About
Us
Welcombe Children's Group was formed in 2006 by a group of parents in order
to set up events and activities for the children in the parish and to improve
the facilities for them.
The committee are: Rosina Dorelli - Chairperson,
Emma Morrison - Secretary and
Alice Gare - Treasurer.
Since setting up the group we have held an annual Easter Party and Halloween Party. We have also held a number of craft days and fundraising events. We hope to increase and develop the events and activities we put on and would welcombe any ideas or suggestions. With the help of grants we have set up the Welcombe Children's Playground. We received £7,500 from the 'Devon Community Foundation', which paid for the low level obstacle course, fencing and picnic benches. We received £12,000 from the Lottery's 'Awards for All' Grant for the play unit with slide and £5,000 from the 'Devon Playing Fields Association' towards the safety surface.
Alice and David at the pottery organised for all the children in the village to make a handprint tile which is now displayed on the wall inside the playarea. The new hedge inside the playarea was kindly donated by a local resident and the children have planted bulbs around the borders.
Please come with your children and enjoy.
Sunday
7th March 3pm Children's Theatre - The Legend of Magnificent Moon
by Toto Tales at Welcombe Village Hall (a Beaford Arts Event)
A perfect show for younger children (3 - 7 year olds) - A retelling of an
African folk story with a magical twist at the end. After the happy ending,
the children are invited on to the stage to join the performers in making
their own glittering suns and moons.
In 2008 award winning Toto Tales were nominated as one of the top 20 unmissable
shows of the Fringe.
To reserve
tickets please call Emma on 331389.
Future Children's
Group Events
July
29th, 30th and 31st - Family Music and Dance workshops.
Held at Welcombe Village Hall.
Further information to follow.
If you are interested in being involved or volunteering at this event, please
contact Emma Morrison on 331389.
Welcombe
Family Arts Festival
The
first Welcombe Family Arts Festival was a great success. The first day of
torrential rain did not dampen anyone’s enthusiasm. A group of hardy
Welcombe boys enjoyed building their den in the rain. They proved they could
work well as a team and build a structure to stand any weather conditions.
By the afternoon, the large driftwood sculptures and the rest of the den building
had been moved indoors. The hall was a hive of activity. Hundreds of small
driftwood sculptures and colourful mobiles were created and displayed around
the hall.
The second day
began with stick dancing, which was enjoyed by all. The large dolphin sculptures
were finished off and the skittle alley was filled with strips of coloured
fabric as the children worked on weaving projects. Flamenco dancing demonstrations
and workshops took place in the afternoon in the main hall. As the sun finally
made an appearance, the younger children took the opportunity to build a final
den outside and display the flags they had made earlier that afternoon.
Day three
was a painting extravaganza. The older children formed two groups and each
painted a vibrantly coloured 30ft banner, using their hands and their feet.
These banners will be used at the Hartland Feast, (a celebration of music
and dance) which will be held in the autumn. The younger children were handed
large tubes of paint to squeeze over sheets of paper on the floor. They enjoyed
the total freedom to use the paint in any way they wanted – hands, feet,
squirting, splatting, daubing.
A
dragon-making workshop was held. The children made plasticine dragons and
paper dragons
An instrument-making workshop also took place that day. Drums, strings, shakers, bells and xylophones of all shapes and sizes. All decorated with vibrant colours and ribbons and ready to use the following day.
Welcombe
Children’s Group Easter Activities
The
two-day Easter Crafts at the village hall were a huge success. 37 children
together with their parents came and took part. The hall was a hive of activity,
smiling faces and intense concentration, which resulted in some amazing pieces
of artwork.
Flora Gare
led four teams of children aged 6 and upwards, who designed and painted silk
banners, showing different aspects of Welcombe: Sea life, Birds, Flora and
Fauna and the Night Sky. The finished banners are now displayed in the village
hall showing what the next generation of creative talent in the area is capable
of.
Rosina Dorelli
led the younger children aged from 2 and a half upwards. They sketched their
ideas then painted them on canvas. These can also be seen on display in the
village hall.
On the Wednesday
the pre-school children were also kept busy with a wide range of toys kindly
brought by Bideford Toy Library.
The Easter Holidays
finished with the annual Easter Party held on the Saturday. The sun was shining
as the children raced around Linton in search of clues for the treasure hunt.
The piñata was smashed with great gusto and the last of their energy
was spent with the various egg races.
A good time
was had by all and the children and adults were exhausted by the end.
Many thanks to those who volunteered their help on the various days and also to those who participated.
Forthcoming Events
We are in the process
of applying for grants for music and dance workshops for
this year and next year. Which will hopefully help to cover classes from local
dance teachers who are getting involved with our long awaited DANCE
CLUB which started on Friday 24th April.
Under
5's in Welcombe
We have now started working with Bideford Bay Children's Centre to improve
facilities for the under 5's in the village and have just received a £200
grant to buy and install a babychanging facility in the village hall. This
will be installed shortly.
We have also arranged for Bideford Toy Library to come to the craft event
on 8th April with a range of messy play in the play area and ride on toys
and play tents which will be in the skittle alley for the toddlers to play
on.
Welcombe
Parent & Toddler Group started on Thursday 11th June from 10am
- 12. It costs £1.50 per family. Someone from Surestart comes with some
toys and to help us run it. Please come along and join in. For
more details contact one of the parent toddler group committee:-
Chairperson - Jo Cornish tel 331107
Secretary - Emma Morrison tel 331389
Treasurer - Becky Price tel 331761
Hot news: we’re ordering toddler tables and chairs with the funding we received to make snack time and play easier. We’ll also get a musical instrument set to use during song time.
17 December:
Bideford Toy Library will be back with a variety of toys and activities.
If you wish to book out toys/activity packs, do it over the ‘phone (most
are £1 for 3-4 weeks) and collect your toys at this session Tel. 01237
425752
Ask Emma or Becky for the list to choose!
Thursday
17 December is the Last session before Christmas
Perhaps we’d
all like to think about what would be nice to do that day?
See our page on the Welcombe Village Hall Website:
http://www.welcombehall.org.uk/site/Groups.aspx
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