In Partnership with All Saints South Wingfield Parochial Church Council Crich Toy Library are launching new monthly 'Stay & Play' session on Wednesday 23rd May 2012 from 9.30 - 11.30am Stay at South Wingfield Parish Rooms Church Lane, South Wingfield DE55 7NY on six months trial. Sessions will be based on similar model of Crich, Wirksworth & Belper.

Each sessions costs £2 per family / carer for up to three children and includes a wide variety of toys to play with, one week’s toy hire, a craft activity, kid’s snack, and a hot drink for each parent or carer. Additional visitors and children will cost 50 pence each. Lifetime membership fee is £5.00 for new members, existing members are most welcome!

Introduce a friend to the new ‘Stay and Play’ session and receive free entry when they join Toy Library.

Please check out our online Toy Store where you can view over 2000 toys and resources. www.toylibraries.org   

Parents, carers, childminders and children in the local community and surrounding areas are invited to “Come, Play and Take Away”.  Suitable from age 0 to 99 years.

Volunteers Opportunities are available to help at 'Stay & Play'. The Toy Library is always on the look out for fun filled individuals. A wide range of volunteers are required to help maximise the libraries’potential from:

• meet and great hosts
• helping plan & co-ordinate craft activities
• maintaining the toys
• preparing healthy snacks
• fundraising.

Volunteers are welcomed from all areas, whether retired with time to spare or those thinking of a change of career and want some valuable experience

We were very touched to recieve the following Testimonial from Nicki Lees Speech & Language Therapist Children’s Centres in Amber Valley and Erewash click on link

    

  

Crich Toy Library Management Team successfully launched Wirkworth Toy Library 'Stay & Play' Session on Tuesday 3rd April 2012. The Toy Library has moved to Wirksworth Children's Centre, Memorial Hall, 39 St Johns Street, Wirksworth. DE4 4DS

"All Welcome" to Crich Toy Library Easter Themed Stay & Play, on Monday 2nd April 9.30 - 11.30am with craft activities. 'Stay & Play' session fee costs £3 per family/carer for upto three children additional visitors & children will charged addition 50 pence each

(NB: A one-off Lifetime membership fee of £5 is charged to families and carers to join toy library) and includes a wide variety of toys to play with, one week’s toy hire, a craft activity, kid’s snack, hot drink for parent or carer.  Contact us for further info.

View online databse of over 2000 toys & resources via www.toylibraries.org

Introduce a friend to Stay & Play session & recieve free entry when they join Toy Librar
Discounts also available for paying for sessions in blocks i.e Pay monthly get one session fre
Parents, Carer's, Childminders and children in local community and surrounding areas are invited to “Come, Play and Take Away”.

 

Crich Toy Library working in partnership with Amber Valley Village Games

Click link to view the article: - Derbyshire Life - Amber Valley Village Games

'Charity Antiques Quiz Night & Auction' Fundraising Success

 

To date we have raised a staggering "£3,300"

Thank you to all those who supported our light-hearted quiz, hosted by our Patron James Lewis from Bamfords Auctioneers & Valuers.

Click on link to view photo's:- http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.258996214149111.57075.232600993455300&type=3

A group of antiques and collectables were on view for the audience to examine.  Our Antiques experts revealed the answers, awarded points and presented the prize to the team or individual with the highest score.

Pies and Catering Provided By Robin Maycock, Butchers Holloway. Beer & Mushy Peas Donated by Amber Ales & Lockwoods Ltd

We had some fabulous prizes donated for the Auction, Raffle & Money Tree:-

A Local Produce Food Hamper from the Loaf Bakery, Crich Tramway Family Pass, Crich Tramway Drive a Tram Pass, Family of 4 Pass Matlock Farm Pass, 5 Crown Derby Paper Weight...s, Voucher of Cut Above Hair Salon for Paul Mitchell Products ; 2 No Month's passes for Twistin' Tots classes; Memory of China £10.00 Food Voucher, Derby Live theatre tickets for The BFG 21 & Dick Whittington; Puddleducks Derbyshire 5 Swimming Lessons; £20.00 Voucher towards piece of Smallprint Jewellery; Meal for two at lunch time Amber Hotel Oakerthorpe; Toy Chain Saw; Black Swan Crich Meal Voucher; Jeera Crich £10.00 Meal Voucher & Bottle of House Wine; Richard Felix Derby Ghost Walks & Stuff; Carvery Meal for two at Spanker Inn Nether Heage; Male Toiletries; Scented Candle Lockwood’s Goody Bag; Heights of Abraham 2 Adult Passes; Bottle of Baileys Liquor from Crich Post Office; Highfield Hens Family Pass;
2 Complimentary Tickeys to any children's drop in class in the Deda Programme; Chucklebutties Belper Free Entry & Meal for 2 Adults & 2 Children; 5 Group Riding Lessons including hat hire for adult or child Ridgeway Equestrian Centre; Meal Voucher White Hart Moorwood Moor; Denby Pottery Family Pass; National Forest Adventure Farm Family 4 Pass; Crich Butchers Christmas Pudding; Taylors Corn Stores Bird Feeder; Quad Bike & Paintball Voucher; Planet Happy Heage 2 Free Entry Passes; Box of Chocolates; The Seed Gallery Crich Wall Sculpture; Motorpoint 2 Tickets for Special Show at Sheffield Arena 2012; 4 VIP Area Strictly Tour Passes; Ian Page Disco for Adult or Children's Party; Beauty Products; Pure Aesthetics Nottingham £200.00 Botox Voucher; 1st Prize Raffle 1 Weeks Stay Mountain Cottage in Nr Granada Spain (Real Spanish Village; excludes Flights); Shutterbug Photography Voucher (£20.00)
Meal for two at Crispins Ashover. Thank you to Pegasus Communications & Kirby Security our sponsors & all who have supported, supplied prizes & purchased tickets.

"We could not have done it without you!!"

Crich & Belper Toy Library now have a Facebook Page please click on link http://www.facebook.com/pages/Crich-Belper-Toy-Library/232600993455300. We will be posting photo's, plus latest news & information relating to "Stay & Play" sessions.

 

To view our online catalogue click on the CTL Logo

Nikki Lees Amber Valley Speech & Language Therapist (Based at Heanor Clinic Wilmot Street, Heanor, Derbyshire. DE75 8EF ) will be visiting Crich Toy Library on Monday 31st October & 28th November 2011 between 10.00am & 11.30am. Call her on 07795 293673 or 01773 713149 or e-mail nicki.lees@derbyshirecountypct.nhs.uk to book an appointment.

 

Useful websites:-

www.speech.derby.nhs.uk

www.talktoyourbaby.org.uk

www.talkingpoint.org.uk

A Toy Amnesty will be in operation for anyone who finds themselves in possession of overdue toy or spare part. No Questions, No Blame and No Overdue charges will be sought if you return toys or spare parts to Crich Glebe Field Office by 31st October 2011.

Crich Toy Library is on the look out for fun filled individuals to help build on the success of their toy library. A wide range of volunteers are required to help maximise the libraries’ potential from meeting and greeting maintaining the toys preparing healthy snacks marketing and fundraising. Volunteers are welcomed from all areas, whether you are a retired person with time to spare or thinking of a change of career and want some valuable experience.

Crich Toy Library spokesperson Ann-Marie McMillan said: “Toy libraries provide a valuable community service. “Parents Carers and children and Childcare providers can try out new toys without spending a fortune and the groups provide a great place for making new friends.”

Volunteer role descriptions can found on http://www.do-it.org

Come along to our Christmas Celebration Toy Library "Stay & Play" on Monday 19th December 2011 from 9.30 - 11.30am. 

Join us for:-

• Fun & Games
• Craft Activities
• Christmas Boogie 
• Festive Snacks for Children & Mince Pies for Grown-Ups

We have invited a special guest to join us for a Christmas Song Song!!

Please confirm if you are able to attend to ensure we have enough snacks and gifts from Santa.

Entry Fee will be £3.00

E-mail info@crichtoylibrary.org.uk or call  Ann-Marie : 0845 009 3019 before 12th Dec.

 

Crich Toy Library had a fundraising stall at Crich Fete on Saturday 16th July where we raised £129.00 with our children's Tombola, selling off old stock and donated items. Thank you to volunteers Colleen, Trang plus Linda (who prepared stock before going on holiday) and particulary to Joanne, husband Connor and team of younger volunteers, we could not have done it without you!! We were able to mend bent gazebo frame after strong gust of wind attempted to blow away before the fete had even openend there were also some hairy moments when we had to hold onto gazebocover whilst serving customers. We all had a great fun, just wish the sun would have come out a little earlier!!!

 

  

Crich Toy Library are now offering 4 week courses on Baby Massage. Click here for details