Raring2go! Northumberland

5 Raring2go! WHAT’S ON 4 raring2go.co.uk 'Fang’tastic Fun At Wheelbirks After the spooktacular success of previous years, the Scary Orchard Scavenge around the spooky orchard is back! Running daily from Friday 21st till Sunday 30th October, between 10am -4pm (please note the scavenge won't open till noon on Saturday 29th due to their Trick or Treat Hunt). Orchard scavenge tickets are £5.95 per child and this includes a themed ice cream complete with terrifying toppings and a list of what to spot on the trail! If you dare to visit on Saturday 29th be sure to dress up and take part in their trick & treat hunt. The children will hunt around the Orchard for treat tokens, but need to watch out for those tricks! Once they have found all the treat tokens the children will be rewarded with a Halloween bag filled with sweets. There are 2 sessions to choose from, 10.30am & 11am but pre booking is essential as this event will sell out! Tickets cost £6.95 per child, please book your tickets via their website. www.wheelbirks.co.uk Other events coming up at Wheelbirks include: Christmas Market - A large selection of stalls selling gifts, crafts & produce. Friday 18th & Saturday 19th November. This year we will see the return of their popular live nativity, always a sell out, so watch out for information & tickets! Father Christmas will also be visiting the farm this year, his diary is currently being finalised but ticket sales will be announced on social media in the next few weeks. Wheelbirks Parlour, Stocksfield, Northumberland, NE43 7HY Tel:07717282014 E:theparlor@wheelbirks.co.uk scary orchard scavenge £5.95 per child (includes themed ice cream and a list of what to spot). Daily 10am - 4pm, no booking required Trick or treat hunt Do you dare to visit on Saturday 29th October? Hunt around the Orchard for treat tokens and be rewarded with a Halloween bag filled with sweets! 10.30am & 11am - BOOKING ESSENTIAL Raring2go! WELCOME Welcome to my 40th edition of Raring2go! I can’t believe that’s it’s been 10 years since I took over from the previous editor although as the saying goes “time flies when you’re having fun. Raring2go! has gone from strength to strength and I am delighted that we increased our circulation with our print & digital magazines over this last year. We now have over 130 distribution outlets for our printed magazine & many more for our digital edition. Outlets include schools, nurseries, playgroups, sure start centres & libraries. I want to say a HUGE THANK YOU to each and every one of them for helping me with the huge task of distributing our magazine each quarter, our audiences just keep growing! I would also like to take this opportunity to say a special thank you to our advertisers, many of which have been with us from our very first issue, I am very grateful to work with such loyal, supportive and passionate local businesses. Have you visited our website recently? www.raring2go.co.uk/northumberland If not be sure to log on and check out all the lovely new features and activities we now have available, the techy guys at HO have been very busy over the last year developing the website and making it a lot more user friendly. The “What’s On” calendar on the website needs to be saved as one of your favourites as it’s updated regularly, so it’s always full of ideas to help keep you and your family busy. Don’t forget you can add events to it too so if you’re planning an family friendly event let our huge audience know! On the website you can also sign up to receive our monthly digital newsletter, this will keep you up to date with local events, offers and competitions. The Winter edition will be with you in mid-November, this is already looking like a jam packed edition so if you are thinking about reserving any advertising space please get in touch. The booking deadline is FRIDAY 4th November. Thanks for reading, Amy X 07843622028 northumberland@raring2go.co.uk Would you like to come and work with us? See page 27 for full details!

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