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• Street Dance with Rebound Dance (funded by Villages Housing): starts Monday 30 September; 4.00p.m. - 5.00 p.m.; ages 8 - 12; session costs £1.00.
• Football Coaching (with Everton in the Community): every Tuesday and Friday; 5.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m.; ages 8 and over; boys and girls; FREE!
• Get Healthy Together: every Wednesday; 3.30 p.m. - 5.00 p.m.; family based practical and fun programme of exercise and healthy eating.
• Sewing Cafe: every Thursday; 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 Noon; all materials supplied; just bring money for a cuppa!
• Safari Kids Club: every Saturday; 10.00 a.m. - 3.00p.m.; youngsters 11 and under can stay all day for just £2.00 per individual; discounts for families. 

Fun for all guaranteed as part of the Stockbridge Community Intergenerational Project. But remember, activities are open to all and residents from anywhere in Knowsley will receive a warm welcome.    

Stockbridge Village

Renamed Stockbridge Village in 1983 following the revamp of the Cantril Farm housing estate the community was developed in the 60s to rehouse residents from inner-city Liverpool whose homes were knocked down in the slum clearances. More than £25m has been invested in the area in recent years with family homes replacing the tower blocks and a new leisure centre. Former Liverpool FC supersub David Fairclough grew up on Cantril Farm as did Paul Rutherford of Frankie Goes to Hollywood fame. Stockbridge Village is covered by our Facebook Community Reporter Jess Molyneux, and you can see her stories here, see more and contact her via her profile page or join the Knowsley Facebook community group

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Sunday Morning Stockbridge Farmers Market and New Town

This is a lovely relaxed way to spend a Sunday in Edinburgh with a leisurely start at 12 midday – then bang:  into a full Scottish experience of locally smoked salmon and a dram of single malt whisky – Bowmore from the unique whisky-loving island of Islay in a speakeasy bar. Then we visit the weekly Sunday Morning Stockbridge Farmers Market and meet the people behind Caithness Smokehouse and try some of their unique smoked butter -yes butter and smoked cheese and seaweed chutney – I promise you its delicious.

Then haggis – meat or veggie in a traditional pub, then a walk through the New Town and end with freshly churned Perthshire ice cream 

This tour focuses on the best of Scottish food sourced from independent suppliers taking in the magnificent UNESCO Georgian New Town, (the largest Georgian city in the world)  and vibrant Stockbridge village. 

Highlights include haggis, whisky, smoked salmon, cheeses and butter  and ice cream. We finish near the Sunday Morning Stockbridge Market – which is open till 4pm,  so you can return at your leisure to try more Scottish foods such as honey, cakes, breads, jam as well as adorable tartan accessories for your four-legged friends and local art. 

This afternoon food tour is a lovely way to access some of the best of Scottish food in a beautiful part of Edinburgh that is not really on the tourist trail and is a great complement to The Old Town. I recommend doing an Old Town tour first as The New Town ( well, it was new in 1745!) was built as result of over crowding in the medieval Old Town which grew up round The Castle.

The Sunday Morning Stockbridge Market tour offers a very generous lunch with architectural and historical amuse-bouche such as why are there so many painted windows in The New Town?  Book a tour and find out why over an Islay single malt and some delicious smoked salmon in a iconic pub which only plays vinyl – rock n roll or jazz

Or would you like to see some of our other lovely walking food tours in Edinburgh 

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• We just did the Food Safari tour (New Town), and it was fantastic. Nell shares her vast knowledge of food and history, making the tour so enjoyable. We got to explore an area of Edinburgh we otherwise might have missed. Nell felt like an old friend, and I highly recommend this tour. It was Sunday so we got the added bonus of going to the outdoor market. Either tour would be great! — Vancouver, Washington
• Nell was a fantastic host - she took us to several excellent food stops, which we picked up some food to even take home from, and this was complimented with relevant and fascinating historical and architectural info as we walked around the new town. Very knowledgeable and interesting. I would absolutely attend again!
• Nell was a really engaging host and took us to several excellent food stops and this was complimented beautifully with historical and architectural info. Very knowledgeable and interesting.
• Our First Food Safari Review of: Edinburgh Food Safari - we do the hunting, you do the eating We’ve never been on a food safari before and the experience was wonderful. We got to see a part of Edinburgh we wouldn’t have otherwise seen and the food was really good quality. Even our picky nine year old enjoyed herself! We started with a scone at the Raeburn before moving on to cheese tasters in a local park area. We then had Scottish salmon before sitting down to a haggis lunch. The haggis was the best we had while we’re in Scotland and my partner appreciated the vegetarian option. We then had a gin, iron brew for the young one which is now one of her favourite drinks. Finally, we finished with a visit to the Marshmellow Lady! Nell was an exceptional guide through out. I was really impressed that she had taken the time to do a history course so she could educate you on the Stockbridge and Cannonmills area as you walked round the sites. I would highly recommend the Edinburgh Food Safari to anyone who visits Edinburgh. Now we have experienced them I will be looking for food safari experiences in every city we go to as well. Thank you Nell for such a wonderful experience! — Oliver Williams wrote a review Aug 2021 Kingston-upon-Hull, United Kingdom
• Edinburgh/Stockbridge Food Tour Had a wonderful afternoon in Stockbridge for the farmer's market and a walk around the town visiting a few different food shops (samples included) and a Victorian Pub for lunch. The tour included the history of the town and a discussion of the local architecture, as we strolled along. The food stops highlighted local Scottish fare and drink. Our guide Nell was wonderful. She was knowledgeable and exuberant as she shared her hometown with us. I would recommend enjoying a side of Edinburgh that you may not ordinarily explore, with a very knowledgeable guide. — Candy wrote a review Jun 2022

• History – Stockbridge Village
• Stockbridge Village

Stockbridge Village may be a relatively new community (formerly Cantril Farm) but the area of land on which it now sits partly in Huyton and partly in Knowsley, has a rich history.

Stock Bridge (after which the lane and eventually the township was named) was originally a wooden bridge which crossed the River Alt. It was named as a boundary as early as 1189.

Following the Norman Conquest of 1066 and William the Conqueror’s Great Survey which resulted in the Domesday Book of 1086, the land that became Stockbridge Village was owned by the Thane, Uctred. This ownership later transferred to the de Lathom family and continued so until 1385, when Isabel de Lathom married Sir John de Stanley and the lands passed to the Stanley line.

In 1485, Thomas, Lord Stanley became 1 st Earl of Derby , a title bestowed on him by King Henry VII following Henry’s victory at the Battle of Bosworth at which Thomas, Lord Stanley, participated to aid the Crown forces.

Descendants of the Stanley family prospered and the seat of the Earls of Derby became Knowsley Hall , the earliest part of which is believed to be late 15 th Century. The Knowsley Estate lands covered a huge area (including Stockbridge) where tenant farmers and farm labourers worked the land whilst others were employed in other labour on the Knowsley Park Estate or at Knowsley Hall itself. A similar situation existed for those who worked for the Earl of Sefton with his nearby seat of Croxteth Hall .

Therefore, the agricultural life of the majority of local inhabitants remained the same for hundreds of years, it wasn’t until 20 th Century that major changes occurred for the nearby townships. Two major issues took place to bring about this transformation:

Firstly, increased overcrowding brought the need for slum housing to be cleared in Liverpool so from 1930s onwards, locations outside the city were being sought to build new estates.

Secondly, the Stanley family had suffered two deaths during 1930s and in order to settle the large payment of death duties, Lord Derby sought to raise funds by selling large tracts of land to Liverpool Corporation .

Thereafter, new housing estates began to appear in Huyton, Halewood and Kirkby. By late 1950s, discussions were underway between Liverpool Corporation and Whiston Rural District Council regarding a new site development in the Cantril Farm area.

One of the controversial proposals put forward by the Liverpool City Architect was to increase housing density in the Cantril Farm development by building 15 and 22 storey high-rise blocks; Whiston Rural District Council officials objected to this as the blocks were deemed inappropriate for a rural setting. A meeting was held between Lancashire County Council , Whiston Rural District Council , Huyton Urban District Council and the Minister of Housing to discuss the matter. Opposition to the plan was overruled and nine blocks were sanctioned to be built.

The decision was made to build the Cantril Farm estate on the ‘ Radburn ’ layout design (named after Radburn, New Jersey, U.S.A., 1929). The basis of the design was to create more living accommodation and to separate people from motor vehicles using the idea of superblocks, where a large block of land was surrounded by main roads, with houses grouped around small cul-de-sacs, each having an access road branching off the main roads. To move safely from area to area of the estate, underpasses and overpasses were built into the design. Public amenities: schools, churches, shops and libraries were also to be built as part of the scheme.

Families began to move into the new development from mid-1960s but the infrastructure did not keep pace with the house building. Concerns were raised about the suitability of the public spaces which were not considered suitable for playing fields. Shops and services were slow to appear. It wasn’t until 1968 that plans for a shopping complex including a post office and community centre were accepted. This resulted by 1970 in the opening of The Withens shopping centre.

Other improvements around this period were the opening of two schools in 1968, St Albert’s and St Brigid’s. In January 1969 a local social club opened and in 1971 the foundation stone of the first Cantril Farm church, St Judes was laid.

Completion of the estate took place in the early 1970s but big political changes were ahead. The Local Government Act of 1972 eventually brought about the formation of a new Metropolitan County of Merseyside made up of five Boroughs: Liverpool, Sefton, Wirral, St Helens and Knowsley.

On 1 st April 1974 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council was formed and from the outset faced many challenges. KMBC became responsible for the districts of Cronton, Halewood, Huyton, Kirkby, Knowsley, Prescot, Tarbock and Whiston, this included the area of Cantril Farm.

Now responsible for the Cantril Farm development, KMBC took on the transferred housing stock from Liverpool Corporation but also inherited the maintenance costs involved with a backlog of repairs. As the decade progressed things gradually began to decline.

By the early 1980s, the economic situation was hard felt in the area. Male unemployment had reached 49% and youth unemployment reaching 80%. As earnings declined, rent arrears increased as did crime, and due to the layout of the estates, the police struggled to respond quickly to calls with the pedestrian layout of the housing. Shops began to close and people started moving out of the area, the situation deteriorated to a point where something had to be done!

In 1982, Michael Heseltine who was then Secretary of State for the Environment , visited Cantril Farm and following his visit, a report was produced by his Housing Advisor Tom Baron, on the need for change and reversal of the decline. Following discussions and community meetings, a scheme was announced in November 1982 regarding the formation of a Stockbridge Village Trust which eventually took place in April 1983. The Trust took over the housing stock and in May 1983, the two-thirds of Cantril Farm that existed under Knowsley Borough control was to have a name change to become Stockbridge Village and with it a fresh start.

From that period onwards, Stockbridge Village has been on an upwards trend. Demolition took place of some of the high-rise blocks, maisonettes, flats and subways and investment provided the opportunity to build a more varied housing stock. Over a number of years, the general layout of the estate has been radically altered from the original ‘ Radburn ’ type design to a more practical arrangement. Existing housing was re-modelled, new drives were installed, porches and walls were built, with railings added and new shops and services introduced. The transformation to traditional housing was welcomed by the inhabitants.

During 1990s decade, a number of improved facilities appeared including Heatwaves Leisure Centre in 1990 followed by an adjacent new Stockbridge Village Library at The Withens in 1993. Additionally, council properties were transferred to Stockbridge Village Housing Association in 1995.

Following closure of Heatwaves in December 2009 and the nearby library, Stockbridge Village was due for regeneration and this began soon after. Between 2010-2012, following changes to both the roadways and the pedestrian area, the new Croft Shopping Centre was formed at Leach Croft, off Waterpark Drive complete with a bus terminus and a new Stockbridge Health Centre . Across the road, a new complex was built housing Stockbridge Village Primary School, a new Stockbridge Village Library and a new leisure centre with wide-ranging gym and sports facilities, this building was named the Neighbourhood Centre .

In 2018, the Barley Mow public house on Waterpark Drive was demolished but a range of new affordable housing was built on the site (the first for over a decade) which was completed in February 2020.

The Coronavirus pandemic in 2020 dominated the news for the whole year. A timeline of the events that occurred can be consulted here: COVID-19 National and Local timeline 2020

New COVID-19 ‘Smart’ testing site for anyone without symptoms who is unable to work from home opens at the ForHousing Office, The Croft on 13th February 2021.

At the start of June 2021, an extra-care facility for independent living was completed at Jackson Gardens, Whitethorn Drive. The development provides 90 new homes comprising 64 one and two-bedroom apartments and 26 bungalows with 24-hour support. Tenants’ on-site facilities will include a bistro, laundry, communal lounges and the use of a spa and treatment room.

As the Coronavirus pandemic continued in 2021 with new variants appearing, a further timeline shows the changing situation throughout the year: COVID-19 National and Local timeline 2021

Sir George Howarth, M.P. for the Knowsley Constituency received the honour of Freedom of the Borough at a Knowsley Council meeting on 23rd March. The long-serving Labour M.P. began his political life as a councillor for Huyton-with-Roby Urban District Council in the 1970s, before becoming an M.P. in 1986.

The success of the UK’s vaccination programme meant that coronavirus restrictions were eased in 2022. A summary of COVID-19 information for the year can be found here: COVID-19 National and Local timeline 2022

The UK Government’s Emergency Alerts System is now live and will be used to warn people when lives are in danger, initially to warn of severe weather-related incidents including flooding and provide instructions how to respond to an alert. To check the system, a test took place at 3pm on Sunday 23rd April whereby most people received an official text message on their mobile phones.

The latest COVID-19 information can be found here: COVID-19 National and Local timeline (to end of May 2023)

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Three decades of A Day in the Village have celebrated the coming of summer

May 25, 2024 Kayla Fletcher 0 Announcement , events , features , Holidays , News , Stockbridge ,

by Tina Cole-Mullins

When it’s Father’s Day weekend, school’s out and temperatures warm up, it’s time to get out and celebrate.

For three decades, Stockbridge’s annual A Day in the Village has enabled families and friends to gather together for fun, food and festivities in town. This year, the festival marks a special anniversary.

“The 2024 A Day in the Village is our 30th year,” said Mike Klimkiewicz, of the Stockbridge Area Chamber of Commerce (SACC). The chamber sponsors the annual event, held each year on the Friday and Saturday before Father’s Day.

The festival begins this year on Friday, June 14, and will continue Saturday, June 15.

“A variety of food, festivities and fun can be found for the entire family between the park and the Town Square in Stockbridge,” Klimkiewicz said.

Friday evening’s entertainment is a local favorite with classic rock band Flyte, beginning at 7 p.m. in Veterans Memorial Park.

The Father of the Year Award will be presented at 9 p.m. Friday, followed by fireworks sponsored by the Stockbridge DDA.

Saturday’s events at the Town Square and Veterans Memorial Park include kids’ inflatables, Peddle Pullers, belly dancers, balloon guys and food vendors. A street party will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday on Elizabeth Street. The band Renegade will be featured.

SAAC Art Show coincides with A Day in the Village Another popular attraction of the festival is the annual A Day in the Village Art Show sponsored by the Stockbridge Area Arts Council (SAAC). In the show, local artists can display their work and compete for awards and cash prizes.

SAAC is accepting entry applications for A Day in the Village Art Show 2024. Entry deadline is June 10; artwork must be delivered to the Stockbridge Township Hall on June 13 (from 3-7pm). If you participated as an artist in 2023, you should receive a letter and application by email. Application forms are available at the Stockbridge Library and also can be dropped off there. A small fee of $10 will allow for up to four entries by an artist.

The artwork will be on display from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 14, and from 10 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Saturday, June 15, in the Stockbridge Township Hall. Awards and cash prizes will be presented at 4 p.m. Saturday for first, second, and third place in fine arts and photography categories. In addition, a cash prize for People’s Choice will be awarded based on votes cast by visitors to the show.

The Stockbridge Area Chamber of Commerce is key to organizing A Day in the Village. According to Klimkiewicz, “Our SACC future looks great and we’re considering many new innovative ideas to help Chamber members in the upcoming year.” In addition to Klimkiewicz, the SACC board includes Carrie Graham as vice president and Shannon Sandecki, Donnie Anderson, and Andrea Place.

The SACC is looking for volunteers with additional ideas or suggestions for A Day in the Village or to join the committee. Contact Mike Klimkiewicz by calling 734-648-6111, or stop in most evenings at the Stockbridge Bowl, [email protected] .

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Monday - Swimming, Arts & Crafts, Boccia, Sewing/Games, Healthy Eating, Signing, Nail Polish & Massage, Baking and Music Quiz

Tuesday - Golf Session, Sports Session, Quiz, Healthy Eating, Sit Fit, Crafts, Bingo, Relaxation, Film Club and Table Top Games

Wednesday - Sit fit, Dance and Drama Session, Gardening, Table Top Games, Games Session, Bowling and Sensory Session

Thursday - Healthy Eating, Swimming, Arts & Crafts, Pampering Session, Games Session, Strolling Group, Bingo and Relaxation Session

Friday - Wheels 4 All, Gardening, Karaoke, Film Club, Sensory Session, Computer Session, Dance Session and Bingo

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The Unique Burial of a Child of Early Scythian Time at the Cemetery of Saryg-Bulun (Tuva)

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In 1988, the Tuvan Archaeological Expedition (led by M. E. Kilunovskaya and V. A. Semenov) discovered a unique burial of the early Iron Age at Saryg-Bulun in Central Tuva. There are two burial mounds of the Aldy-Bel culture dated by 7th century BC. Within the barrows, which adjoined one another, forming a figure-of-eight, there were discovered 7 burials, from which a representative collection of artifacts was recovered. Burial 5 was the most unique, it was found in a coffin made of a larch trunk, with a tightly closed lid. Due to the preservative properties of larch and lack of air access, the coffin contained a well-preserved mummy of a child with an accompanying set of grave goods. The interred individual retained the skin on his face and had a leather headdress painted with red pigment and a coat, sewn from jerboa fur. The coat was belted with a leather belt with bronze ornaments and buckles. Besides that, a leather quiver with arrows with the shafts decorated with painted ornaments, fully preserved battle pick and a bow were buried in the coffin. Unexpectedly, the full-genomic analysis, showed that the individual was female. This fact opens a new aspect in the study of the social history of the Scythian society and perhaps brings us back to the myth of the Amazons, discussed by Herodotus. Of course, this discovery is unique in its preservation for the Scythian culture of Tuva and requires careful study and conservation.

Keywords: Tuva, Early Iron Age, early Scythian period, Aldy-Bel culture, barrow, burial in the coffin, mummy, full genome sequencing, aDNA

Information about authors: Marina Kilunovskaya (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation E-mail: [email protected] Vladimir Semenov (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation E-mail: [email protected] Varvara Busova  (Moscow, Russian Federation).  (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences.  Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected] Kharis Mustafin  (Moscow, Russian Federation). Candidate of Technical Sciences. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.  Institutsky Lane, 9, Dolgoprudny, 141701, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected] Irina Alborova  (Moscow, Russian Federation). Candidate of Biological Sciences. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.  Institutsky Lane, 9, Dolgoprudny, 141701, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected] Alina Matzvai  (Moscow, Russian Federation). Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.  Institutsky Lane, 9, Dolgoprudny, 141701, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected]

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Zvenigorod's most famous sight is the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery, which was founded in 1398 by the monk Savva from the Troitse-Sergieva Lavra, at the invitation and with the support of Prince Yury Dmitrievich of Zvenigorod. Savva was later canonised as St Sabbas (Savva) of Storozhev. The monastery late flourished under the reign of Tsar Alexis, who chose the monastery as his family church and often went on pilgrimage there and made lots of donations to it. Most of the monastery’s buildings date from this time. The monastery is heavily fortified with thick walls and six towers, the most impressive of which is the Krasny Tower which also serves as the eastern entrance. The monastery was closed in 1918 and only reopened in 1995. In 1998 Patriarch Alexius II took part in a service to return the relics of St Sabbas to the monastery. Today the monastery has the status of a stauropegic monastery, which is second in status to a lavra. In addition to being a working monastery, it also holds the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum.

Belfry and Neighbouring Churches

Located near the main entrance is the monastery's belfry which is perhaps the calling card of the monastery due to its uniqueness. It was built in the 1650s and the St Sergius of Radonezh’s Church was opened on the middle tier in the mid-17th century, although it was originally dedicated to the Trinity. The belfry's 35-tonne Great Bladgovestny Bell fell in 1941 and was only restored and returned in 2003. Attached to the belfry is a large refectory and the Transfiguration Church, both of which were built on the orders of Tsar Alexis in the 1650s.  

To the left of the belfry is another, smaller, refectory which is attached to the Trinity Gate-Church, which was also constructed in the 1650s on the orders of Tsar Alexis who made it his own family church. The church is elaborately decorated with colourful trims and underneath the archway is a beautiful 19th century fresco.

Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is the oldest building in the monastery and among the oldest buildings in the Moscow Region. It was built between 1404 and 1405 during the lifetime of St Sabbas and using the funds of Prince Yury of Zvenigorod. The white-stone cathedral is a standard four-pillar design with a single golden dome. After the death of St Sabbas he was interred in the cathedral and a new altar dedicated to him was added.

Under the reign of Tsar Alexis the cathedral was decorated with frescoes by Stepan Ryazanets, some of which remain today. Tsar Alexis also presented the cathedral with a five-tier iconostasis, the top row of icons have been preserved.

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The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is located between the Tsaritsa's Chambers of the left and the Palace of Tsar Alexis on the right. The Tsaritsa's Chambers were built in the mid-17th century for the wife of Tsar Alexey - Tsaritsa Maria Ilinichna Miloskavskaya. The design of the building is influenced by the ancient Russian architectural style. Is prettier than the Tsar's chambers opposite, being red in colour with elaborately decorated window frames and entrance.

At present the Tsaritsa's Chambers houses the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum. Among its displays is an accurate recreation of the interior of a noble lady's chambers including furniture, decorations and a decorated tiled oven, and an exhibition on the history of Zvenigorod and the monastery.

Palace of Tsar Alexis

The Palace of Tsar Alexis was built in the 1650s and is now one of the best surviving examples of non-religious architecture of that era. It was built especially for Tsar Alexis who often visited the monastery on religious pilgrimages. Its most striking feature is its pretty row of nine chimney spouts which resemble towers.

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Date/Time Date(s) - 31 August 2024 12:00 - 15:00

Location Volair Sports Centre The Withins L28 1AB

• Stockbridge Village

A fun filled afternoon for children and their families at Volair Sports Centre. Safari Kids Club is part of the heart of Stockbridge run by members of the community providing a fun, safe space for children to play and grow.

You will need to sign up to be a member of Safari Kids Club. Call 07872 807 955

£2.25 for first child and £1.15 for siblings

Age range: 1-14 year olds

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