Families

Half term fun

February 6, 2017 by Rachel Gibbons Leave a Comment

Activities on at Penistone Leisure Centre this half term:

Roller Skating

Roller skating is suitable for all ages – we have inline skates (blades) and quad skates in sizes junior 8 up to adult 14. There are also over shoe skates for teenies and helmets, knee, elbow and wrist protection in all sizes. Skating costs £2 including skate hire for adults and children, spectators are free. Friday night costs £3. Snacks and hot and cold drinks are available in our café area. No need to book, you pay on the door for public sessions.

See our skating page for term time skating

The Mad Hatter’s Skating Fairtrade Tea Party

This is a new party theme, suggested to us by Fairtrade in Penistone. There will be skating games, fancy dress for those who want to (Alice in Wonderland theme) and a Fairtrade afternoon tea. Adults and children all welcome to skate – you don’t have to sit and watch!
Tickets are £6 for skate and tea or £4 for tea only. They can be bought from reception or booked on 07341 300259 or [email protected] Advance purchase is essential, there will be no tickets available on the door. The Mad Hatter’s Skating Fairtrade Tea Party is on Sunday 12th February 3:30-5:30pm – not actually in half term, but close!

This event is sponsored by Bank View Café and Longley Farm. More detail about the event.

Kids Boogie Bounce

Mini trampoline fun to music for ages 5+, this is an energetic session! Kids Boogie Bounce costs £4. Booking essential, please call Claire on 07974 178953

This session is on Fri 24th February , 11-11:30am

Half Term Timetable:

Fri 17th Feb
- 8-10pm – Disco skate for children in school Years 7-10
Sat 18th Feb
- 12-2pm – Public skate (Families)
Sun 19th Feb
- 10am-12 – Public skate
Mon 20th Feb
- 2-4pm – Public skate
Tue 21st Feb
- 2-4pm – Public skate
Wed 22nd Feb
- 2-4pm – Public skate
Fri 24th Feb
- 11-11:30am Kids Boogie Bounce
- 2-4pm – Public skate
Sat 25th Feb
- 12-2pm – Public skate (Families)
Sun 26th Feb
- 10am-12 – Public skate

Note: NO skating Thursday afternoon and NO Friday night skate on the 24th Feb.

Bookings open for the Skating Christmas Party

December 9, 2016 by Rachel Gibbons Leave a Comment

After our sell-out Christmas Party 2015 and our recent Halloween party success, we are expecting tickets to sell fast for the Skating Christmas Party this year. It is on Wednesday 21st December, 3-5:30pm and includes party food, skating, games and a visit from Father Christmas. Please book at reception in any skating session, email [email protected] or text 07341 300295

Halloween Party Photos and Thanks

November 4, 2016 by Rachel Gibbons Leave a Comment

I had a great time at the Halloween party – so many brilliant costumes it was very hard to choose the best, everyone joining in with the games, making crafts and of course eating all the Mummy pizzas and Frankenstein cakes. Let us know what your best bit was by leaving a comment here or on the
Halloween Party page on the website.

Huge thanks to all the extremely hard working volunteers – Nikki and Kirsty in the kitchen, Jude doing crafts, Jayne on the camera and in the kitchen, Merry on pizzas and general help, Matthew on music and some more camera work. Special thanks to Jackie who was the force behind the whole party – wonderful cake maker, scary decorator extraordinaire and general organiser. Also thanks to everyone else who spotted something that needed doing and did it – we couldn’t do it without so many people willing to muck in and lend a hand.

Thanks also to Ron, Pat, Esther, Lisa, Becky, Amanda, Elka, Lucy and June for running skating sessions in the rest of half term.

The Halloween Party page has loads more photos than this post – so click through to see yourself at your scary best. Feel free to copy/download the photos to show your friends!

Halloween Party

October 10, 2016 by Rachel Gibbons Leave a Comment

We had a brilliant time at our Skating Halloween Party last year – so we’re doing it again! Penistone Leisure Centre will have a new creepier look for the evening, we’ll play scary games, eat gruesome party food and there will be a fancy dress parade with prizes – so come in your best costume! We now have Jude, who does Art Explosion, doing Halloween crafts at the party too. Tickets are limited and selling fast so get the date in your diary – Thursday 27th October 3:30-5:30pm – and get your tickets from reception or call/text 07341 300259. Tickets are £5 for children and adults. Spectators are free – but why watch when you could join in?

There are lots of other activities on at Half Term as well – come along to skate, Boogie Bounce, join in Clan Battle Day or FAMilates

Book now for the Summer Holiday

July 8, 2016 by Rachel Gibbons Leave a Comment

The Summer Holiday is nearly here and bookings are open for all of our holiday activities.

Leigh is running kids/teens Boxing Skills and Get Active sessions from 10am-12 every Tuesday for 10-15yr olds. She is a fully qualified ABA level 2 boxing coach as well as competition boxer – in 2012 she become Yorkshire champion in her category and came second in the national championships. She will be passing on some of her skills and techniques to young people in these sessions. Boxing costs £8 for 2hrs. You can just turn up, but even better is to book by calling Leigh on 07979 006402.

Claire is running kids Boogie Bounce, a fun session on mini trampolines with disco lights and music. It is on Fridays from 11-11:40am from 5th August. Kids Boogie Bounce is suitable for age 6 years and above and costs £4. Please phone Claire on 07974 178953 for enquiries or to book.

Ruth and Jude are running their popular Art Explosion day again this holiday – this time with a beach theme. Art Explosion is a one-off on Tuesday 30th August, so book early by calling Ruth on 07970 109161. It runs from 9:30am-1:30pm and is £13 for 4hrs including a lunch break – please bring a pack-up. Art Explosion is for children aged 6-12yrs and there are a maximum of 20 places.

Rachel and Davy are running Skating Lessons on the first 3 Wednesdays of the holiday (20th, 27th July, 3rd August) to get you skating in time for all the public sessions over the summer. The session is for beginners who want to learn how to skate forwards, stop and go round corners – and also for intermediate skaters who can already get around on skates but want to learn some new skills. Skating lessons cost £6 and are from 11:30am-1:30pm, including a lunch break – please bring a pack-up. Phone Rachel to book on 0794 7991727.

Also on every week throughout the summer holiday are all the volunteer run public skating sessions:

Tuesday 2-4pm (Fast skaters)
Wednesday 2-4pm (Everyone)
Thursday 2-4pm (Families)
Friday 8-10pm (Disco, Yr7-10) – Fortnightly, see Holiday Page
Saturday 12-2pm (Families)
Sunday 10am-12 (Everyone)