Spring Term 2023
Week 1
Wednesday 11th January
10 - 11.30am
Friday 13th January
10 - 11.30am
The Gruffalo’s Child by Julia Donaldson
Theme for Session: Gruffalo and Winter
Week 2
Wednesday 18th January
10 - 11.30am
Friday 20th January
10 - 11.30am
Hairy Maclary by Lynsey Dodd
Theme for Session: Vets and Pets
Week 3
Wednesday 25th January
10 - 11.30am
Friday 26th January
10-11.30am
George and the Dragon by Chris Wormell
Theme for Session: Dragons, Princesses and Knights
Week 4
Wednesday 1st February
10 - 11.30am
Friday 3rd February
10-11.30am
Dinosaurs love Underpants
Theme for Session: Dinosaurs
Week 5
Wednesday 8th February
10 - 11.30am
Friday 10th February
10 - 11.30am
Duck in the Truck by Jezz Alborough
Theme for Session:
Half Term Session
Week 6
Wednesday 15th February
10 - 11.30am
Friday 17th February
10-11.30am
I love you Blue Kangaroo by Emma Chichester Clark
Theme for Session: Valentines, toys and cuddly toys
Week 7
Wednesday 22nd February
10 - 11.30am
Friday 24th February
10 - 11.30am
Icky Little Duckling by Steve Smallman
Theme for Session: Farm
Week 8
Wednesday 1st March
10 - 11.30am
Friday 3rd March
10-11.30am
Giraffes can’t Dance
Theme for Session: Jungle
Week 9
Wednesday 8th March
10 - 11.30am
Friday 10th March
10 - 11.30am
Pirates Love Underpants - Claire Freedman and Ben Cort
Theme for Session: Pirates
Mother’s Day Week
Week 10
Wednesday 15th March
10 - 11.30am
Friday 17th March
10 - 11.30am
Some Bugs by Angela Diterlizzi
Theme for Session: Bugs
Week 11
Wednesday 22nd March
10-11.30am
Friday 24th March
10-11.30am
Ten little Princesses by Mike Brownlow
Theme for Session:Princess and Fairytale
Week 12
Wednesday 29th March
10-11.30am
Friday 31st March
10-11.30am
There’s an Alien in your book by Tom Fletcher
Theme for Session: Space
Week 1 of Easter Holidays 2023
Wednesday 5th April
10-11.30am
Friday 8th April
Good Friday - No playgroup
Hattie Peck by Emma Levey
Theme for Session: Animals
Week 2 of Easter Holidays 2023
Special Easter Party!
Wednesday 12th April
10am - 12pm & 2pm - 4pm
Friday 14th April
10am - 12pm
We're going on an Egg Hunt by Laura Hughes
Theme for Session: Spring & Easter
The Special Easter Session Prices:
£15.00 for 1 adult and 1 child aged 7 months +
£12.50 per additional child aged 7 months +
£2.50 per additional baby aged 0-6 months
£2.50 per additional adult
(Note: The Children aged 0-6 months will not receive the special extras at this session)
The Special Easter sessions include:
🐣 A 2 hour session
🐣 An Easter treat box at story time.
🐣 An Easter Balloon on a stick to take home
🐣 An Easter gift for each child
🐣 An Easter Egg Hunt and Chocolate Egg for each child
Summer Term 2023
Week 1
Wednesday 19th April
10-11.30am
Friday 21st April
10-11.30am
Dig Dig Digging by Margaret Mayo
Theme for Session: Vehicles
Week 2
Wednesday 26th April
10-11.30am
Friday 28th April
10-11.30am
The Hospital Dog
Theme for Session: Vets & Pets
Week 3
Wednesday 3rd May
10-11.30am
Friday 5th May
10-11.30am
Harry and the Dinosaurs at the Museum
Theme for Session: Dinosaurs
Week 4
Wednesday 10th May
10-11.30am
Friday 12th May
10-11.30am
The Cow that laid an egg by Andy Cutbill
Theme for Session: Farm
Week 5
Wednesday 17th May
10-11.30am
Friday 19th May
10-11.30am
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carl
Theme for Session: Bugs
Week 6
Wednesday 24th May
10-11.30am
Friday 26th May
10-11.30am
Whatever Next by Jill Murphy
Theme for session: Space
Half Term session
Week 7
Wednesday 31st May
10-11.30am
Friday 2nd June
10-11.30am
The Tiger that came to Tea
Theme for Session: Jungle
Week 8
Wednesday 7th June
10-11.30am
Friday 9th June
10-11.30am
Zog and the Flying Doctors by Julia Donaldson
Theme for Session: Princesses, knights, Dragons and Doctors
Fathers Day Week
Week 9
Wednesday 14th June
10-11.30am
Friday 16th June
10-11.30am
Peace at Last by Jill Murphy
Theme for Session: Fathers Day, Bears and a variety of toys themed from the book.
Week 10
Wednesday 21st June
10-11.30am
Friday 23rd June
10-11.30am
Ten Little Pirates by Mike Brownlow
Theme for Session: Pirates
Special Summer Session
Week 11
Teddy Bears Picnic
Wednesday 28th June ~ 10am - 12pm
Friday 30th June ~ 10am - 12pm
Saturday 1st July ~ 10am - 12pm
Theme for Session: Summer and Bears
The Special Summer Session Prices:
£15.00 for 1 adult and 1 child aged 7 months +
£12.50 per additional child aged 7 months +
£2.50 per additional baby aged 0-6 months
£2.50 per additional adult
(Note: The Children aged 0-6 months will not receive the special extras at this session)
The Special Summer sessions include:
🐻 A 2 hour session
🐻An Summer treat box at story time.
🐻A Balloon on a stick to take home
🐻An Book, bubble wand and sweets for each child to take home
🐻A pass the Parcel
🐻 Parachute game on the field (weather permitting)
Week 12
Wednesday 5th July
10-11.30am
Friday 7th July
10-11.30am
Winnie and Wilbur Under the Sea by Valerie Thomas
Theme for Session: Summer, Seaside and Underwater
Week 12
Wednesday 12th July
10-11.30am
Friday 14th July
10-11.30am
Superworm by Julia Donaldson
Theme for Session: Bugs
Week 14
Wednesday 19th July
10-11.30am
There is no Friday session this week.
Detective Dog by Julia Donaldson
Theme for Session: Pets
Summer Holiday Sessions:
Week 1
Wednesday 26th July
10-11.30am
What the Ladybird heard at the Seaside
Theme for Session: Mermaids, Seaside, Circus and Underwater Creatures
Week 2
Wednesday 2nd August
10-11.30am
Charlie Cook's Favourite Book by Julia Donaldson
Theme for session: Multiply themes - Dragons, Princesses, Space, Pirates, Animals and Lots More!
Week 3
Wednesday 9th August
10-11.30am
Captain Duck by Jez Alborough
Theme for session: Vehicles
Week 4
Wednesday 16th August
10-11.30am
Dinosaur Dreams by Ahlberg & Amstutz
Theme for session: Dinosaurs
Week 5
Wednesday 23rd August 2022
10-11.30am
Smiley Shark by Ruth Galloway
Theme for session: Underwater Creatures and Pirates
Autumn Term 2022
No Bright Times this Week
Wednesday 30th August and Friday 1st September
Bright Times is on Holiday this week!
No Bright Times this Week
Wednesday 6th and Friday 8th September
There will be no Bright Times sessions this week, due to the first week of the new school term.
Week 1
Wednesday 14th September
10-11.30am
Thursday 15th September
9.30 - 11am
Friday 16th September
10-11.30am
We’re going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen & Helen Oxenbury
Theme for session: Autumn, Bears and Woodland
Week 2
Wednesday 21st September
10-11.30am
Thursday 22nd September
9.30 - 11am
Friday 23rd September
10-11.30am
Freddie and the Fairy by Julia Donaldson
Theme for Session: Fairytale
Week 3
Wednesday 28th September
10-11.30am
Thursday 29th September
9.30 - 11am
Friday 30th September
10-11.30am
The Cat, The Mouse and The Runaway Train by Peter Bently
Theme for Session: Vehicles
Week 4
Wednesday 5th October
10-11.30am
Thursday 6th October
9.30 - 11am
Friday 7th October
10-11.30am
Aliens love underpants by Claire Freedman
Theme for Session: Space
Week 5
Wednesday 12th October
10-11.30am
Thursday 13th October
9.30 - 11am
Friday 14th October
10-11.30am
Funny Bones - Dinosaur Dreams by Allen Ahlberg
Theme for Session: Dinosaurs
Week 6
Wednesday 19th October
10-11.30am
Thursday 20th October
9.30 - 11am
Friday 21st October
10-11.30am
Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson
Theme for Session: Witches and Halloween
Half Term Halloween Party!
Week 7
Wednesday 26th October
10am - 12pm & 2pm - 4pm
The Special Halloween Party Prices:
£15.00 for 1 adult and 1 child aged 7 months +
£12.50 per additional child aged 7 months +
£2.50 per additional baby aged 0-6 months
£2.50 per additional adult
(Note: The Children under 0-6 months will not receive the special extras at this session)
The Special Halloween sessions include:
🎃 A 2 hour session
🎃 A Halloween treat box at story time.
🎃 A Halloweeen Balloon on a stick to take home
🎃 A Halloween gift for each child
🎃 Halloween games with prizes to be won.
Booking as always is essential.
Ten Little Monstera by Mike Brownlow
Theme for session: Halloween
Half Term Halloween Disco!
Week 7
Friday 28th October
6pm - 8pm
The Special Halloween Party Prices:
£15.00 for 1 adult and 1 child aged 4 years +
£12.50 per additional child aged 4 years +
£2.50 per additional adult
The Special Halloween Disco session includes:
🎃 A Disco to enjoy!
🎃 A Halloween treat box for each child with snacks to enjoy throughout the party
🎃 A party bag on arrival including glow sticks for use at the party
🎃 Halloween sweets for each child as they leave
🎃 Halloween games with prizes to be won
Week 8
Wednesday 2nd November
10-11.30am
Thursday 3rd November
9.30 - 11am
Friday 4th November
10-11.30am
Sugarlump and the Unicorn by Julia Donaldson
Theme for Session: Unicorns and Circus
Week 9
Wednesday 9th November
10-11.30am
Thursday 10th November
9.30 - 11am
Friday 11th November
10-11.30am
Six Dinner Sid by Inga Moore
Theme for Session: Pets
Week 10
Wednesday 16th November
10-11.30am
Thursday 17th November
9.30 - 11am
No Bright Times session today.
Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson
Theme for Session: Jungle
Week 11
Wednesday 23rd November
10-11.30am
Thursday 24th November
9.30 - 11am
Friday 25th November
10-11.30am
Poppy and Sam - Pig gets lost by Stephan Cartwright
Theme for Session: Farm
Week 12
Wednesday 30th November
10-11.30am
Thursday 1st December
9.30 - 11am
Friday 2nd December 2021
10-11.30am
Fix it duck by Jez Alborough
Theme for Session: Vehicles
Week 13
Wednesday 7th December
10-11.30am
Thursday 8th December
9.30 - 11am
Friday 9th December
10-11.30am
Snowball by Sue Hendra
Theme for Session: Winter and Snowman
Week 14
Wednesday 14th December
10-11.30am
Thursday 15th December
9.30 - 11am
Friday 16th December
10-11.30am
Stick Man by Julia Donaldson
Theme for Session: Christmas
Bright Times Christmas Parties
Sunday 18th December
10am - 12pm
Wednesday 21st December
10am - 12pm and 2pm - 4pm
The Night Before Christmas
The Special Christmas prices:
£15.00 for 1 adult and 1 child aged 7 months +
£12.50 per additional child aged 7 months +
£2.50 per additional baby aged 0-6 months
£2.50 per additional adult
(Note: The Children under 0-6 months will not receive the special extras at this session)
The Special Christmas Parties include:
🎅🏻 A 2 hour session
🎅🏻 A visit from Santa
🎅🏻 A gift for each child
🎅🏻 A pass the parcel
🎅🏻 A balloon on a stick to take home
🎅🏻 A Christmas treat box at story time
🎅🏻 Mince Pies and short bread for the adults at story time.
Booking as always is essential.
Christmasaurus by Tom Fletcher
Theme for Session: Christmas
