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Families This Weekend
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11–12 July Near Five Ways
Not every listing gets a golden ticket
These picks come from the same behind-the-scenes legwork that powers Near Here. We check a frankly silly number of local listings, then keep the family-friendly ones that are nearby, properly described, and worth recommending.
Happening Saturday 11 July to Sunday 12 July.
Picked for Five Ways, not somewhere halfway across the county.
Only Local Gems and Curated venues make the cut, because standards are still a thing.
Listings with proper descriptions get bumped up the list. Three words and a shrug will not do.
Our 10 picks near Five Ways
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2Church Family Picnic
at Hebron Christian Faith Church
“So we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.”
10.1 milesSun 12 Jul
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3Children's Breakfast Church
Free breakfast for children 4-11 followed by fun arts & crafts mirroring the adult service theme
11.6 milesSun 12 Jul11:00
4Sunday Children's Choir and Craft
Sundays 10:00-11.15 am - A friendly church choir for children aged 0-10yrs followed by a story and then fun craft activities!
12.6 milesSun 12 Jul11:00
5Every Sunday: worship with activities for children and young people at St James' Brownhills
at Holy Trinity Worship Centre
Worship & Discipleship Centred Times of Gathering
24.5 milesSun 12 Jul11:00
6Kingdom Kids - Childrens Church
Activities, games etc. based on bible stories, for children. They then join the main service just in time for communion. All leaders are CRB checked. NOTE: On the 4th Sunday, the children are encouraged to join with their families in the Interactive ENGAGE Service.
29.5 milesSun 12 Jul11:00
7Family Praise in Church
Family Friendly service of Story and Praise, we incorporate some modern worship music which is projected on to a screen, we keep things simple for our younger members, many of whom help with leading the prayers. Service finishes with refreshments with cake and biscuits
42.3 milesSun 12 Jul12:00
8COSB Family Summer Concert
at City of Oxford Silver Band Hall
Our annual family summer concert is a friendly and relaxed event where you can hear all of our bands pay a selection of the pieces they have worked on over the year.
45.2 milesSun 12 Jul
9Summer Family Fun
Join us for an afternoon of outdoor games, inflatable slide and ice cream. 3 till 4:30pm
28.6 milesSun 12 Jul16:00
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