Pigg’s Playbarn half term activities

The February half term is sometimes tricky for children’s activities – the British weather can be so unforgivingly bitter. In Pigg’s Playbarn at Apley Farm Shop, try pancake making on Shrove Tuesday 17 Feb or nursery rhyme mobile making on Wednesday 18 Feb. Just costing £1 extra on top of the usual entrance fee, the sessions run 10-12 or 2-4pm.

Shropshire has a fabulous variety of holiday clubs which include our local partners Educating Kids Outdoors (EKO), Duck n Dive swimming lessons (http://dndswim.co.uk) & Activ8 (http://www.activ8education.co.uk). Francis (5) enjoys indoor & outdoor tennis at Oakengates (http://www.firstpointtennis.co.uk), rugby in Bridgnorth (kirstyjbsa@hotmail.com) & has just also tried 1 session of martial arts (excaliburmartialarts@hotmail.co.uk), also in Bridgnorth & loved it.

As Shropshire is no longer the only county without a direct train link to Shropshire, London is more accessible, so why not book last minute tickets for a West End show. Here are 4 agencies to try: www.boxoffice.co.uk, www.lastminute.com, http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk or www.seetickets.com

Gavin came to London on it a few weeks ago & said it took 2h12, making getting some work done on the train much easier.

I’m been recently begun thinking about the children’s summer holidays (& in fact, more urgently the February half term & Easter holidays!). To transport you or your children (it’s for all ages) almost anywhere in the world & improve a language whilst there, try my friend’s new website http://www.swapasap.com/. I have always really enjoyed French & my phrase for the day in French is “les premiers essuient les platres” – (ie the plaster in a house) – the first ones are the guinea pigs. Spanish is our next language – we’ve begun, but progress is so far rather patchy !