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what’s on where<br />
15 Jul<br />
Heavy Horse Show<br />
National Museum of Rural Life G76 9HR<br />
www.nms.ac.uk<br />
10am Watch majestic Clydesdale horses and<br />
tiny Shetland ponies compete in a range of<br />
events and enjoy stunt-riding shows, craft<br />
workshops and a children’s hobby horse<br />
arena. T: 0300 123 6789<br />
15 Jul<br />
Elf and Fairy Door Making<br />
Finlaystone Country Estate PA14 6TJ<br />
www.finlaystone.co.uk<br />
1pm Search <strong>for</strong> the hidden doors then make<br />
your own to take home. Cost £4.50 <strong>for</strong><br />
materials. T: 01475 540505<br />
16 Jul<br />
Summer Craft Workshop<br />
Calderglen Country Park G75 0QZ<br />
www.slleisureandculture.co.uk<br />
2pm Come along and demonstrate your<br />
artistic skills at our drop in craft workshops.<br />
Crafts include plaster and ceramic painting,<br />
sun catchers, wind chimes, badge, fridge<br />
magnet and key ring making. Suitable <strong>for</strong><br />
ages 5-12 years. Cost £1-£3 depending on<br />
activity. T: 01355 236 644<br />
16 Jul<br />
Fair Monday<br />
Summerlee Museum of Scottish<br />
Industrial Life ML5 1QD<br />
www.culturenl.co.uk<br />
11am Family fun with activities including<br />
making and decorating confectionery,<br />
playing in our exhibition sweetie shop or join<br />
in the sweetie trail. T: 01236 616150<br />
16 Jul - 20 Jul<br />
Summer Holiday Fun Activities<br />
Low Parks Museum ML3 6BJ<br />
www.slleisureandculture.co.uk<br />
10.30am Using special pens you can decorate<br />
a castle money box to keep your royal<br />
treasure in. Cost £3.10 per child. Suitable <strong>for</strong><br />
ages 3+ years. T: 01698 452382<br />
17 Jul<br />
Ed’s Lab Science Experiments<br />
Chatelherault Country Park ML3 7UE<br />
www.slleisureandculture.co.uk<br />
12pm Fun science experiments - make<br />
everything from a volcano to your own goo!<br />
Suitable <strong>for</strong> ages 5-12 years. Cost £3 per<br />
child. Booking essential. T: 01698 426213<br />
17 Jul<br />
Orienteering<br />
Finlaystone Country Estate PA14 6TJ<br />
www.finlaystone.co.uk<br />
1pm A Ranger guided walk through the<br />
woods. T: 01475 540505<br />
18 Jul<br />
Summer Craft Workshop<br />
Calderglen Country Park G75 0QZ<br />
www.slleisureandculture.co.uk<br />
2pm Come along and demonstrate your<br />
artistic skills at our drop in craft workshops.<br />
Crafts include plaster and ceramic painting,<br />
sun catchers, wind chimes, badge, fridge<br />
magnet and key ring making. Suitable <strong>for</strong><br />
ages 5-12 years. Cost £1-£3 depending on<br />
activity. T: 01355 236 644<br />
18 Jul<br />
Cupcake Decorating<br />
Chatelherault Country Park ML3 7UE<br />
www.slleisureandculture.co.uk<br />
12pm Come along and decorate some<br />
wonderful treats. Cost £4.50. Booking<br />
essential. T: 01698 426213<br />
19 Jul<br />
Fossicking <strong>for</strong> Fossils<br />
Dean Castle & Country Park KA3 1XB<br />
www.eastayrshireleisure.com<br />
1.30pm How different was the flora and<br />
fauna in the Country Park millions of years<br />
ago? Hunt <strong>for</strong> fossils and even make your<br />
own to take home. T: 01563 554743<br />
19 Jul<br />
Creative Clay Day<br />
Chatelherault Country Park ML3 7UE<br />
www.slleisureandculture.co.uk<br />
12pm Let your imagination run wild and<br />
create a beautiful piece of clay art. Cost<br />
£3.20. Booking essential. T: 01698 426213<br />
19 Jul<br />
Wild Thursday<br />
Castlemilk Park G45 0AZ<br />
www.whatson<strong>glasgow</strong>.co.uk<br />
To Be Confirmed Children and families<br />
will get the chance to try a wide variety<br />
of outdoor activities from bushcraft and<br />
outdoor games to cooking on an open fire.<br />
Free event, booking essential. T: 0141 634<br />
2673<br />
20 Jul<br />
Mugdock Sensational Safari:<br />
Geological Hi Jinks!<br />
Mugdock Country Park G62 8EL<br />
www.mugdock-country-park.org.uk<br />
1pm From exploding volcanoes to creeping<br />
glaciers, join the Ranger Service and learn<br />
about the geology of Mugdock. Suitable <strong>for</strong><br />
ages 8-12 years. Cost £10. Booking essential.<br />
T: 0141 956 6100<br />
20th and 21st July<br />
Summer Arts & Crafts Fair<br />
Johnstone Town Hall<br />
www.renfrewshireleisure.com<br />
The fair attracts a variety of arts & craft stalls<br />
from local traders from across the West<br />
Coast of Scotland. Have a look around stalls<br />
with a variety of unique, handmade gifts<br />
and treats and sample some delights from<br />
our café too! Free Entry.<br />
20 Jul - 4 Nov<br />
Game Plan: Board Games<br />
Rediscovered<br />
New Lanark Visitor Centre ML11 9BY<br />
www.newlanark.org<br />
10am An exhibition of some of the most<br />
iconic, enthralling and visually striking<br />
games from the V&A’s outstanding national<br />
collection. Visitors can enjoy hands-on<br />
interactives and see more than 100 objects,<br />
featuring games from around the world,<br />
exploring the important role of design.<br />
T: 01555 661345<br />
21 Jul<br />
Badger Watch<br />
Falls of Clyde Visitor Centre ML11 9DB<br />
www.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk<br />
7pm Join the rangers and follow the clue trail<br />
to the secret badger sett <strong>for</strong> a chance to view<br />
badgers, bats and other nocturnal creatures.<br />
Suitable <strong>for</strong> children aged 8+ years. Booking<br />
essential. Adults £10, children £5.<br />
21 Jul<br />
Family Funfair Games<br />
Robert Burns Birthplace<br />
Museum KA7 4PQ<br />
www.burnsmuseum.org.uk<br />
11am Come along and enjoy a day of<br />
traditional funfair games. T: 01292 443700<br />
21 Jul - 22 Jul<br />
Dipper Watch<br />
Falls of Clyde Visitor Centre ML11 9DB<br />
www.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk<br />
12pm Get incredible close views of dippers<br />
and other river wildlife with the rangers.<br />
22 Jul<br />
Dig a Pond at Boghead Wood<br />
Mugdock Country Park G62 8EL<br />
www.mugdock-country-park.org.uk<br />
2pm Come along and help add to the<br />
biodiversity of Boghead Wood by digging<br />
a pond <strong>for</strong> our frogs, newts, and toads. All<br />
children must be accompanied. T: 0141 956<br />
6100<br />
22 Jul<br />
Teddy Bear Picnic<br />
Finlaystone Country Estate PA14 6TJ<br />
www.finlaystone.co.uk<br />
1pm Picnic and games in the gardens with<br />
a fabulous show from Tickles the clown. T:<br />
01475 540505<br />
22 Jul<br />
Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust<br />
Summerlee Museum of Scottish<br />
Industrial Life ML5 1QD<br />
www.culturenl.co.uk<br />
11am Come along and enjoy some<br />
Lanarkshire bus history and find out more<br />
about the Trust. T: 01236 616150<br />
23 Jul<br />
Tram Man Tours<br />
Riverside Museum G3 8RS<br />
www.<strong>glasgow</strong>life.org.uk<br />
11am & 2pm Travel through history with<br />
the Tram Man - don’t be late or he’ll leave<br />
without you! T: 0141 287 2720<br />
23 Jul - 26 Jul<br />
School of Rock<br />
The Diane Mitchell<br />
Music School PA3 4DW<br />
www.dianemitchellmusicschool.com<br />
10am Summer Holiday Club <strong>for</strong> ages 6-13<br />
years. T: 07896 689 816<br />
23 Jul - 3 Aug<br />
EAYT Summer School<br />
Kilmarnock Grand Hall KA1 3BN<br />
www.eastayrshireleisure.com<br />
9.30am A two-week per<strong>for</strong>ming arts<br />
<strong>summer</strong> school, perfect <strong>for</strong> aspiring<br />
per<strong>for</strong>mers of all abilities who want to<br />
experience all aspects of musical theatre.<br />
Suitable <strong>for</strong> ages 8+ years. T: 01563 554900<br />
24 Jul<br />
Den Building<br />
Dean Castle & Country Park KA3 1XB<br />
www.eastayrshireleisure.com<br />
1.30pm Learn how to put a roof over your<br />
head using natural materials and practice<br />
different techniques. T: 01563 554743<br />
24 Jul<br />
Ed’s Lab Science Experiments<br />
Chatelherault Country Park ML3 7UE<br />
www.slleisureandculture.co.uk<br />
12pm Fun science experiments - make<br />
everything from a volcano to your own goo!<br />
Suitable <strong>for</strong> ages 5-12 years. Cost £3 per<br />
child. Booking essential. T: 01698 426213<br />
24 Jul<br />
Minibeast Hunt<br />
Finlaystone Country Estate PA14 6TJ<br />
www.finlaystone.co.uk<br />
1pm Join the Rangers <strong>for</strong> a real mini monster<br />
hunt. T: 01475 540505<br />
25 Jul<br />
Whitelee Boggy Beasties Club<br />
Whitelee Windfarm Visitor Centre G76 0QQ<br />
www.whatsoneastrenfrewshire.co.uk<br />
10.30am We’re on the lookout <strong>for</strong> tracks and<br />
signs - and find out how to leave no trace of<br />
your own. Suitable <strong>for</strong> ages 6+ years. Free<br />
event, booking essential. T: 0141 614 0962<br />
25 Jul<br />
Summer Craft Workshop<br />
Calderglen Country Park G75 0QZ<br />
www.slleisureandculture.co.uk<br />
2pm Come along and demonstrate your<br />
artistic skills at our drop in craft workshops.<br />
Crafts include plaster and ceramic painting,<br />
sun catchers, wind chimes, badge, fridge<br />
magnet and key ring making. Suitable <strong>for</strong><br />
ages 5-12 years. Cost £1-£3 depending on<br />
activity. T: 01355 236 644<br />
25 Jul<br />
Wild in the City<br />
Castlemilk Park G45 0AZ<br />
www.whatson<strong>glasgow</strong>.co.uk<br />
11.30am An afternoon of games, activities,<br />
and workshops all about our weird and<br />
wonderful wildlife! Free event.<br />
T: 0141 634 2673<br />
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Primary Times SUMMER Issue<br />
www.primarytimes.co.uk/<strong>glasgow</strong>
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