1. Year 6 and 7 Residential Trip 12th -16th June 2017
Shropshire Trip
Year 6 and 7 Residential Trip
12th -16th June 2017

2. STAFF / VOLUNTEERS
Mrs Wilkinson
Mrs Nicholls
Mrs Norris

3. Cloverley Hall, Whitchurch, Shropshire
Where we are staying:
Cloverley Hall, Whitchurch, Shropshire

4. The Bedrooms
The bedrooms at Cloverley are being upgraded all of the time.
It’s likely that they will have a mixture of newly refurbished and older rooms.
Some of the rooms are en-suite and some have shared (mostly brand new) bathrooms.

5. Bedrooms:
Pupils have been able to request whom they would like to share a room with.
We will try our best to match these up with the rooms available. Where this is not possible, they will at least be with 1 of their friends.

6. Food
The food was really enjoyable when we last stayed here. The portions were of a good size so no one went hungry!
Special diets and vegetarians are also catered for.

7. Outside Facilities
There is plenty of outdoor space – woodland areas, rose gardens, football pitches and benches to sit at.
The kids can play safely as Cloverley Hall is situated down a long drive.

8. Children will need to bring a packed lunch for day 1.

9. Day 1 (Monday 12th June)
08:00 – 08:30 Meet at Willowburn Leisure Centre (please bring pocket money and any medication and hand in to your group leader).
8:30 - Leave Willowburn Leisure Centre and travel to Northgate Arena Pool, Chester. (There will be a stop-off where pupils can go to the loo and then eat their packed lunch).
14:00 Go to the pool – play and have fun!
16:30 Leave Chester and travel to Cloverley Hall.
17:30 Arrive at Cloverley Hall
Evening activities to include: welcome talk, eating tea, playing outside, unpacking and going to bed.

10. Northgate Arena – Chester Pool

11. Day Two – Chester Zoo

12. Day 2 (Tuesday 13th June)
7:30 Have breakfast
9:00 Depart for Chester Zoo
10:00 Arrive at Chester Zoo
16:30 Leave the zoo and travel back to the hotel.
17:30 Arrive back at Cloverley Hall
Evening activities of playing outside.

13. Day Three: Liverpool Museum and Liverpool Tate

14. Day 3 (Wednesday 14th June)
7:30 Have breakfast
9:00 Depart for Liverpool
10:30 Arrive at Museum of Liverpool
Lunch in Sefton Park
15:00 Liverpool Tate Museum.
16:30 Leave Liverpool
18:00 Arrive back at Cloverley Hall
Evening activities of playing outside.

15. Day 4 Alton Towers
There are height restrictions on some of the rides – pupils have been measured so we know which rides they can and can’t go on.
Please have a look at the website and go on YouTube and have a proper think about the type of rides that they would like to go on.
There is also an interactive height and ride planner:
Really fast and big rides tend to have a very long queue (1-2 hours).
We have previously organised the groups into:
Big fast rides.
Medium / pretty fast rides – including water rides.
Slow rides and water rides.

17. Day 4 (Thursday 15th June)
7:30 Have breakfast
9:00 Depart for Alton Towers
10:30 Arrive at Alton Towers
17:00 Leave Alton Towers
18:30 Arrive back at Cloverley Hall
Evening activities of playing outside.

18. Day 5 Skydiving at Ifly (formerly AirKix) (indoor)

19. Day 5 (Friday 16th June)
7:00 Have breakfast
8:15 Depart for Skydiving at Ifly (Airkix indoor centre)
10:00 Arrive at Ifly
14:30 Leave Ifly in Manchester
18:00 (approximately) Arrive back into Alnwick Willowburn Centre.
Evening activities of snoozing!!!

20. No mobile phones will be allowed on the trip. Pupils CAN take: cameras
MP3 players
As long as they don’t connect to the Internet.

21. Only music players without internet or messaging capabilities will be allowed.

22. Cameras are allowed but not camera phones.

23. No Hair straighteners

24. Money Pupils can bring pocket money if they would like:
Absolutely no more than £10 per day.
Please can they hand in their pocket money for the rest of the week in 4 labelled envelopes with: their name on; the amount; and the group leader’s name.
Their money will be given to them at breakfast by their group leader.

25. Year 6/7 Shropshire Visit
Kit List (suggested)
Wash Bag
This should include toiletries such as shower gel, toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo and conditioner, and a brush or comb.
No aerosols are allowed. Deodorant should be ‘roll on’ or in stick form.
2 towels – one for swimming
- one for after washing.

26. Year 6/7 Shropshire Visit
Kit List
Clothes – suggested.
(A) Sleepwear.
(B) 5 changes of underwear.
(C) 4 changes of socks.
(D) Comfortable clothes to travel in and change from and into after swimming (eg jeans, tracksuit bottoms etc).
(E) pairs of trousers for wearing during the 4 remaining days.
(F) four T-shirts or tops.
(G) Shorts (hopefully).
Two jumpers or sweatshirts.
SWIMSUIT / TRUNKS / SWIMMING SHORTS (Don’t forget).
Dressy clothes are not necessary. Football tops are not allowed.
Make-up is not allowed or necessary.

27. Year 6/7 Shropshire Trip
Kit List
Shoes/Trainers
Practical/sensible shoes/trainers will be needed for comfort during the day. Slippers may be brought for wearing in the accommodation, if desired.
Coat
A warm, waterproof coat is essential.
Extras
Day bag, sunglasses, purse/wallet, camera (if you would like), watch, teddy bear (if you would like), suntan lotion, ipod/ MP3.

28. Day 1 You will need to have a day bag with you:
It must include: stuff to keep you entertained on the coach, your PACKED LUNCH and your SWIMMING KIT.
Don’t forget to take any travel sickness tablets before you arrive at Willowburn.
Any medication and their instructions will need to be handed in to your group leader before we set off (you will be told who your group leader is beforehand).
Your purse / wallet with your pocket money for the day (the rest needs to be handed in).

29. Updates:
We will update the school website once we have arrived, and occasionally throughout the trip.