KidsInCanterbury
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Helping you ensure fun and growth for your kids
Kids In Canterbury (KiC) allows you in a single site to find out about the most exciting, most educational activities for your kids outside the school day. Use us to find a drama course, pick the right football lessons or see the options for swimming classes. As well as a lot, lot more.
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Sport
Information here is based on the information online or from the organisers - please contact organisers before heading off to anything as times or locations can change
Any information on holiday programmes will be added to the holiday page.
Athletics
Invicta East Kent Athletics Club - 7+ years - At Canterbury Academy & various locations - various training times
Young runners: Healthy running from 5-18 by Marc Bloom
Athletic fitness for kids by Scott Lancaster
Badminton
Kings Rec Junior Racquets - timings not currently available - follow link for contact details
Racqueteers badminton club - Saturdays - Spires Academy
Basketball
Detals to follow
Canoeing / kayaking
Canoe Wild - 9-14 year olds - 2 hour taster sessions (10am-12pm Saturdays in 2013); 13 years+ 1 day course 14 April 2014
Cricket
Canterbury Cricket Club Juniors - 10-15 year olds - 6 – 7.30pm on Tuesdays from the last Tuesday in April until end July at Polo Farm. Run by Richard.
Canterbury Cricket Club - Kwik Cricket for 6-10 year olds - Saturday mornings at Polo Farm from first Saturday in May to end July. Run by Richard.
Kent Cricket Board - Performance Boys & Performance Girls - U11 and up - St Lawrence Cricket Ground
Cricket (Know the Game) - ECB
Cycling
Pace Sports - Cycing proficiency
Cyclecraft: the complete guide to safe and enjoyable cycling for adults and children - John Franklin
Fencing
KIngs Recreation Centre - Mondays 13/1 to 17/3 - 17:30-18:30 ages 7-9 years; 18:30-20:00 ages 10-13 years
Learning Fencing - Berndt Barth
Football
Herne Bay Youth FC - all ages including 12-17 year old GIRLS' MASH UP 3:30-5pm Fridays
Kings Rec Junior Football - Saturday - 10am-11am 9-14 years; 11am-12pm 5-8 years
Canterbury Youth Football club at Kent Uni playing fields
Mini Soccer U7, U8, U9 - Wednesday 18:30
Youth Teams - U10 upwards
Polo Farm Soccer School - 4 -11 yrs old - Friday evenings
Canterbury Football Academy - 1.5 - 3 years Sat 9:15; 4 - 6 years 10:30 - St Stephens
Pace Sport - Holiday Soccer Schools
Golf
Canterbury Golf Club - Littlebourne Road - private tuition and school holiday courses
Junior Golf In Pictures - Jon Paschetto
Teaching Kids Golf: A Baffled Parent's Guide - Bernadette "Detty" Moore
The Kids' Book of Golf - John Gordon
Gym
Kings Rec teen fitness - various times
Gymnastics
Canterbury Gym Club - Classes from Under 6 upwards. In process of moving - check website for more information
Keep fit
Details to follow
Martial arts
Fusion Martial Arts - Lil Dragons 4-6 years old; Kids Zone 7-11; Cadets 11-14
Lil Dragons - M 4:30 - 5:15; W 4:00 - 4:45; S 9:30 - 10:15
Kids Zone - M 5:30 - 6:30; R 5:30 - 6:30; S 10:30 - 11:30
Cadets - M 6:30 - 7:30; R 6:30 - 7:30; S 11:45 - 1:00
Rugby
Rugby Tots - 2-7 years - Whitstable Saturday mornings; Faversham Sunday mornings -
Canterbury RFC - mini rugby - U7 to U12 - Sundays 10-12
Canterbury RFC - junior rugby - U13 upwards
SCUBA diving
Canterbury Divers - Thursday 8:30pm - Kingsmead Leisure centre
Skateboarding
Skiing / snowboarding
If only!
Squash
Kings Rec Junior Squash - 5-8 years/beginner Sat 9:45 - 10:30; improvers and above see link
Swimming
Kingsmead Leisure centre - multiple options - all ages
Kings Rec Junior Swimming - multiple options - all ages
Langton Lane Swimming - Simon Langton Boys - from 4 months
Canterbury Swimming Club (The Marlins) - all ages - at Kingsmead
Rookie Lifeguard - Kings Rec - Thursday - 16.30 - 18.00 (8 - 11 years); Friday - 17.30 - 19.00 (12 - 15 years)
Tennis
Canterbury Lawn Tennis Club @ Polo Farm - multiple options - all ages
Appeti Tennis - multiple options - all ages
Kings Rec Junior Tennis - Saturday 9.00 - 10.20 (4-7 years); 10.20 - 11.40 (8-10 years); 11.40 - 13.00 (11-12 years)
Tennis for kids by Karen Kelley
Trampolining
Kingsmead leisure centre
Aire Trampoline Club - Cotton Road, Wincheap - Mon-Thur 16:00-17:00 4yo - 8yo; 17:30-18:30 9+ yo; Friday 16:00-17:00 4-7 yo; 17:00-18:00 8-10 yo; 18:00-19:15 11+ yo; Sat 09:00 - 10:00 4 - 7 year olds; 10:00 - 11:00 8 - 10 year olds; 11:00 - 12:15 11+ year olds - Birthday parties