A bumper week of events and activities are in store for families Reading during half term.
Reading Sports activities, crafts, comedy and workshops are taking place throughout half term week (February 15th-19th) at Reading Borough Council owned venues.
Whitley Arts Festival boasts many special events for Reading children to keep them amused, including fridge magnet, jewelry making and puppet workshops at Unity Community Centre, free DJ-ing sessions at Hexham Community Centre and fire fighting demonstrations at Whitley Wood Fire Station.
Reading Highdown Sports Centre meanwhile is running an ASA level 2 swimming teachers course during half-term week, offering free swimming lessons to anyone over the age of five.
Reading Museum and Town Hall has lots of colourful exhibitions and activities planned.
On Monday, February 15th, Reading families can join in and celebrate the venue’s contribution to the BBC’s History of the World project. Curators will be on hand to identify interesting objects and youngsters can take part in two free drop-in activities, including creating your own Dancing Dragons.
Activities will continue throughout the week; in Whizz, Bang, Wallop!, families will be shown how to make fun experiments with everyday materials. On Friday there will be inclusive craft sessions specifically aimed at children with additional needs.
Reading’s arts venues also have three really great family-friendly shows this half term.
Roald Dahl’s George’s Marvellous Medicine comes to The Hexagon, between 17th-20th February, plus there are two performances of the Princess and the Pea on 17th February and two more for Peter and The Wolf on 18th, both at South Street Arts Centre.
The popular Annual Charity Pancake Race will take place on Tuesday, February 16th. Teams of four will race each other, flipping their pancakes, in Broad Street to raise money Sue Ryder Care.
There are lots of Skoot holiday activities at Reading’s various sports and leisure centres including mini soccer, soccer skills and tots’ time at Palmer Park Sports Stadium on 15th and 16th February, and diving and swimming courses throughout the week at Central Swimming Pool.
Graeme Hoskin, Lead Councillor for Reading Culture and Sport, said: "Im delighted that we’ve been able to put some much on for kids in Reading over the half-term holiday. There’s such a great range of activities going on around the town that I feel sure there’s something for everyone."
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