Christmas Events at Eureka! The Museum for Children  

{mosimage} Visit the award-winning children’s museum Eureka! in Halifax to celebrate a truly magical Christmas!  Families with children age up to 11 can enjoy enchanting new entertainment for the festive season including a Harry Potter® Wizarding Weekend and magical Christmas Grotto featuring an ‘a-mazing’ twist! Unless otherwise stated all events are FREE on entry to Eureka! and run regularly throughout the day (10am – 5pm).                         

SEARCH-FOR-SANTA MAGICAL CHRISTMAS GROTTO

Monday 18 December to Saturday 23 December

£1 per child (includes gift) Suitable for children age 3+ Santa’s disappeared – and he’s got your present! Discover your way through the twists and turns of a Christmas maze to see if you can find Santa inside his magical winterland grotto. 

WIZARD WORKOUT!

Wednesday 27 December to Friday 5 JanuaryFREE on entry to Eureka!
Suitable for children age 3+ 

Work off your Christmas pud and discover fun new ways to get in shape with Fizz the Fitness Fairy. She’ll be giving you an amazing glimpse into the future and put you through your paces with a flick of her wand in Eureka!’s new hands-on exhibition Mission: Active Future! 

SCIENCE MAGIC Every Saturday and Sunday until Sunday 30 December FREE on entry to Eureka!

Suitable for children age 3+

Spontaneous one-person science shows featuring a host of amazing experiments. Learn how to make rice krispies dance and milk change colour as if by magic!  

FAIRYTALE STORYTIME

Saturdays and Sundays until Sunday 30 December FREE on entry to Eureka! Suitable for all ages 

Meet strange and wonderful characters, roam enchanted kingdoms and explore worlds where wishes really do come true in these interactive story sessions 

. ·         Eureka! is open daily from 10am – 5pm (except 24-26 December).

·         Warner Bros. Entertainment and J.K. Rowling are not responsible for the Harry Potter Wizarding Weekend but, subject to conditions, have kindly granted us permission to use the HARRY POTTER® trade mark and other materials.

{mosimage}To use the coupoin simply print out this page and take it with your to Eureka!

{mosimage} If you’ve ever seen Robot Wars on TV and wished you could have a go, then now’s your chance! The children’s museum Eureka! in Halifax is launching s new attraction ‘Robogeddon’ for the school holidays (22 July to 3 September), giving visitors the opportunity to experience a Robot Wars-style encounter first hand. 
 

Robogeddon is the UK’s first mobile robot combat game, recreating the competitive thrill of a Robot Wars battle for visitors who take control of four 70kg Cyber-Raptor robots and drive them into combat against one another in an exhilarating two-minute game.
                                                                                                                                                 
UK attractions including Legoland and Alton Towers have previously hosted Robogeddon – designed by the team behind Robot Wars champion RAZER – but the visit to Eureka! is the first time the game has come to Yorkshire.
 
Eureka! Marketing & PR Officer Michelle Buckingham comments: “We’re very excited to be offering Robogeddon at Eureka! this summer as it’s a familiar concept and exciting game which can be enjoyed by adults and children alike.
 
“We’ve had one of the Cyber-Rapter robots on display in the museum since Easter to let visitors know what’s coming up in the summer, and lots of children have already told us they can’t wait to come back and play!”
 
Up to four people at a time can play Robogeddon, scoring points by ramming or flipping their opponents. The robots are easily controlled by just one joystick and two buttons so even children as young as six can compete equally – and even win!
 
Robogeddon will be open daily at Eureka! from 22 July to 3 September and costs £2 per game.
 
Eureka! is offering an additional programme of indoor and outdoor events to keep families entertained this summer including an open air Maze of Illusions, new interactive fitness challenge Mission: Active Future and daily appearances from CBeebies character Gordon the Garden Gnome. 
                                                    
For more information about Eureka! events, opening times and prices please call 01422 330069 or visit www.eureka.org.uk.

{mosimage} Forty Seven miles from the UK and only eight miles off the coast of Normandy, Alderney is three and a half miles long and one and a half miles wide. The population of around 2400 lives mostly in the single town of St Annes.  Seafood abounds and the annual seafood festival is well worth a visit. 
 

As well as stretches of sand, Alderney is a haven of peace and tranquillity famous for its birds and plants which appear on the islands highly collectable stamps,. Most famous is the ‘blonde’ hedgehog, a beautiful animal with beady black eyes, creamy spines and a complete lack of fleas!

For pilots Alderney has another fascination. Although owing allegiance to the Crown, the island, like the other ‘Channel’ islands is outside the EU and provides an opportunity to ‘learn the ropes’ of international flight while using an English speaking, GA friendly airport. 
 
{mosimage} Alderney airport was built in 1938 to serve all the Channel islands. Information about the airport and its facilities can be gained from the Airport Manager – Keith Webster:  Tel +44 (0)1481 822624 – Fax +44 (0)1481 823005.

The history of Alderney is equally fascinating.. From Neolithic beginnings to the islands unusual association with the UK,  Alderney has a unique history. In the last war German Occupiers forced all the islanders to abandon their homes, a situation which would have seen the demise of many communities. Alderney has risen again largely due to the determination of the 2000 plus residents and now, despite a high cost of living, enjoys a low tax environment which makes the island attractive as a tax haven.

Alderney Events.

Alderney is only a short ‘hop’ away across the channel and makes an easy day, or even lunch trip from the southern UK. 

Regular Events

Each year Alderney stages three memorable events which are worth a visit.

1) The seafood Festival in May. Wonderfully fresh seafood cooked by experts and very reasonably priced.
2) The Alderney Fly-in in June each year is a chance for pilots to get together and enjoy the island.
3) The Alderney Air Races. Usually held in November, just before the long doldrums of winter these might represent a last opportunity to spread your wings.

For more details see the official Alderney web site at www.visitalderney.com  
 

 
 

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Why Visit Alderney?

 {mosimage} If you love beaches, and especially if you have children, the island of Alderney may be the ideal destination for you. Surrounded by long spectacular stretches of sand, Alderney is one place where you can be sure that children are safe, and you’ll find nothing in the sand or rock pools that nature didn’t put there. Longis Bay, guarded by a wall left over from the German occupation of the island, is one of the safest. The wall provides protection from the northerly wind and the water is the warmest around the island. 

{mosimage}Steeped in history, the walled town of Caernarfon, North Wales dates back to the time of the ancient Romans. The Roman name for the town was Segontium and the present name means “fort in Afron”. The famous Caernarfon Castle dominates the town from its location on the banks of the River Seiont. The castle was built by Edward the first in the twelfth century and has been the site of two Prince of Wales investitures, the latest being that of HRH Prince Charles in 1969.

Patrick McGoohan stared as Number Six, the leading role in the The Prisoner, and was also the creator and driving force behind the seventeen episode series. Even today, almost forty years after it first appeared, there are numerous fans. Even the Beatles were fans.
 

 But if you’re not a fan of the series, or maybe haven’t even heard of it, there are plenty of other reasons to visit Portmeirion. There are a number of shops and Portmeirion Pottery, established by Clough Williams-Ellis' daughter Susan and her husband Euan in 1960, offers original ceramic designs for sale. However, nowadays the pottery itself is produced in Stoke on Trent.
 

{mosimage}Take the opportunity to visit a World Heritage Site and imagine yourself back in the time of the ancient Roman world in Britain. The construction of the wall was ordered by the Emperor Hadrian in A.D. 122 to separate the land of the Britons from the land of the Picts. The wall stretched from the River Tyne to the River Solway and remnants of the wall still remain across the cliff on which it was built. The original wall was 73 miles long and 15 feet high. The remaining parts of the wall are only one metre high in some places, but you can still get the idea of the construction techniques of the period and marvel at how the work was accomplished.