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Heritage Open Days - Oak House
Museum
Oak House Museum B70 8HJ.
www.sandwell.gov.uk
2-5pm. Book onto a tour and see areas
not normally open to the public. Tours at
2:30pm and 3:30pm. Please call to secure
your place. T: 0121 5530759.
Nature Tots at Brandon Marsh - Bugs
That Go Bump
Brandon Marsh SSSI Nature Reserve and
Visitor Centre CV3 3GW
www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk
10.30am-12noon and 1.30-3pm. Nature
Tots aims to encourage an early interest in
wildlife. Activities outdoors in the natural
surroundings of the reserve at Brandon
Marsh. These sessions start with fifteen
minutes of fun free play and everyone
is here we head outside to get stuck in
with some wonderful activities based on
that weeks theme, before returning to the
centre to make an amazing craft you can
take home. T: 02476 302912.
19 September – 20 September
Heritage Open Day at Dudley Castle
Dudley Castle DY1 4SQ
www.discover.dudley.gov.uk
3-6pm. Free event but you do need to preregister.
Visit the 11th century courtyard,
horrible history session, Castle Tour, ghost
walk, Castle trail encounter, bird of prey.
£3.50 car park charge. T: 01384 215313 .
20 September
Nature Tots at Parkridge - Bugs That
Go Bump
The Parkridge Centre, Solihull, B91 3HG
www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk
10.30am-12noon and 1.30-3pm. Nature
Tots aims to encourage an early interest
in wildlife. Activities outdoors in the
natural surroundings of the reserve at The
Parkridge Centre. The session starts with
fifteen minutes of free play, when everyone
is here, when head outside to get stuck in
with some wonderful activities based on
that weeks theme, before returning to the
centre to make an amazing craft to take
home. T: 0121 704 0768.
21 September
Swing Sling Baby Classes
Bantock House Museum WV3 9LQ
www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk
9.30-11.15am. Sling Swing is an exciting
gentle movement and dance class for
mums and dads or carers with their babies
and toddlers in soft structured slings and
baby carriers or wraps.
Galton Valley Canal Museum
Galton Valley Canal Museum B66 1BA
www.sandwell.gov.uk
10am-3pm. Housed in the New Smethwick
Pumping Station the canal museum tells
the story of the Galton Valley canal system
and the people that lived and worked on it.
Entry to the museum is free and there are
light refreshments available.
T: 0121 556 0683.
Guided Pond Dipping Sessions
Sandwell Valley B43 5AG
www.rspb.org.uk
11am-1pm. Come and join in with a guided
Pond Dipping session. Expert volunteers
will be on hand to help you discover the
pond minibeasts, how to idientify them and
the best way to use our equipment.
T: 0121 357 7395.
Family Workshop: Canal Art
Black Country Living Museum DY1 4SQ
www.bclm.co.uk
Learn the traditional techniques of canal art
in a fun and friendly atmosphere. Find out
about the traditional skills of canal art as
you create your own hand-painted tiles to
take home at the end of the day. For family
members of all ages and generations.
Booking advised. T: 0121 557 9643.
Hero Walk
Walsall Arboretum WS1 2QB
www.stgileshospice.com
12noon. Join in this 5km family walk and
fun day and make memories in a mask
around Walsall Arboretum. Kick off your
afternoon at the hero hub where you
can give your super powers a boost with
snacks and smoothies before you set
off on your arboretum adventure with
awesome activities along the route. A hero’s
welcome awaits as you cross the finish line
to celebrate with a goodie bag and medal.
Your entry fee includes a hero mask for
each participant. If you’d like to take on the
challenge in true hero style, St Giles capes
can be pre-ordered or purchased on the
day for £5. Doggie sidekicks are welcome.
£6 children (under 16), £10 adults, £30 family
(2 adults, 2 children), Free entry for children
under 3.
21 September – 22 September
Heritage Open Day Free Buses
Upton House and Gardens OX15 6HT
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
As part of Heritage Open Days, Upton
House and Gardens are opening for free
for one weekend only this September. Free
buses will be provided - see website for
more details. T: 01295670266.
22 September
Harvest Festival
Sarehole Mill B13 0BD
www.birminghammusuems.org.uk
11am-4pm. A celebration of the harvest in
cooperation with Let’s Feed Brum.
T: 0121 348 8160.
Heritage Open Days - Oak House
Museum
Oak House Museum B70 8HJ.
www.sandwell.gov.uk
2-5pm. Meet costumed characters
demonstrating women’s work in the 1600s.
Discover who signed an oath ‘to live and die
for the true Protestant religion’ in 1642. Try
some hands on activities. T: 0121 5530759.
Open Day
New Hall Water Mill B76 1QU
www.newhallmill.org.uk
10am-4pm. Visit the Grade II listed flour mill
which, water supply permitting, will be fully
operational. Mill and tea room open.
T: 0121 526 3131.
Fun in The Park
Tudor Grange Park B91 3LU
www.solihull.gov.uk
11am-5pm. The annual charity fundraising
event returns. You can look forward to the
display of Classic Cars and the Dog Show
which have become family favourites. As
usual there will be demonstrations and
activities throughout the park with a full
programme of events in the main arena.
BMAG Babies
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery B3
3DH
www.birminghammusuems.org.uk
10.30 and 11.30am. Come along for one of
the Museum’s regular on gallery early years
stay and play sessions. Creative, interactive
and sensory play and fun with colours,
textures and sounds. Designed for babies
and toddlers aged 6 months to 2 years to
play and interact with a parent or caregiver.
T: 0121 348 8000.
26 September
Little Grown ups
Bilston Craft Gallery WV14 7LU
www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk
1-2pm. Little Grown-ups focus on providing
families with babies and toddlers the
freedom and space, as well as games and
toys, to enjoy playing with and to pretend
they’re all grown-up – from dressing-up,
studying, going to work, and running a busy
home – children can create their very own
imaginary, grown-up worlds, far away in the
future. Suitable for 0 – 7 years. £4 per child.
Nature Tots at Brandon Marsh -
Natures Fairies
Brandon Marsh SSSI Nature Reserve and
Visitor Centre CV3 3GW
www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk
10.30am-12noon and 1.30-3pm. Nature
Tots aims to encourage an early interest in
wildlife. Activities outdoors in the natural
surroundings of the reserve at Brandon
Marsh. These sessions start with fifteen
minutes of fun free play and everyone
is here we head outside to get stuck in
with some wonderful activities based on
that weeks theme, before returning to the
centre to make an amazing craft you can
take home. T: 02476 302912.
Family Bat Night
Ufton Fields CV33 9PU
www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk
6-7.30pm. Learn lots of exciting facts
about bats and use a bat detector on a
short walk around the wood to hear their
ultrasonic calls and spot them flying
around. This is a unique way to discover
this wonderful reserve and learn more
about its elusive inhabitants. Suitable for
children aged (4+) . Please note there are
no toilet facilities at Ufton Fields, children
need to be accompanied by an adult and
dogs are not permitted at this event.
T: 02476302912.
26 September – 29 September
Bolsover’s Greatest Show
Bolsover Castle S44 6PR
www.english-hertigage.org.uk
6.30-9.30pm. Step into 17th century
Bolsover Castle as you have never seen
it before. Spectacular illuminations and
entertainment will bring to life the castle
originally built as a hilltop pleasure-palace
of captivating Cavalier William Cavendish.
Join jesters, acrobats, and fire-breathers as
they take over the grounds in the castle’s
Greatest Show yet. T: 0370 333 1183.
27 September
Nature Tots at Parkridge - Natures
Fairies
The Parkridge Centre, Solihull, B91 3HG
www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk
10.30am-12noon and 1.30-3pm. Nature
Tots aims to encourage an early interest
in wildlife. Activities outdoors in the
natural surroundings of the reserve at
The Parkridge Centre. The session starts
with fifteen minutes of free play, when
everyone is here, then head outside
to get stuck in with some wonderful
activities based on that weeks theme,
before returning to the centre to make an
amazing craft to take home.
T: 0121 704 0768.
28 September
Women’s Work in the Jewellery
Quarter
Museum of the Jewellery Quarter B18 6HA
www.birminghammusuems.org.uk
12.15-1.15pm. Come along for a tour and
learn about the work undertaken by
women from the late 1800’s until the
1980’s and the many vitally important jobs
that women worked, from working in the
office to manual work such as press work,
polishing and enamelling. T: 0121 348 8140.
Race for Life: Sandwell Pretty Muddy
Kids
Sandwell Valley Country Park B71 4BG
www.raceforlife.cancerresearchuk.org
9.45am. Race for Life Pretty Muddy Kids
is a brilliant muddy obstacle course just
for the little ones. They can take on the
obstacles, crawl through the mud pit
and have fun with friends, all the while
helping raise valuable funds for life-saving
research. Please note, all children taking
part must be at least 1.2m tall on day of
event.
Guided Pond Dipping Sessions
Sandwell Valley B43 5AG
www.rspb.org.uk
11am-1pm. Come and join in with a guided
Pond Dipping session. Expert volunteers
will be on hand to help you discover the
pond minibeasts, how to idientify them and
the best way to use our equipment.
T: 0121 357 7395.
29 September
Den Building
Moor Pool Hal B17 9DY
www.moorpoolhall.org.uk
10am-12noon. Drop in and try your hand at
den building with natural materials with the
education officer. Great free family friendly
activity. Please wear flat shoes, or wellies
and a long sleeved top. T: 0121 426 2908.
2 October – 6 October
Horse of the Year Show
The NEC, Birmingham B40 1NT
www.hoys.co.uk
Horse of the Year Show celebrates the end
of the competitive season by crowning
the Champions of the most prestigious
National Showing Championships. Most
HOYS competitors will have qualified and
stood champions at major county shows,
so it’s little wonder that Horse of the Year
Show has become known as the “Show of
Champions”. T: 0844 581 8282.
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