2nd Silverdale Brownies Unit

24/03/2026

EASTER HOLIDAYS 2026 - PART 1 - FREE OR LOW COST EVENTS

If you’re still looking for things to do with the kids during the Easter break, here are a few ideas, most of which are either free or low cost. Check out my next post for a few more general days out.

🐣 Easter in Hanley Park
💷 FREE
📆 31 Mar 10am-12pm
ℹ️ Easter trail, meet the animals, crafts, storytelling, pond dipping

🐣 Jurassic egg hunt at Affinity Staffordshire
💷 FREE
📆 3 Apr - fossil day adventure
📆 10 April - Dino DNA day
ℹ️ Live dinosaur shows, crafts

🐣 Easter trail at Tittesworth Reservoir
💷 £4 per trail sheet
📆 28 Mar - 12 Apr
ℹ️ Follow the trail, find the eggs & win a prize

🐣 Easter at Glebe Farm
💷 FREE entry
📆 3-5 April
ℹ️ Meet the easter bunny, live K-pop act (Sat), bouncy castle, Easter egg hunt (£3)

🐣 Build it cinema at Mitchell Arts Centre
💷 £4 per child, 1 adult goes free
📆 2 Apr - Minecraft movie
📆 8 Apr - Harold & the purple crayon
📆 10 Apr - Zog and The Smurfs
ℹ️ Build a figure to take home

🐣 Shows at MAC
📆 6 Apr- Unicorn Live - £11.50-£13 - pop & musical songs
📆 12 Apr - Rapunzel - £15.50 - musical adaptation

🐣 Easter egg word hunt in Burslem Park
📆 3 Apr - 10am
💷 FREE
ℹ️ Easter egg hunt with Burslem Elim Church

🐣 Egg hunt at Apedale Valley Light Railway
💷 Adult £5, child £1, under 3 free
📆 4-6 Apr (no booking req’d)
ℹ️ Spot the Easter eggs to win a prize. Also has cafe, museum & walks in Apedale Country Park

🐣 Find the Easter eggs on Cheadle High street
💷 FREE
📆 28 Mar - 12 Apr
ℹ️ Start at the The Snug Stay and Play Cafe for a map, collect stamps when you find an egg, once complete return to the Snug for a free play session & sweet treat

🐣 Stanworths family fun fair
💷 Free entry, wristbands available
📆 2-7 Apr
ℹ️ Goose St Carpark, opposite Morrisons

🐣 Easter fundraiser at The unconventional Menagerie
💷 £2 adults, £1 kids
📆 5 April
ℹ️ Learn about & meet crocodiles, reptiles & Easter animals. Easter egg hunt, face paints, stalls, food.

🐣 Ozzy owls spitfire trail at Potteries Museum
📆 28 Mar - 30 Apr
💷 £1.60
ℹ️ find 8 objects in the Spitfire Gallery. Also have clay chick making 2 Apr and clay tile making 9 Apr (£3.60). Museum is temporarily closed.

🐣 Easter events at Middleport Pottery
📆 7-9 Apr - Play with clay - £3
ℹ️ Get creative with a lump of air-dry clay
📆 28 Mar-12 Apr - Missing chick trail - £3
ℹ️ Find the names of the missing chicks for a craft treat
➕ Various craft workshops on various dates

🐣 Right to Play with OUTSIDE
📆 30 Mar
💷 FREE
ℹ️ Build dens, swing, jump, mud kitchen, create a play world. Osprey Close, Leek.

🐣 Wildfamilies with Family activities - Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
📆 31 Mar - Ladderedge Country Park - FREE - booking req’d
📆 31 Mar - Biddulph Grange Country Park - £4 - drop in
📆 2 & 9 Apr - Hem Heath Woods - FREE - booking req’d
ℹ️ Den building, hammock swinging, Easter games & crafts

🐣 Easter at National Memorial Arboretum
💷 FREE (parking £5)
📆 30 Mar-3 Apr
ℹ️ Outdoor Stickman trail (free), Arbie I-Spy spring trail (£2.50), music workshops, arts & crafts (free), outdoor play areas

What are your plans for the school holidays? - please feel free to share your ideas below 🐣

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22/03/2026

We have spaces at Brownies and will be opening a new Guide unit for girls aged 10-14 after the Easter break.
Please contact us for more details
[email protected]

07/03/2026

Spaces are available at Silverdale Brownies, please contact us for more details. [email protected]

Girls learn so much more at Girlguiding than they often realise!

Alongside fun and friendship, girls build real-life skills like: • First aid • Teamwork • Communication • Problem-solving • Independence
These aren’t just for meetings — they’re skills girls carry with them into everyday life.
Girls Can Do Anything 🌈
https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-for-parents/register-a-child/

22/02/2026

Happy World Thinking Day. Look how our uniform has changed over the last 100 years!

27/01/2026

Come and join us for a free trial session and to find out more, contact
[email protected]

We get it — parents often have questions before signing their daughter up 💬
Things like: • Will she enjoy it? • What actually happens at meetings? • Is it safe? • Will it fit around our busy life?
These are all completely normal questions. That’s why girls can usually try guiding for a week or two, volunteers are trained and DBS checked, and flexibility is built into how units run.
If you’re wondering whether Girlguiding could be right for your daughter, we’re always happy to chat 💛
To register your interest or find out more you can visit:
https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/get-involved/

25/01/2026

Girls Can Do Anything 🌈
Girlguiding is about:
• Confidence • Fun & adventure • Skills for real life • Friendship • A safe, kind community
Whether you’re looking for something special for your daughter… or a meaningful way to give back yourself — Girlguiding is here.
We’d love to welcome you 💛
https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/get-involved/

21/01/2026

We have spaces for girls aged 7-10 years.
A great opportunity to learn new skills, make new friends, and most of all have great fun.
Contact us to find out more
www.girlguiding.org.uk
Email: [email protected]

13/01/2026

We now have spaces at Silverdale Brownies.
Please contact us for more details:
[email protected]

04/01/2026

We now have spaces at Silverdale Brownies and will be soon opening a new Guide unit. Please contact us for further details
[email protected]

Girlguiding isn’t just crafts… 👀

Yes, there’s creativity. But there’s also:
• First aid • Teamwork • Problem-solving • Outdoor adventures • Confidence-building challenges • Real-life skills girls actually use

All wrapped up in fun, friendship and a girls-only space where everyone is encouraged to try.
Girls Can Do Anything 🌈 If you’re wondering whether it might be right for your daughter, she can try it before committing.

28/12/2025

18/12/2025

Wishing all of our girls and their families a very Happy Christmas 🎄 🤶

05/11/2025

Silverdale Brownies will remember them