Simmons Park visitors were certainly in for a big surprise this Easter as the Pavilion Café hosted its first Teddy Bears’ Picnic.
Staged as park of Okehampton sports charity OCRA’s holiday activities, the picnic offered a full family afternoon starting with a teddy trail in the park, multi-sports on the cricket pitch and the picnic itself outdoors in the Spring sunshine, with some special guests. Continue reading Why the big PAWs? Teddy Bear’s Picnic, of course
All Stars Cricket is the England and Wales Cricket Board’s entry level participation programme, aimed at providing children aged five to eight with a great first experience in cricket.
OCRA ran a successful All Stars last year and we’re back with the ECB’s support for 2019 at both Okehampton, OCRA Pavilion and at Tavistock, Meadowlands.
Starting from May 2019 – Register at allstarscricket.co.uk. Continue reading All Stars Cricket for 2019 – Okehampton and Tavistock
Party Dances (5-11 yrs)
Wednesday 17 April
4-5.30pm
£3
Learn fun party dances with Chloe and Beth. Routines to include Baby Shark, Cha Cha Slide, YMCA and so much more. Be ready for some high energy fun! Meet at the Pavilion in the Park.
Friday 12 April, 3-5pm
Children to bring along a bear.
3-4pm – Activities including a teddy bear trail in the park and some multi-skills activities on the grass.
4-4.30pm – Picnic with a visit from a life-size friendly bear. Competition for the best teddy bear!
4.30-5pm – Visit from Chase, Marshall and Skye from PAW Patrol, who will do some party dances. There will also be an opportunity for photos.
Parents are required to stay with their children.
To pay for sessions at OCRA Gym, Trampoline & DMT Club, please select the number of places required from the sessions listed below, enter each participant’s name then check and confirm the session. When complete, select ‘Add to cart’ to proceed to checkout and payment.
*Please note, we can only accept payment for children who have already been offered a place at the club.
We have a NEW mini ball & racket skills course for 3-6 year olds starting on Wednesday 31 October, 5.15-6pm in the Okehampton College sports hall! Have fun developing skills in a variety of ball and racket sports!
Only £17.50 for a 5-week block of sessions. Session dates are 31 Oct, 7 Nov, 28 Nov, 5 Dec and 12 Dec To book, email vicki@ocrasport.org.uk.
Parents had great fun at OCRA Gym, Trampoline & DMT Club’s ‘Bring a Parent to Gym’ week. The annual event encourages parents to join in with their child’s weekly session, and gives children the chance to teach their parents some skills! Continue reading Family gymnastics at OCRA
Try a range of activities at Sport & Art next Tuesday and Thursday, including gym, trampolining and art all day, football, fencing, archery, basketball, unihoc, ball games, tennis, cricket and more!
Children can choose the activities they would like to do each session. Only £12 per first child, £10 per second child, or book online at https://ocrasport.org.uk/get-involved/holidays/ to receive a £2 discount per child! Breakfast and afternoon clubs are also available – see our holiday page for more details. Continue reading Booking now: Sport and Art days – August 2018
Those booking on our Summer activities are entitled to a free child pass to Okehampton Show. Your free child’s ticket will be available to collect from the Pavilion in the Park, Mill Road, Okehampton, EX20 1GE from Monday 6 August. Okehampton Show will not accept email copies of the ticket.
Great to see the 11 Active Mums Cycling this Summer – Mums and babies being active , having a good time in the natural environment and meeting new people. Further sessions planned for later in the year – please contact OCRA if you are interested. Continue reading ‘Active Mums’ Grand Departure
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