Circus Sensible
Circus Skills & Big Top Days in Blackpool

Circus Days in Blackpool

Circus Days

Circus days for Schools & Events in Blackpool. Circus Skills Workshop Days & Big Top Days for Festivals, Fairs, Schools, Fundraisers, Corporate events, Parties etc. Suitable for all ages & Events. We work in Blackpool but 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.

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.
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Gordon Rigg Garden Home & Leisure, Rochdale
“ We booked Circus Sensible for one of children's activity days at Gordon Rigg Garden Home & Leisure. The instructor Alby was fantastic with each group of children booked in taking the time to show them how to do circus skill and then go around encouraging them as they practised. We will definitely be booking them again. 5 star service”
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Heygreen Primary, Liverpool
“We hired Circles Sensible for our 70th Platinum Jubilee Celebrations and it was a brilliant day. James was a wonderful performer: he was fantastic with the children making them smile at feel at ease; he performed an enthralling assembly that was a spectacle; taught the children many great skills and provided exceptional entertainment as part of our picnic. We would strongly recommend Circus Sensible”
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Lady Barn House School, Cheadle
" Can I just say what an amazing day we have had! Obbi was amazing and has kept the children engaged all day. His lovely nature and way with the children was welcomed by the children and the staff alike. We will definitely be booking again in the future and will highly recommend you. Please pass this on to whoever needs to know and be sure to tell Obbi that I have emailed you singing his praises. I did tell him and we hugged at the end and all the children have had a ball."
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St Mary’s Primary School, Wigan
"Thank you so much for today’s fun Circus Sensible! Jon, Phil and Arthur were amazing from start to finish, despite the weather!! 🥶😁 The children loved the shows & the circus skills workshops were fantastic! You brightened up our day before school had even begun! See you again!”
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Shelley Community Assoc. Huddersfield
" I just wanted to say a huge thank-you to Circus Sensible and particularly Gary, our entertainer, for keeping the children amused all afternoon from 2pm to 5pm at our cold and windy Platinum Jubilee village picnic in Shelley! He was brilliant – and allowed any number of children to join each of his workshops – and he kept up the pace and the banter all afternoon! The event was a great success for those that braved the weather – and it was all down to Gary who turned the afternoon into pure sunshine! Please pass on our grateful thanks to him, and to your company for seamless booking and support! We wouldn’t hesitate to book you again! "
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Stagecoach Arts, 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 “

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 Blackpool

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.
Lancaster Brewery, Lancaster - Circus Entertainment.
Westmorland Showground, Croplands, Lancaster - Big Top Day.
Arnside Educational Institute, Cumbria - Circus Skills Workshops.
Lindal & Marton Primary School, Lancaster - Circus Skills Workshops.
Holme Community School, Carnforth, Lancs. - Circus Workshops.
Heysham High School, Morecambe, Lancs. - Circus Skills Workshops.
Ireby CE School, Wigton, Cumbria - Circus Workshops.
Haig Colliery Mining Museum, Cumbria - Circus Workshops.
Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass, Cumbria - Big Top Days.
Linnet Clough Scout Activity Centre, Disley - Big Top Days
Sedgeley Park Police Training Centre, Chorlton, Manchester - Circus Workshops
Flixton Girl’s School, Manchester - Circus Workshops
Navigation Primary, Altrincham, Greater Manchester - Circus Workshops
Mersey Valley Sports Club, Sale - Circus Workshops
Old Hall Drive School, Gorton, Manchester - Big Top Day
Plus many more venues and events in and around Blackpool and the North West
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.