Summer Holiday Activities
2 - 16 July
Adventure week at Terra Nova School, Jodrell Bank, Cheshire
Summer camp from Activate sport.
Suitable for ages 5-14. Time: 9.30am - 4.30pm
Price: £120. To book call 0800 345 7480
19 - 23 July
Performing Arts Workshops at Withington Girls’ School, Withington, Manchester
Directed by LAMDA teacher and former RSC actor, Mrs Nikki Smythe, with the assistance of Withington Girls’ School Sixth Formers, the workshops will include acting, singing and dancing, leading up to a showcase performance on the Friday.
Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm (with the option to drop your child off at 8.30am.) Cooked lunches are offered at extra cost of £3 per day. Cost: £160. To book call 0161 249 3457 or visit www.withington.manchester.sch.uk to download the application forms.
19-23 July Adventure week 26-30 July Sunshine Soccer, 2-6 August Calypso Cricket
Summer camps from Activate sport at Altrincham Prep School, Bowdon, Cheshire
Suitable for ages 5-14. Time: 9.30am - 4.30pm
Price: £120. To book call 0800 345 7480
19 - 23 July, 26 - 30 July and 2 - 6 August
Tennis Camps at Withington Girls’ School, Withington, Manchester
The Camp will include fun tennis games, match play, round robin tournaments, stroke production focusing on agility, balance, co-ordination and general fitness. In order to break up the day and add to the fun, there will be an opportunity to play many other sports such as football, netball, basketball and cricket as well as rest periods of quiet play.
Suitable for age 6 and over. Time: 9.00am - 3.30pm (with the option to drop your child off at 8.30am and pick up at 4.30pm) Cooked lunches available in Weeks 1 and 2
Cost: £100 for a full week, or £22.50 per day. To book call 0161 249 3457 or visit www.withington.manchester.sch.uk to download the application forms
21 - 23 July (film) & 26-30 July (music)
Music and Film Courses at Withington Girls’ School, Withington, Manchester
On the Music Course (26th - 30th July) you sing, dance, drum, play in bands and orchestras, make up your own music, make new friends and meet up with some old ones. In a separate stand-alone Film Course (21st-23rd July) you can star in your own movie, create and record soundscapes and effects to go with it. Then come to the music course the following week and create a musical soundtrack and perform it live at the ‘premiere’ on Friday 30th July. Suitable for age 8-18. Cost: £165 - music course, £85 film course. To book call 0161 249 3457 or visit www. withington.manchester.sch.uk to download the application forms.
21 - 23, 26 -30 July and 2 - 6, 9 - 13, 16 - 20 August
Scamps at Cheadle Hulme School, Cheadle, Stockport
Scamps is a morning activity camp that combines nursery-style care with fun sports and activities. Scamps offers a unique and specially-designed activity camp for young children to develop their skills and have fun in safe surroundings Suitable for ages 3-5. Time & Cost: 8.30am - 12.30pm - £39 (21-23 July) or £79 (26 July - 20 August) To book call on 0845 643 5272
21 -23, 26-30 July and 2-6, 9-13, 16-20 August
Kids Camp, Cheadle Hulme School, Cheadle, Stockport
Kids Camp is an activity day camp to explore exciting sports, games, activities and crafts, whilst making friends and having fun in safe surroundings. Summer camp activities, sports, arts and crafts, together with theme days, chants and challenges. Suitable for ages 5-10.
Time & Cost: Standard hours, 10am - 4pm - £67 (21-23 July) or £124 (26 July - 20 August)
Extended hours, 8.15am - 5.45pm - £78 (21-23 July) or £144 (26 July - 20 Augus) Mornings, 8.15am - 12.30pm - £43 (21-23 July) or £79 (26 July - 20 August)
To book call on 0845 643 5272
26 - 30 July
Dockers Opera Week at The Lowry, Salford
Working with Tinderbox artists you will create an exciting new music theatre piece based on the stories and lives of the people who have been connected to the quays in the last 100 years.
Tinderbox artists offers an opportunity for all young people to work as an opera company, gain confidence and succeed. The ethos of Tinderbox Artists is to encourage all young people to take great pride in presenting fresh, new ideas and communicating in a vibrant and convincing manner. Suitable for ages 8-16.
Time: 10am - 5pm. Cost: £85 per child (£60 Salford residents). To book call 0843 208 6000
26 - 30 July, 2 - 6 August
International Soccer Schools at Cheadle Hulme School, Cheadle, Stockport
International Soccer Schools is a week-long football camp that takes inspiration from the world's best football to create a fun and progressive week of football coaching. International Soccer Schools football camps are dovoted to everything 'football' and use a mix of football coaching, drills and games to develop the football skills of beginners and intermediates.
Suitable for ages 5-10. Time: 10am-1pm. Cost: £59
To book call: 0845 643 5272
26 - 30 July, 9 - 13 August, 23 - 27 August
Learn to play the United way at Powerleague
The course syllabus will be based on a Player Development Model with seven different aspects of the game worked on over the week. Participants will receive a Manchester United Soccer Schools gift and development plan at the end of the course.
Suitable for ages 5-14. Time: 10am - 4pm. To book call 0161 755 9720 or email trafforddome@powerleague.co.uk.
26 – 30 July, 2 – 6 and 9 – 13 August
Summer sports and leisure camp at William Hulme’s Grammar School, Manchester
Only 3 miles from the city centre, situated in 16 acres of ground, with various sports facilities and 30 years of experience, the school offers time full of fun. Suitable for ages 5 - 14. Time: 10am – 4pm. Price: £87
To book call 0161 232 5535
26 July - 3 September
School’s Out Holiday Club at Cloverlea Primary School, Timperley or Bowdon Church School, Bowdon
Childcare packed with activities and a huge variety of games. Weekly themes include ‘Alien Invasion’ with a Kung Fu workshop, ‘Fun with Fashion’ providing a trip to the Hat Museum and a textile and design workshop by local artist Alex Bown, ‘Food for Thought’ offering an Italian Cookery Club and pasta making, professional cake decorating tuition and a picnic, ‘Storyteller’ involving a trip behind the scenes at the library and visit to the cinema, ‘It’s a Small World’ with a hands-on small animal and bug workshop by the Really Wild Roadshow and ‘Wheels in Motion’ where children can bring any wheeled transport to Club. We also have multi-sports workshops with Activate Fun, street dance coaching, bouncy slides and castles throughout the holidays.
Suitable for age 3 – 11. Time: 8am – 6pm. Cost: £26 - full day; £21 - short day (9am-3pm); £16 - half day (8am - 1pm or 1pm - 6pm). To book call: 0161 980 0488, email schoolsout@elmscot.co.uk or see www.elmscot.co.uk
2-6 August: Sunshine Soccer and ... 9-13 August Calypso Cricket
Summer camps from Activate sport at King’s School, Macclesfield, Cheshire
Suitable for ages 5-14. Time: 9.30am - 4.30pm.
Price: £120. To book call 0800 345 7480
2 - 6 August
Art and Crafts Week at Withington Girls’ School, Withington, Manchester
Led the Head of Art at WGS, this week offers 5 days of creative fun, experimenting and exploring with lots of exciting materials.
Time: 9.30am – 3.30pm. Cost: £150 per child
To book call 0161 249 3457 or visit
www. withington.manchester.sch.uk to download the application forms.
9-13 August, 16-20 August
Summer Activity Weeks at Stockport Grammar School, Buxton Road, Stockport
Each week includes a wide range of activities which take full advantage of the School’s fantastic sports facilities and includes an excursion to Lyme Park.
Suitable for age 7 - 13. Time: 9.30am - 4pm. Cost: £100 per week. To book call 0161 456 9000
All School Holidays
Stable Management Courses at Glen Jakes Riding School, Offerton, Stockport
Fun packed and educational courses for everyone to enjoy. Learn all about horses and how to look after them including a 1⁄2 hour fun riding lesson daily. Suitable for 5 years and above. Time: 9am - 3pm. To book: 0161 483 7063 or visit www.gjrs.co.uk for more info.
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