MEDWAY – Your guide to what’s on this February half-term for children and adults

There’s a host of exhilarating and fun activities going on in Medway this half-term, and you can find out all the exciting goings-on, below!

Mini Youth Sports Camps

Quality structured multi-sport coaching for 7 to 12 year-olds during school holidays. Runs daily Tuesday to Friday. You can book for single days or up to four days. Discount is available for junior members and children of premier members of Medway’s sports centres.

Tue, 18 – Fri, 21 Feb 2020, 9.30am and 4pm daily (breakfast club and twilight session options available).

Four-day camps – advanced bookings £20 per day, or £65 for four consecutive days. On the day, £25 per day.

Book now:

• online: www.medway.gov.uk/sportscamps
• phone: 01634 333943

email: [email protected]

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Kids go free to Eastgate House

Free entry for up to three children with one paying adult. Sat, 15 to Sun, 23 Feb (closed Mon and Tue).

Adults £5.50, concessions £4. Children’s trail 80p per child

 

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Trails and crafts at

The Guildhall Museum

Discovery trail, 80p per child, free entry to museum. Sat, 15 to Sun, 23 Feb, 10am to 5pm.

Mosaic crafts, 80p per child, free entry to the museum. Mon, 17, Tue, 18, Wed 19, Thu 20, Fri, 21 Feb, 10.30am to 3.30pm.

 

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Hudson & Lestrade: A Musical History of Music Hall

Janet Ayers on vocals and violin and Matthew Parsons on banjolele and percussion take on the guises of Hudon and Lestrade to revive and relive some of the forgotten gems of Music Hall, featuring songs made famous by Marie Lloyd, Harry Champion and others. A lively mix of sing-along songs, stories, anecdotes and facts.

Wed, 19 Feb, 8pm

 

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Echoes – Experiments by Zara Carpenter

Multidisciplinary artist Zara Carpenter will show a new body of experimental photographic work. She turns the camera on herself, disrupting the chemistry, creating evocative abstractions. The work is deeply personal yet universal.

Running until Sat, 28 Mar, Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm

(closed Sundays Oct-Mar)

 

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LIBRARY EVENTS

• Waste not, want not story and craft, 4-10yrs, Tue, 18 Feb, 2-3pm at Strood Library, Community Hub Strood
• Recycle revival story and craft, 4-10yrs, Tue, 18 Feb, 2.15-3pm at Twydall Library, Community Hub Twydall
• Junk to jewellery craft, 4-10yrs, Tue, 18 Feb, 2.15-3.15pm at Hoo Library
• Recycled hats drop-in craft, 3-8yrs, Tue, 18 Feb, 2.30-4pm at Wigmore Library
• Don’t throw it – bling it craft, 4-10yrs, Wed, 19 Feb, 2.15-3.15pm at Rochester Library, Community Hub Rochester
• Castle junk modelling story and craft, 4-10yrs, Wed, 19 Feb, 2.15-3.15pm at Walderslade Hook Meadow Library
• What a load of rubbish craft, 4-10yrs, Wed, 19 Feb, 2.30-3.30pm at Hempstead Library, Neighbourhood Community Hub Hempstead
• Fun feeding for birds story and craft, 4-10yrs, Thu, 20 Feb, 11-11.45am at Lordswood Library
• Recycled robots story and craft, 4-10yrs, Thu, 20 Feb, 2.15-3pm at Walderslade Village Library
• Recycled creatures – create your own creature from recycled materials, 4-10yrs, Thu, 20 Feb, 2.30-3.15pm at Gillingham Library, Gillingham Community Hub
• Recycled musical instruments craft, 4-10yrs, Thu, 20 Feb, 3.45-4.15pm at Luton Library
• Reuse and recycle story and craft, 4-10yrs, Fri, 21 Feb, 2.15-3pm at Rainham Library
• From trash to treasure story and craft, 4-10yrs, Fri, 21 Feb, 2.30-3.30pm at Chatham Library, Community Hub Chatham
• Junky funky jewels create badges and wristbands from junk, 4-10yrs, Sat, 22 Feb, 2-3pm at Lordswood Library

Booking is necessary – phone: 01634 337799

 

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Kite making

Join the rangers at Riverside Country Park in making kites in the Visitor Centre before flying them on the hill.

Wed, 19 Feb, 10am-12noon, £5 per child. Suitable for accompanied children aged 5-12 years.

Phone to book: 01634 337432

 

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Creative clay critters

A long standing favourite at the country parks. Join the rangers and get creative using air drying clay to make one of the many creatures found around the park.

Thu, 20 Feb at Riverside Country Park, 10am-12noon and 1-3pm £4 per child. Suitable for accompanied children 5-12yrs.

Phone to book: 01634 337432

 

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Bird walks

Join one of our knowledgeable rangers on a gentle walk to identify the most common birds seen or heard along the estuary – adults only.

Tue, 18 Feb, 10am-12noon, meet at the Visitor Centre, Riverside Country Park, £4 per adult.

Phone to book: 01634 337432

 

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Beginners fishing for children

Learn the basics of fishing at Capstone with our park rangers. Aimed at beginners and those wanting to improve. All equipment supplied.

Tue, 18 Feb, 10am-12noon and 1-3pm Thu, 20 Feb, 10am-12noon and 1-3pm at Capstone Farm Country Park.

£10 per child. Suitable for accompanied children aged 8-12years.

Limited numbers, phone to book: 01634 338191

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Medway Sport Swim Academy

Don’t miss the February half-term holiday crash courses in swimming, synchro and diving.

(half-term 17-23 Feb) 2020 £7.10 per lesson payable termly. 30 per cent discount for Medway Sport Premier members.

Medway Park, Strood, Splashes and Hoo Sports Centres

Find out more and book

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Nicola Upson – author visit

Nicola Upson’s latest book, Sorry For the Dead is her eigth title with the fictional version of Josephine Tey as the heroine and detective. Josephine Tey, along with Agatha Christie, was one of the masters of Britain’s Golden Age of crime writing.

Sat, 22 Feb at Rochester Library, Community Hub Rochester from 2 to 3.30pm.

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Brace of Spades

Following a sold-out run at last year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Tom Brace returns with a brand new magic show for the whole family. Featuring Tom’s unique blend of comedy and magic, the show promises to have a little something for everybody.

Sat, 7 Mar, The Brook Theatre, 3pm, £12.

Book directly to avoid booking fees.

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Medway Big Splash lands this April

If you love the water, then you don’t want to miss it!

Medway’s sports centres at Strood, Hoo and Splashes will host a bumper day of free water-based taster sessions for people of all ages and swimming abilities on Saturday, 4 April.

Try your hand (and feet) at:

• mermaiding (available for both children and adults)
• synchronised swimming
• kayaking
• pool parties
• first-aid demonstrations with the Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS) – providing you with skills for life.

The day’s activities will run from 10am to 4pm.

For more details on our swimming programme, click here.

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