<strong>Primary</strong> <strong>Times</strong> <strong>Staffordshire</strong> WHAT’S ON WHERE 14 Aug – 1 6 Aug Craft Activity- Slipware Tiles The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery ST1 3DW www.stokemuseums.org.uk 10:30am-12.30pm and 1:15-3pm Make a clay tile and decorate it with slip. Drop in. Price £1.50. Suitable for under 10s. 14 Aug – 2 3 Aug WWI Tamworth Castle B79 7NA www.tamworthcastle.co.uk 11:30am-4pm Come and join us as we commemorate the centenary of the end of World War I. Find out if you would have been medically fit to join the soldiers on the front line, learn about war time communications, have a go at decoding secret messages and spend time playing with the games and toys that kept children amused during WWI. Price: adults £7.50, children (5-15) £5, ages 2-4 £3, under 2s free. 15 Aug History of the High House Ancient High House ST16 2JA www.staffordmuseums.co.uk/events 10am-4pm Aguided tour of the Through the Eyes of a Child exhibition; with children’s workshops and dressing up costumes. FREE admission Print the Potteries Gladstone Pottery Museum ST3 1PQ www.stokemuseums.org.uk 11am-4pm Use avariety of printing techniques to print your own Potteries skyline complete with bottle ovens in our drop-in workshop. Suitable for all ages and included with museum admission. 16 Aug Go Wild at Gladstone Gladstone Pottery Museum ST3 1PQ www.stokemuseums.org.uk 11am-3pm Take part in some adventurous activities with the <strong>Staffordshire</strong> Wildlife Trusts team. Try fire-lighting in asafe and supervised environment and make amilk bottle birdfeeder in our drop-in craft workshop. Suitable for all ages, price included with museum admission. 16 Aug – 2 0 Aug Hands on Arms and Armour Stafford Castle ST16 1DJ www.staffordmuseums.co.uk/events 11am-4pm Try on armour and costumes from the medieval period. With guided tours of Stafford Castle’s Keep. FREE admission. No booking necessary. 17 Aug – 1 Sep Family Camping Weekends Beaudesert Outdoor Activity Centre WS15 4JJ www.beaudesert.org Come and stay at Beaudesert Outdoor Activity Centre and experience the amazing Beaudesert Park Estate for one or two nights during August. Only open to family groups. Own tents £8 per person per night. Runs on 17 to 19 August and 31 August to 1September. <strong>18</strong> Aug August Wildlife Watch National Memorial Arboretum DE13 7AR www.thenma.org.uk 10:30am-12:30pm From tiny insects to mammals and amphibious water loving creatures, the Arboretum is home to awide variety of wildlife, trees and flowers. Nature loving young visitors can discover more about just some of these amazing living things at our monthly interactive Wildlife Watch sessions. Parents must remain with their children at all times. £1.50 per child, advanced booking required <strong>18</strong> Aug – 1 9 Aug The Pet Show <strong>Staffordshire</strong> County Showground ST<strong>18</strong> 0BD www.thepetshow.co.uk 10am-5pm Bringing together all creatures great and small. Split into dedicated animal zones each one teaming with experts, meet and greet areas, live demonstrations, exciting displays and trade stands brimming with goodies for pets. Whether a pet owner, pet professional or pet enthusiast there’s something for everyone. Dog friendly so if you have a canine pal - bring them along! Booking recommended. T: 01625 352 055. <strong>18</strong> Aug – 2 1 Aug All Creatures Great wand Small week Lower Drayton Farm ST19 5RE www.lowerdraytonfarm.co.uk This week, the trailer ride focus will be on all the different animals on the farm, including some of the its more unusual residents –namely the rheas, emus and llamas. You’ll also learn about the wildlife that calls the farm home and what Ray and his family do to encourage it, with the chance to take part in abug hunts and pond dipping sessions. <strong>18</strong> Aug – 1 9 Aug The Pet Show Stafford Showground Ltd ST<strong>18</strong> 0BD www.thepetshow.co.uk The Pet Show brings together all creatures great and small. Split in to dedicated animal zones each one teaming with experts, meet and greet areas, live demonstrations, exciting displays and trade stands brimming with goodies for pets. Whether a pet owner, pet professional or pet enthusiast there’s something there for everyone, what’s more we’re dog friendly so if you have a canine pal – bring them along! 19 Aug Zoo2U Day Trentham Monkey Forest ST12 9HR www.monkey-forest.com 11:30am-4:30pm Zoo2u are bringing the zoo to you! Join us on as Zoo2u will be here with arange of animals for you to meet. 22 Aug The Worst Jobs in Children’s History Gladstone Pottery Museum ST3 1PQ www.stokemuseums.org.uk 11am-4pm Working in apotbank amongst the bottle ovens was adifficult job for children but was it the worst job in children’s history? Meet our costumed characters and find out some of the horrible and dangerous jobs children used to do. Suitable for all ages, price included with museum admission. 22 Aug – 3 1 Aug Little Farmers’ Club ‘Chicken week’ Lower Drayton Farm ST19 5RE www.lowerdraytonfarm.co.uk For the final week of the 20<strong>18</strong> school summer holidays, Lower Drayton Farm will be celebrating chickens! Meet and hold some recently-hatched chicks, learn about chickens and make some eggstra-ordinary artwork to take home! 24 Aug – 2 5 Aug The Big Feast Festival 20<strong>18</strong> Stoke-on-Trent city centre ST1 2LG www.appetitestoke.co.uk Prepare for another amazing August Bank Holiday weekend as our annual arts extravaganza The Big Feast returns once again to the streets of Stoke-on-Trent City Centre. This event takes place in various locations. FREE. 25 Aug Bat Walk Fisherwick Lakes WS13 8QF www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk 8-10pm In conjunction with SE Bat Group, Lichfield Group host abat walk around Fisherwick Lakes. FREE event, suitable for all ages. 26 Aug – 2 7 Aug Steaming Day Claymills Victorian Pumping Station DE13 0DA www.claymills.org.uk 10am-5pm Join us on our August Bank Holiday steaming day! Bank Holiday Family Fun The National Brewery Centre DE14 1NG www.nationalbrewerycentre.co.uk 10am-5pm Loads of family fun activities including arts and crafts, shire horse rides, face painting and much more. This year’s spotlight shows will be the fantastic Sooty’s 70th anniversary bake off show on the 26th and Rastamouse on the 27th. There will be three 25 minute shows each day – preceded by a 20 minute magic show starring Dave Oakley. Entrance to both shows is included in the ticket price. Show times will be at 11am, 1pm and 3pm. Tickets: £6, family £20. August Bank Holiday Family Fun Weekend The National Brewery Centre DE14 1NG www.nationalbrewerycentre.co.uk 11am Loads of family fun activities including arts and crafts, shire horse rides, face painting and much more. This year’s spotlight shows will be the fantastic Sooty’s 70th Anniversary Bake off show on the 26th and Rastamouse on the 27th. There will be three 25 minute shows each day, as well as insane inflatables for both children and adults. Plus much more! Tickets: £6, family £24. Booking required. T: 01283 532 880. 28 Aug – 3 0 Aug Craft Activity- Clay Pinch Pot Owl The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery ST1 3DW www.stokemuseums.org.uk 10:30am-12:30pm and 1:15-3pm Make an owl pinch pot out of clay inspired by our own Ozzy Owl pot. Drop in. Price £1.50. Suitable for under 10s. 29 Aug Bottle Oven Badge Making Gladstone Pottery Museum ST3 1PQ www.stokemuseums.org.uk 11am-4pm Celebrate the Annual Potteries Bottle Oven Day and create your own bottle oven badge to take home in our drop-in workshop. Suitable for all ages, price included with museum admission. 1 Sep Lichfield Proms Beacon Park WS13 6QZ www.lichfielddc.gov.uk 5:30pm Lichfield Proms is Lichfield District Council’s free annual outdoor concert that takes place in the beautiful surroundings of Beacon Park. The event brings thousands of people together from across the region to enjoy an evening of music, picnicking and a firework finale. Wildlife Watch The Wolseley Centre ST17 0WT www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk 10:30am-12:30pm Wildlife Watch is the junior branch of The Wildlife Trusts and the UK’s leading environmental action club for children and families. Aimed at ages 5-13s. Please ensure your children are dressed in appropriate clothing with sturdy shoes. This club takes place on the first Saturday of each month, excluding August. Price: £1 per child. Booking required. T: 0<strong>18</strong>89 562653. We Love Tamworth 20<strong>18</strong> Tamworth Castle Grounds B79 7NA www.tamworthartsandevents.co.uk 11am- 4pm We Love Tamworth is back, boasting fairground rides, stalls, games, inflatables, adog show and much more! There will also be adedicated Children’s Zone featuring walkabout characters, inflatables, face painting, craft activities and more. Price: children £3, adults free. Superhero <strong>Summer</strong> Finale Gulliver’s World WA5 9YZ www.gulliversfun.co.uk To celebrate another magical summer season here at Gulliver’s Theme Parks we have aspectacular event that both adults and children will love. The day will be filled with superhero fun, look out for superhero skills, superhero olympics, special shows and entertainment, and a fancy dress competitions. Superhero <strong>Summer</strong> Finale Gulliver’s Kingdom DE4 3PG www.gulliversfun.co.uk To celebrate another magical summer season here at Gulliver’s Theme Parks we have aspectacular event that both adults and children will love. The day will be filled with superhero fun, look out for superhero skills, superhero olympics, special shows and entertainment, and a fancy dress competitions. 1 Sep – 2 Sep Woodland Trust Weekend Trentham Monkey Forest ST12 9HR www.monkey-forest.com 10am-6pm The Woodland Trust will be here with an array of woodland activities. <strong>18</strong> SUMMER 20<strong>18</strong> | www.primarytimes.co.uk/staffordshire
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