ROUNDABOUT » 10.30am-12.30pm, £7 • This unconventional workshop will let you break all the art rules. For 6-12 year olds. Thu 12 Apr KIDS’ COMBAT ADVENTURES Woodland Battlefield, two mins from Junction 17, M4, nr. Chippenham, Wiltshire. 01249 721196, www.jcompany.co.uk • Outdoor laser games for ages 9–13 featuring state-of-the-art equipment including Halo Shield technology. This Easter School Holiday event features Corporal Spike’s two hour Tour of Duty: ration packs available. Prebooking essential. FRI 13 APR FAMILY ‘80s ROLLER DISCO M.E.C.A, Regent Circus, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 1PR. 01793 466454, www. mecaswindon.co.uk, 5.45pm – 9pm. £5.50 ticket, £2 skates • Dress up, dance and skate to the sounds of your favourite 80’s pop hits, from Duran Duran to Spandau Ballet. The Chinese State Circus, City Hall, Salisbury, Fri 20-Sun 22 Apr
Swindon SN1 1QN. 01793 524481, www.wyverntheatre. org.uk • This year’s summer youth project is looking for 9-21 year olds to take part in their next all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza. From Mon 23 Apr Goatacre Cricket Club Goatacre Cricket Ground, Goatacre Lane, Goatacre, Near Calne, Wiltshire SN11 9JA. www.goatacre.play-cricket. com, goatacrecc@ hotmail.co.uk. 6.30-8pm • Goatacre Cricket Club has achieved the ECB Clubmark Standard and is a focus club for Wiltshire. It is also a welcoming and friendly place to make new friends and for the children to have fun while they learn. Training night is Monday for both boys and girls from the ages of 6 to 15 and the first training session of the year is due to start on 23 Apr, weather permitting. Sat 28 Apr Plays in a Day, Magic Island (5-7 years) Salisbury Playhouse, Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7RA. 01722 320333, www.salisburyplayhouse.com, 10am-5pm. £20 • A great chance for young children to make new friends and build their confidence and skills. Children will spend a day working with directors and technicians, using props, costumes and lighting to make their own special show based upon the theme of magic islands.
FRI 20-SUN 22 APR CHINESE STATE CIRCUS City Hall, Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP2 7RA • 01722 434434, www. cityhallsalisbury.co.uk, Fri: 7.30pm Sat, Sun: 2.30pm and 7.30pm, £15 -£24. The world famous Chinese State Circus will wow you with their acrobatic expertise. From parasol juggling to the legendary bicycle act this production has it all. Sat 21 Apr Regional Youth Theatre Festival Salisbury Playhouse, Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7RA. 01722 320333, www.salisburyplayhouse.com. £25 • A day of workshops, performances and socialising for youth theatre groups including a chance to perform at Salisbury Playhouse. SAT 21 APR SUMMER YOUTH PROJECT 2012 AUDITIONS Wyvern Theatre, Theatre Square, PRIMARY TIMES
SUN 29 APR WARM UP FOR THE OLYMPICS! Wiltshire Music Centre, Ashley Road, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire BA15 1DZ. 01225 860100, www.wiltshiremusic. org.uk, 3pm. Free • Get a move on for the Olympics at this mass participation event. Choreographer Anna Olejnicki teaches a 15 minute routine, with live music from Ensemble 360. Advance booking required.
may TUE 1 MAY THE SECRET BLACKBIRD AND OTHER BIRD MYSTERIES Bristol Zoo Gardens, Clifton, Bristol BS8 3HA. 0117 903 0609, www.bristolzoo.org.uk, 7pm8pm, £3 • Authors Geraldine Taylor and Dru Marland introduce their new book ‘The Secret Blackbird’ and entertain you with the bird mysteries of the Downs. If you attend this Bristol Zoo event, please tell them you saw it in Primary Times. EASTER 2012
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