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Welcome to your essential guide to what's on for children and families over the next few months in and around Colchester. We also regularly post events, things to do and other news on Facebook and Instagram. If you are looking for Holiday Clubs and Camps we have a dedicated section for those.
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However, to avoid unnecessary disappointment please do double check details before setting off!
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Friday 14th February
Valentines Tea Party with Belle and The Beast
Go Bananas Colchester
Fri 14th February 2025
10am
Celebrate valentines day in style and join us at our
Valentines day tea party with Belle & The Beast!
Enjoy a yummy tea party with lots of goodies, cupcake decorating with the Beast, dancing and singing with Belle , soft play fun and more!
Dress to impress! It is valentines day after all 🙂
Find out more or book:
www.bookwhen.com
Tuesday 18th February
Essex Fire Museum - Family Open day
Essex Fire Museum (Grays Fire Station)
Tue 18th February 2025
10.30am to 4.00pm
Come along to our family open day and enjoy our museum trails, arts and crafts, fire safety room, old fire engines and water squirting. The museum is free entry but visits must be pre-booked as we are on the site of a working fire station.
Find out more or book:
www.essex-fire.gov.uk
Sunday 23rd February
Essex Fire Museum - Family Open day
Essex Fire Museum (Grays Fire Station)
Sun 23rd February 2025
10.30am to 4.00pm
Come along to our family open day and enjoy our museum trails, arts and crafts, fire safety room, old fire engines and water squirting. The museum is free entry but visits must be pre-booked as we are on the site of a working fire station.
Find out more or book:
www.essex-fire.gov.uk
Saturday 10th May
Rookie Rush 2025
Nuclear Races Event Village
Sat 10th May 2025 - Sun 11th May 2025
Various
Nuclear Rookies are fun, pumped-up muddy obstacle courses for 4-14 year old kids of any fitness level
Rookies can test their skills on a specially designed fun 1.5/3km course filled with around 20 kid's sized & guaranteed Nuclear M.U.D! Rookies will climb in & out of the muddiest ditches, scrabble under cargo nets, crawl through tyre tunnels, over ramps, walls & monkey-bars as well as running in woods, on paths & open fields.
Rookies 4-8 years of age complete one lap of the 1.5km course. 9-14 year old Rookies complete the 1.5km lap twice (3km). A grown-up of 4-7 year old's must accompany their child on the course (free of charge & registered at time of booking). Older (9yrs+) & younger children (4-8yrs) can now race in the same wave together.
ETIQUETTE:... Read more
Find out more or book:
nuclear-races.co.uk
Sunday 11th May
Family Wave Rush 2025
Nuclear Races Event Village
Sun 11th May 2025
13:00
The Nuclear Races Family Wave is designed to get you all out on course together to enjoy the mud and obstacles as a family. It's a great introduction to Nuclear Races for your Rookies who are nearly ready to take a step up, or younger kids who want to give it a go on the adult course, all the while allowing you to keep an eye on them and help them where needed.
This really is your chance to enjoy everything that our Rush course has to offer as a family for a day out you won't forget. The event is 4k of the 7k Nuclear Rush course but does not include the Deathslide, you will however get the chance to experience some of our other slides together.
GOOD CLEAN FAMILY FUN (WITH ADDED MUD)
Open to all ages from 10yrs+ including 1 adult over 18years, all levels... Read more
Find out more or book:
nuclear-races.co.uk
Rookie Rush 2025
Nuclear Races Event Village
Sat 10th May 2025 - Sun 11th May 2025
Various
Nuclear Rookies are fun, pumped-up muddy obstacle courses for 4-14 year old kids of any fitness level
Rookies can test their skills on a specially designed fun 1.5/3km course filled with around 20 kid's sized & guaranteed Nuclear M.U.D! Rookies will climb in & out of the muddiest ditches, scrabble under cargo nets, crawl through tyre tunnels, over ramps, walls & monkey-bars as well as running in woods, on paths & open fields.
Rookies 4-8 years of age complete one lap of the 1.5km course. 9-14 year old Rookies complete the 1.5km lap twice (3km). A grown-up of 4-7 year old's must accompany their child on the course (free of charge & registered at time of booking). Older (9yrs+) & younger children (4-8yrs) can now race in the same wave together.
ETIQUETTE:... Read more
Find out more or book:
nuclear-races.co.uk
