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Primary Times Nottinghamshire
WHAT’S ON WHERE
6 Oct
Steam Tots at the Fun Palace
Museum and Art Gallery DE1 1BS
www.derbymuseums.org
1:30pm-3pm Play, make and learn together
amongst our historic collections in this
sensory exploration of STEAM (Science,
Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths).
Suitable for ages 2-5 and their adults. Free,
donations welcome.
Celebrating World Cultures at the
Fun Palace
Museum and Art Gallery DE1 1BS
www.derbymuseums.org
12-3pm As part of Black History Month we
will be celebrating African cultures through
art, music and heritage in aday of sharing,
making and discussion for everyone to get
involved. Free, donations welcome.
The Big Draw 2018: Play! Family
Arts Workshop
Sutton-in-Ashfield Library NG17 1BP
www.inspireculture.org.uk
10:30am-12:30pm With asense of playfulness
and magic, this creative hands-on
family workshop will be inspired by what
would happen if the circus visited the
library! You’ll create fun and expressive
figures and use them to experiment with
lights and shadow play to bring your enchanting
creations to life. Booking Essential.
For ages 5+ and their families. Free.
7 Oct
Mischief Making Drama Workshop
Nottingham Lakeside Arts NG7 2RD
www.lakesidearts.org.uk
2-3pm Create mischief and magic in this
fun drama-based workshop. Free to Sleepyhead
ticket holders. Suitable for ages 3-5.
Booking required. T: 0115 846 7777.
Sunday Family Workshop
Parasol unit foundation for contemporary
art N1 7RW
www.parasol-unit.org
2-4pm Inspired by Heidi Bucher’s wearable
body shells explore the themes of space
and the body and create sculptural forms
you can inhabit. The workshop will encourage
you to draw from observation and use
natural objects to create wearable sculptures.
Price: adults £3, children £2. Booking
online required. Suitable for over 5s.
13 Oct
Creating Calm
Museum and Art Gallery DE1 1BS
www.derbymuseums.org
1pm-3pm We are bringing together World
Mental Health Day and the Big Draw to
create some calm in our busy lives. Visit
the museum and get involved with drawing
and contemplative activities that will help
you feel refreshed and content. Suitable for
all. Free, donations welcome.
Monster Magic
Gulliver’s Kingdom DE4 3PG
www.gulliversfun.co.uk
Experience Monster Magic at Gulliver’s
Theme Parks from Saturday 13th October
2018! You will also have the chance to
enjoy the Swizzels Trick and Treat Trail.
Look out for different themes as you face
some frightfully fun activities at Warrington,
Milton Keynes and Matlock Bath. Each trick
performed earns you aswizzels surprise,
we have all your family favourites including
drumsticks and rainbow drops.
Harley Start Club
Harley Gallery S80 3LW
www.harleygallery.co.uk
Our monthly Art Club sessions are the perfect
place to develop your child’s creative
side. Each session is tailored to encourage
children to look, draw and discover- developing
making skills and an understanding
of art and craft. Children will spend
Saturday morning with The Harley Gallery’s
Education and Engagement Manager Dayle,
having fun and getting messy in these
hands-on monthly sessions. Price £5.
Ancient Craft for Kids: Saxon Pot
Making
Nottingham Lakeside Arts NG7 2RD
www.lakesidearts.org.uk
11:15am-12:45pm Learn about the pottery
of the Early Anglo Saxon period while
creating your own replica pot. Specialist
in ancient pottery making technology,
Graham Taylor, will guide you through the
process of making and decorating your
replica using authentic tools and materials.
A hands-on-history experience. Suitable for
ages 7-15. Price £4.
13 Oct – 4 Nov
Go 7! Apollo Half Term
National Space Centre LE4 5NS
www.spacecentre.co.uk
Over the half term holiday our Mission
Commanders will be taking you on a
journey that will eventually land humans
on the Moon. Discover what they ate, how
they trained, who they were and the all
important one (our most asked question
from visitors) how they went to the toilet
in space.
14 Oct
The Big Draw 2018: Play! Family
Arts Workshop
Mansfield Central Library NG18 1NH
www.inspireculture.org.uk
11:30am-1:30pm With asense of playfulness
and magic, this creative hands-on
family workshop will be inspired by what
would happen if the circus visited the
library! You’ll create fun and expressive
figures and use them to experiment with
lights and shadow play to bring your enchanting
creations to life. Booking Essential.
For ages 5+ and their families. Free.
Messy Minster Family Service
Southwell Minster NG25 0HD
www.southwellminster.org
5pm Event takes place in the Nave. Please
bring adish to share, if you can.
20 Oct
Bramley Apple Festival
Southwell Minster NG25 0HD
www.visitsouthwell.com
Special activities are planned along with
all the usual attractions of this famous
Southwell event which include the food fair
in the Minster, the crowning of the Bramley
king and queen, pie-making and painting
competitions and apple-themed shop
windows throughout the town.
27 Oct
Autumn Bird Identification Walk
Attenborough Nature Reserve NG9 6DY
www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org
9-11am Improve your identification of
autumn birds using sight and sound. Meet
at the Attenborough Nature Centre.
Family Art
Southwell Library NG25 0EH
www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk
This is afun course for parents and pre-school
children. Connect your family through art with
easy and fun projects, experimenting with
different art materials and techniques. Please
note children must be accompanied and
supervised at all times by an adult aged 19+. Free.
Baby Yoga -For Babies Aged 8-20
Weeks
Mansfield Central Library NG18 1NH
www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk
This course is for parents and babies aged 8to
20 weeks old. Parents will learn how to follow
their baby’s behavioural cues, along with simple
breathing and yoga techniques which will
enhance apositive sense of health and wellbeing
for both parents and child. Please check
with your doctor if your baby has any medical
problems. Parents are asked to bring achanging
mat and towel to use during the session.
The Magic Lantern Backstage Tour
Royal Concert Hall NG1 5ND
www.trch.co.uk
10:30am Suitable for all ages, Ezekial Bone’s Magic
Lantern Backstage Tour gives you the chance to
explore behind the scenes at the Theatre Royal
and Royal Concert Hall. You will discover how our
shows are created, as well as finding out about the
venue’s fascinating heritage. Due to the number of
stairs involved on the tour, special arrangements
need to be made to accommodate customers with
impaired mobility. Please advise us of your needs
when making your booking.
27 Oct – 1 2 Nov
1918: Worksop men remembered
Worksop Library S80 2BP
www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk
This exhibition marks the centenary of the end
of the First World War and remembers the
contribution of servicemen from Worksop and
district. Information and photographs from the
library’s Local Studies collection tell the stories
of local men who lost their lives during 1918
battles, and men awarded for bravery. Free.
28 Oct
The Big Draw 2018: Play! Family
Arts Workshop
West Bridgford Library NG2 6AT
www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk
11:30am-1:30pm The Big Draw 2018 in Inspire
Libraries around the county aims to get
everyone drawing! What would happen if the
circus visited the library? Come along and
work with the fabulous artist Emma Reynard in
this year’s Big Draw fun whatever your age, no
drawing ability required. This year’s theme is
Play! -for kids and big kids alike. It’s all about
letting loose, discovery and most importantly
having fun with those HBs!
Idle Valley Autumn Festival
Idle Valley DN22 8QH
www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org
Idle Valley will host aseasonal celebration of
wildlife and all things autumnal. Join aguided
bird walk or bring the family to take part in
a range of fun activities ranging from pond
dipping to creative crafts. The Rural Learning
Centre will also be serving up arange of
tasty autumn treats meaning you can make a
whole day of it –whatever the weather.
29 Oct – 2 0 Dec
The Big Draw 2018: Play! Exhibition
Mansfield Central Library NG18 1NH
www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk
Visit our exhibition and discover what
happened when the circus visited the library!
The exhibition centrepiece, created by the
wonderful automata maker Keith Newstead,
illustrates the hilarious antics that ensued. Keith
was inspired by pupils from 12 Nottinghamshire
Primary Schools and the fantastic professional
artist Emma Reynard. They all had fun letting
their imaginations, creativity and pencils run
wild to produce an exhibition that celebrates
fabulous libraries, amazing automata and the
ever playful Big Draw!
30 Oct
Attenborough Holiday Club –New
Arrivals
Attenborough Nature Reserve NG9 6DY
www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org
Discover the wildlife that arrives here in
autumn! For children aged 4years and
above accompanied by an adult. Price £7.
31 Oct
The Big Draw 2018: Play! Family
Arts Workshop
Worksop Library S80 2BP
www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk
10am-12pm With asense of playfulness
and magic, this creative hands-on family
workshop will be inspired by what would
happen if the circus visited the library! You’ll
create fun and expressive figures and use
them to experiment with lights and shadow
play to bring your enchanting creations to life.
1 Nov
The Big Draw 2018: Play! Family
Arts Workshop
Newark Library NG24 1UW
www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk
With asense of playfulness and magic, this
creative hands-on family workshop will be inspired
by what would happen if the circus visited the
library! You’ll create fun and expressive figures and
use them to experiment with lights and shadow
play to bring your enchanting creations to life.
Attenborough Holiday Club –
New Arrivals
Attenborough Nature Reserve NG9 6DY
Discover the wildlife that arrives here in autumn!
For children aged 4years and above accompanied
by an adult. Price £7.
www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org
1 Nov
October Family Fest: Shadow Puppetry
Nottingham Playhouse NG1 5AF
www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk
The 10:30am-12:30pm session is for ages 7-11
where you can find out more about the world
of shadow puppetry as you work with our
Playhouse Practitioners to create puppets and
put on aperformance. The 2-5pm session is
for ages 12+ and aims to offer a more insightful
and technical look at the devising and making
processes of puppetry and performance.
2 Nov
October Family Fest: Spark your
Imagination Drama Games
Nottingham Playhouse NG1 5AF
www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk
Learn all about drama in this fun and confidence
building drama games session. For ages 4-8.
3 Nov
Mansfield and Ashfield Wildlife
Watch Group
St Mark’s Church Hall NG18 1BP
www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org
10:30am-12:30pm Outdoor activities for
8-13 year olds at Quarry Lane and Oakham
Nature Reserves. Book online.
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