Rolling Base's Summer Schedule

Rolling Base is a brilliant bus full of hi-tech fun stuff for young people aged 11 - 18.

It will be visiting places across the borough through the summer and it is free to jump aboard…find out when it’s in your street!

Summer Holiday Daytime Workshops

Community Focus are running a fully inclusive week of photography and creative visual art. This is a great opportunity for young people to learn to use a camera, be out on location taking photos and develop them in a dark room.

The week will also include visual art workshops using mixed mediums to create elaborate masks to then be photographed. There will be an exhibition of work at the end of the week for families and friends to come and celebrate the young peoples work.

Community Focus Inclusive Photography Week
Monday 30 July - Fri 3 August
Community Focus, 2nd Floor Artsdepot,
Tally Ho Corner, Nether Street, North Finchley, N12 0GA
10am - 4pm 8-13 years £50 for the week

Dance and movement with visual art

IPOP are running two weeks of creative dance and movement with visual art. These weeks will involve the children and young people in dance choreography, allowing them to devise a story and create a dance to the theme of "Under African Skies".

Throughout the week they will design decorative costumes and masks which will become part of their perfomance that they will show to friends and family at the end of the week.

Under African Skies Inclusive Dance & Art Week
Monday 6 August - Friday 10 August,
Army Welfare Centre, Sweets Way, Whetstone, N20 0NQ
Age 8 - 12 years 10am - 4pm £50 for the week

Monday 20 August - Friday 24 August
Finchley Youth Theatre, 142 High Road,
East Finchley, N2 9ED
10am - 4pm Age 13 - 18 years £50 for the week

Afghan Association Paiwand

The Afghan Association Paiwand is organising Summer Activities for refugee children again this year.

Download the flyer in .PUB format here.

IPOP Saturday Morning Club

IPOP run a Saturday Morning Club at the Log Cabin, Grahame Park . The club is an all day play session (10am-3:30pm), for disabled and non-disabled children. They provide a wide range of activities, both indoor and outdoor. These include group games, a variety of arts & crafts and sports.

Cost: £1

Call IPOP: 020 8441 0404 or Log Cabin: 020 8200 6441 if you would like to find out more.

IPOP Football Club

The IPOP Football Club is open to all disabled children 5-18 who live in Barnet. It aims to give children the confidence and skills to play football with non-disabled children. The Club has 3 separate groups that meet at the Power League, Mill Hill on Sundays during term time. You do not need to have any special equipment to come along.

Cost: Each session costs £3, which must be paid each term.

There is a short waiting list to join the club which is reviewed each term. If you would like to be added to the list, please call Bryony Esmat, Football Development Worker on 020 8221 0404 or email: bryony@ipop.co.uk

IPOP Music School

The IPOP Music School helps disabled children settle into mainstream music classes. It offers family workshops, musical evenings and outings. Classes are for 2-4 children, one Music Leader and a Music Support Worker. The classes run on Saturdays during term time in the Finchley Youth Theatre, East Finchley.

To find out more, call Catherine Browning at IPOP on 020 8441 0404.

Katchup Club

The Katchup Club meet on Wednesday, Thursdays and Sundays at the Rainbow Centre, Dollis Valley. It gives young people aged 5-13 years help with school work. They also talk about keeping healthy and hold fun indoor and outdoor activities.

To find out more call Hanan or Fahad on 020 8371 4125 or email somalifamail4us@aol.com

Phoenix Cinema Saturday Morning Kids Club

The Phoenix Cinema, East Finchley holds a Saturday Morning Kids Club where you can take part in a fun activity before watching a film. Take a look at their website to see which films are showing: www.phoenixcinema.co.uk. It is best that you ask them to keep a ticket for you before arriving at the cinema so call 020 8444 6789 to book a place.

Cost: £2 per child, or with a group ticket you can go for £1 (a group ticket is for 5-10 people including 2 adults).