summer Activities 2008
| Published: 9th August 2008 13:40 |
Information from The Family Information Services and Extended Services are providing information relating to a wide selection of activities available for children, young people and families. The list activities are provided by many public and private organisations for the summer period.
There are listed of great opportunities to have fun and also being able to learn new skills in play, drama, sport, volunteering, community environmental projects, family learning and much more.
Check it out today to see what is on offer!!!
South - East - West
South Poole
Ally Pally School of Music - Music Summer School for Inspiring, creative and fun classes
- Age Group - 0 - 7 years
- Date: - 28th July - 1st August (additional dates throughout August)
- Age 0 - 4 - £5 per 30mins class plus refreshments afterwards
- Age 4 - 7 - £8 per 2 1/2 hour session with music, craft and refreshments
Contact: - Ali Lunn on 07786 623723 or email ali@allypallymusic.co.uk - www.allypallymusic.co.uk
Artemis Fowl; Fairies, Fiends and Flatulence
A hilarious one-man theatre show by author Eoin Colfer for all Artemis Fowl fans and their families
- Age: - 7 plus
- Date: - 12 August at 3pm
- Address: - The Theatre, The Lighthouse, Poole
- Price: - £8.50
- Ticket Office: - Tel: - 0844 406 8666 Website: - www.lighthousepoole.co.uk
Blue Dragon Club Holiday Club
All activities, crafts and outings
- Age: - 2 - 12 years - Registered Childcare
- Date: - Every school holiday from 8am - 6pm (Monday - Friday)
- Address: - The Blue Dragon Club, Green Road, Poole, Dorset. BH15 1QB
Various fees applicable, contact Shave or Linda Avenell on 01202 649373 for further information
Breeze Academy of Dance
- Dance, Singing and Drama Activities
- Age: - 3 plus
- Date: - All year round - Holiday and Terms (Time will vary depending on the activies).
- Address: - Studios in Parkstone and Poole
Courthill Cabin Club - Holiday Club
- Age: - 4 - 8 years - Registered Childcare
- Date: - All Summer holidays from 8am - 6pm
- Address: - Courthill First School, Courthill Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset. BH14 9HL
- Price: - £22 per day / £11 per session
Contact Lyn Dyett on 01202 736496 or 07779 499256 / Email lyn.dyett@fsmail.net
Cycle Speedway
- Age: - 8 plus
- Date: - Every Tuesday evening - "Come and Try It" sessions from 7pm
- Address: - Poole Cycle Speedway, Catalina Drive, Baiter Park, Poole, Dorset. BH15 1TQ
- FREE - Cycles and Safety Clothing provided
No Booking Required
Contact Pete at pete@poolecsc.com for more information
Dance Majic
Various types of dance including:
- Ballroom
- Latin
- Disco
- Musical Theatre
- Singing
- Age: - 2 - 19 years
- Date: - All year (Various times according to age, class and ability)
- Address: - 314 Ringwood Road, Poole, Dorset. BH14 0RY
- Price: - Cost varies according to class required
Contact Lynda Toohey on 01202 723381 or email lynda@dancemajic.co.uk - www.dancemajic.co.uk
Fun 4 Kids
- Age: - 0 -18 years
- Date: - 5th August from 11am - 3pm
- Address: - Poole High Street, Poole, Dorset
- Price: FREE
Rockley Water Sports
Sailing, Windsurfing, Kayaking, Holiday Camps, Rowing and more
- Age: - 8 plus
- Date: - Easter until October from 10am - 6pm
- Address: - Poole Park, Parkstone Road, Poole, Dorset
- Price: - From £6
Contact Pip Woods on 01202 677272 or email info@rockleywatersports.com
South Coast Tigers Basketball Club
Holiday Sports Club and all year round
- Age: - 10 - 18 years
- Date: - Friday Evenings
- Address: - Carter Community School, Blandford Road, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset.
Contact Michael Dronyk on 07726 940575 or email southcoasttigerbasketball@hotmail.com
St. George's Church - Summer Holiday Club
- Age: - 4 - 11 years
- Date: - 26th - 29th August from 10am - 11.55am
- Address: - St.George's Church - Oakdale, Poole, Dorset
Contact Sue Poulton on st.george.oakdale@talktalkbusiness.net
Shokk Gym
Bespoke gym including badminton and basketball
- Age: - 8 - 18 years
- Date: - Throughout the term time and school holidays from 4pm - 6pm on Fridays. 10am - 12 pm on Saturdays
- Address: - Carter Community School, Blandford Road, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset
- Price: - FREE
Contact Sean McCrory (Carter Community School School / Poole Leisure Services) on 01202 261301 or email leisure@poole.gov.uk - www.boroughofpoole.com
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Sports Camps
Activities include football, netball, basketball, quidditch, mini olympics and many other sports and skills.
- Age: - 5 - 13 years
- Date: - Every week day during school holidays from 10am - 3pm daily
- Address: - Carter Community School, Blandford Road, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset.
- Price: - £35 per week
Contact Tony Funnell on 07703 068295
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Study Gallery of Modern Art - Poole
- Age: - 0 - 5 years
- Date: - 30th July - Printing / 6th August - Pebble Painting
- Time: - 9.45am - 10.45am
- Address: - The Study Gallery of Modern Art, North Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset. BH14 0LS
- Price: - £3.50 per child
Contact Chris Andrews on 01202 205200 or email frontdesk@thestudygallery.org
Summer Artstars
- Age: - 8 - 12 years
- Date: - 24th July - Create your own beautiful clay tile
- 31st July - Make your own sketchbook
- 7th August - Create a crazy clay animal head
- Time: - 10.30am - 12.30pm
- Address: - The Study Gallery of Modern Art, North Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset. BH14 0LS
- Price: - £12.50 for all 3 if booked in advanced or £5 per session
Contact Chris Andrews or Sandy Wilderspin on 01202 205200 or email frontdesk@thestudygallery.org
Table Tennis
- Age: - 7 - 80 years
- Date: - Monday to Friday at various clubs in the area (mostly evening plus weekend activities).
- Each club charges seperately (all very reasonable)
Contact Colin McLean (Poole & District Table Tennis Association) on 01202 710423
Team Read
This years Summer Read Challenge is called the Team Read. Please see individual libraries for details or www.boroughofpoole.com/libraries
- Age: - 4 - 12 years
- Date: - 19th July - 6th September
- Time: - Times vary, please contact individual libraries or see website (Poole Libraries).
- Price: - FREE
Contact 'Children's Library Service' on 01202 262401
Varjak Paw!
Theatre Production based on the books by S.F.Said
- One Small Cat, One Big City
- Age: - 8 plus
- Date: - 18th - 20th September (18th Sept - 1pm / 19th Sept - 7pm / 20th Sept - 3pm)
- Address: - Lighthouse, Poole Centre for the Art, Kingland Road, Poole, Dorset. BH15 1UG
- Price: - Children - £9.50 / Adults - £12.50 / Family (4 people (minimum 2 children)
Contact on 0844 406 8666 - www.lighthousepoole.co.uk
Word Salad
Pop into the cafe at The Lighthouse in the Poole Art Centre for the Arts and pick up a tempting bowl of mouth watering words to enjoy your meal with.
Use these words to create a new poem, a selection of these poems will be printed on card and made available in the cafe for other visitors to enjoy.
- Age: - For the whole family and of anyone of reading age.
- Date: - 31st July & 28th August from 12pm - 2pm.
- Address: - The Cafe, Lighthouse, Poole's Centre for Arts, Kingland Road, Poole, Dorset.
- Price: - FREE / No booking required.
Contact Anna Shiels, Arts Development Unit (Borough of Poole) on 01202 633971 or email a.shiels@poole.gov.uk
Youth Services - Borough of Poole
Various activities including basketball, horse riding and sailing lessons
- Age: - 13 - 19 years
- Date: - Throughout June and July on a Tuesday evening.
- Address: - Poole Park, Poole, Dorset.
- Price: - FREE
Contact 01202 262287 for further information and to request a leaflet. Email youth.services@poole.gov.uk - www.boroughofpoole.gov.uk
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East Poole
As-U-R
Activities include: - Sports - Football, hoola-hoops, Craft Room - puzzles, lego, Teenage area - Table football, pool.
- Age: - 0 - 18 (parents to remain with children)
- Date: - Tuesday & Thursday throughout the summer from 10am - 12:30pm.
- Address: - Winchelsea School, Guernsey Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset. BH12 4LL
- Price: - Donations of £2 per child
Bearwood Cabin Club
Holiday Club - Ofsted Registered - "Travel the World" with Cabin Club.
Messy play, role-play, outdoor play, arts & crafts and much, much more.
- Age: - 4 - 11 years (Registered Childcare)
- Date: - 22nd July - 5th September from 8am - 6pm.
- Address: - The Treehouse, Bearwood Primary and Nursery School, Barons Road, Bournemouth, Dorset. BH11 9UN
- Price: - £11.50 - half day session / £23.00 - whole day session
Contact Emma Hawksworth (Manager) on 07964 674557 or email bearwoodcabinclub@hotmail.co.uk
Buddies - Holiday Club
- Age: - 4 - 12 years (Registered Childcare)
- Date: - All summer Monday - Friday from 8am - 6pm (flexible sessions available)
- Address: - Heatherlands First School, Library Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset. BH12 2BG
Contact Kirsty Lester on 07703 324482 or email commerland@ntlworld.com
Children's Library Service - Poole Libraries
Team Read - This year's summer reading challenge is called the Team Read. Please see individual libraries for details or www.boroughofpoole.com/libraries
- Age: - 4 - 12 years
- Date: - 19th July - 6th September
- Time: - Times will vary, please contact individual libraries or see website
- Price: - FREE
Contact Poole Libraries on 01202 262401
Everyone Active - Poole
Holiday Active Days - The perfect way for your child to have fun, stay active and learn new skills
- Age: - 8 - 12 years
- Date: - 23rd July - 5th September from 8.30am - 4pm.
- Address: - Rossmore Leisure Centre / Ashdown Leisure Centre
- Price: - From £9.50
Contact Mike Barfoot on 01202 738787 / 01202 604224
Friends of the Dolphin
Boat trips for people with disabilities (Maximum of 12 people).
Wheelchair access (can take up to 6 wheelchairs at any one time).
- Age: - All ages
- Date: - All summer at various times
Address: -
- Leaving from Poole Quay Marina sailing 'around the islands'.
- Depending on tide - leaving from Poole Quay Marina, sailing 'up Wareham River', mooring for a short period before return.
Contact Glen Hildich on 01929 55006 (evenings for Fridays Only)
Fun Zone - Holiday Club
- Age: - 4 - 7 years (Registered Childcare)
- Date: - All summer holiday from 8am - 6pm.
- Address: - Rossmore Leisure Centre, Herbert Avenue, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset. BH12 4HR
Contact on 07806 744962 or email bigwhitduck@fsmail.net
Hope Flower Festival
Every church in Poole is being invited to come along, design and display a flower decoration in the theme of "Hope".
- Age: - Family event
- Date: - 19th - 20th September
- Address: - St. John's Church, Ashley Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset.
Contact Jackie Leswell on 01202 731880 - www.hope08poole.org.uk
Hump-a-Lump Club (Cuddles Day Nursery - Parkstone)
Holiday Club - (Ofsted Registered) Lots of fun and exciting activities in a purpose built buiding. There are lots of trips to many different places.
- Age: - 4 -10 years
- Date: - All school holidays and after school during term time with various times to suit your needs.
- Times: - 8am - 1pm / 1pm - 6pm and 8am - 6pm / 9am - 3pm
- Address: - The Hump-a-Lump Club, Herbert Avenue, Parkstone, Poole, Doset.
- Price: - £14.25 - £18.63 - Trips may be an additional cost
Contact Nicola Durnien on 01202 747198 or email rossmore@cuddlesnursery.co.uk
Kidz Klub - Sunnyhill Community Church
Holiday Bible Club - Full of games, pantomime, sports, craft and activities
- Age: - 4 - 11 years
- Address: - Sunnyhill Community Church (Sports Hall), Sunnyhill Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset
- 25th - 29 August from 10am - 12pm.
- Price: - £1 per child
Contact Sarah Buttler on 01202 716771 or email sarah@sunnyhillcc.org
Olga Gymnastics and Trampoline Club
Gymnastics and Trampoline Days
- Age: - 7 plus
- Date: - Monday, Wednesday and Fridays (not open Bank Holiday Monday 25th August)
- Time: - 9am - 12pm, 1pm - 4pm (drop off available from 8.30am and supervised lunch for those staying all day)
- Address: - Rossmore Leisure Centre, Herbert Avenue, Poole, Dorset.
Price: - £10 per session (non-member) / £8.50 per session (OLGA Member) / £7.50 per session (ATL Member)
Contact Sharon Wood on 01202 738787
Olga Gymnastics and Trampoline Club
Pay and Play - Gymnastics and Trampoline Centre open for fun sessions.
These sessions enable you to bring your children to experience and explore gymnastics and trampolining in a safe environment. You may stayas you like during these hours. Although these sessions are not structured, your children will be supervised by our high qualified coaches.
- Age: - Under 5's
- Date: - Tuesday and Thursday from 9am - 12pm
- Address: - Rossmore Leisure Centre, Herbert Avenue, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset.
- Price: - Non-members - £4 / OLGA Members - £3.50 / ATL Members - £3
Contact Sharon Wood on 01202 738787
Table Tennis
- Age: - 7 - 80 years
- Date: - Monday to Friday at various clubs in the area, there are also some weekend activities. (Mostly evenings plus weekend activity). On-going at local clubs and charges are set by the indivual clubs (all very reasonable).
Contact Colin MLean on 01202 710423 (Poole & District Table Tennis Association).
Sunbeams - Holiday Club
- Age: - 2 5 years (Registered Childcare)
- Date: - All summer Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm
- Address: - Heatherlands First School, Library Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset. BH12 2BG
Contact Kirsy Lester on 07703 324482 or email commerland@ntlworld.com
Sunnyhill Parent and Toddler Group
Parent and toddler activities, messy play, sit and ride, books, dressing up, singing, stories and park outings/picnics
- Age: - 0 - school age. Older siblings are welcome during holiday times. Age appropiate activities.
- Date: - Every Tuesday (except 26th August) from 1pm - 2.30pm
- Address: - Sunnyhill Community Church (Sports Hall), Sunnyhill Road, PArkstone, Poole, Dorset.
- Price: - £1 per family - 30p per adult refreshments
No need to book
Contact Sandra Mackrow on 01202 380910
West Poole
Acorn Playscheme - Holiday Club - Summer Playscheme
- Age: - 3 -18 years (Registered Childcare)
- Date: - 23rd July - 6th August from 9am - 3.30pm
- Address: - Montacute School, 3 Canford Heath Road, Canford Heath, Poole, Dorset. BH17 9NG
- Price: - £60 per week
Can only be booked by parents of children who attend Montacute School
Bowden Academy of Dramatic Arts (BADA)
Drama workshop - Skills based leading to mini performance
- Age: - 7 - 18 years
- Date: - 21st - 28th July, 11th - 15th August from 10am - 4pm
- Address: - Poole Grammar School, Gravel Hill, Poole, Dorset. BH17 9JU
- Price: - £135 per week
Contact James Bowden on 07902 253499 or email admin@bowdenacademy.co.uk. Forms are available from www.bowdenacademy.co.uk
Broadstone Leisure Centre
Various Sporting Activities
- Date: - 15th July - 15th August
- Times: - Various times depending on activity.
- Address: - Broadstone Leisure Centre, Station Approach, Broadstone, Dorset. BH18 8AX
Contact Martin Stockley on 01202 777766
Cuddles Day Nursery - Canford Heath - Holiday Club
- Age: 4 - 10 years
- Date: - All summer holiday from 8am - 6pm
- Address: - Learoyd Road, Canford Heath, Poole, Dorset. BH17 8PJ
- Price: - £22.13 per day / £13.70 per session
Contact on 01202 672671 or email canford@cuddlesnursery.co.uk
Fun Factory - Holiday Club
- Age: - 4 - 14 years (Registered Childcare)
- Date: - All summer holidays from 7.30am - 6pm
- Address: - Beacon Centre, Mitchell Road, Canford Heath, Poole, Dorset. BH17 8UE
Contact on 01202 268716 or email info@funfactory.org.uk
Guided Walk - Canford Heath Nature Reserve
Find out about this internationally important site; wildlife, history and what is needed to maintain it
- Age: - All ages
- Date: - 3rd August from 2pm - 4pm
- Address: - Meet at end of Francis Avenue (by silver gate), near entrance to Knighton Heath Golf Course
- Price: - FREE
Contact Jez Martin (Ranger Team), Borough of Poole on 01202 265265 or email leisure@poole.gov.uk - www.boroughofpole.com
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Kids Club - Holiday Club (Ofsted Registered)
- Age: - 4 - 12 years
- Date: - All summer holiday from 8am - 6pm
- Address: - Broadstone Community and Arts Centre, 21 Dunyeats Road,
- Broadstone, Poole, Dorset. BH18 8AB
Contact on 01202 600800 or email info@kidsclubuk.co.uk
Table Tennis
- Age: - 7 - 80 years
- Date: - Monday to Friday at various clubs in the area. Mostly evenings plus weekend activities. Each club charges seperately, all at very reasonable prices.
Contact Colin McLean (Poole & District Table Tennis Association) on 01202 7140423
Team Read
this year's Summer Reading Challenge is call 'The Read Team'. Please see the individual libraries for details or visit www.boroughofpoole.com/libraries
- Age: - 4 - 12 years
- Date: - 19th July - 6th September
- Time: - The times will vary, please contact individual libraries or see website
- Price: - FREE
Contact Children's Library Service on 01202 262401
Top Cats Playclub - Holiday Club (Ofsted Registered with planned activities and outings)
Outings include: - Moors Valley, Bowling, Cinema, Paulton's Park and many more.
- Age: - 4 - 14 years
- Date: - 21st July - 3rd September between 8am - 6pm.
- Address: - Canford Heath Community Centre, Mitchell Road, Canford Heath, Poole, Dorset. BH17 8UE
- Price: - Full Day - £20, Any 5 hours - £14, Any 6 hours - £16
Contact Nicky Gray on 07780 983782 or Sarah Dogan on 07988 214284 or email nichola.gray@ukonline.co.uk
Upton Park
Children's Wildlife Fun Day
- Age: - 4 - 10 years
- Address: - Upton Park, Poole, Dorset
- Price: - £1 per child - No need to book - just turn up on the da
CRB Checked Staff - all BOP staff on duty
Wildlife moth trapping event
"Moths" little brown jobs I hear you say! Well why not come and be amazed by the sheer variety of these night fly insects.
- Date: - 17th August from 9.30am - 11am
- Address: Upton Country Park in the walled garden adjacent to the peacock tea rooms
- Price: - FREE
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Information provided by "Poole Summer Sizzler 2008 - Dorset Children's Information Service"
