Trick or treat yourself at the Beacon of Light

Trick or treat yourself at the Beacon of Light

Our October half-term holiday courses get underway on Monday 24 October with the Beacon of Light playing host to a number of different activities.

As always, the ultimate community hub will have something for everyone, with courses aimed at children between the ages of four to fourteen.

Despite the Beacon hosting an array of activities over a five day period, our site at Stanley will also be hosting a two day football course.

You can find our full schedule below.

  • Football (2 day)
  • Disability Multi-sports 
  • FIFA Tournament and Kickabout
  • Little Dribblers Big Day Out
  • Robots and Coding
  • Disability Football
  • Football - Stanley (2 day)

Bookings can be made on Foundation of Light’s brand-new online booking system following the steps below:

  • Click the course you want to book
  • Select ‘I’m buying for someone else’ then ‘Add to Basket’
  • The window will close as the course is added to your basket.
  • Click basket icon at top right of screen and then follow the instructions to set up your account.
  • Once you fill in your details (you will only be asked to do this once) you will be sent a confirmation email with a verification link to click.
  • After clicking the verification link in your email, come back to the checkout page and add the details of the person you are booking the course for via the ‘Add New Person’ button.
  • Continue to emergency contact and consents page, once completed, answer additional questions.
  • Once answered, proceed to payment, choosing PayPal or Debit / Credit Card options to complete the booking.

Once you have set up your account, the next time you make a booking you will choose the ‘sign-in’ option and the booking process will be much quicker. 

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