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Join Billy as he
bounces around
Woolacombe Bay.
The game can be played by
PARC
two, three or four players. Each MOO
player starts on a different corner of RS
the board - throw a die and move the
number of spaces shown.
When you land on a square showing
an attraction - eg “Deep Sea Fishing”
is a SEA Attraction - you must try and
“Bounce” that square. To Bounce a
square, you must take the die, say the
TOWN
number you’re going to throw, then
throw the die.
If you throw the number you said
you would, you “Bounce” from that
square to any square of your choice
and try and “Bounce” that one, the
same way. If you throw a different
TOWN
PARC
number from the one you said, you
stay put until your next go. On your
next go you must throw the die and
move the number of spaces shown.
Once you have bounced an Attraction
square, tick it off in the box below.
The winner of the game is the first
to Bounce one of each different type
of attraction - a SEA attraction,
a MOORS, a TOWN and a
PARC attraction.
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RULES: You can only go
OR
PA
around the board in one
MO
SE
direction (the choice is
A
yours). No two players can
land on the same square
PARC
at the same time -
A
if a space is
SE
occupied, throw
SEA
again and move
WN
on by the
TO
MO
amount shown.
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Game written & designed by Kev F Sutherland
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WOOLACOMBE
BAY!
FANTASTIC
IT’S HOLIDAY
TIME!!!
YOUR HOLIDAY HI JINX START HERE!
YOUR HOLIDAY HI JINX START HERE!
I’M OO-ER
WOW! TAKE IT’S HARDER THAN
GOING TO CARE BILLY
ISN’T SURFING HAVE A GO! IT LOOKS!
BEACHBALL!
BRILLIANT!
MY
MY SURFBOARD!!!
ICE CREAMS!!
MY
SANDCASTLE!
OOPS!
MY HE’S A
GOODNESS! NO - LOOK! HE’S
SURFBOARD!
A WHALE!
NO - HE’S
A DIVING
YOU BOARD!
GREAT
BOUNCING
BUFFOON!
NO HE’S
NOT - HE’S JUST
CAN’T YOU VERY WET!
MAKE YOURSELF
USEFUL?
PUZZLES • GAMES • JOKES • QUIZZES • THINGS TO DO • POOL & BEACH SAFETY
Your Holiday
Welcome to the Billy Beachball Club! Hi-Jinx start
We’re all looking forward to here!!!
meeting you now you’re here
for the start of your holiday at
Woolacombe Bay. There’s so much
to do, and so much to see. You’re
going to have a great time!
The Beachball Club meets every day
for games and fun, so you will be
able to join us on adventures and trips.
But to start you off, Billy has put
illy
together games and Puzzles
B
in this, our club comic.
See you soon.
1 2 3 4 5
6 7
Test
your brain 8 9 10 11
power!
12 13 14 15 16
CLUES ACROSS
1 Billy is a ? 17
6 Rules in an organised community?
8 This person works with plants &
flowers outside?
12 When you care, you show?
17 When you draw you _____ a pen?
18
18 Do something in a casual way?
CLUES DOWN
1 A loud noise? 7 Two limbs from your shoulder to 13 If you are behind someone in a
2 From a long distance your hands? queue, you are?
3 A home for bees? 9 The point at which a see-saw 15 Bad or wicked?
4 If you are capable, you are? pivots? (Ask a grown-up) 16 Clean & neat?
5 The opposite to high? 11 Not either? 17 A kind of vase? (Ask a grown-up)
See how many of these Holiday happenings you can spot.
Some are on your journey to Woolacombe, some are when you
arrive. Tick them as you go.
3
points
2
points
Billy Beachball tick
3
points Donkeys tick
Why was six afraid of seven? e seven, eight, nine
- Becaus
3
points
The Rabbit tick 2
points
What do you call a bear without an
ear ?
- B.
What is orange and keeps on
The Surfer tick 2
points
The Old Mill tick falling off walls?
- Humpty Pumpkin!
What's brown and sticky?
5
points
A Tractor tick 6
points
- A stick.
Why don't lions eat clowns? they taste funny.
- Because
A Combine Harvester tick
5
points A Cormorant tick What kind of car does Luke
Skywalker drive?
- A toy-yoda
3
points
A Goose tick 2
points
d?
Why did the dinosaur cross the roa 's day off!
- Because it was the chicken
What do you call a surgeon with
A Hang Glider tick 4
points
A Helicopter tick eight arms?
- A doctopus
2
points A Buzzard tick
4
points
Why do bees have sticky hair? e honey combs!
- Because they hav
Why do seagulls live in the sea?
- Because if they lived in the bay
Giant Mushroom tick The Dinosaur tick they'd be bagels
HOW MANY POINTS DID YOU SCORE? How does the sea say hello? - It waves
30 points or more - Congratulations! well spotted.
You really are quick to spot things. How do you make a dog stop a vid
eo?
20 - 30 points - Well done! But - Tell him to press paws
some things are quite hard to find.
Less than 15 points - Why not try Why did the computer squeak? eone stepped
- Because som
again, you may even spot some of on its mouse
them at home.
Billy’s gone fishing, but all is not as it seems! How many
differences can you spot between the two pictures above.
Need a hint? - there are a bakers dozen plus one in total!
SWIMMING TIPS SUNBATHING TIPS
★ Never use inflatables (lilos, ★ Never look directly at the
rubber rings etc) at sea. sun - even in sunglasses.
★ Swim only in daylight. ★ Always wear sunscreen, no
★ Never swim alone. matter how dark your skin.
★ Never swim on a
full stomach.
★ Stay close to the shore -
if you get tired you might ★ Never turn up radios or
not get back! sound systems so that other
★ Never dive into the water beach users can hear them.
if you don’t know what’s ★ Keep dogs away from other
below - or how shallow it is. beach users, and if they
★ Tan gradually, don’t fry make a mess - clean it up*!
quickly. The sun’s rays (Dogs are banned from
are most intense between some beaches).
11 AM and 3 PM. (*the dogs that is, not the
★ Younger children and other beach users).
babies have the most ★ Don’t take fish or wildlife
sensitive skin. Keep from rock pools.
them covered with hats
and shades.
★ Swim or surf in ★ Don’t overdo it on the first
designated areas only. day - it'll be sunny again
And stay a safe distance tomorrow and you want to
from piers and jetties. enjoy it.
★ Don’t walk out on to
BEACH TIPS
sandbanks - you could
Always think of others. So...
get stranded.
★ Never play ball games,
★ Always look for ★ Never lose sight of your
run or kick up sand near
warning flags - family on a crowded beach.
other beach users.
if it says don't
swim, don’t!
★ Always look out
for a lifeguard -
and do whatever
they tell you.
DO NOT Safest swimming The area for Malibu
SWIM area, supervised by type surfboards and
lifeguards. Bellyboards surfing craft.
only, no surfcraft.
Silly Billy’s dug himself a maze on the beach - and now he can’t find his way out!
Which way’s best? A, B, C or D? Quick - help him escape before the tide comes in!
Find countries of the world in
the Billy Beachball
Wordsearch.
GO F I N L AND M P
GE TW J I ND I A P S A BO Try looking for:
R R S P A I NORWA Y L I RO
F EMC L P X I T A L Y C T L T B F
Scotland,
E AOCA FGHE E KHA L UEO England, Wales,
C N T HNM E X I C O I I Y GNO Spain, Portugal,
E Y L I X PRBA L I NSPA I N France, Denmark,
XWA L ES I RSOBARU L NA Australia, Israel,
S O L N E NWA L B A N I A S X R Mexico, Italy
ADUG L L F RANCE ABC
If you find all those, then
P I G L SWEDENP L C F
see what else you can find!
DAOAUSTRA L I AE
T NNC ANADA L
K D E NMA R K
Spot the Difference
incoming tide.
We couldn’t wait to come bac
Beach conservation
Take route D to save Billy from the
k. Really looking
forward to seeing you again.
Billy’s A-Mazing Maze
in North Devon Mr N. Robinson, Stoke-
on-Trent
North Devon’s coastline is well Goby and the Montagu’s
known for its outstanding Blenny. Summer visitors include Y L L A R U T A N
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landscape, wildlife value and the Basking Shark, the D I E X R
popularity with visitors. Now peculiar-looking Sunfish and I V V E S U
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much of it has been designated occasional schools of dolphins T S
16
E
15
R E
14
T N
13
I
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either Heritage Coast, a Site and porpoises. M O O X
E R B N E D R A G
of Special Scientific Interest, The conservation area runs for 11 10 9 8
an Area of Outstanding about 15 miles from Little
L A W V A N
7 6
Natural Beauty or a Local Hangman in Combe Martin,
B O I F A
Nature Reserve. past Morte Point, to the edge
A L L B H C A E B
5 4 3 2 1
The North Devon Voluntary of Woolacombe Sands. Billy’s Crazy Crossword
Marine Conservation Area was The area has long been popular.
launched in 1994 to promote In the 19th Century the Victorian K D E NMA R K
sustainable use of our coastline craze for collecting local marine T NNC ANADA L
and seas for the benefit of all, wildlife began here, and several DAOAUS T RA L I AE
and raise awareness of the value books were written about it. F P I G L SWE D E N P L C
BC ADUGL L FRANCE A
of marine wildlife. Mini marine centres have been XR S O L N E NWA L B A N I A S
Rocky shores, sandy beaches and set up at Ilfracombe Museum, LNA
A I N
XWA L E S I R SOB A RU
E Y L I X PRBA L I NSP
all grades of shore in between the Braunton Countryside GNO CN T HNME X I C O I I Y
provide a rich variety of habitats Centre and on Ilfracombe UEO E AOCA FGHE EKHA L
and the warm flow of the Quay. Mobile displays tour other T BF F EMC L P X I T A L Y C T L
RO R R S P A I NO RWA Y L I
Gulf Stream supports a parcs, campsites and hotels to O GE TWJ I ND I A PSAB
great diversity of inform visitors of the P GO F I N L AND M
underwater life. Conservation Area, Beachball Wordsearch
There are rare and a programme
corals such as of events such as
the Devonshire guided walks,
cup coral, boat trips and
giant fan worms plankton
and rare fish, trawls are run
including the throughout
Leopard-spotted the summer.