Circus Sensible
Circus Skills & Big Top Days in Blackburn

Circus Days in Blackburn

Circus Days

Circus days for Schools & Events in Blackburn. Circus Skills Workshop Days & Big Top Days for Festivals, Fairs, Schools, Fundraisers, Corporate events, Parties etc. Suitable for all ages & Events. We work in Blackburn but we also travel all over the UK.

Big Top Days

Days with our Beautiful Big Tops include two person Comedy Circus Shows in the Big Top for up to 300 children & adults, plus structured or drop in Circus Skills Workshops all day. Our Big Tops need level, well drained grass with no underground pipes or cables and with access for our van right up to the site. We need 2-3 hours to set up and an hour to take down.

Circus Skills Days

Circus Skills Workshop Days include a Show/Demonstration, plus Circus Skills Workshops in groups or as a drop in activity. Skills vary but can include Juggling with balls, scarves and clubs, Plate spinning, Poi, Devilstick, Chinese Diabolo, beginners Stilts, Feather balancing, Cigar boxes, Chinese ribbons etc. Unicycle and Tightrope can be included on request.
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Stagecoach Bolton
“ I would just like to thank you for sending Tom to us on Saturday. He was fantastic. The teachers and students thought he was amazing. I had a parent tell me that her daughter said it was the best thing she had ever done. I have attached some photos of Saturday. I will of course be using you again as well as recommending you to other Stagecoach Schools “
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Boarshaw Primary, Rochdale
" Mr Sensible was fantastic. The children were captivated and found his show amazing and hilarious! His methods of teaching the basics of scarf juggling and feather balacing ensured that all children succeeded and were engaged. The variety of equipment he brought was vast and the children really enjoyed the opportuinity to try so many different skills. A brilliant morning - thank you! "
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Highfield School Sandwell, Brum.
" I just wanted to say what a wonderful day we had on Friday. Steve was fantastic! It was a day full of fun but where the children were learning important skills too. It was lovely to see children who find it difficult to concentrate fully absorbed by what Steve was teaching them, concentrating to learn and perform the circus skills. It was also fantastic to see the children supporting each other in learning these skills. They thoroughly enjoyed circus school. The staff  enjoyed it too! I would fully recommend the day to anyone. Thank you once again." high field School
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Chesham Primary School, Bury
“ I wanted to pass on sincere gratitude from the teaching staff and children of our school for making our end of term so fun and enjoyable- even on a wet, grey day in Bury! Andy and Obby were amazing from start to finish, working so hard to ensure we all had a wonderful time: from the amazing shows they performed, to the outstanding kindness, care and patience they showed in teaching our children their amazing circus skills. We were all mesmerised and so many children and staff said how brilliant the day was and how quickly the time flew by! The staff were still talking about it on our WhatsApp group last night and I also received messages of thanks from parent governors of the school, saying how much their children had enjoyed the day. We were all sad to see Andy and Obby leave and feel we have made two new friends.  I cannot thank you all enough for bringing smiles and laughter to our school. We will certainly invite you back to Chesham again in the future! “
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St John with St Michael CE Primary School, Rochdale
“ I would like to say how amazing Obby was when he came to visit us for our festival. He set the mood for the day with fun and laughter, what an entertainer! He worked tirelessly throughout the day and was amazing with the children. I could not recommend him high enough to any other school. Please could you pass on our thanks to him, the children are still talking about him and asking when he is coming back “

Circus in Schools

Circus Skills workshops in Schools are suitable for Nursery, Primary, Secondary Schools and Colleges, and can be integrated into many areas of the School curriculum. All our staff are very experienced, have a wide range of Circus and performance skills and have CRB certificates. We have full Public Liability Insurance and can supply Risk Assessments on request. Circus Sensible also run many other workshops, such as Percussion workshops, African Dance workshops and Magic workshops. For details of all our workshops please explore our website or send us a message.

Brain Training

"Complex tasks such as juggling produce significant changes to the structure of the brain, according to scientists at Oxford University. In the journal, Nature Neuroscience, the scientists say they saw a 5% increase in white matter - the cabling network of the brain." In brief, learning a new skill such as Juggling can hard wire our brains to work better and faster! Circus skills help develop and improve concentration skills. This is particularly evident in those children with shorter attention spans. When we run Circus skills workshops in schools the teachers are often amazed that one or more children who usually have a problem concentrating are doing better than anyone else in the class! Learning Circus skills also offers great benefits in terms of physical co-ordination and physical fitness. Circus workshops fit very well into the school curriculum under PE and co-ordination development. In fact there are many areas where Circus workshops offer great opportunities for curriculum enrichment.

Recent Venues near Blackburn

St Michael with St John CE Primary School, Blackburn - Circus Workshops
St Barnabas and St Paul's CEP, Blackburn - Big Top Days
St Peters RC Primary School, Blackburn - Big Top Days
Bolton Town Hall, Bolton at Home - Circus Entertainment.
St Mary's RCPS, Accrington, Blackburn - Circus Workshops
Marsden Community Primary School, Nelson, Lancashire - Circus skills
1st Mellor Guides, Blackburn - Circus Workshops.
Daisyfield Primary School, Blackburn -Circus Skills Workshops.
St Chad’s Primary School, Whittle-le-Woods - Circus Workshops
Town Hall Street Fair, Blackburn, Lancashire - Circus Entertainment.
Claypool Primary School, Bolton - Circus Skills Workshops.
Devonshire Road Primary School, Bolton - Circus Workshops.
Pikes Lane Primary, Bolton - Circus Skills Workshops.
Essa Academy, Bolton - Circus Skills Workshops.
Reebok Stadium, Horwich, Bolton - Circus Entertainment.
Alderman Bolton Community Primary, Bolton - Circus Workshops.
UCLAN Freshers Week - Big Top and Walkabout Entertainment.
SS Simon and Jude CEPS, Great Lever, Bolton - Circus Workshops
Saddleworth Show, Greater Manchester - Big Top Days
Swindon Academy - A Day with our Big Top including shows and workshops
Sale West Youth & Community Centre, Manchester - Circus Workshops
Boarshaw Primary School, Middleton, Manchester - Circus Workshops
The Runway Visitor Park, Manchester Airport - Big Top Days
Burnley Brow School, Oldham, Greater Manchester - Circus Workshops
St Teresa’s RC School, Irlam, Manchester - Circus Workshops
St Marys RC Primary School, Salford - Big Top Day
St Joseph The Worker RC Primary School, Irlam - Big Top Day
Etihad Stadium, Manchester - Circus Entertainment
St Clare’s RC Primary, Blackley, Manchester - Big Top Day
Green End School, Burnage - Circus Workshops
Anson Cabin Project, Manchester - Drum and Dance workshops
Quarry Bank Mill, Styal, Greater Manchester - Circus Workshops
St Richard's RC Primary, Manchester - Circus Workshops
Cedar House School, Lancaster - Circus Skills Workshops.
Thorneyholme RC Primary School, Clitheroe, Lancs. - Circus Workshops.Circus Skills.
Thomas’s Fulham, London - Circus Skills Workshops.
St Saviours & St Olaves, City of London - Big Top Day
Hurst Park, London - Stiltwalkers, Unicyclists, magicians
Gala Bingo Enfield - Stiltwalkers, Walkabout Entertainment
Suffolks Primary School, Enfield - Circus Workshops in Schools
Christ the Saviour School, Ealing - Circus Skills Workshops
The Willows Primary School, Basildon - Circus Skills.
1st Staines Scouts - Circus Skills Workshops
Janet Duke Primary, Basildon, London - A Day of Circus Skills Workshops
Ben Jonson Primary School, Stepney Green - Circus Skills Workshops
Sacred Heart School, Roehampton - Circus Workshops
Wykeham Primary School, Greater London - Big Top Days
LVS Ascot, London - Circus Skills Workshops
Moriah Jewish Day School, Pinner, London - Big Top Day
Belgrave Square Garden - Big Top Hire
Circus Skills encourage creative thinking
Circus Skills reinforce positive learning
Circus Skills enhance kinaesthetic skills
Circus Skills instil enthusiasm in the learning process
Circus Skills boost self confidence
Circus Skills aid social & personal development
Circus skills promote cross curricular education
Circus Skills aid the formation of grey matter in the brain
Circus Skills are a fun gateway into physical education
Learning Circus Skills develops language skills
Circus Skills increases self esteem &self awareness
Circus Skills are fun, for children AND adults!
Activities such as Circus skills have been used with great success as an educational tool, as an aid to learning as well as therapeutically with children at risk and with children with special needs. Autistic children have been observed to respond particularly well to Circus skills in schools. Circus skills are an opportunity for children and adults to discover and develop skills such as Concentration, Information retention, Concept visualisation, hand eye co-ordination and self awareness. These skills can then be used in many other settings including social situations and in conventional educational settings whilst learning the core subjects.