Banish those back to school blues with our amazing range of fun and exciting activities for children of all ages this February Half Term at our Aneurin Leisure venues across Blaenau Gwent!

Throughout the Half Term week our six libraries across Blaenau Gwent will be offering a range of free art workshops and craft activities with a special Harry Potter theme for children of all ages.  Abertillery Library will also be hosting a new Lego Club on Wednesday 21^st February from 2pm – 4pm, which is suitable for children aged 6+.  For more information on these activities ask at your local library or visit our facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/BlaenauGwentLibraries/

Come and join Mowgli and his friends Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther on a madcap adventure in a brand new musical adaptation of The Jungle Book at The Met on Tuesday 20^th February at 1.30pm and 4.30pm.  Funny, exciting and wildly entertaining, this larger than life musical promises to be the perfect treat for families of all ages.  Tickets are £6.50 each – call the Box Office on 01495 355945 or book online at https://aneurinleisure.ticketsolve.com/shows

Discover adventure at Parc Bryn Bach this half term with our exciting range of Adventure Activities from 19^th – 23^rd February.  Each day we have a thrilling choice of activities to choose from including canoeing, bush craft, climbing, archery, caving and gorge walking.  The activity days are suitable for ages 8 - 12 years and cost just £15 per person.  For more information call 01495 355920 or visit www.parcbrynbach.co.uk

If you’re looking for something to keep your little one’s entertained this February, Bedwellty House & Park have a wonderful range of activities for children aged 3+ that will capture their imagination; from our Pancake Day Story & Trail with Louby Lou on 13^th February, a special Monster Mash themed fun day on 20^th February, The Gingerbread Man Story & Trail with Louby Lou on 21^st February (at Parc Bryn Bach) and our Mini Movers parent and toddler session 21^st February.  For older children aged 8+ there’s also the hugely popular Nerf Wars on 22^nd February and Tasty Treats Chocolate Workshops on 23^rd February.  For more information call 01495 353397 or visit www.bedwelltyhouseandpark.co.uk

If your children are excited for this year’s Six Nations, be sure to get them booked onto our Rugby Fun Days at Tredegar and Abertillery Sports Centres on 22^nd February.  We’ll also have Football Camps at Abertillery and Tredegar Sports Centres on 20^th February, and a Cardiff City Football Camp Ebbw Vale Sports Centre on 21^st & 22^nd February.  For younger children, Abertillery Sports Centre will also be hosting a fun filled Parent & Toddler Fun Day on 19^th February. 

Our popular Playschemes will also run throughout the week at all three Sports Centres providing a mix of activities including netball, basketball, racquet sports and much more!  For more information visit www.bglife.co.uk or call Abertillery on 01495 357779, Ebbw Vale on 01495 357777 and Tredegar on 01495 353395.

With the holiday season just a distant memory and the New Year well underway, people everywhere are focused on improving their health and well-being, with ‘lose weight’ and ‘get in shape’ topping the list of this year’s most popular New Year’s resolutions.

But if you’re one of the 88% of people who struggle to maintain their good intentions and eventually abandon their resolutions – we can help you make 2018 the year you achieve your goals!

At Aneurin Leisure we have a fantastic range of facilities and services that can help you to achieve all of your health and well-being goals for 2018; whether that’s to lose weight, get more active, improve your general health or even step up your current fitness regime.

Our three Sports Centres each have a dedicated team of qualified and enthusiastic fitness professionals and with locations at Abertillery, Ebbw Vale and Tredegar, residents of Blaenau Gwent are never more than 5 miles away from getting the help and support they need to start a more healthy and active lifestyle.

With our life membership scheme starting from as little as 58p per day, customers can access over 100 Group Exercise Classes (including world class Les Mills), state of the art gyms, free weights, swimming pools, racquet sports and a health suite.

As a life member you can also access our brand new Activate Life programme which makes it even easier to track your progress and receive ongoing support from our team of fitness professionals.  Through our Taneta System we can provide an in-depth and truly personalized health and fitness consultation which records detailed statistics such as BMI, body fat, blood pressure, muscle mass, metabolic age, water weight, physique rating, bone mass plus much more.  We can then track your progress every four weeks and provide you with ongoing support on advice to help you achieve your goals.

Anthony Hughes, Managing Director of Aneurin Leisure said of the initiative; “At Aneurin Leisure we feel passionately about helping people to lead healthy and active lifestyles, and we want to provide as much support as we can to anyone who’s interested in taking the first steps to improve their health and well-being.” 

To start your new life journey with us simply call our Customer Advisor team on 01495 368015 or email info@aneurinleisure.org.uk

If you’re looking for some tips and advice on healthy living for 2018 then pop along to your local library!

In partnership with our Inspire GP Referral team, all our Libraries throughout Blaenau Gwent are offering FREE health checks for visitors next week at a number of free drop in sessions:

• Brynmawr Library: Monday 15^th January from 10.30am – 11.30am
• Abertillery Library: Wednesday 17^th January from 11am – 12pm
• Ebbw Vale Library: Friday 19^th January from 9.30am – 10.30am
• Cwm Library: Friday 19^th January from 10am – 11am
• Tredegar Library: Friday 19^th January from 2pm – 4pm
• Blaina Library: Friday 19^th January from 2pm – 4pm

• Tredegar Library: Monday 15^th January from 9.30am – 12.30pm (Call 01495 357869 for more info)
• Ebbw Vale Library: Monday 15^th January from 2pm – 5pm (Call 01495 355055 for more info)