WHERE: Mudchute Farm, Pier Street, London E14 3HP
WHEN: 10am – 4pm Thursday 01 August 2024
HOW TO ENTER: Download an application form and send in by Monday 15 July 2024 **DEADLINE EXTENDED NOW FRIDAY 26 JULY**
We are delighted that this much-anticipated event will be returning to Mudchute Farm in 2024, for the first time since the pandemic! Thanks to funding from the Barbara Ward Children’s Foundation, applications are now open.
Make soapbox style go karts from scratch and then race them. Playworkers, community organisations or groups are invited to sign up teams of children to take part in this day of proper adventure. Up to 15 teams will arrive to find a pile of wood, wheels, some metal bits and a few tools waiting for them. They will surpass their own expectations by building a fully operational vehicle, ready to push over the finish line! Teamwork, creativity, strength, technical skills, agility and cooperation will be some of the challenges for the team to take on.
Each group should comprise between 6-8 children and at least two adults accompanying them. No experience is necessary – London Play’s go kart engineers will be on hand to help.
This event is FREE to children from adventure playgrounds and other free play provision – other groups or those with the means are asked to contribute £7 per child to cover costs.
Download an application form (right) for all the details. Schedule is below.
11.00am Arrival
11.15am Mandatory health and safety briefing
11.30am Build starts
15.00pm Build complete, group photo and parade lap of field
15.20pm RACES! Three heats followed by semi-final and final
15.50pm Prize giving
4pm Event ends
