Welcombe Children

2nd December 2011 – Angel Heart Theatre present Nutjellynana

welcombechildren — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:56:40 +0000

Voyage of the ‘Nutjellynana’
Space…the cuddly frontier?

Melby, Alice and Fidge.
Three cuddly toys long since loved, left behind and now forgotten in an old attic.

Life looks like it’s lost its stuffing until Fidge has a banana-brained plan…

Build a rocket ship, blast off, and boldly go where no toy has gone before!!

“Easy.” says Fidge.
“Bonkers!” says Melby.
“Ooooooh!” says Alice.

But when the ‘Nutjellynana’ reaches outer space and Melby disappears down a black hole the three friends get a bigger adventure than they bargained for, with some colourful ‘close encounters’ along the way.
Journey out-of-this-world with amazing puppets, fabulous storytelling, inspired silliness and some salutes to sci-fi classics! This is Angel Heart’s new show for all the family over 4 years. If you can, catch the ‘Nutjellynana’, orbiting a venue near you.

Held at Welcombe Village Hal on 2nd December at 4.30pm

Tickets: £6 adult, £5 child, £20 family ticket (2 adults, 2 children) Children under 3 – free

For further information, please contact Emma Morrison 01288 331389

Summer Arts Festival – The Sky’s the Limit

welcombechildren — Wed, 04 May 2011 11:51:03 +0000

2011 children’s events will take on a flying theme – The Sky is the Limit.

During the summer break, there will be a number of events and workshops taking place at the village hall, including making cardboard rockets, African bird stories and dance, kite making, drumming & percussion and creating flying machines.

Tuesday 16th August – Africa Day with Becky Jeffrey and Rob Swan – creating, choreographing and performing African bird stories

Friday 2nd September - Drumming and percussion workshop with Hothouse drumming and Kite-making workshop with Franca Westaway – £10 per child per day. or £5 for toddlers morning only. Please bring a packed lunch. Food will be on sale.

If you are interested in getting involved, please contact Emma Morrison tel 01288 331389

Youth group – Games & Skittles Evenings

welcombechildren — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:20:36 +0000

Games and skittles evenings are now running for the 9′s and over living in and around Welcombe. The group is held at the village hall and activities include table tennis, poole, skittles, table football and card games. Music, drinks and snacks are included in the £1 entry charge.

As the evenings get lighter we hope to include some outdoor games and would welcome any donations/loans of suitable equipment.

The dates of the next sessions are:

Friday 27th May

Friday 24th June

Any suggestions of other activities or assistance would be gratefully received. Please contact Joyce 331273 or Diana 331252.

(The group is being run as a Youth section of the children’s group and is funded by St Nectan’s church.)

Welcombe Parent Toddler Group

welcombechildren — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:12:41 +0000

The parent toddler group runs every Thursday from 10am – 12 noon at the village hall.

If you have a baby or child under school age, we would love for you to join us.

The cost is £1.50 per family and we bring and share snacks. Once a month a helper from Surestart comes to help us run messy play sessions.

For more information, please contact Emma Morrison on 01288 331389 or feel free to turn up and see what we do.

We would also love to hear from any older members of the community who would be interested in coming on Thursday mornings to help with the children’s snacks and join us for a cup of tea. Another pair of hands would also enable us to do more messy play with the children. If you are interested, please contact Emma Morrison on 331389.

Wolf Tales by Pickled Image Children’s Theatre (Beaford Arts Event)

welcombechildren — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:07:36 +0000

Pickled Image – Wolf Tales

was held on Wednesday 30 March 2011

The much-maligned fairytale wolf was allowed to tell his side of the story in this children’s show.

Children and their parents filled the village hall to hear the much-maligned fairytale wolf, with such a bad reputation, tell his side of the story. The show was lots of fun and very interactive. It is difficult to know who enjoyed this funny witty tale the most, children or adults.

The afternoon show was finished off with hot dogs and ice-creams, the sale of which raised funds towards the village hall appeal.

We look forward to receiving Beaford Arts programme of future events.

A big thank you to Ruth and Keith who provided the theatre company with a meal and overnight accommodation and help with food sales at the show.

Easter Events

welcombechildren — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:20:50 +0000

Saturday 23rd April saw the Children’s Group annual Easter Crafts and Treasure Hunt.

The children enjoyed working both as part of a team and as individuals to create willow bird, butterfly and dragonfly sculptures in a workshop run by Flora Gare. The final group project a large butterfly, is currently on display in the village hall for all to see. The toddlers joined in by painting butterfly and dragons led by Nikki Waltho

The day finished with a treasure hunt, which finished at the ‘Olde Smithy’ where a large treasure chest full of chocolate awaited them and was shared with one and all.

Thank you to all who helped make the day so enjoyable.

Previous Events 2010

welcombechildren — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:24:08 +0000

Summer and Autumn 2010 Forest school days took place. The first was held in the millennium wood, where the children took part in den building, flag making, games, building bird boxes. The second day took place in the Yarner Field where the children looked at the round house and made their own miniature versions, then enjoyed some campfire cookery. The session were held by Louise Rands Silver (Forest school leader).

The summer arts festival took place in the village hall. Children aged from 2 to 12, joined in with music, dance, drama and craft workshops.