County Lifestyle and Leisure Magazine Issue 33

ISSUE 33

EDITOR’S CHOICE | IN CONVERSATION WITH | EXPLORE CUMBRIA | STYLE YOUR HOME | EXPERT SERVICES

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What’s On? Children’s Events Digital Festival – Family Night Thursday 27 June, 4:30pm-7pm A fantastic family friendly event showcasing fun interactive digital activities for all ages.

Come and play games, experience virtual reality, 3D scanning and much more!

Make a mini Robot - £2.50

Summer Activities

LEGO Mindstorms 30 Minute sessions at 4:45pm, 5:30pm, 6:15pm and 7pm Using LEGO Mindstorms software, this taster will teach the basics of programming to navigate a LEGO robot around a track.

Every Monday and Thursday during the summer holidays, at The Hive.

Age 7-13 (children aged 7 will need to be accompanied by a parent)

22 & 25 July Build a space ship and send it on a Minecraft Mission.

Check website for times, age suitability and to book. Cost: £2.50

Cost: £3.95. Booking essential.

Space Mission Minecraft

Space Story Coding 29 July & 1 August Learn to code your own space themed story.

Summer Reading Challenge

Astronaut or Alien?

29 June - 14 Sept

Join at your local library from Saturday 29 June Join hundreds of other keen readers across the country to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. The Summer Reading Challenge is a national initiative to encourage children aged 4 - 11 to read six books over the summer holidays. Each time you finish a book, you’ll get a special space themed reward and a certificate and medal for completing the challenge. Everyday at The Hive we’ll have FREE activities in the children’s library including a daily story time at 11am and 2:45pm.

The Hive, Sawmill Walk, The Butts, Worcester WR1 3PD

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5 & 8 August A drawing workshop with WeAreBeard.

Launch Pad Party

Make your own Light-up Constellation 12 & 15 August Stars in a jar for you to make and take home.

Saturday 29 June, 10-3pm FREE drop-in activity at The Hive.

Sign up for the Space Chase! Get ready to embark on your thrilling mission to track down books nabbed by mischievous aliens.

Join astronaut training, get your space ID card, walk on the moon or power a zooming rocket.

Telephone: 01905 765576 Email: hiveadminteam@worcestershire.gov.uk countylifestyle

Make your own Martian Mask 19 & 22 August

Space Coding 29 August Code your way to the moon.

To book onto any of these events please visit: www.thehiveworcester.org cllworcester

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Explore Cumbria for an experience like no other in England.

The market towns of Kendal, Keswick and Cockermouth offer a unique shopping experience for the urban dweller, and the busy lakes of Windermere and Ullswater provide ample opportunity for boating or watersports.

The east’s Eden Valley is one of the region’s best-kept secrets, and the west’s dramatic scenery of Buttermere and Wastwater well-worth the extra-mileage. Keep an eye out for England’s last golden eagle and don’t forget to stock up on Kendal Mintcake, still made in the town that bears its name. Visit Cumbria today and take in the county’s splendour for yourself.

Explore the Lakes in a funky electric ‘Twizy’ Ullswater, Cumbria

Ready to hire from a variety of visitor attractions and accommodation providers, as part of a partnership between the ‘See More’ sustainable travel programme and the national car sharing company Co-wheels Car Club. With no engines, exhausts or fuel systems, they can be driven at the push of a button and will allow visitors who arrive either without a car or in larger vehicles to explore the nooks and crannies of the Lake

District in a silent, eco-friendly way, hearing the sounds of the lovely surroundings as you do not get with normal car noises.

To make the funky two-seater vehicles distinctively Cumbrian, each has been branded with its own distinctive sheep personality and named in traditional dialect (a mix of Westmorland and Cumberland numbers).

Content provided by Cumbria Tourism

www.golakes.co.uk Official website for The Lake District

From Worcester 3 h 31 min (201.0 mi) via M6

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One customer just couldn’t sell his house until it had a Richard Parker makeover featuring a fabulous sweeping drive. Afterwards, it sold straight away.

Another customer was feeling the effects old age and simply couldn’t manage to keep his garden in the beautiful condition he’d always maintained. The once pristine lawn was dying, but Richard replaced it with quality artificial grass, created borders that were practically maintenance-free and added a lovely seating area from which to enjoy it.

The owner was so happy he cried.

Richard oversees every project himself, large or small, and his team members always work strictly to

his very particular standards so customers can always be confident they will be getting a quality job done whether they are having just a new feature, some paving or a complete transformation. He is also very happy to share his advice and professional knowledge to help people maintain their new look.

“I like to go the extra mile,” he says. That’s why the company goes from strength to strength!”

Richrd Parker Landscapes

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Everyone knows that great garden landscaping can have a big impact on a property, but few realise just how it can change a life! Paving and landscaping expert Richard Parker has 20 years’ experience but is still amazed at the impact his work can have.

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