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Ongoing – 30 Sept
Play & Display - Paper and
Card Toys Exhibition
Museum Of Cannock Chase WS12 1TD
www.museumofcannockchase.org
11:00am-5:00pm Relive childhood memories with
this charming exhibition of paper and card toys.
Examples on display include paper dolls, model
theatres, puppets, panoramas and cut-out books.
They date from the 1880s to the 1960s and reveal
how they have been endlessly updated to meet
changing fashion. T: 01543 877666
5 Sept – 14 Oct
Up Close and Personal
Exhibition FREE ENTRY
Ancient High House ST16 2JA
www.staffordbc.gov.uk
10:00am-4:00pm A joint exhibition featuring
animals in two very different art styles. Julia’s
artwork focuses on animal portraits with the
attention being on the eyes of a subject and
capturing personality. Egle is an illustrator
and creates her images using pencil, pen, inks,
watercolour and also includes the use of digital
pencils and brushes. T: 01785 619131
6 Sept
Wildlings Wednesday
FREE EVENT
Bean Covert DE14 3HU
www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk
10:30am-12:00noon Give your children a chance to
experience fire, get mucky and play independently
in the outdoor classroom. Parents/carers must
attend with child, but we’ll be encouraging parents
to take a step back and observe their kids ‘in the
wild’. Activities mostly appropriate for children
aged under 5. Also 13th/20th September.
T: 01889 880100
7 Sept
Community Events Local Day
Out Chell FREE EVENT
Monks Neil Park Deakin Road, ST6 6HT
www.stoke.gov.uk
12:00noon-3:00pm Fun activities including
kayaking, climbing, large inflatables, Zorb balls,
games, face painting and crafts. T: 01433 631757
7 – 8 Sept
Heritage Open Day - Lord
Mayor’s Parlour FREE ENTRY
Lord Mayor’s Parlour ST4 1HH
www.stoke.gov.uk
See behind the scenes. Take part in a treasure hunt
and have your photo taken in the Lord Mayor’s chair
and hat. Booking essential T: 01782 232625
7 – 10 Sept
Heritage Open Day
World Of Wedgewood ST12 9ER
www.heritageopendays.org.uk
10:00am-5:00pm See artisan craftsmen at work.
Try your hand at the potter’s wheel and create
your own work of art to take home.
T: 01782 282986
8 Sept
Glittering Museum Treasures
by Torchlight - FREE ENTRY
The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery ST1
3DW www.stoke.gov.uk
6:00pm or 7:15pm After hours tour of significant
treasure pieces including items from the
Staffordshire Hoard. Booking essential
T: 01782 232323
Wildlings Friday
The Wolseley Centre Stafford ST17 0WT
www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk
10:30am-12:00noon Give your children a
chance to experience fire, get mucky and play
independently in the outdoor classroom. Parents/
carers must attend with child, but we’ll be
encouraging parents to take a step back and
observe their kids ‘in the wild’. Activities mostly
appropriate for children aged under 5. Child £5
and £2 for additional siblings. Also 15th/22nd
September. T: 01889 880106
9 Sept
Heritage Open Day - BBC
Radio Stoke FREE ENTRY
BBC Radio Stoke ST1 1JJ
bbc.co.uk/radiostoke
10:00am-2:00pm See what happens around
the scenes with a tour around the studios.
Booking essential T: 01782 208080
Heritage Open Day - Visit
Historic Canal boat Keppel
FREE ENTRY
Etruria Industrial Museum ST4 7AF
www.etruriamuseum.org.uk
11:00am-3:30pm Have a go at traditional canal
crafts, see how the people who worked on the
canal boats lived. T: 07900 267711
Heritage Open Day
Gladstone Pottery Museum ST3 1PQ
www.stokemuseums.org.uk
10:00am-5:00pm Try your hand at throwing a
pot, making a bone china flower or painting a
piece of pottery. Free entry, small charges for
some activities. T: 01782 237777
Heritage Open Day
The Locksmith’s House
WV13 2DA www.bclm.co.uk
Heritage Open Day -
Fountains Of Family Fun
FREE ENTRY
Hanley Park Hammersley Fountain ST1 4DX
www.stoke.gov.uk
10:00am-12:00noon Make a splash the Victorian
way! Craft your own fountain using principles of
gravity, pressure, and plenty of water! Dress for
mess. T: 07787 005946
Heritage Open Day -
Behind The Scenes
Hanley Town Hall ST1 1XP www.stoke.gov.uk
10:00am-4:00pm View the old courtroom and look
in the cells in the basement. Booking essential. T:
01782 232042
Festival Of Imagination -
Storywalk FREE ENTRY
Stafford Castle ST16 1DJ
www.staffordbc.gov.uk
11:30am-1:00pm Join Sarah Rundle, famed for her
humorous and irreverent tales, for a family ‘story
walk’ around the grounds and Keep. Part of the
first Stafford Storytelling Festival programme.
Supported by Stafford Gatehouse Theatre.
T: 01785 619619
The Wherever People
FREE EVENT
Tamworth Library B79 7DN
www.staffordshire.gov.uk
11:00am or 2:00pm Two sisters, as close and as
quarrelsome as all sisters are, travel the world
in their magical miniature Romany wagon,
on a quest to collect and share all the stories
in existence. Become immersed in traditional
Syrian, Scottish, Ghanaian, Australian and Native
American folktales and migration stories; of
shipwrecks and mermaids, knights and monsters,
terrible captures and amazing escapes, stinky
wizards and daft young boys, happy love and lost
love, adventures and dangers, and beating the
meanies. A fabulous, fun, interactive storytelling
show and play session for younger children.
Suitable for ages under 12. T: 01827 475645
Heritage Open Day
The Locksmith’s House
WV13 2DA www.bclm.co.uk
10:00am-5:00pm Step back into the past with
the Hodson family of lock makers who left the
house exactly as it would have been in the late
19th century. See demonstrations in the gas lit
rooms, hear the clatter of belt driven machinery in
the workshop and find out more about the trade
that made Willenhall famous. See an impressive
collection of handmade locks that have exhibited
everywhere from the Far East to the Grand
Exhibition. Booking essential T: 0121 557 9643
UK Kids Fun Triathlon
Trentham Gardens ST4 8JG uktriathlon.co.uk
12:00noon-3:00pm Distances to suit all abilities.
Suitable for ages 7-16. Entry £24. Registration
essential. T: 01270 842800
Library Mouse FREE EVENT
Tunstall Library ST6 6DB www.stoke.gov.uk
11:00am-12:00noon Sam is a library mouse. Follow
his adventure in this story session and have fun
with mouse-themed crafts. Suitable for ages 5-11.
T: 01782 238471
9 – 10 Sept
Heritage Open Day FREE ENTRY
Etruria Industrial Museum ST4 7AF
www.etruriamuseum.org.uk
10:30am-4:30pm Vintage Stationary Engine Rally
(9th) Classic Cars and Commercial Vehicles (10th).
Bone and Flint Mill in steam 12:30pm-4:30pm. Get
creative with clay and art in the canal warehouse.
Guided tours of the mill from 12:00noon. Adults £6,
under 16’s free. T: 07900 267711
Heritage Open Day
Middleport Pottery ST6 3PE
www.heritageopendays.org.uk
10:00am-4:00pm Enjoy free access to the Victorian
offices, bottle oven, mould store and see the
original steam engine in operation. Drop in play
with clay activities. £2 each. Guided tours available
£5 per person. Booking essential T: 01782 499766
Spudfest
National Forest Adventure Farm DE13 9SJ
www.adventurefarm.co.uk
10:00am-6:00pm Take the Spud Shuttle
tractor and trailer ride to the potato plot and
dig up your own potatoes for FREE! Normal
admission charges apply. T: 01283 533933
10 Sept
Heritage Open Day
Ford Green Hall ST6 1NG
www.heritageopendays.org.uk
11:00am-3:30pm This timber framed farmhouse
offers visitors a fascinating insight into life in the
17th century. Learn about everyday life from a
costumed member of staff. Children’s craft activity
and trail. T: 01782 537696
Lichfield 10K and Family
Fun Run King Edward VI Leisure Centre
WS14 9DE www.lichfield10k.co.uk
10:30am Organised by Lichfield Running Club
promoting a more active lifestyle and raising
funds for many local causes. For the 10k race,
entrants must be 15 years of age or over on
race day. No age limits in the fun run but
children under 9 must be accompanied by an
adult. 10k race – unaffiliated £17, affiliated
£15, Family Fun Run £3.50. To register
T: 01543 433015
Heritage Open Day - Hands on
Arms and Armour FREE ENTRY
Stafford Castle ST16 1DJ
www.staffordbc.gov.uk
11:00am-4:00pm Try on armour and costumes
from the medieval period. With guided tours of
Stafford Castle’s Keep. T: 01785 257698
A Fairytale Afternoon Tea
The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery ST1 3DW
www.stoke.gov.uk
12:00noon Enjoy a delicious homemade Afternoon
Tea in the company of fairy-tale princesses
including Snow White and Cinderella. Visitors can
meet and greet the princesses, ask questions and
even serve them a cup of tea. Children are invited
to come along in their favourite glamorous dress to
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