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Halloween: what's happening near you? (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Halloween: what's happening near you?
2:17pm Thursday 25th October 2012 in News
Halloween: what's happening near you?
Looking for spooky Halloween events? Here's our round-up of what's happening where....
A host of family Halloween activities will be offer in Bournemouth's Lower Gardens on Wednesday, October 31. There will be an arts and crafts marquee, face painting, circus workshops, fancy dress and lots more, from 1pm-5.30pm.
A Halloween family walk with games, fun and prizes will be held on Wednesday, October 31. Anyone who wishes to take part should wear fancy dress and meet at 5pm at Southbourne Green.
A spooky quiz night will be held to raise money for the Wessex Autistic Society at the charity’s Portfield School in West Parley at 7pm on Tuesday. Fancy dress is encouraged and the fee is £10 to include supper and an alcoholic drink. Details from twas.org.uk or 01202 703597.
FROGS – Friends of Grange Ward – will be holding a Halloween firework display on Wednesday at Waterman’s Park, Somerford, from 6pm-8pm. There will be a bring a pumpkin competition, a Halloween fancy dress contest, a fire performer, and children’s rides.
Ferndown Phoenix Musical Society will host a Halloween Fair this Saturday at the village hall in Church Road from 2pm until 6pm. The event will include face painting, and a puppet show. Money raised will go to the John Thornton Youth Achievers Foundation.
Pumpkins and Twilight, for kids aged six or over, will take place on Tuesday from 4pm until 7pm at Bere Farm. There will be a spooky Halloween trail and children will carve their own pumpkins and do some cooking. The cost is £18 per child.
A children’s Halloween party will take place at the Townsend Community Centre on October 31 from 4pm until 6pm. Cost is £1 per child, with no need to book.
The Good Play Cafe is holding a Halloween party from 4.30pm until 6.30pm on October 31. The cost is £6 for one child or £10 for two.
Lemur Landings Soft Play are holding a Halloween party at Tower Park on Saturday. The party will include a disco, balloon animals and a children’s buffet. Tickets are £10, to be made before 5pm on Friday to get buy-one-get-one-free entry.
A skulls, skins and gory things trial will be held at Avon Heath Country Park between October 27 and November 4 between 11am and 3pm. Entry is £2.80.
Make wildlife-themed Halloween lanterns with the RSPCA at Upton Country Park on Monday, October 29, from 10.30am-noon and 1pm-2.30pm. Just bring a clean glass jar. Cost is £2 per child. Meet at the education centre. Call 07703 607630 for more.
The Sovereign Centre will be holding a Halloween family event on October 31. From 2pm to 4pm, there will be a free fun party with fancy dress completion, free face painting, guess the weight of the pumpkin, and everyone involved will receive free sweets.
Don your scariest costume for free entry to Monkey World this Halloween. Once again the ape rescue centre is offering a free pass for the day to all adults and children who turn up in full Halloween fancy dress costume on Wednesday October 31.
Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park is holding a Halloween family fun week from October 29 to November 4. There will be pumpkin carving, face painters and story tellers, with staff in fancy dress. Call 01202 622022 for more information.
A Halloween Story Telling session will be held at Moors Valley Country Park on Tuesday October 30 from 10.30am to midday. It is aimed for children aged five to eight and costs £4.50. Adults free.
Something spooky is going on at Corfe Castle this Halloween. Look out for ghosts and pumpkins on the family trail and try hair-raising fun like the teddy zip wire challenge at this seasonal event from Saturday to Sunday November 4 from 10am to 4pm. Normal admission applies.
A special Halloween event will take place at Kingston Lacy on October 31. Activities including craft sessions, apple bobbing and spooky story-telling will take place throughout the day from 10.30am until 7pm. Normal admission fees apply but some activities may charge a small fee.
Go batty on Brownsea over half term. There’s a bat activity trail and the chance to make bat masks. The spooky fun takes place from 10.30-4pm from Saturday until Friday, November 2. Normal admission and boat fares apply, activities are free.
Creepy lanterns will be on display at Stewarts Garden Centre on October 31 when the Wimborne and Christchurch stores host a pumpkin night. Entry is £3 per person, under 3s are free but they must have a ticket. 50% of proceeds will go to Julia’s House.
An evening of ghostly tales to mark Halloween night will be held at the Priest’s House Museum on Wednesday, October 31, from 7pm to 9pm. Adults are £5 and children £4 (includes hot soup). For further information contact the museum on 01202 882533.
A Halloween stock car and banger racing event will take place at Ringwood Raceway on Saturday. Trojan Motorsports will be hosting the event, which will include fancy dress racing. Gates open at 4pm and tickets are available at the gate for £12. Children under 13 go free.
This is not an exhaustive list - if you know of an event we should add, please email digital@bournemouthecho.co.uk - and please add it to our free events listing service.
Want to know what's happening for bonfire night? Take a look at our round-up here
Comments(22)
Mike Oxbig
says...
2:46pm Thu 25 Oct 12
RageAgainstTheMachinWould you let them go carol singing at Christmas time?
e wrote:
I will tell you what will be happening near me on Halloween.
We will have all local scabby kids (without supervising parents) begging at our door as per usual.Last year it went on till after 9pm as thats when the local teenage yobbos started doing it.
I took my own children to Halloweeen parties as i refused to let them knock on peoples door,and when they moaned their friends did it,i asked them would they knock on strangers doors any other night looking for sweets?
RageAgainstTheMachine
says...
2:49pm Thu 25 Oct 12
Mike Oxbig wrote:No never let mine do that either.
RageAgainstTheMachinWould you let them go carol singing at Christmas time?
e wrote:
I will tell you what will be happening near me on Halloween.
We will have all local scabby kids (without supervising parents) begging at our door as per usual.Last year it went on till after 9pm as thats when the local teenage yobbos started doing it.
I took my own children to Halloweeen parties as i refused to let them knock on peoples door,and when they moaned their friends did it,i asked them would they knock on strangers doors any other night looking for sweets?
Thats something to look forward to at christmas with the local scabby kids too,as no of them know the words,and i expect that none of them, or the parents have ever stepped inside a church either!
Mike Oxbig
says...
2:55pm Thu 25 Oct 12
RageAgainstTheMachinMaybe you should have studied harder at school inorder to get a better paid job, so you wouldn't have to live in a 'scabby' area. Regards.
e wrote:
Mike Oxbig wrote:No never let mine do that either.
RageAgainstTheMachinWould you let them go carol singing at Christmas time?
e wrote:
I will tell you what will be happening near me on Halloween.
We will have all local scabby kids (without supervising parents) begging at our door as per usual.Last year it went on till after 9pm as thats when the local teenage yobbos started doing it.
I took my own children to Halloweeen parties as i refused to let them knock on peoples door,and when they moaned their friends did it,i asked them would they knock on strangers doors any other night looking for sweets?
Thats something to look forward to at christmas with the local scabby kids too,as no of them know the words,and i expect that none of them, or the parents have ever stepped inside a church either!
RageAgainstTheMachine
says...
2:58pm Thu 25 Oct 12
Mike Oxbig wrote:We dont live in a scabby area,but have a couple of scabby families living nearby.
RageAgainstTheMachinMaybe you should have studied harder at school inorder to get a better paid job, so you wouldn't have to live in a 'scabby' area. Regards.
e wrote:
Mike Oxbig wrote:No never let mine do that either.
RageAgainstTheMachinWould you let them go carol singing at Christmas time?
e wrote:
I will tell you what will be happening near me on Halloween.
We will have all local scabby kids (without supervising parents) begging at our door as per usual.Last year it went on till after 9pm as thats when the local teenage yobbos started doing it.
I took my own children to Halloweeen parties as i refused to let them knock on peoples door,and when they moaned their friends did it,i asked them would they knock on strangers doors any other night looking for sweets?
Thats something to look forward to at christmas with the local scabby kids too,as no of them know the words,and i expect that none of them, or the parents have ever stepped inside a church either!
scrumpyjack
says...
3:19pm Thu 25 Oct 12
HRH of Boscombe
says...
3:19pm Thu 25 Oct 12
RageAgainstTheMachinCompletely agree
e wrote:
I will tell you what will be happening near me on Halloween. We will have all local scabby kids (without supervising parents) begging at our door as per usual.Last year it went on till after 9pm as thats when the local teenage yobbos started doing it. I took my own children to Halloweeen parties as i refused to let them knock on peoples door,and when they moaned their friends did it,i asked them would they knock on strangers doors any other night looking for sweets?
burgerboy
says...
3:55pm Thu 25 Oct 12
RageAgainstTheMachinIn the last ten to fifteen years since Halloween has taken off i am very surprised not to see the headline in the press that a child has been poisoned after accepting sweets after knocking on doors,
e wrote:
I will tell you what will be happening near me on Halloween.
We will have all local scabby kids (without supervising parents) begging at our door as per usual.Last year it went on till after 9pm as thats when the local teenage yobbos started doing it.
I took my own children to Halloweeen parties as i refused to let them knock on peoples door,and when they moaned their friends did it,i asked them would they knock on strangers doors any other night looking for sweets?
All it takes is one very dangerous and sick person and this country is full of them.
Where i live you get numerous groups of children,some possibly as young as 6 or 7,and not an adult in sight.
Parents always think that it wont happen to their child untill it has to late.
static kill
says...
3:58pm Thu 25 Oct 12
burgerboy wrote:Hmmmmm.............
RageAgainstTheMachinIn the last ten to fifteen years since Halloween has taken off i am very surprised not to see the headline in the press that a child has been poisoned after accepting sweets after knocking on doors,
e wrote:
I will tell you what will be happening near me on Halloween.
We will have all local scabby kids (without supervising parents) begging at our door as per usual.Last year it went on till after 9pm as thats when the local teenage yobbos started doing it.
I took my own children to Halloweeen parties as i refused to let them knock on peoples door,and when they moaned their friends did it,i asked them would they knock on strangers doors any other night looking for sweets?
All it takes is one very dangerous and sick person and this country is full of them.
Where i live you get numerous groups of children,some possibly as young as 6 or 7,and not an adult in sight.
Parents always think that it wont happen to their child untill it has to late.
Mr N James
says...
4:32pm Thu 25 Oct 12
Mike Oxbig
says...
4:57pm Thu 25 Oct 12
Mr N James wrote:You sir, are a misery.
I hate this time of year tones of nasty un-kept kids knocking on your door asking for hand outs, Bloody hate i wish they would all BU**ER off, And the same for carole singers ,( Beggers) to give then a proper name.
Cosmic Crusader
says...
5:18pm Thu 25 Oct 12
Mr N James
says...
5:23pm Thu 25 Oct 12
Mike Oxbig
says...
6:50pm Thu 25 Oct 12
Cosmic Crusader wrote:Ha! At least you have the image of them to take to bed with you!
A few years back I was delighted to open the door to two scantily dressed 16+ young ladies who offered me a trick or treat. I was about to ask if I could have both when my wife put an end to the encounter and said it was time for my Horlicks.
RageAgainstTheMachine
says...
8:55pm Thu 25 Oct 12
Mike Oxbig wrote:No problem then Mr Oxbig,you seem to like all the scabby beggars you can have them all at your house.Perhaps you dont have visitors and at least at Halloween and Cristmas you get some.
Mr N James wrote:You sir, are a misery.
I hate this time of year tones of nasty un-kept kids knocking on your door asking for hand outs, Bloody hate i wish they would all BU**ER off, And the same for carole singers ,( Beggers) to give then a proper name.
I bet no parent knowing, what they know now would of sent their child trick or treating to Jimmy Savilles house would they,for the exact same reason my children never were allowed to knock on strangers houses,better safe than sorry.
s-pb2
says...
11:24pm Thu 25 Oct 12
retry69
says...
6:46am Fri 26 Oct 12
burgerboy wrote:This is why this comment section is such a valuable asset,it actually shows the type of person that could be living near you,branding all the local children as "scabby" is worrying enough but to suggest the possibility of someone might poison callers at their door because of a tradition almost calls for police intervention if not that a mental assessment,you dont live in the Ensbury Park area do you Burgerboy?
RageAgainstTheMachinIn the last ten to fifteen years since Halloween has taken off i am very surprised not to see the headline in the press that a child has been poisoned after accepting sweets after knocking on doors,
e wrote:
I will tell you what will be happening near me on Halloween.
We will have all local scabby kids (without supervising parents) begging at our door as per usual.Last year it went on till after 9pm as thats when the local teenage yobbos started doing it.
I took my own children to Halloweeen parties as i refused to let them knock on peoples door,and when they moaned their friends did it,i asked them would they knock on strangers doors any other night looking for sweets?
All it takes is one very dangerous and sick person and this country is full of them.
Where i live you get numerous groups of children,some possibly as young as 6 or 7,and not an adult in sight.
Parents always think that it wont happen to their child untill it has to late.
Twingo
says...
8:33am Sat 27 Oct 12
retry69 wrote:I think you may be missing the point they're trying to make is that one of society's deviants might see Halloween as the perfect opportunity to stick a pumpkin outside their door to entice their next victim to come knocking, and that some parents who spend all year cosseting their child throw caution to the wind, and send them out begging for sweets from strangers.
burgerboy wrote:This is why this comment section is such a valuable asset,it actually shows the type of person that could be living near you,branding all the local children as "scabby" is worrying enough but to suggest the possibility of someone might poison callers at their door because of a tradition almost calls for police intervention if not that a mental assessment,you dont live in the Ensbury Park area do you Burgerboy?
RageAgainstTheMachinIn the last ten to fifteen years since Halloween has taken off i am very surprised not to see the headline in the press that a child has been poisoned after accepting sweets after knocking on doors,
e wrote:
I will tell you what will be happening near me on Halloween.
We will have all local scabby kids (without supervising parents) begging at our door as per usual.Last year it went on till after 9pm as thats when the local teenage yobbos started doing it.
I took my own children to Halloweeen parties as i refused to let them knock on peoples door,and when they moaned their friends did it,i asked them would they knock on strangers doors any other night looking for sweets?
All it takes is one very dangerous and sick person and this country is full of them.
Where i live you get numerous groups of children,some possibly as young as 6 or 7,and not an adult in sight.
Parents always think that it wont happen to their child untill it has to late.
retry69
says...
8:53am Sat 27 Oct 12
Twingo wrote:No i beg to differ, suggesting the possibility of poisoning a child or using pepper spray on children at your door is not a thought that has ever crossed my mind i would make sure any children in my care gave those people a wide berth,obviously it is acceptable to you thats your perogative
retry69 wrote:I think you may be missing the point they're trying to make is that one of society's deviants might see Halloween as the perfect opportunity to stick a pumpkin outside their door to entice their next victim to come knocking, and that some parents who spend all year cosseting their child throw caution to the wind, and send them out begging for sweets from strangers.
burgerboy wrote:This is why this comment section is such a valuable asset,it actually shows the type of person that could be living near you,branding all the local children as "scabby" is worrying enough but to suggest the possibility of someone might poison callers at their door because of a tradition almost calls for police intervention if not that a mental assessment,you dont live in the Ensbury Park area do you Burgerboy?
RageAgainstTheMachinIn the last ten to fifteen years since Halloween has taken off i am very surprised not to see the headline in the press that a child has been poisoned after accepting sweets after knocking on doors,
e wrote:
I will tell you what will be happening near me on Halloween.
We will have all local scabby kids (without supervising parents) begging at our door as per usual.Last year it went on till after 9pm as thats when the local teenage yobbos started doing it.
I took my own children to Halloweeen parties as i refused to let them knock on peoples door,and when they moaned their friends did it,i asked them would they knock on strangers doors any other night looking for sweets?
All it takes is one very dangerous and sick person and this country is full of them.
Where i live you get numerous groups of children,some possibly as young as 6 or 7,and not an adult in sight.
Parents always think that it wont happen to their child untill it has to late.
steve.in.sydney
says...
9:12am Sun 28 Oct 12
Come on haters 'log on' if for no other reason than the fact I like Woodley.
retry69
says...
9:25am Sun 28 Oct 12
steve.in.sydney wrote:Well its a bit of fun, providing the children are being responsibly supervised let them enjoy it.I think you are being a bit harsh on Mr.Woodley as i am sure i have already seen him out and about with his sythe joining in.
Remarkable, no comments two nights ago referring to bonfire night, yet tonight there is 19 comments with reference to an American "carnival".
Come on haters 'log on' if for no other reason than the fact I like Woodley.
steve.in.sydney
says...
9:44am Sun 28 Oct 12
retry69 wrote:Brilliant, well done.
steve.in.sydney wrote:Well its a bit of fun, providing the children are being responsibly supervised let them enjoy it.I think you are being a bit harsh on Mr.Woodley as i am sure i have already seen him out and about with his sythe joining in.
Remarkable, no comments two nights ago referring to bonfire night, yet tonight there is 19 comments with reference to an American "carnival".
Come on haters 'log on' if for no other reason than the fact I like Woodley.
RageAgainstTheMachine says...
2:44pm Thu 25 Oct 12
We will have all local scabby kids (without supervising parents) begging at our door as per usual.Last year it went on till after 9pm as thats when the local teenage yobbos started doing it.
I took my own children to Halloweeen parties as i refused to let them knock on peoples door,and when they moaned their friends did it,i asked them would they knock on strangers doors any other night looking for sweets?