From the District Council website:
Rochford District Holiday Activity Programme
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The Rochford District Council Leisure Team is once again working in partnership with Rochford Extended Services and Virgin Active to put together a school holiday activity programme for the Whitsun half term.
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The programme will run from 31 May ? 4 June and includes activities for children up to the age of 16 in a range of sports and arts activities across the District.
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Sessions this half term include Scuba Diving, Family Jewellery making, The Big Wild Woods Arts and Crafts Workshop!, Dodgeball, Golf and culminates in the 8th Annual Wild Woods Day in Hockley Woods on Saturday 4 June.
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The brochure will be available in Council Offices, Leisure Centres, Libraries and Schools from 11 May. The brochure can also be downloaded by going to www.rochford.gov.uk/holidayactivities
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Planning is also now taking place for the summer holidays, which will see the return of the popular Play Rangers and Summer Swim Programme.
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For more information please contact The Leisure Team at: leisure@rochford.gov.uk T: 01702 318191
The website says “Places must be booked”!
One of the most interesting sessions is with the Science Museum at Sweyne Park School:
Feel the Force Show & Get a
Grip Workshop ? Ages 7+
Sir Isaac Newton and Phil the Stunt Frog join forces in this fast-paced
action-packed extravaganza. Join us on a trip to the Leaning Tower of Pisa,
Ancient Greece and the Highland Games, as we take a closer look at the
forces that shape our world. Followed by get a grip workshop ? use the force,
find a balance, and get along a little easier? Find out about opposing
forces, take part in a tug-of-war, and build your very own anti-friction
hovercraft in this interactive workshop.
but there’s also other stuff such as coached football, teen gym , trampolining, golf, family fun swimmimg, and wacky walks in the woods…