Clip n Climb Sessions

December 7th 2025 – Spectrum session with Clip n Climb Cambridge

We hope that you can join us at our Spectrum-dedicated, socially distanced session at Clip n Climb Cambridge.

Clip n Climb Cambridge (CnC) is where climbing centre meets theme park, and you can experience 20 unique climbing challenges that twist, turn, light and excite. Clip ‘n Climb Cambridge is the first in the East of England and is primarily suitable for everyone from 4 years upwards and is the ultimate fun and healthy activity for you to enjoy with your friends and family. Smaller harnesses are also available for toddlers, as are cradles for those with significant physical disabilities.

It would be beneficial if you were aware of how to clip/unclip your child from a climbing wall, but this can be taught on the day. Please only request places if you are sure you will be attending.

Please ensure that you have read all notes provided prior to requesting places.

We always contact every request once the event is processed and allocated, providing as much notice as we can to families. We initially confirm places and advise those on the waiting list by text message from our platform. We also issue a QR code to confirmed places, which is how you sign in with us on the day, around 24-48hrs ahead of the event/session. Please ensure you read the information below on our notifications and recommendations.

Forthcoming Sessions & Place Requests

IMPORTANT

Please remember that our regular monthly sessions, such as Clip n Climb, Climb Quest, and Spectrum Play, are often released a couple of months ahead of time or sometimes even more.

If you’d like to request places at future sessions, please check our event page to see what has been released. Some sessions months ahead already have waiting lists or are very close to having them.

Sunday, December 7th
9am – 10am
No Charge
Max 24 Children
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Our Place Request Process

  • Once place requests are checked and processed, should we be able to confirm places for you, you will be notified in the first instance by text message. Ensure you have given us the correct number!
  • We recommend saving the numbers 07822 013562 (WhatsApp) and our Text Alert number 07441 446910 to your phone for our notifications. We also send messages from a dedicated Spectrum-named service.
  • Your QR code (e-ticket) for the event (how you sign in with us) is typically sent within the 24 hours before the session. This also includes a final reminder of the notes and timings from this page.

Non-Payment, Non-Cancellation & Non-Attendance

We totally appreciate that plans can change, health can change, emergencies can happen, and life can get in the way when you least expect it to, especially as parents, carers and guardians of children with additional needs, but we cannot emphasise enough how important it is to stay in touch with the team when it comes to bookings.

We understand that such things can happen and that they can definitely be hard to talk about at times, we always try to help the families we support as much as we can. Sometimes, this sadly just won’t be possible, but we will certainly try if there is a path to do so. All we ask is that you stay in touch and just be honest with us, it is so much easier to help you this way.

Please do bear in mind that non-payment of invoices, not showing for events you have been given places or not communicating with us about items, tickets etc we have purchased for you in a timely manner will have an adverse impact across the board. As a small children’s charity, we have to be incredibly careful with funds and items not being paid for, as it has a huge impact on us and will simply prevent future events from happening, as we are not able to absorb losses of that nature. It also prevents other families from attending, which they could have done if they had had enough notice to do so.

We leave any relevant payments for all events and sessions open as long as possible to help families, but at the same time, we have commitments and deadlines to the venues we work with, which we must adhere to, or lose such opportunities. Even for events that are free to you, the venue still has costs and staffing still has to be paid for!

Please remember that the following steps can occur if you don’t pay invoices or inform us.

  • Any outstanding payments/non-attendances are very much at rish of impacting you.
  • You can see your places cancelled for the event/session, and a cancellation notice will be sent to you.
  • You will then no longer be able to access ANY of our events, sessions or the Max Card
  • Any bookings for events in the future you are on with us will be immediately suspended.
  • Your membership with us can be suspended or permanently revoked
  • Spectrum reserves the right to pass outstanding invoices for commercial/legal collection, and additional charges can occur
  • Additionally, Spectrum has a zero tolerance for any kind of behaviour/communication that is deemed to be rude/abusive – our team are also parents of children with additional needs and volunteer their time.

Please Stay In Touch!

As always if you have any questions about any aspect of of our events, the payment process, or cancellations email us at events@spectrum.org.uk and we will be happy to see where we can help!

Event Summary

The session is scheduled for between 9 am and 10 am.

You will need to be at the venue just before 9 am on the day; no transport is provided to the venue. Tuition on the centre, its facilities, PPE, and climbing safety is provided at each session’s start. There are facilities at the venue to get drinks and snacks also.

We can currently take a maximum of 24 climbers per session, and our focus is purely on children climbing at this stage in the first instance. Spectators attending can join their child in the climbing area to watch and support them.

Presently, place requests are also limited to one spectator per child. There are no exceptions to this rule, and any requests over this spectator ratio will automatically be rejected unless explained in the notes.

Our climbing sessions always receive a high amount of requests, and we always rotate attendance at the sessions to ensure as many families as possible have the chance to attend over time. There is always a waiting list for these sessions, and changes can occur, meaning places become available, sometimes at very short notice. Still, waiting list numbers will be slightly higher during this reduced capacity period than usual.

We have enjoyed many fantastic times with the Clip n Climb team, who have an extremely supportive team over the years. If you have not attended one of our climbing sessions before, an overview of our work with Clip n Climb can be found here, which includes a range of photos from the sessions: https://spectrum.org.uk/clip-n-climb-cambridge

Recommendation

If you are a Facebook user, we recommend joining our private members-only Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/spectrumcio – you will need your membership number with us (starts with the letters SC) after you request to join.

As well as general information, we post here when confirmations, QR codes, reminders and so forth are sent out, so you can be sure to check your email at the right times. This is helpful as many mail providers can filter such emails to junk and other areas, so you can be sure you don’t miss anything or lose your places if it doesn’t land in your main inbox directly.

Our Instagram & Facebook stories are also good places to get news in advance and see the different things we are working on behind the scenes. We also post images, reels and stories to Instagram of our visits to Clip n Climb Cambridge!

Venue Address

34 Clifton Road Industrial Estate, Clifton Road, Cambridge, CB1 7EB

Event Notes - Important

Please remember that prior to attending any of our sessions, days out or events we need you to complete one of our Membership forms. These need to be completed for insurance coverage purposes and also to help us plan future events. You only need to complete a membership form once a year and this will cover you for all future events and session attendances in the same calendar year.

Please note if you request places for an event and do not make payment (if applicable) for the trip prior to the cut off date provided for that trip, your places will automatically be offered to any persons on the waiting list to ensure the trip is as full as possible.

Event WhatsApp & Text Alerts

If you request places to our events and sessions, we recommend adding the Spectrum WhatsApp number 07822 013562 and our Text Magic number 07441 446910 to your phone, as well as whitelisting the email address events@spectrum.org.uk – These are all used at different times for both confirming places and event updates, as well as our SPECTRUM named text service.

CURRENT STATUS

OPEN FOR REQUESTS

This event is open for requests and places are currently being allocated.

We always recommend submitting a place request if you are interested in the event, even if there is a waiting list, as availability can often change.

Place Requests for Sunday, December 7th 2025 only

Please ensure you have completed one of our Membership Forms prior to requesting places at our events, as a valid Spectrum Membership number is required in the place request process below.

Parent/Carer Information

Your Name

Clip n Climb Places Required

Please note that due to capacity limitations, all climbing spaces are for children only at present and we can only accommodate one spectator per child in the majority.
As a baseline we work to a 1-2-1 ratio of climbers to spectators for these sessions. If for any reason your number of requested spectators is higher than your number of climbers then please provide the reason for this below. Please note that due to working to set numbers for health & safety., it is not always possible to accomodate this but we will try to if we can.

Accessibility

Do you require a climbing cradle for a physical disability?

Photo & Video Consent

Please note that at our climbing sessions, we can often capture both images and video during the session. At times, children will also have the opportunity to wear Go Pro cameras whilst climbing.
Do you consent for your child to be included in any photography or videography at the session?

Data Privacy (GDPR) & Consent

Your Consent
Attendence

Security & Submit

Please ensure that you have checked all details that you have entered on this form for accuracy before submitting your request.
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Health Protection

Due to the nature of the children we support, a person can’t attend our events whilst ill.

This guidance is in line with the Health Protection Agency and similar to that of many local schools. We can’t accept a person at an event or session with sickness/diarrhoea until they have been clear of this for a minimum of 48 hours. Additionally, it is not possible to accept a person with any symptoms of Covid-19.

We hope you can understand our position on this and the caution that we must exercise.