Fantastic February Freebie 2014!

Wow, what a week! February Freebie 2014 was a big hit in many ways!

Our launch event, the first ever Sheffield Day of Games, attracted large numbers of game players both young and not-so-young.

Designed to get more people into playing games, the event certainly did that, with a large number of players having a go for the first time. A range of different games was on offer, run by staff from gaming stores from across Sheffield who were very busy all day. Organiser Nigel Scarfe from Imagination Gaming was clearly pleased with how the day went, especially the number of young people playing together with members of their family. One parent/carer commented ‘Had a brilliant day, my boys are hooked and so am I! Games covered a variety of types and were sourced from all over the world! We hope to be able to run another event like this so in the meantime, get gaming and get ready to challenge your opponents next year!

Our other activities went with a bang too – from the drums of Concord All Stars to the wacky experiments of Science Party-les! All 30+ events were well attended and not only raised the profile of Sheffield CU but also provided much-needed activities to keep children and young people excited and engaged in learning throughout the school holidays.

Camp fire fun with Wild Wood Activities in Roe Wood

Adventures in the park with Adventures Are Us

Sheffield CU take over a shop unit for the holidays at Crystal Peaks!

Razzamataz raise the roof in Central Library!

Some fantastic dance and drama activities were put on, some very creative pieces of art work were on display, and some very energetic self-defence moves and juggling and plate-spinning executed throughout the week! Not content with activities indoors, a huge number of children and young people challenged themselves to brave the cool February weather to have a go at woodland activities including den building and cooking pancakes on a camp fire, and even climbing rope ladders high up into trees before zip-wiring down to the ground!

A HUGE thank you to all our Learning Destinations who put on such a brilliant range of high quality, engaging, fun and exciting activities throughout the week! Thank you to our lovely Helen too, who with the aid of her very large map, worked very closely with our Learning Destinations to ensure there was a wide range of activities across our city.

Look out for more fantastic activities in the Easter holidays - our Passport to Learning Activity newsletter will be available soon!