Oh we do like to be beside the Seaside! Greetingsfrombeacons, Heslaker Farm, Skipton

It’s National Play Day today so it got us thinking about our local parks and places to picnic and decided to make them the focus of today’s competition to WIN 2 adult & 2 child tickets for Beacons Festival on 14 Aug (Heslaker Farm, Skipton). To Enter: Visit your favourite local park / picnic spot this weekend. Complete a short survey to tell us all about it. Return it to us by 10pm Sun 7 Aug. We'll select a winner at random from the pile of returned surveys - easy! Email moobaakids@hotmail.co.uk now to request a survey sheet! And here’s where you could be heading…




Hot on the heels of The Magic Loungeabout, Skipton is set to conjure up more family-friendly festival magic in the form of the fabulous Beacons Festival (August 11 – 14).


Alongside a line-up featuring the best upcoming talent and an array of alternative entertainment, little ones will also love,love,love it! The great people at Beacons are so keen to welcome local families that they are even running discounted tickets - first come, first served while they last - for those in the BD23 postcode…


A huge red-domed marquee will be home to The Ladybird Project for the weekend – a bonanza of kids entertainment with loads of creative workshops (four a day), themed days, pirate talk classes, mask making, instrument playing and much more!


This will culminate each day in a very noisy, colourful kids parade winding right the way through the festival site so they’re very much part of the fun.

The lady birds also create a magical garden area with seating and outdoor crafts in a fantastical atmosphere with circus performers and a family friendly-cabaret. If this weren’t enough – and your little ones fancy a trip to the seaside for the day, there’s a fabulous beach area complete with beach huts, and cycle powered musical entertainment so you can kick back and relax on the deckchairs with a drink, while the kids build sandcastles and create some art.


For the grown ups, the three day event will be headlined by Jamie XX, Jamie Woon, The Phantom Band and also includes Willy Mason, The Twilight Sad, Mr Scruff, Hudson Mohawke, Toddla T, Mount Kimbie and Emmy The Great.

Aside from the bands there’s a secret cycle powered disco, mojito bar, a beach, garden shed stage, treasure hunts, live art and fancy dress – all washed down with locally-brewed ale if you fancy a jar. Plus live film rescores spoken word, theatre, dance, and exclusive film programmes.

We’re so lucky they have chosen Skipton to host this brilliant celebration and hope everyone will give Beacons our warmest greetings and get down there to support the festival and have a cracking time.

For more information including prices visit www.greetingsfrombeacons.com And if you live in the BD23 postcode you can get generously discounted locals tickets at a cost of just £30 for the weekend! This is a fabulous but limited offer so get in there quick while there’s still time www.greetingsfrombeacons.com/residents Race you to the deckchairs!