Circus Sensible
Circus skills & Big Top Days in Cumbria

Circus Days in Cumbria

Circus days for Schools & Events in Cumbria. Circus Skills Workshop Days & Big Tops for Festivals, Fairs, Schools, Fundraisers, Corporate events, Parties etc. CALL NOW for Circus days in Cumbria and all over the UK

Big Top Days

Days with our Beautiful Big Tops are an experience the children will never forget. Everyone sees a Comedy Circus Show in the tent, everyone has a go at a huge range of Circus Skills.
A Big Top day includes Shows in the Big Top for up to 300, plus structured or drop in Circus Skills Workshops. Our tents need level, well drained grass with no underground pipes or cables and with access for our van right up to the site.

Circus Skills Days

Circus Skills Workshop Days include a Show/Demonstration, plus Circus Skills Workshops in groups or as a drop in activity. For Schools, Festivals, Fairs, Corporate events and more. From £295+VAT.
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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Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Trust
“ I wanted to send a really BIG THANK YOU to you and specifically to John, Stu and Steve….. they helped make all our events a huge success by being professional, engaging, personable, skilful and above all entertaining. We had great feedback at the festivals and staff attending certainly enjoyed the down time and the fun! And I am sure together we made good memories. Thank you again!”
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PHX Training, Kendal, Cumbria
“ We had the pleasure of hosting Andy, the circus performer, for a day of entertainment, and he was absolutely fantastic! Andy brought an electrifying energy to our event and left everyone in awe with his remarkable skills. Throughout the day, Andy showcased an impressive array of talents, from jaw-dropping juggling acts to mesmerizing unicycling. His performance captivated us, keeping us all engaged and enthralled from start to finish. Not only was Andy incredibly skilled, but he also demonstrated a professional and personable demeanor. He interacted effortlessly with our guests, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere that added to the overall enjoyment of the day. Andy's passion for his craft was evident in every moment of his performance, and his enthusiasm was contagious. His professionalism, talent, and charm made him an absolute pleasure to work with, and we would highly recommend him to anyone seeking top-notch entertainment for their event.”
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Brant Howe Nursing Home, Carnforth

“ Hi I would just like to reach out and extend a warm word of thanks for Dave the stand in yesterday for every thing he managed to do, we really enjoyed and appreciated it and he made our summer BBQ very special for the residents and families.”
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Glencryan School, Cumbernauld, Scotland
" I just wanted to write and say thanks so much for the excellent day Circus Sensible put on for us, the whole school loved it and I have already had pupils asking me when I am getting you back!  The performers were great with all of our pupils and staff, all the activities were targeted and suitable for the needs of each group and they accommodated any changes we needed to make throughout the day too.  I would highly recommend Circus Sensible as a great day to any school and look forward to working with you again in the future. Please pass on  my thanks to the four performers again for the excellent day they gave the kids."

Circus in Schools

Circus Skills workshops in Schools are suitable for Nursery, Primary, Secondary Schools and Colleges in Cumbria 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 in Cumbria schools, such as Percussion workshops, African Dance workshops and Magic workshops. For details of all our Schools workshops in Cumbria or anywhere in the UK please explore our website or send us a message.

The Science of Circus

"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 in Cumbria

UCLAN Freshers Week, Preston - Big Top and Walkabout Entertainment.
Belle Vue Primary School, Carlisle - Circus Skills Workshops
SS Simon and Jude CEPS, Great Lever, Bolton - Circus Workshops
Elba Park, Tyne & Wear - Circus Skills Workshops, Walkabout entertainment
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
Muirhouse Primary, Motherwell - Circus Skills Workshops
Lagganlia Centre, Kingussie - Big Top Days
Eaglesham Fair, Glasgow - Big Top Days
Elderpark Community Centre, Glasgow - Circus Workshops
St Francis Centre, Glasgow - Circus Skills Workshops
St Charles Primary School, Glasgow - Circus Skills Workshops
Hampden Park Stadium, Glasgow - Circus Entertainment
Dalmally Community Centre, Argyll - Circus Workshops
Macrobert Arts Centre, University of Stirling - Big Top Day
Plus hundreds of Schools, Corporate events and Team building days, Scout & Guide camps and all sorts of Parties and community events all over Cumbria and the North of England
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.