Book your ice show tickets!
Join us for a journey into the ocean this Easter with Chelmsford Riverside Ice Skating Club in their amateur production of The Little Mermaid On Ice. Featuring colourful costumes, catchy songs and a relaxed atmosphere, it's the perfect entertainment for kids of all ages! Book your ice show tickets.
Mini and City Camps
Fun, creative and active whole and half day Mini and City Camps; the perfect school holiday fun for your 4 to 12 year olds.
Our whole and half day Mini and City Camps offer a huge range of activities and games for 4 to 12 year olds to burn off some of that energy!
Our DBS checked staff ensure children make friends, try new things and have fun. With early drop-off, sibling discount and childcare voucher payment options, they’re ideal for working parents.
To make sure you get the best out of camps, please read our pre-course information. Activities vary across our centres.
Children aged 4 and 5 are only eligible to do one morning or afternoon half camp per day, in line with OFSTED regulations. We offer half and whole day Mini camps for children aged 6 and 7 years old.
Dates
Riverside Leisure Centre
- Monday 3 and Tuesday 4 April
- Tuesday 11 to Friday 14 April
South Woodham Ferrers Leisure Centre
- Monday 3 to Thursday 6 April
- Tuesday 11 to Friday 14 April
Session times
- Whole day: 9am to 5pm each day (for children aged 6 to 12)
- Half day or Mini Camps: 8.30am to 12.30pm (for children aged 4 to 7)
- Lunch: 12pm to 1pm, or 12.30pm to 1.30pm for whole day camps
- Early drop off: 8am to 8.45am
- Late pick up: 5pm to 6pm
Early bird
These prices are available until Tuesday 21 March 2023:
- Whole day: £29
- Half Day or Mini Camps: £14.50
- Early drop off and late pick up: £2.80 per session, per day
You can also pay using childcare vouchers before the early bird date.
Standard
From Wednesday 22 March 2023, prices are:
- Whole day: £34
- Half Day or Mini Camps: £17
- Early drop off and late pick up: £2.80 per session, per day
Discounts
We offer a 15% sibling discount when you book two siblings onto our City or Mini Camps at the same time. This is available from Wednesday 22 March 2023.
Please call the relevant centre directly to book:
- Riverside: 01245 615050
- South Woodham Ferrers Leisure Centre: 01245 605600
- Please book online or by calling the relevant centre directly.
- You will need an ourChelmsford card to book.
- Discounts can only booked in person at our centres or by phone Monday to Friday, between 9am and 5pm. They cannot be booked online and cannot be used together.
- Please see our pre-course information page for full details on discounts and booking.
- Please read our pre-course information before booking and attending the course
- Trampolining will run on selected days due to coach availability.
- Swimming is available only for children over 8 years old.
Before you arrive
- All camps must be booked and paid for in advance using your child's ourChelmsford card.
- If your child does not have an ourChelmsford card, you will need to apply for one before you can book a session.
- If you have not booked and paid for a session, you will not be able to attend.
- Please arrive five minutes before your child's course is due to start.
Drop off
- Make your way to the drop off zone when you first arrive. You will need to register your child and sign them in.
- Our course team will ask you to provide a password and emergency contact number. They'll also ask whether your child has any medical conditions, allergies or are taking medication.
- The team will then issue you with a wristband which you will need to put on your child.
During the course
- Please ensure your child brings plenty of drinks and snacks or a packed lunch if on an all day course. Please bring a plastic or metal water bottle, not glass.
- Children will need to wear suitable sports clothing and trainers and tie long hair back. Please ensure children bring sunscreen and a hat on hot days, and the following items depending on the centre they are attending.
Riverside
- City Camps: please bring gloves, extra socks and warm clothing for ice skating, swimwear and towel for swimming session and socks for trampolining.
- Mini Camps: please bring socks for trampolining and soft play.
South Woodham Ferrers
- City Camps: a swimming costume and towel for swimming session. Please tie long hair back.
Collection
- You should make sure that whoever is collecting your child is aware of the password you provided at registration. We cannot send a child home with anyone who doesn't know this.
- If you think you might be late, please let us know as soon as possible.
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