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Primary Times Leicestershire & Rutland<br />
Two Family Hal<strong>low</strong>een<br />
Nights at CONKERS<br />
Wednesday 30th &<br />
Thursday 31st <strong>Oct</strong>ober 20<strong>19</strong><br />
Adult £8.00<br />
Child £6.00<br />
Family £24.00<br />
(2 adults & 2 children<br />
or 1 adult & 3 children)<br />
Please note all children<br />
from 2 to 15 years old will<br />
need to purchase a ticket.<br />
Doors open at<br />
6.30pm and we<br />
finish by 10:30pm<br />
Fireworks<br />
at CONKERS<br />
Saturday 2nd &<br />
Sunday 3rd November 20<strong>19</strong><br />
A spectacular laser show!<br />
Adult £8.00<br />
Child £6.00<br />
Family £24.00<br />
(2 adults & 2 children<br />
or 1 adult & 3 children)<br />
Please note all children from<br />
0 months to 15 years old will<br />
need to purchase a ticket.<br />
Doors open<br />
at 5.30pm<br />
and show starts<br />
at 7.30pm<br />
Winter<br />
WONDERLAND 20<strong>19</strong><br />
There are 13 dates<br />
to choose from<br />
30th November,<br />
1st, 7th, 8th, 14th,<br />
15th, 18th, <strong>19</strong>th,<br />
20th, 21st, 22nd,<br />
23rd and 24th<br />
December 20<strong>19</strong>.<br />
Coming up at<br />
CONKERS<br />
A must for your Christmas calendar!<br />
YOUR TICKET TO<br />
WINTER WONDERLAND<br />
INCLUDES A FULL DAYS<br />
PASS ON THE DAY OF<br />
YOUR VISIT TO THE<br />
WHOLE OF CONKERS!<br />
OPEN FROM<br />
10AM DAILY<br />
Discover Santa’s<br />
Woodland Grotto through<br />
the Enchanted Fo<strong>res</strong>t and the<br />
Valley of Christmas Lights<br />
WHAT’S ON WHERE<br />
Book online www.visitconkers.com<br />
or call 01283 216633<br />
CONKERS Rawdon Road (B586), Moira<br />
Nr Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Derbyshire DE12 6GA<br />
13 <strong>Oct</strong><br />
14 <strong>Oct</strong><br />
16 <strong>Oct</strong> - 20 <strong>Oct</strong><br />
18 <strong>Oct</strong><br />
Apple Day<br />
Woolsthorpe Manor NG33 5PD<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/woolsthorpe-manor<br />
Join us for all things apple at the home of<br />
Newton’s world famous tree. There’ll be<br />
apples to taste, apple-inspired science<br />
and crafts, tree talks, tasty apple treats and<br />
more. Don’t forget to see the Lego® Model<br />
Soyuz Spacecraft too!<br />
Hal<strong>low</strong>een Campfire Cook-Out<br />
Anglian Water Birdwatching Centre LE15 8BT<br />
www.rutlandwater.org.uk<br />
Whittle a wand. Carve a pumpkin. Enjoy<br />
snacks cooked over the campfire. Wildlife<br />
Watch is the junior branch of the Wildlife<br />
Trusts and the UK’s leading environmental<br />
action club for kids. Wildlife Watch groups<br />
are free to join and welcome new members.<br />
Suitable for children aged 5 – 12. Booking<br />
essential.<br />
13 <strong>Oct</strong> - 27 <strong>Oct</strong><br />
Diwali 20<strong>19</strong><br />
various locations LE1<br />
www.facebook.com/leicesterfestivals<br />
Visit the website for the full programme of<br />
events and how best to enjoy the Festival<br />
of Light in the city. You can also learn about<br />
the significance of the festival to different<br />
faiths who celebrate it. Hindu’s celebrate<br />
Diwali for different reasons, but all have a<br />
common thread of celebrating the victory<br />
of good over evil, and of light over darkness.<br />
Early Years Eye Health<br />
The Symington Building<br />
LE16 7AG<br />
www.vistablind.org.uk<br />
Let’s get moving! is a screening tool for<br />
Early Years practitioners to help identify<br />
eye issues in children in their care, come<br />
along from 6pm to 8pm to take up on a free<br />
training session with a free pack that help<br />
to screen for visual impairment in young<br />
children.<br />
Pumpkin Pots Ceramics<br />
Katherine Fortnum Ceramics LE16 9QR<br />
www.katherinefortnumceramics.com<br />
“Perfect for those creative family activities,<br />
turn up and get messy playing with clay!<br />
Booking essential.<br />
15 <strong>Oct</strong><br />
Railway Running Day & Childrens<br />
Activities<br />
Abbey Pumping Station LE4 5PX<br />
www.abbeypumpingstation.org<br />
School autumn break railway running day,<br />
come and take a ride on Leicester’s only<br />
narrow gauge railway and afterwards enjoy<br />
a hot cuppa and a cake in the LMTA café, a<br />
perfect end to a perfect day.<br />
The Bike Jam!<br />
Ellesmere College LE3 2FD<br />
www.facebook.com/ChooseHowYouMove<br />
FREE! The Bike Jam returns to Ellesmere<br />
College, Leicester for the final date of<br />
20<strong>19</strong>! Join us during half-term for our<br />
inclusive and interactive cycling extravaganza!<br />
Campfire Fun<br />
Stoneywell LE67 9QE<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/stoneywell<br />
This half-term, book a visit to Stoneywell<br />
and warm yourself by our campfire. You can<br />
enjoy toasted treats, hear campfire stories<br />
and maybe even sing a song or two! We’ll<br />
supply the marshmal<strong>low</strong>s you just bring<br />
your appetite!<br />
18 <strong>Oct</strong>- 31 <strong>Oct</strong><br />
Family Scream Park<br />
Twinlakes Park LE14 4FF<br />
www.twinlakespark.co.uk<br />
Family friendly fangtastic blend of Hal<strong>low</strong>een<br />
fun! Over 20,000 FREE pumpkins for<br />
kids to carve or paint. Children’s fancy-d<strong>res</strong>s<br />
is optional but we love it when they do! Find<br />
the ghouls and ghosts in the mummy family<br />
Hal<strong>low</strong>een hunt. Hal<strong>low</strong>een fun awaits with<br />
these monstrously magical going on’s…!<br />
18 <strong>Oct</strong> - 27 <strong>Oct</strong><br />
The Greatest Hal<strong>low</strong>een Circus<br />
Twinlakes Park LE14 4FF<br />
www.twinlakespark.co.uk<br />
Be prepared to be dazzled and delighted<br />
with The Greatest Circus; INCLUDED to<br />
all day ticket and annual pass holders. No<br />
pre-booking required. Seats to the circus<br />
are on a first come first served queue basis.<br />
Performances on the picnic lawns inside<br />
the big top at 12noon, 2pm and 4pm<br />
Wear it PINK<br />
Boost LE1 1QG<br />
www.facebook.com/boosttrampolineleicester<br />
“Supporting Breast Cancer Now. Join in for<br />
a day of all things pink, from balloons to<br />
cakes. All the staff will be d<strong>res</strong>sed in pink<br />
and raising money for this great cause.<br />
<strong>19</strong> <strong>Oct</strong> - 31 <strong>Oct</strong><br />
Hal<strong>low</strong>een at Burghley<br />
Burghley House PE9 3JY<br />
www.burghley.co.uk<br />
Be guided around by our costumed guides<br />
and find out all the grizzly gruesome and<br />
horrible history associated with Burghley<br />
and the people who have lived here. Fol<strong>low</strong><br />
Hal<strong>low</strong>een Trail around the Sculpture<br />
Garden. Tread through the crispy Autumn<br />
leaves and find the hidden spooks to<br />
receive a treat.<br />
<strong>19</strong> <strong>Oct</strong><br />
Diwali Storytelling<br />
Highcross Leicester<br />
LE1 4AN<br />
www.highcrossleicester.com<br />
“FREE! Partnering with Leicester Libraries to<br />
bring you Saturday Storytelling Sessions. On<br />
the Lower Mall, in the seating area by H&M,<br />
from 10am - 4pm for exciting stories that’ll<br />
expand your imagination. We have a whole<br />
host of topics to get families enthusiastic<br />
about reading.<br />
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