Wanted! Helpers for Easter playscheme

 THE call is once again going out for people with time to spare to help with the Playscheme for local youngsters over the Easter holidays.

“We need helpers with our Playscheme to read stories, help supervise games and dabble in paint if you want to,” say the organisers at Merkinch Community Centre. “It doesn’t matter if you haven’t done this before as we will give you support along the way.”

The Playscheme is set to run for four afternoons per week – Monday to Thursday from 2nd to 5th April and Tuesday to Friday 10th to 13th April 2001. If that is too much of a commitment you can volunteer for any of these days.

If you are interested and think you could help, you can leave your name, address and telephone number at the Community Centre (tel 239563).

The Playscheme is for all children of primary school age. There are lots of activities and fun things to do – games, arts and crafts, a bouncy castle, sports, dancing, baking… something to suit everyone. The cost is £1 registration for one child and £2.50 for three or more, plus 50p a day per child/day.

Parents interested were asked to register in advance on 27th March (10.30 to 11.30am) or 28th (6.30-7.30pm) because there would be limited places – but if you missed that date you could always give the Centre a ring on 239563 to see if there is still a chance of a place.