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Wolverhampton &
South Staffordshire
Spring 2015
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The definitive guide of what to do
and where to go with your children
Inside this issue
Festivals with the kids p16
Jammy Splodgers
special offer
Easter fun
Competitions
galore
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p6
p29-31
Raring2go! Welcome
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Hello and welcome to the
Spring edition of Raring2go!
SPRING IS FINALLY IN THE AIR and to match the
new start in nature, Raring2go! has a fresh, clean
design too, which I hope you’ll love as much as I do!
Although we have undergone a transformation, you
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our monthly ‘what to do, and where to go’ starting
on page 6 with a great line up of events to keep you
and your little ones hot on the trail of the Easter
bunny. This edition also includes events running
during the Whitsun holidays too, so make sure you
keep it to hand in case you need inspiration for May
and June too!
We’ve got features packed with ideas for great
family bike rides, child-friendly festivals to go
to, and an interview with Celebrity Dad of the
Year McBusted’s Tom Fletcher (page 10). While
Wolverhampton-based parenting expert Raminder
Dhaliwal shares her tips on coping in the school
holidays on page 21.
WE’RE RARING2GO! Jo with sons Zach and Adam
enjoying the free fun and fabulous views at The
Library of Birmingham.
There’s also lots of special offers especially for
Raring2go! readers. Don’t forget to click on to our
SAVE pages online too where we have even more
great offers such as 10 per cent off at Apley Farm
Shop when you enjoy soft play at Pigg’s Playbarn.
New offers are added every week, so check out
www.raring2go.co.uk/wolverhampton
JO MESSINGER, EDITOR.
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admission and some are in addition. Please always check with the venue before heading out. There’s more
‘what’s on’ events on our website with more added all the time, so keep checking www.raring2go.co.uk/
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Raring2go! WHAT 2 DO AND WHERE 2 GO!
Blists Hill Victorian Town
It’s time to come back
01952 433424, email tic@ironbridge.org.uk,
www.ironbridge.org.uk
EASTER
HOLIDAYS
Light Workshops
28 Mar - 12 Apr at Enginuity
Egg Dancing &
Easter Bunny Hunts
28 Mar - 12 Apr at
Easter Bonnet Competition
3 - 6 Apr at
Ceramic Drop-In
Workshops
30 Mar - 3 Apr & 6 - 10 Apr
at Coalport China Museum
Entrance ticket
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to take part in activities.
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Coalbrookdale Telford Shropshire TF8 7DQ
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Entrance ticket to the Museum is required to take part
in activities. Some activities carry additional charges.
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Raring2go! EASTER CRAFTS
Get crafting!
Shaving foam marbling
THIS is a super fun activity that ticks all the
messy play boxes and gives you some beautiful
results that can be used for family Easter cards
or decorations for Easter weekend.
1. Squirt out the shaving foam all over the tray and
smooth it out. Squeeze over about 4 lines of
your paint then using a toothpick or fork swirl the
colours through the foam and each other until you
get a pleasing pattern emerging.
You will need:
2. Lay on your paper egg shape onto the foam and
press down, leave in place for 10 seconds then
peel off and put to one side. Repeat as many
times as required.
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3. Finally using a squeegee or a ruler scrape off
the foam from the paper and see the beautiful
patterns left on the paper. Hang to dry and
admire!
NB for neat freak mums this activity can be done in
a bathtub!
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Raring2go! WHAT’S ON EASTER
What’s on
this Easter
28 March – 5 April Pigg’s Playbarn Easter
Egg Hunt at Apley Farm, TF11 9EF.
£1 (in addition to Pigg’s Playbarn admission)
28 March – 12 April Easter Activities at the
Black Country Living Museum including Easter
egg hunt, egg painting, win a prize in our quiz or get
hands-on in our ‘egg rolling’ competition.
March 28 to April 12 Easter Fun at Rays Farm, near
Bridgnorth. See baby lambs and playful goat kids, get
creative with our Easter Craft activities, meet rabbits
and chicks, plus follow the Easter Trail to earn a treat.
28 March – 12 April, 11am - 4.00pm Severn Valley
Country Park. Follow the clues on the trail map and help
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available from the Visitor Centre. Maps £2.00 each.
28 March - 11 April Library of Birmingham Dinosaur
Egg Hunt Trail, every day in the Children’s Library
and throughout the Library of Birmingham. FREE, no
booking required.
30 Mar – 4 April, 11am–4pm Cadbury Easter Trails
around Kinver Edge. Meet at the Rock Houses to get
started on your search. Child £3.
30 March – 10 April Children’s activity days at
Evolution Leisure, Wombourne, including hula
hooping, Thai boxing, street dance and cheerleading.
Visit www.evolutionleisure.com or call 01902 326086.
31 March and 9 April, 2pm - 3pm Stones & Bones
Workshop: Exploding Volcanoes!
At the Library of Birmingham. Tickets £2.00 call
0121 245 4455.
1 – 3 April and 6 – 10 April, sessions from 11am-1pm
and 2pm-4pm. Coalport China Museum, TF8 7HT.
Home Sweet Home Drop-in Workshops. Additional charge.
1 – 11 April, excluding Sundays, last admission
3.15pm Jackfield Tile Museum, TF8 7LJ. Easter
Themed Tile Decorating Workshops Tiles cost from
£5 each. Museum admission charges apply.
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1 - 12 April, 10.30am-3.45pm Light Workshops at
Enginuity, TF8 7DQ. Drop-in family workshops to
celebrate the Year of Light. Additional charges apply.
1 - 12 April, Blists Hill Victorian Town, TF7 5DU.
Follow a new themed trail and hunt for bunnies
hiding in the Blists Hill woods and drop-in Easterthemed Shadow Lamp Making sessions 11am-1pm
and 2pm-4pm.
1 April, 1-3pm New Walsall Art Gallery. Face It make a new face in collage for our online gallery.
Free, drop-in.
1 April, 10-12pm & 2-4pm Pigg’s Playbarn Easter
Craft Club at Apley Farm, TF11 9EF. Decorate your
own Easter egg. £1 in addition to Pigg’s Playbarn
admission. Suitable for 2 – 11 year olds.
3 April 10am -12.00 noon and 10 April 10am-12.00
noon & 1.30-3.30pm Geocache Easter Egg Hunt at
Seven Valley Country Park using handheld GPS unit.
Places very limited—booking essential. Please call
07146 781192. Children £3.50, adults free.
April 4 – 19 April, 10am – 4pm Easter fun at Lower
Drayton Farm, Penkridge, ST19 5RE. Bottle feed our
friendly lambs, meet the Easter Bunny, Easter Egg
hunt, egg & spoon races, seasonal craft activities plus
our brand new nature trail to explore.
7 April 11am – 12 noon. New Walsall Art Gallery.
Come and paint and collage different hairstyles. For
toddlers up to 4 years old. £1.50 per child. Book in
advance 01922 654400.
8 April 10am-12 noon & 1.30—3.30pm Severn
Valley Country Park. Make a grass head bursting with
green ‘hair’ and a spring collage. Booking essential.
Call 01746 781192. Children £3.50, adults free.
8 April, 10 - 12 noon at Apley Farm, TF11 9EF. Pigg’s
Playbarn Holiday Craft Club. £1 in addition to Pigg’s
Playbarn admission. Suitable for 2 – 11 year olds.
10 April, 12pm - 3pm Stories and games family day
at Wolverhampton Art Gallery.
11 April, 10.30-12.30 Science Club at Red House
Glass Cone, Wordsley. Magnets and magnifying.
Eight years and upwards. £5.60. Booking required
01384 812381.
Sunday 12 April, 12.30-3.30. Glass crafts at
Broadfield House Glass Museum, Kingswinford.
Families with children aged 4 plus. £2.30. Drop in, no
booking required.
Juniors at Museums
Dudley Museum. Drop in
Bunny portraits & crafts.
Tue 31 March. £2.30
Broadfield House Glass Museum. Bookable
Fused Glass bunnies.
Thur 2 April. £4
Fused Rainbow coasters.
Fri 10 April. £4
Fused glass bugs.
Wed 27 May. £4
ADVENTURE. ANIMALS. ACTION.
Easter
Eggstravaganza
Red House Glass Cone. Drop in
Easter crafts.
Wed 1 April. £2.30
Jack & the beanstalk crafts.
Thur 9 April. £2.30
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NEW Code Cracker Challenge
NEW Tractor Safari Ride
Zoobee’s Daily Easter Shows
Easter Egg Hunts
Broadﬁeld House Glass Museum,
Dudley Museum & Art Gallery,
Red House Glass Cone
Call 01384 815571 to book
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TO BOOK VISIT :
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HOLIDAY EVENTS AND
ACTIVITIES FOR ALL
THE FAMILY!
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Here’s a taster of our holiday activities.
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place, visit our website:
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EASTER ACTIVITIES
UNTIL 10 APRIL
MAKE A FELTED EASTER EGG
BILSTON GALLERY
TUESDAY 7 APRIL
11AM – 12.30PM & 1.30 – 3PM
Make fuzzy Easter eggs decorated with your own
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TIME MACHINES
ART GALLERY
THURSDAY 9 APRIL
11AM – 12.30PM & 1.30 – 3PM
Make a time travel machine inspired
by amazing photos of robot
factories and astronaut
training centres.
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FRIDAY 10 APRIL
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BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 4 MAY
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BANTOCK HOUSE
MONDAY 4 MAY
11AM – 4PM
Enjoy our family fun day with Punch and Judy,
donkeys, music, stalls and activities.
MAY HALF TERM
MONDAY 25 – FRIDAY 29 MAY
FUNKY FELT WRISTBAND
BILSTON GALLERY
THURSDAY 28 MAY
11AM – 12.30PM & 1.30 – 3PM
Be inspired by comics, cartoons and
superheroes and make your own felt wristband.
VICTORIAN TEA PARTY!
ART GALLERY
FRIDAY 29 MAY
12 – 3PM
Enjoy fun activities at our family Victorian tea
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COLOURFUL GAMES OF THE WORLD
ART GALLERY
TUESDAY 26 MAY
11AM – 12.30PM & 1.30 – 3PM
PLAYFUL PATCH WORK
BILSTON GALLERY
WEDNESDAY 27 MAY
11AM – 12.30PM & 1.30 – 3PM
SUPER ME IN SPACE
ART GALLERY
WEDNESDAY 27 MAY
11AM – 12.30PM & 1 – 3PM
Raring2go! CELEBRITY PARENT
Interview with
McBusted’s Tom Fletcher
MCBUSTED’S Tom Fletcher beat Simon Cowell
to the title of Marvel’s Celebrity Dad of the
Year in 2014. McBusted were formed just
over a year ago by McFly and Busted and
enjoyed a 34 date sell out arena tour last year.
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his son Buzz, Raring2go! spoke to Tom as
he embarked on McBusted’s Most Excellent
Adventure Tour across the UK.
want to be a musician, start at a very young age,
learn lots of instruments, work hard and practise all
the time. It’s an incredible way of making a living.
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all the talent shows, its amazing entertainment and
great TV. I think it’s wonderful that people are given
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lives. These shows provide that platform for people to
try their best and potentially go on to become stars.
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FKDQJHDQDSS\"Buzz has been backstage in quite
a few dressing rooms! I also had to change him once
in the car on the hard shoulder of the motorway and
he weed all over his car seat!
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books, went on parenting courses, took advice from
other parents – it all went out the window when
Buzz was born. You don’t know anything until you’re
actually experiencing it and you learn as you go
along, it’s amazing!
Tom Fletcher (far left) with his bandmates.
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IDPLOLHVWRJRWR" There are lots of festivals that cater
for families. Some have special family days which are
aimed at a younger audience. We played Hyde Park
British Summertime Festival last year. This summer’s
schedule is still to be announced so watch this space!
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Norah Jones, depending on what mood Buzz is in!
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incredible, it’s everything you want and everything
you didn’t expect. I’m experiencing every single
emotion and sometimes all at the same time.
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up watching Rainbow and the Real Ghostbusters
cartoon, they were fab!
THANKS SO MUCH TOM, it’s been lovely to talk to you
and may we present Buzz with a Raring2go! Roving
Reporter Badge – all reviews of family attractions
when he’s out and about are most welcome!
Raring2go! HOLIDAY CAMPS & ACTIVITIES
Affordable school holiday activities
for local children
THIS EASTER children in South Staffordshire have got
the opportunity to attend a huge range of activities
taking place at South Staffordshire Council’s leisure
centres which are set to keep them entertained
throughout the Easter break.
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at Cheslyn Hay, Codsall, Penkridge and Wombourne
Leisure Centres from Tuesday 7th April – Friday 17th
April and cater for children aged 5 – 12 years.

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Some of the activities on offer include Fizz Pop
Science sessions, The Animal Man, Trampolining,
Diddi Cars and Go-karting, and various sports courses
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Raring2go! OUT & ABOUT
SIX BEST PLACES FOR A FAMILY BIKE RIDE
Sponsored by Biker Buddies – A new and exciting way to learn to ride a bike!
Lessons for 3-6 year olds and 6-adults using specialist
balance bikes - www.bikerbuddies.org.uk
1. SOUTH STAFFS RAILWAY WALK,
WOMBOURNE WV5 8DW
3. CANNOCK CHASE, BIRCHES VALLEY
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a half miles from Castlecroft in Wolverhampton (where
you can extend your ride up to Valley Park/Smestow
Cannock Chase is a haven for cyclists of all ages and
abilities. There are family trails and mountain bike
trails for the more adventurous. The site is full of
family activities and there is a cycle shop with cycle
hire also available. The three leisure trails have been
developed from the long-established family routes
around Cannock Chase, and all start from Birches
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4. SANDWELL VALLEY COUNTRY PARK,
SALTERS LANE, WEST BROMWICH B71 4BG
Valley Nature Reserve) and down to Wall Heath, where
it continues on to Pensnett. The route is road free as
it runs along an old railway and there are picnic sites
along the way. This route is suitable for all riders of
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Wombourne Station and at Himley Station. There’s also
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The whole family can enjoy a cycling adventure into
the woods at Dudmaston Hall, near Bridgnorth.
Whether you’re experienced or just a beginner, the
mountain bike route
through the woods is a
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365 days per year,
this is a great way to
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Sandwell Valley is a great place for a family bike ride,
with different options for all levels of ability. If you
don’t want to bring your own, you can hire bikes there
(www.valleycyles.co.uk) There are miles of easy cycle
routes (suitable for small children too) and for the
more adventurous, a 3.5k Mountain Bike Track as
well as a Pump Track with lots of big bumps to ride
over, located near to the adventure park.
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The family cycle route uses forest roads to take you
through a varied woodland landscape. Green circular
markers make the two cycle trails easy to follow.
Start from the Discovery Centre near Callow Hill. The
centre offers toilets and a café too. If arriving by car,
take some change for the car park machine.
6. ARROW VALLEY PARK, REDDITCH B98 0LL
With 900 acres to explore on four waymarked trails
there is plenty to see and do. The Millers Trail runs
up to Forge Mill Needle Museum in the north end of
the park and there is a Woodland Trail towards to the
south. National Cycle Network Route number 5 also
runs through the park so you could continue your ride
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Raring2go! WHAT’S ON - MAY
2 and 3 May. Inflatables weekend at Hoo Farm,
Preston on the Weald Moors TF6 6DJ.
2 May. Dudley Zoo Onesie Walk raising money
for Sumatran tigers and the zoo, 10.30am. See your
favourite exotic animals around the Zoo as you take
part in a 5km walk. Registration £5 per adult and £2.50
per child (3-15 yrs), under 3s are free. Zoo admission is
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3, 4, 17, 24 and 25 May, 1-5pm weather permitting
Train rides at Baggeridge Miniature Railway (DY3 4HB)
3 May, 1-3pm Family drop-in at the New Walsall
Art Gallery. Make your own silk screen print. £1.50 per
child. All ages welcome.
16 and 17 May. Slot Car Festival at the Heritage
Motor Centre, Gaydon, Warwickshire CV35 0BJ. A
full weekend showcasing the world of Scalextric within
the great venue of the heritage-motor-centre. Tickets
from www.ukslotcarfestival.co.uk
Sat 16 May, 7pm – 10.30pm. Red by Night at the
Black Country Living Museum. Famously described
as ‘black by day, red by night’, the Black Country was
once an industrial powerhouse like no other. For one
night only the museum will recreate the industrial might
of the region by transforming into a glowing plethora of
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4 May. Sheep Grand National at Hoo Farm. Preston
on the Weald Moors TF6 6DJ. See which of Hoo’s woolly
jumpers wins this year!
22 May. Baby Palace at the New Walsall Art
Gallery, 10.30-11.30; 12-1pm, 2-3pm.
Relax in a multi-sensory environment and explore
smells, sights and senses with your baby at your pace.
£1.50 per baby. Book in advance on 01922 654400.
4 May, 10am – 4pm May Day at Apley Farm Shop,
TF11 9E. Enjoy live entertainment with maypole dancing
and local dance groups performing throughout the day,
including children’s games and activities.
23 May – 31 May. Fairies and Trolls week at Rays
Farm, WV16 6PF. Magic and mystery comes to Rays
Farm over the May Half Term. Follow the Fairy and Troll
treasure hunt.
4 May, May Day at the Museum Black Country
Living Museum. See Maypole dancers weave their
magic in Folkes’s Park, grab a traditional dance lesson
from the professionals in the school or enjoy some oldfashioned fun as Punch and Judy entertain the crowds.
23 May - 31 May. Summer Half Term fun at Lower
Drayton Farm, nr Penkridge. ST19 5RE. 10am 4pm. Woodland walk, new nature trail, farm trailer ride,
adventure playground, ride-on tractors, toddlers’ play
area, indoor play room. Pony rides and other special
activities may also be available, depending on the
weather www.lowerdraytonfarm.co.uk
4 May, 11am May Day celebrations at Dudmaston
Estate, nr Bridgnorth. WV15 6QN. Free event, normal
National Trust admission charges apply.
6 May, 11am – 12 noon. Art start at the New Art
Gallery Walsall for pre-school children one year old
and upwards with carers. Make things together. £1.50
per toddler. Book in advance on 01922 654400.
6 May, 10am - 11:30am. Bilston Craft Gallery.
Explore your senses in our weekly Little Explorer
sessions. Suitable for 0-2 years. £2 a child, £1 under
6 months. To join the group and register with Craftplay,
please call the Gallery on 01902 552507.
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25 May – 29 May. Whitsun activity days at
Evolution Leisure, Wombourne including hula
hooping, Thai boxing, street dance and cheerleading.
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9 and 10 May. Family fun weekend with Peppa
and Daddy Pig at the Severn Valley Railway. Steam
train rides and family fun attractions. Advance booking
essential 01562 757900.
26-29 May. Sussed – affordable school holiday
activities at South Staffordshire Leisure Centres. See
page 11 for voucher and more details.
May 10, 1.30-3.30 Glass crafts painting at
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on 01922 654400.
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29 May, 11-12.30pm and 1-2.30pm New Art Gallery
Walsall. Screen star – make your own two colour print.
Friday Fun for families with children 4 years and older.
£2.50 per child. Book in advance on 01922 654400.
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materials found around the park, help our rangers
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781192. £3.50 per child.
29 May 11am-12.30pm & 2pm-3.30pm
Scavenger Hunt at Severn Valley Country Park.
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explore the attractions the next day.
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6 June, 1.30-3.30. Have a go at the regular Sticky
Saturday sessions at Broadfield House Glass Museum.
For families with children aged four plus. Free. No
booking required.
7 June, 9.30am - 5.30pm. Open Farm Sunday at
Apley Farm Shop, Stockton Buildings, Norton. TF11 9EF.
7 June, 1.30-3.30pm. Glass crafts, dinosaur
footprints at Broadfield House Glass Museum for
families with children four plus. £2.30 no advance
booking required.
11-14 June. BBC Gardeners’ World Live and the
BBC Good Food Show Summer, NEC, Birmingham.
Great value tickets give entry to both shows, so you’ll
have unlimited access to a vast variety of gardening
and food exhibitors, inspirational show gardens, top
chefs, shopping in the massive RHS Floral Marquee and
regular demos from top gardening experts and leading
chefs plus children aged 0-5 are free every day and
those aged 6-17 are free of charge on Family Weekend!
12 June, 4pm – 13 June, 4pm Bio Blitz at Kinver
Edge. Become a wildlife explorer and discover what’s
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as many different birds, bugs, mammals, reptiles and
plants as we can before the clock runs out. A family
friendly event with activities throughout the day. Free.
13 and 14 June. Classic Vintage & Commercial
Show at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon,
Warwickshire CV35 0BJ. A packed two day show
with lorries from the pre-war era up to 1995. For more
information visit www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk
14 June. RAF Cosford Air Show 2015. There’s
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more fun and exciting displays on the ground including
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Technology, Engineering and Maths. Tickets are
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calling 0871 230 1083. Win tickets on page p30.
18 June 1-3.30pm. Ladies Day at Broadfield House
Glass Museum. Have a go at various crafts. For families
with children aged four plus. Free, no booking required.
19 June, doors open 6.30pm. Outdoor Theatre
at the Severn Valley Country Park. Hotbuckle
Productions present Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’.
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The production will be held in the beautiful grounds of
the country park. Audiences are invited to bring along
low-backed seating or rugs, and a picnic to maximise
their enjoyment of this al fresco performance. Adult
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call 01746 781192.
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activities. Free, no booking required, drop in at anytime.
21 June. Father’s Day Lunch at Mercure Goldthorn
Hotel, Wolverhampton, with free gift for dad. Booking
essential 01902 429216.
21 June, 11am. It’s Father’s day at Dudmaston
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stunning birds of prey. Enjoy the gleam of the classic
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under) 1.30pm - 3pm (ages 8 upwards). Young
artists at Wolverhampton Art Gallery. Learn new
drawing, painting and sculpture skills in our weekly
Young Artists sessions. We’ll show you how to create
your own art using artists’ materials and techniques. £3
per child, booking required call 01902 552055.
27 June 2015, 12:30 – 2pm. The annual Armed
Forces Day commemorations. There will be a parade
through Wolverhampton city centre setting off from
Wulfruna Street at 12.40 of regular, reserve, veteran
and cadet forces led by the Pipe Band of the West
Midlands Fire Service.
28 June, 10am to 8pm. Compton in the Park 2015,
West Park, Wolverhampton. Bands, musicians,
choirs, dance groups, dog shows, children’s rides and
crafts, petting zoo, market stall plus the Signal 107 radio
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Ironbridge’s museums, especially Enginuity and Blists
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WIN annual membership to Hatton!
EASTER 2015 sees the launch of a BRAND NEW
feature at Hatton Adventure World; Laser Combat.
To celebrate, Hatton and Raring2go! have teamed
up to offer readers the chance to win an annual
family membership - worth £288! This great prize
includes unlimited entry to the Adventure World and
Superslide Mania indoor soft play for a family of
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vouchers and offers, invitations to two exclusive
events, discounts on children’s birthday parties and
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Combat activity as well as all the usual Easter fun,
from Easter Bunny Hunts to their Easter Garden where
children can search for eggs to exchange for
chocolate treats. The full choc-obloc programme will
be operating
during its Easter
Eggstravaganza
(28 March to 12
April), including
tractor rides,
bouncy castles,
panning for gold
as well as all the
WIN a pair of tickets to the
RAF Cosford Air Show 2015
The Midlands’ biggest and best
award winning aviation event
is back this summer with a fun
packed day of entertainment
planned for visitors to RAF Cosford
on Sunday 14 June. There’s
something for everyone with more than six hours of the
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even more fun and exciting displays on the ground.
For your chance to win a pair of tickets
(accompanied under 16’s enter the show free)
answer the following question:
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B. 1945
C. 1955
Send your answer along with your name, address and
phone number to wolverhampton@raring2go.co.uk or
enter online at www.raring2go/wolverhampton/win
by the closing date of 18 May 2015.
Tickets are advance sale only, £22 (accompanied under 16’s free), and
available from ZZZFRVIRUGDLUVKRZFRXN or by calling 0871 230 1083.
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usual animals plus indoor
and outdoor adventure play.
Easter also sees the return
of Hatton’s Grand National
- Sheepstakes sheep racing and the breathtaking
Bird-o-batics falconry displays.
The fun continues indoors with Superslide Mania
– a 12,000 sq ft indoor play area with three giant
slides, a ball pool splash and soft play. There are
also some 300 resident farm animals, including rare
breeds, plus hundreds of guinea pigs in their very
own village.
For a chance of winning just answer this question:
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Email your answer to
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or go to ZZZUDULQJJRFRXNZROYHUKDPSWRQ:,1.
Closing date: 8 May 2015.
WIN a family ticket to see
The Elves & The Shoemaker
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A hard-working but poor shoemaker struggles to
earn enough money to support his family. The
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shoes, all he has left in the world, to a poor lady
in need of help. The next morning the shoemaker
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shoes overnight. He discovers that not only are the
shoes beautiful; they are also magical. Who is the
mysterious maker of these marvellous shoes?
Retelling the famous Brothers Grimm story, Elves &
the Shoemaker is the perfect opportunity to introduce
your little ones to the magic of live ballet, music and
theatre. To enter, answer the following question:
WIN a family ticket to
Hoo Farm!
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the place to visit this spring.
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Lambing Live event - come and
see lambs born every day and
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Big Cats!
Hoo Farm has an indoor and outdoor play and picnic
area, two gift shops, the Hungry Shepherd Coffee Shop
and plenty of undercover areas which means that the
weather won’t be a problem!
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C: West Midlands
Send your answer along with your name, address and
telephone number to wolverhampton@raring2go.co.uk
or go to ZZZUDULQJJRFRXNZROYHUKDPSWRQZLQ
Closing date: 30 May 2015
www.raring2go.co.uk
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Enter online at ZZZUDULQJJRFRXN
wolverhampton/win or send your correct answer by
email to :ROYHUKDPSWRQ#5DULQJJRFRXN Please
include your name, address and telephone number
for us to contact you if you win.
Closing date: 18 May 2015.
COMPETITION RULES AND CONDITIONS
Competition entries can be emailed to
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the Raring2go! website at
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The following rules apply to all the competitions
in the magazine: the winner(s) will be the
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by email or by phone.
Any personal data provided will be processed
in accordance with the data protection act. It
will only be used for the purposes of notifying
outcomes of the competition.
Your information will not be shared with any
organisations external to Raring2go! except for
when a third party is issuing a prize directly. If
you do not wish to be informed of future events
or offers please state so.
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