<strong>Primary</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Nottinghamshire WHAT’S ON WHERE Carols for Everyone Southwell Minster NG25 0HD www.southwellminster.org An evening of festive performances organised by Southwell and District Lions Club. Tickets will be available from the Cathedral Shop in due course. 15 Dec – 16 Dec Santa Paws! Wollaton Hall NG8 2AE www.wollatonhall.org.uk Santa Paws is really coming to town! Bring along your delightful doggies to meet Santa Paws and receive a gift! Enjoy the festive fun and help support Jerry Green Rescue dogs this Christmas! For full details see online. Christmas in the Coutyards Wollaton Hall NG8 2AE www.wollatonhall.org.uk Join us for Christmas readings and carols, mulled wine, mince pies and festive fayre in the cafes. Have a go at our Christmas games and family activities and don’t forget to grab that last minute Christmas present. 15 Dec – 23 Dec Breakfast or Afternoon Tea With Santa Denby Pottery Village DE5 8NX www.denby.co.uk/denby-pottery-village Join Santa for storytime on Saturdays and Sundays and a special gift. Booking essential T: 01773 740 799. 16 Dec Festive Season Beston Fields NG9 3DA www.beestonfields.co.uk This year we have a wide range of festive events running throughout our clubhouse. All of these events need to be booked and some require a small booking deposit. We’ve got everything from seasonal breakfasts to Sunday lunch with Santa. For full details, see online. Bevox Rock Choir in the Chapel Clumber Park S80 3BE www.nationaltrust.org.uk Bevox Rock Choir return to fill the Chapel of St. Mary the Virgin with their own brand of festive cheer. Fantastic high energy performance that will get the whole family feeling festive. Messy Minster Family Service Southwell Minster NG25 0HD www.southwellminster.org Please bring a dish to share, if you can. 16 Dec – 23 Dec Father Christmas’s Grotto Kedleston Hall DE22 5JH www.nationaltrust.org.uk Father Christmas has called into Kedleston’s stables this year. Your experience will include a gift from Father Christmas as well as the craft activities which we will have taking place. Please note that advanced booking is essential, please book the most suitable slot for you. There may be a little wait but Father Christmas will see you within this time slot. Signing Father Christmas Kedleston Hall DE22 5JH www.nationaltrust.org.uk Book a special session with signing Father Christmas designed to be autism-friendly and provide an enjoyable space for those children who are wdeaf or hearing impaired, and for those with additional needs such as autism. 17 Dec Storysack Mansfield Woodhouse Library www.inspireculture.org.uk Come to a fun filled session with your little one. After an interactive story telling session, there will be a variety of other activities to do, from colouring sheets to preschool board games. Suitable for under 5s. Joint Emergency Services Family Carol Service Southwell Minster NG25 0HD www.southwellminster.org Service members, their families and members of the public are all welcome to attend. Uniform may be worn. 19 Dec Carol Concert Bolsover Castle S44 6PR www.english-heritage.org.uk Join in the Christmas celebrations at Bolsover Castle with carols sung by Chesterfield Philharmonic Choir in the stunning surroundings of the Riding School. 21 Dec Winter Solstice Lantern Walk Kedleston Hall DE22 5JH www.nationaltrust.org.uk Bring along a lantern and join us for a walk through the Park as it begins to get dark. Enjoy a seasonal stroll and watch the sun set on the shortest day of the year, then finish off at our fire pit for some Christmas Carols. Need a bite to eat? We will have hot and cold refreshments available to purchase as you enjoy listening to the carols by the fire. 21 Dec – 22 Dec Christmas Evenings! White Post Farm NG22 8HL www.whitepostfarm.co.uk Christmas is a great time of year to visit us, made even better when you can enjoy all the twinkling lights in the evening. So come along and see the farm sparkling with Christmas lights and festive cheer, enjoy some Christmas crafts, head into the Winter Wonderland Walkthrough, meet our reindeer and, of course, visit Santa in his grotto. We top off the evening with our traditional nativity play which we welcome you all to join in with! 21 Dec – 29 Dec Traditional Games Days Chesterfield museum and art gallery S41 7TD www.chesterfield.gov.uk Come and have a go at the traditional games children used to play. Some you’ll know and some you won’t. Bring the family along and challenge them to a game of quoits, shove ha’penny and many more traditional games. 22 Dec Kidsophonic at the Circus Albert Hall NG1 5AA www.alberthallnottingham.co.uk Christmas Kidsophonic with Nottingham Symphonic winds perform Christmas favourites. Why not dress up as your favourite circus performer! Maybe a special Christmas visitor will drop by! Family Christmas Dog Walk Clumber Park S80 3BE www.nationaltrust.org.uk Bring along your dog for a group walk around Clumber Park taking in the Christmas sights. Walk starts from Central Bark and will be approximately a 1 hour circular walk. Prize for the best dog fancy dress on the day! 23 Dec Traditional Carol Service in the Chapel Clumber Park S80 3BE www.nationaltrust.org.uk Our annual traditional carol service in the Chapel of St. Mary the Virgin. Thoresby Brass Band will return to accompany the service. All welcome. Breakfast with Santa! White Post Farm NG22 8HL www.whitepostfarm.co.uk Breakfast with Santa is back, and this year it is extra special. Come and enjoy a yummy breakfast with us before the farm opens, do some Christmas crafts, meet Santa, build a Teddy Tastic bear to take home, and finish off the morning with an extra special story time with Santa. Phew! 23 Dec – 24 Dec Crib Services Southwell Minster NG25 0HD www.southwellminster.org Young children are welcome to dress in Nativity costumes (some are available on the day in the Minster). The Crib Services are very informal, great fun, and are for families and children. We act out a Nativity play (with the lead actors being students and ex-students from the Minster school), the children get involved too. The service ends with the blessing of the Christmas Crib and refreshments. Southwell Cathedral Carol Services Southwell Minster NG25 0HD www.southwellminster.org The ever-popular service of music, readings and carols on both nights, lead by the Cathedral Choir. You are advised to arrive in plenty of time in order to secure a seat as these are popular services. 24 Dec Santa Paws Pooch Parade Kedleston Hall DE22 5JH www.nationaltrust.org.uk Join Santa Paws for a festive walk around Kedleston’s Park with your pooch. Get all the family involved on Christmas Eve and join our Santa Paws Pooch Parade. All dogs wearing a festive costume or accessory will get a treat, and the best dressed pooch will be awarded a rosette at the end of the walk. 25 Dec Christmas Day Service in the Chapel Clumber Park S80 3BE www.nationaltrust.org.uk Our annual Christmas Day Service in the Chapel of St. Mary the Virgin. All are welcome. 26 Dec Boxing Day Walk: Meetings with Ancient Trees Kedleston Hall DE22 5JH www.nationaltrust.org.uk Join our Head Gardener Richard for a guided post-Christmas walk around the periphery of the estate and work off that Christmas lunch. 26 Dec – 8 Jan Clumber Park Quest Clumber Park S80 3BE www.nationaltrust.org.uk Join us for a magical quest around the pleasure grounds and let your imagination run wild. 27 Dec Tinsel Trek Clumber Park S80 3BE www.nationaltrust.org.uk A revitalizing <strong>winter</strong> walk around Clumber park. Blow away the cobwebs with a <strong>winter</strong> walk around Clumber this festive season. Join us as we wander around the park on a 2 hour walk (approx 6-7 miles). 27 Dec – 30 Dec Winter Holiday Trains Great Central Railway NG11 6JS www.gcrn.co.uk An opportunity to escape the house, the washing-up and yet another round of turkey sandwiches, our trains will be operating with both classic steam and diesel locomotives, enabling you to sample the Nottinghamshire countryside from the comfort of your train. 9 Jan Worksop History Day Worksop Library S80 2BP www.inspireculture.org.uk Drop in to this free local history event, where Inspire Local Studies staff will be on hand to help with Worksop-related enquiries and show you old photographs, maps and hidden gems from the library’s collection. 18 Jan Story Explorers: Polar Adventures Worksop Library S80 2BP www.inspireculture.org.uk Through puppetry, music and sensory play Story Explorers will unleash your child’s imagination and take them on an exciting storytelling adventure. Join us as we set off to explore snowy polar lands - make sure you wrap up warm! For children aged 2-5. 24 Jan Story Explorers: Polar Adventures Mansfield Central Library NG18 1NH www.inspireculture.org.uk Through puppetry, music and sensory play Story Explorers will unleash your child’s imagination and take them on an exciting storytelling adventure. Join us as we set off to explore snowy polar lands - make sure you wrap up warm! For children aged 2-5. Organising an event? Contact us today via our website and get listed! primarytimes.co.uk/ Nottinghamshire 10 WINTER <strong>2018</strong> | www.primarytimes.co.uk/Nottinghamshire PT_NOTTS_WIN18.indd 10 20/11/<strong>2018</strong> 19:13
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