Take advantage of Billingham Forum's wide range of activities on offer. Ideal for large groups to take part in various activities. Groups can then alternate between each activity.

Choose from GoClimb, ice skating, swimming, soft play, traditional leisure activities like badminton and squash and more!

• Tailored to the activities chosen
• All ages
• Any group sizes

Round up your climbing comrades and book an exclusive visit to GoClimb. Conveniently located within Billingham Forum, GoClimb's colourful jungle of exciting climbing walls, brings you interactive designs to let your imagination run wild!

With over 20 unique walls, a 22ft vertical plunge slide and a spiral of twisting towers to overcome, will you have the energy left to take a daring leap of faith? Our team will provide harnesses and helmets (only required for a few challenges), so all you need to bring is your sense of adventure!

• 1 hour + a short briefing
• 4 years +
• Up to 24 participants per session

We regularly welcome schools from across the Tees Valley for educational visits because it’s a great activity for the kids and we can accommodate small class sizes through to whole schools. We have our own coach parking and we have full risk assessments available.

Sessions can be booked as part of a public Simply Skate session or you can privately hire the whole or part of the Ice Arena, depending on your needs.  You can even have an Ice Coach so your group can enjoy some quality coaching or play time as part of an exclusive session on the ice.

• 1 hour +
• All ages
• Any group sizes

Climb, jump and slide as you race against your friends to conquer the Rapid Racer! Finish with a splash on the big slide...if you can make it that far!

• 1 hour
• Ages 2 - 16 years
• Up to 50 participants per session

Working in partnership with local schools Tees Active delivers fantastic school swimming programmes that are designed to help schools achieve the National Curriculum Standard for Key Stage 2 attainment target. We work with children of all ages to offer them a comprehensive programme of learning which can feed into further opportunities in the water outside of the school environment.

Poor Cinderella works night and day but dreams of a very different life, and with an invitation to the royal ball it looks as if her wish may be granted. Will her Wicked Stepsisters succeed in ruining Cinderella’s dreams of happiness or will her loyal fiend Buttons and her Fairy Godmother be able to thwart their devilish plans?

• 4th Dec 2024 - 5th January 2025
• Various times - see website

Iggety ziggety zaggety zoom! Jump on board the broom with the witch and her cat in Tall Stories’ fun-filled adaptation of Room on the Broom, the best-selling picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

The witch and her cat are travelling on their broomstick when they pick up some hitch-hikers – a friendly dog, a beautiful green bird and a frantic frog. But this broomstick’s not meant for five and – CRACK – it snaps in two… just as the hungry dragon appears! Will there ever be room on the broom for everyone? Find out in the magical Olivier Award-nominated show for everyone aged 3 and up.

• 26th - 27th March
• 26th (13:30 & 16:00) 27th (10:30 & 13:00)

A delightful dragontastic show for pop princesses and naughty knights. Full House Theatre’s new family show is about to explode into a theatre near you bringing this bestselling picture book to life on stage. The whole family will enjoy laugh-out-loud comedy, cool puppets, sing along pop anthems and a dazzling larger-than-life dragon.

Feisty Sue is not your everyday fairy tale superstar, in fact she’s The Worst Princess. After being rescued by her twit of a prince she’s ready to start her happy end. But first she’ll have to make friends with a dragon, escape from a tower and set the Prince’s pants on fire with her new fire-breathing bestie. Will Sue find her happily ever after?

• 29th - 30th April
• 29th (13:30 & 16:30) 30th (10:30)

Tom Fletcher’s interactive adventures for big imaginations are leaping from page to stage, as the beloved ‘Who’s in Your Book?' series makes its debut as a brand-new musical show.

A group of performers are preparing to start their show, but quickly discover they are not alone on stage. Little Monster wants to be part of the fun too! With an invitation to his friends, Dragon, Alien and Unicorn to join him, you can expect comedy and chaos as they help to create a magical show, learning about the joy of books and friendship along the way.

• 21st - 22nd May
• 21st (13:30 & 16:00) 22nd (10:30 & 13:30)

We all want to meet people from history! The trouble is everyone is dead! So it’s time to prepare for Horrible Histories live on stage with the acclaimed production of Gorgeous Georgians and Vile Victorians!

Are you ready to swing with a Georgian king? Can you see eye to eye with Admiral Nelson? Does the Duke of Wellington get the boot? Dare you dance the Tyburn jig? Will you be saved by Florence Nightingale? Find out what a baby farmer did and move to the groove with party Queen Victoria!

Don’t miss this horrible history of Britain with the nasty bits left in!

• 14th - 15th July
• 14th (16:30 & 18:30) 15th (13:30 & 16:30)

Forum Theatre Billingham is available to hire for a range of different events whether it is a presentation evening or a school performance.

Our team building games are always a favourite with groups! We offer a range of activities designed to look at a team rather than the individual. Specifically designed games and tasks like ‘raft building’ ‘acid drop’ and ‘duck hunt’ are an excellent way for students to communicate effectively with each other in order to solve problems and have lots of fun in the process!

This is an ideal activity for large group sizes and really helps with children’s confidence and being able to express themselves.

• 2 hours including a short briefing
• 8 years old+ (can be tailored to suit)
• Up to 24 participants per session

Great fun and sure to create some comedy moments. Not many can escape without a good drenching. Will your class? Try individual stand up paddleboards or have a go on our giant team paddleboards.

Stand Up Paddleboarding will require the ability to listen to instructions carefully and take direction whilst improving balance, co-ordination and core strength.

• 2 hours including a short briefing
• 10 years old+ (can be tailored to suit)
• Up to 16 participants per session

Another fun and engaging activity for large group sizes. Navigate around the flat water lake and head onto the River Tees.

Manoeuvre your kayak and build up your skills during your session plus there will be lots of fun, races and games with your classmates and instructor.

• 2 hours including a short briefing
• 8 years old+ (can be tailored to suit)
• Up to 24 participants per session

Bellboating emphasises planning, communication, leadership and team work skills. It is also a great way to experience the river as they are very stable crafts, making it the perfect activity for groups of mixed abilities. Students will work together as a team in a number of water based games.

The stability of bellboats makes them perfect for children and people who aren’t used to being on water. They take little effort to pick up pace and can cover a good distance. We can help you to organise inter school regattas racing up to 4 boats at once.

• 2 hours including a short briefing
• 8 years old+ (can be tailored to suit)
• Up to 24/30 participants per session (depending on ages)

Get the kids out of the classroom and onto Air Trail! Improve their learning ability and give them a change of scenery with an outdoor activity. Allow children to use their imagination and explore 38 unique challenges set over 4 levels in a safe and secure environment.

Alternatively, why not book an activity based visit, where students can learn important life skills such as team work, communication skills and trust? Allow them to take part in instructor led activities aimed at developing cognitive, visual and auditory skills.

• 1 hour + a short briefing
• No age restrictions apply. Please see below height restrictions. 1m height restriction - below 1.2m must be accompanied by an adult on the structure
• Up to 50 participants per session

Take over both pools with a splashtastic end of year trip with your class. Enjoy the pools all to yourself and experience our fabulous wave machine, various water jets and our two flumes, Reef and Surf! The large fun floats will also be available on request during these sessions.

• 1 hour +
• All ages
• Up to 60 participants per session

Working in partnership with local schools Tees Active delivers fantastic school swimming programmes that are designed to help schools achieve the National Curriculum Standard for Key Stage 2 attainment target. We work with children of all ages to offer them a comprehensive programme of learning which can feed into further opportunities in the water outside of the school environment.

Take on our Aquaconda Inflatable at IB Leisure! Slither, slip and slide as you race against your friends to conquer this two lane inflatable!

• 1 hour
• Ages 2 - 16 years
• Up to 50 participants per session

Working in partnership with local schools Tees Active delivers fantastic school swimming programmes that are designed to help schools achieve the National Curriculum Standard for Key Stage 2 attainment target. We work with children of all ages to offer them a comprehensive programme of learning which can feed into further opportunities in the water outside of the school environment.

With a range of different activities including a full length inflatable run, a mini inflatable run and a bouncy castle it’s an adventure you won’t want to miss out on!

Have fun and take on the different activities with your friends - jump, slide and commando roll at Thornaby Pavilion.

• 1 hour
• Ages 4+
• Up to 40 participants per session

A large sports hall facility which can be used as 1 large space or can be divided into 2 halves.

Enjoy a range of activities with your group including indoor football and racquet sports or simply hire the space and bring your own equipment.

• Session times can be tailored for your group
• All ages
• Groups of all sizes

Working in partnership with local schools Tees Active delivers fantastic school swimming programmes that are designed to help schools achieve the National Curriculum Standard for Key Stage 2 attainment target. We work with children of all ages to offer them a comprehensive programme of learning which can feed into further opportunities in the water outside of the school environment.