The Potters Bar & South Mimms Extended Schools Consortium logo

The Potters Bar & South Mimms
Extended Schools Consortium

Coordinators:
Christine James 01707 655512
jamesc@mountgrace.herts.sch.uk
Baronie Shepherd 07525 765232
shepherdb@damealiceowens.herts.sch.uk
Hertfordshire Children's Trust Partnership logo

Activities for Families & the Community

 

See below for things to do with your family or by yourself

Activities for Families

 

dance

Strictly Dancing comes to Mount Grace!

 

FREE 6 week family dance course for children and young people aged 6 - 14 and their parents/carers

Fancy learning to dance? Fancy getting more active? Fancy doing something as a family?

A few places still available so if you're interested please contact Christine James on 01707 655512 x 252 or jamesc@mountgrace.herts.sch.uk

Each family place will consist of one adult and one child and you will be expected to attend every week for 6 weeks.

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Come & Learn to Cook at Mount Grace!

FREE 4 week family cooking courses for young people aged 11 - 13 and their parents/carers.

Fancy Improving your cooking skills? Want to learn how to eat healthily on a budget? Want to help your child learn about diet and healthy lifestyles? Want to really enjoy doing something as a family?

Next course starts 1st March 2010

Places are limited so if you're interested please contact Reggie Thompson on 01707 655512 x 252 or thompsonr@mountgrace.herts.sch.uk

Each family place will consist of one adult and one child and you will be expected to attend every week for 4 weeks.

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football

 

Parents & Players football session

A FREE session that provides ways to learn skills, compete with your kids, have fun & keep fit without spending money on equipment! No more boredom after 5 minutes in the park!

Saturday 27th February 12.00 - 1.15 pm

Oakmere Primary School, Potters Bar

For mothers, fathers, grandfathers, grandmothers, aunts, uncles and all male and female carers with children.

To book call Danny Larner on 020 8292 5701 / 07983 351415 or info@elitefeetfootball.co.uk

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PB1 Children´s Centre

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Children´s Centres offer the best start in life for every child, providing a place where under 5´s can get involved in a range of both play and early learning activities with their parents and carers.

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Activities for the Community

fifty plus

The Fifty Plus programme provides activities for those mainly of retirement age, however, it's not exclusive so anyone can join in!

visit hertsmere.gov.uk/leisureculture and click on Fifty Plus to download a brochure or call 020 8207 7568

We look forward to welcoming you to a Fifty Plus activity soon!

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Click here for more details of courses at the PB1 Children's Centre

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University of the 3rd Age

Dame Alice Owens' has granted the U3A Potters bar branch use of their facilities to run various interest groups and is proving to be a very successful venue.

Potters Bar U3A welcomes new members and the only criteria is that you are not in full time employment. There are over 50 interest groups run by u3a members on a voluntary basis, ranging from learning Spanish to dancing for fun, there are no qualifications or certificates attached to the subjects. Among the groups held at Dame Alice Owens are painting, men's cooking group and calligraphy.

Our membership is very diverse. At present the membership fee is £12.50 per year.

A monthly meeting is held at the Wyllyotts theatre on the 2nd or 3rd Monday of the month. 10 am - 12 noon. The next meeting will be 27th April the talk will be Beatrix Potter Author, Artist and Conservationist.

For more information email pottersbaru3a@gmail.com

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Scouting in Potters Bar and District

Are looking for a new challenge in your life? Perhaps you would like to get involved with the Scouts? The 2nd Potters Bar Scout Group is looking for new Beaver, Cub and Scout leaders. If you´re interested please call Charles Dace, District Commissioner for Scouts in Potters Bar & District, on 01707 657338 or email dc.pottersbar@hertfordshirescouts.org.uk to discuss becoming a leader in the Scout Movement.

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