C.L.O.W.N.S. Summer Playschemes 2011

CLOWNS provided 12 days of Playschemes for school age children up to 13 years in
11 different venues across West Somerset from 26th July - 12th August.


This year funding came from West Somerset Council, Parish Councils, Leonard Laity Stoate Foundation,
The Woodward Charitable Trust, Somerset County Council Short Breaks, SPAEDA and booking fees.
We would like to take this opportunity of thanking all of the above for their support

We did not have enough funding to be able to provide four weeks of schemes but will try and find enough money for this to happen in 2012.

202 different children attended 503 days between them.

Children had the opportunity to take part in the following activities:
  • Football Coaching with Alastair Harrison
  • Cricket Coaching with Alastair Harrison
  • Hip Hop/Zumba Dancing with Fran Basketfield
  • Woodland Adventure with Kurt Luty
  • Animation Workshops with The Engine Room
  • Outside day at Nutcombe Bottom with the National Park and the Crown Estate, which included den building, animation
    and toasted marshmallows
  • Stream dipping, woodland adventure and animation at Nettlecombe Field Study Centre
  • Raft Building, Kayaking, climbing wall, archery and animation at Wimbleball, many thanks to South West Lakes
  • Water week with slides and water based games
  • Sports, games and different weekly arts and crafts
With a grant from SPAEDA (Somerset’s Arts Education Partnership) we were able to provide three days of Animation workshops.
The children really enjoyed the experience and if you would like to see their work please visit the website:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7yuOnIP2cM

Kathy Morton said “I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the staff team for all their hard work with preparation and delivery and volunteers for helping to make this such a successful year. Also to parents/carers who have written in to say how much their children have benefited from the schemes, this does help with future funding and I would like to say what a delight the children were to have on the schemes."