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CHUMS Holiday Camps

CHUMS

Multi-sport holiday camps

Are you looking for ways to keep your young ones entertained and active during the school holidays? If yes, one of our holiday camps could be for you.


Our popular CHUMS holiday camp caters for children aged 5 to 11 years old, and our brand-new Uni-Active Sports camp for ages 12-15 years old.

Both our popular multi-sport camps take 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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Summer 2024 CHUMS

Our CHUMS holiday camp is back for the easter and the summer 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 weekly themed activities.

If you’re new to CHUMS and between the ages of 12-15 years old, find out more about how to book with us today.

*Booking for Summer CHUMS is now available 

Uni-Active Sports

Our brand-new Uni-Active Sports camp takes the CHUMS experience to the next level offering an immersive, fun and rewarding sporting experience. Uni-Active days will spend more time learning new skills in sports you already know, as well as trying some sports that you may never have done before. 

The camp offers a range of over 25 sports and activities for your child to learn and develop new skills utilising the Universities state of the art facilities. Children will compete throughout the week to win points for excellent teamwork, effort, and attitude – with awards and prizes to be won every week!

If you’re new to UNI-ACTIVE and between the ages of 12-15 years old, find out more about how to book with us today.

*Booking for Summer Uni-Active is now available

Dates, times and prices 

Summer Dates 

Wednesday 24 July until Friday 30 August 2024

Times

Drop-off: 8.30am-9am

Pick-up: 5pm-5.15pm

Summer Prices 

Public Staff/Student
Individual Day Booking  £31 £27.50
Week Booking £124* £110*
4 Day Week Booking £96.50 £82.50

*Whole week bookings pricing is inclusive of a 1 day free (whether a 4 day or 5-day week)

Example timetable for Mini 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 Scavenger hunt
3.00pm - 3.30pm Break
3.30pm - 4.00pm Arts & crafts
4.00pm - 5.00pm Tennis 
5.00pm - 5.15pm Pick up

Example timetable for Junior Camp (8-11 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 Football
3.45pm - 4.00pm Break
4.00pm - 5.00pm Basketball
5.00pm - 5.15pm Pick up

Example Uni-Active timetable (12-15 years)

Time Activity
8.30am - 9.15am Drop off and welcome
9am - 10.30am Tennis
10.30am - 10.45am Break
10.45am - 12.15pm Football
12.15pm - 1pm Lunch
1pm - 2pm Orienteering
2ppm - 3pm Basketball
3pm - 3.15pm Break
3.15pm - 4.45pm Athletics
5.00pm - 5.15pm Pick up

 

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How to book

New to Children's Holiday Camps?

If you are new to Children Camps, 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 Children  Camps 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 camp that you wish to book from the list shown, such as, Winter 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

Get in touch
CHUMS Holiday Camps Find out more about CHUMS
Telephone: 01206 873250
Sports Development Officer Find out more about other junior activities
Telephone: 01206 873250