COUNCIL PROVIDE ‘FREE’ SUMMER PLAYSCHEMES FOR CHILDREN AGED 5-11

Gosport Borough Council’s Leisure Services will commence their FREE Open Access Summer play-schemes, for children aged 5 – 11, at six local, venues starting Monday 26 July.

The schemes, which runs for three weeks and finish on Friday 26 August, will operate Monday to Friday from 10am to 12noon and 2pm to 4pm (except first day when all schemes start at 2pm). All activities are FREE and no registration is required; simply complete a consent form on your fist visit to one of the following venues:- 
Bridgemary Sports College 
Elson Junior School
Grange Junior School
Lee-on-the Solent Infant School
Leesland Junior School
Peel Common Junior School

“The playschemes provide a wide range of sporting activities including Cricket, Golf, Hockey, Sports Aerobics and Swimming coaching,” said Councillor Graham Burgess, Chairman of Community & Environment Board at Gosport Borough Council. “And even for those who are not into sports there is fun to be had with Arts & Craft, Badge Making, Model Making, Parachute Games and even a fun Inflatable Obstacle Course, with the whole event culminating with an end of scheme party.”

The Council are also working in partnership with Gosport Model Yacht Club, who will host the Annual Recycled Boat Race on Thursday 12 August. This is where youngsters attending playschemes get to build and race their best boat against others from neighbouring schemes!

And for those who’d like to be the next male or female Ronnie O’Sullivan, then Leisure Services are working with Stoke Snooker Club to provide two 3-day Snooker Coaching sessions. These will take place on :-

Tues 27, Thurs 29 and Friday 30 July, from 10am to 2pm for 11 – 14 year olds

Tues 3, Thurs 5 and Friday 6 August, from 10am to 2pm for those aged 15 and over

The cost is just £10 and to find out more about the snooker courses or indeed the Summer Playchemes contact Leisure Services Tel: (023) 9258 4242. Alternatively request a copy of the Council’s Free `Stuff 2 Do’ Summer booklet which has loads of things to do during the School Summer holiday.