Adult Programs
Pickleball
July 1 - July 22
Mondays
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Raymond Recreation is offering a 4-week session of pickleball for adults & seniors. Pickleball will be held from 6 – 8 pm on Monday evenings from July 1 to July 22.
What is pickleball you ask?? It’s like a combination of tennis and ping pong. An added bonus! you’ll have so much fun you won’t notice you’re getting a great workout. Beginners welcome.
This program will be at the Raymond Middle School Gym on Monday evenings. You can bring your own paddle, or we will have some for people to use. The fee for this 4-week program is $20. Pre-registration is required.
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Click here for a registration form or register online at raymondnh.recdesk.com
Cabbage Island Clambake
July 16, 2024
Join Raymond Recreation on Tuesday, July 16th as we visit the “World Famous Cabbage Island” in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. First Stop: Boothbay Harbor where you will have some time to explore the sites and shops. Second: we’ll travel to the island aboard the Bennie Alice, view the scenic coastline with its charming lighthouses, as well as seals, ospreys and other wildlife. The Clambake includes chowder, 2 lobsters (or ½ chicken), steamed clams, Maine potato, corn-on-the-cob, boiled egg, onion, and delicious blueberry cake. It also includes iced tea, coffee or tea, all other drinks are extra. Cabbage Island has been the home of traditional clambakes since 1956. You may want to bring a sweater or jacket, as it can be a little chilly. Following our feast, you will have a little time to relax or explore the island, then we return to Boothbay Harbor for some quick shopping or just to stretch your legs before boarding the bus.
The coach bus will leave Raymond at 8:30 am and return at 8:13 pm. We will make a quick stop at a rest area on the way there and back. The cost for this trip, which includes coach bus transportation & driver gratuity, harbor tour, clambake and gratuity is $145 for Raymond Senior residents, $150 for non-resident seniors & adults. Contact Raymond Rec for a kid’s meal price.
REGULATIONS: Registrants must sit in the same seat(s) on the bus on the return trip as they sat in on the departure. For courtesy sake, you are only allowed to save your own seat and one other. CANCELLATION POLICY: To receive a full refund, you must call to cancel at least 7 days before the trip; there is a 50% refund for cancellations after the 7 days but at least 48 hours before the trip. Cancellations with less than 48-hour notification will not be refunded. Full refunds will be issued if we must cancel a trip.
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Register online at raymondnh.recdesk.gov or download a registration form and return to Recreation Office.
47th ANNUALHUGH HOLTMEMORIAL 5-Mile Road Race
Sunday, July 14th
* 8:30 am *
ENTRY FEE: Pre-registration is $20.00. Race day entries will be accepted, for a fee of $25.00. Profits go to scholarships for children in the summer program.
PARKING: Parking for runners and spectators will be at the Gove Middle School or Lamprey River Elementary School. Runners and spectators are asked not to park in the center of town because of church services.
REGISTRATION: Registration will begin at 7:30 am at the Gove Middle School. Water and restrooms will be available at the school.
REFRESHMENTS: There will be refreshments after the race on the Raymond common, weather permitting.
RACE SHIRTS: Race shirts will be given to the first 35 paid registrants; they will be handed out on the
morning of the race. To ensure correct t-shirt size registrations must be in by July 1st.
AWARDS: Awards will be handed out on the Raymond Common after the race. 1st, 2nd & 3rd male and female, and youngest and oldest finishers.
INFORMATION: CALL: Raymond Recreation at (603) 895-7031.
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Register online at raymondnh.recdesk.com or return registration form to the Recreation Department.