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Family What’s On Guide<br />

45,000 COPIES FOR FAMILIES<br />

OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN<br />

Oxfordshire<br />

www.primarytimes.co.uk<br />

DAYS OUT • EDUCATION • COMPETITIONS • FAMILY FUN<br />

<strong>OCTOBER</strong> ISSUE<br />

NO 125<br />

14TH OCT - 24TH NOV ‘<strong>19</strong><br />

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Anti-Bullying Week with…<br />

Andy Day<br />

Primary Times teams up with Andy Day to support Anti-Bullying Week which is<br />

celebrated in over three quarters of schools across the country, 11 th - 15 th November<br />

Andy Day is set to hit our screens in March<br />

2020 with his new CBBC show Andy and the<br />

Band, but the children’s TV star is also busy<br />

playing a leading part in Anti-Bullying Week.<br />

We tracked down the frontman of Andy<br />

and the Odd Socks to find out why tackling<br />

bullying is close to his heart.<br />

When asked how he got involved in bullying<br />

work, Andy explained “I wasn’t bullied at<br />

school, but I saw others who were, and I’ve<br />

seen the effects that bullying has had on<br />

their personal growth into adulthood.<br />

For some it has toughened them and for<br />

many it has diminished their confidence<br />

and potential”.<br />

“It starts young”, he explains. “Having worked<br />

in kid’s TV most of my career, when I got the<br />

chance to be involved in Anti-Bullying week,<br />

it just chimed with me”.<br />

Andy Day has a children’s<br />

band, ‘Andy and the<br />

Odd Socks’, and<br />

together they<br />

came up with<br />

a simple idea for supporting Anti-Bullying<br />

week. “Why not highlight what makes us all<br />

unique with an Odd Socks Day? Children<br />

could celebrate difference and diversity<br />

simply by pulling on a pair of odd socks<br />

and raise some money for a good cause<br />

in the process”.<br />

Odd Socks Day started in 2017 and has<br />

since been a runaway success, raising<br />

over £60,000 to support the Anti-Bullying<br />

Alliance’s work.<br />

Every year Andy records a song to support<br />

the theme of Anti-Bullying and this year’s<br />

theme is ‘Change Starts with Us’. “The<br />

idea is to highlight the changes, the little<br />

things each of us can do, that make<br />

all the difference to someone on<br />

the receiving end of bullying”, Andy explains.<br />

For Andy, tackling bullying “could be<br />

as simple as being there to listen to<br />

someone who is hurting inside. To build<br />

their confidence and support them. Or<br />

thinking twice before posting a hurtful<br />

post on social media. Or speaking out<br />

when banter has crossed the line into<br />

something more harmful.”<br />

“Most of us will experience bullying in some<br />

capacity throughout our lives. Young or<br />

old, we can all do something to show that<br />

bullying is never acceptable.” Andy is working<br />

on the song ‘Change’ and video as we speak.<br />

“All I can say is: think the Muppets meet<br />

Strictly, Odd Socks style! This tune will really<br />

get kids (and grown-ups!) up and dancing!”<br />

In addition to working with Anti-Bullying<br />

week, Andy and the Odd Socks have just<br />

finished filming their new comedy for CBBC<br />

‘Andy and the Band’ and are looking forward<br />

to seeing that broadcast in March 2020.<br />

On top of that, Andy explains, “we’ve had<br />

an amazing summer touring the festival<br />

scene – including performances at the BBC<br />

Summer Social.”<br />

“We’ve been fitting in visits to Odd Socks Day<br />

schools too. Every day is an adventure at the<br />

moment! All our focus now is on making this<br />

year’s Odd Socks Day the biggest and best<br />

one ever!”<br />

Find out more<br />

about how you can get involved at<br />

anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/anti-bullying-week<br />

Get involved with Odd Socks Day<br />

for Anti-Bullying Week!<br />

Odd Socks Day, with support from SafeToNet, takes place<br />

on Tuesday of Anti Bullying Week – the 12th of November<br />

– and helps raise awareness around anti-bullying.<br />

Odd Socks Day is designed to be fun! It’s an opportunity<br />

for children to express themselves and celebrate their<br />

individuality and what makes us all unique!<br />

There is no pressure on the children to wear the latest<br />

fashion or for parents to buy expensive costumes.<br />

All they have to do to take part is wear odd socks, it<br />

couldn’t be simpler!<br />

We would like to invite children to make a £1<br />

donation - or any donation you think appropriate -<br />

to support us in continuing the week every year.<br />

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Contents<br />

2 Anti Bullying Week<br />

4 Oxfordshire News<br />

6 WOW: Family events<br />

20 Box Office<br />

23 Competitions<br />

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Welcome to our first half-term edition of the new school year!<br />

We hope that now your little ones have had some time to<br />

settle in they’re enjoying the new experiences and positive<br />

challenges that this academic year has brought. Plus, now that<br />

the weather has begun to cool down, we can start looking<br />

forward to firework displays, lovely cosy jumpers and warm<br />

mugs of hot chocolate.<br />

We’ve got a huge variety of events and activities to keep<br />

the kids entertained during October half term and beyond! !<br />

Don’t forget to check the venue’s website to make sure you’re<br />

getting the most up to date information (as sometimes details<br />

are subject to change!) and book in advance when necessary<br />

so you don’t miss out.<br />

We’ve loved seeing all of your Christmas card entries that<br />

you’ve sent us, they’re all so creative and beautifully done!<br />

We hope you enjoy the upcoming weeks.<br />

With very best wishes,<br />

The Primary Times Team<br />

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NEWS<br />

Primary Times Oxfordshire<br />

Oxfordshire<br />

NEWS<br />

Do<br />

you have news to celebrate? We’d love to hear!<br />

Email Marie.McArthur@primarytimes.co.uk<br />

www.primarytimes.co.uk/oxfordshire<br />

Try something new with Round Table<br />

Round Table is just one of a family<br />

of organisations, giving back to their<br />

community and providing a chance<br />

to try something new. We are open<br />

to men aged 18-45 and through<br />

events such as the annual fireworks<br />

display we raise money, offer practical<br />

support and run events for local<br />

charities. With over 35,000 members<br />

in 60 different countries we all<br />

stand for fun, friendship and service<br />

in our communities.<br />

If you’re interested in joining us, or<br />

finding out more then please get in<br />

touch www.oxfordfireworks.co.uk/<br />

contact<br />

Keep your children occupied<br />

with the brand new GetOutside<br />

app from Ordnance Survey<br />

Keep your children happily<br />

occupied this half term with the<br />

brand new GetOutside app from<br />

Ordnance Survey. Your key to<br />

making half term fun for all the<br />

family! Packed full of inspiration<br />

for family activities outdoors,<br />

events to attend and things to do<br />

near you. From accessible routes<br />

to child-friendly cycle paths,<br />

you’ll fi nd ideas and information<br />

on things to do in a location of<br />

your choice. Create a tailored day<br />

out for your family by fi ltering on<br />

popular features such as duration,<br />

car parks and toilets. Make your<br />

life easier and download the Get-<br />

Ouside app today, available FREE<br />

on Android and iOS.<br />

www.os.uk<br />

Have fun and stay safe this<br />

fireworks season<br />

With Bonfire Night and Diwali Celebrations<br />

just around the corner,<br />

make sure your kids are aware of<br />

the safety issues around fireworks.<br />

Lots of guidance is available on<br />

the Royal Society for the Prevention<br />

of Accidents (ROSPA) website,<br />

including the full firework code.<br />

Children must be supervised<br />

around fireworks, enjoying them<br />

from a safe distance. Organised<br />

displays are always the safest<br />

option, but if you are planning to<br />

have a fireworks party at home,<br />

make sure only adults deal with<br />

setting up, lighting and disposing<br />

of the fireworks after use. Remind<br />

children never to return to a<br />

firework once it has been lit, and<br />

never to put fireworks in pockets<br />

or to throw them.Sparklers are<br />

great fun, but burns from sparklers<br />

can be really serious since they<br />

burn at fierce temperatures. Make<br />

sure children wear gloves when<br />

holding sparklers, and that used<br />

sparklers are put straight into a<br />

bucket of cold water. Hot drinks<br />

and fireworks parties also tend to<br />

go hand in hand. Check hot drinks<br />

are well out of children’s reach<br />

and away from the edges of tables<br />

and worktops where they could be<br />

knocked off. A child’s skin is much<br />

more sensitive than an adult’s and<br />

a hot drink can still scald a child 15<br />

minutes after being made.<br />

www.rospa.com<br />

First Aid on the Curriculum<br />

“After 10 years of campaigning<br />

by the British Red Cross, it will be<br />

compulsory for first aid skills to be<br />

taught in all state schools in England<br />

from 2020. It’s an impactful way to<br />

give young people the confidence<br />

they need to help someone.<br />

As parents, Ben and I are so thrilled<br />

our children will be able to learn these<br />

important skills so that they never<br />

feel completely helpless in an<br />

emergency situation.<br />

It’s also a relief knowing that if<br />

anything were to happen to them in<br />

the future, more people might be<br />

able to help.<br />

We support the British Red Cross’s<br />

calls for it to become a compulsory<br />

part of the curriculum throughout the<br />

UK so all school children get the same<br />

chance to learn how to save a life.”-<br />

Marina Fogle<br />

Marina is married to British Red Cross<br />

Ambassador and TV adventurer Ben<br />

and mother to Ludo and Iona.<br />

www.redcross.org.uk<br />

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WHAT’S ON WHERE<br />

WOW!<br />

what’s on where<br />

If you are looking for more inspiration, there<br />

are many more events on our website<br />

www.primarytimes.co.uk/oxfordshire<br />

15 Oct - 26 Nov<br />

Free Drop In Story Session<br />

The Story Museum OX1 1BP<br />

www.storymuseum.org.uk<br />

10.30am Come and enjoy a free story<br />

session every Tuesday to Friday whilst the<br />

galleries are closed for redevelopment. T:<br />

01865 790050<br />

17 Oct - 20 Oct<br />

Thame Arts & Literature Festival<br />

Various Venues Thame<br />

www.talfestival.org<br />

A weekend of workshops and events taking<br />

place across the town to celebrate the arts<br />

in all their forms, including a town-wide<br />

Art Crawl.<br />

18 Oct - 28 Oct<br />

IF Oxford<br />

Various Venues Oxford<br />

www.if-oxford.com<br />

The city’s science and ideas festival,<br />

presents more than 100 events for adults,<br />

children and teenagers. Visitors are invited<br />

to enjoy creative hands-on activities,<br />

immersive art, poetry, comedy, music<br />

and dance celebrating innovation in thirty<br />

venues across Oxford.<br />

<strong>19</strong> Oct<br />

Lovelace's Labyrinth<br />

Museum of the History of<br />

Science OX1 3AZ<br />

www.mhs.ox.ac.uk<br />

12pm Join Ada Lovelace and friends for<br />

mathematical puzzles, activities and problem-solving.<br />

T: 01865 277280<br />

Ashventure: Ancient Greek Olympics<br />

Ashmolean Museum OX1 2PH<br />

www.ashmolean.org<br />

2pm & 3.15pm Discover art and objects, with<br />

a mix of stories, games, crafts and gallery<br />

hunts. T: 01865 278000<br />

Science Saturdays<br />

Museum of Natural History OX1 3PW<br />

www.oumnh.ox.ac.uk<br />

2pm Meet scientists to investigate real natural<br />

history specimens from the collection.<br />

T: 01865 272950<br />

Story Telling Workshop<br />

Vale & Downland Museum OX12 8BL<br />

www.valeanddownlandmuseum.org.uk<br />

10.30am Join LiterArties members Dennis<br />

Hamley and Alan Kestner for this exciting<br />

story telling workshop in the Museum’s<br />

Barn Gallery then see Dennis Hamley<br />

offi cially launch his new children’s book ‘The<br />

Hare Trilogy’ at 12 noon. Free admission,<br />

donations welcome. T: 01235 771 447<br />

Creative Computing Club:<br />

Robochallenge<br />

Oxford Centre For Innovation OX1 1BY<br />

www.scienceoxford.com<br />

10am, 12.30pm & 2.30pm Programme the<br />

motors of antweight robots and learn how to<br />

move them, before stepping (or wheeling)<br />

into the arena, where they’ll take part in<br />

battles and challenges to put their code<br />

to the ultimate test. Suitable for ages 9-12<br />

years. Cost £8.<br />

Didcot Model Railway Show<br />

Didcot Civic Hall OX11 7JN<br />

www.admrc.org.uk<br />

10am Annual railway show including 18<br />

layouts, traders and catering.<br />

<strong>19</strong> Oct - 3 Nov<br />

The Great Pumpkin Hunt<br />

Waterperry Gardens OX33 1JZ<br />

www.waterperrygardens.co.uk<br />

10am Find the decorated pumpkins hidden<br />

around the gardens and collect a prize at the<br />

end. Cost £2.50 per child. T: 01844 339254<br />

20 Oct<br />

Spooks and Ghouls<br />

Chinnor & Princes Risborough<br />

Railway OX39 4ER<br />

www.chinnorrailway.co.uk<br />

11am The Steam-hauled Ghost Train of the<br />

old and eerie Chiltern foothills comes ‘alive’<br />

in a very different and spooky way. Children<br />

travel for £1. Booking essential.<br />

T: 07979 055366<br />

Woodcrafts at Combe<br />

Combe Mill OX29 8ET<br />

www.combemill.co.uk<br />

10am Come and see all the steam and water<br />

powered machinery in this restored Sawmill<br />

and Workshop.<br />

21 Oct - 23 Oct<br />

Tiger Tea Party<br />

New Theatre Oxford OX1 2AG<br />

www.atgtickets.com<br />

12pm Delve into sweet and savoury treats in<br />

the comfort of the Safari Lounge with face<br />

painting, children’s activities and a picnic<br />

lunch, there’s no better place to be. Show<br />

tickets must be purchased separately.<br />

22 Oct - 26 Oct<br />

Spooktastic Halloween<br />

Bucklebury Farm Park RG7 6RR<br />

www.buckleburyfarmpark.co.uk<br />

10am Brave the Haunted House, go on a<br />

Giant Pumpkin Hunt, get some ghoulish face<br />

painting, have a go at creepy craft, lantern<br />

making and pumpkin carving. T: 0118 971<br />

4002<br />

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24 Oct<br />

I Want to be in a Scary Story<br />

The Story Museum OX1 1BP<br />

www.storymuseum.org.uk<br />

2pm Put your scariest Halloween costume<br />

on and join master storyteller and bestselling<br />

author Sean Taylor for a spoooooky<br />

event, Suitable for ages 5+ years. Cost<br />

£7/£5. T: 01865 807600<br />

25 Oct<br />

Tricks, Treats &<br />

The Friendliest Witch<br />

Cogges Manor Farm OX28 3LA<br />

www.cogges.org.uk<br />

4.30pm Meet the witch’s cats and follow a<br />

trail of pumpkins into a magical evening of<br />

wands, potions and story telling. Cost £6.50<br />

per child. T: 0<strong>19</strong>93 772602<br />

26 Oct<br />

Story Time With Drag Queens<br />

Pitt Rivers Museum OX1 3PW<br />

www.prm.ox.ac.uk<br />

1pm Share family-friendly stories and<br />

dance with fabulous Drag Queens. T: 1865<br />

270927<br />

Family Open Day<br />

Science Oxford Centre OX3 8SB<br />

www.scienceoxford.com<br />

10am, 12.30pm & 3pm Join us for a<br />

truly memorable visit and see the<br />

world differently.<br />

Geology Rocks<br />

Science Oxford Centre OX3 8SB<br />

www.scienceoxford.com<br />

10am, 12.30pm & 2.30pm In this rockthemed<br />

workshop, we’ll be cracking open<br />

history by learning about some of the great<br />

scientifi c explorers through a series of<br />

geological challenges. Suitable for ages<br />

5-9 years. Cost £8.<br />

Halloween Trains<br />

Cholsey and Wallingford Railway OX10 9GQ<br />

www.cholsey-wallingford-railway.com<br />

11am Gifts for children aged 1 - 7 distributed<br />

by the ‘Witch of Wallingford’. Are<br />

you brave enough to face the Witch of<br />

Wallingford so close to All Hallows’ Eve? T:<br />

01491 835067<br />

Didcot Food Festival<br />

Orchard Centre OX11 7ND<br />

www.orchardcentre.co.uk<br />

10am Over 60 local food, drink and street<br />

food stalls. Vintage Cafe, Celebrity Chef<br />

Theatres, Kidz Kooking Zone and entertainment.<br />

Fright Night<br />

Crocodiles of the World OX18 3NX<br />

www.crocodilesoftheworld.co.uk<br />

7pm Explore the zoo via torch light and<br />

enjoy animal feeds and talks, plus your<br />

chance to see what the animals get up to<br />

as darkness falls. Fancy dress optional.<br />

Bring a Torch. Booking essential. T: 0<strong>19</strong>93<br />

846353<br />

26 Oct - 2 Nov<br />

Ghost Fest 20<strong>19</strong><br />

Oxford Castle & Prison OX1 1AY<br />

www.oxfordcastleandprison.co.uk<br />

A range of activities, from family fun<br />

events to experiences that will leave you<br />

quaking in your boots. T: 01865 260666<br />

26 Oct - 3 Nov<br />

Half Term Trail: Minibeasts<br />

Basildon Park RG8 9NR<br />

www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />

10am Pick up a trail leaflet from Visitor<br />

Reception and search the parkland for<br />

creepy crawlies to win a prize. Cost £2 per<br />

trail. T: 01491 672382<br />

Halloween Half Term<br />

Stonor Park RG9 6HF<br />

www.stonor.com<br />

10am Bring the family to search the garden<br />

for riddles and secret messages – work<br />

together to solve the mystery and receive<br />

a sweet treat. Booking essential. T: 01491<br />

638587<br />

The Witch’s House -<br />

Halloween Half Term<br />

Cogges Manor Farm OX28 3LA<br />

www.cogges.org.uk<br />

10am Each day of half term, a dastardly diffi<br />

cult, coded trail will take children through<br />

the Manor House in order to win a prize<br />

from the witch’s cauldron. T: 0<strong>19</strong>93 772602<br />

Half Term Activities<br />

Upton House OX15 6HT<br />

www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />

11am Come and collect a spotter sheet<br />

from reception and see how many signs of<br />

Autumn you can fi nd around the grounds.<br />

Halloween Half Term<br />

Chastleton House GL56 0SU<br />

www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />

1pm Chastleton House bring to you some<br />

of the local legends and stories from<br />

around the area in this ghosts, witches and<br />

ghouls trail. Cost £2.50 per child.<br />

Family-Friendly Halloween Event<br />

Fairytale Farm OX7 5QH<br />

www.fairytalefarm.co.uk<br />

10am Free pumpkin carving for every child,<br />

free spooky biscuit decorating and get<br />

creative in the colouring corner and enter<br />

the on-site competition.<br />

Loads of Leaves<br />

Greys Court RG9 4PG<br />

www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />

10am Pick up a trail leaflet and wander<br />

the estate in search for clues celebrating<br />

the autumn colour, with a prize at the end.<br />

Cost £2 per trail. T: 0800 0556760<br />

27 Oct<br />

Apple Day<br />

Didcot Railway Centre OX11 7NJ<br />

www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk<br />

11am Come and join us for some apple<br />

pressing and some fun children’s activities.<br />

T: 01235 817200<br />

Spooks and Ghouls<br />

Chinnor & Princes Risborough<br />

Railway OX39 4ER<br />

www.chinnorrailway.co.uk<br />

11am The Steam-hauled Ghost Train of<br />

the old and eerie Chiltern foothills comes<br />

‘alive’ in a very different and spooky way.<br />

Children travel for £1. Booking essential. T:<br />

07979 055366<br />

28 Oct<br />

Make a Model Dragon Boat<br />

River and Rowing Museum RG9 1BF<br />

www.rrm.co.uk<br />

10.30am Take inspiration from dragon<br />

boats and an ancient Greek trireme to<br />

construct a ship with awesome oars and<br />

a fearsome fi ery fi gurehead. Suitable<br />

for ages 7-11 years. Cost £8.50. Booking<br />

essential. T: 01491 415600<br />

Twisted Fairy Tale Drama Day<br />

The Mill Arts Centre OX16 5QE<br />

www.themillartscentre.co.uk<br />

9.30am Throughout the day you will explore<br />

well known fairy tales, using a wide<br />

range of drama techniques to play with<br />

their characters and storylines, and let your<br />

imaginations run wild as you put your own<br />

twist on them. Suitable for ages 5-10 years.<br />

T: 01295 279002<br />

Pick up a<br />

FREE TRAIL<br />

Creative Writing<br />

Templar’s Square Shopping Centre<br />

58 Between Towns Rd,Cowley opp.John Allen Centre<br />

Micro-Museum, Town Hall<br />

Monday 28 th October<br />

1.30-3.30pm<br />

with Oxford poet, Natty Mark<br />

FREE Drop-in Ages 8+<br />

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Civil War Oxford<br />

Christ Church Cathedral<br />

Thursday 31 st October<br />

1-4pm<br />

Object handling, craft, armour & tour<br />

Pre-booking essential<br />

Tickets £5 per child Ages 5+<br />

for further info visit<br />

www.museumofoxford.com<br />

WILD KEEPER<br />

EXPERIENCES<br />

ATUK’SONLY<br />

CROCODILEZOO<br />

Meet The Meerkats<br />

Experience<br />

adult CROC KEEPER<br />

experience<br />

Komodo Dragon<br />

Experience<br />

Junior CROC KEEPER<br />

experience<br />

NILE CROCODILE<br />

FEEDING EXPERIENCE<br />

Giant Galapagos<br />

Tortoise Experience<br />

VIP Keeper<br />

Experience<br />

FOR MORE INFO aND TO bOOK PLEasE VIsIT<br />

www.crocodilesoftheworld.co.uk<br />

Telephone: 0<strong>19</strong>93 846353<br />

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WHAT’S ON WHERE<br />

October<br />

half term fun<br />

at Upton House<br />

and Gardens<br />

26 October - 3 November<br />

Rugbytots<br />

Rugbytots was started in 2006 to<br />

fill a gap in the child development<br />

sector by using Rugby specific<br />

skills to aid in the development of<br />

young children. Our programme<br />

has been designed to develop<br />

your child’s physical, psychological<br />

and social attributes, as well as<br />

gently encouraging rugby specific<br />

skills such as running with the ball,<br />

finding space, kicking, catching,<br />

scoring a try and much more.<br />

Visit the woodland den at Upton House and Gardens to make<br />

a wild crown and plant some special Christmas bulbs. We<br />

also have free autumn wildlife spotter sheets at reception.<br />

nationaltrust.org.uk/uptonhouse<br />

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Grimms Fairy Tale Art Day<br />

The Mill Arts Centre OX16 5QE<br />

www.themillartscentre.co.uk<br />

9.30am From enchanting to surreal, dreamlike<br />

to nightmarish create your own wonderful<br />

pieces of art to take home. Suitable<br />

for ages 5-10 years. T: 01295 279002<br />

Board Game Café<br />

The Old Fire Station Oxford OX1 2AQ<br />

www.oldfirestation.org.uk<br />

11am Play a variety of science themed<br />

board games and meet the scientists who<br />

created them. T: 01865 263990<br />

Halloween Pumpkin Fun<br />

The Earth Trust OX14 4QZ<br />

www.earthtrust.org.uk<br />

1.30pm Join us for this special Halloween<br />

activity as we explore the different<br />

ways you can use pumpkins. Activities<br />

will include using the campfi re to make<br />

pumpkin soup and toast pumpkin seeds,<br />

making our own spooky potions and other<br />

fun Halloween activities. Booking essential.<br />

T: 01865 407792<br />

28 Oct - 30 Oct<br />

Takeover: Beyond<br />

Black History Month<br />

Pitt Rivers Museum OX1 3PW<br />

www.prm.ox.ac.uk<br />

1pm Celebrate Beyond Black History<br />

month with activities designed by<br />

Community Ambassadors. T: 1865 270927<br />

First Animals<br />

Museum of Natural History OX1 3PW<br />

www.oumnh.ox.ac.uk<br />

1pm What did the fi rst animals look like?<br />

Join us for crafts and specimen handling.<br />

T: 01865 272950<br />

28 Oct - 1 Nov<br />

Scavenger Hunt at<br />

Badbury Woods<br />

The Buscot and Coleshill<br />

Estates SN7 7NB<br />

www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />

11am Join us on a Scavenger Hunt at<br />

Badbury during half term. See if you can<br />

be a nature detective. Cost £3 per trail.<br />

T: 0344 249 1895<br />

29 Oct<br />

Forest Friends<br />

River and Rowing Museum RG9 1BF<br />

www.rrm.co.uk<br />

10.30am Make little people from card and<br />

real twigs then fi nd out about what happen<br />

to minibeasts and creatures that live in<br />

the woodland as Autumn arrives. Suitable<br />

for ages 4-7 years. Cost £8.50. Booking<br />

essential. T: 01491 415600<br />

Training Your Dragon<br />

Vale & Downland Museum OX12 8BL<br />

www.valeanddownlandmuseum.org.uk<br />

10am Join us for this drop-in family activity<br />

day and take part in dragon themed<br />

games, craft activities and story telling.<br />

Free admission, donations welcome.<br />

T: 01235 771 447<br />

Life in The Rainforest<br />

Banbury Museum OX16 2PQ<br />

www.banburymuseum.org<br />

10.30, 12pm, 2pm & 3.30pm Meet the<br />

rainforest man and be amazed by his wonderful<br />

rainforest creatures, including stick<br />

insects, a praying mantis, African millipede,<br />

colourful beetles and giant tarantula! Suitable<br />

for ages 4+ years. Booking essential.<br />

T: 01295 236165<br />

Musical Theatre Workshop<br />

Cornerstone Arts Centre OX11 7NE<br />

www.cornerstone-arts.org<br />

2pm Become a star for a day in our lively<br />

half-term Musical Theatre Workshop.<br />

Suitable for children in Year 4 to Year 7.<br />

T: 01235 515144<br />

Spook-tacular Science -<br />

a Halloween Special<br />

Sutton Courtenay Environmental Education<br />

Centre OX14 4TE<br />

www.bbowt.org.uk<br />

10am Join us for Halloween-inspired activities<br />

and crafts. Wrap up warm as some<br />

activities will be outside. Suitable for ages<br />

4-11 years. Cost £5. Booking essential.<br />

T: 01235 862024<br />

30 Oct<br />

Family-Friendly Craft<br />

Harcourt Arboretum OX44 9PX<br />

www.obga.ox.ac.uk<br />

1pm Be inspired by autumnal colours and<br />

make your own creations to take home.<br />

T: 01865 610305<br />

Scratch Art and Sun Catchers<br />

Banbury Museum OX16 2PQ<br />

www.banburymuseum.org<br />

10.30am Brighten up the autumn days<br />

with colourful window decorations and<br />

have a go at catching a pattern to reveal a<br />

colourful design. Cost £3 per child. Suitable<br />

for ages 4+ years. T: 01295 236165<br />

Science Oxford Dinosaur Workshop<br />

The Oxfordshire Museum OX20 1SN<br />

www.scienceoxford.com<br />

11am & 2pm Science workshop for ages 7+<br />

years. Online booking essential.<br />

Spinning Around<br />

Abingdon County Hall Museum OX14 3HG<br />

www.abingdon.gov.uk<br />

10.30am & 1pm Climb aboard and construct<br />

your own moving object. Enjoy all the fun of<br />

the fair! Suggested donation £1.<br />

T: 01235 523703<br />

Pebble Painting<br />

Cornerstone Arts Centre OX11 7NE<br />

www.cornerstone-arts.org<br />

10.30am Friends from Sustainable Didcot<br />

will be running this earthy and eco-friendly<br />

drop in pebble painting session.<br />

T: 01235 515144<br />

Wildlife Wednesday<br />

at Mowbray Fields<br />

The Earth Trust OX14 4QZ<br />

www.earthtrust.org.uk<br />

10am Come out and play, and learn about<br />

your local wildlife. Suggested donation £2<br />

per child. T: 01865 407792<br />

Spooky Dusk Walk<br />

The Earth Trust OX14 4QZ<br />

www.earthtrust.org.uk<br />

6pm Join us for this special Halloween<br />

spooky walk as we head into the woods<br />

after dusk, guided by torchlight. We’ll hear<br />

spooky stories and you might even find a<br />

witches toad! At the end of the walk, we will<br />

make hot chocolate and toast marshmallows<br />

on the campfire. Booking essential.<br />

T: 01865 407792<br />

30 Oct - 31 Oct<br />

Fireworks and<br />

The Gunpowder Plot<br />

Ashmolean Museum OX1 2PH<br />

www.ashmolean.org<br />

1pm Listen to the story of the Gunpowder<br />

Plot and craft your own lantern.<br />

T: 01865 278000<br />

31 Oct<br />

Halloween in the Wild Wood<br />

River and Rowing Museum RG9 1BF<br />

www.rrm.co.uk<br />

10.30am Follow the pumpkin trail through<br />

the Museum with a home-made lantern<br />

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Discover your city<br />

in a different light<br />

FREE EVENTS ACROSS THE CITY<br />

FRIDAY 15TH TO SUNDAY 17TH NOVEMBER<br />

www.oxlightfest.com<br />

and collect a tasty treat. Get crafty<br />

designing spooky spiders, hair-raising<br />

hedgehogs and eerie owls and create<br />

your own shadow puppet. Discover the<br />

nocturnal creatures of the Wild Wood for<br />

Halloween and fi nd out how they adapt<br />

to the dark. Free with admission.<br />

T: 01491 415600<br />

Spooks and Ghouls<br />

Chinnor & Princes Risborough<br />

Railway OX39 4ER<br />

www.chinnorrailway.co.uk<br />

11am The Steam-hauled Ghost Train of<br />

the old and eerie Chiltern foothills comes<br />

‘alive’ in a very different and spooky way.<br />

Children travel for £1. Booking essential.<br />

T: 07979 055366<br />

Making Micrographia<br />

Museum of the History of Science OX1 3AZ<br />

www.mhs.ox.ac.uk<br />

2pm Use microscopes to observe tiny<br />

things and make magical monoprints.<br />

T: 01865 277280<br />

Halloween Disco<br />

Banbury Museum OX16 2PQ<br />

www.banburymuseum.org<br />

11am & 2pm Come dressed up and ready<br />

to boogie to some spooky tunes. Join in<br />

the craft activities and make something<br />

to scare your friends! Suitable for ages 4+<br />

years. Cost £4. Booking essential.<br />

T: 01295 236165<br />

Tricks, Treats & The Friendliest Witch<br />

Cogges Manor Farm OX28 3LA<br />

www.cogges.org.uk<br />

4.30pm Meet the witch’s cats and follow<br />

a trail of pumpkins into a magical evening<br />

of wands, potions and story telling. Cost<br />

£6.50 per child. T: 0<strong>19</strong>93 772602<br />

Soup and Story Telling<br />

Cornerstone Arts Centre OX11 7NE<br />

www.cornerstone-arts.org<br />

10.30am & 1.30pm Snuggle up and listen<br />

to a live telling of a funny, rhythmical story<br />

about friendship and sharing. Afterwards<br />

stay for a bowl of homemade soup made<br />

in our café. Payment by donation.<br />

T: 01235 515144<br />

Chocolate Tasting<br />

Greys Court RG9 4PG<br />

www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />

2pm Join local company Auberge du<br />

Chocolat for some chocolate tasting in<br />

our shop. Free with admission.<br />

T: 0800 0556760<br />

31 Oct - 1 Jan<br />

Autumn Half Term<br />

Sulgrave Manor OX17 2SD<br />

www.sulgravemanor.org.uk<br />

Explore the garden whilst you enjoy the<br />

pumpkin trial, create autumnal crafts and<br />

carve your own pumpkin to take home.<br />

Cost £5 per child. T: 01295 760205<br />

31 Oct - 1 Nov<br />

Touch, Think, Wonder:<br />

Beyond Black History Month<br />

Pitt Rivers Museum OX1 3PW<br />

www.prm.ox.ac.uk<br />

1pm Handle objects which celebrate<br />

Black History. T: 1865 270927<br />

Autumn Adventures Drama Workshop<br />

Oxford Playhouse OX1 2LW<br />

www.oxfordplayhouse.com<br />

10am Adventure through the seasons with<br />

this fun-fi lled half-term drama workshop<br />

for 7 to 10 year olds. T: 01865 305305<br />

1 Nov<br />

Towels and Turrets<br />

River and Rowing Museum RG9 1BF<br />

www.rrm.co.uk<br />

10.30am Make a towering castle with a<br />

fantastical creature to guard its gates. Suitable<br />

for ages 4-7 years. Cost £8.50. Booking<br />

essential. T: 01491 415600<br />

Scratch Art and Sun Catchers<br />

Banbury Museum OX16 2PQ<br />

www.banburymuseum.org<br />

10.30am Brighten up the autumn days<br />

with colourful window decorations and<br />

have a go at catching a pattern to reveal a<br />

colourful design. Cost £3 per child. Suitable<br />

for ages 4+ years. T: 01295 236165<br />

Young Explorers: Incredible Iron Age<br />

The Earth Trust OX14 4QZ<br />

www.earthtrust.org.uk<br />

1.30pm Have you ever wondered what it<br />

was like to live during the Iron Age? Why<br />

not bring the whole family along to discover<br />

and explore how people would have lived<br />

over 2000 years ago! Booking essential.<br />

T: 01865 407792<br />

2 Nov<br />

Science Saturdays<br />

Museum of Natural History OX1 3PW<br />

www.oumnh.ox.ac.uk<br />

2pm Meet scientists to investigate real<br />

natural history specimens from the<br />

collection. T: 01865 272950<br />

Drawing Mania<br />

Vale & Downland Museum OX12 8BL<br />

www.valeanddownlandmuseum.org.uk<br />

10.30am A free drop-in drawing session<br />

using the museum collection as inspiration.<br />

Free guidance given and all materials<br />

provided. Suitable for all ages and abilities.<br />

T: 01235 771 447<br />

Oxfordshire Guide Dogs<br />

The Oxfordshire Museum OX20 1SN<br />

www.oxfordshire.gov.uk<br />

12.30pm Meet some clever guide dogs<br />

and puppies and discover how they assist<br />

people with sight impairments, hear stories<br />

and using simulation glasses, try out some<br />

everyday tasks.<br />

Cosy Creatures Craft Workshop<br />

Cornerstone Arts Centre OX11 7NE<br />

www.cornerstone-arts.org<br />

12pm Join us at this free drop in workshop<br />

and make puppets and collages of<br />

badgers, hedgehogs, mice, foxes, owls and<br />

rabbits using lots of interesting materials. T:<br />

01235 515144<br />

9 Nov<br />

Science Saturdays<br />

Museum of Natural History OX1 3PW<br />

www.oumnh.ox.ac.uk<br />

2pm Meet scientists to investigate real natural<br />

history specimens from the collection.<br />

T: 01865 272950<br />

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LOCAL FIREWORK LISTINGS<br />

Local Firework<br />

Displays<br />

26 October<br />

Nettlebed Halloween<br />

Spectacular Fireworks Night<br />

The Sue Ryder South Oxfordshire<br />

Palliative Care Hub RG9 5DF<br />

www.sueryder.org<br />

4.30pm See the spectacular musical<br />

firework display, and enjoy food and<br />

drink stalls, child and adult tombola, as<br />

well as the hotly anticipated children’s<br />

Halloween fancy dress competition.<br />

26 October<br />

Bonfire and Fireworks<br />

Roves Farm SN6 7QG<br />

www.rovesfarm.co.uk<br />

4.30pm A family friendly fireworks<br />

display designed especially for young<br />

children. T: 01793 763939<br />

1 November<br />

Fireworks Night<br />

Dobbies Cirencester GL7 6EU<br />

www.dobbies.com<br />

5.30pm Indulge in a choice of street<br />

food, followed by a spectacular fireworks<br />

display. Ticketed event.<br />

1 November<br />

Lasers, Lights<br />

and Fireworks Display<br />

Blenheim Palace OX20 1PP<br />

www.blenheimpalace.com<br />

6pm Enjoy entertainment, including<br />

fairground rides and experience the<br />

warmth of an incredible 10 metre fire<br />

sculpture, before enjoying a spectacular<br />

firework finale.<br />

2 November<br />

Fireworks in South Park<br />

South Parks OX4 1NG<br />

www.oxfordfireworks.co.uk<br />

6pm Oxford Round Table, in partnership<br />

with local fireworks company and British<br />

Fireworks Champions 2018, Illusion<br />

Fireworks, come together to put on<br />

this annual spectacular display.<br />

Tickets available online.<br />

2 November<br />

Marlow Monster<br />

Fireworks Show<br />

Marlow Sports Club SL7 2AE<br />

www.marlowsportsclub.org.uk<br />

5.30pm Arrive early to try lots of free<br />

sports, plus a delicious BBQ, local beers,<br />

fine wines and music by Dave the Disco.<br />

The Monster Fireworks Show will light up<br />

the sky at around 7.15pm.<br />

2 November<br />

Wallingford Fireworks<br />

Kinecroft Park OX10 0DT<br />

www.wallingford1155.co.uk<br />

6pm Annual firework and Bonfire<br />

extravaganza.<br />

3 November<br />

Firework Display<br />

Witney Rugby Club OX29 9UH<br />

www.witneyrfc.rfu.club<br />

5pm Annual fireworks celebration,<br />

complete with a beer tent, mulled wine,<br />

barbecue, hog roast and of course<br />

an awe-inspiring bonfire and<br />

fireworks display.<br />

5 November<br />

Charity Fireworks Night<br />

Danesfield House SL7 2EY<br />

www.danesfieldhouse.co.uk<br />

5.30pm Come along for a spectacular<br />

evening of fireworks, hot snacks and<br />

children’s entertainment. Booking essential.<br />

T: 01628 897603<br />

8 November<br />

Bayards Hill Fireworks Display<br />

Bayards Hill Primary School OX3 9NU<br />

www.bayards-hill.oxon.sch.uk<br />

5.15pm Annual Fireworks Fundraiser at<br />

the primary school, a great event for all<br />

the family!<br />

9 November<br />

Abingdon Fireworks<br />

Abingdon Airfield OX13 6JQ<br />

www.facebook.com<br />

5pm A traditional family Guy Fawkes<br />

night boasting an enormous Bonfire and<br />

the largest firework display choreographed<br />

to music in the region.<br />

9 November<br />

2nd Abingdon Scout Group<br />

Fireworks Display 20<strong>19</strong><br />

Long Furlong Community<br />

Centre OX14 1XP<br />

www.2ndabingdonscouts.org.uk/<br />

fireworks<br />

6pm Bring the family along for a wonderful<br />

evening; tuck in to a tasty barbeque,<br />

warm up with a hot drink, and enjoy<br />

a spectacular fireworks display.<br />

9 November<br />

Thame Fireworks<br />

Lord Williams Lower School OX9 2AJ<br />

www.facebook.com<br />

6.30pm Annual community event raising<br />

money for the 3 Thame Primary Schools,<br />

come along and join us for a fabulous<br />

evening of fireworks.<br />

9 November<br />

FOPPS Annual Fireworks Fiesta<br />

Pangbourne Primary School RG8 7LB<br />

www.fopps.org.uk<br />

5.30pm Bonfire, food, drink and entertainment<br />

along with a thrilling firework<br />

display. Ticketed event.<br />

9 November<br />

Firework Display<br />

St Michael’s Primary School TN30 6PU<br />

www.st-michaels-tenterden.kent.sch.uk<br />

5pm Family friendly firework display.<br />

Remember to stay safe this November!<br />

It's Bonfire Night, so lots of us will be enjoying fireworks and<br />

sparklers. But while they look pretty amazing, remember,<br />

remember to stay safe on this, the fifth of November.<br />

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AUTUMN FESTIVITIES<br />

Autumn<br />

Festivities<br />

Christmas<br />

Light Festival<br />

Oxford’s historic city will be<br />

celebrating world achievements<br />

in its annual ‘Christmas Light<br />

Festival’ this November. Inspired<br />

by the 50th anniversary of the<br />

moon landings, the theme<br />

‘Discovery’ is to be the focus of a<br />

series of illuminated installations,<br />

exhibitions, performances<br />

and more. Over the weekend of<br />

Friday 15th to Sunday 17th<br />

November, the city centre will<br />

be lit-up as cultural organisations,<br />

schools, community<br />

groups, artists and performers<br />

populate the streets and buildings<br />

ready to share their Discoveries.<br />

The festival is produced by<br />

Oxford City Council and receives<br />

funds from Arts Council England.<br />

www.oxlightfest.com<br />

Upton House and Gardens<br />

Open 11am-5pm every day until 3<br />

November. Come and collect a spotter<br />

sheet from reception and see how<br />

many signs of Autumn you can find<br />

around the grounds. The Woodland<br />

Den will be open for children to take<br />

part in autumn related nature activities<br />

(including making wild crowns – as<br />

part of ‘50 things’).<br />

26, 29, 31 October and<br />

2 November, 11.30am-2pm<br />

We will also be inviting children to<br />

decorate a plant pot and fill it with<br />

paperwhites. These delicate flowers<br />

(which can be seen on display in the<br />

house at Christmas) will look perfect<br />

on your Christmas dinner table. Spotter<br />

sheets and wild crowns are free, but<br />

the planting is £3 per child.<br />

Call 01295 670266<br />

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/uptonhouse-and-gardens<br />

Let Your Child Shine<br />

Stagecoach has run for over 30 years<br />

and provides children with quality<br />

training, a way to express themselves,<br />

make friends and build the confidence<br />

they need for the performance of their<br />

lives. Early Stages (4 – 6) 90 minute<br />

classes developing performance<br />

and life skills through games, play,<br />

technique and mini musicals for<br />

parents to enjoy. Main School (7 – 18) 3<br />

hours with focused lessons on singing,<br />

dance and drama with professional<br />

teachers who are passionate about<br />

every child. Stagecoach offers termly<br />

classes, holiday workshops, as well<br />

as extra opportunities to perform in<br />

professional shows and in the West<br />

End! Why wait? Book a two week<br />

trial and start your Stagecoach<br />

journey today! www.stagecoach.co.uk<br />

NEW Frosty 5k Festive Family<br />

Fun Run<br />

Saturday 7th December. Santas<br />

on the Run is back with a new<br />

twist and a new name. Join<br />

1,500 Santa’s in University Parks<br />

in Oxford, running or walking<br />

through four great new winter<br />

experiences - the Ice Zone, the<br />

Fog Zone, the Fire Zone and the<br />

Snow Zone. Enjoy ice skating, the<br />

snow globe and vintage children’s<br />

rides in the event village<br />

afterwards, all raising money for<br />

Helen & Douglas House to help<br />

local terminally ill children.<br />

Sign-up today at<br />

www.hdh.org.uk.<br />

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Baby Rhino at the Park!<br />

Stella is the newest addition to the<br />

Rhino family at the Cotswold Wildlife<br />

Park & Gardens, who was born on<br />

7th September to mum Ruby and<br />

dad Monty. There are lots of spooky<br />

animals to see at the Park from<br />

Wolverines, Wolves, Spiders, Owls,<br />

Bats, Scorpions, Bugs, Lizards, Frogs<br />

and giant Snakes. Why not let your<br />

kids run off steam in their tree-house<br />

adventure playground or take a ride<br />

on the train (weather permitting). Kids<br />

can take part in the Park’s CotsWild<br />

Explorer Endangered Animals Trail<br />

£2.50 from the gift shop, which<br />

includes lanyard, pop badge, activity<br />

cards, wallet and pencil.<br />

Open daily from 10am.<br />

Cotswold Wildlife Park, Burford,<br />

Oxfordshire, OX18 4JP.<br />

www.cotswoldwildlifepark.co.uk<br />

Tel:0<strong>19</strong>93 823006.<br />

Photo credit: Rory Carnegie<br />

Pumpkin Hunt<br />

at Waterperry<br />

Gardens<br />

As Autumn rolls around and the<br />

nights creep in there is still plenty<br />

to see and do at Waterperry<br />

Gardens. Halloween sees the<br />

return of the Pumpkin Hunt in<br />

the gardens over half term from<br />

<strong>19</strong> Oct through to the 3 Nov.<br />

Find the decorated pumpkins<br />

hidden around the gardens and<br />

collect a prize at the end. With<br />

the Gift Barn, Gallery, Museum,<br />

Plant Centre and Teashop to<br />

visit it makes a fun day out with<br />

plenty to do for the whole family.<br />

The children’s play area in the<br />

grounds, built by Earth Wrights<br />

from Devon, has been a huge<br />

success again this summer and<br />

will no doubt be getting plenty<br />

more wear over the Autumn.<br />

For more information visit<br />

www.waterperrygardens.co.uk<br />

AUTUMN FESTIVITES<br />

The Museum of Oxford<br />

The Museum of Oxford is out and<br />

about this half term. See us in<br />

Temple Cowley on Monday 28th<br />

October, where we’ll be holding<br />

a free drop-in creative writing<br />

workshop, hosted by Oxford<br />

poet Natty Mark. Be inspired by<br />

extraordinary men and women,<br />

including the Nobel prize-winning<br />

activist and environmentalist<br />

Wangari Maathi. Ages 8+. We<br />

also have an afternoon workshop<br />

at Christ Church Cathedral on<br />

Thursday 31st October. Try on<br />

come civil war armour, handle<br />

mystery objects and get stuck<br />

into some craft. This is a ticketed<br />

event (£5 per child). Ages 5+ The<br />

Micro-museum in the Town Hall<br />

will also be open with a range of<br />

free family trails to choose from<br />

and café and toilets on hand.<br />

www.oxford.gov.uk/<br />

museumofoxford<br />

Halloween Half Term at<br />

the River & Rowing Museum<br />

The Museum will be bursting with<br />

spooktakular fun this half term,<br />

with a packed half term calendar of<br />

family activities. Be inspired to create<br />

towers and turrets, dragon boats and<br />

minibeasts at our children's workshops.<br />

Join us for a spooky day of Halloween<br />

fun if you're brave enough! Discover<br />

the nocturnal creatures of the Wild<br />

Wood and find out how they adapt<br />

to the dark. Follow our pumpkin trail<br />

through the Museum with a homemade<br />

lantern and collect a tasty treat.<br />

Get crafty designing spooky spiders,<br />

hair-raising hedgehogs and eerie owls<br />

and create your own shadow puppet.<br />

What's more, the Museum is still<br />

stuffed full of bears, some much<br />

more grizzly than others.<br />

www.rrm.co.uk | 01494 415600<br />

Fairytale Farm’s Halloween Activities<br />

Come to Fairytale Farm’s family<br />

friendly Halloween event from<br />

Saturday 26th to Sunday 3rd<br />

November, with lots of activities,<br />

including free pumpkin carving and<br />

spooky biscuit decorating.<br />

With a special late night Halloween<br />

and Illuminations Party on Thursday<br />

31st October, where they combine<br />

the excitement of their illuminated<br />

gardens with Halloween activities.<br />

Special evening activities will include<br />

a workshop where children can make<br />

their own potions and spells ready to<br />

cast on All Hallows Eve, and a spooky<br />

story corner. Come dressed up and<br />

receive a treat!<br />

www.fairytalefarm.co.uk<br />

Fright Night at<br />

the Croc Zoo<br />

Get Halloween off to a spooky<br />

start at Crocodiles of the World’s<br />

Fright Night. Are you brave<br />

enough to come face-to-face<br />

with one of the world’s most<br />

feared predators after dark? On<br />

Saturday 26th October, for one<br />

night only, Crocodiles of the<br />

World will re-open its door at 7pm<br />

for a Fright Night to remember.<br />

Take a torch lit tour of the zoo,<br />

discover what their animals get<br />

up to as darkness falls but be<br />

warned – crocodiles like to stalk<br />

their prey at night! This is a ticketonly<br />

event and numbers are<br />

limited. Buy your tickets online,<br />

visit crocodilesoftheworld.co.uk<br />

for more information.<br />

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WHAT’S ON WHERE<br />

9 Nov<br />

Wantage Lego Club<br />

Vale & Downland Museum OX12 8BL<br />

www.valeanddownlandmuseum.org.uk<br />

10am A fun and friendly club where we<br />

encourage children and their grown ups to<br />

spend time together building and playing<br />

with LEGO. T: 01235 771 447<br />

Family Open Day<br />

Science Oxford Centre OX3 8SB<br />

www.scienceoxford.com<br />

10am, 12.30pm & 3pm Join us for a truly<br />

memorable visit and see the world<br />

differently.<br />

Get A Reaction<br />

Science Oxford Centre OX3 8SB<br />

www.scienceoxford.com<br />

10am, 12.30pm & 2.30pm We’ll be exploring<br />

cause and effect by time travelling back<br />

into the 17th Century to investigate<br />

Newton’s laws of motion. Suitable for ages<br />

5-9 years. Cost £8.<br />

Wolvercote Craft Fair<br />

Wolvercote Primary School OX2 8AQ<br />

www.wolvercote.oxon.sch.uk<br />

11am Over 35 stalls of handmade crafts,<br />

music and refreshment. Children’s<br />

activities. Entry £1.<br />

15 Nov<br />

Christmas Light Night<br />

Weston Library OX1 3BG<br />

www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk<br />

6pm Collage your own Christmas card and<br />

enjoy hot chocolate, mince pies and carol<br />

singing.<br />

16 Nov<br />

Science Saturdays<br />

Museum of Natural History OX1 3PW<br />

www.oumnh.ox.ac.uk<br />

2pm Meet scientists to investigate real<br />

natural history specimens from the<br />

collection. T: 01865 272950<br />

Eyeballs and Other Things<br />

Museum of the History of Science OX1 3AZ<br />

www.mhs.ox.ac.uk<br />

1pm Dissect eyeballs and carry out curious<br />

visual experiments to help you understand<br />

what it is to see. T: 01865 277280<br />

Get A Reaction<br />

The Yang Science Centre OX14 1BQ<br />

www.scienceoxford.com<br />

9.45am & 11.30am We’ll be exploring cause<br />

and effect by time travelling back into the<br />

17th century to investigate Newton’s laws<br />

of motion. Suitable for ages 5-9 years.<br />

Cost £8.<br />

Creative Computing Club: Do Your Bit<br />

Oxford Centre For Innovation OX1 1BY<br />

www.scienceoxford.com<br />

10am, 12.30pm & 2.30pm This month we<br />

are encouraging young coders to do their<br />

bit and combine creativity and technology<br />

to come up with innovative ways to use a<br />

BBC micro:bit to help protect life on land<br />

and below water. Suitable for ages 9-12<br />

years. Cost £8.<br />

23 Nov<br />

Super Science Saturday: Oceans<br />

Museum of Natural History OX1 3PW<br />

www.oumnh.ox.ac.uk<br />

12pm Meet real scientists at this family<br />

science fair about the oceans.<br />

T: 01865 272950<br />

Family Open Day<br />

Science Oxford Centre OX3 8SB<br />

www.scienceoxford.com<br />

10am, 12.30pm & 3pm Join us for a<br />

truly memorable visit and see the world<br />

differently.<br />

Secrets of The Universe<br />

Oxford Centre For Innovation OX1 1BY<br />

www.scienceoxford.com<br />

10am In this maker session, we’ll be<br />

bringing the stars down to earth with a<br />

series of stellar challenges, including<br />

drawing the perfect star and painting the<br />

night sky with distress inks. Suitable for<br />

ages 9-12 years. Cost £8.<br />

23 Nov - 23 Dec<br />

Find Santa’s Reindeer<br />

Waterperry Gardens OX33 1JZ<br />

www.waterperrygardens.co.uk<br />

10am Help Rudolph find his friends who<br />

are lost all around the gardens and then<br />

collect your Christmas prize. Cost £2.50<br />

per child. T: 01844 339254<br />

23 Nov - 12 Jan<br />

Slime Show<br />

The Look Out Discovery<br />

Centre RG12 7QW<br />

www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk<br />

11am, 12pm, 2pm & 3.15pm Why are slugs<br />

and snails so slimy? Can you really cut,<br />

bounce and stretch slime? Cost £1.95 per<br />

person. T: 01344 354400<br />

24 Nov<br />

Stir Up Sunday<br />

Upton House OX15 6HT<br />

www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />

12pm Join in the traditional activity of<br />

‘stirring up’ the Upton Christmas pudding,<br />

take away a piece of the pudding to enjoy<br />

on Christmas day.<br />

7 Dec<br />

Frosty 5k Festive<br />

Family Fun Run<br />

Helen & Douglas House OX4 1RW<br />

www.hdh.org.uk<br />

Dress up as Santa and run or walk<br />

through four great new winter<br />

experiences in Oxford, raising money to<br />

help local terminally ill children.<br />

Online registration required.<br />

Organising<br />

an event?<br />

Contact us via our website<br />

to get your event listed.<br />

www.primarytimes.co.uk/<br />

oxfordshire<br />

Film Preview<br />

Guide<br />

Abominable<br />

DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio’s co-production Abominable takes<br />

audiences on an epic 2,000-mile adventure from the streets of Shanghai to<br />

the breath taking Himalayan<br />

snowscapes. When teenager<br />

Yi encounters a young Yeti<br />

on the roof of her apartment<br />

building in Shanghai, she and her<br />

mischievous friends, Jin and Peng,<br />

name him ‘Everest’ and embark<br />

on an epic quest to reunite the<br />

magical creature with his family<br />

at the highest point on Earth.<br />

But the trio of friends will have<br />

to stay one-step ahead of Burnish, a wealthy man intent on capturing a Yeti, and<br />

zoologist Dr Zara to help Everest get home. Abominable is in UK cinemas from<br />

11 October.<br />

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil<br />

In Disney’s sequel to the 2014 global box office hit, Maleficent and her<br />

goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them<br />

as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected<br />

allies and dark new forces at<br />

play. The years have been kind<br />

to Maleficent and Aurora. Their<br />

relationship, born of heartbreak,<br />

revenge and ultimately love,<br />

has flourished. Yet the hatred<br />

between man and the fairies<br />

still exists. Aurora’s impending<br />

marriage to Prince Phillip is cause<br />

for celebration in the kingdom<br />

of Ulstead and the neighbouring<br />

Moors, as the wedding serves to<br />

unite the two worlds. When an unexpected encounter introduces a powerful<br />

new alliance, Maleficent and Aurora are pulled apart to opposing sides in a<br />

Great War, testing their loyalties and causing them to question whether they<br />

can truly be family. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil opens in cinemas on 18 October.<br />

Photo credit: Jaap Buitendijk © 20<strong>19</strong> Disney Enterprises, Inc<br />

The Addams Family<br />

Get ready to snap your fingers! Just in time for Halloween, The Addams Family<br />

is back on the big screen in the first animated comedy about the kookiest<br />

family on the block. Happily ensconced in their Addams way of life for years,<br />

Gomez and Morticia<br />

prepare for a visit from<br />

their extended family<br />

for Pugsley’s “Sabre<br />

Mazurka,” a rite of<br />

passage ceremony to<br />

prove he is ready to<br />

become an Addams<br />

Family man but there’s<br />

trouble on the horizon<br />

in the shape of design<br />

TV phenomenon Margaux Needler. The Addams Family mansion is the one<br />

thing blocking her dream of selling all the houses in the neighbourhood. Funny,<br />

outlandish and completely iconic, the Addams Family redefines what it means to<br />

be a good neighbour. Oscar Isaac and Charlize Theron lead the spook-tacular<br />

cast. The Addams Family is in cinemas from 25 October.<br />

WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN<br />

To be in with a chance of winning one of five Abominable goody<br />

bags, send an email to competitions@primarytimes.biz with<br />

‘Abominable’ as the subject by Friday 8 November.<br />

Don’t forget to include your name, age, address, school<br />

and contact telephone number.<br />

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Hallowe

TRICK OR TREAT!<br />

Five Tips for a frighteningly fun Halloween… without breaking the bank!<br />

Whether it’s trick or treating, carving pumpkins, apple bobbing or lighting a bonfire, Halloween season can quickly become an expensive<br />

time of year for families. Following America’s lead, Halloween in the UK has gained massive popularity, with statistics showing that Britons<br />

spent £4<strong>19</strong> million on Halloween in 2018. However, the holiday for all thing’s horror, hilarity and fun does not need to break the bank every<br />

year. Primary Times have put together 5 different ways to have a frighteningly fun Halloween with the children, without the hefty price tag.<br />

Homemade<br />

Trick or Treats<br />

Whether you’re planning on heading out trick<br />

or treating on Halloween night, or just having<br />

a spooky night-in with the kids, the sweet<br />

treats don’t have to cost a fortune. You could<br />

make your own sweets by melting leftover<br />

chocolate into spooky shapes or branch<br />

out with your treat selection to offer your<br />

children fruit, popcorn or party rings.<br />

DIY Decorations<br />

There’s no need to spend a fortune on Halloween<br />

decorations when you can instead use items you have<br />

lying around the house. Large hanging ghosts that will<br />

sway spookily in the breeze can be made easily by draping<br />

a white sheet, tablecloth or pillowcase over a balloon<br />

and tying below the head. Alternatively, scarecrows<br />

to decorate the party room, trees, patio or porch can<br />

be put together cheaply by stuffing old clothes with<br />

rags or rolled up newspapers – Don’t forget the elastic<br />

bands to create the scarecrow’s knobbly knees!<br />

Crafty<br />

Costumes<br />

Shop-bought Halloween costumes can look great,<br />

but often come with a price tag to match. For an<br />

equally effective result, try making and sewing your<br />

children’s costumes yourself using items from around<br />

the house. A yellow shirt and some overalls can make<br />

a cute Minion, some black clothes and white tape will<br />

transform your children into scary skeletons, or simply<br />

an old sheet torn into strips and wrapped around your<br />

kids will create some seriously spooky mummies.<br />

Spooky<br />

Snacks<br />

Homemade baked goods can be a<br />

great way to save on the pennies<br />

whilst having fun with the kids too.<br />

A batch of delicious Spooktacular<br />

Halloween biscuits will be sure to<br />

disappear in no time – take a look at<br />

our recipe to have a go at home.<br />

Penny<br />

Saving<br />

Party<br />

Games<br />

Party games are a great<br />

way to add activities<br />

this Halloween without<br />

any additional costs.<br />

You could try the<br />

‘Halloween Feel Box’,<br />

a fun sensory game<br />

where the children<br />

have to guess the<br />

different household<br />

items in the box, or<br />

‘Pin the stem on the<br />

pumpkin’, a spooky<br />

alternative to ‘Pin the<br />

tail on the donkey’.<br />

Spooktacular<br />

Halloween Biscuits<br />

Ingredients<br />

(Makes 6-8 Biscuits)<br />

• 100g unsalted butter<br />

• 100g caster sugar<br />

• 1 free-range egg,<br />

lightly beaten<br />

• 275g plain flour<br />

• 1 tsp vanilla extract<br />

To Decorate<br />

• 400g icing sugar<br />

• 3-4 tbsp water<br />

• 2-3 drops food<br />

colourings<br />

• Preheat the oven to <strong>19</strong>0C/375F/Gas 5.<br />

• Beat the butter and sugar together in a bowl<br />

• Beat in the egg and vanilla extract<br />

• Stir in the flour until the mixture comes<br />

together as a dough.<br />

• Roll the dough out to a thickness of 1cm. Cut<br />

biscuits out of the dough using Halloween-style<br />

cutters and carefully place onto the baking tray.<br />

• Bake the biscuits for 8-10 minutes and set<br />

aside to cool on a wire rack.<br />

• For the decoration, sift the icing sugar into a<br />

large mixing bowl and stir in enough water to<br />

create a smooth paste. Stir in the food colouring.<br />

• Carefully spread the icing onto the biscuits<br />

and set aside until the icing hardens.<br />

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FOCUS ON EDUCATION<br />

Focus on<br />

EDUCATION<br />

Funded places for talented boys<br />

Radley offers an environment for boys<br />

to grow in self-confidence, thrive<br />

academically, and make the most of<br />

an enormous range of opportunities.<br />

The door is open to any talented<br />

candidate, regardless of their means<br />

or their background. Radley’s Funded<br />

Places Open Day is on Saturday 9th<br />

November 20<strong>19</strong>. You will be invited to<br />

a talk by the Warden, including a Q&A<br />

session, followed by an informal tour<br />

of the school. To book a place, please<br />

either contact us: admissions@radley.<br />

org.uk or 01235 543 174 or complete<br />

Chandlings Prep School<br />

How would your children like to<br />

ride a pony to start the day? Or go<br />

pond dipping to see nature closeup,<br />

practice in the ballet studio,<br />

visit the vegetable garden to learn<br />

about where food comes from?<br />

At Chandlings Prep School, you<br />

don’t just learn in the classroom.<br />

Learning happens everywhere.<br />

Outdoor learning and wellbeing<br />

are fundamental to what we do<br />

at Chandlings. We educate boys<br />

and girls aged 2-11 within 60 acres<br />

of beautiful grounds; located in<br />

idyllic Oxfordshire countryside, yet<br />

just five miles from Oxford itself.<br />

Indoors or outside our children<br />

can swim, play rugby, tennis,<br />

hockey or cricket, and enjoy<br />

fencing, archery or even a round<br />

of golf. They can learn teambuilding<br />

on the rope course in the<br />

Christ Church<br />

Cathedral School<br />

Performing is central to life at Christ<br />

Church Cathedral School. There<br />

are frequent opportunities for keen<br />

musicians to play in Christ Church<br />

Cathedral, from weekly solos at<br />

assembly to large-scale concerts<br />

involving our orchestras and bands.<br />

Back at school, there are concerts for<br />

charitable causes and the eagerlyanticipated<br />

Friends and Family<br />

Concert, which is entirely pupil-led. At<br />

every age and musical level there is<br />

an emphasis on getting involved and,<br />

above all, on enjoyment.<br />

www.cccs.org.uk<br />

the enquiry form on our website<br />

www.radley.org.uk/Funded-Places<br />

Radley has places that can be funded<br />

up to 100% of the fees. The entry<br />

process begins early in Year 6 for 11+<br />

candidates, who we can fund through<br />

prep school for two years, or there are<br />

scholarship places available for<br />

Year 9 entry.<br />

If you have a talented boy, who<br />

excels academically or at music,<br />

sport, art or drama then please get<br />

in touch admissions@radley.org.<br />

uk or 01235 543 174.<br />

bluebell wood, or watch birds from<br />

the eco hide. They can cook in the<br />

food tech room, practice in the<br />

music suite, create in our DT room<br />

or act in the mini-amphitheatre.<br />

Whatever they do, children are<br />

happy here and it shows in our<br />

results with our leavers going<br />

to highly acclaimed secondary<br />

schools and over 45% gaining<br />

scholarships as well. At Chandlings<br />

we provide an outstanding<br />

foundation for our children to<br />

prepare them for their next school<br />

and beyond.<br />

We’ve been called by some ‘a<br />

hidden gem’. Please, come and<br />

see why by either contacting<br />

admissions@chandlings.org.uk<br />

or completing the enquiry<br />

form on our website<br />

www.chandlings.org.uk.<br />

Abingdon Prep School<br />

The new academic year got off to<br />

a flying start for our Year 6 boys<br />

who spent the first weekend of<br />

term camped out at Cornbury<br />

Park learning bushcraft skills. The<br />

boys’ first tasks were to build a fire<br />

to cook their lunch, and to build<br />

Consistent excellence for<br />

Cranford House<br />

Cranford House is extremely proud<br />

to be celebrating another set of<br />

superb GCSE results. With 63%<br />

of all grades 9-7 (A*-A) their 20<strong>19</strong><br />

results demonstrate the consistent<br />

academic excellence for which the<br />

school is renowned. Impressive<br />

results like these have seen the<br />

South Oxfordshire school ranked<br />

in the top ten nationally among<br />

the Sunday Times National Parent<br />

shelters, to sleep under. They<br />

returned full of stories of their<br />

adventures. This is just one of the<br />

many trips offered to boys to enrich<br />

the curriculum.<br />

If you’d like to know more visit<br />

www.abingdon.org.uk/prep<br />

A Choristership in New College<br />

Each September four or five sevenyear-old<br />

boys start as choristers in<br />

New College Choir, and begin an<br />

extraordinary musical and educational<br />

journey. Six years later they leave<br />

as expert musicians. They sing in<br />

concerts across the world, record<br />

CDs, and take part in choral services<br />

in Oxford’s grandest medieval<br />

chapel. Choristers learn exceptional<br />

musical skills but also the fun and<br />

challenges of being a team player,<br />

as well as commitment and focus<br />

which enhances every aspect of<br />

their lives. Parents often ask how an<br />

‘ordinary’ small boy is transformed into<br />

a musician of professional standard,<br />

while still being a ‘normal’ school boy.<br />

The answer lies in our specialist music<br />

programme developed by the choir<br />

director, Robert Quinney, with choir<br />

and school staff. We recruit in year 2<br />

and choristers start musical training at<br />

the start of year 3, before becoming<br />

full choristers in year 5. The qualities<br />

we value are enthusiasm and energy,<br />

love of singing and a quick musical<br />

ear, and a spark in the eye!<br />

More info at<br />

www.newcollegechoir.com or<br />

contact the Choir Administrator:<br />

nancy-jane.rucker@new.ox.ac.uk<br />

Power League Tables for four<br />

years since 2014. As in previous<br />

years, the school’s results proved<br />

incredibly strong across all areas of<br />

the curriculum with 63% of results<br />

in 20<strong>19</strong> at Grades 9-7 with 40%<br />

of pupils achieving Grades 9-8.<br />

Cranford House is a co-educational<br />

independent school rated<br />

‘Excellent’ in all categories which<br />

offers a vibrant education to boys<br />

and girls aged 2-18..<br />

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Sing! Dance! Act!<br />

Primary Times explores how the performing arts benefits our children,<br />

and how parents can get involved at home<br />

The performing arts are<br />

a fantastic way to help<br />

children to develop their<br />

creative skills. There<br />

are no wrong answers,<br />

and everyone is actively encouraged to<br />

explore new and alternatives opinions.<br />

Whether its dancing, acting, or singing,<br />

the arts can teach our children listening<br />

and communication skills, boost their<br />

self-belief and confidence, and improve<br />

their academic performance. But most<br />

importantly, the performing arts are a<br />

way for children to let off steam and<br />

have a lot of fun!<br />

One of the main advantages of taking part<br />

in the performing arts in young individuals<br />

is the improvement of communication<br />

skills. Acting and drama, for example, will<br />

help with their presentation skills, vocal<br />

projection, tone of speech, and articulation.<br />

Listening skills will also become refined<br />

by taking on board stage directions from<br />

teachers, collaborating with peers, and<br />

working together toward a common goal of<br />

a fantastic end-performance. From learning<br />

new lines, to remembering their acting cues<br />

and timing, and rehearsing scenes time<br />

and again, children can improve their<br />

focus, memory, concentration, and<br />

quick-learning skills.<br />

For some children, confidence comes<br />

naturally to them, however others needs<br />

more support and encouragement in order<br />

to develop into confident individuals. The<br />

performing arts can provide children with<br />

the combination of a safe environment and<br />

activities they love outside of the normal<br />

classroom environment, allowing them to<br />

gradually come out of their shells.<br />

Overcoming backstage, pre-performance<br />

nerves can normalise a child’s feeling of<br />

anxiety. Whilst it won’t take away nerves<br />

they may have, it’s a fantastic way to teach<br />

them methods of successfully overcoming<br />

feelings of pressure. Practices like<br />

contributing ideas to a drama performance<br />

or adding new moves to a dance routine<br />

can allow them to express their personality<br />

in ways they may not have done before.<br />

Links to improved performance in maths,<br />

reading and writing from involvement in<br />

performing arts are widely documented<br />

too. Studies have found that creative and<br />

critical thinking, problem-solving, and<br />

reasoning increase and improve when arts<br />

education is added to the mix.<br />

Top Tips!<br />

For how to<br />

incorporate<br />

the arts into<br />

your home<br />

When you read to your children, be<br />

dramatic. Act out stories with props and<br />

costumes. Encourage them to create<br />

their own stories to act out for you.<br />

Save old costumes and props for dress-up fun.<br />

Add to the collection with clothing you no longer need:<br />

hats, scarves, purses, shoes, and any other hand-medowns<br />

you can find.<br />

Introduce dance into the home. Teach your children<br />

traditional dances you know or improvise with them.<br />

Body movement is fun and good exercise.<br />

Sing together. Teach the kids your favourite songs.<br />

Expand your musical repertoire at home and in the<br />

car. Venture into unknown musical territory so that<br />

you and the children can hear something out of your<br />

usual fare. This can be easily expanded by tuning<br />

into a different radio stations and by checking out<br />

cassettes and CDs from the public library — all for free!<br />

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TUESDAY 14 January 2020<br />

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2020. Choristers gain a world-class musical<br />

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New College School<br />

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OX11 7NE<br />

www.cornerstone-arts.org<br />

20 Oct<br />

What a Wonderful World<br />

12pm & 3pm An amazing romp through<br />

the universe where you can get your<br />

hands on the stuff of creation. T: 01235<br />

515144<br />

24 Oct<br />

Once Upon a Time<br />

7.30pm Gonzo Moose present a<br />

comedic fairy tale adventure bursting<br />

with physical comedy, absurd jokes and<br />

magical illusion. T: 01235 515144<br />

25 Oct<br />

Show Stopper!<br />

The Improvised Musical<br />

7.30pm Spontaneous musical comedy at<br />

its absolute finest - direct from the West<br />

End. T: 01235 515144<br />

26 Oct<br />

Basil Brush Family Show<br />

2pm Britain’s most lovable fox takes you<br />

on a journey of laughs, storytelling and<br />

song in a show for all the family.<br />

T: 01235 515144<br />

27 Oct<br />

Shlomo’s Beatbox<br />

Adventure for Kids!<br />

2pm Join this sonic superhero and<br />

become one of his sidekicks in a world<br />

of funny sounds, brilliant noises and cool<br />

music. T: 01235 515144<br />

1 Nov<br />

Mr Men & Little Miss On Stage<br />

12pm & 2.30pm Join your favourite Mr.<br />

Men and Little Miss characters as they<br />

leap off the page and onto the stage in<br />

this beautifully crafted and hilarious live<br />

stage show. T: 01235 515144<br />

17 Nov<br />

The Nutcracker<br />

1pm & 3pm Journey through the magical<br />

night with Clara and her Nutcracker<br />

Prince, meet the Mouse King and join<br />

the Sugar Plum Fairy in the beautiful<br />

Land of Sweets. T: 01235 515144<br />

New Theatre Oxford<br />

OX21 2AE<br />

www.atgtickets.com<br />

4 Oct - 5 Oct<br />

Grease<br />

After a whirlwind summer romance,<br />

leather-clad greaser Danny and girlnext-door<br />

Sandy are unexpectedly reunited<br />

when she transfers to Rydell High<br />

for senior year. But can they survive the<br />

trials and tribulations of teenage life?<br />

0231513<br />

16 Oct<br />

Diversity - Born Ready<br />

7.30pm An innovative and mind blowing<br />

show celebrating 10 years of Diversity.<br />

21 Oct - 23 Oct<br />

The Tiger Who Came To Tea<br />

10.30am & 1.30pm The doorbell rings just<br />

as Sophie and her mummy are sitting<br />

down to tea. Who could it possibly be?<br />

What they certainly don’t expect to see<br />

at the door is a big, stripy tiger!<br />

Oxford Playhouse, OX1 2LW<br />

www.oxfordplayhouse.com<br />

1 Oct - 5 Oct<br />

Malory Towers<br />

2.30pm & 7.30pm Nostalgic, naughty<br />

and perfect for now, Malory Towers is<br />

the original ‘Girl Power’ story. Join Wise<br />

Children for high jinks, high drama and<br />

high spirits, all set to sensational live<br />

music and breathtaking animation.<br />

T: 01865 305305<br />

26 Oct - 30 Oct<br />

Stick Man<br />

What starts off as a morning jog becomes<br />

quite the misadventure for Stick<br />

Man: a dog wants to play fetch with him,<br />

a swan builds a nest with him, and he<br />

even ends up on a fire! How will Stick<br />

Man ever get back to the family tree?<br />

T: 01865 305305<br />

Pegasus Theatre, OX4 1RE<br />

www.pegasustheatre.org.uk<br />

3 Oct<br />

Play The World<br />

10am Join Emma Boor and a host of<br />

puppet friends in creative, immersive<br />

play exploring a different world each<br />

week. T: 01865 812 150<br />

10 Oct<br />

Play The World<br />

10am Join Emma Boor and a host of<br />

puppet friends in creative, immersive<br />

play exploring a different world each<br />

week. T: 01865 812 150<br />

11 Oct - 12 Oct<br />

The Immigrant<br />

2.30pm & 7.30pm This delightful show<br />

tells the story of people starting a new<br />

life in The West today. It is based on<br />

hundreds of accounts of what it’s like to<br />

arrive in a strange country, trying to fit in<br />

when you stand out. T: 01865 812 150<br />

17 Oct<br />

Play The World<br />

10am Join Emma Boor and a host of<br />

puppet friends in creative, immersive<br />

play exploring a different world each<br />

week. T: 01865 812 150<br />

Fee Fi Fo Fum!<br />

This classic fairytale now gets the<br />

Lyngo treatment so expect lots of<br />

surprises and beautiful images as<br />

Patrick Lynch (from Cbeebies) tells<br />

the gripping story of Jack who sells<br />

his cow for 5 magic beans and finds<br />

himself in the land above the clouds.<br />

It’s a show for the over 3’s (and their<br />

giants) with something for everyone –<br />

enormous shoes, tiny houses, showers<br />

of silver and gold and a big, leafy<br />

explosion! 12 October | Tickets £10 |<br />

Family (4) £35 | Ages 3+<br />

Box Office 01295 279002<br />

www.themillartscentre.co.uk<br />

Billionaire Boy<br />

Joe Spud is twelve years old and<br />

the richest boy in the country,<br />

with his own sports car and two<br />

crocodiles as pets! But what Joe<br />

doesn’t have is a friend. So, he<br />

decides to leave his posh school<br />

Join us at the Spinning Yarn<br />

Storytelling Bar, with musical<br />

storytelling extraordinaire, The<br />

Blues Fairy, together with her band,<br />

The Crickets, she tells the story of<br />

Pinocchio. We meet Gepetto as he<br />

creates Pinocchio and follow the<br />

naughty puppet with the growing<br />

nose as he learns to make sense<br />

and start at the local comp. But<br />

things don’t go as planned for Joe<br />

and life becomes a rollercoaster as<br />

he tries find what money can’t buy!<br />

From the award-winning producers<br />

of Gangsta Granny comes this<br />

brand-new production of David<br />

Walliams’ bestselling story!<br />

A Magical Musical Adventure<br />

for all the family this Christmas<br />

of a confusing world. From finding<br />

fame and fortune to finding himself<br />

in the belly of a whale, will he side<br />

with the good Blues Fairy, or fall foul<br />

of the tricky Fox? The classic story<br />

of Pinocchio is brought to life in a<br />

hilarious and vibrant new version with<br />

original songs and music.<br />

www.cornerstone-arts.org<br />

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AN <strong>OXFORD</strong> PLAYHOUSE PANTOMIME<br />

Friday 29 November 20<strong>19</strong> to Sunday 12 January 2020<br />

Written and directed by Steve Marmion<br />

★ ★ ★ ★ ★<br />

“An absolute triumph.”<br />

Oxford Mail<br />

Dick Whittington and His Cat 2018<br />

© Illustration: www.korkypaul.com<br />

01865 305305<br />

www.oxfordplayhouse.com<br />

Lyngo Theatre in collaboration with Trestle presents<br />

JACK AND THE<br />

BEANSTALK<br />

With CBeebies<br />

Patrick Lynch<br />

LIVE<br />

ON<br />

STAGE!<br />

“Expect theatre magic<br />

from Lyngo and you won’t<br />

be disappointed”<br />

The Stage<br />

Wed 4 - Sat 7 Dec<br />

atgtickets.com/oxford* Box Office: 01295 279002<br />

0844 871 3020*<br />

*Fees apply. Calls cost up to 7p per minute, plus your phone company’s access charge.<br />

www.themillartscentre.co.uk<br />

Tuesday 29th October at 11am<br />

Tickets £10 | Family (4) £35<br />

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18 Oct<br />

You’ve Got Dragons<br />

5pm With live, original music, this highly<br />

visual, sensitive production is a humorous<br />

and touching exploration of the dragons<br />

we all face. T: 01865 812 150<br />

24 Oct<br />

Play The World<br />

10am Join Emma Boor and a host of<br />

puppet friends in creative, immersive play<br />

exploring a different world each week. T:<br />

01865 812 150<br />

26 Oct<br />

Funky Monkey and<br />

the Juicy Fruits<br />

2pm & 4pm A puppet play about some<br />

funky food, some gunky food and a<br />

monkey dude! T: 01865 812 150<br />

The Beacon Wantage<br />

OX12 9BX<br />

www.beaconwantage.co.uk<br />

15 Nov<br />

The Night Sky Show<br />

7.30pm Learn about the constellations,<br />

stars, planets and the deeper cosmos.<br />

The sheer scale of the universe and the<br />

mythology and stories of the night sky. T:<br />

01235 763456<br />

The Kenton Theatre<br />

RG9 2BP<br />

www.kentontheatre.co.uk<br />

1 Oct - 2 Oct<br />

The Scarecrows’ Wedding<br />

4.30pm This heart-warming and<br />

award-winning adaptation of Julia Donaldson<br />

and Axel Scheffler’s bestselling<br />

book is bursting at the seams with Scamp<br />

Theatre’s inimitable style. T: 01491 575698<br />

The North Wall Arts Centre<br />

OX2 7JN<br />

www.thenorthwall.com<br />

26 Oct<br />

Woodland Tales with Grandad<br />

11am & 2pm Featuring a cast of<br />

extraordinary puppets, this uproarious<br />

family show from Pickled Image not<br />

only entertains but has an important and<br />

timely environmental message to share.<br />

T: 01865 3<strong>19</strong>450<br />

The Old Fire Station , OX1 2AQ<br />

www.oldfirestation.org.uk<br />

4 Nov - 9 Nov<br />

Pinocchio<br />

Kind hearted but poor Gepetto the<br />

woodcarver longs to change his fortune<br />

so he uses his skills and imagination to<br />

carve a wonderful puppet, Pinocchio.<br />

T: 01865 263990<br />

The Theatre Chipping Norton<br />

OX7 5NL<br />

www.chippingnortontheatre.com<br />

9 Oct - 13 Oct<br />

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt<br />

Little Angel Theatre brings Michael<br />

Rosen’s thrilling and funny adventure to<br />

life in this entrancing puppetry production.<br />

T: 01608 642350<br />

13 Nov - 12 Jan<br />

Puss In Boots<br />

King Rat is lording it over London, and<br />

his gang of rodent gangsters are wreaking<br />

havoc on the old market in Albert<br />

Square. Only one highly fashionable<br />

feline can save the day. But he needs a<br />

sidekick, and some stylish footwear!<br />

T: 01608 642350<br />

Beauty and the Beast<br />

Friday 29 Nov to Sunday 12 Jan<br />

Get ready to boo and cheer,<br />

another smashing Oxford<br />

Playhouse panto is here! Join<br />

Oxford Playhouse for a magical<br />

retelling of Beauty and the Beast<br />

this Christmas. Brought to you<br />

from the team behind 2018’s Dick<br />

If so, they should try classes with the<br />

Henley Children’s Theatre. Henley’s<br />

original drama and musical theatre<br />

classes, this group has been a much<br />

loved introduction to performing for<br />

local children since <strong>19</strong>69. Classes<br />

for 4 to 16 year olds are held on<br />

Saturdays at Sacred Heart Parish<br />

Hall, with bi-annual shows at the<br />

Kenton Theatre. A non-audition group<br />

that really encourages individuals<br />

and supports them in their artistic<br />

endeavours: they will sing, dance, tap<br />

dance and gain confidence through<br />

their regular attendance. Muffin Hurst<br />

has a wealth of experience to nurture<br />

all types of children and it is a fun<br />

Whittington and His Cat, it’s going<br />

to be full of super singing, dazzling<br />

dancing and lashings of slapstick<br />

silliness. Perfect festive fun for all<br />

ages 5 to 105, don’t miss it!<br />

www.oxfordplayhouse.com<br />

Does your child like to perform?<br />

giving, fun loving experience.<br />

Watch Puss in Boots to see what<br />

it’s all about, and sign up at<br />

www.henleychildrenstheatre.co.uk<br />

to take part in 2020!<br />

30 - 04<br />

Dec<br />

Cornerstone Arts Centre<br />

OX11 7NE<br />

www.cornerstone-arts.org<br />

7 Dec - 29 Dec<br />

The Adventures of Pinocchio<br />

The classic story of Pinocchio is brought<br />

to life in a hilarious and vibrant new<br />

version with original songs and music.<br />

T: 01235 515144<br />

Oxford Playhouse<br />

OX1 2LW<br />

www.oxfordplayhouse.com<br />

29 Nov - 12 Jan<br />

Beauty and The Beast<br />

Meet Beauty– smart as a whip, bold as<br />

brass, with a heart of pure gold. She’s<br />

the opposite of the Beast – gruff, rough<br />

and in need of a shave. But when Beauty<br />

finds herself trapped in a magical castle<br />

with the Beast, the two of them have to<br />

learn to get along. T: 01865 305305<br />

The Beacon Wantage<br />

OX12 9BX<br />

www.beaconwantage.co.uk<br />

21 Dec - 22 Dec<br />

M U F F I N H U R S T P R E S E N T S<br />

T H E H E N L E Y C H I L D R E N ’ S<br />

T H E A T R E I N … .<br />

Puss inBoots<br />

Jan<br />

Monday 30 December 6.00pm<br />

Tuesday 31 December 11.0am and 3.00pm<br />

Friday 3 January 6.00pm<br />

Saturday 4 January 1.00pm and 6.00pm<br />

Tickets £13.00<br />

Children £9.00<br />

www.kentontheatre.co.uk<br />

01491 575698<br />

Preview Performance: Monday 30 December 1.00pm, all tickets £7.<br />

For further information please see<br />

www.henleychildrenstheatre.co.uk<br />

Aladdin<br />

Follow Aladdin and his Mum, Widow<br />

Twankey, on an adventure from rags to<br />

riches, as they defeat the evil Abanzar<br />

and win the hand of the Sultan’s daughter<br />

Princess Jasmine. T: 01235 763456<br />

The Kenton Theatre, RG9 2BP<br />

www.kentontheatre.co.uk<br />

13 Dec - 28 Dec<br />

Sleeping Beauty<br />

You will be delighted and enchanted!<br />

There will be everything you have come<br />

to expect from the much-loved Kenton<br />

pantomime. T: 01491 575698<br />

The North Wall Arts Centre<br />

OX2 7JN<br />

www.thenorthwall.com<br />

30 Nov - 5 Jan<br />

The Snow Queen<br />

Gerda’s best friend Kai has gone missing<br />

and she can’t find him anywhere. Luckily<br />

there’s all sorts of helpful people she<br />

can ask: a river, some rose bushes, a<br />

crow, a robber girl and her talking doves.<br />

T: 01865 3<strong>19</strong>450<br />

The Theatre Chipping Norton<br />

OX7 5NL<br />

www.chippingnortontheatre.com<br />

13 Nov - 12 Jan<br />

At the<br />

KENTON THEATRE,<br />

HENLEY-ON-THAMES<br />

WINTER PANTOS<br />

Puss In Boots<br />

King Rat is lording it over London, and<br />

his gang of rodent gangsters are<br />

wreaking havoc on the old market in<br />

Albert Square. Only one highly fashionable<br />

feline can save the day. But<br />

he needs a sidekick, and some stylish<br />

footwear! T: 01608 642350<br />

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www.better.org.uk/biggerandbetter<br />

For your chance to win, answer this question:<br />

Which RAF station is located less than 2 miles<br />

from Carterton Leisure Centre?<br />

Closing date – 22/11/<strong>19</strong><br />

KIDS GET CREATIVE!<br />

EVERY YEAR, WE AT PRIMARY TIMES SEND OUT THOUSANDS<br />

OF CHRISTMAS CARDS AND WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO<br />

CREATE THE PICTURE FOR THIS YEAR’S CARD.<br />

It can be any picture you like that you think means<br />

“Christmas”, a snowman, Rudolf with his red nose, a robin on<br />

a snow-covered branch or maybe a nativity scene.<br />

All you have to do is draw and colour or paint your picture on<br />

an A4 piece of card or paper and send your entry<br />

along with your name, age, address, telephone number<br />

and school name to:<br />

Win a once in a life time magical Unicorn party for your<br />

child’s birthday including a visit from a real life Unicorn!<br />

To celebrate the launch of Fruit Bowl’s new<br />

Unicorn Fruit Flakes, the lucky winner will receive<br />

everything they need to transform their child’s party<br />

into the ultimate Unicorn experience.<br />

For more information and to enter the prize draw, visit<br />

www.fruit-bowl.com<br />

Ts&Cs apply, one winner will be selected at random,<br />

prize draw closing date: midnight on 1st December 20<strong>19</strong><br />

CHRISTMAS CARD COMPETITION<br />

PRIMARY TIMES SCHOOLS<br />

PUBLISHING LIMITED<br />

1 ACCENT PARK<br />

BAKEWELL ROAD<br />

PETERBOROUGH<br />

CAMBRIDGESHIRE PE2 6XS<br />

CLOSING DATE FOR<br />

ENTRIES IS 29TH<br />

<strong>OCTOBER</strong> 20<strong>19</strong>.<br />

The winner’s design will be used<br />

for the 20<strong>19</strong> Primary Times Head<br />

Office Christmas card and the<br />

winner will also receive 50 copies<br />

of the card with envelopes.<br />

www.primarytimes.co.uk/Oxfordshire | October 20<strong>19</strong><br />

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What do you call a deer<br />

with no eyes? NO IDEA<br />

What do you call a deer<br />

with no eyes and no legs?<br />

STILL NO IDEA<br />

What do you call a<br />

fly with no wings?<br />

A WALK<br />

What do you call a<br />

dinosaur with one eye?<br />

DOYOUTHINKHESAWUS<br />

Why is six afraid<br />

of seven?<br />

SEVEN ATE NINE<br />

Email your jokes to<br />

Marie.McArthur@<br />

primarytimes.co.uk<br />

<strong>OXFORD</strong> OCT <strong>19</strong>.indd 24 08/10/20<strong>19</strong> 12:41

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