25/05/2026
Morning all 👋 Hope you’re enjoying your Bank Holiday weekend.
This weeks and next week’s Better Place activities are:
Monday 25th May (Bank Holiday)
Positive Imagingings Circus Show & Woodland Workshop with Hope for the Future — A nature based, family friendly event designed to inspire curiosity, spark action, and imagine a brighter, fairer future for all.
This is ‘Hope For The Future event that is open to all families and all ages , but Better Place will be there with some of our families and little ones too. This has had a huge response, so we are now encouraging any additional interested families to join the Tuesday 26th event instead.
📍 Northcliffe Woods, Shipley, BD18 3BX
🕙 13:30 – 16:30
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Tuesday 26th May
Positive Imagingings Circus Show & Woodland Workshop with Hope for the Future
This is ‘Hope For The Future event. It will be the same as the Monday event, although Better Place will not be attending today. Please book via the QR code on the poster or by visiting https://hftf.org.uk/event/positive-imagings-circus-show-and-woodland-workshop--26th-of-may. Or for those requiring help with travel, please book via Matthew at [email protected]
📍 Northcliffe Woods, Shipley, BD18 3BX
🕙 10:00 – 13:00
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Wednesday 27th May
Nature Nurture
📍 Bradford Moor Park Natural Play Area
🕙 10:00 – 12:00
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Wednesday 27th May
Volunteer Balsam Bashing – A chance get out in the woods and help remove some of the invasive balsam.
Open to adults with older children.
📍 The Roughs Bowling Park
🕙 2:30pm – 3:30pm (or slightly longer if you wish)
Please message Kristian on WhatsApp on 07377 520 894 to register your interest, so we know how many to expect.
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Monday 1st June
Dragon Adventures with Hawk and Heath
🐉 Build a dragon cave from branches and fabric
🐉 Dragon themed stories with cuddly toys
🐉 Hunt for dragon eggs in the sandpit
🐉 Colour and name your own dragon
🐉 Pretend feast for dragons
📍 Bowling Park Natural Play Area
🕙 11am – 1pm
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Tuesday 2nd June
Early Years Wild Climber Sessions at ROKT Foundation
Specifically for 3 to 5-year-olds to help develop their co-ordination skills. All 3-5 year olds will be supervised by experienced and trained people.
Parents can bring YOUNGER children, especially babies and spend time together in the sensory room
📍 ROKT Foundation, Brighouse, HD6 1EY
🕙 11am – 12pm
🥪 Families can bring a packed lunch and eat at ROKT after the activity
This is a BOOKING ONLY session. Places are limited. BOOKINGS OPEN at 9AM on Tuesday 26th of May . We cannot take any bookings before this time. To book, please message Maryam on WhatsApp (after the time above) on 07506 864 878 with the first names of the adult attending, first name and age of the children and the first half of your postcode. Transport details to follow for successful bookings.
Wednesday 3rd June
Blooming Together Outdoors with Northern Rose Education and Training CIC
📍 Mayfield Centre Pocket Park
🕙 9:45am – 11:15am
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Thursday 4th June
Pamspirations Busy Bugs
🌱 Nature Based Crafts
📍 Horton Park Natural Play Area
🕙 10:30am – 12:30pm
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Friday 5th June
Beautiful Blooms with City of Nature CIC
🌸 Learn about beautiful flowers, pollinators and how seeds grow
🌸 Create paper flower gardens on plates
🌸 Sensory digs, stories to read and crafty fun
📍 Horton Park Natural Play Area
🕙 11am – 1pm
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We are looking forward to seeing you all 🥰
