HEACHAM SUMMER ACTIVITIES 2009
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Carnival
Fete & Parade 2009
Heacham’s biggest event of
the year takes place on Sunday 2 August. The highlight will be the
mid-day parade of floats led by the Carnival King and Queen. The parade,
featuring the Banham Zoo
Shirehorses, will start from Marram Way and wend its way around the
village. There will be the traditional vehicle floats as well as walking
floats, but everyone is welcome to dress up and join in. Prizes
for the best entries will be presented on the field. Carnival
Parade Floats: Parish Council 01485
572142 Carnival Fete Stalls: Heacham Club 01485 570776 Thank
you to Prize Sponsors: Heacham
Caravan Park Owners Carnival
Parade Route :
Starts Marram Way at
12.00pm and finishes at the
playing fields at around 1.45pm
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SUMMER
ACTIVITIES 2009 Tennis
Heacham Tennis Courts Here
is your chance to take your first steps on the road to Wimbledon, learn
to play this brilliant sport or to hone your skills. Date: 27-28 July
Cost: £8.00
Beginners/Younger
improvers Time:
1.00pm– 2.30 pm
Improvers Time: 2.30 pm – 4.00 pm Carnival
Workshops
Church Hall
Two workshops designed to create a fabulous outfit including mask or headdress just in time for the carnival parade. All welcome, however children under 7 need to be accompanied by an adult. Date:
29 July
Session 1 10.00 –
12.30pm Cost
£6.00
Session 2 1.00 –
3.30pm Fencing
Heacham Public Hall A
chance to experience this popular sport with equipment designed for safe
and easy use for children. Date:
31 July
Session 1: 10.00 am – 11.00am
Age 7
– 8 Cost £4.00 Session 2: 11.15 am – 12.15pm Age 9 - plus Hi
- 5
Heacham
Tennis Courts A
new sport combining the best of netball
and basketball. It is high energy and
great for all round fitness. Date:
3 -4 August
Session 1: 10.00 am – 11.00 am
Age 7 – 8 Cost £8.50 Session 2: 11.15 am – 12.15pm Age 9 - plus Young
Hot Shots
Heacham
Chalk Pit Try
your hand at the popular local sport of Clay Pigeon shooting with
Heacham Wildfowlers Assoc. The
sport helps develop great hand
to eye co-ordination.
The Rifle Range target practice will also be on offer. Parents are
welcome to attend and participate with their children.
Dates:4
or 5 August Age:
8 – plus Cost:
£2.00 per session AM
Sessions: Time 11.00am – 12.45 pm
PM Sessions: Time 2.00pm – 3.45 pm Flower
Art
Public Hall (Back
Room) Heacham
Flower Club help you get
creative with flowers and foliage. You will amaze yourself at what you
can create in just one session. Please
bring a small container and secateurs with you. Age:
7 plus Cost:
£3.50 per workshop Workshop
1: Date 7 August
Time: 10.00 am – 11.45am
Workshop 2: Date 28 August Time: 10.00 am – 11.45 am Street
Dance
Heacham Public Hall Learn
all about this contemporary and energetic dance form and work up a
unique routine. Parents are asked to come 15 minutes before the end to
watch the performance. Date:
10 August
Time: 10.00 am – 12 noon
Age: 8 –
plus
Cost: £4.00 Vicious Vikings Heacham Public Hall
Make a Viking warrior’s battle-axe to take home and create your name
in the letters of the Viking alphabet called runes, or build your own
Viking Longboat. Age:
7- plus
Cost: £4.50 Tri-Golf
Heacham Sports Fields
Calling
all budding Tiger Woods, try Tri-golf a great introduction to the
ancient game. Date:
13 August Session 1:
10.00 am – 11.00 am Age
7 – 8 Cost £4.50 Session 2: 11.15 am – 12.15pm Age 9 - plus Going
Pottery
Heacham Public Hall Learn
about pottery and then get creative with painting on pottery, choose
from several different pieces or come along to the open session to try
something a bit more ambitious (additional costs may apply) Date: 14 August Cost
£5.00
Session 2: 11.15 am – 12.15pm Age 9 - plus
Open Session 1.00pm-3.00pm All ages Archery
Heacham Tennis Courts England’s
bowmen were once the best in the world, learn the ancient art of how to
shoot and target an arrow in competition style. Date: 14 August Time:
9.30 am – 11.00 am Age:
8 - 9
Cost:
£8.50
11.15 am – 12.45 pm Age:
10 - plus
Skipping
Workshop
Heacham Public Hall Skipping
has always been popular in the playground, for fitness and gymnastics.
In America it is all the rage in High School combining skipping and
dance. Parents are asked to
come to watch a 15 minute
presentation at the end of each session. (Speed ropes are provided and
are for sale) Date:
21 August
Session 1: 10.00am-11.00Noon
Age:6-8 Cost: £4.50 2012
Olympic Challenge
Heacham Sports Field Train
in a variety of athletic disciplines and face the Olympic style
challenge in a modern day mini pentathlon. Compete against other
Olympians to win medals Bronze, Silver or Gold. Date:
17 – 18 August Session
1: 9.30am-11.00am Age:
7-9 Cost: £8.50 Session 2: 11.15am- 12.45pm Age:10-plus Beat
the Bowler
Heacham
Cricket Pitch Heacham
Cricket Club will be running a session using their new bowling
machine for anyone keen to
perfect their batting. Date: 20 August Time 2.00-3.30pm Cost: £1.00 FULL Table
Tennis
Heacham Public Hall Come
and have a go at Table Tennis, improve your reactions and hand to eye
coordination with this fast and furious game.
Date:
24 August Session 1: 9.30am-11.00am Age:
7-9 Cost: £4.50 Session 2: 11.15am- 12.45pm Age:10-plus Greek
Creations
Heacham Public Hall
Choose
an artifact from the world of ancient Greece to re-create: The ultimate
bad present a Trojan Horse, a dramatic Greek theatre mask or a 1000 year
old Greek vase. Date: 26 August Time: 10.00 am – 12 noon Age: 7- plus Cost: £4.50 (Parents are welcome to join in) BOOKING
CONDITIONS The
following conditions apply:
i.
A booking form must be submitted for each child, extra forms are
available or photocopies will be accepted.
ii.
Places on courses are limited to a specific number, therefore
only when a booking form is
received with payment is a place allocated (We do not
reserve or hold places).
iii.
If a booking is
cancelled, a refund in full or part will only be considered if the place
on the course can be re-allocated.
iv.
Registration will take place 10 minutes before the course start
time. No responsibility is taken for children until they have
been registered.
v.
Parents/Guardians
must collect their children promptly as delays lead to increased costs
and anxiety for the children.
vi.
The
Parish Council reserves the right in the event the instructor considers
that a child’s behaviour is spoiling the enjoyment for the group or
endangering safety, to remove the child from the course.
vii. Please
note that Photographs of the activities are often taken for Parish
Records or Local press. Children should wear suitable clothing for the chosen activity and bring wet weather gear. Children should also bring plenty of drinks (non fizzy) to avoid becoming dehydrated. We also advise that hats and sunscreen should be brought even on a cloudy day. Application forms are available from Heacham Parish Council Office. ( or you can download and print off a form by clicking here ) Heacham
Parish Council Jubilee
Clinic, Pound Lane, Heacham, Norfolk, PE31 7ET Tel.
No/Fax 01485 572142 Open
Tuesday - Friday 10.00am - 12.00Noon
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Heacham
Horse Show and Gymkhana
Heacham Equestrian Sports Committee present the Heacham Horse Show and
Gymkhana on Sunday August 23th 2009 by kind permission of Mr
Micheal Dix at Marea Farm in School Road.
The show has gone from strength to strength since returning to
Heacham’s calendar in 2003. There
really is something for everyone, whether you are just starting out in
riding or more experienced. If
you have not been up to have a look at the show before why not come
along, you will marvel at the determination of the riders. The jumping
ring is always a particular favourite for riders and spectators alike.
The day starts at 9.30am with Tack and Turn Out in the Showing ring and
clear round jumping in the Main ring. The Fun Showing classes start off
with fancy dress at 10.30am. The
schedule of events is now available or please contact Graham on
07909540621. We look
forward to seeing you there! Heacham
Club Club
Memberships for 2009-2010 are now available.
Membership includes free access to the
Saturday night entertainment in the Social Club, other events
include the Wednesday night quiz and the Friday evening cash prize bingo
in the Public Hall as well as the bar and meals.
Sports available through the Club are Indoor Carpet bowls, Table
Tennis, Badminton, Outdoor Bowls, Cricket, Tennis, Football and Petanque.
The Club also supports Judo, Line Dancing, Carpet Bowls, Pocahontas
Players, Heacham Wives, Royal Order of Buffaloes and Heacham & West
Norfolk Wildfowlers. Contact 01485 570776 for further details or pop into the
Social Club. Keep
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