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Wand making, dodgeball and glow stick disco: your guide to half-term holiday fun

Local News by The Editor 13th Oct 2026  
A wide range of activities are being offering at the Sports Coaching Group's October half-term holiday clubs. (Photo: Sports Coaching Group)
A wide range of activities are being offering at the Sports Coaching Group's October half-term holiday clubs. (Photo: Sports Coaching Group)
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Wonderful witches and wizards, Quidditch, wand making and Frankenstein's monster madness is just some of the fun lined up at Sports Coaching Group's October half-term 'Hallowtheme' holiday clubs.

Children will be able to take part in a range of activities from pumpkin carving, Halloween lantern making, mummy wrap relays, creepy crafts and trick or treat games.

For those with a love of cricket, there's a cricket specialist masterclass camp at Sandbach Boys School as well as both dance and cheerleading specialist days

And for those who like to the outdoors, there's plenty to take part in including scavenger hunts, woodland animal crafts and outdoor games such as gladiators, dodgeball and sports tournaments.

There's also plenty of activities lined up for children with an artistic streak including autumn jewellery and a dance camp for those who enjoy moving around to music plus a cheer camp.

For those with a love of cricket, there's a cricket camp and the good news is that the half-term holiday clubs are held at a range of locations.

And for teens there's plenty happening with morning Youth Zone where teens exclusively have full access to pools, darts, golf with lots of competitions and prizes to be won not to mention afternoon golf, darts or pool academy sessions where they can refine their techniques with the pros!

The fun takes place from Monday, 26 October until Friday, 30 October at a range of locations across the area including Sandbach School, Holmes Chapel Primary School, Chelford Primary School, Weston Primary School, Pear Tree Primary School in Nantwich, Black Firs Primary School (Congleton), Worth Primary School and Farndon Primary School.

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Sports Coaching Group was founded in 2011 and has grown from two employees coaching at a handful of schools to employing more than 80+ coaches at more than 100 schools across Cheshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent and Shropshire.

It is part of the EMPHASIS Community Interest Company, with its sister organisation Sportscape Education.

A spokesperson from the Sports Coaching Group said: "Our mission is to empower individuals and strengthen communities through inclusive, high-quality sports and activity programmes."

Want to find out more about Sport Coaching Group's October Holiday Club? Email [email protected] or call 01270 449770.

Why not take a look at the Sports Coaching Group website or contact them here to find out more?

Sandbach Nub News is proud that the Sports Coaching Group is a sponsor of our news service.

It is thanks to the generosity of organisations like Sports Coaching Group that we can continue our mission to revive local news, both in Sandbach and across the UK.

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