October half-term fun is back with the latest Urban Games activities.
Families across the borough can make the most of children’s and young people’s activities that are free to attend this October half-term.
The Urban Games is a series of weekday activities, held over the course of five days from Monday 30 October to Friday 3 November with no booking needed.
For young people aged 8+ there’s cricket, boxing, netball, hockey as well as multi-sports and BMX biking. New for this year there is even Chinese dancing and wrestling.
For younger children, wildlife activity sessions that have been created and delivered by Shropshire Wildlife Trust with Halloween and bonfire-themed activities open to children of all ages.
All sessions are delivered by professional coaches AFC Telford United, Shropshire Cricket, Telford Netball Club as well as BMX session by Telford Flyers.
Councillor Kelly Middleton, cabinet member for healthy, safer & stronger communities and partnerships said: “The Urban Games is a growing programme of activities that’s completely free to attend and offers a couple of hours free sports coaching from professionals to keep kids engaged with something positive during the school holidays.
“This programme continues to grow, and we’ve added Chinese dancing and even wrestling to the agenda this time – if you have suggestions, we’d love to hear from you as these sessions are all about providing the right support, unique to different areas.
“The school holidays are an expensive time for some people so these sessions are a place where kids can hang out with their friends, learn a new skill or just brush up on existing ones with help from professional coaches.”
The sessions are held in venues across Telford and Wrekin including outdoor multi-use sports areas, to indoor courts.
Check out the full programme here www.telford.gov.uk/urbangames
This project is [funded/part-funded] by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Families can also take advantage Telford & Wrekin Council’s Kids4£1 programme. This offers family favourite activities including swimming, tennis, golf and soft play – encouraging people to stay local and spend less. Find out more about all the activities at www.telfordandwrekinleisure.co.uk/kidsforaquid
The Urban Games forms part of the Safer & Stronger Communities programme, funded in part by the Police and Crime Commissioner. The project aims to create community support projects and introduce safety measures, based on ideas and suggestions by residents.
Along with the Urban Games, youth and sport clubs, women’s self-defence classes, reading groups, even art and gardening groups are just a handful of projects the Safer & Stronger Communities team have helped set up in the last year.
It’s easy to get involved and if people have ideas for a project in your area, the team can help with advice as well as funding. £2.5m has been made available over a two-year period to support the establishment of new projects.
For more information visit the website at www.telford.gov.uk/Saferstronger or email the team at saferstonger@telford.gov.uk
