THE MIDLANDS ESSENTIAL ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE

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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
THE 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 THE 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 GATHERING 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 THE 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 THE LIFE OF THE
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 THE
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
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