Welcome to our NEW school website!
The small picturesque town of Usk is located in the heart of the beautiful Monmouthshire countryside in South Wales. It sits on one of the finest salmon fishing rivers in the country, the River Usk, conveniently situated only 10 miles from the M4 yet feeling a whole world away.
The streets of Usk are steeped in history with many charming old buildings, a wonderful Norman castle, a rural life museum, intact Victorian court room at the Usk Sessions House, beautiful churches and a Town Trail which includes 28 sites of historic interest, each with a Blue Plaque.
Renowned for its floral displays and richly deserving of the title 'Town of Flowers', Usk is a regular winner of Wales in Bloom and hosts a colourful Open Gardens weekend in June with over 20 local gardens open to the public. The annual Usk Agricultural show is held every September on the outskirts of the town.
Usk is very popular with walkers and cyclists and in 2017 a brand new children's play opened which popular with young families.
You can find out more about what's on offer for children in our town below.
We run full year programme from the ages of 2+.
We run holiday camps every year which are 10/3pm for ages 4+ and they run Monday/Friday.
A highly qualified and experienced team.
There are a number of afterschool session with plenty of options for all ages.
Held at Usk Primary School for ages 4-11.
We are a recreation gymnastics club, focusing on the fundamental movements needed for gymnastics. At Building Blocks Gymnastics we want all our pupils to have access to the fundamental exercises needed to perform gymnastics skills. We want our pupils to be the Olympians of the playground. Allowing our pupils to have the gymnastics street cred that they want. Our emphasis is on making gymnastics fun.
To book onto our classes please email buildingblocksgymnastics@yahoo.com
https://www.facebook.com/buildingblocksgymnastics/
Cubs - For girls and boys aged 8 to 10.5yrs
Thursday at 6.30 -8.00pm
Scouts - For those aged 10.5yrs to 14.5yrs
Friday at 7.30 -9.30 pm
Cubs and Scouts meet at Centenary Hall.
We have a varied programme, Scouts this year are taking the dragon award challenge ( camping out every month of the year )
This last year the scouts have
Camped out every month
Held a valentines dinner for parents etc
Gone surfing on the Gower
Done bush craft camping ( camping without tents etc )
Campfire cooking
Water sports
Taken part in a number of treks
Website : www.uskscouts.org.uk
Learn to act, sing, dance, build confidence, improve team work and have fun!
Held in the Memorial Hall during term time on Thursdays -
Ages 5-10 : 5:00pm-6:30pm
Ages 11+ : 6.30pm-8:00pm
Please contact Cath Gourdie 07870 637622 / encoreusk@gmail.com
Rainbows
Rainbows Age 5-7
Meet on Tuesdays in term time in Royal British Legion, Usk
Tracey Huxley
Huxleyfp@btinternet.com
01291672532
Brownies
Brownies Age 7-10
Meet on Tuesdays in term time in Royal British Legion, Usk
Nia Osborne
1stuskbrownies@gmail.com
01291672200 / 07887517218
Guides & Senior Section
Meet on Tuesdays in term time in Royal British Legion, Usk
Nia Osborne
1stuskbrownies@gmail.com
01291672200 / 07887517218
Please register your daughter's interest on this webpage -
https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-for-parents/register-your-daughter/
Pontypool Ski Racing meets every Thursday (6.30pm-8.30pm) and Sunday (2-5pm) at Pontypool Ski Slope.
Subject to places being available and an initial trial, PSR accepts members from six years old upwards so long as they are competent, independent skiers with the intention to compete.
Many of our members are just starting out on their ski racing journey and compete in schools and grass-roots racing such as the Gloucester Summer Race League. Beyond that we have a number of racers competing on the national artificial circuit, the British Alpine circuit and even the FIS international circuit.
Usk Primary School ski team are all members of Pontypool Ski Racing, and are the current Welsh schools’ champions.
Website: www.pontypoolskiracing.co.uk
Come and learn to read music and play a brass instrument.
Join Usk Youth Brass Band, and do both for as little as £1 per week, which includes the use of an instrument.
Expert tuition and heaps of fun on offer.
We rehearse on Monday evenings 6-7pm in the Memorial Hall Usk.
Just pop along or ring for more information.
Lea Jones (tutor) 01495 753013 .
It would be lovely to meet you!
The Junior Church meets during school term-time every Sunday at 9.30am.
The children (from babies until age 11 / 12) are in church for the first ten minutes of the service. They then go to the Vestry Room where they make craft items, watch Christian DVDs, sing and compose prayers.
They return to the service for the last ten minutes where, most Sundays, they sing for the congregation or read prayers before the service ends.
Following the service biscuits and squash is served and the children are given stickers and chocolate! They have great fun and it is lovely to have the children in church at the beginning and the end of the services.
The Junior Church Leaders are:
Mrs. Caroline Coggan 01291 671081
Mrs. Carol Southwell 01291 672293
Father Julian Grey
telephone: 01291 671032
email: usk.vicarage@btinternet.com