What's on in and around our area.

Looking for free, fun-filled family activities for February half-term? They’ve got it covered at Museum & Art Swindon! Decorate pancakes with Swindon’s Mayor or listen to tall tales about Jurassic sea monsters! Learn how to draw mythical creatures or make fossils from clay!

Sat 14^th Feb – Fantastical Worlds drawing workshops

Tues 17^th Feb – Fossil Hunters storytelling and clay craft

Tues 17^th Feb – Pancakes with the Mayor and behind-the-scenes tour – FREE!

Wed 18^th and Sat 21^st Feb – Fantastical Worlds Creative Drop-In – FREE

Find more information and booking at www.museumartswindon.com/whats-on

🚲 CycleKids Half Term Sessions – BOOKING NOW OPEN 🚲

Looking for a fun, confidence-boosting activity this half term? Our CycleKids sessions are now available to book for children who want to learn how to ride a bike in time for spring!

Over the past 10 years, we’ve perfected a fun, calm and stress-free teaching method that’s helped thousands of children learn to cycle confidently and happily 👏🏼

✨ Choose from:

 • Pedal Ready Assessments

 • Learn to Cycle CycleKids sessions

At the Moredon Sporting Hub l

📲 Book now: head to foxcycling.co.uk and secure your child’s place for the upcoming half term holidays.

Spaces are limited – don’t miss out! 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️

Swindon Basketball Academy

For ages 8-12

Every Monday from 5-6pm at Ridgeway Leisure Centre.

To book, or to get more information, please visit or call:

www.swindonbasketballacademy.com 

or

07703385954

Branches Support Group

The group meets regularly at
Coleview Community Centre

Speakers include:

• Sue from the Bowel and Bladder
  Specialist Nursing Team
• Debbie from the Library Outreach Team
• Fran from Drawing and Talking
• Fiona from the Platform Project

For more information, please call 07486 873 405
or email swindonsendfamiliesvoice@outlook.com 

For our 50^th Anniversary season at Bowood, we are delighted to be welcoming back Mud & Guts this May Half Term Holiday.

Taking place on Wednesday 28^th May and Friday 30^th May, Mud & Guts will be hosting outdoor activities to entertain and educate young children.  Mud & Guts are experts at running these activities; Jamie King (owner) and his team are looking forward to working with Bowood again.  https://mudandguts.co.uk/about/

The aim is to provide children with a learning experience, within the natural environment under the guidance of trained professionals.  The children can enjoy the freedom of being outside whilst gaining valuable skills in living with nature, den building, fire lighting (subject to environmental conditions), flora and fauna, team, and game playing.  During either morning or afternoon sessions small groups of 16 children will be free to explore and disconnect from the modern world.  Open to 6 years to 10 year olds.

These activities are separate to the House & Gardens and children can be left with Mud & Guts for either morning or afternoon sessions, perfect for parents, grandparents or guardians who need a few quiet hours to themselves.  Any participating child will benefit from 50% discount off our Admission Fees for the child into Bowood House & Gardens, if they still have some energy left after this fun activity!

The activity is located to the rear of our Visitor Car Park (follow signage).  Toilets are available in the Treehouse Café, from 08:30 – 17:00, however food/drink service will only be operating between 10:00 – 17:00 https://bowood.org/house-gardens/food-drink/

Please feel free to pass this email onto any parents or share the below image and link here for the tickets BOOK HERE .  Terms & Conditions apply and Parental Information and Waiver Forms must be read and completed/submitted in advance.

Free Adult Workshops

I’m delighted to share with you 2 new courses for parents:

An Introduction to Supporting your child's school attendance and wellbeing

An Introduction to Understanding and supporting your child’s anxiety

Please find the posters for each course attached. 

Our eligibility for a free course is listed on our website here:

Who is eligible for free courses | Adult community learning | Swindon Borough Council

In collaboration with the Maternity & Neonatal Partnership (MNVP) the Early Year Team are conducting a survey to see where pregnant people and parents of young children are getting their information from, this will help to ensure we are pushing out information in the right places.

The link to the survey is here: https://forms.office.com/e/LMTyWCEXep

STFC - GIRLS FOOTBALL

Every Thursday 5:30pm-6:30pm, we run a free football session at Foundation Park for Girls Only, aged between 10-16 years old. The session takes place inside our Nigel Eady Training Centre (Dome) and is a great way to stay active with some additional football. The session is focused on having fun and making new friends, in a welcoming environment with all abilities welcome. The session involves matches and is a great way to practice and learn new skills with the help from our female team of coaches.

To sign up to the session, please use the link below: 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedPsw8YiCzVydM75Blj8_p5AeHP_n_XclLh40ZRxnMQ0Vupg/viewform

 If you have any questions or want further information on our Girls Only Premier League Kicks programme, please email grace@stfcfoundation.com

Dear Parent/Guardian,

At Swindon Town Community Foundation we aim to reach as many participants as we can through football and by doing so, we give them the opportunity to experience the beautiful game. We are really proud of our player pathway, allowing us to provide sessions that match the ability of most of our participants individual needs. This includes being able to progress players into competitive environments where possible.

Foundation Centres are the starting point for all players at Swindon Town Community Foundation and as such we would like to offer you the chance to join one of our Foundation Centre sessions to experience weekly coaching by Swindon Town coaches. By doing so you will be joining the first step of our player pathway and can begin your journey with us.

To enrol onto a Foundation Centre, please follow the link below which will direct you to our registration’s portal, then complete the registration for a session of your child’s age:

https://stfcfoundation.ezfacility.com/OnlineRegistration

Please note, the annual cost is pro-rata’d into equal payments. If you wish to make an enquiry, please email ashton@stfcfoundation.com

Best Wishes,

STFC Community Foundation

Swindon Parenting Hub 

Timetable of clubs and activities 

Family Advisory Board
Swindon Borough Council’s Family Advisory Board is looking for individuals who could help influence how we work with families. We are looking for Family Advocates and ‘Experts by Experience Panel Consultants’. More information is included in the flyer below.