Get Set for Summer

A great range of activities, events and family opportunities happening across our communities this summer. Whether you are looking for free activities, sports sessions, creative workshops, outdoor adventures or simple ideas for a family day out, there is plenty to help you make the most of the school holidays. Take a look and find something that works for you and your family.

Football coaching -Spennymoor

Tudhoe Community Centre, St Davids Close, Tudhoe, Spennymoor, DL16 6TA

Stoker - football coaching

Tickets to book your place are available from your child’s school if on free school meals. For none free school meal children, booking forms and details available from our Monday and Tuesday Youth Club sessions, 5pm til 6.30pm.

Sessions run on Tuesdays, 3:15pm to 7:15pm (contact Tudhoe Community Centre for more information)

Tudhoe Community Centre - Facebook

Summer of activities - Ferryhill

Summer of activities with Ferryhill Ladder centre.

5 Coniston Road, Ferryhill, DL17 8EZ.

Football fun, circus tricks, science activities and outdoor adventures!

Sessions run from Tuesday 21 July to Thursday 13 August from 10.30am to 2.30pm.

Ferryhill Ladder Centre - Facebook

Summer of sports - Shildon

Shildon Town Council

Hackworth Park, Shildon

Thursday 6 August & Thursday 20 August from 11am - 1pm.

Free entry for all of the family.

Shildon Town Council - Facebook

SEN Sportsability - Spennymoor

South Durham Gymnastics, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, DL16 6DB

Fun gymnastics sessions for young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder, with access to trampolines, air track, foam pits and more.

£2 per person. Booking is recommended as spaces are limited.

From 11, 18 and 28 of August.

Contact South Durham Gymnastics

Fun and food - County Durham

If your child gets benefits-related free school meals, then you will receive a Fun and Food Ticket through your school, with details of how to find out what's on in your area and how to book your child a place.

Contact Fun and Food

Jubilee Fields Community Centre - Shildon

Summer of food and fun

Jubilee Fields Community Centre, Shildon, DL4 2AL

Multisports, baking, silly science, arts and crafts, gardening and team games!

Starting 21 July, every Tuesday and Wednesday from 11:30am - 3:30pm

For children not in receipt of FSM, please contact the centre directly to book a place.

Jubilee Fields Community Centre- Facebook

Multi activities - Trimdon

Trimdon Village Hall, 1 Hallgarth Road, TS29 6JX

Planet Leisure Trip
Planet Leisure. Wednesday 29 July, 10:15am–2:15pm. Enjoy trampolining and bowling, with lunch included. £7 per child.

Day of Fun
Enjoy a bouncy castle, games and music, with food included. £2 per child. Tuesday 28 July, 10:30am–2:30pm.

Sports and Crafts
Take part in sports and craft activities, with a packed lunch included. Tuesday 21 July and 3 August, 10:30am–2:30pm.

Sports and Zante Fox
Enjoy sports activities followed by Zante Fox and friends, with lunch included. £3 per child. Monday 27 July, 10:30am–3pm.

Trimdon Village Hall - Facebook

Summer fun sports and bushcraft - West Cornforth

West Cornforth Community Centre, Station Road, Ferryhill, DL17 9ET

Fun sports and bushcraft

Booking is essential

Sessions run on every Monday Wednesday and Friday (contact Tudhoe Community Centre for more information)

The Cornforth Partnership - Facebook

School Holiday sessions - Spennymoor youth & community centre

Rushmoor & Merrington View, DL16 6PP

Football Tournaments, Bowling, Circuits, Zen den

Every Friday 16.15pm-19.15pm.

All activities free.

Ages 11-16.

Spennymoor Youth and Community Association - Facebook

Holiday Camps - Spennymoor youth & community centre

Spennymoor youth and community centre, DL16 6DB

Football, Table tennis, Dancing, Art projects, Nerf Wars, Cake decorating

Every Thursday 10.00am- 3.00pm.

Ages 6-11.

Spennymoor Youth and Community Association - Facebook

Family Learning - Shildon Civic Hall

Shildon civic hall, DL4 1AH

The four-week course is to help develop cooking skills and learn budget-friendly recipes o feed your family. All ingredients and equipment provided.

Every Friday from 31 July 10.00am- 12.00pm

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