Primary Times Buckinghamshire Summer 18
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<strong>Primary</strong> <strong>Times</strong> <strong>Buckinghamshire</strong> &Milton Keynes<br />
WHAT’S ON WHERE<br />
WOW!<br />
what’s<br />
22 Jun - 1 6 Sep<br />
Pirates, Pants and Wellyphants:<br />
The Illustrated World of Nick<br />
Sharratt<br />
River and Rowing Museum RG9 1BF<br />
www.rrm.co.uk<br />
10am An exhibition showcasing the<br />
illustrations of Nick Sharratt. Find out about<br />
his childhood and what inspired him to<br />
become an illustrator, then have agoat<br />
drawing aselection of his characters.<br />
T: 01491 415600<br />
30 Jun - 2 9 Sep<br />
Wonder Dogs: Dogs That Change<br />
People’s Lives<br />
Bucks County Museum HP20 2QP<br />
www.buckscountymuseum.org<br />
10am Find out about the amazing<br />
assistance dogs that have been specially<br />
trained to help their owners and the<br />
charities that support them. Check website<br />
for special Meet aWonder Dog sessions<br />
during the summer.<br />
T: 01296 331441<br />
13 Jul - 15 Jul<br />
Henley Garden Show<br />
Stonor Park RG9 6HF<br />
www.stonor.com<br />
10am The show is acelebration of the great<br />
outdoors and will provide everything you<br />
need to transform your garden.<br />
T: 01491 638587<br />
14 Jul<br />
Draw with Nick Sharratt<br />
River and Rowing Museum RG9 1BF<br />
www.rrm.co.uk<br />
10.30am &2pm Join inspirational children’s<br />
author and illustrator Nick Sharratt for a<br />
fun-filled family drawing workshop and<br />
find out what inspires his unique drawings.<br />
Cost £7 adults, £6 children. Limited places,<br />
booking essential.<br />
T: 01491 415600<br />
Emergency Services and<br />
Community Day<br />
Bucks Railway Centre HP22 4BY<br />
www.bucksrailcentre.org<br />
10.30am Meet the Police, Fire Brigade and<br />
Paramedics.<br />
T: 01296 655720<br />
Great Kimble <strong>Summer</strong> Fayre<br />
Great Kimble School HP17 9TH<br />
www.greatkimbleschool.co.uk<br />
12pm Afun family day with abouncy castle,<br />
lots of games and stalls, tombola and a<br />
BBQ. Entry is £1 per adult.<br />
Food Festival<br />
Eden Shopping Centre HP11 2DQ<br />
www.edenshopping.co.uk<br />
11.30am Annual food festival with aspecial<br />
appearance by Angelica Bell, winner of<br />
Celebrity Masterchef 2017.<br />
T: 01494 768 068<br />
on where<br />
14 Jul - 15 Jul<br />
Sharpe's Rifles<br />
Chiltern Open Air Museum HP8 4AB<br />
www.coam.org.uk<br />
10am Meet Napoleonic soldiers and find out<br />
about the life of aRifleman in Wellington’s army<br />
during the Peninsular War. T: 01494 871117<br />
14 Jul - 2 Sep<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> Fun Trails<br />
Waterperry Gardens OX33 1JZ<br />
www.waterperrygardens.co.uk<br />
10am Enjoy exploring the ornamental<br />
gardens, using directions and clues, to find<br />
the characters. T: 0<strong>18</strong>44 339254<br />
15 Jul<br />
Family Workshop: Prints and<br />
Patterns<br />
Bletchley Park MK3 6EB<br />
www.bletchleypark.org.uk<br />
11am &12.30pm Create your own prints, play<br />
with your own coded messages or simply enjoy<br />
making your own printed shapes and patterns.<br />
Suitable for families with children aged 5+ years.<br />
Free with admission. T: 01908 640404<br />
Fete &Fun Dog Show<br />
HULA Animal Rescue MK17 8HZ<br />
www.hularescue.org<br />
12pm Fun dog show to raise funds for the<br />
care and welfare of HULA's animals. Cost<br />
£2 adults, £1 per child. T: 01908 584000<br />
Open Sunday<br />
Linford Lakes Nature Reserve MK14 5AH<br />
www.theparkstrust.com<br />
10am Event organised by the Friends of Linford<br />
Lakes Nature Reserve. T: 01908 233600<br />
Orienteering<br />
Great Linford Manor Park MK14 5AU<br />
www.theparkstrust.com<br />
10am Have agoat Orienteering in the park.<br />
Cost £5. T: 01908 233600<br />
Open Sunday<br />
Linford Lakes Nature Reserve MK14 5AH<br />
www.theparkstrust.com<br />
10am Event organised by the Friends of Linford<br />
Lakes Nature Reserve. T: 01908 233600<br />
19 Jul - 23 Jul<br />
Giffords Circus<br />
Stonor Park RG9 6HF<br />
www.stonor.com<br />
Various <strong>Times</strong> This year Giffords Circus<br />
celebrates the birth of circus. T: 01491<br />
638587<br />
20 Jul<br />
Big Camp<br />
Cliveden SL1 8NS<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
4pm Pack your tent and join in this hugely<br />
popular overnight family camping event<br />
in Cliveden's historic woodlands. Also on<br />
27th August. Booking essential. T: 0344<br />
800 <strong>18</strong>95<br />
Milton Keynes Festival<br />
Saxon Gate MK9 3DX.<br />
www.ifmiltonkeynes.org<br />
9.45pm As dusk becomes darkness,<br />
witness aparade of giant mechanical<br />
insects move through the city streets in a<br />
larger-than-life spectacle with music and<br />
special effects from this highly innovative<br />
Barcelona-based company, Sarruga.<br />
Beautifully designed and operated by<br />
cycle power, these normally miniscule<br />
creatures become fantastical steambreathing<br />
giants which tower over cars<br />
and feast on trees... The parade will end in<br />
Campbell Park with ashort firework finale.<br />
20 Jul - 29 Aug<br />
Milton Keynes Festival<br />
Centre mk MK9 3EP<br />
www.ifmiltonkeynes.org<br />
<strong>Times</strong> Vary Middleton Hall is the location<br />
for a specially built venue hosting<br />
international circus and acrobatic shows<br />
across the 10 days of the Festival, marking<br />
250 years of circus in the UK:<br />
Milton Keynes Festival<br />
Campbell Park MK9 4AD<br />
www.ifmiltonkeynes.org<br />
<strong>Times</strong> Vary Enjoy a feast of family-friendly<br />
shows and experiences for children and<br />
grown-ups. FREE events in and around<br />
Festival Central in Campbell Park<br />
20 Jul - 21 Jul<br />
Tiny Talk Time: Teddy Bear's Picnic<br />
Wycombe Museum HP13 6PX<br />
www.wycombemuseum.org.uk<br />
10.15am, 11.15am &1.15pm Stories, trails and<br />
craft activities. Booking essential. Cost £3<br />
per child. T: 01494 957210<br />
21 Jul<br />
Meet the Beekeepers<br />
Hughenden Manor HP14 4LA<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
11am Find out about beekeeping and honey<br />
production with the friendly volunteer<br />
beekeeping team. T: 01494 755573<br />
21 Jul - 22 Jul<br />
Classic Vehicles Show<br />
Chiltern Open Air Museum HP8 4AB<br />
www.coam.org.uk<br />
10am Come and admire an amazing<br />
collection of classic cars, lorries,<br />
traditional fire engines, motorcycles<br />
and historic bicycles. T: 01494 871117<br />
21 Jul - 2 Sep<br />
Amazing <strong>Summer</strong> Adventures<br />
Odds Farm Park HP10 0LX<br />
www.oddsfarm.co.uk<br />
10am The Oddsocks Family return, bringing<br />
with them themed shows, arts, crafts and<br />
summer-time games.<br />
T: 01628 520<strong>18</strong>8<br />
23 Jul - 31 Aug<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> Fun<br />
Mead Open Farm LU7 9JH<br />
www.meadopenfarm.co.uk<br />
10am Enjoy aspectacular summer day out with<br />
new attractions including indoor play, maize<br />
maze and new baby animals.<br />
T: 01525 852954<br />
25 Jul<br />
Wild Wednesday: Wild Art<br />
Stowe Landscape Gardens MK<strong>18</strong> 5EQ<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
10.30am Use nature's palette to create your<br />
own wild art masterpieces. Cost £2 per<br />
child. Booking essential.<br />
T: 0344 249 <strong>18</strong>95<br />
Enchanted Crafts<br />
Wycombe Museum HP13 6PX<br />
www.wycombemuseum.org.uk<br />
11am &2pm Aworkshop for all budding<br />
fairies, wizards and dragons. Make your own<br />
magic wand with lots of glitter, paint and<br />
sparkly beads. Cost £6. Also on the 22nd<br />
August. Booking essential. T: 01494 957210<br />
Festival of Archaeology: Roman<br />
Treasures<br />
Amersham Museum HP7 0DP<br />
www.amershammuseum.org<br />
10am Get up close with Roman coins and<br />
artefacts from the museum’s collections,<br />
then learn about Roman minting and coinmaking,<br />
before designing and creating your<br />
own coin dies. Booking essential.<br />
T: 01494 723700<br />
Brilliant Butterflies<br />
Black Park SL3 6DS<br />
www.buckscc.gov.uk<br />
11am &1pm Make and decorate your own<br />
butterfly homes and feeders to take home<br />
for your garden, let your imagination run<br />
wild! Cost £5. Booking essential.<br />
T: 01753 511 060<br />
Nature Explorers<br />
Caldecotte Lake MK7<br />
www.theparkstrust.com<br />
10am &1.30pm Join the rangers for an<br />
exploration of the lake. Cost £3 per child.<br />
T: 01908 233600<br />
25 Jul - 5 Sep<br />
Hollie Hedgehog's Adventure Map<br />
Hughenden Manor HP14 4LA<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
10am Grab your explorers' backpack and<br />
put on your favourite hat as you go on an<br />
exploration trail around the estate. Cost £1<br />
per child. T: 01494 755573<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> of Colour Children's Trail<br />
Cliveden SL1 8NS<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
10am Come along for Cliveden's fun<br />
summer adventure trail where children will<br />
explore nature and create their own gift to<br />
take home. Cost £2 per child.<br />
T: 01628 605069<br />
Civilisations: An Interactive LEGO<br />
Brick Adventure<br />
Bucks County Museum HP20 2QP<br />
www.buckscountymuseum.org<br />
10am Stunning LEGO models including<br />
life-sized human figures from civilisations<br />
from around the world, including an Aztec,<br />
a Samurai Warrior, Egyptian pharaoh and<br />
an ancient Greek philosopher.<br />
T: 01296 331441<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> Fun<br />
Green Dragon Eco Farm MK<strong>18</strong> 3LA<br />
www.greendragonecofarm.co.uk<br />
10am Throughout the school holidays there<br />
will be competitions and quiz trails, farm &<br />
nature trails, plus indoor and outdoor play.<br />
T: 01296 670444<br />
26 Jul<br />
Tall Tales and Songs<br />
River and Rowing Museum RG9 1BF<br />
www.rrm.co.uk<br />
10.30am Dive into the work of Nick<br />
Sharratt’s marvellous stories and drawings<br />
– you could meet apirate or awellyphant,<br />
and create your own colourful characters.<br />
Free with admission. T: 01491 415600<br />
Croquet on the Lawn<br />
Hughenden Manor HP14 4LA<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
11am Every Thursday until 30th August:<br />
Join Wycombe Croquet Club for a game<br />
of croquet on the Parterre. Instruction<br />
provided. Fun for all ages. T: 01494 755573<br />
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