Circus Sensible
Big Top Days & Fundraisers Peterborough

Big Top Days in Peterborough

Big Top Days in Peterborough include Shows in our Big Tops for up to 300, plus Circus Skills Workshops, either structured or drop in style. Suitable for Events, Schools, Festivals, Parties etc. in Peterborough and nationwide. All we need is a piece of level, well drained grass for our circus tent. Our Big tops are also available for hire.

Comedy Circus Shows

Our Shows are Comedy Circus, with lots of audience participation and hilarious for children AND adults alike (or so we're told) Shows can be up to an hour long and up to three performances per day. We have several teams of performers so we can come back year after year and keep things fresh. For Peterborough and the UK.

Circus Workshops

The Big Top Day also includes Circus Skills Workshops. They can be structured, for school days, in which case we can run workshops in up to three spaces at once, or for weekend events we run a drop in workshop outside, which can continue even while the Shows are on if necessary. Skills include Juggling, Plate spinning, Diabolo, Devilstick, Poi and lots more. For Peterborough and the UK.
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Christ Church, Coalville
" We wanted to write to send our thanks to James for his work last Friday at Everyone, children and adults loved everything he did with us. We all learnt so much and he was so professional. Well done! Thank you so much it made our day so special "
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Tia Watson, Holly Hill School, Notts
" Can I say a huge thank you to Pete for making our day amazing today. Loads of the KS1 children said it was the best day ever!!! They have learnt so much. Pete was brilliant with the children and his whole school assembly was fabulous!!! We will definitely book him again next year.
We have had an absolute ball. I will be highly recommending him to other schools!!! Thanks so so much "
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KHL Field Day, Corby, Northants
“We have worked with the team at our annual event for a few years now.
It is a pleasure to work with Circus Sensible. Our community loved the experience and we will book them again for our next event. Keep up the great work.”
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Events Administrator, Ashby de la Zouch Town Council
" James was an absolute star and kept people entertained throughout the whole event. When he wasn’t doing the demonstrations, he had time and patience with individual children assisting them with circus skills. We received lots of positive feedback regarding the Circus Skills workshop / demonstrations. This is the first time that we have booked anything like this for our event and I would certainly book you for future events "
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Elizabeth Kroon - Made in Corby Programme Assistant
" On behalf of all of us at Made in Corby and the community panel of Kingswood and Hazel Leys, I would like to offer our deepest thanks to you all for all of your hard work at the Field Day Festival on Saturday 24th in Corby. The event was, as far as we know, the first of its kind in bringing high quality arts activities to the local community, and the turnout from the local community to engage with these was huge, which we are immensely happy about. You made the day such an enjoyable success, in all the ways that you contributed "

Fundraisers

Big Tops Days make a great way of raising funds for your Charity or School in Peterborough. Admission can be charged for up to three Shows, and even for the Circus Skills Workshops too. Add on to that income from stalls, tombola, estate agents signs etc etc and you can raise thousands of pounds as well as having a great days event. See our Fundraising pages for more details

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.

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!

Recent Events Peterborough

Kirkstone House School, Peterborough - Circus Workshops
Baston CE Primary School, Peterborough - Circus Workshops in Schools
Hampton Hargate Primary School, Perborough - Circus Workshops
Leighton Primary School, Peterborough - Circus Skills Workshops
Stanground St Johns Primary School - Circus Skills Workshops
William Law CE Primary School, Peterborough - Big Top Day in School
Heritage Park Primary School, Peterborough - Circus Workshops
Middleton Primary School, Peterborough - Circus in Schools
Little Miracles Centre, Peterborough - Circus Entertainment
Welland Academy, Peterborough - Circus Skills Workshops
Duke of Bedford Primary School, Peterborough - Big Top day
Thorpe Hall Hospice, Peterborough - Circus Workshops
Brewster Avenue Infant & Nursery School, Peterborough - Big Top Day
Ormiston Meadows, Peterborough - Circus Day in Schools
Gladstone Primary School, Peterborough - Circus Skills Workshops
Fourfields Community Primary School, Peterborough - Circus Skills
Clare Lodge Secure Unit, Peterborough - Circus Skills workshops
Jim’s Tractor Run and Family Fun Day, Ashby de la Zouch
Herrick Primary School, Leicester - Circus Skills
Northfield House Primary Academy, Leicester - Circus Days
Stoneygate School, Leicester - Circus Skills Workshops
Kingsway Primary School, Leicester - Circus Skills Workshops
Eastfield Primary School, Leicester - Big Top in School
Smarties Nursery, Enderby, Leicester - Circus Workshops
Overdale Junior School, Knighton, Leicester - Circus Skills
Rawlins Community College, Quorn - Circus Skills Workshops
Mellor Community Primary School, Leicester - Circus Skills
British Gas Academy Leicester, Leicester - Circus Workshops
Glenmere Primary School, Winston, Leics - Big Top Day
Abington Academy, Winston, Leicester - Circus Workshops
Brookvale High School, Groby, Leics. - Circus Workshops
Bosworth Water Trust, Market Bosworth - Circus Workshops
Brockington College, Enderby, Leicestershire - Circus Skills
Barley Croft Primary School, Beaumont Leys - Circus Skills Workshops
Coalville Park, Leicestershire - MANY Big Top Days!
Braunstone Community Primary School, Leics. - Circus Skills
Mercenfeld Primary School, Larkfield, Leics. - Big Top Days
Christ the King Catholic Primary School, Coventry - Circus Skills
Cutts Close Park, Oakham, Leicestershire - Big Top Day