v EMAIL: editor@herald-publishing.co.uk v 5th October 2023 • The HERALD • Page 49 KIDS ZONE It’s Frightfully Fun at the Farm This Autumn Half-Term Go along to Longdown Activity Farm for a frightfully fun time on the run-up to Halloween; there’ll be lots of spooky stu to see and do. Enter the Haunted Barn at your peril from Saturday 21st October through to Sunday 29th October. Look out for the grimacing ghouls, scary skeletons, and wicked witches who dwell among the cobweb-strewn haybales and blackened timbers of the dreaded Haunted Barn. Keep your eyes peeled and join in with the Pumpkin Quest. Ten rogue pumpkins have escaped from the Pumpkin Patch! Children will enjoy spotting the mischievous orange faces around the farm as they discover each naughty pumpkin in unexpected places. No prizes, just spookily good fun. Meet a real-life barn owl with e Creature Teachers who will be in the Haunted Barn along with some creeeepy creatures like spiders, millipedes, and cockroaches on Sunday 29th October. A er all the scary stu , calm down with their friendly farm animals. Join in when you want to with a full schedule of farm activities lasting all day, which includes bottle-feeding kid goats and calves, small animal handling in the Animal Encounter Barn, and feeding the ducks. Lots of playtime fun too! Don’t forget to stop o at the Farm Shop to buy your Halloween pumpkin as you leave. Longdown Activity Farm and the Farm Shop will be open daily, as usual, for the whole of half-term. ere is no extra charge for the Halloween event. www.longdownfarm.co.uk • 023 8029 2837 Dibden Mini’s is back up and running at St Andrew’s in Dibden Purlieu, with Playtime Tuesdays 9am to 10.30am and Playtime Thursdays 10am to 11.30am every week during term time. Each Playtime session includes a snack for the Minis, cra , free-play with toys and games and singing. ere is also a Babes and Bumps Support Group on Tuesdays 10.30am to 12pm. It’s Pumpkin Time at Sunnyfields! Pumpkin Time at Sunny elds Farm in Totton opens on 7th October on selected dates until Sunday 29th October. Be immersed in a Pumpkin experience and embrace the best that Autumn has to o er. e farm will be covered in thousands of pumpkins. Photo opportunities, WOW displays and pumpkin picking are just the start for this event. 2023 will bring new zones to discover! Tickets are £5.50 per person (0-2 years free) and must be purchased online in advance from: https://sunny elds. ticketsrv.co.uk/tickets/ Playtime with Dibden Mini’s Is Your Child Due to Start School in September 2024? from Marchwood Infant School We are a friendly two form entry infant school serving Marchwood and the surrounding area and we understand what an important decision this can be for families. To help you choose the right school for your child, we will be hosting several Open Day tours during the autumn for parents/carers of children due to start school next year. As an infant school, we believe it is a privilege to provide children with their rst experiences of school. We want these to be positive and rewarding; where our children are happy, safe and secure enough to thrive in our care. Our experienced sta are passionate about making learning irresistible by bringing it alive through varied and memorable experiences. is includes a range of extra-curricular activities and clubs. Wrap-around care is also available for parents through our third-party provider Planet Kids. Our recent Ofsted inspection in April 2023 con rmed our continued ‘Good’ rating. We were delighted that it particularly recognised our caring community, broad and ambitious curriculum and the very clear system that supports behaviour. Come and see our beautiful grounds and experience our welcoming, “family” ethos rst hand. Please contact us to book a tour and see what we have to o er your child. You don’t need to live in catchment for your child to attend our school. Marchwood Infant School
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