Lipson Vale Primary Community

🚌For this weekend only, grab a £10 family ticket for just £5! 🚌

Running from Friday 29th March until Monday 1st April for our Plymouth Zone family ticket only.

So round up the family and get out and about this Easter weekend!

More info here: https://ow.ly/HarX50R3UkN

Easter holidays ideas 🐣🌷

Free things to do in Plymouth | PLYMOUTH.GOV.UK Free things for everyone to enjoy in Plymouth

Lots of supermarket veg deals this Easter 🥕🥦

Cinema deals for the Easter Holidays…. just in case of rainy days 🌧️🌧️🌧️

❗ The bomb in Keyham will be disposed of today! ❗

A new temporary cordon of 300 metres will be put in place today as the removal of the unexploded wartime bomb in Keyham takes place.

Over the past few days, bomb disposal experts from the Army and Navy have been assessing the device to determine the best possible approach for its disposal. It is a very complex situation, and a number of factors need to be considered, alongside the overriding objective of keeping people safe, avoiding damage to property and impact on underground utilities.

After considering all options, including a controlled detonation on site, it has been agreed that the safest and least impactful option is to remove the device from St Michaels Avenue and travel to the Torpoint Ferry slipway, for the bomb to be disposed of at sea (beyond the Breakwater).

Highly trained bomb disposal experts will carefully remove the device from the property and it will be transported by road in a military convoy from Keyham to the Torpoint Ferry slipway.

In order for this to happen, we need support from residents in the area along the route. Anyone who lives within 300 metres of the route will need to leave their homes TODAY for three hours. You will need to leave your home by 2pm and we anticipate that you will be able to return by 5pm. If you need help or support to do this, please call 01752 668000.

Top points:

· The rest centre at the Life Centre remains open to support people who do not have anywhere to go.
· The main trainline will be closed, ferries (including the Torpoint Ferry) will be suspended and buses will be diverted.
· Once the operation is complete, the Police will begin to reopen the roads.
· Remember to take any essential medication or medical aids that you might need, e.g. walking sticks.
· Where possible leave your windows open.
· Take any important household documents.
· If you have already left your home for the day e.g. for work please do not return to collect items.
· A number of schools and nurseries in the area will be closed. Schools will contact parents and carers directly.
· You can leave your car behind as long as it does not block the route

To see the route and for more information ⬇️
https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/major-incident-updates

Looking for activities to do with the family this half term? 👪

We’ve compiled a list of free activities and things to do so you can have fun and make memories with your family without worrying about your budget 👉 ow.ly/zI5L50Q07tE

Time is running out to submit applications if your child is due to start primary school for the first time this September.

The deadline for new primary admissions for September 2024 is Monday 15 January 2023.

The easiest way to apply for a place is online through our website www.plymouth.gov.uk/schooladmissions.

September 2024 may seem like ages away but if your child is due to start primary school you need to start the application process now.

The deadline for primary and junior school applications is Monday 15 January 2024.

The easiest way is to apply online via our website: www.plymouth.gov.uk/schooladmissions where you will find full details on how to apply and how the admissions system works.

Each school now has its own admission criteria, so it’s important to look at the information relating to specific schools in the admission guidance booklet also on our website.

This winter, libraries across the city are joining local organisations and charities and offering Welcoming Spaces to Plymouth residents.

All of our libraries offer:

📖a warm, safe and comfortable place to sit
👥meet others
🧩free activities
🖥free computer use
📲free Wi-Fi

Find out more: https://bit.ly/49x6ONM
City Council

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 & 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝'𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
📅 Thursday 18 January 2024, 9:30-11:30am or
📅 Thursday 7 March 2024, 9:30-11:30am
📍 at Jan Cutting Healthy Living Centre, Beacon Park Road, Plymouth PL2 2PQ

For parents with children who have difficulty communicating their needs, this could be verbally or non-verbal.

Learn to understand the types of communication and build upon through communication stages (objects, photos, pictures, and symbols).

👉 Book at: https://www.plymouthias.org.uk/workshops/how-to-understand-and-support-my-childs-communication/

Join us for this free 2-hour parenting workshop.

Please note: This workshop is for parent/carers only (not professionals) and we are unable to offer crèche facilities.

❄ Bookable SEN Christmas Parties ❄

Please contact your local family hub to book your place 🎄🎊

🎅 3 weeks to go until !

We've got a very festive programme of events taking place this month.

Take a look to find out more or head to https://ow.ly/iOcB50Qc6xj.

Looking for free festive fun? We’ve compiled a list of activities, events, and free things to do so you can have fun and make memories with your family without worrying about your budget.

https://ow.ly/urpk50QcqFm

Kids travel free on weekends with Plymouth Citybus!

Every weekend until Sunday 31st December, up to three kids under 16 can travel for free with a fare-paying adult! Leave your car at home and travel for less to get your Christmas shopping from our city centre retailers.

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝'𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐫
📅 Thursday 30 November 2023, 9:30-11:30am
📍 at Jan Cutting Healthy Living Centre, Beacon Park Road, Plymouth PL2 2PQ

For parents whose child’s behaviour can be challenging.

Looking at why these challenges may be occurring and how to support your child through this.

👉 Book at: https://www.plymouthias.org.uk/workshops/how-to-understand-my-childs-behaviour/

Join us for this free 2-hour parenting workshop.
Please note: No crèche facilities.

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 & 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝'𝐬 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 & 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬

📅 Thursday 14 December 2023, 9:30-11:30am
📍 at Jan Cutting Healthy Living Centre, Beacon Park Road, Plymouth PL2 2PQ

For those children who find it challenging to interact and prefer to play on their own.

For parents to understand and develop their child’s play and social skills through activities and ways to structure play individually to their child.

👉 Book at: https://www.plymouthias.org.uk/workshops/how-to-understand-and-support-my-childs-play-and-social-skills/

Join us for this free 2-hour parenting workshop.
Please note: No crèche facilities.

🎅🌟 You can enjoy an afternoon of free family fun on the Barbican and Sutton Harbour for the Barbican Christmas lights switch on today.🎅🌟

This year's Community Hero will have the honour of switching on the Barbican Christmas Lights alongside Dame Darcey Bussell DBE.

For the full programme visit 👉 https://ow.ly/4wva50Q8H3o

The Uniform Store Plymouth will be taking a short break over the Christmas period to give our amazing team some much needed time off! The last day we are open will be Friday 8th December from 10am to 1pm.

But don't worry, we reopen again on Tuesday 9th January 2024! If you need uniform ready for the new winter term in January please come and see us before we close for the Christmas holidays!

We're looking forward to half term! Here's our schedule:

Tues 24 Oct - Sat 28 Oct:
Create block print wall hangings of fruits, seeds and bugs inspired by our 'Dutch Flower' exhibition. Or why not add your own touch to Art and Energy's giant 'Mossy Carpet', which will be displayed at Theatre Royal?
Drop in between 10.30am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-3.30pm (last entries at 12.15pm and 3.15pm) - please note the blockprints activity won't run on Fri pm.

Tues 24 and Thur 26 Oct:
Listen to our free storytelling sessions with The Hidden Figures project and learn about Jimmy Peters, the first black rugby union player to be capped for England in 1906-1908. Running throughout the day.

Thur 26 Oct:
Weather permitting throughout the day, Plymouth Argaum RFC will be with us for the day teaching some basic rugby skills for children.

Find out full details here https://ow.ly/1Flz50PWRue

🎃 Are you looking for spook-tacular things to do this October half term? 🎃

There’s lots going on in Plymouth this Halloween to entertain the family, from spooky trails to a party at Plymouth Market.

Are you brave enough to take part? 👉https://ow.ly/bcy750PZ4fU

£1 swimming next week for half term 🏊‍♀️🏊‍♂️🥽

🎆 Remember, remember, the fifth of November 🎆

On Sunday 5 November, Plymouth Hoe will be lit up with a spectacular Bonfire and Firework display.

Watch as the huge bonfire is lit, then gaze in awe at the brilliant firework display 😍

The excitement starts from 4pm on The Hoe with fairground rides and delicious food and drink on offer, the bonfire will be lit at 7:30pm and the fireworks start at 8pm.

For more information visit 👉 https://ow.ly/U0pi50PVX1B

Family inspiration for activities this October half-term in Plymouth There are plenty of activities for the all the family to enjoy this October half-term in Plymouth.

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐬
PIAS will be running the following workshops for parents/carers during the Autumn Term 2023:

📌 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝’𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐫 (𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟)
📅 Thursday 12 October 2023, 9:30-11:30am
📌 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝’𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐫
📅 Thursday 19 October 2023, 9:30-11:30am
📌 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 & 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝'𝐬 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 & 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬
📅 Thursday 2 November 2023, 9:30-11:30am
📌 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 & 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝
📅 Thursday 9 November 2023, 9:30-11:30am
📌 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 & 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝'𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
📅 Thursday 16 November 2023, 9:30-11:30am
📌 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
📅 Thursday 23 November 2023, 9:30-11:30am
📌 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝’𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐫
📅 Thursday 30 November 2023, 9:30-11:30am
📌 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝’𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐫
📅 Thursday 7 December 2023, 9:30-11:30am
📌 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 & 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝'𝐬 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 & 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬
📅 Thursday 14 December 2023, 9:30-11:30am

For more information and to book, visit our workshops page at:
👉 https://www.plymouthias.org.uk/workshops/

👻 We have teamed up with Barbican Theatre to offer free Halloween Craft Workshops for families. No booking required, just drop in and get creative making witches hats, pumpkin decorations and Halloween crowns, 10am - 12pm:

Tuesday 24th October – Las Iguanas Plymouth
Wednesday 25th October – Central Library
Thursday 26th October – Baby’roo

This October Half Term, the Market Hall immersive dome will be transformed into a spook-tacular immersive Plymouth pumpkin patch! Design your own pumpkin and watch it magically grow when you book a ticket to a Halloween Half Term screening.

Book tickets here: https://bit.ly/3rmziIQ

If you’re struggling with the increasing cost of food, there’s lots of support available across the city.

Plymouth Food Aid Network has a Community Food Access Map which shows all of the foodbanks and community larders and fridges that are available where you can get food at a low cost or for free during a crisis.

Find out more about all the support on offer:
👉https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/help-food-costs

Food Plymouth