Summer Activities for Kids and Young People
There is lots on this summer! Here is a brief round-up of what’s on in the area.
New Galloway Golf Club Junior Summer Camp
Throughout the summer holidays children from 10 yrs upwards can come to the golf club every Thursday 10-12. All equipment will be provided. Parents can join in too!
Dalry bowling on a Monday 10-12 for children 10 yrs up, parents can come too.
Again all equipment provided.
Both events FREE!
Find out more at: https://newgallowaygolfclub.com or see the Juniors Facebook page.
Galloway Cricket Club Summer Camps P4 - S3
Galloway Cricket Club are hosting THREE fun cricket camps over the summer for all abilities!
WHAT: Exciting cricket camps for primary year four to secondary year three. Batting, bowling and fielding drills. Games and tournaments.
WHERE: Galloway Cricket Club, Gatehouse of Fleet, DG7 2DG
WHEN:
Camp 1 - Tuesday - Wednesday 11th -12th July 10am-3pm, Training in squads P4-P6 and P7-S3
Camp 2 - Tuesday - Wednesday 25th - 26th July 10am-3pm, Training in squads P4-P6 and P7-S3
Camp 3 - Tuesday - Wednesday 8th - 9th August 10- 3pm, Training in squads P4-P6 and P7-S3
WHY: To have fun, learn new skills, to meet new people and play a fun sport!
Led by Patrick Druce,Galloway Cricket Club Development Officer an ICC and ECB Qualified coach
Cost: £40 non members per person for each two day camp, £24 for members per person for each two day camp. One day attendance welcome (£20/12 day). Sibling discounts available.
Book online here. Patrick will confirm bookings via email once form is received and provide details for payment. Any questions contact Patrick 07881585431, or pwdruce@gmail.com
Netball Camp
Monday 7th August- Friday 11th August, 10am-2pm at KGV, Dumfries
£60 for the week (£15 per day)- week booking includes a free T-shirt
P5 to S2 (in this school year 2022-2023)
Coached by D&G Head Coach Iona Haile and selected D&G players.
Book online: https://store.qosfc.com/netball-camp
Throughout the week students will develop their catching, passing, movement, creating space, defending, shooting, communication, teamwork, game play and much more!
Get Into Summer
SUMMER ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS D&G
Young people in Dumfries & Galloway will have the chance to take part in a wide range of free activities over the Summer Holidays taking place in local communities across our region. Activities are available from Monday 3rd July until Sunday 20th August and are specifically aimed at children and young people aged 5-16 years old.
To see all that is on offer, and how to sign up for an activity, please visit https://youthenquiryservice.org/whats-on.
Camp D&G
Amazing Summer Camps are back for 2023! If you haven’t been to Camp DG before, then this is an opportunity you don’t want to miss this Summer! Take part in 3 activity days at a youth centre near you before heading off to our epic overnight camping extravaganza! Not only do we guarantee heaps of fun, but each person who completes Camp DG will receive an Arts Award, a Heritage Hero Award and a Climate Action Award!! All of the sessions are free, and transport, meals and equipment are all provided for the camping trip!
Find our more on the Youth Work website or sign up here at CampDG!
Youth Hangouts
Summer Hangouts – in a community near you! Looking for somewhere to meet up with friends this Summer? Then look no further! Summer Hangouts offer young people (aged 12-16 years) a place to relax, chill and take part in lots of free activities including gaming, arts & crafts, sports, competitions and loads more… Or just come and hangout, listen to some tunes and grab some free food & refreshments! Everyone is welcome!
See more at: https://youthwork.dumgal.gov.uk/article/21190/Stewartry
Summer Holidays, kids and teens at Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries
All your materials will be supplied, but you might need to bring in a sketch book or other source materials (can be on your phone!) to make the most of the days. Your travel expenses will be met where local public transport if used, and lunch and snacks provided by the Gracefield/KG café.
Places are limited, in brackets on each class) so book as soon as you can to avoid disappointment – we will keep a reserve list to fill up places if anyone must cancel. You’ll be asked to complete a booking form to secure your place.
HOW TO BOOK: Call us on 01387 262084, email arts@dumgal.gov.uk or see https://www.dgculture.co.uk/whats-on/?cat=kids-clubs.
GRACEFIELD
KIDS AGE 5-12 (call 01387 262084) Time: 10.30am – 12.15pm Cost: £5.50 per child or £8 for 2 booked together.
Wed 5 July To a Mouse: create a collage picture inspired by Burns’ famous poem, With Rhiannon Dewar
Wed 12 July Mobile Art: A sculptural creation With Lorna McAuley
Wed 19 July Make a Vintage Camera Model: using cardboard and paint to think about how photography started. With Rhiannon Dewar
Wed 26 July Summer Jewellery: beads and bling to jazz up your summer look or give as a gift. Danielle Annerel.
GRACEFIELD
TEENAGERS AGE 13-16 Time: Full day workshops, 10.30am - 3.30pm. FREE, supported by the Amazing Summer programme.
Friday 7 July Portrait Projects - Artist Blossom McCuaig leads a day exploring portraiture and landscape through mixed media (wet and dry: ink, watercolour, pastel, gouache, charcoal, graphite), inspired by our current exhibition: Dianne Arbus. Using Polaroid cameras, we’ll also create work on hand toned paper. (12 places).
Friday 14 July Printmaking - Sarah Keast shows you how to tackle the technique of screen-printing. (Up to 12 places).
Tuesday 18 July Coil build a Ceramic Hanging Planter - During this session we’ll use the pinch pot method at the start, and then go on to use coiling to build a hanging planter. With Frances Ross. (12 Places).
Friday 28 July Eco-dying Textiles - Lucy Lee from the Old Mill Studio shows you some effective techniques using foraged plants and flowers from her garden to eco print and bundle dye pieces of fabric and/or old clothing. (12 places).
Friday 4 August Silver Clay - Sybil Williamson from Solway Silver will go through the basics of this amazing jewellery technique to create a small pendant per person. (8 places available due to safety – hot metal practice).
Friday 11 August Ceramic slab build Containers - Andy Adair, the resident potter at Gracefield leads a workshop exploring decorative stamped surfaces and alternative building techniques. Work will be fired to collect later. (12 places).
Thursday 18 August Final Friday Free Day -Try your hand at various options, painting, printmaking, drawing: an open house to explore your creativity with a guest artist. (Up to 15 places).
KIRKCUDBRIGHT GALLERIES
TEENAGERS AGE 13-16 Time: Full day workshops, 10.30am - 3.30pm. FREE, supported by the Amazing Summer programme. Call: 01557 331276 or email: kirkcudbrightgalleries@dumgal.gov.uk
Friday 7 July Ceramic Tea light lanterns - Using the slab building method with Frances Ross, you’ll start by planning the design with textures and cut outs, and plan finials, base and lid which enhance the form. Then we slab build the lanterns and decorate them with coloured slips. Lanterns finished in the session will be taken away for drying and biscuit firing, and then will be dipped in a clear glaze before a final firing. The completed lanterns will be returned for collection. (12 places).
Friday 14 July Eco textiles - Lucy Lee from the Old Mill Studio, Palnakie, shows you some effective techniques using foraged plants and flowers from her garden to eco print and bundle dye pieces of fabric and/or old clothing. (12 places)
Friday 21 July Silver Clay Jewellery - Sybil Williamson from Solway Silver will go through the basics of this amazing jewellery technique to create a small pendant per person.
(8 places available due to safety – hot metal practice).
Friday 28 July Denim Cyanotype - Use photos, found and foraged items to create incredible ‘blueprints’ on salvaged denim using a historic photography technique. Add your own text and drawings too if you have them, please bring these along. With printmaker Anne Waggot Knott. (12 places).
Friday 4 August Inspired portraits - Artist Blossom McCuaig leads a day exploring portraiture and landscape through mixed media (wet and dry: ink, watercolour, pastel, gouache, charcoal, graphite), inspired by the current exhibition: Joan Eardley. Using Polaroid cameras, we’ll also create work on hand-toned paper. (12 places).
Friday 11 August Stained Glass - Artist Andy Brooke takes you through the basics of working with glass to create a small project in a day. Colour and light captured in a one-off copper foil artwork. (10 places).
Friday 18 August Final Friday Free Day - Try your hand at various options, painting, printmaking, drawing: an open house to explore your creativity with the gallery staff, and a guest artist. (Up to 15 places).
Go Wild Summer Programme
The ‘Go Wild’ experiences are five-day outdoor summer camps, giving P7 children the chance to learn about the great Galloway outdoors, with activities vary from den building to wildlife identification. The Go Wild adventures teach young people that the great outdoors is accessible to them, often free and lots of fun. Pitched at P7 pupils, it’s a superb way to meet and make friends with people that will be starting at your secondary school in August.
CatStrand Young Creative Summer events
A full summer programme from CatStrand Young Creatives.
See what’s on and book your place at https://www.csyoungcreatives.com/whats-on