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01509 8901<strong>19</strong><br />
www.beaumanor.co.uk<br />
Homemade Craft Fair<br />
Sunday 27 <strong>Oct</strong>ober, 10am-3pm<br />
Come along to our Homemade<br />
Craft Fair and browse locallymade<br />
goods. Enjoy a drink at our<br />
on-site coffee shop and relax in the<br />
beautiful grounds of Beaumanor<br />
Hall. £1 admission.<br />
Visit our website for our latest events<br />
A Day at the Races:<br />
Steeplechasing in and around<br />
Melton from 1820 to <strong>19</strong>39<br />
Until Saturday 14 December<br />
Exhibition about the history of<br />
steeplechasing in and around Melton,<br />
and at Burton Lazars, a racecourse<br />
that has now disappeared. Free.<br />
Visit our website for our latest events<br />
Well Loved Tales: Stories<br />
from a Ladybird Childhood<br />
Until Saturday 16 November<br />
Exhibition about the Ladybird Books<br />
series. See the books, trip trap over<br />
the troll’s bridge and ask the mirror<br />
who is the fai<strong>res</strong>t of them all. Free<br />
Vampi<strong>res</strong> & Werewolves<br />
Saturday 12 <strong>Oct</strong>ober – Saturday<br />
2 November, 10am-3pm<br />
There are spooky happenings at the<br />
Museum. Hunt the vampi<strong>res</strong> and<br />
werewolves in our gallery game. Free.<br />
Visit our website for our latest events<br />
Wriggly Readers<br />
Thursday 10, 17,<br />
24, 31 <strong>Oct</strong>ober,<br />
10.30-11am<br />
Story and rhyme time<br />
for under-fives. Free.<br />
Leicestershire’s Great Outdoors!<br />
Our country parks offer a wide range of facilities<br />
and featu<strong>res</strong> for visitors to explore and enjoy.<br />
www.leicscountryparks.org.uk<br />
Beaumanor<br />
Holiday<br />
Activities Club<br />
Monday 14 - Friday 18<br />
<strong>Oct</strong>ober, 8.30am-5pm<br />
From swinging like a monkey on the<br />
high ropes to learning how to abseil<br />
– we have some fantastic days over<br />
the half term for the kids! £35 per<br />
day. For more details visit www.<br />
beaumanorhall.co.uk/youth-groups/<br />
0116 305 3860<br />
meltonmuseum.org<br />
/meltonmuseum<br />
Open 10am-4.30pm, Tuesday-Saturday<br />
Pumpkin Patch!<br />
Tuesday 15 – Saturday <strong>19</strong><br />
<strong>Oct</strong>ober, during open hours<br />
Make your own scarecrow to take<br />
home (£2.50) and enjoy the other<br />
free activities including making<br />
a paper plate pumpkin and an<br />
autumnal trail around the museum.<br />
01509 233754<br />
charnwood.gov.uk/charnwood_museum<br />
/charnwoodmuseum<br />
Open 10am-3pm, Tuesday-Saturday<br />
2-5pm Sunday<br />
Tiny Tuesday Special:<br />
Spot the Ladybird<br />
Tuesday 15 <strong>Oct</strong>ober, during<br />
museum opening hours<br />
Can you find the ladybirds that<br />
have landed here at Charnwood<br />
Museum? They’re everywhere! Free.<br />
Wednesday Wotsits!<br />
Wednesday 16 & 23 <strong>Oct</strong>ober,<br />
10am-12noon<br />
Come and make a wotsit with us!<br />
Will it be a badge or a keyring? £1<br />
per child/item made.<br />
0116 305 3627<br />
harboroughmuseum.org.uk<br />
/harboroughmuseum<br />
Open 10am-6pm Tuesday-Friday<br />
10am-4pm Saturday.<br />
Ghastly Goings-on in Harborough<br />
Thursday 15 <strong>Oct</strong>ober, 2-3pm<br />
Join us in the Story Place to learn about Ghastly<br />
Goings-on in Harborough, including the cursed<br />
shoes of Papillon Hall or our Witch Bottles! There<br />
will be a special trail and crafts. £2 per child.<br />
/leicscountryparks<br />
The Beacon Hill Café offers the perfect spot for<br />
ref<strong>res</strong>hments during a great day out in<br />
the countryside. Open daily 9am – 4pm.<br />
/beaconhillcafe<br />
@leicsmuseums<br />
@leicslibraries<br />
The Gruffalo<br />
Stories, crafts and picture hunt celebrating 20 years of the well-loved children’s<br />
tale. £2 per child, at Birstall, Shepshed, Syston and Loughborough Libraries.<br />
Splendiferous Roald Dahl Fun<br />
Hinckley Library Monday 14 <strong>Oct</strong>ober 10.30am-12noon<br />
Coalville Library Wednesday 16 <strong>Oct</strong>ober 10.30am-12noon<br />
Come along for a fizz-whizzing event celebrating Roald Dahl and enjoy<br />
themed activities and crafts. All ages welcome, drop-in event, £1 per child.<br />
Lion Learners: Meet the Animals<br />
Creepy crawlies, slithering snakes & furry friends! Meet, stroke and hold<br />
them and find out how to care for these fantastic creatu<strong>res</strong> and help protect<br />
them in the wild. £3 per child. At Melton, Wigston, Blaby, Lutterworth,<br />
Harborough and Oadby libraries.<br />
Dogs Trust Activity Afternoon<br />
Find out about dogs and their care with fun activities. No dogs will be<br />
p<strong>res</strong>ent. Free. For 7-12 years, at Broughton Astley and Glenfield libraries.<br />
Oadby Library<br />
Stories After School<br />
Tuesday 8 <strong>Oct</strong>ober, 4-5pm<br />
Stories for over-fives, tips about<br />
reading with your child and internet<br />
safety advice. Free.<br />
Hour of Code<br />
Friday 11 <strong>Oct</strong>ober, 4-5pm<br />
Make your own amazing animations<br />
in Scratch. For 8-12 years. Free.<br />
Pre-booking recommended.<br />
Happy in my Skin<br />
Saturday 12 <strong>Oct</strong>ober, 11am-12noon<br />
Parent and child communication<br />
workshop, activities include creating<br />
‘vegetable people’ and relaxation for<br />
families to support mental health.<br />
£3 per person. To book, email<br />
BuddhiByM@outlook.com<br />
Harborough Library<br />
Spooktacular Fun<br />
Tuesday 8 <strong>Oct</strong>ober, 3.45-4.45pm<br />
Spooky books and wicked reads<br />
to haunted bones and witches’<br />
bottles! Trails, stories and activities<br />
in the library and museum. Free,<br />
drop in event for 4-11 year olds.<br />
Hinckley Library<br />
Toddler Tea Morning<br />
Tuesday 8 <strong>Oct</strong>ober,<br />
11.15am-12.30pm<br />
Join the Family Learning team with<br />
your child and make something<br />
different each week – Playdough,<br />
puppets, lunch, books plus much<br />
more. Free drinks & snacks, free<br />
activities, giveaways. To book call<br />
Juliette on 0116 305 0515. Free.<br />
Hogwarts Comes to Hinckley<br />
Monday 28 <strong>Oct</strong>ober, 3.30-4.30pm<br />
Join us for magical Harry Potter<br />
themed crafts and activities! Come<br />
d<strong>res</strong>sed as your favourite character.<br />
Drop-in event for witches and<br />
wizards of all ages! £1 per child.<br />
leicestershire.gov.uk/libraries<br />
/yourlibrary<br />
Melton Library<br />
Cardboard Creatives<br />
Tuesday 15 <strong>Oct</strong>ober, 10.30am-<br />
12.30pm<br />
Enter a world of cardboard where<br />
and construction a cardboard city.<br />
Create whatever you like; a football<br />
stadium, a cinema, a skyscraper?<br />
For children 7-13 years.<br />
Diddy Signers<br />
Friday 18 <strong>Oct</strong>ober, 10.30am<br />
Learn Makaton through games,<br />
rhymes and story. For children<br />
under 7. Booking advised. Free.<br />
Earl Shilton Library<br />
Enid Blyton-Themed<br />
Create & Make<br />
Friday 18 <strong>Oct</strong>ober,<br />
10.30am-12noon<br />
Join us for themed crafts to make<br />
and take home. Drop-in session,<br />
all ages welcome. £1 per child.<br />
Spooky Crafts<br />
& Hal<strong>low</strong>een Fun<br />
Saturday 26 <strong>Oct</strong>ober,<br />
10.30am-12 noon<br />
Join us for creepy crafts and activities<br />
to celebrate Hal<strong>low</strong>een. Lots to make<br />
and do, prizes up for grabs! Drop-in<br />
session, all ages welcome. £1 per child.<br />
Coalville Library<br />
Code Club<br />
Starts Thursday 24 <strong>Oct</strong>ober<br />
for six weeks, 3.45-4.30pm<br />
Would you like to learn about<br />
coding? At Code Club you can<br />
learn to code with cool games, and<br />
animations! Nationwide network of<br />
free volunteer-led after school coding<br />
clubs for children. For 8-13 years<br />
old. Pre-booking essential for this<br />
FREE club. Runs every Thursday<br />
for six weeks starting 24 <strong>Oct</strong>ober.
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