Category Archives: Outdoor Activities
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Throughout winter the weather gets rainy and cold, and so we retreat inside. But not this year! This year at ‘what can we do today’ we’ve come up with 10 amazing activities to do in winter. Some of which are free, these activities are for all the family to enjoy this Christmas. The 10 fun, [...]
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This year why not take the family for a nature hunt, as it is now the season for mushrooms, leaves changing and all animals getting ready to hibernate. Get them searching for things such as odd flowers still left, birds up in the trees and leaves on the ground. Make up rules and clues for [...]
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Loughborough Fair
Posted in Active Kids, Active Parents, Days Out, Events, Family Fun, Loughborough -
A big event of the year is Loughborough fair bringing in over 20 rides and stalls for all ages into the centre of Loughborough. A great day out with lots of fun, food and family. The fair is open from: Wednesday 9th Nov : 6.00pm – 11.00pm Thursday 10th Nov : 12 noon – 11.00pm [...]
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We’ve had more than 80 entries into the competition this year and we’d just like to say well done to all of you for sending in your colourful ghosts. However there could only be ten winners to receive a Family Day Pass to Twin Lakes. The Winners are ( from left to right): Anjali (Pochin [...]
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Twinlakes Family Scream Park offers a wicked supernatural blend at Halloween… with unique family spine-tingling attractions, we have grown Ten thousand FREE pumpkins for you to carve with magnificent prizes, wicked workshops, creepy competitions, trick & treat and frightening face painting….All you fear is here…! Twinlakes will freak you out with spine-chilling Halloween happenings in [...]
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Get yourself along to the Twinlakes Family Fright Night (open till 9pm) – it’s guaranteed to scare the ‘pants’ off everyone! With exclusive scare zones, live actors and music plus a fancy dress disco and bar. Keep your little devils on their toes with free pumpkins to be carved, ride a slide, see those monsters [...]
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Thank you to all of you that entered our wordsearch competition published in the summer edition of our magazine. We had lots of entries and thank you to all of you that entered. The winners drawn at random are: Charlotte Bates (Birstall) Adam Gardner (Shepshed) Elliot Malam (Thurmaston) Joshua Murray (Nanpanton) Katie Marsden (Loughborough) Charlie [...]
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We are pleased to announce the winners of our spot the untrue fact competition in our Summer issue ran in conjunction with Wistow Maze, Leicestershire’s “Best Visitor Attraction” 2010. Hadley Musk (Syston) Kieran Grudgings (Syston) William Harvey (Rearsby) Eleanor Fairbairn (Loughborough) Paige Robson (Shepshed) Prem Mistry (Mountsorrel) Joshua Roulston (Woodhouse Eaves) Georgia Bowman (Barrow upon [...]
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British Waterways is encouraging people to take part in its Wildlife Survey – putting creatures living in and along our canals and rivers on the map. This year’s survey highlights bats – Britain’s only flying mammal whose numbers have dramatically declined since the 1950s. The breaking up of land for intensive use is a serious [...]
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