Community Events

We are all so thrilled with the tractors.  Thank you so much for participating in this collaboration.

As a special thank you, we would like to offer a promo code to the schools that have participated in our tractor trail event, giving them £1 off the ticket price.  The Spring Festival runs from Saturday 3^rd May through to Bank Holiday Monday 5^th May. 

The children’s tractors will form part of a tractor trail around the Earth Trust grounds with lots of fun family activities including – giant hay obstacle course, visiting our newborn lambs and calves and sensory garden.  Its fun for all the family.

Tickets can be purchased using this link:  Spring Festival - Earth Trust

Parents just need to enter the code: TRACTOR when they purchase their tickets to apply the discount.

I wonder if you could include this information in a parents newsletter.

Do you wish there was a local Holiday club for your little one in surroundings they find familiar with other children they know?

Happy to announce that a new holiday club will be starting at Crowmarsh Gifford School this coming summer – Crowmates Holiday Club! The club will be full of lots of sports and craft activities to keep their brains and bodies active and away from screens as much as possible!

We will be running for about two weeks at the beginning and the end of the summer – 23^rd July – 1^st August & 26^th – 29^th August (Tues- Fri). It will be from 8.30 – 3.30 for ages 5-11. Final price to be confirmed but it will be very reasonable.

We would like to gauge interest at this time so can you please drop Sean a quick email at crowmatescg@gmail.com with how many children and ages plus which dates you would be likely to book.

A local living history group – the Redline Home Guard (https://www.the-red-line.co.uk/), will be on the park on 28 March to camp out at our pillbox. During the day, between 11.30am-5.00pm, the pillbox will be open to public and they will restore it to its original wartime setup, complete with Bren guns, paraffin lamps, and ammunition boxes, giving visitors a unique glimpse into how it would have looked in the 1940s.

Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition has now launched. There are further details here on the website - https://www.royalcwsociety.org/essay-competition/qcec2025

Free 10-week Parent Nurturing Programme run by Wallingford Family Centre, designed to help parents and carers navigate family challenges and create a calmer, happier home.

Programme Details:

📍 Location: Wallingford Family Centre
📅 Dates: 8th September – 24th November
🕒 Time: Mondays, 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm (term time only)

Many parents who have attended similar groups have shared positive feedback:
💬 "I am a much more confident, positive, and understanding parent. I feel much more able to cope now."
💬 "We are having fewer family arguments, and the household is a lot calmer."
💬 "The group was fun. It’s the only two hours I have for myself each week."

The programme covers a range of topics, including:
✅ Understanding why children behave as they do
✅ Recognising the feelings behind behaviour (ours and theirs)
✅ Exploring different approaches to discipline
✅ Developing co-operation and self-discipline in children
✅ The importance of looking after ourselves as parents

If you know of any parents who may benefit, please encourage them to complete the expression of interest form below:
🔗 Expression of Interest Form