Primary Times Staffordshire Back 2 School 2016

8WHAT’S ON WHERE
celebrating 250 years of the Lunar Society with a
Georgian Festival! Events include: craft activities
and trails for children, guided tours and walks, face
painting, an Erasmus Darwin Gin Trail and Samuel
Johnson Tea Trail. A Georgian Fashion Show in the
Lichfield Guildhall. Free entertainment on Lichfield
Market Square, including the Lichfield Lighthouse
Company and Wildfire Folk and Mini Town Crier
Competition. T: 01543 256611
www.visitlichfield.co.uk
17 Sept
Stafford Arts Festival
Ancient High House, ST16 2JA
FREE ENTRY 10:00am-4:00pm A programme
of exhibitions, artists in residence, adult’s and
children’s arts and crafts workshops. Now
celebrating its 6th year the town’s arts festival has
over 40 town centre venues with a full programme
of arts, crafts, music and literary workshops and
activities. T: 01785 619131
www.staffordbc.gov.uk/heritage
Moonlight - Son et Lumiere
Beacon Park, WS13 6QZ
FREE EVENT 8:15pm-9:30pm A stunning free Son
et Lumiere, projection event to celebrate the 250th
Anniversary of the Lunar Society in the Museum
Gardens. Created by Luxmuralis for Erasmus Darwin
House. T: 01543 308869
www.lichfielddc.gov.uk
Elford Garden Party
Elford Hall Garden
12:00noon-6:00pm Get Your Summer Picnic Out!
Enjoy the last days of summer. Take part in lawn
games, sip on a refreshing glass of wine whilst
taking in two stages of music throughout the day.
Hog Roast & Cake! Adults £10, Child £8 T: 01827
709618 www.tamworthartsandevents.co.uk
Stafford Arts Festival - Face
Painting
Guildhall Shopping Centre, ST16 2BB
10:00am-4:00pm Visit Gemma from Splat Attack
who will be doing festival face painting. Flowers,
rabbits, princesses, superheroes and a whole host of
other face designs will be available. Charges start at
£2.50 per face, £2.50 for glitter tattoos and just £1
for hair braids. T: 01785 223 107
www.guildhallstafford.com
Wildlife Watch : Harvest Bonanza
National Memorial Arboretum, DE13 7AR
2:00pm-4:00pm We will be collecting fruit and nuts
from trees and shrubs in the Arboretum to create a
harvest bonanza. Child £1. Booking essential.
T: 01283 245100 www.thenma.org.uk
Be Part Of Team GB
New Horizons Sport and Leisure Centre, ST6 6SN
● Northwood Stadium, ST1 6PA ● Wallace Sport
and Education Centre, ST2 8DU
FREE EVENT 2:00pm-3:00pm Inspired by Rio? Now
you don’t have to be an Olympic athlete to be part
of Team GB... Take part in the nation’s biggest ever
sports day. As Stoke-on-Trent is this year’s European
City of Sport, we’re giving you and your family a
golden opportunity to try a new sport or physical
activity for free. T: 01782 234957
www.stoke.gov.uk
Sticky Saturday
Red House Glass Cone, DY8 4AZ
FREE ENTRY 1:30pm-3:30pm Drop in and have a go
at being messy and sticky.. and we tidy up. Quick,
simple crafts to make and take home with you.
Suitable for ages 4+. T: 01384 815571
www.dudley.gov.uk
Samuel Johnson’s 307th Birthday
Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum,
WS13 6LG
FREE ENTRY 10:30am-4:30pm. Join us to say
‘Happy Birthday!’ to Lichfield’s most famous son,
enjoy a slice of cake and explore fun and games
from Johnson’s time. T: 01543 264972
www.samueljohnsonbirthplace.org.uk
Under The Sea Workshop
Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, DE11 9DG
10:30am-11:30am and 1:00pm-2:00pm
Featuring activities which include making
your own marine mask, creating your own
sea-creatures, discovering sea-shells and building
your own seacastle on the mini “seashore.” Child
£5 with additional siblings costing £4. Booking
essential T: 01283 222600
www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk
Stafford Arts Festival
Stafford, ST16 3AQ
10:00am-4:00pm Dancers, musicians, and artists
will be taking to the streets of Stafford for the
town’s 6th Arts Festival. The event will include
a range of FREE art and craft workshops to get
involved in, as well as dancers and musicians
providing a carnival atmosphere. There will also
be street theatre, a bubbleologist and plenty of
paint fun with face painting and a paint party.
T: 01785 619300
www.stafford-towncentre.co.uk
It’s Not Fairy
Stoke Library, ST4 4SZ
FREE EVENT 11:00am-12:00noon We’re reading
Ros Asquith’s fabulous book all about the It’s
Not Fairy today and making some brilliant fairy
themed crafts to take home. Suitable for children
aged 5-11. Children under 8 years old must be
accompanied by a parent or carer.
T: 01782 238446 www.stoke.gov.uk
Lichfield Model Railway
Exhibition
The Life Church, WS13 6TS
An Exhibition of 12 model railway layouts
at varying scales. Various railway traders.
Refreshments and free parking available.
Adults £4, Child £3. T: 01543 450104
www.visitlichfield.co.uk
17 – 18 Sept
Heritage Weekend
Lichfield Heritage Centre, WS13 6LG
FREE ENTRY This year’s theme celebrates the
Olympics with the Heritage Centre looking at
the year 1948 – when the Olympics were last
staged in London. View displays of local sporting
memorabilia, Children’s Olympic craft activities,
1940’s games. The ground floor Coffee Shop will
have 1940’s ‘Specials’ on the menu and on Sunday
there will be a 1940’s Tea Dance.
T: 01543 309854 lichfieldheritage.org.uk
Michaelmas
Little Moreton Hall, CW12 4SD
11:00am-5:00pm Celebrating the end of
summer and getting ready for winter. With
the barn full of grain and fruits safely stored
in the loft attention turned to preserving
foodstuffs for a harsh winter. Join us as we
prepare for the festival of Michaelmas and
find out more about Tudor life at this time of
the year. Sept blowe soft, till fruite be in loft.
(Thomas Tusser, 1573). Free event, normal
admission charges apply. T: 07562 845756
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
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Labernum Arch
www.dorothyclivegarden.co.uk
Autumn Watch Weekend
Lower Drayton Farm, ST19 5RE
10:00am-5:00pm Love nature? Want to learn
about the wildlife that calls the farm home?
Look at everything from wild birds to mammals
and insects while they’re busily preparing for the
winter months ahead. T: 01785 330757
www.lowerdraytonfarm.co.uk
If You Go Down To The Woods Today
Moseley Old Hall Lane, WV10 7HY
11:30am-4:00pm Join us in the woods for our insect
themed activities. Go on a bug hunt and then create
your own bug badge. Help us to get our bug hotel
ready for the winter and then make your own mini
bug hotel to take home. Child 31, normal admission
charges apply. T: 01902 782808
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Civil War Re-enactment
Redfern’s Cottage, Uttoxeter, ST14 8EU
FREE ENTRY Civil War re-enactment event with The
Sealed Knot. 100 re-enactors take over the Market
Place to bring the events of the Civil War to life.
T: 01889 567176 www.redfernscottage.org
Play With Clay
The Wedgwood Visitor Centre, ST12 9ER
FREE ENTRY 10:00am-4:00pm Try throwing a
pot on the potter’s wheel. With a little help from
Wedgwood’s experts you can create your very own
masterpiece. It’s free to take part but for a small
fee we can arrange for your pot to be fired and sent
on to your home as a keepsake. T: 01782 282986
www.worldofwedgwood.com
Midland Game Fair
Weston Park, TF11 8LE
UNDER 16’s GO FREE 8:30am-6:00pm The Midland
Game Fair is the premier event of its kind in the
country for anyone interested in traditional country
pursuits. The show has something for everyone
from world class clay pigeon shooting to game
and coarse fishing demonstrations, gun dog
competitions, falconry displays, ferret racing, fine
arts and rural crafts plus over 600 stands for all your
countryside shopping needs. T: 01889 563232
www.midlandgamefair.co.uk
Little Moreton Hall
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
18 Sept
10K and Family Fun Run
Calke Abbey, DE73 7LE
10:00am-2:00pm The 4th annual Calke Abbey
10km and family fun run. Fun Run £4. Normal
admission prices apply. T: 01332 863822
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
5th Annual Chilli Festival
Dorothy Clive Garden, TF9 4EU
10:00am Enjoy salsa music, cookery demos,
a chilli market, street food, live music, a cool
cocktail bar, a chilli trail around the garden and
for the first time, a chilli cook off. Adults £5, Child
£2 (5-17 years old) T: 01630 647237
www.dorothyclivegarden.co.uk
Dudmaston Trees - Fact, Fiction
and Fantasy
Dudmaston Estate, WV15 6QN
2:00pm-3:30pm Join us for a special woodland
walk. Our resident storyteller will be leading
visitors through our woodland, weaving a
fantastical story as he goes. Listen to tales
inspired by the trees and the human hands that
have looked after them for hundreds of years.
Adults £6, Child £3, normal admission charges
apply. To book T: 01746 780866
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Midlands Kite Fliers 13th
Annual Kite Day
Kedleston Hall, DE22 5JH
11:00am-4:00pm. Come and see display kites
being flown and kite retailers who will be
offering the opportunity to buy various kites.
Free event, normal admission charges apply.
T: 01332 842191 www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Pirate Day - Talk like a Pirate
Sudbury Hall and National Trust Museum
Of Childhood, DE6 5HT
12:00noon-4:00pm Join in with an afternoon of
pirate mayhem. There will be pirate games and
crafts available for the whole family to enjoy. £1
per craft, normal admission charges apply.
T: 01283 586800
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sudbury-hall
City Adventures - Paddle
Tunstall Park, ST6 6EE
9:30am-4:30pm This is a unique opportunity
to try our new 7.5m freestanding climbing
wall and fleet of kayaks, canoe’s and paddle
boards. Experts will be on hand to demonstrate
and teach the skills you need to safely enjoy
this fantastic attraction. Don’t worry about
equipment as we provide everything you need.
Free Paddle sports morning instruction session
9:30am-12:30pm. T: 01782 234957
www.stoke.gov.uk