Thames Chase Events and Exhibitions

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Half Term Holiday Activities

Monday 14 February, 2-3pm - Storytime Walk
Join our leaders for a walk through the forest to our storytime circle to hear the story of the Owl Babies. Along the way, learn lots about the woodlands and the creatures that make it their home.
This activity will be best suited for primary school age children.
Price: £3 per child
To book:
Call 01708642970
Email [email protected]

Tuesday 15 February, 10.15am - 12.15pm - Drop in crafts
Join our team for a selection of forest crafts including owl mask making.
Location: Thames Chase Forest Centre
Price: £3
Drop in, no booking required

Thursday 17th February, 6-7pm - Family Stargazing
Join Thames Chase and @haveringastronomicalsociety in exploring the night skies of the forest.
Sure to be an unmissable and magical night!
Price: £5 each or £15 for a family/group of 4 with £3 each additional child
To book:
Call 01708642970
Email [email protected]

[MelanieLarke]

Easter holiday events

Thames Chase Spring Festival

Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd April 2022, 10 AM – 4 PM

Venue:
Thames Chase Forest Centre,
Broadfields Farm,
Pike Lane
Upminster
RM14 3NS

Join us at Thames Chase for our annual Spring Festival to celebrate the heritage of Broadfields Farm at Thames Chase Forest Centre.
There will be 2 days of activities including a guided walk in the community forest, farming displays, music, cafe specials, a petting farm with Wellgate Community Farm, face painting with Bugz and Butterflies, and even a surprise visitor....!

FREE entry

Wellgate Community Farm Petting Farm at Thames Chase

Sunday 3rd April, 11am - 3pm

We're delighted Wellgate Community Farm will be joining us at Thames Chase for our Spring Festival on Sunday 3rd April between 11am and 3pm.
We will be hosting a petting farm in the quad at Thames Chase, with pigs, chicks, sheep, goats, birds and poultry* and hopefully some new baby lambs.
Tickets are £3.50 each, for the young and the older amongst us. We do hope to go ahead whatever the weather unless significant storms. All sales are final.
Please pre-book your slot for arrivals every 15 minutes from 11am to 3pm ie 11am, 11.15am, 11.30am etc, no duration of stay limit.
To book your slot please call 01708642970 or drop in at the Forest Centre.

Thames Chase Sunflower Planting

Sunday 3rd April, 1 - 1.45pm

Join us on Sunday 3rd April to plant two pots with sunflower seeds, £3 per child.
Children will learn about what plants need to grow, how to look after a growing plant, why soil and compost are important.
Children will get to fill two of their own pots with a soil / compost mixture and plant two sunflower seeds in each pot. They will then attach a sticky label and label the pots / decorate them.
Don't have a pot? Pop into our craft session running on Sunday and make a recycled planter with our volunteers (£3).
Children will be given a Sunflower Diary, enabling them to record the height of their sunflowers as they grow.
We encourage parents to take pictures of the sunflowers as they grow, post them on social media and tag us in them so we can see how they're getting on!
Two sessions are available on Sunday 3rd April:
1:00pm to 1:45pm
2:00pm and 2:45pm.
Please email [email protected], ring 01708 642970 or drop into the centre to book your space today.

[MelanieLarke]

Half term activities

Tuesday 31st May and Wednesday 1st June
10.15am - 12.15pm

Join our team for a selection of craft making activities
BIRDS, BEES AND BUTTERFLIES
Come along and join us in our craft sessions
Be creative and design a butterfly mobile;
make flowers for bees, and more:
Why do bees learn to dance?
Do you know what shapes are found within a honeycomb?
What is the Life Cycle of the Butterfly?
What does a bird feather look like?

Location: Thames Chase Forest Centre
Price: £3
Drop in, no booking required