Families searching for Easter fun can hop into Sleaford for free outdoor activities including a trail with the chance to get a Cadbury chocolate egg – all for free.
A special Easter garden will be in the main square of Sleaford’s Market Place from 11am-4pm on Saturday April 12.
There at the Easter garden, you can pick up a leaflet and embark on the Easter trail by finding all 10 town centre businesses and venues displaying the special window stickers shown. Return your completed trail leaflet to the Easter garden to claim a free Cadbury egg – while stocks last, one egg per child or adult showing their completed trail leaflet.
Each completed trail leaflet is also entry for one child into the Easter garden itself, where the fun continues. From creating Easter cards to crafting masks, there’s plenty within the garden to keep little ones busy. Seasonal decorations and selfie spots for photographs at the garden will also
create memories for everyone. Please note that these activities are all planned to take place outdoors.
There’ll also be free children’s face painting, with the exact location for this to be confirmed. In addition, every completed trail leaflet handed in at the garden will be entered for the chance to win a Nintendo Switch in a prize draw open to all.
This Easter event is funded by the Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, as part of the Events programme. In fact, it’s the first to be supported by an additional year of UK Shared Prosperity Fund monies for North Kesteven, with more events to be shared as details are confirmed.
North Kesteven District Council Assistant Director of Economy Tony Mabbott said: “This free event is a great way to celebrate Easter with a unique and interactive experience including free crafting, activities and face painting for children and photo opportunities for everyone.
“It’s a fantastic chance to support local businesses too – whether the Easter trail leads you to discover a new place you love or re-discover a business you know – and it’s easy to extend the fun with great food and drink, free or low-cost arts and heritage venues, leisure facilities, the scenic River Slea and more all within the town centre or easy reach from it.
“A full year of events will bring more opportunities to enjoy activities like these while continuing to grow pride of place and our local economy – which in turn helps encourage people to visit more of the venues, events and attractions available across North Kesteven and to discover the great place it is to be.”
This weekend there’ll also be an exciting new event at Sleaford’s Market Place – the first YARD PUTZ, a nine-hole mini golf course open on Saturday March 29 from 11am-3pm. It will be placed outside The Yard VENUE, between Anatolia and the Market Square Café Restaurant. As part of the day there’ll also be free fruit for children and face painting, a snack stand selling treats and The Yard VENUE open for drinks. The mini golf is £5 per group of four with ticket sales going to the Junior Sports Programme Trust, which is based in Sleaford and supports junior sports activities in schools and clubs and youth development in Lincolnshire and East Nottinghamshire. The YARD PUTZ event has been created by the team behind Watergate YARD and the Yard VENUE in Sleaford with part-funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. See Watergate YARD on social media for more, or for specific queries there are contact details on the Watergate YARD website.
Remember to save the date also for this year’s RiverLight Festival in Sleaford, with fringe events taking place between June 14 and June 20. Its grand finale day on Saturday June 21 will once again include a community-led parade in the town centre, entertainment, music and more. Follow @RiverLightFestival on social media to see the latest updates.
The Easter activities follow two heart-themed events on February 15 and 22 which joined a love heart seat installation that month, supported by local businesses which hosted heart tags for people to collect and helped to shape and publicise it, and the WinterLight celebration last December which welcomed people back onto Market Place following the regeneration works. It included a community lantern walk as well as refreshments available from St Denys’ Church and nearby businesses, additional activities and offers.
To see more about the event and trail, and any other fun Easter activities or offers, follow @northkestevendc and @heartoflincs on social media. You can also discover many more fun and unique events taking place across North Kesteven, at Easter or anytime, at the Heart of Lincs events webpage.
To stay up to date with other UKSPF projects, you can sign up for e-newsletters at www.n-kesteven.gvo.uk/stayconnected
