EASTER 2015 SURVIVAL GUIDE

EASTER 2015 SURVIVAL GUIDE

The Easter holidays will be upon us before we know it ☺, so we’ve compiled this handy Holiday Survival Guide with loads of great activities to keep the kids entertained. Don’t forget to check our event diary & Place To Go too for more ideas! Don’t forget to say that you saw it here on Chiltern Chatter ☺
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ACTIVITY DAY CAMPS

SUPER CAMPS – CHESHAM BOIS, HIGH WYCOMBE, & GERRARDS CROSS

Depending on the age of your child you can choose one of three activity camps with Super Camps. Easter Multi-activity Camps (ages 4 – 14), including a variety of sports, games and arts and crafts. No two days are the same and the price includes all activities. Raw Adventure (ages 7 – 14), an opportunity to connect with nature, mastering skills like shelter-making, fire-lighting and archery on the new island themed RAW Adventure. ‘A Passion For Food – The Great Super Camps Bake Off’ (ages 7 – 13), children will love this week long culinary challenge, baking new recipes and old favourites.
Camps run 9am – 5pm, with extended hours also avaliable (8am – 9am and 5pm – 6pm). Childcare vouchers can be used.

Dates & times: Dates vary depending on venue, camps running between 30th March and 17th April

Address: The Beacon School – Chesham Bois, Royal Grammar School – High Wycombe, Thorpe House – Gerrards Cross

Telephone: 01235 46700

Email: info@supercamps.co.uk

Website: www.supercamps.co.uk

WOODROW HIGH HOUSE

Day Camps run throughout the school holidays, every week day, excluding Bank Holidays. Woodrow High House are Ofsted registered. Activities are outdoor fun designed specially for two age groups, 5-7 year olds and 8-11 year olds. The types of activities, dependent on age, include low ropes, rocket building, archery, pond dipping, orienteering, treasure hunt, obstacle courses.

Dates & times: Various dates between Monday 30th March and Friday 10th April. Drop off is 8.30-9am and pick up 4.30pm. Woodrow High House can also offer an extended pick up until 5.30pm for an additional £5 per child.

Cost: £37 per day, with a 10% sibling only discount. If you book a complete week it is £148 (one day free).

Address: Woodrow High House, Cherry Lane, Woodrow, HP7 0QG

Telephone: 01494 433531

Email: Andrea.Edwards@woodrow-high.co.uk

Website: www.londonyouth.org.uk

AMERSHAM ADVENTURES – AMERSHAM FIELD CENTRE

Fun outdoor holiday activites for 5-7 year olds & 8-14 year olds. See website for more information about specific activities.

Address: Amersham Field Centre, Mop End, Amersham, Bucks, HP7 OQR.

Cost: £12 – £24 per child

Telephone: 01494 721054

Website: www.field-studies-council.org/amersham

COOKERY

BEVERLEY GLOCK COOKERY SCHOOL
Easter baking workshop to make delicious Easter goodies (for ages 6 upwards) – Tuesday 31st March 10am – 1pm, cost £37.50.

Gingerbread Bunny Hutch – make and decorate an adorable bunny hutch and model the bunny with sugar paste to go inside (for ages 5 upwards) – Tuesday 31st March, 2pm – 4pm, cost £25.

Venue: Princes Risborough

Telephone: 0870 766 8290

Website: www.beverleyglock.com

COOKIES

Easter fun with Cookies at Cookies HQ in Chesham.

Dates & times: Thursday 2nd April & Wednesday 8th April, 10am until 1pm (or catch us at Chesham Prep School on 31st March, 1st, 9th and 10th April )

Venue: Cookies HQ near Chesham

Cost: £20 per child (snacks and drinks included)

Email: info@cookiesfun.com

Website: www.cookiesfun.com

SMART RASPBERRY COOKERY SCHOOL

Join us for an Easter themed workshop. We will show children how to make some lovely bakes from scratch and then they can take home their beautiful tasty treats! The workshops are suitable for ages 8 – 15. All ingredients, cooking equipment and packaging are included.

Dates & times: Monday 30th March, 9:30 – 12:30 (Hot Cross Bun Loaf & Easter Chick Biscuits) & 13:30 – 16:30 (Chocolate Fork Biscuits & Three Seeded Loaf)

Location: Beaconsfield

Cost: £30 per workshop or £50 for both

Email: info@smartraspberry.com

Website: www.smartraspberry.com

DRAMA

PERFORM DRAMA

Pirates and Princesses, 3 day adventure exploring the world of Pirates & Princesses for 4-8 year olds in Amersham & Beaconsfield.

AMERSHAM

Dates & times: 8th – 10th April, 2.30pm – 4.30pm

Address: Amersham Community Centre, Chiltern Avenue, Amersham, HP6 5AH

BEACONSFIELD

Dates & times: 8th – 10th April, 10am – 12pm

Address: St Michael’s Church Hall, Grenfell Road, Beaconsfield,
HP9 2BN

Cost: £100

Telephone: 0845 400 4000

Website: www.perform.org.uk

EDUCATIONAL

AHEAD TUITION

Transition School – an opportunity for children to experience what it’s like being in secondary school. The main initiatives of the transition school is for children to participate in a range of activities that they would be doing in secondary school, to build confidence before they get there. See here for more details.

Dates: 30th March – 1st April

Location: Chiltern Hills Academy

Our Multi-Activity Camps are back for two weeks this Teaster for children between 4 – 11 years. The camps are so much fun and provide activities that you won’t find anywhere else. As wellas doing the usual arts and crafts, cooking and baking and multi-sports, we work on building the children’s confidence, helping them in their education and do lots of team building games and activities.

Dates: 30th March – 2nd April and 7th – 10th April, 9am – 4pm with wrap around care provided on request.

Cost: £20 a day, 10% sibling discount

Telephone: 01494 416110

Email: info@aheadtuition.co.uk

Website: www.aheadtuition.co.uk

FLYING START TUITION

Maths, English, Eleven Plus Holiday Courses. Enrol your child on an Easter Holiday course and give them a flying start to the summer term! Suitable for children in years 4 – 6 courses in English, maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning.

Dates: 6th – 10th April

Telephone: 01494 772898

Email: hello@flyingstarttuition.co.uk

Website: www.flyingstarttuition.co.uk

HOLIDAY CLUBS

BUSY LIVING HOLIDAY CLUBS

Ofsted registered holiday clubs for children aged 4-12 years in Amersham & Chalfont St Peter. Busy Living offers friendly holiday clubs open to all children from 8am – 6pm.
Based at Elangeni School in Amersham and St Josephs School in Chalfont St Peter.

Telephone: 01494 722318

Email: info@busy-living.co.uk

Website: www.busy-living.co.uk

HUNGRY CATERPILLAR KIDS CLUB

Hungry Caterpillars Kids Club offer an action packed holiday club with over 30 different activities including, cookery, dance, drama, football, and horse-riding.
The club is open Monday – Friday, 8am – 6pm throughout the holidays for children aged 4 – 11 years.

Dates & times: 7th – 17th April

Address: Tilehouse School, Denham, UB9 5JL

Telephone: 01895 678682

Email: tracymattin@hungrycaterpillars.co.uk

Website: www.hungrycaterpillars.co.uk

SCIENCE

MAD SCIENCE, BEACONSFIELD & WENDOVER

Mad Science camps (for 5-12 year olds) – educational and fun camps with science take-homes each day.

Dates & times: 7th – 10th April, 9:30am – 3:30pm

Address: Beaconsfield Rugby Club, Windsor End, Beaconsfield, HP9 2SQ

Dates & times: 30th March – 2nd April, 9:30am – 3:30pm

Address: Wendover Youth Centre, Wendover, HP22 6HF

Cost: £28 per child/day, 10% sibling discount avaiable

Telephone: 08454 75 75 07

Email: madscienceteam@aol.com

Website: www.southeast.madscience.org

SPORTS

THINK TENNIS, DUKES WOOD, GERRARDS CROSS

Easter Camps at Dukes Wood LTD offer the chance to improve your technical and tactical abilities in a fun and safe environment. Full day courses for children over 7 years, half day courses for children aged 3 1/2 and over.

Dates & times: 29th March – 2nd April, 5th – 9th April & 12th – 16th April,

Address: Tom Dean, Think Tennis Ltd, Dukes Wood LTC, Gerrards Cross Sports Club, Dukes Lane, Gerrards Cross, SL9 7JZ

Cost: see website

Email: tom.thinktennis@gmail.com

Telephone: 07814 440841

Website: www.thinktennisltd.supanet.com

PLAYBALL BUCKS

New Format PLAYBALL Camp for Easter 2015. Specialist teachers, early drop off from 9:30am.PLAYBALL – ARTS & CRAFTS – STREETDANCE for ages 3 – 10. Places are limited, book early to avoid disappointment.

Dates & times: 30th March – 1st April, 10am-3pm

Address: Curzon Centre, Beaconsfield

Dates & times: 7th – 9th April, 10am-3pm

Address: The Beaconsfield School, Beaconsfield

Cost: £45 for the day (half day option available for £30), £114.75 for 3 days

Contact: Biba or Jenny

Biba: 07958 538386 biballoyd@gmail.com

Jenny: 07972 175601 jenny_horner@yahoo.co.uk

PLAYBALL SOUTH BUCKS

Playball Easter Camp – 3 hours or multi-sports and 2 hours or Easter arts and crafts. Suitable for ages 3+

Dates & times: 30th March – 2nd April, 10am-3pm

Address: Malthouse Square, Beaconsfield

Cost: £45 for the day, (10% sibling discount), further discount if more than one day booked

Email: jforrestsmith@mac.com

Website: www.playballkids.com

PETER LAVERY TENNIS, CHESHAM BOIS

Easter Camps at Chesham Bois Tennis Club catering for all standards. Suitable for ages 2-17 years.

Dates & times: 30th March – 2nd April & 7th – 10th April

Address: Head Coach, Chesham Bois Tennis Club, The Beeches, Woodfield Park, Amersham, HP6 5QQ

Cost: See website

Email: peterlaverytennis@live.com

Telephone: 07885 206587

Website: www.peterlaverytennis.com/camps/eastercamps

TENNACE

Tennis camps for 3-15 year olds at GXLTC for all abilities.

Dates & times: 30th March – 18th April

Address: GXLTC, Bull Lane, Gerrards Cross, SL9 8RN

Cost: Contact Andy Scholfield for costs

Contact details: 07791 912490

Website: www.tennace.livewirecms.com

WYCOMBE WANDERERS

4 day football courses for 4-11 year olds. Each day is a fun mix of coaching practice, skills development, penalty shoot-outs, skill challenges and small-sided games.

Dates & times: 30th March – 2nd April, 7th – 10th April, 10am -3pm

Address / Venue details: Beaconsfield, Chesham & High Wycombe, see website

Cost: see website

Website: www.wwset.co.uk/holiday

PURE FOOTBALL OPPORTUNITIES

Dates & times: 30th March – 2nd April, 7th – 10th April, 10am – 3pm. Year 1 – 6.

Address: Chalfont St Giles Junior School

Cost: £12.50 per day, £50 for whole week

Contact details: Josh Briant

Email: josh@pfoltd.co.uk

Website: www.pfoltd.co.uk

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