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Rider Shafique - The Museum of Gloucester - Ongoing Treasure Island, Everyman Theatre Wed 2 Jun Cheltenham Science Festival - Thu 10-Sun 13 Jun The Hooley, Giffords Circus - Thu 10Mon 21 Jun & other dates Peter Rabbit & Benjamin Bunny, Sandford Parks Lido - Fri 18 Jun Cheltenham Balloon Fiesta - Fri 25Sun 27 Jun Ladybird Book Artists, Museum of Glos - Sat 26 Jun-Sun 26 Sep The Crypt School Open Events - Thu 24 Jun & Wed 30 Jun Grammar School Application Deadline - Wed 30 Jun Cheltenham Music & Jazz Free Festival - Fri 9-Sun 11 Jul Little Red Riding Hood & The Three Funky Pigs, Batsford Arboretum Sun 18 Jul

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Thursday 10 June – Sunday 13 June www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/ science More than 60 free events in the Schools and Family programme, plus the digital Discover Zone.

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calling Cheltenham Science Festival returns with a mixture of socially-distanced live events, online talks and demos, including a packed Schools and Family programme with its free, digital Discover Zone.

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s lockdown eases, Cheltenham Science Festival leads the way in resuming live events, staging an inspiring programme of socially-distanced talks and workshops this June.

Gloucestershire families lucky enough to snap up tickets will find its venues at Cheltenham Town Hall and the Apollo Stage in Imperial Gardens a hive of covid-secure, in-person discovery.

Television presenter Stefan Gates explores the weird, wacky and wonderfully gross world of science in ‘Weirdology’, while the BBC One Show’s Marty Jopson goes ‘Zap, Crackle and Pop’.

Find out about the scientific principles behind magic spells and even games like Quidditch, as educational entertainer Jon Chase takes you on a bewitching journey through the ‘Science of Harry Potter’.

Get arty with Hana Ayoob as she draws the ‘Ridiculous Diversity of Life on Earth’; and join TV presenter and scientist Shini Somara as she unlocks a love of science, observation and problem-solving in her latest book, ‘A Scientist Like Me’. Meanwhile, Katie Steckles sharpens up the family’s gaming skills in ‘Spectacular Strategy. Maths and Games’.

There’s plenty to inspire young environmentalists including ‘Diary of a Young Naturalist’. Young conservationist Daze Aghaji talks to Dara McAnulty about his book on juggling homework, exams and friendships alongside his life as an autistic teenager, conservationist and environmental activist.

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For younger children, Dr Sarah will be making big bubbles, small bubbles, and exploring shapes and colours in Bubble Superstars. The show becomes interactive through the power of Makaton signing and a bubbly party bag to take home.

Then Fun Science Cheltenham bring Diatom Dave who needs help creating the world’s biggest slime as well as air-powered rockets, lemonade cannons and bubble fires.

Some events at the Apollo Stage are free but a ticket is required.

Book tickets at www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/science If you’ve missed out on being there in person, you can catch up on some of the live events in the festival for both children and adults by subscribing to the CheltSciFest Player. Available to watch until 14 September 2021.

SCIENCE FOR SCHOOLS On the Cheltenham Festivals website there are even more schools’

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events and a free downloadable pack with loads of fun ideas to help you create a festival at home or in school. Watch free, online, at any time up to Monday 13 September 2021. The Discover Zone is also open now, online, with activities at each virtual stopping off point. You don’t need to register to watch and all events for schools are free to view. All activities can be filtered by age suitability and subject: • A brand-new citizen science project for schools is launched

by Everyday Plastic founder Daniel Webb • ‘Stella and the Seagull’, based on the book by Georgina Stevens • ‘Plastic Fantastic?’ with materials scientist Jamie Gallagher • Russell Arnott and Elizabeth Mills find fun ways to tackle ‘A Sea of Plastic’ • Mathematician Kyle Evans shares his love of maths in a series of fun videos • Find the mighty and elusive waterbear with Jules Howard • Discover amazing illusions

with Ginny Smith from ‘Braintastic!’

• listen to the sound of science in ‘Making Waves’ • Science and adventure combine in ‘The Great Immune Escape’ • discover the comet show ‘Snowballs in Space’ • Explore nanotech in ‘The Spectacular Science of the Very (Very) Small’ • Take on some design challenges: a water clock in ‘Drip Drop Tick Tock Challenge’; materials for ‘Space Shuttle Re-entry’ and protective headgear for an egg in ‘Saving Humpty Dumpty’ Join in and share how you’ve enjoyed the Science Festival by tagging @cheltfestivals on Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #CheltSciFest.

COMING SOON FREE MUSIC WEEKEND FRI 9 TO SUN 11 JULY Cheltenham Music Festival and Cheltenham Jazz Festival have joined forces to present a weekend of free music in Imperial Gardens with some family-friendly activities to keep the kids entertained.

News Find out about fostering

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he need for foster carers has been acute during the Covid-19 pandemic and Gloucestershire County Council’s fostering service is keen to hear from anyone interested in caring for a foster child. Its next online event explaining how fostering works and the rewards it offers takes place online at 6.30pm , Tuesday 15 June via Zoom.

This two-hour introduction is a friendly, no-obligation opportunity to find out if fostering is for you, to hear personal anecdotes from carers and those who support them and to ask questions about all aspects of the process.

Anyone over the age of 21, whether single, co-habiting or married, who has a spare room

Museum promises “wonderful” reopening

or rooms in their home, can foster a child and this event will provide clear information about different types of fostering, applying to become a foster carer and the support and training the fostering service provides. Simply register via the fostering service’s web pages.

W: www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/ fostering/

Westonbirt springs back

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ith spring arriving almost as Covid restrictions are relaxed, visitors to Westonbirt Arboretum can enjoy unusually late blossoms, as well as more family activities. The Gruffalo Spotters Trail has a trail pack inviting kids to see what they can find in the deep dark wood.

The arboretum’s main restaurant reopens at the end of May, alongside sandwiches and pizza from the new Pantry and Smokehouse. And, why not help Westonbirt develop its Forest Design Plan by leaving feedback on the arboretum’s proposals for the next ten years?

W: www.forestryengland.uk/westonbirt-the-national-arboretum

The Museum of Gloucester’s new exhibitions showcase the Ladybird Book Artists and the explore city’s commUNITY

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loucestershire families anticipating the reopening of indoor visitor attractions will be excited to hear that The Museum of Gloucester opens its doors in time for May half term. Children will be engaged by new fun arts and crafts activity packs, while parents will discover a thought-provoking exhibition in the Community Gallery co-curated by Gloucester-based lyricist, poet and MC Rider Shafique.

The show aims to put the ‘unity’ back in the word ‘community’ and is an opportunity to see and hear the people of Gloucester in all their diversity through photography and film. According to the museum, the exhibition aims to represent and empower the city’s communities, giving visitors the chance to think about and respond to questions like

“what is community?”, “who are you?” and “what do you love?”

The following month, from Sunday 26 June, the museum also hosts ‘The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Book Artists’, an exhibition celebrating the talents behind the amazing success of Ladybird Books, a staple of primary-aged learning for at least two decades in the mid20th century, since they first appeared in their most well-known form some 80 years ago. Expect a colourful array of books, original artwork and artefacts from the series that brought the world everything from classic fairy tales and the Janet & John reading books to ‘The Story of Furniture’ and ‘Animals, Birds and Plants of the Bible’.

W: www.museumofgloucester. co.uk

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Will you shower him with disposable gifts this Father’s Day or organise a sustainable family experience?

Celia Gaynor looks at some of the eco-friendlier ways to treat the patriarch in your family.

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he Green Man is a popular figure in ancient British mythology and there’s no reason why families can’t channel a bit of his ethos into their own plans for Father’s Day. Famous as a symbol of renewal (and, goodness knows, don’t we all need a bit of renewal right now?), he represents spring and nature in full growth. So let’s not ruin it all by buying dad a petrol-guzzling

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F1 experience at the local racetrack or that shiny, new exercise gizmo he was so keen on, with a three day lifespan if you can get it working in the first place (she writes, ignoring the groans of disappointment emanating from the man-cave in our house).

As lockdown continues to relax, a range of new or rediscovered attractions are opening up in Gloucestershire, and Father’s

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Day is a great opportunity to he’ll treasure more than a piece explore them. of pottery created by your own A new Kingfisher Trail opens fair hand, perhaps with the help in the Cotswolds on 31 May, of Paint-a-Pot (www.paint-a-pot. taking a loop from Chipping co.uk) or Taurus Crafts in Lydney, Campden in the north, past Forest of Dean.

Winchcombe, Cheltenham and If he’s a cyclist, maybe he’d apStroud to Chipping Sodbury (The preciate a UK-produced leather Severn section of the path), with pannier bag by Hill & Ellis (www. an eastern section (The Thames hillandellis.com). path) starting at Royal Wotton Of course, everyone loves Bassett, winding up through chocolate on Father’s Day, so Tetbury, Cricklade and Bibury up imagine his face when he opens to Moreton-in-Marsh. Featuring a box from ChocFACE and sees 22 kingfisher-themed artworks edible colour prints of your own by artists ranging from PJ Crook family scenes – perhaps even to Inkie, the trail takes in some his own fizzog – etched into the of the area’s most breathtaking surface of the delicious Belgian scenery. And when the project chocolate (www.chocface.com). ends in October the artworks If you wanted the ultimate marwill be sold in aid of Cotswold riage of consumerism and susNational Landscape Projects. tainability you might even think More wonderful views can be about imprinting an image of the discovered on the Canal Family Green Man on the chocolate. But Trail, which marks the maybe then it wouldn’t be green. start of the final stage of restoration connecting Stroudwater Canal to the national waterways network. The trail runs parallel to the Stonehouse to Stroud railway and although a celebratory programme of entertainment and attractions concludes on 31 May, there will be plenty of activity in the neighbourhood throughout June, including a warm Satchel-style cycle pan nier by Hill & Ellis welcome at such eateries as Stonehouse Court Hotel, Stroud Brewery and the Felt oud Canal Family Trail, Str Café in Brimscombe, the Upper Lock Café in Stroud and many others.

Both trails make beautiful settings for a Father’s Day picnic or meal out.

Meanwhile, for those children who do want to present dad with a material gift, there’s nothing

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BACON THEATRE/ TUCKWELL AMPHITHEATRE

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Dean Close School, Hatherley Rd, Cheltenham GL51 6EP (Sat Nav: GL51 6HE). 01242 258002, www. bacontheatre.co.uk Mr Stink Sun 15 Aug, 5.30pm, £16 (£14) • Open-air performance in the amphitheatre as part of the Tuckwell Open Air Theatre Festival. Heartbreak Productions bring David Walliams’s yarn about 10-year-old Annabelle’s particularly smelly new friend to life. Age 7+.

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Evesham Rd, Cheltenham GL50 4SH. www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/ cheltenham/events-tickets/ Paw Patrol Live: Race to the Rescue Sat 14 Aug, 10.30am, 1.30pm & 4.30pm, £33.60 • The popular pups Ryder, Chase, Marshall, Rocky, Rubble, Zuma, Skye and Everest propel themselves into action in this live version of the popular Nickelodeon animation.

Off A40 nr. Great Barrington, between Cheltenham & Oxford. www.everymantheatre.org.uk The Hooley Thu 5-Mon 16 Aug, two to four shows daily, 11am9.15pm, £15-£30 • The next stop on the Giffords Circus tour. See also Sudeley Castle.

THE BARN THEATRE

5 Beeches Rd, Cirencester GL7 1BN. 01285 648255 (box office open 10am-5.30pm, Mon to Sat), boxoffice@barntheatre.org.uk, barntheatre.org.uk, youtube. com/thebarntheatre, Tw: @thebarntheatre, Insta: @thebarntheatrecirencester, facebook.com/ thebarntheatrecirencester Jeeves & Wooster In Perfect Nonsense Tue 15 Jun-Sat 10 Jul • The Goodman Brothers adapt the famous PG Wodehouse yarn in which savvy manservant Jeeves rescues the clueless toff Wooster from innumerable

Mr Stink, Tuckwell re, Amphitheat , m ha en lt he C Sun 15 Aug

Almshouse Rd, Newland GL16 8NL. www.thisismytheatre.com Treasure Island Sat 5 Jun, 4pm, £15/£7.50 • This Is My Theatre present the Robert Louis Stevenson swashbuckler in the open air.

Performances in nearby church if wet.

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DAYLESFORD ORGANIC FARM

Daylesford, Kingham, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0YG. www. everymantheatre.org.uk The Hooley Thu 10-Mon 21 Jun, two to four shows daily, 11am9.15pm, £15-£30 • The next stop on the Giffords Circus tour. See also Sudeley Castle.

DEAN HERITAGE CENTRE

Camp Mill, Soudley, Forest of Dean GL14 2UB HMS Pinafore Sun 1 Aug, 4pm • Presented by Opera Anywhere.

Full details TBC.

EVERYMAN THEATRE

Sun), 2.30pm (Fri, Sat & Sun) & 6.30pm (Thu, Fri & Sat) £16-£18 • The “Horrible” team gets back into Horrible Histories’ Barmy Britain, action with The Everyman Theatre, Cheltenh this lightning am, Thu 19-Sun 22 Aug round-up of the comically nastiest bits of British history from Boudicca to theatre and music for over 90 Burke and Hare (in the Victorian years. era).

LONGBOROUGH FESTIVAL OPERA

New Banks Fee, Longborough, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire GL56 0QF, lfo.org.uk The Cunning Little Vixen 29 Jul-3 Aug, £50-£80 • This opera

by Czech composer Janácek is about a freedom loving fox called Sharp Ears. At 90 minutes long, it’s the most child friendly of Longborough’s season of operas hosted in a circus big top and features the children of Longborough Youth Chorus. More tickets may be released if Covid restrictions are relaxed.

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Cheltenham GL52 3JE Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts Until Thu 3 Jun. cheltenhamfestivalofperformingarts.co.uk, fully booked • Competitive festival which has been nurturing performers in

SUDELEY CASTLE

Winchcombe GL54 5JD. giffordcircus.com The Hooley Until Mon 31 May, times vary – check the website • Delayed by a year, Giffords Circus’s latest production finally sees the light of day for its now 21st anniversary tour. Directed by leading comedy director Cal McCrystal, the performance promises plenty of horses, fairies, music and dancing, plus circus favourites Nancy Trotter Landry, Lil Rice and Tweedy.

ROSES THEATRE

The Roses, Sun St, Tewkesbury GL20 5NX. 01684 295074, www. rosestheatre.org (Almost) A Midsummer Night’s Dream Mon 21 Jun-Sun 4 Jul, one to three performances daily, 11am-7pm, £12 • When the cast and set of his production are held up on the M5, Humphrey attempts to stage the Shakespeare classic with the help of a council gardener and a local Eng. Lit. professor.

Explore 56 acres of wild gardens, browse our gift shop, enjoy lunch or a sweet treat in our café and discover our children’s play area.

Batsford is a perfect day out for all the family – including the dog!

Regent St, Cheltenham GL50 1HQ. 01242 572573, www.everymantheatre.org.uk IKP’s Treasure Island Wed 2 Jun, 12noon & 4pm, £15 • A “bonkers” adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic from the company that brought us ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ and ‘Cinderella: The Pop-Up Panto’. With the Covid “roadmap” on track, this socially distanced show is expected to go ahead.

Horrible Histories Live on Stage: Barmy Britain 2021 Thu 19-Sun 22 Aug, 11am (Sat &

THE PANDEMIC: ROADMAP LATEST At the time of writing, we expect that indoor attractions will open, with social distancing, from Mon 17 May, while on Mon 21 Jun it’s hoped life can return to as close to normal as possible.

Please be aware that these dates can still change at any time.

Check with facebook.com/primarytimesgloucestershire for any changes to the roadmap and contact the venue concerned before travelling to any event.

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The Family Guide THE PANDEMIC: ROADMAP LATEST At the time of writing, Gloucestershire continues to enjoy the new freedoms allowed from 12 April, with non-essential shops, gyms, outdoor attractions and theme parks now reopened. There’s every expectation that pubs, restaurants and indoor attractions will open, with social distancing, from Mon 17 May, while on Mon 21 Jun it’s hoped life can return to as close to normal as possible.

Please be aware that these events can still be cancelled at any time. Check with facebook.com/primarytimesgloucestershire for any changes to the roadmap and contact the venue concerned before travelling to any event.

MAY TO MON 31 MAY ELEPHANT FAMILY AT SUDELEY CASTLE Sudeley Castle & Gardens, Winchcombe GL54 5JD, sudeleycastle. co.uk • Over 30 life-size elephant sculptures carved in wood form a trail through the gardens, as the castle starts to welcome visitors again and the adventure playground and Castle Pantry reopen.

The elephants will move on to form a 100-strong herd in London’s Royal Parks this summer before travelling to the USA. The castle itself remains closed until 17 May at the earliest. 10am-4pm, general admission £14 (adult)/£7 (child).

Prebooking essential.

TO FRI 31 DEC RIDER SHAFIQUE IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY The Museum of Gloucester, Brunswick Rd, Gloucester GL1 1HP, www. museumofgloucester.co.uk/exhibitions • “What is community? Who are you? What do you love?” Using existing film and photography, co-curated by artist Rader Shafique, the museum’s CommUNITY exhibition asks the viewer to consider and respond to these questions. The Community Gallery aims to allow visitors to see and hear the people of Gloucester, providing a space to represent and empower the city’s communities. Open 10am-5pm.

Ongoing exhibition.

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FRI 21 MAY-SUN 6 JUN THE WILDLIFE ART SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL EXHIBITION Nature in Art, Main A38, Twigworth, Gloucester GL2 9PA (but GL2 9PG for SatNav), natureinart. org.uk • Over 300 artworks inspired by wildlife. Open Fri-Sun while Covid restrictions still in place. 10am-4pm, entry free.

TUE 25 MAY 11+ PARENTS PREPARATION MEETING Cotswold Education, www.

cotswoldeducation.co.uk • Free meeting for parents considering entering their children into the exam run by Cotswold Education.

See website for time.

SAT 29 MAY SUP FAMILY FUN Paddleboarding Adventures, Symonds Yat West Leisure Park, Symonds Yat West HR9 6DA, paddleboardingadventures.co.uk • Children, guardians and parents are welcome to enjoy this standup paddleboarding fun on the River Wye. 2pm, £35. Also takes place at 10.30am, Mon 31 May. SAT 29 MAY-SUN 6 JUN CHALFORD HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL DONKEY TRAIL Chalford High Street & Village GL6 8DJ, www.facebook.com/ chpspta • A fun day out for the whole family rediscovering the stories behind the donkeys who used to carry bread, vegetables and coal around the steep paths of Chalford, near Stroud. This first ever trail offers clues to what the donkeys have been up to and a chance to adopt a donkey for a year. Maps cost £3 with proceeds to the Chalford Hill Primary School PTA. 10am-4pm. Also contact: pta@chalfordhill.gloucs. sch.uk SAT 29 MAY-SUN 6 JUN TAURUS CRAFTS SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES Taurus Crafts, Lydney, Forest of Dean GL15 6BU, tauruscrafts. co.uk • Creative craft activities for children.

Sat 29 MaySun 6 Jun

Online and live events at Cheltenham Science Festival, Thu 10-Sun 13 Jun

SAT 29 MAY-SUN 6 JUN BIRDLAND MAY HALF TERM Birdland, Bourton on The Water GL542AY (Google Maps) or GL54 2BN (Sat Nav), www.birdland.co.uk • Discover an amazing world of birds and dinosaurs in the heart of the Cotswolds and enjoy the perfect family day out. Over 500 birds include the large cassowary and the rare Waldrapp ibis. Spot flamingos, pelicans, cranes and waterfowl that live in the riverside habitats with many more inhabiting over 50 aviaries. Tickets must be booked online. 10am-5pm, £10.95 (adult)/£7.95 (child 3-15).

SAT 29 MAY-SAT 26 JUN SUP SKILLS Paddleboarding Adventures, Symonds Yat West Leisure Park, Symonds Yat West HR9 6DA, paddleboardingadventures.co.uk • Two-hour course in stand-up paddleboarding for children and adults.

Children must be accompanied.

10.30am, £35. Takes place every Saturday.

SUN 30 MAY- SUN 6 JUN THE MUSEUM OF GLOUCESTER REOPENING AND MAY HALF-TERM (AND BEYOND...)

FUN AND ACTIVITIES The Museum of Gloucester, Brunswick Rd, Gloucester GL1 1HP, www. museumofgloucester.co.uk/events • Fun arts & crafts activity packs available to buy at reception. Visit website for more details. Open 10am-5pm.

MON 31 MAY-SUN 6 JUN MAY HALF TERM EVENTS Dean Heritage Centre, Camp Mill, Soudley, Forest of Dean GL14 2UB, www.deanheritagecentre.com/ whats-on/may-half-term • Discover the forest with Alex, create a wooden medallion with Ken, make a natural artwork with Amanda or plant seedlings with Ma Meek.

Check website for exact times and days.

MON 31 MAY-SUN 17 OCT THE KINGFISHER TRAIL The Cotswolds, Chipping Campden, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, Stroud, Wotton-under-Edge, Tetbury, Cricklade, Bibury, Notgrove, Moreton-in-Marsh www.kingfishertrail. org • A new Cotswold walking trail featuring 22 artworks designed to engage with nature in a new way, using the kingfisher as a symbol of post-Covid resilience. Artists

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include Andy Davis, PJ Crook, Emma Howell, Inkie, Hannah Dyson and Guy Warner. Planned in two sections, the Thames in the East and the Severn in the West, it will raise money for Cotswold National Landscape Projects when the sculptures are auctioned at the end of the project.

JUNE MON 1-TUE 2 JUN THE DRAMA COMPANY WORKSHOPS Gorsley Goffs Primary School, Gorsley, Ross-on-Wye HR9 7SE, www.dramacompany.co.uk • Theatre workshop for children aged 5 to 10. Limited numbers to comply with Covid restrictions. £13.50 (one day)/£25 (two days). 01989 720627 or 07814 624417.

SUN 6 JUN SUP RIVER ADVENTURE Paddleboarding Adventures, Symonds Yat West Leisure Park, Symonds Yat West HR9 6DA, paddleboardingadventures.co.uk • Guided tour of the Wye Valley on stand-up paddleboard, suitable for the whole family. 9am, £50.

THU 10-FRI 11 JUN TOTS & TWIGS FOREST SCHOOL Westonbirt Arboretum, The National Arboretum, Tetbury GL8 8QS, www.forestryengland.uk/ westonbirt/tots-twigs • Weekly termtime sessions for 2 to 5 year olds resume, allowing young children to explore the woodland and discover the wonders of nature. Runs until 9 July. 10.15-11.45am & 12.30-2pm, £80 (or £70 for Friends of Westonbirt) for the whole course.

THU 10-SUN 13 JUN CHELTENHAM SCIENCE FESTIVAL (CSF) Imperial Gardens, Pittville Pump Rooms & other venues, Cheltenham, www.cheltenhamfestivals. com/science • A unique hybrid of online and live events brings the much-loved Science Festival back to Cheltenham this year, despite the pandemic restrictions still in place. As well as high-profile speakers including Brian Cox, Gina Martin and Paul Nurse (the latter two both guest curators), there’s a packed programme for families and schools, much of which is listed here marked (CSF). Also check the festival’s digital hub CheltSciFest Player or Chelt Player, via the festival’s microsite https:// science.cheltenhamfestivals. online (you’ll need to register) to access The Science for Schools events and Discover Zone which remain online until Tue 14 Sep. Activities include An Engineer Like Me, Weirdology and Maths Magic, while the Discover Zone hosts activities for 5+ and 7+ such as Get Creative, Build Your Own Bridge, Code Cracking and The Future of Stuff.

SAT 12 JUN WEIRDOLOGY (CSF) Cheltenham Town Hall, Imperial Square, Cheltenham GL50 1QA, www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/science • TV gastronaut Stefan Gates brings us fart acoustics, edible

rockets and motorbike explosions: prepare to have your mind blown (among other things!) in this family-friendly demonstration. @ StefanGates. 9.30-10.25am. Viewable after the event at CheltSciFest Player via the festival website.

SAT 12 JUN SCIENCE STORYTIME (CSF) Apollo Stage, Imperial Gardens, Cheltenham GL50 1QA, www. cheltenhamfestivals.com/science • Scientist and storyteller Rohini Chintha brings the wonders of the everyday world alive for inquisitive children. Her tales of the five senses, primary and secondary colours, the life cycle of a butterfly and how weather works aim to instil a love of science that will last a lifetime. 1111.25am, free but ticketed. Ages 3+ SAT 12 JUN SCIENCE OF HARRY POTTER (CSF) Apollo Stage, Imperial Gardens, Cheltenham GL50 1QA, www. cheltenhamfestivals.com/science • Will we ever see an invisibility cloak? And will Muggle scientists

ever be able to make things float, as with ‘Wingardium Leviosa’?

Find out about the scientific principles behind the magical world of Harry Potter, including Quidditch, with educational entertainer Jon Chase. 12.30-12.55pm, entry by free ticket. Age 6+

SAT 12 JUN RIDICULOUS DIVERSITY OF LIFE ON EARTH (CSF) Apollo Stage, Imperial Gardens, Cheltenham GL50 1QA, www. cheltenhamfestivals.com/science • It’s estimated that there are 10 million different species on Earth.

What are they all? Why are there so many? And how do we know what exists (and what doesn’t)?

Through discussion, games and live drawing, biologists Adam Hart, Simon Watt and Hana Ayoob explore life’s diversity with some arty science. 2-2.30pm, entry by free ticket. Age 6+ SUN 13 JUN ZAP WITH MARTY JOPSON (CSF) Cheltenham Town Hall, Imperial

THE CRYPT SCHOOL Start your journey together with us at an

OPEN MORNING 24th & 30th June 2021 9.30am -11.30am Booking required Visit cryptschool.org/open-events to secure your place

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THE PANDEMIC: ROADMAP LATEST Please be aware that these dates can still change at any time.

Check with facebook.com/primarytimesgloucestershire for any changes to the roadmap and contact the venue concerned before travelling to any event.

Square, Cheltenham GL50 1QA, www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/ science • Electrifying demonstration from BBC One Show’s resident scientist Marty Jopson, including plucked chickens, explosions and more. From the Ancient Greeks to the genius of electro-magnetism discoverer Michael Faraday, you’ll journey through the exciting history of electricity and discover the unimaginable. 9.30-10.25am, £7.

Age 7+. Available to watch on Chelt Player post-event.

SUN 13 JUN DIATOM DAVE (CSF) Apollo Stage, Imperial Gardens, Cheltenham GL50 1QA, www. cheltenhamfestivals.com/science • Diatom Dave needs your help to set the record for the world’s biggest slime! From air-powered rockets to lemonade cannons and bubble fires, this explosive demonstration from local mad scientists Fun Science Cheltenham will leave you on the edge of your seat. 11-11.30am, entry by free ticket. Age 4+ SUN 13 JUN A SCIENTIST LIKE ME (CSF) Apollo Stage, Imperial Gardens,

Cheltenham GL50 1QA, www. cheltenhamfestivals.com/science • Ruben wonders why leaves change colour and what makes ice cream melt, discovering how the world works on a trip to the beach with his mum. Author Shini Somara unlocks a world of science, observation and problem solving in her latest book, ‘A Scientist Like Me’. 12.30-1pm, entry by free ticket. Age 6+

SUN 13 JUN DIARY OF A YOUNG NATURALIST (CSF) Apollo Stage, Imperial Gardens, Cheltenham GL50 1QA, www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/science • Dara McAnulty, 2020 Wainwright Prize winner, talks about his ‘Diary of a Young Naturalist’, an evocative book about an autistic teenager juggling homework, exams and friendships alongside his life as a conservationist and environmental activist. 2-2.30pm, entry by free ticket. Age 9+ SUN 13 JUN DOGTASTIC Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire WR13 6NW,

SWIM LESSONS LIVE MUSIC

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www.threecounties.co.uk/whats-on/dogtastic • Covid-secure celebration of all things canine. 10am-9pm, £9 (adults)/£4.50 (12-15)/free (under-12s & dogs). Numbers limited, advance booking essential.

TUE 15 JUN INTRODUCTION TO FOSTERING WITH GLOUCESTERSHIRE CITY COUNCIL Zoom, fostering@gloucestershire. gov.uk • Find out how fostering in Gloucestershire works and how you could become involved at this no obligation online meeting. Contact the council via email (above) to take part. 6.308.30pm.

FRI 18 JUN THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT & BENJAMIN BUNNY (OUTDOOR THEATRE) Sandford Parks Lido, Keynsham Rd, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL53 7PU, www.sandfordparkslido.org.uk • Beatrix Potter’s timeless tale of Peter and Benjamins’ struggle with Mr McGregor is adapted for the outdoor stage by Michael Whitemore and presented by Illirya Productions. 7.30pm. £14 (adult)/£12 (concs.)/£8 (child) FRI 18 JUN WEAR A HAT DAY WITH FLOWERS Nationwide, wearahatdaywithflowers.org • The annual fundraising campaign for Brain Tumour Research is back in full swing, reminding us that brain tumours kill more children and adults under 40 than any other type of cancer yet only 1% of national cancer research is spent on it. So wear your brightest, most flowery hat, register for a free fundraising pack and raise that life-saving cash!

SUN 20 JUN SUP RIVER ADVENTURE Paddleboarding Adventures, Symonds Yat West Leisure Park, Symonds Yat West HR9 6DA, paddleboardingadventures.co.uk • Guided tour of the Wye Valley on stand-up paddleboards, suitable for the whole family. 9am, £50.

Book online via our website! www.sandfordparkslido.org.uk Keynsham Road, Cheltenham, GL53 7PU

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THU 24 JUN THE CRYPT SCHOOL OPEN MORNING The Crypt School, Podsmead Rd, Gloucester GL2 5AE, cryptschool.org/open-events • Find out what this renowned Gloucester school could offer your children. Booking required.

9.30-11.30am. 01452 530291.

FRI 25 JUN CHELTENHAM FOOD & DRINK FESTIVAL Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham GL50 1SD, cheltenhamfooddrinkfestival.co.uk • Chef talks and demonstrations include the Wholefood Warrior, A Taste of the Forest of Dean and The Punk Chef. Fun for kids includes Punch & Judy, street theatre and live music. £6-£11 (daily to two-day adult tickets)/under-16s free.

FRI 25-SUN 27 JUN CHELTENHAM BALLOON FIESTA Cheltenham Racecourse, Evesham Rd, Cheltenham GL50 4SH, www. cheltenhamballoonfiesta.co.uk • Fingers crossed this fiesta will really be able to take off, with Balloons and Fireworks (Friday), The Big Balloon Fiesta Day (Saturday) and Family Fun Day (Sunday - NB no balloons on Sunday), with live arena entertainment, funfair, independent traders, Saturday night fireworks display, food, drink and much more.

Open 4pm (Fri) and 11am (Sat & Sun), prices range from £3-£7 per day.

SAT 26 JUN EVENING STEAM TRAIN FISH & CHIP SUPPER Norchard Station, Forest of Dean GL15 4ET, deanforestrailway.co.uk • Enjoy a fish and chip supper (with burger and veggie options) on your steam trip through the forest.

6.15pm, £24.50 (adult)/£14.50 (child).

SAT 26 JUN 11+ MOCK TEST Christchurch Centre, Cheltenham, www.cotswoldeducation.co.uk • Cotswold Education runs this dry run for the 11+ exam, offering a full report afterwards. See website for time.

SAT 26 JUN-SUN 26 SEP THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE LADYBIRD BOOK ARTISTS The Museum of Gloucester, Brunswick Rd, Gloucester GL1 1HP, www.museumofgloucester.co.uk/ exhibitions • Uncover the story of the talented artists who illustrated Ladybird books for more than 30 years. This colourful exhibition puts an unparalleled collection of books, original artwork and artefacts on display and shows how the numerous, talented Ladybird illustrators played such an enormous role in the extraordinary success of the company in the 20th century. 10am-5pm.

SUN 27 JUN BUBBLE RUSH GLOUCESTER Tewkesbury Rd, Plock Court, Longford, Gloucester GL2 9DW, bubble-rush.com/gloucester • Run, walk, toddle or dance your way around this family-friendly course and get inundated with bubbles at regular intervals. Suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs. It’s two times round a 2.5km circuit, so you go through each bubble station twice. 10am-4pm, £15 (adult)/£8 (child).

WED 30 JUN THE CRYPT SCHOOL OPEN MORNING The Crypt School, Podsmead Rd, Gloucester GL2 5AE, cryptschool. org/open-events • A second chance for parents to visit this renowned Gloucester school to see what it could hold for their children. Booking required. 9.30-11.30am. 01452 530291.

WED 30 JUN GRAMMAR SCHOOL APPLICATION DEADLINE Gloucestershire Grammar Schools, Gloucestershire, various websites - see back page • Parents of Y5 pupils wishing to apply for grammar school entrance examinations need to submit their applications today.

JULY SAT 3 JUL THE COTSWOLD SHOW AND FOOD FESTIVAL Cirencester Park, entrances via Deer Park School GL7 1XB & Cirencester Park Polo Grounds GL7 6JT, www.cotswoldshow.co.uk • A hugely welcome return for this exciting family event, cancelled last year due to Covid, which showcases all the crafts, lifestyles and livelihoods of the Cotswold countryside, as well as a few from further afield.

Look forward to World of Dogs, BMX biking, falconry displays, a polo demonstration, combine harvester displays, gymnastics displays, a vast array of locally produced food and much more. 9am-6pm (Sat), 9am5pm (Sun), £15 (adult, online)/free (children under 14).

SUN 4 JUL VALE WILDLIFE HOSPITAL’S OPEN DAY Vale Wildlife Hospital, Station Rd, Beckford, nr Tewkesbury GL20 7AN, www.valewildlife.org.uk • The big-

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gest fundraising event of the year for this charity after a difficult 12 months. The hospital hopes for its best Open Day yet with a popular Fun Day Show and a chance to see ‘behind the scenes’ at the wildlife rehabilitation hospital. 11am-4pm, £5 per person on the gate but early birds available via the website.

MON 5-FRI 16 JUL CHELTENHAM CRICKET FESTIVAL Cheltenham College, Bath Rd, Cheltenham GL53 7LD, www. gloscricket.co.uk • Cricket-based entertainment is hosted on an outfield as Gloucestershire plays matches against Middlesex, Hampshire and Surrey on the main ground. See website for times and prices.

FRI 9-SUN 11 JUL CHELTENHAM MUSIC & JAZZ FREE MUSIC FESTIVAL (CMJ) Imperial Gardens, Cheltenham GL50 1QZ, www.cheltenhamfestivals.com • With Cheltenham Jazz restricted to online events earlier this year, the festival is teaming up with sister event Cheltenham Music to present this live outdoor show with plenty of fun family activities including two listed below (marked CMJ). See website for full details as they are announced.

SAT 10 JUL JURASSIC PARK (PG) Cirencester Park, entrances via Deer Park School GL7 1XB & Cirencester Park Polo Grounds GL7 6JT, www.alfrescofilm.co.uk • Outdoor screening of Steven Spielberg’s dinosaur classic in the beautiful surroundings of the park. Doors open 8pm, film starts 9.30pm, £12-£19.

SAT 10 JUL GMIZZ (CMJ) Imperial Gardens, Cheltenham GL50 1QZ, www.cheltenhamfestivals.com • Join George and Mizza as they introduce you to a world of percussion in this interactive family workshop. From rhythm games to creating a brand-new piece of samba music, it will have you grooving for the rest of the day. 10.30-11am.

SUN 11 JUL LILLIPUT’S CLASSICAL MUSIC (CMJ) Imperial Gardens, Cheltenham GL50 1QZ, www.cheltenhamfestivals.com • Classical music concerts for tiny people in Cheltenham, especially for adults and babies/very young children to enjoy together. 10.30-11am.

SUN 11 JUL IT’S A KNOCKOUT FAMILY FUN DAY, GLOUCESTER (TBC) Archdeacon Meadow, The Kings Playing Field, St Oswalds Rd, Gloucester GL1 2TF, hopefortomorrow.org.uk • Covid roadmap allowing, this event in aid of two charities, Hope for Tomorrow and Heart Heroes, will see fancy dress teams of families and friends compete in hilarity-provoking outdoor games involving inflatables, water hoses and hoots of every description. Also family entertainment and barbecues. Competitors: £35 per person or £420 per team of 12. Spectators £2. Times TBC.

Cotswold Show and Food Festival, Sat 3 Jul

MON 12-SUN 18 JUL NATIONAL CHILDREN’S CARNIVAL WEEK Nationwide, www.carnivalarts.org. uk • National initiative to encourage schools across the UK to get children involved in celebrating the magic of carnival. Schools are free to choose how to stage a carnival event, whether it be an assembly, a “class-bubble carnival” or full-on parade, and can use any of the resources on the website.

THU 15 JUL BACK TO THE FUTURE (PG) Cowley Manor, Cowley, Cheltenham GL53 9NL, www.alfrescofilm.co.uk • Outdoor screenings of this popular sci-fi adventure. Doors open 8pm, film starts 9.30pm, £13-£20.

SUN 18 JUL LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD & THE THREE FUNKY PIGS Batsford Arboretum, Moreton in Marsh GL56 9AT, batsarb.co.uk • Join Little Red Riding Hood and her Karate Granny on their adventures with the Three Funky Pigs… but watch out for that cantankerous Mr Wolf who is always on the lookout for his next meal! Open air stage show at Batsford Arboretum.

Lunchtime performance. See website for exact times and prices.

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TUE 20 JUL CLASSIC CARS AND GARDENS Highnam Court, Highnam, Gloucester GL2 8DP, www.piedpiperappeal. co.uk/classic-cars-and-gardens • This one-day event showcases hundreds of classic cars, plus the famous lake, picturesque rose gardens, flowering borders and the wooden sculpture trail. £7.50 per person, children free. Contact 03004 226119.

FRI 23 JUL MCFLY - LIVE! Gloucester Park, Gloucester GL1 1LB, easyticketing.co.uk • One of a handful of outdoor summer shows in the UK by these popsters, replacing a cancelled national tour.

Under-18s allowed, one adult must accompany every two children. £54.45 (inc. booking).

AUGUST MON 2-FRI 27 AUG NEW SUMMER CAMP Cotswold School, The Avenue, Bourton-on-the-Water, Cheltenham GL54 2BE, camp4211.co.uk • Camp 4-2-11 promises children a range of amazing outdoor experiences this summer. Ages 3-14.

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Cats in hats are back... with flowers!

Wear A Hat Day with Flowers 2021 returns by popular demand this June.

As Covid-19 restrictions continue to ease, Wear A Hat Day with Flowers is the perfect way to bring your loved ones together and celebrate, while raising funds to help find a cure for brain tumours.

Last year, the inaugural Wear A Hat Day with Flowers raised over £40,000 to support this vital work.

Friday 18 June promises to be another blooming brilliant day of floral hatty fun, helping raise even more.

Supporting the event again is BBC TV’s ‘Instant Gardener’ Danny Clarke, who understands the pain of a brain tumour diagnosis having lost his sister Margot to a glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).

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Join the team at Sandford Parks Lido for a dip in its heated outdoor pool. Despite operating under Covid restrictions, the pool continues to offer a variety of activities such as swimming lessons, Rookie Lifeguarding and general family-friendly swim sessions.

The lido also hosts outdoor theatre and cinema and is delighted to welcome back Illyria and Quantum Theatre for outdoor performances of ‘The Tale of Peter Rabbit’ and ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. As restrictions are lifted, the lido hopes to return to “normality” and re-open the children’s pool too. For more information and updates on plans throughout the season, please visit the website.

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Cotswold Education provides the complete 11+ preparation programme including an assessment test, 11+ mock tests and a range of courses and revision sessions to develop your child’s ability to understand and solve grammar school test questions.

Their learning community of educators, parents and children meets regularly to discuss particular areas of concern, such as ‘Is tuition necessary?’ and ‘How has lockdown affected 11+ preparation?’. Membership is free, open to all and offers exclusive discounts and support services.

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The summer camp 4U? Camp 4-2-11 is fast becoming one of Gloucestershire’s most popular children’s holiday camps with venues across the county. And now it’s launching a new camp in the Cotswolds this summer.

The family-run business, which already has camps in Gloucester and Cheltenham, is launching a summer camp in Bourton-on-the-Water.

The new summer camp launches on Monday 2 August 2021 and will run for four weeks with children from the age of three able to join the fun.

Rated “outstanding” by Ofsted, Camp 4-2-11 has two camps, one for children aged 3 to 6 and another for those aged 7 to 14, all run by childcare professionals with training in safeguarding and paediatric first aid.

Prices for both camps start from £36 with early bird discount.

Children will be able to enjoy new experiences and activities including a climbing wall, circus workshops, swimming, laser tag, archery and more. Kate Hall, who runs the camp is a full-time working mum of six who understands the stresses of working parents during the holiday periods.

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Big welcome, big tent “Welcome Back!” That’s the message that Taurus Crafts is sending out this May Half Term as it invites families to get involved in its socially distanced activity programme.

With a new booking system in place for all activities, it can’t wait to see families back on site getting creative in its large marquee.

The charity run visitor centre in the Forest of Dean has been providing activity sessions for children for over 25 years and is now embracing the easing of Covid restrictions to enable families to “make together” and have a great day out safely. Activities on offer will include Paint Your Own Pot and Clay Play with more to be listed on its Facebook page and website.

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This unique idea, the brainchild of Miles Hudson, PGCE physics tutor at Newcastle University, delivers fun, exciting science knowledge through your letterbox, just like any holiday postcard.

There are facts and figures, of course, but the real fun and enthusiasm comes through in the adventures that Tanno and Iguda have on their travels. Learning the size and surface temperature of Pluto is one thing, but what would it actually be like to walk on the frozen surface?

The set of twelve A5 cards is ideal for 8 to 12 year olds and deliberately extends beyond the requirements of the National Curriculum to offer greater depth and breadth of learning. The educational element is enhanced with a link to a special webpage for each card’s location.

These webpages include a range of additional information, animations, videos and activities for children to develop their interest and fun even further. Hudson also posts a Space Fact of the Day, every day, on the PostcardsFromSpace Facebook page.

PostcardsFromDeepSpace have recently been published, and PostcardsFromVolcanoes are coming soon.

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The first play installation, based on a “quarry” theme, is now ready to use and has been enjoyed by hundreds of visitors already. The equipment, supplied by manufacturers Richter Spielgeräte AU and Timberplay Ltd, allows children to lift stones in buckets, tow them across the playground via pulleys and climb up and down the frame. This has been a very exciting project for the Cotswold Farm Park team and they are sure you will love the outcome just as much as they do!

The farm park’s animal barns have now re-opened, and are filled with all your favourite animals including piglets, lambs and goat kids, rabbits, chicks and guinea pigs. The animals are available to pet and feed and they are also excited to meet both returning and new visitors.

As always, the Cotswold Farm Park team is keeping up with all the Covid-19 guidance, providing handwashing, hand-sanitiser and implementing social distancing and masks indoors in order to keep visitors safe.

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Jolene has Artytude!

Congratulations to Jolene Hopkins, aged 6, from Lydney Church of England Primary School, Gloucestershire, for her fabulous, energetic picture of herself, her friend and her teacher, Mrs Cooke, able to play together for the first time in ages after schools returned. “We pretended we went ‘space camping’ and picked space grapes now that we are all together again,” she says.

Primary Times has posted a children’s book out to Jolene as a prize.

If you would like the chance to win a book from the editor’s Jenga-like tower of children’s literature, don’t forget to enter the next Artytude competition:

ACROSS 1 A wonderful display (12) 7 Children have a lot of this when they’re running around (6) 8 To receive, obtain or acquire (3) 9 A sharp flavour (4) 11 Complete, or the sum of everything. (5) 14 A single point (3) 16 Opposite of rich. (4) 17 A serious, clever student. (7) 20 A style of tent created by the Native Americans (4) 21 A fuzzy, unclear noise, especially on a phone line or radio (7) 24 Unusually enlarged (7) 25 A regular post on the internet by a writer or artist (4)

4 Enormous (5) 5 When all the world’s asleep. (5) 6 Part of a play, or to behave unlike your real self (3) 10 The level of matter made up of electrons or molecules. Or, your parents might remember a pop band called ... Kitten. (6) 12 The capital of Norway (4) 13 What, hopefully, most of you are doing at school (8) 15 The colourful parts of a flower (6) 18 A type of white fish (4) 19 To stay faithful to someone or something (5) 22 How old someone is.

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DOWN 1 Each and ... (5) 2 The highest point of one of those things that forests are made of (7) 3 Travellers (8)

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