Lots for Tots West Wiltshire Issue 1

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LOTS on LOCAL...

What’s on this summer for families...

LOTS on WEEKLY...

Find your local Toddler Groups & Classes

WIN... Free Tumble Tots classes and goodie bag

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Reaching 10,000 families in Bradford on Avon, Calne, Chippenham, Corsham, Devizes, Frome, Melksham, Trowbridge, Warminster and Westbury

After 26 years in Widcombe, Bath, Roundabout and Secondhand Rose have expanded to Bradford on Avon.

Yoga for Pregnancy Gentle, supportive classes for a healthy, relaxed and positive experience of pregnancy, birth and beyond Suitable for both experienced and those new to Yoga

Classes in Bradford on Avon & Trowbridge Also Hatha Yoga Classes, Yoga Therapy and Traditional Thai Yoga Massage

We have an exciting and eclectic selection of desirable and nearly new clothes for women and children including...

Boden, Joules, Jigsaw, White Stuff & more If you want to refresh your wardrobe we buy as well as sell!

Come and visit our busy and happy shop.

6A Silver Street, Bradford on Avon. Open Mon-Sat. 01225 867707.

For further details, please contact Julie Ngama Tel: 01225 766704 • Mob: 07867 117413 Email: yoganama@hotmail.co.uk

Would you like your child to experience days full of fun and laughter in a rural setting?

 Homemade meals and lovely homely atmosphere  Open 50 weeks of the year – 8am-6pm in termtime and 9am-4pm in holidays (3 days)  Flexible hours to suit parents and competitive rates with free settling in sessions  Large outdoor play spaces  Nursery grants available for 2 to 4 year olds  We cater for children from 0 up to 11 years in the Breakfast, Pre-school, After School and Holiday Clubs  Only 10 minutes drive from Seend, Melksham, Devizes and Calne Telephone: 01380 859389 Email: busykids@btconnect.com www.buskidspreschoolbromham.co.uk Busy Kids @ Bromham

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Find out a bit more about us at www.westwoodnursery.org and call us to arrange a visit.

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About Lots for Tots

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Lots for Tots is your handy guide to groups, places to visit and local businesses relevant to parents of bumps and under 5s in West Wiltshire and Frome. It’s packed with great ideas to get you out and about this summer and it will fit in your changing bag!

Don’t forget to check out our fantastic Tumble Tots competition (p9). You get two free classes just for entering!

I hope you enjoy this magazine and find it useful. Be sure to follow on Facebook and Twitter too for updates, and check the website for full class information.

Abi Ward - Editor

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Lots on Local... July Sun 6th July 2-3.30pm Little Pickles Market, Bradford on Avon St Margaret’s Hall, BA15 1DE A family market with nearly new tables for hire to sell baby/children’s items. £1 entry per adult, children free and free Entry Bag for the first 50 buyers!

Sat 12th July 10-11.30am Little Pickles Market, Warminster Warminster Civic Centre, BA12 8LB A family market with nearly new tables for hire to sell baby/children’s items. £1 entry per adult, children free and free Entry Bag for the first 50 buyers!

Sat 12th July 11am-4pm Cyclefest 2014 Odd Down Playing Fields, Bath Circus Skills Work Shops (all day), balloon modelling, face painting, live music, sports and Tumble Tots! www.bathnes.gov.uk Sat 12th July 12-5pm Country Fair and WW1 Commemoration Pewsey, SN9 5LY Traditional village fair with attractions, stalls and children’s races. Adults £5, children free. All enquiries to Liz Johnson on 01672 810289.

Sat 12th July 1pm-11pm Melksham Party in the Park King George V Playing Field, SN12 7DZ Admission charges are £4.00 per person (16 and above), £2.00 (11 to 15 year olds), with under 11’s free of charge www.melkshammusicfestival.co.uk

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Sat 12th July 2-4.30pm West Lavington Church Fete West Lavington Village Hall and Playground, SN10 4HL Family Dog Show, Children’s Games, Bouncy Castle, Classic Cars, Prize Draw, Dolls house workshop, bargain stalls, Homemade teas, ice creams, and beer tent. FREE. arm116@btinternet.com 01380 812107 Sat 12th July 1-4pm Dorothy House Summer Fete Dorothy House, Winsley, BA15 2LE Stalls and games, ice creams, hog roast, cakes, refreshments and lots of entertainment and activities for the whole family to enjoy. Entry is £1 on the door for adults, accompanied children (u.16) free.

01225 721480 Sat 12th July Time TBC Westbury Summer Fayre Westbury Labour Club, BA13 3HD Fairground rides, attractions, street entertainment, stalls, and much more, throughout the town centre, followed by an Evening Concert in the Market Place headlining an ABBA tribute band.

Sat 12th July- Sun 31st August Whitehall Beach Whitehall Garden Centre, Lacock, SN15 2LZ Whitehall’s sandy beach complete with deck chairs. Enjoy a cold drink, snack or ice cream from the Beach Hut. Children’s beach games and competitions such as sandcastle building, ball games and much more..

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Please mention Lots for Tots when contacting an advertiser Sun 13th July 9-10am Frome Wizard of Oz World Record Attempt!

Cheese & Grain, BA11 1AR (Pre-registration essential) Themed events at Frome Library,local appearances by the Wizard of Oz characters and creative workshops with Makeit! Book tickets to see the original film at the Westway Cinema at 12:45pm on the day of the attempt. www.eventbrite.co.uk Mon 14th July 6pm Family Wheelie Fun Event Castle Combe Race Circuit Push-cart competition. For charity. Bring friends, family and anything with wheels (no motors!) £5 per family. Contact Hannahshouse@hotmail.com Sat 19th July 2-3.30pm Little Pickles Market, Calne Beversbrook Sports Centre A family market with nearly new tables for hire to sell baby/children’s items. £1 entry per adult, children free and free Entry Bag for the first 50 buyers!

Sat 19th July 10am-12pm NCT Nearly New Sale, Frome Cheese & Grain, BA11 1BE A chance to pick up some bargains.

NCT members & pregnant ladies will be admitted from 9:45am. Entrance is £1.

Sat 19th July From 10am Chippenham River Festival Monkton Park Grand flotilla, sailing displays and more river fun for all the family. www.chippenhamriverfestival.co.uk

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Wed 23rd July 10.30-11.30am Barnardo’s Big Toddle Rudloe Community Centre The UK’s biggest charity event for under 5s! The Big Toddle is a short sponsored walk for toddlers, that helps the UK’s most disadvantaged under 5s. Space themed activities and a rocket full of fun! 01249 716254 Fri 25th July From 10am Brick by Brick: LEGO Henge The Pound, Corsham, SN13 9HX Calling all LEGO-lovers, big or small!

Join in and help build a giant model of Stonehenge. Everyone welcome to contribute Another Brick in the Wall!

Free, drop-in all day. 01249 701628.

Sat 26th July 10.30-11.30am Saturday Stay & Play: Playdough Bellefield Children’s Centre, BA14 8TE Tue 29th & Wed 30th July 10.30am-3.30pm World War 1 History Day Trowbridge Museum Play WW1 challenges, puzzles, hunts, and craft activities. Including dressing up, and wound face-painting!

Free. Open to all ages.

Wed 30th July onwards Time TBC School Holiday Activities Wiltshire Museum, Devizes SN10 1NS Themed drop-in workshops for all ages at Wiltshire Museum. Wednesdays throughout the school holidays. £4 per child.

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Lots on Local... August Sat 2nd August 10am-5pm Nunney Street Market and Fayre Medieval street market and fayre held around the 14th century Nunney Castle near Frome in Somerset. 150 stalls, live music and street entertainment.

Sat 2nd August 10-11am Oh help! Oh no! The Gruffalo is coming to Bradford Library Bradford on Avon Library, BA15 1BY Oh help! Oh no! The Gruffalo is coming to Bradford Library. Come and join us for stories and activities. You will also get the chance to meet the Gruffalo himself!

Sat 2nd August 10.30am-12pm Once Upon a Saturday: Commotion in the Ocean Story and Activity Session New Library, Calne, SN11 0JU Come and join us for Commotion in the Ocean fun with stories and activities. Free activity for 4-7 year olds. No need to book in advance.

Sat 2nd August 1.30-2.30pm Oh help! Oh no! The Gruffalo is coming to Melksham Library Melksham Library, SN12 7DZ Oh help! Oh no! The Gruffalo is coming to Melksham Library. Come and join us for stories and activities. You will also get the chance to meet the Gruffalo himself!

Sat 2nd August Times TBC Malmesbury Kite Festival 2014 The Worthys, Malmesbury, SN16 9JX As well as some of your old favourites (don’t forget your teddy bear - brave

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bears will have the chance to complete a parachute jump!), there will be some new and exciting competitions.

The event is free but there is a charge of £2 for car parking. Call 01666 823245.

Sat 3rd August 2-5.30pm Priory House Open Garden Market Street, Bradford on Avon Formal ¾-acre town garden in front of part Georgian house. Steep slopes and steps at bottom of garden. Home-made teas.

Mon 4th August 9.30-10.30am Oh help! Oh no! The Gruffalo is coming to Trowbridge Library Trowbridge Library, BA14 8JN Oh help! Oh no! The Gruffalo is coming to Trowbridge Library. Come and join us for stories and activities. You will also get the chance to meet the Gruffalo himself!

Fri 8th August 10am-12pm Lakeside Family Event Langford Lakes, SP3 4PA Nature experiences, making crafts and fun. Activities designed for children under the age of 12 years. Wear outdoor clothing and footwear. £5.00 per child includes all materials and refreshments, under 3s free.

Booking essential 01380 725670 or info@ wiltshirewildlife.org.

Fri 8th August & Sat 9th August 10.30am-3.30pm WW1 Recruitment Day! Trowbridge Museum, BA14 8AT A drop-in event with activities. Open to all ages but especially children. Join the

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Bring a picnic and relax in Devizes’ loveliest park and hear some great music.

Sat 9th- Tue 19th August Hungry Caterpillar Roves Farm, Swindon Feed Roves’ wibbly, wobbly hungry caterpillar on the free tractor rides to help him grow into a big, beautiful butterfly. http://rovesfarm.co.uk

Thu 24th August 11am-1pm Create Wild Art The Courts Garden, Holt reate some colourful field art using leaves, seeds, petals, feathers and other natural materials. Ages 4-9.

Wed 13th August 10.30-11.30am Corsham Children’s Centre: Farmyard Fun Rudloe Community Centre, SN13 0NE Come along and join Corsham Children’s Centre and all their farmyard friends for a morning full of fun. We have sheep, lambs, pygmy goats, ducks, rabbits, miniature horses and Clive the alpaca coming to visit!

Sat 16th & Sun 17th August 12– 4pm Tractor Ted’s Big Machine Weekend Bowood House and Gardens Little Farm, tractor and trailer rides and ‘eye spy farming’ game to play onboard. Children will also be able to enjoy the giant Tractor Ted bouncy castle and slide. A great extra attraction included in the price of entry to Bowood. To avoid the queues book your ticket online at www.bowood.org/ product/day-tickets Sun 17th August Noon-6pm Picnic in the Park Hillworth Park, Devizes

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Sun 24th & Mon 25th August Devizes International Street Festival Market Place, Devizes, SN10 1JG A big, two-day family event, featuring some of the very best in European street theatre and live music, kids entertainment, food, drink and festival stalls - and it’s all free! www.streetsofdevizes.co.uk Sun 24th & Mon 25th August Children’s Treasure Hunt Blunsdon Station, SN25 2DA Normal prices apply. Children (and parents!) have to hunt down 30 engine cut-outs, placed all over the railway.

01793 771615 Sat 30th August Times TBC Devizes Carnival A lively and colourful carnival event with hundreds of costumed masqueraders and lots of bands. http://www.devizescarnival.co.uk Sat 30th August 10.30-11.30am Saturday Stay & Play: Kites Bellefield Children’s Centre, BA14 8TE

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Tue 2nd September 10.30-11.30am Tuesday Toddler Trails Dyrham Park, SN14 8ER For some fresh air and family fun, join one of our garden trails designed for toddlers; learn about shape, colour and numbers while exploring nature. Normal admission charges.

0117 937 1333, dyrhampark@ nationaltrust.org.uk Sat 6th September 10.30-11.30am Once Upon a Saturday: Horrid Henry Story and Activity Session New Library, Calne, SN11 0JU Come and join us for some fantastic fun with Horrid Henry and the rest of the purple hand gang. Free activity for 4-7 year olds. No need to book in advance.

Sat 6th September River Festival, Melksham King George V Playing Field, SN12 7DZ A family fun weekend on and by the river Avon with boat trips, canoeing, lots of land based activities and an Edwardian theme. Free.

Sat 6th & Sat 7th September Swindon and Cricklade Railway Kids Go Free Weekend Blunsdon Station, SN25 2DA Any adult or senior buying a ticket may take a child with them free of charge on the Swindon & Cricklade Railway.

01793 771615 Tue 9th September 10.30-11.30am Tuesday Toddler Trails Dyrham Park, SN14 8ER For some fresh air and family fun, join

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one of our garden trails designed for toddlers; learn about shape, colour and numbers while exploring nature. Normal admission charges.

0117 937 1333, dyrhampark@ nationaltrust.org.uk Fri 12th September Times TBC Tour of Britain Bradford on Avon & Devizes Stage 6 of the Tour will journey through Bradford on Avon and Devizes. www. tourofbritain.co.uk/home.php Sat 13th September 2-3.30pm Little Pickles Market, Trowbridge Longfield Community Centre, BA14 7AL A family market with nearly new tables for hire to sell baby/children’s items.

Come and see what bargains you can find! £1 entry per adult, children free and free Entry Bag for the first 50 buyers!

Sat 20th September NCT Nearly New Sale, Bradford on Avon St Lawrence School, BA15 1DZ Top quality baby and children’s clothes & equipment at bargain prices. http:// www.nct.org.uk/branches/trowbridgemelksham

Sat 27th September 11.30am-1.30pm NCT Nearly New Sale, Chippenham The Olympiad, SN15 3PA Main sale runs from 11:30am to 13:30 Being a member with a current members’ card will allow you to be admitted from 11.15am.

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Competition

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umble Tots helps to develop children’s agility, balance, co-ordination and climbing whilst developing their sense of self-confidence and self esteem.

Each Tumble Tots session combines fun, excitement and challenge to help develop climbing, swinging, locomotion and crawling skills.

The Gymbabes programme is for babies who are 6 months up to confidently walking and helps babies to develop the skills needed to sit, crawl, stand and eventually walk with confidence. Weekly classes in Bath, Chippenham, Trowbridge and Warminster.

For your chance to enter to WIN A FREE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP, 4 FREE CLASSES in

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Bath and West Wiltshire AND A GOODIE BAG just answer the following question: What age can children start Gymbabes?

All competition entrants will receive a FREE TRIAL CLASS PLUS SECOND FREE CLASS. Email your answer to debbie.bensley@gmail.com or by post to Tumble Tots, 19 Sulis Manor Road, Sulis Meadows, Bath, BA2 2AL. Competition open to all non members of Tumble Tots UK with the closing date being 12th September 2014.

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Calne

Hilmarton Toddler Group 9.30-11.30am Tue The Community Room, Poynder Place, Hilmarton Baby chill out sessions (under 1s) 9:15-10am, 10:15-11am, 11:15am-12pm Thu Children’s Centre, Prince Charles Dr Baby Buddies breast feeding support group 10am-12pm Thu Children’s Centre, Prince Charles Dr Baby Rhyme Time 10.30am-11am Thu Calne Library

Chippenham

Chippenham Toy Library First Sat of every month 10.00am-12.30pm Stanley Park Football Ground Creative Kids 9am-10.30am Mon Spring Rise Children’s Centre, Frogwell Music Box 18m-5 yr olds 9.15am-10am Mon King’s Rise Children’s Centre, Lodge Road Music Box 0-18mths 10.15-11am Mon King’s Rise Children’s Centre, Lodge Road

Toddler Rhyme Time 11.15am-11.45am Thu Calne Library Coleman’s Farm Stay and Play 1:00pm-2:30pm Thu Colemans Farm Learning and Community Centre TalkFirst Babies 9.30am-10.15am Fri Jesters Play Area, Beversbrook Industrial Estate Beversbrook Stay and Play 10am-11.30am Fri Beversbrook Sports Facility TalkFirst Toddlers 10.30am-11.15am Fri Jesters Play Area, Beversbrook Industrial Estate

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Baby & toddler swimming with Turtle Tots 10.30-11.30am Sat St Mary’s

4U (under 21yr old parents) 12-1.15pm Mon Station Hill Baptist Church

Crafty Tuesday 10.30am-11.30am Tue Neeld Hall Cooking with our Rise Grandad 1pm-2.30pm Tue Spring Rise Children’s Centre, Frogwell Sensory Time Under 18m 1.30pm-2.45pm Tue King’s Rise Children’s Centre, Lodge Road Music Box 1 18m-5 yr olds 9.15-10am Wed Spring Rise Children’s Centre, Frogwell Kington Tots Toddler Group 9.30-11.30am Wed Kington Langley Village Hall Baby Rhyme Time 10-10.30am Wed Chippenham Library Sparks Baby & Toddler Group Wed 10-11.30am St Paul’s Church Hall

Creative Kids 1.30pm-2.45pm Mon Music Box 2 0-18m olds Rise Children’s Centre, The Oaks 10.15-11am Wed Spring Rise Children’s Centre, Tumble Tots Tue Frogwell 9.40 -Gymbabes 10.35 -Walking-2 years Buttercup Babies 11.35 -2-3 years Breastfeeding & pregnant 12.45 -3+ years mums St Paul’s Church, Malmesbury 10.30am-11.45am Wed Rd Station Hill Baptist Church Stay & Play 10am-11.15am Tue Ladyfield Church Hall

Toddler Rhyme Time 11-11.30am Wed Chippenham Library

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Most classes are Term-Time only Neptune Swim School: Hydro Circuits 7-7.45pm Wed St. Nicholas School, Star Fish Hydrotherapy Pool Tots 12m+ -10am Thu Spring Rise Children’s Centre, Frogwell Creative Kids 9-10.15am Thu King’s Rise Children’s Centre, Charter School Dots under 12m 10-11am Thu Spring Rise Children’s Centre, Frogwell Fun with Food 1.15pm2.30pm Thu Rise Children’s Centre, The Oaks Picnic & play 3-4.30pm Thu FREE tea for up to 8 yr olds.

Please book.

King’s Rise Children’s Centre, Charter School Stay & play 9-10.30am Fri King’s Rise Children’s Centre, Charter School

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Drop in & play 9.3010.30am Fri Spring Rise Children’s Centre, Frogwell Sensory Time 10-11.15am Fri St Paul’s Church Hall Little Builders 1-2.30pm Fri Rise Children’s Centre, The Oaks Wheelbarrows & wellies 1.15-2.30pm Fri Spring Rise Children’s Centre, Frogwell Fun with Food 1.15-2.30pm Fri Ladyfield Church Hall

Corsham & Box

Springfield Leisure Centre Box Baby & Toddler Group 9.30-11.30am Wed Box Methodist Church Crumpets Stay and Play 10.30-11.30am Wed Crumpets Café, Rudloe Toddler swimming with Turtle Tots 9-11.30am Thu First Step UK Gym Baby Time Under 1’s 10am12pm Thu Corsham Children’s Centre Toddler Rhyme Time 1010.30am Fri Corsham Library

Colerne Stay & Play 0-5’s 10.30am-11.30am Mon Azimgher Barracks, Colerne

Baby Rhyme Time 11am11.30am Fri Corsham Library

Mum2Mum Breastfeeding Support Group 10-11am Tue Church House, Corsham

Baby & toddler swimming with Turtle Tots 1.30-2pm Sun First Step UK Gym

Soft Play: 0-5’s 1.30pm2.30pm Tue

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Bradford on Avon

Yoganama Yoga 10.30am-12pm Fri Children’s Centre, Frome Rd

6.30-8pm Mon Priory Barn

Baby & toddler swimming with Turtle Tots 9-11.30m Sat Widbrook Grange Hotel

Yoganama Pregnancy Yoga

Parent & Baby Swimming (3-12m) 9am Tue Bradford on Avon swimming pool Baby Massage Starts 9th Sep 10am Tue For you Massage, The Fat Fowl, Silver Street

Devizes

Action Time 10.15am Mon Devizes Library Rhyme Time 11.15-11.45am Mon Devizes Library Baby Zone 6-12m, 1.302.30pm Mon Devizes Children’s Centre, Southbroom Infants School

Sensory Group 1.30-3pm Tue Children’s Centre, Frome Road Les Petits Choux 10-10.30am Wed The Fat Fowl, Silver Street

St Andrew’s Under 4s 1.30-3.30pm Mon 9.30-11.30am Thu St Andrew’s Church

Rhyme Time 10.30-11.am Thu Bradford on Avon Library

Tots at Ten 10am, 3rd Wed of month St Andrew’s Church

Toddler swimming with Turtle Tots 9.30-11am Fri Widbrook Grange Hotel

Mum2Mum Breastfeeding Support Group 10-11.30am Wed Devizes Children’s Centre, Southbroom Infants School

Aqua Natal starting Friday 25th July 1.30pm-2.30pm Fri Bradford on Avon swimming pool Breastfeeding group 2-3pm Fri Children’s Centre, Frome Rd

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Weds Afternoon Drop-in 1.30-3pm Wed Devizes Children’s Centre, Southbroom Infants School Baby Zone 0-6m, 1.30pm2.30pm Thu Devizes Children’s Centre, Southbroom Infants School

Story Time 11-11.30am Fri Devizes Library Messy Church 2nd Sunday of month St Andrews church

Melksham

Young Parents Group 10-11.30am Mon Canberra Children’s Centre, 56a Spa Road Shaw & Whitley Toddlers 10.15-12pm Tue The Reading Rooms, Middle Lane, Whitley Rhyme Time 10.30-11am Tue Melksham Library Let’s Play & Learn 0-5s 10-11.30am Thu King’s Park Children’s Centre, Lowbourne Mum2Mum Breastfeeding Support Group 10.30am-12pm Thu Canberra Children’s Centre, 56a Spa Road Fun Time Fridays 0-5s 10-11.30am Fri Canberra Children’s Centre, 56a Spa Road Aquatic Harmony Baby and Toddler Swimming 10-11.30am Fri Stonar School, Atworth Swimming: Parent and Baby/Child Sessions 0-8

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Most classes are Term-Time only 10-11am, 11.15am-12.15pm Sun Melksham Blue Pool

Trowbridge

Stay & Play 0-5s 9.30-11.45am Mon Longfield Community Centre Polish Rhyme Time 10-10.30am Mon Trowbridge Library Early Birdz Parent & Toddler Group 10-11.30am Tue Southwick Baptist Chapel, Wynsome St Stay & Play 1.15-2.30pm Tue The Community Centre, Studley Green Yoganama Pregnancy Yoga 6.15-7.45pm Tue Wiltshire Rural Music School Stay & Play: 0-5’s 9.30-11am Wed Bellefield Children’s Centre Toddler Rhyme time 10-10.30am Wed Trowbridge Library Baby Zone 1.30-3pm Wed Bellefield Children’s Centre

West Wiltshire-Mid Tumble Tots Fri 9.40 -Gymbabes 10.35 -Walking-2 years 11.35 -2-3 years 12.45 -3+ years Paxcroft Mead Community Centre Toddler Rhyme time 10-10.30am Fri Trowbridge Library For You Massage For You Massage provides infant massage and baby yoga classes which can help with relaxation, colic, constipation, wind and bonding.

Toddler learn stretch and play classes include toddler massage over clothes some yoga inspired stretches, music and play times. Classes range from 0 to pre-school age.

Infant Massage, Baby Yoga, Toddler Learn Stretch and PlaY Classes

Tracey Bennett E-mail:tbennett@foryoumassage.co.uk Mobile: 07841 508159 Facebook page: For You Massage

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Trampolining 5.15-5.45pm Wed Trowbridge Sports Centre Tiddlers Toddler Group 10-11.30am Thu North Bradley Baptist Church Baby Rhyme time 10-10.30am Thu Trowbridge Library Baby Yoga with For You Massage Starts 4th Sep 10.30am Thu Paxcroft Mead

Specialist baby and toddler swimming plus pregnancy aqua yoga classes in Calne, Bradford-on-Avon and Corsham.

Get in touch today. joandnic@turtletots.com Jo: 07816 152084 www.turtletots.com

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Parenting Group Drop In 9.00am-11.30am Mon Bridge Children’s Centre

Patta Cake Baby Massage 1-2pm Fri St John’s Church Hall Chilcompton

The Minster Musical Monsters 10-11am Fri Runs during holidays.

Minster Church of St Denys

Patta Cake Baby Massage 10.30 - 11.30am & 11.45 12.45pm Mon Holy Trinity Church

Sing-a-Ling 1.30-2.30pm Fri Christ Church Hall

Trampolining 4pm Fri Warminster Sports Centre

Warminster

Westbury

Stay & Play 9.00am-11.30am Tue Bridge Children’s Centre Baby Boogie Rhyme Time 11-11.30am Tue Frome Library Young Parents’ Group 1-3pm Tue Bridge Children’s Centre

Music and Messy Play 10-11.30am Mon Happy Feet Children’s Centre Tumble Tots Mon 10.30 -Walking-2 years 11.35 -2-3 years 12.45 -3+ years The Civic Centre

Jack In The Box Toy Library 9-11.30am Wed Bridge Children’s Centre La Leche League: Breastfeeding Support 11am-12.30pm Wed Bridge Children’s Centre Dumplings Stay & Play: Under 18m 10am-12pm Thu Bridge Children’s Centre Jack In The Box Toy Library 9am-12pm Fri Bridge Children’s Centre Toddler Time Rhymes and stories 11-11.30am Fri Frome Library

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Mere Tiddlers & Toddlers 9.30-11.30am Mon Lecture Hall, Mere

Bright Sparks Playgroup 10-11.30am Mon Providence Chapel Hall, Tower Hill, Dilton Marsh Parent & Baby swimming 11.30am-12.15pm Mon Westbury Swimming Pool Bratton Toddlers Playgroup 10am-12.00pm Wed & Fri Bratton Park Pavilion

Rhyme Time 2.15-2.45pm Mon Warminster Library

Leigh Park Play & Learn 9.30 - 11.00am Fri Leigh Park Community Centre

Young Parents’ Group 1.30-2.30pm Tue For parents under 20 Happy Feet Children’s Centre

West Wilts PANDAS Fortnightly TBC westwiltspandas@hotmail. co.uk

Precious Ones 10.30am-12pm Wed Grace Christian Centre, Woodcock Industrial Estate

Rhyme Time 11-11.30am Fri Westbury Library

Bumps & Babes 10am-11.30am Thu Babies not yet toddling and mums with bumps Happy Feet Children’s Centre

While every effort is made to ensure details are correct at the time of going to print, times and dates are subject to change. Please check before you set off. Where possible, contact details are available on the website.

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Experience the joy of bonding with your baby in the water!

Our classes are relaxed, gentle and baby led. progressive and fun!

We guide you on how to hold and move your little one in the water and teach you and your baby water confidence and water safety Classes are held in a warm private pool in Melksham

At our local discussion groups, you can earn money while you chat.

Visit www.TribeMums.com for more information

www.aquatic-harmony.com | 07740 463759 clare@aquatic-harmony.com

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Fun With French French class for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers

Upstairs at The Fat Fowl Silver Street Bradford on Avon Contact Lili 07522 651283 lespetitschouxboa lespetitschoux@hotmail.co.uk

e:westwiltshire@lotsfortots.co.uk

* Singing * Dancing * * Quality instruments * Guitar * * Parachute Games * Puppets * Sessions are pay-asyou-go with no termly contracts!

Learning through music has never been so much fun!

Sessions every Friday, inc. school holidays, 1:30-2:30pm

Christ Church Hall, Park Road, Frome, Ba11 1EH

Sing-a-Ling or call 07828836637 to find out more.

t:08456 436 578

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Nearly New Sales across the region NEXT SALE - 20th September!

St Lawrence School, Bradford on Avon Email westwiltsnctsale@yahoo.co.uk to sell and volunteer

Regular ‘Babes & Biscuits’ meet ups Members’ events such as pyjama parties!

Committee and volunteering opportunities available Contact us today to get involved!

NCT Trowbridge, Melksham & Bradford Branch

westwiltsnct_membsec@yahoo.co.uk www.nct.org.uk/branches/trowbridge-melksham

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BATH, BRISTOL, NORTH WILTSHIRE, MID SOMERSET available Contact us for other areas

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