Saturday 8 April 2006

HE MEETINGS

The easiest way to keeping up to date with local Home Ed meetings is to join the local Home Education e-mail lists.

The relevant lists for your area are likely to be:

HerefordshireHE-subscribe@yahoogroups.com (for Herefordshire area).

gloshomeeducators-subscribe@yahoogroups.com (for Glos area...run by Rob and Fiona Brookes)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northcotswolds_home_education/

SWHEN-subscribe@yahoogroups.com (for Monmouth/Newport/Forest areas)

worcestershirehome-ed-subscribe@yahoogroups.com (For Evesham, Blackwell, Malvern, Worcester areas.)

It does make life very easy if you can access the information this way,
as meetings do have a habit of changing dates/times and even venue.

Below is a list of meetings around the area...(posted in the Glos HE local
list files section.) Do contact me, if you want any further info on any of them,
(though Katrina M is definitely the one to contact re Hereford meeting.)

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HOME EDUCATION MEETINGS IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE, WORCESTERSHIRE, HEREFORDSHIRE and SOUTH WALES

Listed Monday - Friday.

MONDAY

St Anne's Church Hall, Newport, S. Wales. (serves Forest of Dean)
Fortnightly on a Monday, 12.00 - 15.00 hours. Toys, arts and crafts,
football and other games. Please confirm date on SWHEN List as subject
to change. See http://tinyurl.com/24hc3a for location.

Spring Centre, Quedgeley, Gloucester
Fortnightly on a Monday 12.30 - 15.00. Check Glos List to confirm
dates as subject to variation. Mainly for little ones though older ones
very welcome. Plenty of toys, soft play area, arts and crafts room.
http://www.springcentre.org/

Quenington Gate on the Green Hall, Nr Cirencester
Monthly on a Monday, 13.00 - 16.00.
Check Glos list for details. See: http://tinyurl.com/2kk65n for location

TUESDAY

Rockfield Community Centre, Cornwallis Close, Overmonnow, Monmouth
(serves Forest area) Fortnightly on a Tuesday 13.00 - 15.00.
for location: http://tinyurl.com/2te9ab
Arts, crafts, toys, and various activities. Park for fun and games.
Please check SWHEN list to confirm.

Methodist Church All, Bromyard Rd, St John's, Worcester, WR2 5DL .
Third Tuesday of every month, from 10.00am - 12.00noon.
Music, arts and crafts, team games - any ideas welcome.
Check Worcester list for details.

WEDNESDAY

Scout Hut, Tuffley Lane, Gloucester. (near Epney Road).
Every other month, usually second Wednesday, 14.00 - 17.00 hours.
Arts, crafts, various activities, outside games. Check Glos HE list
and contact clare.kirkpatrick@blueyonder.co.uk for details. For location.

Ashchurch Scout Hut Meeting, Nr Tewkesbury.
Monthly usually on a second Wednesday, 12.00 - 15.00 hours
but day liable to change due to holidays and other clashes, so
please confirm. Adventure playground, skateboard park, arts
materials, games and rugby. Go to: http://tinyurl.com/2gql5a
Not there circle here, but park near where it says Ashchurch Road.

Pill Millenium Centre, Courtybella Terrace, Newport, NP20 2GH,
Tel: 01633 660262. Fortnightly on a Wednesday 13.00 - 15.00. For
indoor sports of all sorts. Check out SWHEN@yahoogroups.com for details.
http://tinyurl.com/2wtj7x for location.

Dinedore Scout Hut, Nr Hereford.
Weekly, usually on a Wednesday, 10.00 - 16.00.
Structured activities of various sorts.
Contact Katrina Morris: 01432 760 350 and see: http://www.dinedoroutdoorcentre.org.uk/CMS/index.php?location

Cam Meeting, near Dursley, Glos
Every month on the first Wednesday, 13.00 - 16.00 hrs.
For more info contact Paula and Simon: 01453 519287


THURSDAY

Caerphilly Meeting, Penyrheol Community CentreHeol-Aneurin, Penyrheol, Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan CF83 2PG
Approx fortnightly on a Thursday, from 12.00 - 15.00 hrs. For various activities.
for details, see SWHEN list or visit:
http://www.caerphillyhomeed.blogspot.com/


Beaver Lodge, New Road, Park End, Forest of Dean, GL15 4JA
http://www.fweb.org.uk/dean/picgallery/spring.htm
Monthly on a Thursday. 12.15 - 16.00. For bridge and damn building,
river clearance, fire building, woodland walks, indoor and outdoor games,
raft building. Parents responsible for children at all times. There is a fast
flowing river near the lodge. Bring wellies, waterproofs, change of clothes
and lunch for picnics. Check Glos, SWHEN and Worcester HE lists for
confirmation of dates. See http://tinyurl.com/2o8ngr for location,
or: here.


FRIDAY

Blackwell Court, near Bromsgrove.
Monthly 13.00 - 16.00 hours, though please check
Glos/Worcs list to confirm. Pre-booked activities such
as climbing, archery and go-karting.
See http://blackwelladventure.co.uk/ for location.

Malvern Youth Centre, Albert Road North, Malvern, WR14 2YH
Monthly on a Friday 11.00 - 1500, day varies so please check
Glos/Worcs list to confirm. Arts and crafts, toys from toy libary,
drama/dance workshops, netball, outdoor games.
Go to http://tinyurl.com/2zszsz for location.

Dick Whittington Mohair Centre, Little London, Longhope, GL17 0PH
Monthly on a Friday, 11.00 - 17.00 hours.
http://www.guide-information.org.uk/guidelist.aspx?recid=H1162
Soft play with vertical slides, trampolines, sack slides and toddler play.
Air hockey, go-cart area, sand pit and swings. Reptile house and other
animals.

Ice skating, Planet Ice, Empire Way, Cardiff Bay, CF11 OSP.
http://www.planet-ice.co.uk/arena.php?abrev=car
Ad hoc, usually on a Friday 1.00-3.45 at Planet Ice. Meet in foyer at
12.45 to pay. (£4.50 pp. Spectators and under 5's free)

Other meetings (ad hoc or new):

Worcester City Museums
Worcester City Museum workshops based upon museum exhibits. Advertised on Worcester list. Booking essential.

Having a Go, Malvern,
Soft play, reduced rates for HEors, usually on a Friday.
Contact Gail gail@1921.net

Cirencester, Quenington Hall,
Contact: evelyneagles@yahoo.co.uk

Ad hoc meetings: check Glos/Worc/South Glos/SWales lists!

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