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Summer’s here and weeks of fun lie ahead! Raring2go! HELLO! 3 Welcome to the Summer issue of Raring2go! There’s so many fantastic events and activities in our local area to keep you and your family entertained right through the summer holidays and into September. Take a look at our What’s On pages on P8-21 for ideas. As always remember to check the full details with the venue before setting out and if you can, please mention you saw it in Raring2go! as it helps to keep this magazine free. Whatever you do this summer, have fun! Jo Messinger, Editor & Owner. TEL: 07762 204195 EMAIL: wolverhampton@raring2go.co.uk FACEBOOK: @raring2gowolverhampton Copyright © 2023 Mojo Publishing Ltd. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical or electronic, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage & retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission or further information should be addressed to the publishers. All information in this magazine is published in good faith and cannot be reproduced without prior written permission.The publisher makes every effort to ensure that the businesses which are featured in this magazine are of the highest quality, we do not guarantee the services and products from any businesses featured. Printed by Gemini Print Group. Website Member E-newsletter emailed monthly with latest offers and events Download vouchers and save £££’s Access all our online competitions with great prizes to be won Become a Join today by visiting www.raring2go.co.uk This magazine is interactive! Click on the links, images and adverts for more! CLICK HERE
4 raring2go.co.uk 5 Raring2go! CLUBS & CLASSES Raring2go! CLUBS & CLASSES Your guide to Summer holiday clubs Aspire Active Camps at South Staffordshire Leisure Centres in Wombourne & Codsall. Mon 24 July - Fri 1 September, 8am-4pm. Activities include Multi Sports Academy, Dance & StageBeatz Academy, Active Leaders. Suitable for ages 4-14 years. SAVE 15% with code SUM23CW (offer ends 5pm 7 July.) To book call 01902 213298 www.aspire-sports.co.uk Challenge Academy Baggeridge Summer Adventure Camps. Wed 26 July - Fri 1 September. For ages 7-13, £30 per day. HAF sessions also available. Parents can drop off and leave their kids between 9.45am-2pm to experience a new adventure, with different activities each day and sessions focused on teamwork, confidence building and fun! Activities include high ropes, low ropes, nets course, bushcraft and woodland trails. To book call 01384 429866 or visit www.challengeacademy.co.uk Kixx Wolverhampton Football Summer Camps. New Ormiston Academy, Marsh Lane & Goals Black Country, 23 Darlaston Lane. Choose from football, dance and martial arts. The camps are free through the HAF Programme to qualifying children with paid for places available too. Book through www.yowolves.co.uk or for more details call 07834 073939, email martin@kixx.org.uk or visit www.facebook.com/KixxWolverhampton Lucy Evans Academy of Dance Summer School. Week 1: Princess Party. 7-11 August. Week 2: Fairy Land. 14-18 August, 9am-3pm. Exciting classes with fabulous guest teachers in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Musical Theatre, Acro, Contemporary, Latin & Ballroom. Performance for parents at the end of each week. Suitable for ages 4 upwards, half days available for 3 year-olds. Email lucy@ lucyevansacademyofdance.co.uk call 07896 770084 or visit www.lucyevansacademyofdance.co.uk Stagecoach Wolverhampton. Mon 31 July - Fri 4 August - School of Rock. Mon 21 - 25 August - Frozen and we will Rock You. 9am-4pm. Put on a show, make friends and build confidence at our theatre workshops at Newhampton Arts Centre, with a show at the end of the week for parents. Book at www.stagecoach.co.uk/wolverhampton or email wolverhampton@stagecoach.co.uk Weekly football classes for ages 2 - 10 years School Holiday Camps Find your nearest class at kixx.org.uk For more info visit aspire-sports.co.uk or call 0121 663 1979 Choice of venues and activities *Offer ends 5pm Friday 7th July Ofsted registered Action-packed childcare this Summer Holiday BOOK ONLINE Open from8am - 4pm For more info and to book your place visit activecamps.co.uk or call 01902 213 298 15% OFF* with code SUM23CW Monday 24th July - Friday 1st September Codsall Leisure Centre Wombourne Leisure Centre
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From now onwards. Summer fun at West Midland Safari Park. Go on a wildlife safari, enjoy the rides & watch the sea lion shows. New walking trail and viewpoint ‘Lion Ridge’ opens July. Buy your tickets in advance for great savings! www.wmsp.co.uk Open daily from now onwards. Wild Zoological Park, Halfpenny Green Vineyards. Close up encounters, walk through habitats and award winning free flight bird shows and wildlife displays. Don’t miss Wild Zoo’s main shows and presentations. www.wildzoo.co.uk From now onwards. Summer at Challenge Academy, Baggeridge Country Park. Get stuck into loads of exciting challenges for all ages and abilities from 4 years up, including ropes courses, obstacle course, bouldering wall, a nets course and a mini ropes course. www.challengeacademy.co.uk Sat 1 July - 26 August (Saturdays only). Drayton Manor – Summer Nights. Saturday night is party night at Drayton! Dance the night away with live bands & DJ, late night riding and themed food & drink. Day ticket: 10:30am - 9pm. Evening ticket: 5pm - 9pm. www.draytonmanor.co.uk Sat 1 July, 10.15-11.30am. Wolves Play Café at Boundary Way Allotments, Wolverhampton. Family Nature Play themed outdoor play session. £6 per child - adults and under 9 months free. Use code: R2G123 for 10% off. www.wolvesplaycafe.org Sun 2 July. Compton Care Summer Party, Old Wulfunians Sports & Social Club. This family-friendly fundraising event will feature a main stage with headline act The Rat Pack. Tickets £5 for adults, under 17’s free from Eventbrite.co.uk. Sun 2,9,16,23,30 July, 6,13,20,27 August, 3,10,17, 24 September, 12-3pm. Sunday Art Club, New Art Gallery Walsall. Weekly art club for children and young people. Meet artists and creatives and learn to paint, print, sculpt, craft and more! Free. 12-3pm. Drop-in. Ages 4+. www.thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk Weds 5, 12, 19, 26 July. Wolves Play Café at Boundary Way Allotments, Wolverhampton. 10.15-11.30am - Wolves in the Woods (Under 7s). 12.00-14.00pm - Drop-in Nature Play (Under 7s).Pay As You Feel. www.wolvesplaycafe.org Continued on P10... This is a guide. Some details may change and some events require pre-booking. Please check with the venue before setting off. 8 raring2go.co.uk 9 Raring2go! WHAT’S ON SUMMER Raring2go! WHERE 2 GO What’s On Summer? SUNDAY 16 JULY • HIMLEY HALL TOP TRIBUTE ACTS INCLUDING ULTIMATE COLDPLAY THE HARRY STYLES EXPERIENCE MADONNA BY KNIGHT EXPLOSIVE LIGHT ORCHESTRA (ELO) WEST COAST EAGLES • THE STONES THE STONES LETS ROCK THE 70’S • UB40 TRIBUTE UB40 TRIBUTE SATURDAY 15 JULY • HIMLEY HALL DANCE ANTHEMS & CLUB CLASSICS TALL PAUL•K-KLASS SEB FONTAINE•STUART OJELAY STUART OJELAY ULTRA 90’S LIVE DANCE BAND WOODY COOK•ANDY GULCH ANDY GULCH JIM ‘SHAFT’ RYAN BOOK NOW AT WWW.HIMLEYHALLANDPARK.CO.UK WWW.HIMLEYHALLANDPARK.CO.UK
Help our rangers find the lost dinos Track down our Mega-dinos in our massive T-Rex Maize maze! Meet the reptiles in our special talk NEWLife Size Dinos! All the usual fun of the farm - indoor & outdoor adventure, friendly animals & more! PLUS Penkridge, Staffs ST19 5RE Book online: www.playatthefarm.co.uk SAVE 10%* Use code RG10 Thurs 6 July – Sat 16 September. Birmingham Hippodrome, The Lion King. www.birminghamhippodrome.com Fri 7, 14, 21 July, 10.15am-11.30am. Wolves Play Café at Gatis Community Space, Wolverhampton. Wolves in the Woods (Under 7s). Pay As You Feel. www.wolvesplaycafe.org Sat 8 July, 11am-6pm. The Fodder & Tipple Family Festival, AFC Wulfrunians, Wolverhampton. Join us for our 5th Fodder & Tipple festival for a great day out for all the family! Artisan Food & Drink market, craft stalls, street food and specialist bars. There’s live music all day and lots for the kids from a mini farm to magic shows plus much more! Advance tickets available at Skiddle.com but you can pay on the gate too! Sat 15 & Sun 16 July. Black Country Musicom, Himley Hall Park. On Saturday Himley plays host to Dance Anthems & Club Classics. A collection of live dance anthems, classic hits and contemporary tracks from headline DJs, taking you back to the iconic dance era of the 90’s. On the Sunday you can enjoy a fantastic day of music and comedy across two stages, featuring tribute acts Labour of Love (UB40 tribute), West Coast Eagles (Eagles tribute), Harry Styles Experience, Lets Rock The 70’s, Madonna by Knight, Ultimate Coldplay, Explosive Light Orchestra (ELO) & The Stones (The Rolling Stones). www.himleyhallandpark.co.uk Sat 22 July - Sun 3 September. Royal Airforce Museum Midlands, Cosford. Horrible Histories: Up in the Air Adventure is a brand-new interactive, exciting, and slightly horrible, exploration of the history of flight! Meet the characters, complete the challenges and solve the puzzles, see if you will discover the secret to flight! Six amazing zones, one amazing adventure. Individuals £7.50 or £25 for a group of up to 5. Admission to the RAF museum is free. To book tickets to Horrible Histories: Up in the Air Adventure visit www.rafmuseum.org.uk/horriblehistories Sat 22 July - Sun 3 September. Jurassic Wolves Dinosaur Trail, Wolverhampton City Centre. See P17 for more details. www.enjoywolverhampton.com Sat 22 July - Sun 3 September. Dinosaurthemed fun at Arley Arboretum. See P17 for more details. www.arleyarboretum.co.uk Mon 24 July to Fri 1 Sept. Yo! Wolves. Looking for some fun and exciting things to do over the school holidays in Wolverhampton including HAF activities? Visit www.yowolves.co.uk Continued on P12... 10 raring2go.co.uk 11 Raring2go! WHERE 2 GO Raring2go! WHAT’S ON SUMMER Tuesday – Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 12noon-4pm / Closed Mondays and Bank Holidays The New Art Gallery Walsall, Gallery Square, Walsall WS2 8LG 01922 654400 thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk What are you waiting for? Visit today! GREAT FOR ALL THE FAMILY Family friendly Costa on the Ground Floor Near to M6 Buggy Friendly Weekly, Sunday Art Club! FREE EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS: Holiday workshops for all ages Community Days and Cultural Celebrations newartgallerywalsall thenewartgallerywalsall RaringToGo_Dec22.indd 1 14/12/2022 08:46:08 17 Church Road Codsall Wolverhampton WV8 1EA Tel: 01902 932742 Opening Times! Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday: 9.30am—5.30pm (last entry 4.30pm) Tuesday: 9.30am—3.00pm (last entry 2pm) Tuesday Additional Needs Session: 3.30pm—5.30pm (last entry 4.30pm) Friday: 9.30am—5pm (last entry 4pm) Private Hire Parties 5.30pm—7.30pm (Friday’s Only) Sunday: Private Hire Parties Only! 2 hour slots available 10am, 12.30pm & 3pm www.jungle-boogie.co.uk Grandparents Deal! Wednesday’s Term Time Only! 9.30am—3.00pm £3.00 per child includes: One free tea or regular coffee! Toddler Time! Monday—Friday Term Time Only! 9.30am—3.00pm £4.75 per child includes: One free tea or regular coffee, Squash and biscuits for little one!
Fri 28 July - Sun 6 August. Birmingham Festival ’23, Birmingham City Centre. Proudly outdoors and free to access, the Festival will echo the city-centre experience of the Commonwealth Games, taking over Centenary Square with live music and performance, creative and participatory activities, and big-screen content to conjure the shared experiences, magic and memories of the summer of ‘22. Across 10 days and 9 evenings, Birmingham Festival 23 will welcome audiences, artists, local communities and volunteers, reflecting the diversity of the city, to come together to watch, listen, relax, dance and play. www.birminghamfestival23.co.uk Saturday 29 July, 11am-3pm. New Art Gallery Walsall. South Asian Heritage Month Community Day: Stories to Tell. A day of sharing stories and learning about the countries and traditions of South Asia. Sand rangoli and mini-mandala weaving with artists Daya Bhatti and Nilupa Yasmin, mehndi, stories from local Sikh, Hindu and Muslim families, traditional poetry & Tai Chi. Free. Drop-in. All welcome. www.thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk Sat 29 July. Fantasy Comic Book Workshop, Sarehole Mill, Birmingham. This two hour session will begin with a brief tour of the Sarehole Mill grounds as we hear how J.R.R. Tolkien was inspired by the site. You will be guided through the fundamentals of storytelling and comic book techniques that will help you tell your own story. www.birminghammuseums.org.uk Tue 1 August - Sun 3 September. Dino Discovery Maize Maze, PLAY@ Lower Drayton Farm, nr Penkridge. See page 17 for more details. WIN! Enter our competition on P30 to win a family ticket. SAVE! Get 10% off when booking online using code RG10. www.playatthefarm.co.uk Continued on P19 12 raring2go.co.uk 13 Raring2go! PLACES 2 GO Raring2go! WHAT’S ON SUMMER Enjoy a leisurely 90 minute kayak trip on the pretty canal in Kinver followed by woodfired pizza at the Vine Inn afterwards! Open The Vine Inn Kayaks Only £12 per Child & £15 Per Adult Weekends & Every Day School Holidays 1 Dunsley Road, Kinver DY7 6LJ www.riverseverncanoes.co.uk Under 18's require an adult on the water with them. Buoyancy aids & dry bags included.
FAMILY EVENTS THIS SUMMER AT WOLVERHAMPTON ART GALLERY FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO BOOK, VISIT WWW.WOLVERHAMPTONART.ORG.UK/FAMILY-FRIENDLY-ACTIVITIES REWILD WOLVERHAMPTON DROP IN ACTIVITY FROM MONDAY 17 TO SUNDAY 30 JULY BOOKABLE WORKSHOP FRIDAY 28 JULY Help us create a collaborative artwork built by artist Jane Plowright that rewilds our city! Imagine city centre traffic replaced with leafy woodland. The perfume of wildflowers instead of traffic fumes. Butterflies, birdsong, fruit trees and herb gardens in the Mander Centre. Tree houses, swings, zip wires - a solar powered Ferris wheel in Dudley Street?! Visitors are invited to pick up a palette and paintbrush and step into the 3D projected reality booth to add their own version of nature to Wolverhampton’s streets. Free, suitable for all ages MICROWORLD WOLVES: A DIGITAL ADVENTURE 22 JULY TO 28 AUGUST 2023 Microworlds are immersive spaces filled with digital creatures. The creatures respond to each other and you! Microworlds are digital ecosystems with cascades of actions and reactions. Each Microworld is a celebration of a new type of living art that encourages experimentation and collaborative play. Tickets cost £3, under 3’s free WEDNESDAY ART DROP-INS 10.30AM-1.30PM EVERY WEDNESDAY DURING THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS. Get creative with fun materials and imaginative activities, inspired by Microworld Wolves exhibition. £4 per child, suitable for ages 5 to 16 SECRET LIGHT BOX MICRO-WORLD WEDNESDAY 26 JULY Join artist Rob Conway to create your own hidden micro-world in a box full of colourful patterns and sparkly shapes. Light it up and take a peek at the imaginary space. MIND BENDING OPTICAL TOYS WEDNESDAY 2 AUGUST Explore your imagination making clever retro toys that play tricks on your eyes with artist Benny Semp. Twist your senses by making a colourful spinning top, thrill everyone with a magical thaumatrope, and boggle your mind with an impossible flexagon. SILURIAN CLAY CREATURES WEDNESDAY 9 AUGUST Join artist Kate Tilley for some pre-historic clay play and learn how to model ancient minicreatures to take home with you. MICROBE TEXTILE SCULPTURE WEDNESDAY 16 AUGUST Explore fluorescent textile materials with artist Ruth Turnbull to create some neon microbiology soft sculptures using simple textile techniques such as wrapping, tying, pompom & tassel making, holing and pulling, stuffing and attaching. UNDERWATER ALIENS WEDNESDAY 23 AUGUST Try out a variety of acrylic paint techniques and ink blowing art with artist Kathleen Fabre to design your own deep sea alien creatures and create a colourful painting using fluorescent paints. CREATE YOUR OWN ANIMAL FOREST WEDNESDAY 30 AUGUST Have fun making your own animal forest with artist Kom Achall, using bright materials, colourful paper, sequins, buttons and ribbons to create magical woodlands for animals to enjoy all year round. OCTOBER HALF TERM ACTIVITIES AT WOLVERHAMPTON ART GALLERY ALL SESSIONS SUITABLE FOR AGE 5 TO 12 YEARS OLD UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED PLEASE VISIT WOLVERHAMPTONART.ORG.UK/FAMILY-FRIENDLY-ACTIVITIES/ CHARACTERFUL CREATURES MONDAY 24 OCTOBER, 10.30AM TO 1.30PM, DROP IN Learn to make fuzzy pompoms and transform them into wonderful wildlife! We’ll have plenty of wool and lots of colourful crafty materials on hand to help you create some characterful creatures. £3 per child, book online or pay on the day AMAZING ANIMAL MASKS TUESDAY 25 OCTOBER, 10.30AM TO 1.30PM, DROP IN Create your own collaged animal mask using a variety of materials and techniques. Do you want to prowl, flap or hop in your animal disguise? £3 per child, book online or pay on the day WOLVERHAMPTON ARTS & CULTURE www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk WILD FROGS WEDNESDAY 26 OCTOBER, 10.30AM TO 1.30PM, DROP IN Go wild and make your own colourful, fun, tree-frog. Use all things decorative, we’ll use split-pins to make its arms and legs moveable. Help that frog strike a pose! £3 per child, book online or pay on the day CLAY CRITTERS THURSDAY 27 OCTOBER, 10.30AM TO 1.30PM, DROP IN Use clay and natural materials to model your favourite woodland wildlife. Foxes, squirrels, hedgehogs, badgers or even a tiny mouse! £3 per child, book online or pay on the day WOOLLY WILDLIFE FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER, 10.30AM TO 1.30PM, DROP IN Using pipe-cleaners and wool wrapping, make a soft sculpture of a furry friend to take home. £3 per child, book online or pay on the day COLOUR IN YOUR ART GALLERY SATURDAY 29 OCTOBER, 11AM TO 4PM, DROP IN Join artist Olivier Jamin to create a large-scale illustrated banner. Drop in any time to get creative and relax with some mindful colouring. A BSL interpreter will be present during the event. Free, suitable for all ages WOLVERHAMPTON ARTS & CULTURE Wolverhampton Art Gallery has a packed programme of family-friendly fun during October half term, inspired by the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition. See the website for more details – www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk/family-friendly-activities OCTOBER HALF TERM ACTIVITIES ALL SESSIONS SUITABLE FOR AGE 5 TO 12 YEARS OLD UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED PLEASE VISIT WOLVERHAMPTONART.ORG.UK/FAMILY-FRIENDLY-ACTIVITIES/ CHARACTERFUL CREATURES MONDAY 24 OCTOBER, 10.30AM TO 1.30PM, DROP IN Learn to make fuzzy pompoms and transform them into wonderful wildlife! We’ll have plenty of wool and lots of colourful crafty materials on hand to help you create some characterful creatures. £3 per child, book online or pay on the day AMAZING ANIMAL MASKS TUESDAY 25 OCTOBER, 10.30AM TO 1.30PM, DROP IN Create your own collaged animal mask using a variety of materials and techniques. Do you want to prowl, flap or hop in your animal disguise? £3 per child, book online or pay on the day WOLVERHAMPTON ARTS & CULTURE www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk WILD FROGS WEDNESDAY 26 OCTOBER, 10.30AM TO 1.30PM, DROP IN Go wild and make your own colourful, fun, tree-frog. Use all things decorative, we’ll use split-pins to make its arms and legs moveable. Help that frog strike a pose! £3 per child, book online or pay on the day CLAY CRITTERS THURSDAY 27 OCTOBER, 10.30AM TO 1.30PM, DROP IN Use clay and natural materials to model your favourite woodland wildlife. Foxes, squirrels, hedgehogs, badgers or even a tiny mouse! £3 per child, book online or pay on the day WOOLLY WILDLIFE FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER, 10.30AM TO 1.30PM, DROP IN Using pipe-cleaners and wool wrapping, make a soft sculpture of a furry friend to take home. £3 per child, book online or pay on the day COLOUR IN YOUR ART GALLERY SATURDAY 29 OCTOBER, 11AM TO 4PM, DROP IN Join artist Olivier Jamin to create a large-scale illustrated banner. Drop in any time to get creative and relax with some mindful colouring. A BSL interpreter will be present during the event. Free, suitable for all ages WOLVERHAMPTON ARTS & CULTURE Wolverhampton Art Gallery has a packed programme of family-friendly fun during October half term, inspired by the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition. See the website for more details – www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk/family-friendly-activities DIGITAL CREATURE LAB MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS, 27, 31 JULY, 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, 31 AUGUST 11.00AM – 1.00PM Drop-in digital arts sessions for families with the opportunity to create your own creature, inspired by the weird and wonderful microbiology in Microworlds Wolves. Free, donations welcome. Suitable for over 5s TATTER BOX SATURDAY 29 JULY 11.00AM-2.00PM To celebrate all things football and the This Is Our Love exhibition about the beautiful game, join artist Tat Vision to create and decorate your own tatter box head – make it your favourite footballer or someone/thing else entirely! £4 per child, suitable for ages 5 to 16 MAD ABOUT ART FOOTBALL EXCLUSIVE SATURDAY 5 AUGUST 11.00AM-2.00PM Design your own football scarf with Mad About Art - painted or coloured any way you like - with a chance for the best scarf to be made into a real knitted football scarf! Work with artist Madeleine Staples and create your own piece of football merchandise. £4 per child, drop in. Suitable for all ages ART PLAY SUNDAYS 23 JULY, 6, 20 AUGUST, 24 SEPTEMBER, 11.00AM-1.00PM Our creative, sensory play sessions for families with babies and toddlers are led by artists and early years’ educators. Take time to relax, imagine and find inspiration together. £3 per child, suitable for age 0 to 5 but older siblings are welcome to attend.
17 Raring2go! WHAT’S ON 16 raring2go.co.uk Raring2go! WHAT’S ON Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Meet Dippy the world-famous dino-star for free in Coventry until 2025. Dippy is a life-size replica of a Diplodocus carnegii skeleton – a 26 metre-long dinosaur. For over 100 years, Dippy has been delighting visitors at the Natural History Museum in London, now West Midland's families have the chance to see the Jurassic giant on their doorstep. The Lapworth Museum of Geology Enjoy a state-of-the-art museum experience showcasing one of the UK’s most outstanding rock, fossil and mineral collections, through a range of innovative and interactive exhibits. Based at The University of Birmingham. Free admission. All Things Wild nr Evesham Dinosaur mad youngsters will love the Step Through Time Dinosaur Experience. Stand next to the mighty T-rex, ride the Dino Land Train, search for bones in our Dino Dig or even jump aboard a real-life digger in Dino-Diggerland. Also, be sure not to miss out on the educational Dino Barn! There’s a pre-historic seas section ‘Monsters of the Deep’, where you can see a unique CGI Prehistoric aquarium. Take the kids for a Dino-mite day out this summer Children’s love of Dinosaurs is not looking like it will be extinct any time soon and here at Raring2go! we can’t believe how many opportunities there are in our area to have a fun day out with these ancient creatures. Here are the best places to find them. Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum In the Marine Gallery, discover the Thinktank Ichthyosaur, a giant sea monster from the time of the dinosaurs. Explore the other animals from the past and present that have adapted to life in the sea, including walrus, penguins and prehistoric marine crocodiles. Other highlights include the mounted skeleton of a prehistoric Giant Deer (Megaloceros) with huge antlers, plus the skull of a Triceratops. West Midland Safari Park Land of the Living Dinosaurs features over 40 life-size, animatronic dinosaurs, making it the largest animatronic dinosaur attraction in the UK. An immersive experience where the story of the dinosaurs unfolds in front of you. One of the newest additions is a spinosaurus, one of the largest and longest predatory dinosaurs in the exhibit. See friendly stegosaurus, ginormous argentinosaurus and the terrifying t-rex as you journey from the Permian through to the Cretaceous period. There is even a chance to dig for fossils in our Dino Dig, meet our baby velociraptor and chat to the knowledgeable Dinosaur Keepers. Jurassic Wolves Dinosaur Trail Visitors to Wolverhampton City Centre can look forward to a roarsome adventure during the school summer holidays. Meet Zeus Europe’s largest walking T-Rex, follow the dinosaur trail, take part in fossil digs and win prizes at this pre-historic celebration brought to you by Enjoy Wolverhampton BID. Sat 22 July - Zeus and Baby Dino’s Performance (Bell Square) Sat 29 July - Dino Dig (Queen Square) Sat 5 August – Dino Dig and Baby Dino’s (Queen Square) Saturday 12 August – Dino Dig (Queen Square) Sat 19 August – Dino Dig and Baby Dino’s (Queen Square) Wed 30 August – Zeus and Baby Dino’s Performance (Bell Square) Dudley Museum at the Archives Dinosaur Hunters can take a stroll amongst our prehistoric friends at Dudley Museum. You’ll be able to interact with many long dead species including Baryonyx and Thecodontosaurus. Walk through the geology and mining gallery and marvel at some of the 15,000 fossils, many of which are from the scientifically important Wrens Nest area. Free entry. Bilston Craft Gallery Visit the family-friendly dinosaur room which is home to Barry the Baryonyx, a full-size replica. Also on display are real fossils from the Dr. Fraser Collection and dinosaur fossil casts such as the famous Archaeopteryx, T.rex and Triceratops. You can design your own dinosaur and even dress up like a one! Admission is free. Lower Drayton Farm Dinosaur themed golf Play crazy golf amongst life-sized dinosaurs at Wolverhampton Adventure Golf at Perton Park Golf Course and at Jurassic Creek Adventure Golf which opened this spring at 3 Hammers Golf Complex. Arley Arboretum Dino Trail Get outside for some roarsome dinosaur fun at Arley Arboretum this summer holidays. Follow the dinosaur trail and discover if you have what it takes to be a dinosaur ranger! Designed for younger children to complete with their families, every child (over 4) will be given a trail sheet, certificate and small prize as part of their admission ticket. There’s also Dinosaur themed forest school activities, with sensory sessions for younger children and their carers, and more adventurous sessions for older children. Look out for family yoga which will also have a dinosaur theme and the rock and fossil day, hosted by the Malvern and Alverley Geopark. Here you can learn about rocks and fossils and how they teach us about life when dinosaurs lived on the planet. You can even bring your own rocks, crystals and fossils to be identified by local experts! This summer, PLAY@ Lower Drayton Farm’s Dino Discovery Maize Maze is back – bigger and better than ever – and now featuring LIFESIZE dinosaurs! As well as the farm’s massive indoor and outdoor play areas, large & small animal zones and friendly animals to meet throughout August you’ll head on a quest to help the dino wranglers find their missing charges in the maize maze. Check the website to find out maze opening times. SAVE! Get 10% off when booking online using code RG10.
into some outdoor arts with your babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers at these fun-filled family events. Explore the sensory gardens with creative activities led by artists. £4 per child, suitable for age 0 to 5 but older siblings are welcome to attend. For more details and to book visit www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk Thursday 3, 10 & 17 August, 11am - 12.30pm. New Art Gallery Walsall Thursday Skills. Learn new techniques in a variety of mediums and take away a masterpiece! Ages 4+. Ages 7+. £4.50 per child. Booking Essential. www.thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk Tue 1, 8, 15, 22 August. Wolves Play Café Play in the Park (Under 7s) Active Outdoor Stay and Play. Ward Street Park. Drop-in 10.00-12.00 and 12.00-14.00 with song time every hour. Pay As You Feel. www.wolvesplaycafe.org Continued on P21... Tues 1 & 8 August, 11am-1pm. New Art Gallery Walsall. Mini Makers. Get creative, explore art materials and build fine motor skills. Drop-in. Ages 2-4. £3. 1 August - Busy bumblebee sensory play and paper plate bees. 8 August - Karla Black sensory play with sand, cotton wool, crunchy paper, shiny cellophane and big metallic paint pictures. www.thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk Weds 2, 9, 16 August, 11am - 3pm. New Art Gallery Walsall Wednesdays for All. Fun, creative workshops for all the family. Free. Drop-in. Ages 4+. 2 August - Matchbox art. Contribute to our colourful 100 - piece matchbox art installation and take your own tiny masterpiece home! 9 August - Origami bees and bugs. 16 August - Summer Garden Oil Pastel Drawings. www.thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk Thurs 3, 10, 17, 24 August, 11.00am12.30pm. Bantock Boddlers, Bantock House Museum, Wolverhampton. Get stuck 19 Raring2go! WHAT’S ON SUMMER Event Partners Oh..., err, ...whoops-a-daisy Ha! Noobs Horrible Histories® is a registered trademark of Scholastic Inc and is used under authorization. All rights reserved. Illustration © Martin Brown 22 July - 3 September book now! rafmuseum.org/horriblehistories
Weds 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 August. Wolves Play Café at Boundary Way Allotments. 10.1511.30am - Wolves in the Woods (Under 7s). 12.00-14.00pm - Drop-in Nature Play (Under 7s). Pay As You Feel. www.wolvesplaycafe.org Thurs 3, 10, 17, 24 August. Wolves Play Café at Phoenix Park. Play in the Park (Under 7s) Active Outdoor Stay and Play. Drop-in 10.00-12.00 and 12.00-14.00 with song time every hour. Pay As You Feel. www.wolvesplaycafe.org Fri 4, 11, 18, 25 August. Wolves Play Café at West Park. Play in the Park (Under 7s) Active Outdoor Stay and Play. Drop-in 10.00-12.00 and 12.00-14.00 with song time every hour. Pay As You Feel. www.wolvesplaycafe.org Mon 7, 14, 21 August, 4 September, 10.1511.30am. Wolves Play Café at Tettenhall Wood Institute. Heuristic Play. Four weeks of engaging and innovative play sessions to introduce babies and caregivers to the world of heuristic play. £28 for 4 weeks with sibling/ twin 50% discount. Under 12 weeks free. www.wolvesplaycafe.org Sun 20 August, 2-3.30pm. Queer Pride and Activism Family day, New Art Gallery Walsall. Join artist Yasmin Agilah to explore and celebrate the Queer figures in the Here&Queer trail, then collage, draw, paint and write in pen and ink onto a giant collaborative celebratory artwork. Booking essential. www.thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk Mon 28 August. Wolverhampton Krazy Races. Krazy Races is set to take over the city centre with its free to attend fast paced fun and thrills for all the family soap-box derby. www.krazyraces.co.uk Tue 5 September to Sun 1 October. Viking Festival at Drayton Manor. Raise your horns at the ultimate family Viking Festival! Fire eaters/jugglers, Viking drummers, late night rides, DJ party, live shows, themed food & drink. www.draytonmanor.co.uk Weds 6, 13, 20, 27 September. Wolves Play Café at Boundary Way Allotments. 10.1511.30am - Wolves in the Woods (Under 7s). 12.00-14.00pm - Drop-in Nature Play (Under 7s). Pay As You Feel. www.wolvesplaycafe. org Fri 8, 15, 22, 29 September, 10.15am11.30am. Wolves Play Café at Gatis Community Space. Wolves in the Woods (Under 7s). Pay As You Feel. www.wolvesplaycafe.org Fri 22 - Sun 24 September. Pattingham Scarecrow Festival. Follow the trail (trail maps are available from the Start outside the Village Hall) and join in the fun - can you spot all the scarecrows? Free car park in fields off Patshull Road. www.pattinghamscarecrowfestival.org SCAN TO BOOK www.wolvesplaycafe.org 20 raring2go.co.uk 21 Raring2go! WHAT’S ON SUMMER Raring2go! RARING 2 MAKE For more What’s On visit www.raring2go.co.uk Visit yowolves.co.uk SUMMER FUN activities and food for children and young people
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