Youth Clubs
We currently run two youth clubs, our Parent and Child Club and The Really Wild Club. In the future we hope to introduce a third club for teenagers to gain accreditations such as the John Muir Award.
Parent & Child Club
This club meets on the second Saturday of each month from 10am-12pm and aims to make the facilities at Sayers Croft more accessible for families with younger children to enjoy. Children aged 5 or younger come with their parents and enjoy a different activity each month. Activities are tailored to be flexible so that children and parents can dip in and out as they like. Our Parent and Child Club is free but donations are gratefully received.
Upcoming Sessions
10th
Mar
Smashing sunflowers
Sat 10th March 12
Design and paint your own flower pot to take home before planting some sunflowers in it. See how tall yours can grow! We will also be making grass heads so you can watch their hair as it grows over spring time!
Previous Sessions
7th
Jan
Winter wonderland
Sat 7th January 12
Learn how to take a great nature photograph while enjoying a walk around the site. Children and parents can bring their own cameras or we will have some to lend and share. Our Giant Games will be available for you to play with when your legs get too tired so you can try your hand at giant jenga, snakes and ladders, twister, skittles, connect 4 and much more!
10th
Dec
Parent and Child Club - Christmas Crafts
Sat 10th December 11
Make a variety of Christmas crafts including cards and snowflakes for the children and wreaths and willow stars for the parents if you are feeling adventurous! Mince pies provided! Please arrive promptly as our activities may be on other areas of the site and you may get left behind!
12th
Nov
Young explorers
Sat 12th November 11
Join in with out Deadly Scene Investigation in partnership with CBBC's Live 'n' Deadly show. Become a Deadly Detective for the day, get outside and solve a wildlife crime with our special DSI: Deadly Scene Investigation activity. Find the clues, solve the puzzles and enjoy nature while you’re there. Recieve a special detective's booklet, explore the site, solve the clues and play some fun games too! If you solve the crime you're in for a treat! Suitable for all ages, children must be accompanied by an adult. Activity involves some walking on rough terrain (fields, woodland) and takes approximately 1-1.5 hours to complete. Free entry, 9am-12pm last admission 11am. For more details please use the Contact Us button.
The Really Wild Club (6-10 year olds)
An action packed club for children who love to get outside, explore, get dirty and have fun. Get up close to nature and learn how you can help look after our countryside. The club meets on the second Sunday of every month from 1pm to 3pm. Subs are only £3 a session payable at the start of the year (September). There are a limited number of spaces for this club. If you would like to join please contact the Community Education Officer.
Upcoming Sessions
11th
Feb
It's a small world
Sat 11th February 12
Please note that the activities for this session have changed due to the snow. Instead of pond dipping (our ponds are frozen) we will be heading out into the woodlands to make a shelter!
12th
Feb
It's a small world
Sun 12th February 12
Please note that the activities for this session have changed due to the snow. Instead of pond dipping (our ponds are frozen) we will be heading out into the woodlands to make a shelter!
11th
Mar
Smashing sunflowers
Sun 11th March 12
Design and paint your own flower pot to take home before planting some sunflowers in it! The person who can look after and grow the tallest sunflower by the end of June will win a prize! We will also be finalising the new design for 'The Burrow' sign ready for making it in May!
Previous Sessions
8th
Jan
Nature Photography
Sun 8th January 12
Learn how to take a great nature photograph while enjoying a walk around the site. We will talk about how to frame a good photo before heading out and photographing as much as we can around site! Use all your great photos as inspiration to come up with some designs for our 'The Burrow' sign which needs some TLC - we will be picking the best designs and making the sign in a future session! Children can bring their own cameras with parents permission or we will have some to lend and share.
11th
Dec
Christmas Crafts
Sun 11th December 11
A crafty sessions making christmas cards, snowflakes, willow stars for the tree and christmas wreaths.
13th
Nov
Really Wild Club - Brilliant bees
Sun 13th November 11
Make bee homes - a place for solitary bees to spend the winter - and then find the best place to put them around site. Mark these on a map so that we can find them again in the spring. If we have time we will even have a go at making our own shelters and seeing if they're winter proof!