Eighties fun at The Lexicon

Karen Neville

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Enjoy an 80s style roller disco rink, follow the sticker trail and take your seat for top class sporting action this summer at The Lexicon

Embrace the retro colour and music vibes of the 80s with a fabulous roller disco at The Lexicon this summer holidays.

The roller disco will open every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday until September 8th, with bookable 30 minute sessions throughout the day.

Sensory-friendly sessions, featuring quieter music and dimmed lighting will also be available at 11am every day the rink is open.

The Summer Sticker Trail is open to everyone guiding you around the town centre, searching for 10 huge old-style stickers placed in shop window. Not only is it a fun, free activity but there is also the chance to win one of five £200 gift cards from The Lexicon.

The sports screen on The Avenue will remain until September 8th, showing live screenings of Wimbledon, The Olympics, and the Paralympics at a temporary sports terrace located opposite Pandora.

There’s plenty of tables and chairs, so grab your favourite snacks and drinks, perhaps a couple of friends, sit back and enjoy the sporting entertainment.

For younger visitors, The Gruffalo, Paddington™ and Bluey & Bingo will all be visiting The Lexicon this summer. Meet The Gruffalo on 5th, Bluey & Bingo activation on 12th and Paddington™ story narration, 19th.

The character visits are free, but space is limited, so booking is required.

Another free favourite is also back this summer with The Lexicon Summer Proms on Saturday, 7th September, from noon to 7pm.

Sue Boor, head of marketing at The Lexicon, says: “We hope that the range of activities that we are running throughout the school holidays will appeal not only to children but also to adult visitors to the town centre, whether rolling skating, watching sport, listening to local entertainers or following the trail.”

Susan Halliwell, chief executive of Bracknell Forest Council, added: “There’s lots going on at The Lexicon this summer to encourage people to come along, get active, be entertained and explore our wonderful town centre. I hope as many people as possible come along and enjoy the fun.”

For more information and booking details, please visit The Lexicon Shopping, Bracknell, Berkshire.

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High Score opening at The Lexicon

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Ready, set, go! Family-fun in abundance at Bracknell’s new free-play gaming centre

School’s out! And, as the summer holidays kick off, High Score opened its latest location at The Lexicon shopping centre in Bracknell. At the launch weekend on the 20th and 21st July eager kids (and adults) were treated to a meet and greet with Mario & Luigi and were invited to Spin the Wheel for prizes. Inside, a gaming wonderland awaited providing endless fun for all ages.

High Score is packed with over 100 games that are all set to free play which means you can have unlimited goes for the duration of your 60-minute session without the need to keep feeding the machines with more coins. All the amusements are rated under 18 so it is a safe environment for the whole family to get involved.

Games range from retro classics to modern titles with an area dedicated to under 7s that includes fairground amusements and air hockey. Legendary favourites such as Guitar Hero, Dance Dance Revolution, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games and Candy Crush all feature, and as a child of the 80’s, I loved reminiscing with a game of Pac Man. Avoiding those pesky ghosts and filling up on flashing dots was elevated by playing it on a giant floor-to-ceiling screen.

My six-year-old son was hooked on Harpoon Lagoon which has up to four players so we could all try our luck at catching the biggest fish. He was easily able to get the hang of this game and even caught a shark for top points. As a huge Nerf fan, he also had a blast shooting targets for high scores at the Nerf Arcade machine.

Our whole family went head-to-head on the multiplayer racers with my husband thrashing me on both the superbike and supercar leader boards. However, I managed to redeem myself by pulling off some sick tricks on the Winter X Games SnoCross.

The price for a 60-minute session is £11.95 per person which is great value for unlimited play. A wealth of games and controlled sessions meant that there was no need to queue for any machines and we thoroughly enjoyed an hour of continuous action.

To book a session at High Score Bracknell visit – The Lexicon Bracknell

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s in town

Karen Neville

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Here’s your chance to make like a caterpillar in an interactive trail at The Lexicon this half term

Young visitors to The Lexicon can wriggle their way through a fabulous interactive trail, based on Eric Carle’s best-selling children’s book The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

Following the same journey of the caterpillar from egg to butterfly, visitors will wind their way through an assortment of larger-than-life fruit sculptures (starting at Waitrose and finishing in Princess Square), a cosy chrysalis and a beautiful butterfly, all based on artwork from the famous book.

From February 11-19, pick up a trail leaflet and free piece of fruit (while stocks last) at Waitrose to start your adventure and pop the completed leaflet into The Lexicon post box to be in with a chance of winning some fabulous prizes.

The interactive mini adventure, will help to teach children about the close relationship between plants and insects as they search for items such as apples and pears to complete the trial.

Feeling hungry? Then make sure to check out the various kids eat free offers at Fuego (Fenwick), Las Iguanas, Marks & Spencer Café, Tangs, The Real Greek, Wagamama and Waitrose Restaurant.

You won’t want to miss this fun event so pop the dates in your diary now.

Find out more and for details of the kids eat free offer, visit The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

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Celebrate Christmas at The Lexicon

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Enjoy festive fun activities for the whole family at Bracknell’s leading shopping centre

Shoppers at The Lexicon will be greeted by glittering lights, a 10-metre Christmas Tree and festive market stalls, as part of an array of festive activities for all the family from Saturday, 26th November to December 24th.

One of the borough’s spectacular forest giants, Will Wildwood will return to Princess Square, dressed for the festive season complete with festive forest foliage and frost-tipped sparkling lights to help raise money for Bracknell Foodbank. Every time someone uses the Winter Will Wildwood slide, The Lexicon will donate 20 pence to the foodbank up to a maximum of £5,000.

There’s a Snowflake Trail for families to follow around the town centre, using spectacular artwork created by local children with a chance to win a fabulous family prize from Cineworld and Gymfinity.

But, the star of the show is a magical virtual sleigh ride. Families will be transported across the world as they give Santa’s brand-new sleigh a trial flight before Christmas Eve.

Begin your journey by being transported into a virtual bay using a VR headset with a fully immersive experience including 360-degree views and matching movements. Hold on to your hats everyone, this could be a bumpy ride!

SEND sessions available.

For more information about Christmas at The Lexicon and to book tickets for the sleigh ride visit https://www.thelexiconbracknell.com/.

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