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Leisure Activities

Here are the range of bi-weekly leisure clubs and weekly activities that may be accessed by children, young people and their families living in South Gwent and registered with Sparkle.

PLEASE NOTE: From the 1st April, a mandatory annual fee will be introduced for all families accessing Sparkle leisure services to support and protect the services we provide.

For more info please click here. 

 

To refer your child(ren) to access any of these activities, please complete this Sparkle Leisure Referral Form
To refer your Click HERE to see our Parent Induction Presentation.

 

PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately, due to spiralling costs for all our services, it has become necessary to introduce an annual fee for joining Sparkle activities. This will be £48.00 a year, which will go some way towards offsetting the increasing costs of providing a high-quality specialised leisure service for our children and young people. We are sorry that it has become necessary to introduce this extra cost, but in the absense of any Welsh Government funding, and with increasing salary and training costs, such as the rise of minimum wage and increased National Insurance costs, it is unavoidable.

Further details are provided in our FAQs found here.

 

Afterschool Club

Tuesday 
Age 5 - 11 @ 5 - 6.30pm

A fun opportunity for children and young people with a disability or developmental difficulty to get together and take part in a variety of new activities. The club offers activities in a stimulating environment which encourages learning and development in a fun and exciting way.

• Make new friends
• Learn new skills
• Be creative
 

Skills

Wednesday
Age 6 - 17 @ 5 - 6pm

The skills session is underpinned by Sports Wales Multi Skills and Sport Initiative aimed at developing skills for life, through fun and games.

The skills session offers a chance for children and young people to try new sports and physical activities developing basic skills, including:

• Agility
• Balance
• Co-ordination

Tech Club

Thursday
Age 8 - 17 @ 5 - 6pm
Age 8 - 17 @ 6.15 - 7.15pm

This group supports young people with their self-esteem, confidence, and social skills by engaging in a fun activity with shared interests.

• Imaginative play
• Social interaction
• Problem solving
 

Youth Club

Monday
Age 12 - 17 @ 5.30 - 7.30pm

Thursday
Age 12 - 17 @ 5.30 - 7.30pm

Youth club provides young people with the opportunity to have fun and socialise with others in a safe environment. With the groups involving young people being supported to develop new skills including:

• Friendships
• Confidence and self esteem
• Independence
 

Play Club

Monday 
Age 5 - 11 @ 5 - 6.30pm

Friday 
Age 5 - 11 @ 5.30 - 7pm

Saturday
Age 5 - 11 @ 1 - 2pm
& 2.15 - 3.15pm

Our fun-tastic play club encourages children to be independent and have fun whilst experiencing a variety of play activities. The club will encourage and support children to develop new skills, such as:

• Sharing
• Friendships
• Confidence
 

Continuing Care Club

Saturday
Age 5 - 11 @ 1 - 3pm
Age 12 - 17 @ 11am - 3pm

Continuing Care Club takes place every other Saturday and is a play club for children and young people with complex health care needs. The children and young people have the opportunity to engage in play activities which will encourage the following skills:

• Socialisation
• New experiences
• Sensory play skills
 

Swimming Lessons

Thursday
Age 5 - 17 @ 4.30 - 6.30pm

Friday
Age 5 - 17 @ 4.30 - 6.30pm

Saturday
Age 5 - 17 @ 10am - 12pm

Swimming lessons offer an opportunity for children and young people with a disability or developmental difficulty to learn to swim. We deliver two nationally recognised swimming programmes - the ‘Rockhopper’ and ‘ASA Learn to swim pathway’.
 

Family Swim

Saturday
All ages @ 12 - 12.30pm
& 12.30 - 1pm

Booking required. Family swim offers an opportunity for children and young people to spend quality time with their family in the water.
 

Medicinema

MediCinema

Tuesday
@ 6pm

Saturday
@ 10.30am & 2pm

Booking required. Come and watch a 2D or 3D film as a family! The cinema has 50+ seats and has been specifically designed to comfortably accommodate children and young people who have a disability and/or developmental difficulty as well as their families.
 

To refer your child(ren) to access any of these activities, please complete this Sparkle Leisure Referral Form