Mud play is hugely beneficial to children: it helps with coordination, it builds a stronger immune systems, it's great exercise. Oh, and mud makes kids happy!

If you want to know more, head over to the International Mud Day page on Facebook.

National Playday is the annual national day for play across the UK, coordinated by Play England, Play Wales, Play Scotland and PlayBoard Northern Ireland.

Typically held on the first Wednesday in August, this is a great day of fun - for example, we've had many people attending our seaside-themed day, right here in the heart of the Midlands!

Every Hallowe'en, as the walls between this world and the next grow thin, we get together to celebrate all things eerie and macabre.

Come along and join in, bobbing for apples, playing party games, or ghoulishly walking down our own spooky street where children and families can knock on doors in safety.

"It's the most wonderful time of the year...."

Join us for our Christmas Fayre - music, games, a Winter Trail - and, of course, perhaps even a visit from Father Christmas himself (assuming his reindeer can get through the traffic on the bypass!).