This summer we have a wide range of fun activities available for children of all ages across our venues in Blaenau Gwent.

Libraries

Ready, set, read!  This summer children aged 4 – 11 can visit our six Blaenau Gwent Libraries to get involved in a Summer Reading Challenge themed around the power of play, sport, games and physical activity.

The challenge is FREE to join, and there’s lots of FREE materials available from our libraries and online via the Challenge website, to encourage children to keep their minds and bodies active over the summer break.  There will also be a range of FREE activities to join in with, including Physical Literacy & Storytelling Sessions with our Sports Development team at all of our libraries and Creative Art Sessions at Brynmawr and Tredegar Libraries.

Our Sports Libraries are also available at Abertillery, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale and Tredegar offering a range of sports equipment and games sets that are free to borrow for library members.  Equipment includes foam flyers, tennis racquets and balls, badminton sets, cricket sets and a range of balls (football, rugby, basketball and netball).  All items are FREE to borrow for a 3-week period, subject to availability.

Bedwellty House & Park

This summer we have lots of fun planned for children of all ages – join our Animal Encounters Day on 7th August to meet and learn about an exciting selection of animals!  We’ll also be making a mess at our Slime Workshop on 17th August (suitable for ages 4+) and we’ll be joining Seargeant Rob for a Little Soldiers Boot Camp on 23rd August (suitable for ages 5+).  For more info on these activities please visit our website here

The Louby Lou storytelling team will also be returning every Tuesday throughout the summer for a whole host of fun storytelling adventures (suitable for ages 3-8).  For more info, or to book online visit the Louby Lou Storytelling website here

Sports Centres

Our popular Playschemes will be returning to all three of our sports centres offering a range of sports themed activities and a swim session for children aged 8 – 12.  Sessions are £5.65 per child, and pre-booking is essential as spaces are limited:

•  Tredegar Sports Centre on Mondays & Tuesdays - call 01495 353395 to book

• Ebbw Vale Sports Centre on Wednesdays & Fridays - call 01495 357777 to book

• Abertillery Sports Centre on Tuesdays & Fridays - call 01495 357779 to book

Each of our sports centres will also host fully funded Fit, Fed & Fun Rugby Camps on 3rd and 24th August at Ebbw Vale, 17th August at Abertillery and 10th August at Tredegar.

For the summer holidays we’ve also extended our Junior Gym sessions, which allow people aged 12 – 15 to access the gym without an adult, and we’ll have regular Pay and Play sessions on the 3G pitches for under 16’s. Tredegar Sports Centre will also host Mini Playschemes and Kicks every Friday evening, no booking necessary.

For more information on our sports centre summer activities visit our website here To view our summer holidays swimming timetables for all our centres click here

Parc Bryn Bach

Parc Bryn Bach is filled with fun activities for all the family and is open daily from 8.30am – 8.30pm.  All our car parks are FREE to use, as is the children’s play area and all our walking trails around the park.  Be sure to check out our new sculpture trail featuring 8 wooden animal carvings around the lake – scan the QR codes on them to hear a little about each animal.

Onsite facilities include mini golf, go-kart hire which can be booked online here and a golf driving range.  We also have a dog friendly Lake View Café and outdoor kiosk serving a range of snacks and refreshments. Visitors can also hire a range of equipment including pedalos, mountain bikes and paddlesports (canoes, kayaks and SUP).

For adventure seekers of all ages, we also have a range of extra activities throughout the Whitsun school holidays:

• Climb & Cave - for ages 4+

• Archery Tag - for ages 8+

• Tiki SUP - for ages 8+

• Canoe / Kayak Taster Sessions - for ages 8+

• Adventure Activity Day – for ages 8 - 14

• Female Only Intro to SUP – for ages 16+

• Intro to SUP - for ages 16+

For more information on dates and times of activities and to book online visit our website here

To keep up to date with all our events at Aneurin Leisure visit our What’s On page here