CHIPS Summer Playscheme

 

CHIPS Playscheme

Picture
CHIPS Playscheme has been running in Ingatestone for over 30 years.  It was set up by a group of mums who wanted to arrange something for their children to do during the summer holidays.  It runs for the first two weeks of the summer holiday and is solely run by volunteers (mainly mums but some dads and grannies and grandads too!)

Each day activites are arranged to keep children occupied and have lots of fun with their friends.  These range from large roadshows such as Animal and Science Roadshows to craft tables and sporting activties.  We have a fenced off creche area for the under 5's with lots of toys and activites for them to do.  We have sports equipment such as a table tennis table, bats, balls and swingballs which children can use.  We run a body art stall each day where children can have temorary tattoos, facepainting and nail painting.  We also have a refreshment stall where children can buy drinks, snacks, icepoles and sweets and also where mums can a get a much needed cup of tea or coffee!  Entry to CHIPS is free but we do make a small charge for refreshments, body art and some of our larger roadshows.

CHIPS 2010

Picture
This year CHIPS will run for 2 weeks from Monday 26th July from 2-4pm each weekday afternoon on Seymour Field, Ingatestone.  We have lots of fun and games planned including an 'All New' Animal Roadshow, craft activities and our 'Celebrity Day' and 'Sports Heroes Day'.  Watch this space for this year's full programme and final arrangeements!  We are, as always, looking for volunteers to keep CHIPS running each year.  Please contact us if you are able to offer us any help this year.  CHIPS cannot run without the support and help of our volunteers.