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14 Aug – 16 Aug
Museum Around The World
Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery CV11 5TU
www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk
10:30am-3:30pm Make a colourful puppet of
the Hindu God Ganesh, create your
own Chinese dragon, and decorate a Japanese
fan inspired from our collections. FREE,
donations welcome. Drop in, sessions last
approx. 20 minutes.
16 Aug
Summertime Fun - Twit Twoo
War Memorial Park Visitor Centre, CV3 6PT
www.coventry.gov.uk
1:30-3pm Come and have a hoot making
some owl themed arts and crafts. Price £3.80,
drop in.
17 Aug
Flying Machines
Ryton Pools Country Park CV8 3BG
countryparks.warwickshire.gov.uk
10:30am-12pm Come and transform a pile
of sticks, paper, sticky tape and card into
flying machines. Then come outside on the
hill and see whose flying machine goes the
highest and furthest. Suitable for ages 3+
who must be accompanied by an adult. £4
per child. Booking essential.
T: 024 7630 5592.
17 Aug – 3 Sep
We Love Ponies
Redwings Horse Sanctuary CV35 0RP
www.redwings.org.uk
10am-4pm This event runs on every Friday,
Saturday, Sunday and Monday between
17 August and 3 September. Make a new
four-legged friend when “We Love Ponies”
activities return to Redwings Oxhill.
18 Aug
Summer Party
Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve Nature
Centre, CV3 3GW
www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk
5-9:30pm As the sun sets over Brandon
Marsh Nature Centre enjoy an evening of local
produce and talent. Enjoy a summers evening
at Brandon Marsh with locally produced
beer and cider amongst other drinks and
food whist enjoying local entertainment. The
classroom will be the designated children’s
room (parental supervision required) with
a few DIY crafts to keep the young at heart
entertained. Price: adults £5, children £1.
Booking essential. T: 024 7630 2912.
19 Aug
Pizza Making
Foundry Woods Outdoor Classroom,
CV32 6AF
www.foundrywood.co.uk
12-2pm Regular Pizza Making sessions
now on 3rd Sunday of the month. Drop in
and make a pizza. Watch it being cooked in
the wood fired pizza oven and eat it in the
woodland clearing. £4 per pizza.
21 Aug – 23 Aug
Museum Around The World
Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery
CV11 5TU
www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk
10:30am-3:30pm Make a Sri Lankan mask,
cut out and decorate an amulet box, and
make a pair of Inuit snow goggles. FREE,
donations welcome. Drop in, sessions last
approx. 20 minutes.
22 Aug
Show and Tell: Living Jurassic Fossils
in Warwickshire
Market Hall Museum CV34 4SA
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/heartbreak
1-1:30pm Plants and animals that have
hardly changed since the age of the dinosaurs
are living amongst us in Warwickshire today.
This talk will discuss what they look like and
why they’re living here, illustrated with real
examples from the museum collections. FREE
drop in, no need to book.
23 Aug
What Did the Romans Do For Us?
Market Hall Museum CV34 4SA
heritage.warwickshire.gov.uk
10am-3pm Try your hand as a Roman
architect for the day. Design a mosaic and see
if you can build a Roman arch that will stand
for two thousand years. Then try on our Roman
clothes and make a laurel leaf headdress
to complete the look. £2.50 per child, drop in.
Relaxed Opening 4 – 6pm.
Operation Earth Roadshow
Sarehole Mill B13 0BD
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk
11am-3:30pm Join us at Sarehole Mill for
the Operation Earth roadshow. Become an
environmental scientist and learn about the
different jobs and volunteering opportunities
people do to investigate and explore their
natural environment. Activities include an
indoor nature survey, air analysis and a microscopic
look at the world around us. FREE.
Summertime fun - bonkers about
crafts
War Memorial Park Visitor Centre, CV3 6PT
www.coventry.gov.uk
1:30-3pm Have some arty fun. Come and
join the Education Team to make a variety of
crafts to take home. An assortment of crafts
will be available. Price £3.80, drop in.
24 Aug
Summer Teddy Bears Sensory
Adventure
Ryton Pools Country Park CV8 3BG
countryparks.warwickshire.gov.uk
10:30am-12pm Bring your favourite teddy
out for a summer adventure, and do some
fantastic fun sensory activities. Then build
teddy a special den in the children’s wood!
Suitable for ages 3+ who must be accompanied
by an adult. £4 per child. Booking
essential. T: 024 7630 5592.
24 Aug – 27 Aug
Insomnia63
NEC B40 1NT
www.thenec.co.uk/
Experience Insomnia63 this August bank
holiday! With special guests from the world
of gaming, live stage shows, exclusive AAA
games, interactive zones for you to immerse
yourself in including VR, Tabletop, Retro,
Cosplay and more, the UK’s Biggest LAN with
huge esports tournaments. This is a weekend
you don’t want to miss. Tickets from £13.50.
25 Aug
Shakes-paw’s Day
Anne Hathaway’s Cottage and Gardens
CV37 9HH
www.shakespeare.org.uk
12-4pm Come and celebrate your fourlegged
friends with treats and demos. Bring
a dog and get 30% off a single house ticket
(including family tickets - up to 2 adults and
4 children). Normal admission applies.
Rugby Fest 2018
Newbold Rugby Club Rugby, CV21 1ET
www.rugbyfestuk.info
9.30 am With something for all the family
RugbyFest 2018 is the place to be on the 25th
August 2018. Rugby bringing you some of
the fun of the fair, lets have some fun and see
what can be won, face painters give the kid’s
a make over and let the kids have a go on the
bouncy castle so you can have a few minutes
of peace. Charity rugby match including
British Lions players!
26 Aug
Big Summer BBQ
FarGo Village CV1 5ED
www.fargovillage.co.uk
11am-4pm We’re getting some of the best
BBQ around over to FarGo Village for the bank
holiday! Think sticky ribs, delicious hot dogs,
smokey chicken, and more mouth-watering
treats! As if that wasn’t enough, we’ll also
have a free food and craft market, live
entertainment, and more fun and games for
you to enjoy in the sunshine! Come down for
a Big Summer BBQ, FarGo style!
26 Aug – 27 Aug
Siege!
Kenilworth Castle CV8 1NE
www.english-heritage.org.uk
11am-5pm Siege the day! Join us as we
re-create the 1266 Siege of Kenilworth
Castle. Expect thrilling re-enactments and
one almighty attack as the castle is besieged.
Price: adults £14.30, children (5-15) £8.60.
27 Aug
Bank Holiday Monday
Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery
CV11 5TU
www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk
10:30am-3:30pm Design and make a
personalised badge using our amazing badge
Gullivers
Theme Parks
machine! FREE, donations welcome. Drop in,
sessions last approx. 20 minutes.
28 Aug
Arty Tots: Extraordinary Birds
Market Hall Museum CV34 4SA
heritage.warwickshire.gov.uk
10am-3pm Fly into the museum this summer
and make some beautiful and exotic birds
to take home. Suitable for ages 5 and under,
older siblings welcome. £2.50 per child,
drop in.
28 Aug – 30 Aug
Back to School Week
Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery
CV11 5TU
www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk
10:30am-3:30pm Create a personalised door
hanger, make and decorate a useful pen tidy,
and cut out and decorate a personalised book
mark. FREE, donations welcome. Drop in,
sessions last approx. 20 minutes.
31 Aug
Wildlife Watch - Family Bat Night
Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve Visitor Centre,
CV3 3GW
www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk
7:15-8:45pm Come along and play some
batty games and make a batty craft before
heading out with bat detectors to hunt down
some bats. Please be aware we head out in
all weathers, so please dress appropriately.
Suitable for ages 4+. £5 per person or two
adults and two children for £15. Booking
essential. T: 024 7630 2912.
1 Sep
Superhero Summer Finale
Gullivers MK15 0DT
www.gulliversfun.co.uk
Finish the summer holidays with a super
day out at Gulliver’s Theme Parks. This is a
superhero themed event that’s packed with
activities and surprises.
Peace Festival
Anne Hathaway’s Cottage and Gardens
CV37 9HH
www.shakespeare.org.uk
12-4pm Join us for a host of different
experiences, from meditation sessions to
craft activities, all with the aim of celebrating
personal and interpersonal peace.
2 Sep
Pond Dipping
Hartshill Hayes Country Park CV10 0TE
countryparks.warwickshire.gov.uk
10:30am-12pm A chance to use the
equipment provided to find out what lives in
our woodland pond. You’ll get full guidance
from a countryside ranger, who’ll help you
identify the bugs and beasties! Suitable for
ages 3+ who must be accompanied by an
adult. £4 per child. Booking essential.
T: 01827 872660.
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