YOU CAN STILL HAVE FUN ON THE HOME FRONT THIS HALF TERM

Salford community groups have pulled together to help local families have a safe and happy half term, Halloween, Bonfire Night and Diwali.

With new Tier 3 restrictions on households mixing to combat rising coronavirus infection rates and the cancellation of organised firework displays, Salford City Council has created a ‘Celebrate Safely’ section on its website at www.salfordgov.uk/celebratesafely .

It features videos ranging from how to make salt dough, hold a poetry race or make a shadow puppet to gruesome Halloween recipes and even tips on how to make sure wildlife benefits from your left-over pumpkin.

Local crafter Lexi Jones has created a step by step tutorial on how to paint a rock for Halloween that can then be hidden for others to find as part of the Salford Rocks Facebook group challenge.

The page also has safety information around fireworks and a video signposting people to advice on how to help pets cope with Bonfire Night.  The council is also sharing fun ideas every day on its Twitter and Facebook feeds.

Deputy City Mayor Councillor John Merry said:

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“We have to celebrate differently this year because of the pandemic but that doesn’t mean people can’t still have fun.

“We know it’s hard to come up with ideas to entertain the children, especially if the weather isn’t great, so we asked local community groups for their ideas. They have created amazing videos and I hope everyone enjoys them.”

 

 The groups which contributed are:

Odd Arts

Art with Heart

Salford Scorpions

Salford CVS

WarmHut

START

The Lighthouse Church

Kids Club Screen Stars

Salford Community Leisure

Oasis MediaCityUK Community Hub

And Lifecentre Salford which co-ordinated the project with support from Salford CVS.

Salford Community Leisure also has a range of events including a half term football coaching camp, spooky afternoon teas, pumpkin painting and a scarecrow trail at Ordsall Hall, a day time trail or an after dark virtual tour of Lark Hill Place and a ‘spooktacular’ Halloween swim at the Helly Hansen watersports centre.

For more details and bookings please see https://salfordcommunityleisure.co.uk/whats-on/

Full listing for Salford Community Leisure events:

October Half Term Football Camp – SCL & Foundation 92 at Salford Sports Village

Monday 26 to Friday 30 October, from 10am to1pm.
£10 per day, £42 for the full week, suitable for ages 7 – 12 years.

A brand-new football camp, operated in partnership between Salford Community Leisure and Foundation 92. Offering children aged 7-12 the chance to get active and out on the pitch for some quality coaching from qualified instructors.

There are also fun prizes up for grabs throughout the week, including SCFC shirts. Kids will have a great time and parents will have peace of mind, with qualified coaches, state of the art facilities and COVID-19 procedures in place.

Family Halloween events

Children’s Halloween Afternoon Tea at Salford Museum & Art Gallery
Saturday 17 October to Sunday 1 November 2020, 1pm to 3pm
£8.95 per person. Book required.
Bring your little ghouls for an afternoon tea treat at Salford Museum & Art Gallery this Halloween. The spooky selection includes sandwiches, a choice of soft drink, gingerbread skeleton, ghostly traybake and a slice of toffee apple cake.

Halloween Scarecrow Trail at Ordsall Hall

Sunday 18 October to Sunday 1 November, various times. £2 per children

Join the hunt for a rag-taggle gang of mischievous scarecrows who have gathered in the gardens at Ordsall Hall this October for their annual meet up. Book a 30 minute slot to find 10 scarecrows hidden in the gardens and draw each scarecrow.

Pumpkin Painting at Ordsall Hall

Sunday 25 October 2020, 11.30am and 2pm
£10 per child, suitable for ages 7 and above.

Get into the Halloween spirit with our annual Pumpkin Painting workshop in the spooky surroundings of Ordsall Hall. Paint a real pumpkin with acrylic paints in a variety of designs, ready to pop outside your house for autumn pumpkin trails.

Spooky Afternoon Tea in Ordsall Hall’s Great Hall

Sunday 25 October and Sunday 1 November 11.30am and 2pm.

Adults £15.00 | Children £7.00 | Deposit £15.00

A frightfully delicious Spooky Afternoon Tea in the Haunted Surroundings of Ordsall Hall, home to most famous resident ghost, Margaret Radclyffe aka The White Lady.

Enjoy sandwiches, Halloween themed cakes and hot pot of tea or coffee for each booker. We also are offering a “Little Terrors” option for children, which will consist of a smaller portion of cakes and sandwiches and a horrifying slime green soft drink.

A Halloween Half Term Visit at Salford Museum & Art Gallery

Tuesday 27 October to Sunday 1 November 2020, 11:30am – 3 pm

FREE, donations welcome | £2 for a spooky trail | Booking required

Explore the Victorian street,  Lark Hill Place all decorated for Halloween, with lots of spooky things to spot! Have a go at our trail – Find Famine!  to spot tiny copies of one of our best-loved paintings ‘Famine’.

Lark Hill Halloween: The Darkness and Dangers Virtual Tour

Saturday 31 October 2020, 6:30pm – 7:30pm. £5 per person

Close the curtains, lower the lights and log on for a virtual tour through to the darker side of Lark Hill Place. Delve into the terrors of yore in this humorous and macabre walk down the street decorated with Halloween objects from within the museum’s collections. With a Museum tour guide to show all the sights and sounds from the comfort of your own home, it’s the perfect socially distanced solution for those looking for some history with their scares.

Spooktacular Halloween Swim at the Helly Hansen Watersports Centre Thursday 29 October £20

Spooktacular Open Water Swim in the dark at Salford Quays. 300m and 500m course. Price includes Spooky Halloween Swim Cap, glow stick, hot drink, hot soup/roll. A safety team will be keeping you safe in the water.