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JULY-DECEMBER 2018

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We are very excited to launch our first Get Outdoors events & activity brochure. Each year our team, based at Holt Country Park, organises and delivers outdoor events for the local community and visitors to the district to enjoy. These events promote regular use and general awareness of our parks and open spaces, provide countryside education to the community, and help make the service sustainable into the future. They are a valuable and enjoyable part of the work we do and we want to build on this to ensure that as many people as possible can access events which they enjoy.

This brochure covers the second half of 2018, with the next brochure due out towards the end of the year covering January-June 2019. All events and activities will be listed on our Holt Country Park Facebook page, regardless of the location, so please do make sure you have Liked our page to ensure you stay up to date with all the events you are interested in. Tickets for most events can be bought at www.north-norfolk.gov.uk/book, and there is an option to receive regular updates about our events and the service in general.

We have a range of events & activities on offer between now and the end of the year. Some of the many highlights include: l a chance to visit our Break Charity GoGo Hare l our 6th annual Fun Day Out l beach-based marine awareness events l Holt Country Park photography competition l Spooky Halloween Trails l Father Christmas events We hope that you will be able to join us at our events over the coming months, and we welcome any feedback you may have about an event you have attended with us, or ideas we might like to consider in the future. These can 01263 516001 be provided using the contact details below. RANGER TEAM: 07920 576634 www.north-norfolk.gov.uk/countryside Very best wishes [email protected] from all of us. /HoltCountryPark COLIN, ANNIE, MARTIN, ANDRE, QUINTIN, ROBERT AND ALICE. @CountryHolt

GoGo Hare Trail

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24 June - 8 September

at Holt Country Park

Come and meet our very own GoGo Hare - A Hare Through the Seasons. Learn about the life of a hare and tick it off your trail sheet. Whilst you are there, why not take the opportunity to explore the park? You can walk a trail, use the visitor centre, play in the playground, search out our carved men and other features, and have a snack in the picnic area. Share your photos on our Facebook page: /HoltCountryPark

Visit: www.gogohares.co.uk/ to find out more.

COAST AND COUNTRYSIDE

8 1 0 2 s t n e v E Beach East Runton beach - NR27 9PA

THURSDAY 26 JULY - 1:30PM TO 3:30PM Beach fun with the NNDC sports and countryside team. Marine conservation awareness. Protecting our beaches and sea life. Sand sculptures. Prize for best design. £3 per child.

Sea Palling beach - NR12 0AL

TUESDAY 31 JULY - 2PM TO 3PM Marine conservation awareness. Protecting our beaches and sea life. The effects of litter on marine life and our beaches. £2 per child.

Mundesley beach - NR11 8BE

THURSDAY 9 AUGUST - 10:30AM TO 12NOON Marine conservation awareness. Protecting our beaches and sea life. The effects of litter on marine life and our beaches. Make a £2 per child.

Sheringham beach - NR26 8LG

MONDAY 13 AUGUST - 2PM TO 3PM Marine conservation awareness. Protecting our beaches and sea life. The effects of litter on marine life and our beaches. Make a sea life sculpture £2 per child.

Cromer East beach - NR27 9HE

MONDAY 20 AUGUST FROM 10AM TO 12NOON (Meet outside the Lifeboat/Rocket House Café.) Marine conservation awareness. Protecting our beaches and sea life. The effects of litter on marine life and our beaches. Make a sea life sculpture. £2 per child.

No booking is required unless stated. While every effort is made to keep to dates and times, we reserve the right to cancel any event at short notice. For all events, children must be with an adult. There are restrictions for dogs on Blue Flag beaches. Event Ranger contact details: Tel: 07920 576635 Email: [email protected] web: www.north-norfolk.gov.uk/events Twitter: @NorthNorfolkDC

Teddy Bears

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Picnic

2 August 11. 30 am - 2 pm

At Holt Country Park Join us for our Teddy Bears Picnic in the woods. Complete a short trail led by our very own teddy bear, before settling down with your picnic to listen to our storyteller. Finally, have some fun with our arts and crafts before you leave.

£3.50

PE R CH IL D PARENTS MUST ACCOMPANY CHILDREN THROUGHOUT

Car-parking spaces are limited and you are advised to pre-book via the online booking system. If all car-parking spaces are sold, you can still join us for the event but you will not be able to park on site.

BOOKINGS: www.north-norfolk.gov.uk/book

Stay up to date with information about this event via our Facebook Page /HoltCountryPark

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Robi n Hood

£ 5 CPEHRILD

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7 August

10am-12pm / 1pm-3pm


Join us on our latest themed trail through the woods. Can you help Robin Hood and his Merry Men complete the King’s challenge and defeat the evil Sheriff? Design your own sword and shield to take home.



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Green Flag award-winning country park

Walks, wildlife, events, visitor centre, play area and more

Cley next the sea A149

A149

Salthouse

Weybourne

Kelling

A149

A148 to cromer HOLT A148 A148 to Fakenham

HOLT COUNTRY PARK Hempstead

B1110 B1149

Baconsthorpe

Only £2 to park all day Edgefield

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Wildlife

16 August, 10am-1pm At Holt Country Park

Join our Ranger team for a morning of exploring the park to seek out all the different woodland creatures we have. Birds, butterflies, bugs, newts, snakes and dragonflies – what will you find?

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Car-parking spaces are limited and you are advised to pre-book via the online booking system. If all carparking spaces are sold, you can still join us for the event but you will not be able to park on site.


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LIT T LE LE V ERET S

T EA PART Y £4 20 August

2 pm -4pm


To help celebrate having our very own GoGo Hare in the park

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parents m ust accompa ny children througho ut

this summer, join the Ranger team at our Little Leverets Tea Party. Take a trail through the woods and learn everything there is to know about hares and rabbits. T hen settle down to the story of the Hare and the Tortoise whilst enjoying a slice of cake and a drink. T he event will finish with some hare-themed arts and crafts and the announcement of our GoGo Hare Colouring Competition.

Bring your favourite bunny teddy!

Car-parking spaces are limited and you are advised to pre-book via the online booking system. If all carparking spaces are sold, you can still join us for the event but you will not be able to park on site.



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Fun Day Out Pretty Corner Woods THURSDAY AUGUST 2 3 10AM – 4PM

Children £6

Adults FREE

Parking FREE

Come and join North Norfolk District Council’s Sports and Countryside team at Pretty Corner Woods for our sixth annual Fun Day Out. The event will show much of what our service has to offer to the community, as well as providing lots of fun activities for the whole family to enjoy. nature trail / shelter building / story telling / sports activities / skills challenges / music / crafts / woodland trail / smoothie bikes / face painting / refreshments stalls - and more still to be announced! This year, to help with our planning and managing entry to the event, you can pre-book your tickets online. This should help to reduce queues and make your experience even better. Child entry tickets can be bought and car parking tickets reserved at www.north-norfolk.gov.uk/book Parking is limited so reserving a space is advised. Parking

Like our team’s Facebook page /HoltCountryPark to stay up to date with Fun Day Out updates and all our event news.

Nearest postcode: NR26 8PA / Grid ref: TG154417

For more info 01263 516001 / 07920576634 [email protected] north-norfolk.gov.uk

Holt Country Park

Photography Competition

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This autumn we are launching our photography competition. Every month for 12 months, we will be accepting entries of your favourite photographs which you have taken of the park during the previous month. These will be judged by NNDC officers, and each monthly winner will collect a small prize.

At the end of the 12 months, the 12 winning photographs will be used to create a Holt Country Park 2020 calendar.

Anybody can enter and you do not have to have the best equipment to win - just the photograph which our team likes the most! For updates and full competition rules, please keep an eye on our Facebook page /HoltCountryPark

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Fanc y Dr ess

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Holt Count ry park 23 October 10 am -12 pm / 1 pm -3pm

Pret t y Corner Woods 25 October 10am -12pm / 1pm -3pm

Children ’s Fancy Dress Halloween trail. Defensive creatures. Exploring how wildlife defends themselves against each other whilst under attack. Their armour, tactics, strength and amazing abilities. Can you defeat the gruesome creatures of the wood ? Prizes for the best fancy dress. Small prizes for surviving the trail!

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Christmas

Woodland Trail

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At Holt Country Park

19 & 20 December 10am-12 pm / 1 pm-3 pm

Away in a Manger at Holt Country Park. Christmas Trail through the woods. Meet Father Christmas and his farm animals. Learn how animals are traditionally used in woodland management to help increase wildlife species. Small toy for every child. Car-parking spaces are limited and you are advised to pre-book via the online booking system. If all car-parking spaces are sold, you can still join us for the event but you will not be able to park on site.

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Event locations and countryside contact details Holt Country Park

Pretty Corner Woods

HCP Grid reference TG081375

PCW Grid ref: TG154417

B1149 Edgefield Hill Holt NR25 6SP Cley next the sea A149

A149

Upper Sheringham Sheringham NR26 8PA SHERINGHAM

A149

Salthouse

Weybourne

Kelling

A149

Sheringham Park

A148 to cromer HOLT A148 A148 to Fakenham

A149

Upper Sheringham

Bodham

Hempstead B1149

Baconsthorpe

East Runton

PRETTY CORNER WOODS

CROMER

A148 to cromer

A148 Aylmerton

HOLT COUNTRY PARK

B1110

West Runton

Felbrigg

Event entrance off Holway Road

Edgefield

How to contact us, and how to stay up to date with everything that is going on OFFICE TELEPHONE: RANGER TEAM: EMAIL: WEBSITE: FACEBOOK: TWITTER:

01263 516001 07920 576634 [email protected] www.north-norfolk.gov.uk/countryside /HoltCountryPark @CountryHolt

ONLINE BOOKING:

www.north-norfolk.gov.uk/book

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Help us improve Please help us improve on our offer by taking five minutes to complete this short customer survey. Completed surveys can be returned to Countryside Team, NNDC, Holt Road, Cromer, NR27 9EN. Alternatively, you can complete this survey online link found on our Facebook page. Everybody who completes the survey will have the option to be entered into a prize draw to win tickets to our Father Christmas Trails at the end of the year. Thank you! Q1: How often do you visit Holt Country Park? Daily

Weekly

Monthly

School Holidays

Only for events

Q2: What is your main reason for visiting the park? Dog walking

Family walk

Wildlife

Play area

Events

Other

Q3: Do you Like the Holt Country Park Facebook page or Follow the Twitter account? Facebook

Twitter

Both

Neither

Q4: How would you describe the content of the Holt Country Park social media accounts? Good

Average

Poor

n/a

Q5: Have you attended one of our events before? Yes, a few

Yes, once

No, never

No, I wasn’t aware of them

Q6: What are the three most important factors to you when choosing an event to attend? Cost

Location

Fun element

Education element

Previous experiences

Q7: Which of the following types of events/activities would you be interested in attending in the future? Music

Comedy

Theatre

Craft Fairs

Wood working

Arts events

Children only (parents don’t have to stay)

Food Festivals

Educational talks

Self led

Health & Fitness

Other If you would like to stay up to date with information about Holt Country Park, and our Countryside service in general, you can subscribe to receive updates at www.north-norfolk.gov.uk/book, and Like and Follow our social media accounts. Some stock images have been used in the design of this publication courtesy of Freepik.com
