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Have a spooktacular Halloween!

To help save lives and prevent the spread of coronavirus, we need you to celebrate Halloween safely this year. Lucky for us, it falls on a Saturday, so there’s loads of fun things you can do throughout the entire day.

Here’s just a few ideas – host a virtual Halloween costume competition with friends and family, watch a spooooooky Halloween film, pin the wart on the witch or make scary snacks…

For more ideas follow A Better Medway on Facebook.

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New children’s craft bags

Our Heritage team have put together a craft bag packed with indoor Halloween activities for your little ones this October half-term.

The bag will include:

  • Make a ghost
  • Make a mask
  • Make a paper chain
  • Pumpkin fact cards
  • Colouring in sheet
  • Stickers
  • Heritage Halloween badge

*Please note the bag includes craft supplies for each activity excluding tape, glue and pens.

Packs cost £4.

Craft bags will be available to purchase from Upnor Castle shop, Visitor Information Centre in Rochester and Guildhall Museum from Sunday, 24 October to Sunday, 1 November.


Strood Soccer Centre: Saturday football

The whistle has blown and we’ve kicked off our latest set of Saturday football training at Strood Soccer Centre.

Medway Sport Football Academy provides fun-based football coaching for boys and girls every Saturday morning at just £2.50 per session.

  • 9am to 9.30am for children aged 2 to 4
  • 9am to 9.45am for children aged 8 to 11
  • 9.45am to 10.30am for children aged 5 to 7

We’re also running a Tuesday session for children aged 2 to 4 (between 10am and 10.30am).

Get their football kit ready and book your child’s place now.


Aquatic courses: Rookie lifeguarding

It’s great to have our indoor swimming pools open again and our family swimming sessions can be booked online. Swimming is all about having fun but it’s really important to swim safe too.

We have limited spaces available for our Rookie Lifeguard course for children aged 8+, which teaches them how to swim and enjoy water safely (whether they’re in shallow or deeper water).

For details and course availability, phone 01634 336 655 or email [email protected]


New exhibition at Rochester Art Gallery

 

‘Out of Sight Not Out of Mind’ is a brand new art project for blind and visually impaired residents of the Medway Towns, created by and celebrating the connections made during the time of disconnect.

MESS ROOM and Peer Arts are joining forces with this often hidden community to share their voices and creative talents and show that people’s creative lives continue.

The exhibition is open now until 14 November. Find out more.


Read a spooky BOOOOOook

The Halloween season is nearly upon us. With the crisp autumn chill in the air, get cosy and settle down with your favourite hot drink – it’s the perfect time to read a spine-chilling book. From dark fairy tales to spooky mysteries. There’s lots of not-so-scary books for the little ones too!

Here’s a couple of our recommendations:

Youngsters:

Famous ghost stories from Europe
– Spooky school : a Halloween book for mini monsters

Teens:

The last of the spirits
– The lost

Adults:

– Fear on the phantom special – Edward Marston (2020)
No one home – Tim Weaver (2020)
Tidelands – Philippa Gregory (2020)

Find out more.


Black History Month

It’s #BlackHistoryMonth this October and we have a few events/exhibitions going on for you to get involved in:

  • William Cuffay online exhibition – William Cuffay was a tailor by trade and died in July 1870 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. The exhibition explores how he ended up there and why he is remembered today. Find out more.
  • Dance classes from Upside Down Dance Academy – is offering all dance lovers the opportunity to get a taste of Afro and Caribbean dances. All classes are for beginners and run until Sunday, 18 October. Find out more. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
  • ‘The Heritage’ Exhibition at Medway Adult Education – by local Artist Meenatchi Gopal. The exhibition will be displayed at Rochester Medway Adult Education from Monday, 26 October to Friday, 27 November. Find out more.

‘The Family Tree’ talk – Medway African & Caribbean Association (MACA) will be running ‘The Family Tree (Ancestry Talk) with Paul Crooks’ on Tuesday, 27 October. 5.30pm to 7.30pm via Zoom. The event is free, sign up here.


Medway Sports Centres: Workout well with us

Our three sports centres at Medway Park, Strood and Hoo are open seven days a week and provide a range of activities for non-members and members.

Looking to workout more regularly? We’ve got a range of memberships available, including our Premier Membership which gives you priority booking 14 days in advance, a range of discounts, unlimited fitness classes, swim, gym and much more….all for £39.95 a month.

Take a look at our membership options. Book an activity.


Join the pumpkin rescue

Halloween is looking a little different this year, a lot of us will be celebrating from home. 12.8 million pumpkins are expected to be left uneaten. Join Hubbub Pumpkin Rescue and eat your pumpkin this year. Find out how.

Make sure you follow our Environmental Team’s Facebook and Twitter pages to find out more pumpkin tips.


Enrol in a new course this Autumn

If you find yourself with some extra time, why not create new employment and progression opportunities with our work skills courses.

Whether you want to refresh your skills, gain a qualification, retrain for a new career, we have a wide range of options available. Find out more.


Extended opening hours at Upnor Castle

Upnor Castle’s opening hours have been extended until Wednesday, 23 December, which means you can now enjoy the spectacular views right up until Christmas.

Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm, with last admission at 3.15pm.


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