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Events LISTINGS For full listing information on Events, including times and dates, visit www.whatsonlive.co.uk from SAT 1 JUN WHITSUN ACTIVITIES Featuring a host of children’s entertainers, until Sun 2 June, Cadbury World, Birmingham PIRATES! AN ADVENTURE WITH SCIENTISTS EXHIBI- TION A swashbuckling adventure awaits visitors to Birmingham’s science museum this summer, as characters and sets from the Sony Pictures Animation and Aardman Animations Award-nominated blockbuster The Pirates! are brought to life, until end September, Thinktank, Birmingham EXCALIBUR COMPUTER FAIR Packed with computer goods at trade prices. Open every Saturday, until Sat 28 December, National Motorcycle Museum A VICTORIAN WASHDAY Living history event where visitors can have a go at filling the copper, beating the dolly or working the mangle, Sat 1 June, Birmingham Back to Backs LAVENDER MONTHS See Blakesley's spectacular lavender at its best and discover uses of lavender through the ages. Garden trail, lavenderthemed treats and gifts to purchase, Sat 1 - Sun 30 June, Blakesley Hall, Birmingham FLOAT A BOAT Design and make a sailing boat, then test it on the Enginuity pool. Sat 1 - Sun 2 June, Enginuity, Ironbridge, Shropshire KINGS AND QUEENS TRAIL Find the hidden clues in the grounds to reveal the royal connection, Sat 1 - Sun 2 June, Kenilworth Castle SPRINGTIME FAMILY FUN TRAIL Track down all the clues hidden around the grounds, solve the riddle and claim your chocolate prize! Sat 1 - Sun 2 June, Witley Court, Worcestershire SPRINGTIME FAMILY FUN TRAIL Track down all the clues hidden around the grounds, solve the riddle and claim your chocolate prize! Sat 1 - Sun 2 June, Stokesay Castle, Shropshire MONSTER TRAIL Who knows what’s lurking inside the buildings at Avoncroft? Follow the Monster Trail and discover for yourself Sat 1 - Sun 2 June, Avoncroft Museum, Bromsgrove SHAKESPEARE NOW Sat 1 - Sun 2 June, Nash's House & New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon HOLIDAY TRAILS Sat 1 - Sun 2 June, Attingham Park, Shropshire BUTTERFLY TRAIL Follow the colourful trail for the Whitsun holidays, Sat 1 - Sun 2 June, Anne Hathaway's Cottage, Stratford-upon-Avon MID SHROPSHIRE ANNU- AL CHARITY VINTAGE VEHICLE RALLY Sat 1 - Sun 2 June, West Mid Showground, Shrewsbury HALF TERM TREASURE HUNT Follow the clues around the park to solve the latest Follies quest, Sat 1 - Sun 2 June Hawkstone Park & Follies, Shropshire CRAFT FAIR Sale of work by local makers, including pottery, fabrics & jewellery, Sat 1 June, Bantock House Museum, Wolverhampton RUN WHAT YA BRUNG A chance to take your car or motorcycle out on the famous quarter-mile dragstrip and test its performance limits in a safe and legal environment, Sat 1 June, Santa Pod Raceway, Northampton <strong>THE</strong> EXTREME STUNT SHOW Featuring monster truck mayhem and back-flipping motocross, Sat 1 - Sun 2 June, Becketts Farm, Alcester Rd, Birmingham MILL ‘IN STEAM’ ETRURIA CANALS FESTIVAL Experience the sights and sounds of Victorian engineering in the heart of the Potteries, Sat 1 - Sun 2 June, Etruria Industrial Museum, Stoke-on-Trent CLASSIC FORD SHOW Old school modding and classic style festival with massive auto jumble, club displays, blue oval traders and competitions, Sun 2 June, Santa Pod Raceway, Northampton CORONATION COURTYARD PARTY Sat 2 June, Emma Bridgewater Factory, Stoke-on-Trent MG CAR RALLY Sun 2 June, Cotswold Wildlife Park Week Commencing MON 3 JUN MURDER MYSTERY AFTERNOON Become a roving detective and try to solve the mystery of Sunnycroft, Tues 4 - Wed 5 June, Sunnycroft, Wellington, Shropshire BUCKET, CHUCK IT OR FLUSH IT! A teatime talk on the history of the toilet by David Eveleigh, Director of Collections, Learning and Research, Black Country Living Museum, Wed 5 June, Black Country Living Museum, Dudley POETRY CAFE Take along your own poems to read and discuss in convivial company, Wed 5 June, Ludlow Assembly Rooms, Shropshire WHAT IS IT? Free expert advice on the identification and care of your objects, including ceramics, art, and local and natural history, Wed 5 June, Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent CHURCH STRETTON WALKING FESTIVAL A variety of walks for people at all levels and abilities, 6 - Sun 9 June, various locations around Church Stretton, South Shropshire ON <strong>THE</strong> COUCH WITH DANIEL BYE A free informal interview in the Theatre Bar, Fri 7 June, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry RAG RUG WORKSHOP Fri 7 June, Birmingham Back to Backs ED SMITH - BROMSGROVE WORDS Fri 7 June, Artrix, Bromsgrove BELLE VUE ARTS FESTI- VAL Fri 7 - Sun 23 June, various locations, Shrewsbury ENAMELLING: HERITAGE SKILLS COURSE Workshop facilitated by artist Carol Griffin where participants can learn about a variety of enamelling techniques. Pre-booking essential! Sat 8 June, Black Country Living Museum, Dudley MOSAICS WORKSHOP Indulge in the art of creating beautiful images using small pieces of coloured glass and ceramic tiles, Sat 8 June, The Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury SHREWSBURY BIKEFEST Free family fun day featuring bling your bike workshops, a one-man cycling circus, face painting and cycle skills training, Sat 8 June, Shrewsbury Sports Village RUN WHAT YA BRUNG A Pirates! In An Adventure With Pirates Exhibtion at Thinktank, Birmingham chance to take your car or motorcycle out on the famous quarter-mile dragstrip and test its performance limits in a safe and legal environment, Sat 8 June, Santa Pod Raceway, Northampton ROMAN GA<strong>THE</strong>RING This special re-enactment event features living history scenes of Roman life, crafts, gladiator contests and artillery demonstrations, Sat 8 June, Lunt Roman Fort, Coventry WENLOCK OLYMPIAN LIVE ARTS CELEBRATION Sat 8 June, Holy Trinity Church, Much Wenlock, South Shropshire MURDER MYSTERY DINNER An evening of tongue-in-cheek suspense and drama which sees the murdermystery unfold with each course, Sat 8 June, Shugborough Historic Working Estate, Stafford NEWPORT CARNIVAL Sat 8 June, High Street, Newport, Shropshire SUMMER CRAFT FAIR Sat 8 - Sun 9 June, Dorothy Clive Garden, Market Drayton, Shropshire CLASSIC & VINTAGE COM- MERCIAL SHOW Largest commercial show in Europe, Sat 8 - Sun 9 June, Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, Warwickshire SIXTIES WEEKEND Sat 8 - Sun 9 June, Avoncroft, Bromsgrove PERFORMANCE VAUXHALL SHOW Total Vauxhall Magazine goes live! New, old, modified, road, rally, and race Vauxhalls get together with trade, clubs and auto jumble for the ultimate Vauxhall show of the summer, Sun 9 June, Santa Pod Raceway, Northampton RAF COSFORD AIR SHOW The Midlands premier air event, with displays from a variety of aircraft plus hundreds of exhibits, stalls, trade stands, military demonstrations and children's entertainment, Sun 9 June, RAF Cosford, Wolverhampton VINTAGE FAIR & CLASSIC CAR DAY Browse around stalls of collectables in the Guesten Hall. Owners of 1960s cars will be given free entry for their car and driver on the day, Sun 9 June, Avoncroft, Bromsgrove UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS: BEHIND <strong>THE</strong> SCENES TOUR Take a look at parts of the house not normally open to the public, including the Servants’ Hall, Steward’s Room, Middle Drawing Room, Boudoir, the Family Staircase, the newly restored Victorian Orangery, Music Room and some of the site’s twenty-eight bedrooms, Sun 9 June, Weston Park, Staffordshire MG OC - RATAE ROAD RUN Featuring up to one hundred classic MGs, on display in Millennium Place, Sun 9 June, Coventry Transport Museum ME AND MY WORLD Family-friendly artistic workshop led by Maggie Kitching RBSA, Sun 9 June, RBSA, Birmingham SHREWSBURY RIVER FES- TIVAL Family fun day, with this year’s theme being Pirates On The Severn, Sun 9 June, The Quarry Park, Shrewsbury Week Commencing MON 10 JUN FILM & TV QUIZ Put your film knowledge to the test with the Lighthouse's monthly quiz. Plenty of prizes to be won! Mon 10 June, Light House Media Centre, Wolverhampton AN INTRODUCTION TO CERAMICS A course which concentrates on the domestic ware typically used in 19th and early-20th century homes in the Black Country, providing an overview of the key manufacturers in the Midlands, Tue 11 June, Black Country Living Museum, Dudley A DAY IN <strong>THE</strong> LIFE OF <strong>THE</strong> HOUSEKEEPERS Tues 11 June, Wightwick Manor, Nr Wolverhampton KNIT-NIGHT AT LOCKWORKS Evening of knitting, crochet & chat, Tue 11 June, Light House Media Centre, Wolverhampton STEPPING OUT OF <strong>THE</strong> PAGE TALK A teatime talk which uses Kay’s Catalogues to re-create a 3D historical setting. Facilitated by Clare Weston, Curator - Domestic & Cultural Life, Black Country Living Museum, Wed 12 June, Black Country Living Museum, Dudley BBC GARDENERS' WORLD LIVE Featuring Monty Don, Diarmuid Gavin, Cleve West & James Alexander-Sinclair, Wed 12 - Sun 16 June, NEC, Birmingham BBC GOOD FOOD SHOW Wed 12 - Sun 16 June, NEC, Birmingham BUMPS, BABIES AND BREASTFEEDING BONAN- ZA Featuring live music, singing, information stands, presentations & activities aimed at pregnant women, new mothers, families with children, and health professionals, Thurs 13 June, Wolverhampton Art Gallery WARWICK WORDS Festival of literature & spoken word, Thurs 13 - Sun 16 June, various locations around Warwick TEDDY BEARS PICNIC www.whatsonlive.co.uk 69