Essex Sport Junior

CHUMS Holiday Camps

CHUMS

Multi-sport holiday camps for 5 to 14 year olds

If you're looking for something that will keep your young ones entertained and active during the school holidays, then CHUMS is for you!


Our popular multi-sport camp takes place during the Christmas, Easter, and summer school holidays, and welcomes over 300 young people each year.

Our aim is to make the school holidays as fun, safe, and exciting as possible. We take enormous pride in the memorable experience we provide for your children; supporting them as they learn new skills, try new sports and make new friends.

 

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Easter CHUMS 2023

Our CHUMS holiday camp is back for the Easter holidays with a range of different activities for your little ones to grow, develop and make new friends. There will be lots of sports on offer, arts and crafts, and fun Easter themed activities.

If you’re new to CHUMS, find out more about how to book with us today.

Bookings for Easter CHUMS are now available

Dates, times and prices

Dates

Monday 3 to Friday 14 April 2023

Times

Drop-off: 8.30am-9am

Pick-up: 5pm-5.15pm

Prices

10% off all bookings made before 6 March 2023.

Get £10 off any week booking (discount has already been applied to below prices)

  Public Staff/Student
Week rate (4days) £100 £86.00
Day rate £27.50 £24.00

Prices are per child.

Example Easter timetable for Red Camp (5-7 years)

Time Activity
8.30am - 9.15am Drop off and welcome
9.15am - 10.30am Parachute games
10.30am - 11.00am Break
11.00am - 12.00pm Basketball
12.00pm - 12.45pm Lunch/Free play
12.45pm - 1.45pm Camouflage
1.45pm - 2.00pm Break
2.00pm - 3.00pm Easter egg hunt
3.00pm - 3.30pm Break
3.30pm - 4.00pm Arts & crafts
4.00pm - 5.00pm Tennis 
5.00pm - 5.15pm Pick up

Example Easter timetable for Orange Camp (8-10 years) and Green Camp (11-14 years)

Time Activity
8.30am - 9.15am Drop off and welcome
9.15am - 11.15am Climbing
11.15am - 11.30am Break
11.30am - 1.00pm Tennis
1.00pm - 1.45pm Lunch
1.45pm - 2.45pm Frisbee golf
2.45pm - 3.45pm Easter egg hunt
3.45pm - 4.00pm Break
4.00pm - 5.00pm Basketball
5.00pm - 5.15pm Pick up

 

 


How to book

New to CHUMS

If you are new to CHUMS, you will need to complete a children's registration form (.pdf) and return to reception by emailing screcept@essex.ac.uk. Once registration is complete, we can process your payment and book your place.

Online

If your child is already registered, bookings for CHUMS can now be made online via your account. To log in you will need your email address and 4-digit PIN.

If you don’t have this to hand, please contact us on 01206 873250 or email sport@essex.ac.uk

View our booking instructions video or follow the steps below:

  1. Log in to our online booking system using your email and PIN
  2. Before making a booking, select your child's account on the top left-hand side. If you have more than one child registered, you will need to add bookings to the basket for each child individually before proceeding to making one payment for all
  3. To make a booking, select 'Make a booking'
  4. Select the required ‘CHUMS’ option from the list, such as, Summer CHUMS Day 1
    • When booking individual days, please note you will need to book them separately
    • Please ensure you select the appropriate age group when booking
  5. You can add multiple bookings to your basket and proceed with payment when ready
  6. You can review your bookings via the ‘Manage Bookings’ tab at the top of the page

Sports Centre Reception

Parents can also book via the Sports Centre reception by telephoning on 01206 873250, and paying using a debit or credit card.

Please make sure you and your child are familiar with our new Terms and Conditions (.pdf) and Code of Conduct (.pdf). By booking a course or Pay and Play session, you are agreeing to adhere to these.

Work with us

We’re always looking for new staff to work on our multisport holiday camps. These jobs are ideal for anyone looking for seasonal work and with an interest in sports coaching or working with children.

We offer support and training, opportunities to develop and a competitive pay. If you’re interested in working with us drop us an email at chums@essex.ac.uk

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CHUMS Holiday Camps Find out more about CHUMS
Telephone: 01206 873250
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Telephone: 01206 873250