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Boom Club will run from 29th July to 2nd August, every day from 10 am to 2 pm, and is open to all primary school children. Our theme for this year is "Olympics," and we have planned a variety of engaging activities, including science experiments, sports, art projects, and baking sessions. Additionally, there will be inspiring messages from Bible stories that emphasize values like kindness and perseverance.

We believe Boom Club offers a wonderful opportunity for children to learn, play, and grow during the summer break, and we would be grateful if you could help us spread the word to the families in your school community.

Myself and my sisters are three local Swindon business owners and have come together to create a market, Swindon Eclectic Market, that supports other local new businesses. We had our first event in April 2024, which was a great success! We are excited to be Organising our next event at Meca on Sunday 4^th August.

Our markets are catered to everyone where you can enjoy a community focused event. Our Family friendly event has activities for all ages, such as pottery painting, design your own keepsake and henna, making it a great day for all to enjoy. The unique finds from gourmet food to hand crafted treasures, ensures you will find something special.

To top off all this loveliness, we are also holding a £50 giveaway to spend with a business of your choice on the day. Find the giveaway pinned at the top of our Facebook page with rules on how to enter! https://www.facebook.com/SwindonEclecticMarket?locale=en_GB

As the summer holidays come ever closer, we at Life Cycle are really happy to announce our Summer Holiday Training Programme, stacked with amazing cycling opportunities that we’re sure your school community would not want to miss!

We’re holding a range of engaging, fun, and exciting cycle courses all through August, and we were wondering, and we were wondering whether you know any students who might be interested in this? I’ve attached a flyer that has all the information and will take families to our online booking page! We’re delighted that Swindon Academy are once again hosting us again so that we can hold our Learn to Ride, for students starting their cycling journey, and Level 3 advanced cycle training, which is absolutely perfect for your Year 6 leavers!

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

There is going to a Family Health and Wellbeing Day on Wednesday 14^th August 11.30 am to 4.30 pm at Pinetrees Community Centre, Swindon which is going to be all about health promotion.

Click here for Swindon Borough Councils Summer Newsletter

Commonweal School will be hosting a Family Astronomy Event which take place on Thursday 18 July from 16:00-17:30. Please complete the link and see info attached. We only have spaces for 100 families so when the form closes, we have reached capacity.

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=RShgSyN-y0qvYoqJXoDGzEaOdqD1fFJMmST4QK1RDE9UMTZXMFMzT1gzMTdMR09GSUNIVzg0NzQ5NS4u

BOOKINGS LINK: Headstart Skillz Summer Camp | Headstart Skillz (pembee.app)

We cater for Primary & Secondary aged children and keep both groups separate whilst on camp.

We are a HAF provider so if you have children in receipt of HAF vouchers then they can attend for free. We also provide an additional 2hrs free per day for each HAF attendee as well as breakfast snacks, hot lunch and water throughout the day.

STAFF DISCOUNT: If you are a staff member at a school then we offer 20% discount for your children to attend our camp. Just drop us an email!

Our workshops are nurturing , empowering and great for building confidence. They are also great for siblings. We are Ofsted registered and all our leaders running the sessions are DBS checked, insured and paediatric trained. Our aim is to provide a safe space for young people and provide a free hot meal each day in the holidays. Book now before places are gone!

Parents/carers can enrol via our website www.revolutionpa.co.uk or by clicking this link:

Holiday fun - Swindon - Revolution Performing Arts (revolutionpa.co.uk) or via Holiday Activities if you are they are HAF Funded.

We are on the lookout for Chaperones to help with SYP 2024 ‘Disney’s Little Mermaid’

Chaperones help ensure the safety and wellbeing of our participants and can be either licensed chaperones or those with an enhanced DBS

The Summer Youth Project brings up to 200 young people together for two weeks to put on a full scale musical to perform on the Wyvern Theatre Stage. A full professional creative team and technical team with the help of the local community, it truly shows the talent of young people in Swindon.