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Inspire Garden Dusk Chorus Introduction to Spoon Exhibition Friday 1 July Carving Tuesday 7 June 7.30 – 10.00pm (approx.) Saturday 9 July – Thursday 21 July Sherwood Forest Country Park 10.15am – 4pm Arnold Library Gallery £5 per person Rufford Abbey Country Park FREE Carl Cornish will give an £30 per person (£3 parking) Come and see a feast of fl oral introductory talk and tips on how An adult only workshop artworks. Each bloom, made in to fi nd Sherwood’s birds and intended for beginners. Gain an a creative afterwards we will walk through the understanding of the process of arts drop-in forest to enjoy the dusk chorus. Not spoon carving using different types workshop, suitable for under 16’s. Booking of wood and tools, with the aim captures the essential, call 01623 823 202. of walking away with your own individuality creation. Booking advised, call of Inspire SONAR: Audio 01623 821 338. libraries across the Production Workshop county. (W) Sunday 3 and 10 July Bat Walk 10am – 5pm Saturday 9 July Exhibition: Battle of The Old Library 8.30 – 9.30pm £40 per person for two days Saturday 20 August the Somme: local men 9 – 10pm approx remembered Two day Audio Production workshop. Sunday 3 July - practical Sherwood Forest Country Park Thursday 16 June music making day learning skills in £5 per person – Wednesday 27 July the studio. Sunday 10 July - record Join a Ranger on this 1.5 mile Worksop Library as a group using newly acquired walk to learn more about the bats FREE skills, with professional guidance. of Sherwood Forest. Please bring Part of SONAR Music Industry a low powered torch and insect 100 years on, this exhibition Week. Booking essential, call repellent is recommended. Booking remembers local casualties of 01623 644 377 or email: essential, call 01623 823 202. the Battle of the Somme, one of [email protected] the bloodiest battles in history. (W) Featuring information and photographs Please note a parking from the charge applies at Rufford local studies and Sherwood Country collection Parks at certain times. Visit For even more events visit and Roll of nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ Honour. (W) countryparks for more details. whatson

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Brother Oswald, British Rowing Junior Lay Brother of Rufford Championships Abbey – Living History Saturday 16 Character – Sunday 17 July All day Sunday 10 July 11am – 4pm Holme Pierrepont Country Park, home of The National Water Rufford Abbey Country Park Thursday 14 Sports Centre FREE (£3 parking) – Sunday 17 July Come and Meet Brother Oswald, Cistercian Various prices. Visit the web watch the Lay Brother of Rufford Abbey. page or contact the library for future of Learn about the Abbey buildings details British rowing and the lives of the monks who compete in lived here 800 years ago. Brother Join us for this the Junior Oswald will be available from noon annual festival British to answer questions, before a tour of poetry, Rowing Championships. Racing of the Abbey at 2.30pm. featuring an exciting line- over 2000m, you can come and up of poets, cheer on all of the competitors as Ravenshadow including they race along the Regatta Lake.

© Lucinda Douglas-Menzies nwscnotts.com (W) Sundays: Lemn Sissay 10 July, 14 August, MBE, Daljit Nagra and Kate Fox. 4 and 25 September With inspiring readings, talks, Inspire now delivers 12noon, 2pm and 3.30pm workshops, performance, a culture, learning and children’s event and more, it’s not Sherwood Forest Country Park library services on behalf of to be missed. Let poetry inspire FREE (£3 parking) Nottinghamshire County Council. you! Book at the library or call Come along to Sherwood today 01636 812 148. For more details, and meet some of the colourful or to book online* visit costumed characters from the nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ Ravenshadow Group. Be amazed southwellpoetryfestival as the lads and lasses demonstrate *Online bookings their medieval combat skills ‘up incur a booking close and fee per ticket. personal (W) under the Major Oak’! (W) © Millican

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Summer Reading The Big Friendly Butterfl y Hunt Challenge 2016: Exhibition Saturday 23 July The Big Friendly Read Tuesday 19 July 10.30am – 12noon Saturday 16 July – Thursday 1 September Sherwood Forest Country Park – Sunday 11 September Mansfi eld Library Gallery £2.50 children, accompanying adults FREE (£3 parking) All Nottinghamshire libraries FREE FREE Nottinghamshire school children A butterfl y stroll, to see how many species we can fi nd. Then create Celebrate 100 years of the brilliant and artists have been inspired by your own fl uttery butterfl y on a Roald Dahl. Sign up at any library, the fantastic stories of Roald Dahl. stick to take home. For adults read six library books and collect Together they have created a Big and children aged 4-12. Booking rewards for every book read. It’s Friendly Exhibition of amazing essential, call 01623 823 202. fun, it’s friendly and totally FREE. artwork and an ‘interactive reading For children aged 4 -11. shed’ set in a garden of wonderful woolly fl owers. (W) Lovely Lace Rufford’s Summer Exhibition Archives Tours Sunday of Music Saturday 23 July presents: Hucknall Wednesday 20 July – Thursday 1 September and Linby Mining 10.30 – 11.30am Arnold Library Gallery Community Brass Tuesday 16 August FREE 2.30 – 3.30pm This eclectic exhibition has been Sunday 17 July Wednesday 21 September inspired by documents from our 2 – 4pm 2.30 – 3.30pm amazing Lace Heritage held within Rufford Abbey Country Park Tuesday 27 September Nottinghamshire’s Archives. Come FREE (£3 parking) 6 – 7pm and see a richly textured ceramic There is no fi ner way to spend a patchwork quilt, a variety of Friday 21 October Sunday afternoon than to relax intricate patterned prints and 10.30 – 11.30am and listen to a traditional brass an array of contemporary band. Please bring a chair (some Nottinghamshire Archives personalised lace bobbins. (W) chairs will be provided) relax, make £5 yourself comfortable and listen Explore your county’s history to the with our behind-the-scenes tour Hucknall of Nottinghamshire Archives, and Linby and discover how we care for Mining Nottinghamshire’s written heritage. Community For adults and children aged 12+ Brass. accompanied by an adult. Booking essential, call 0115 958 1634. (W)

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John Kirk presents: Outlaw Triathlon The Mill Adventure Base Roald Dahl’s The Twits Sunday 24 July – Summer Holiday Club Saturday 23 July All day Monday 25 July 10.30am Holme Pierrepont Country Park, – Friday 26 August West Bridgford Library home of The National Water (Monday to Friday only) 0115 981 6506 Sports Centre 9.30am – 4.30pm Saturday 23 July FREE for spectators The Mill Adventure Base 2pm Come and watch the renowned one £25 per day Arnold Library day endurance challenge where Enjoy three adventurous activities 0115 920 2247 competitors take on a 2.4 mile each day, for children aged FREE swim, 112 mile bike ride and 26.2 8-12 years old. Bring your own John Kirk welcomes you to the mile run! nwscnotts.com (W) refreshments and lunch. Booking is magical world of Roald Dahl with essential, email a lively retelling of The Twits. Monks and Minors Rally outdoor.environmental Suitable for children aged 6+. @nottscc.gov.uk or call “The Twits” is presented with the MADMOGS – Mansfi eld 01623 556 110. kind permission of Casarotto & District Minors Ramsay and the Roald Dahl estate. Owners Group Booking essential. (W) Talk: Clubbing Sunday 24 July Together 10am – 4.30pm Tuesday 26 July Birthday Summer Trail Rufford Abbey Country Park 2.30pm Saturday 23 July FREE (£3 parking) West Bridgford Library – Sunday 4 September Now in its 0115 981 6506 11am – 3pm 8th year, Tuesday 20 September Sherwood Forest Country Park this rally 2pm £1 per trail leafl et (£3 parking) is a fi rm Mansfi eld Central Library favourite This fun fi lled self-guided trail will 01623 651 337 for many lead you around the Visitor Centre £3 and to the Major Oak. Find out how on the annual Morris Minor Rally Remember the Ovaltineys and much you Calendar. the I-Spy Tribe? Historian and know about collector Brian Howes takes a trip Robin Find out fi rst with our latest down memory lane to the days Hood and What’s On emails. Register at when joining ‘Children’s Clubs’ and the forest nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ emailme wearing badges was part of the fun where he of growing up. Booking advised. lived. (W) emailme (W)

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Robin Hood Festival

Year of the English In The Footsteps Monday 1 – Sunday 7 August Garden 2016: of Robin Hood Sherwood Forest Country Park Nottinghamshire Wednesday 27 July Allotments From 11am Tuesday 26 July (story walk 2.45 – 3.45pm) 7 – 8pm Sherwood Forest Country Park Nottinghamshire Archives £3 adults, £1.50 children 11am – 5pm daily £4 (£3 parking) The festival is alive with Join Robert of Wentbridge on a Join Nottinghamshire Archives colourful characters and Ruth Imeson as we celebrate the gentle wander through the forest as medieval fun-fi lled activities. Year of the English Garden. Learn he tells tales of Sherwood’s most nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ about the history of the county’s famous outlaw. robinhoodfestival allotments and the hundreds of 0300 500 80 80 related documents in your Archives. Booking strongly advised, call Freddie the Magician 0115 958 1634. (W) – Children’s Entertainer Thursdays: 28 July 4Uth – YouthFest and 1 September 2 – 4pm Tuesday 26 July Bridge Field, Rufford Abbey Country Park West Bridgford FREE (£3 parking) Wednesday 27 July Come and join us in the coach FREE King George V Park, house courtyard to marvel at entry Arnold Freddie the Magician and his £5 car parking extensive box of magic tricks. Thursday 28 July Inham Nook Recreation Field, Chilwell De Mowbay’s Musicke The Sherwood 12noon – 6pm Tudor Band Arrow is the FREE for ages 10 – 19 (up to 25 offi cial bus travel partner years for disabled young people) Sunday 31 July 2 – 4pm of the Robin Hood Festival. Fun activity day for young people. Rufford Abbey Country Park Travel with a day out ticket - two Activities include BMX/skatepark, adults and up to three children FREE (£3 parking) body zorbs, climbing wall, DJing can ride all day for just £10! and music. Plus: BMX and Come and listen to a selection Start your family adventure at mountain bike pro demo shows of traditional instruments that will stagecoachbus.com/ from Extreme Wheels Roadshow. create the sound and atmosphere sherwoodarrow (W) of late 16th Century England.

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Falconry

Summer Safety Half Moon presents Inspire Garden Roadshows Fairytales Gone Bad: Exhibition Monday 1 August Grannylocks/The Wednesday 3 August Mansfi eld Central Library Monstrous Duckling – Sunday 4 September Tuesday 9 August A Joseph Coelho Worksop Library Gallery Worksop Library production FREE Thursday 18 August Tuesday 2 August The Inspire Garden is now in full West Bridgford Library 10.30am bloom, professional artists and 12noon – 3pm Eastwood Library visitors at 14 different libraries have FREE 01773 712 209 created a fabulous fl oral display in celebration of Inspire county Join local fi refi ghters, East Tuesday 2 August libraries. Come and see all the Midlands Ambulance Service, 3pm beautiful blooms. (W) Notts Road Safety, Ambulance Hucknall Library Heritage Society, Notts Police, 0115 963 2035 Nottinghamshire Blood Bikes and Wednesday 3 August Chris Miller St John Ambulance for fun and 11am Falconry Walks education in the library - with Worksop Library Wednesdays: hands-on activities for all. 01909 535 353 Just drop by! 10, 17, 24 and 31 August Wednesday 3 August 2.30 – 4pm 3.30pm Sherwood Forest Country Park Retford Library I-Spy Trail £5 adults, £2.50 children 01777 708 724 Monday 1 (£3 parking) Library members: £2 children, – Sunday 7 August A chance to get up close and accompanying adults FREE 11am – 3.30pm personal with these beautiful Non-library members: £4 Sherwood Forest Country Park creatures and learn some children or adults 50p per trail leafl et (£3 parking) fascinating facts about this ‘sport The true stories behind the happily This fun fi lled self-guided picture of kings’. Booking essential, call ever after fairytales. Join poet trail, aimed at younger children, will 01623 823 202. Sorry, no dogs. Joseph Coelho, as he unravels lead you around the Visitor Centre Maximum distance 1.5 miles. familiar fairytales to create fresh in search of various objects. contemporary classics in an enchanting performance for children aged 3+. Booking advised. (W) All outdoor events are weather dependent. Please contact the venue before visiting if in doubt.

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Fantastic Mr Fox

Rufford’s Summer Rufford’s Summer Professor Paul Temple Sunday of Music Sunday of Music with Punch & Judy presents: Worksop presents: Bestwood – Children’s Entertainer Miners Welfare Band Welfare Black Diamonds Thursday 25 August Sunday 14 August Brass Band 2 – 4pm 2 – 4pm Sunday 21 August Rufford Abbey Country Park Rufford Abbey Country Park 2 – 4pm FREE (£3 parking) FREE (£3 parking) Join us for Professor Paul Temple’s Rufford Abbey Country Park debut performance at Rufford. There is no fi ner way to spend a FREE (£3 parking) Sunday afternoon than to relax and Mr Punch and Professor Temple Relax and listen to this traditional listen to a traditional brass band. are celebrating 25 years together in brass band. Please bring a chair Please bring a chair (some chairs 2016, so bring a picnic, settle down (some chairs will be provided) will be provided), relax, make and watch a good old fashioned relax, make yourself comfortable yourself comfortable and listen to traditional Punch and Judy show. and listen to the Bestwood Black the Worksop Miners Welfare Band. Diamonds. Living History Camp Family fi lm: Year of the English – The Falchions Fantastic Mr Fox Garden 2016: Saturday 27 Friday 19 August The Gardens of Rufford – Monday 29 August 11am – 4pm 1.30pm Abbey Mansfi eld Central Library Sherwood Forest Country Park Tuesday 23 August £1 children, accompanying FREE (£3 parking) 7 – 8pm adults FREE Come along to the living history Nottinghamshire Archives As part of our Roald Dahl camp down by the Major Oak and £4 celebrations this summer enjoy one meet the Falchions as they depict of his most beloved tales brought Explore the history and archives life in the 14th Century. Learn how to life for the big screen. Plus, of the gardens of the Rufford they coped with injuries in battle, don’t forget to sign up to The Big Abbey estate with archivist Ruth watch the blacksmith at work and Friendly Read, this year’s Roald Imeson. Journey back to the days view arms and armour of the Dahl themed Summer Reading of the Magna Carta, before moving knights. (W) Challenge. forward into the Victorian period. Booking Booking strongly advised, call advised, call 0115 958 1634. (W) 01623 651 337. (W)

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The Night Library

Mini Bush Craft Morning Rufford’s Summer Heritage Weekend Thursday 1 September Sunday of Music Open Day: World War I 11am – 12.30pm presents: Doncaster Saturday 10 September Sherwood Forest Country Park Wheatsheaf Singers 10am – 3pm £3.50 children (£3 parking) Sunday 4 September Nottinghamshire Archives Come along and build your own 2 – 4pm FREE woodland shelter, have a go at Rufford Abbey Country Park Join us for a World War I starting a fi re with a fl int and steel, FREE (£3 parking) themed open day. See and hear then toast some marshmallows. original letters, poetry and diaries This is the last day of Rufford’s Suitable for ages 7 and above, from the Western Front, with family Summer Sunday of Music and we children must be accompanied by and children’s activities, a fi lm are happy to welcome back this an adult. Booking essential, call screening and chance to meet our fantastic choir. 01623 823 202. military expert Dr Greg Davey. (W)

Exhibition: British Canoeing Sprint 3X3X3: Small Grass 3X3X3: Three Poets, Regatta Poetry writing with Three Artists, Three Saturday 3 Jacqueline Gabbitlas Libraries – Sunday 4 September and illustration All day Tuesday 6 September workshop with Holme Pierrepont Country Park, – Sunday 9 October Frances Barry home of The National Water Worksop Library Gallery Sports Centre Small Grass Saturday 10 September 10am – 12noon (Poetry) £15 FREE for spectators Arnold Library Gallery 1 – 4pm (Illustration) £35 Watch races on the 2km Regatta Lace Worksop Library Lake. Sprint racing is one of only Mansfi eld Library Gallery two canoeing events included in The Night Library Join Jacqueline and write your own the Olympic Games and races poetry or explore monochrome FREE take place over 200, 500 and 1000 mark-making methods with a metres. nwscnotts.com (W) Take three poets, match them up selection of materials and bespoke with three artists, resulting in three implements with Frances. Book both very different books: Small Grass, events for £40. Booking essential, a short collection of nature poems call 01909 535 353. (W) written from the viewpoint of grass; The Night Library, a love song to libraries and Lace, a celebration of lace and the women who made it. (W)

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Dave O’Higgins

Major Oak Woodland Jazz Steps Live in FONA Event: Dating Festival the Libraries presents: YOUR Family Saturday 10 and Dave O’Higgins with the Photographs Sunday 11 September Andrew Wood Trio Saturday 17 September 11am – 4pm Tuesday 13 September 11am Sherwood Forest Country Park Worksop Library Nottinghamshire Archives FREE (£3 parking) 01909 535 353 Free for FONA members, A weekend of woodland crafts, Wednesday 14 September £4 for non-members traditional woodland skills and Southwell Library Join the Friends of Nottinghamshire various demonstrations. As you 01636 812 148 Archives and our senior wander around the Major Oak path Thursday 15 September conservator David Ackrel as he you will encounter a wide variety of West Bridgford Library explains how to date your family crafts people including toy makers, 0115 981 6506 photographs. Booking advised, call hurdle makers and charcoal 0115 958 1634. (W) burning. (W) All performances start at 7.30pm £10/£8 concessions Nottingham’s own Andrew Wood Worksop Heritage Worksop Library Trio is joined by one of the fi nest Trail Heritage Open Day saxophone players in the country - Dave O’Higgins. Dave has been Wednesday 21 September Sunday 11 September awarded ‘Best Tenor Sax’ in the 2pm 12noon – 3.30pm UK Jazz Awards. Expect to hear Worksop Library Worksop Library jazz standards and original £3 FREE compositions. Booking essential. Explore Worksop’s rich and varied Don’t miss our Heritage Open (W) history in this virtual trail as Jennie Day with local history displays, Johnson presents streets, buildings old Worksop photographs, free and heritage sites: then and now. children’s activities, book stalls and Booking essential, call much more! A great free event for 01909 535 353. (W) all the family. No need to book, just drop in. (W) Inspire now delivers culture, learning and Andrew Wood Trio library services on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council. For even more events visit nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ whatson

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Printmaking

3X3X3: Family Arts Dating Victorian and Workshop – Tales from Edwardian Photographs the Night Library with Tuesday 27 September poet Anna Robinson 2.30pm Enter our prize and artist Martin Parker West Bridgford Library Saturday 24 September £3 draw to win a 11am – 1pm Treasured old family ticket to Mansfi eld Central Library photographs FREE can be a the Minstry of valuable link Libraries are special places and to discovering Science Live! they hide a thousand stories. Poet our family history. Anna Robinson and artist Martin David Ackrel, Parker have hidden special story senior conservator books in and around Mansfi eld at Nottinghamshire We want to make sure Library. Seek them out and add Archives, unlocks future editions of Family your own story and illustrations. No their secrets. (W) Life include what’s important need to book, just drop in. (W) to you and your family. To help 3X3X3: Arts us with this please visit Outlaw Obstacle Workshop nottinghamshire.gov.uk/familylife Course where you will fi nd a link to our – Printmaking Workshop online survey. By completing the Sunday 25 September with Elizabeth Clayman 11am – 4pm survey and adding your contact Friday 30 September details you can also be in with a Sherwood Forest Country Park 1 – 4pm 50p per go (£3 parking) chance of winning Arnold Library a family ticket for four to If you want to join Robin Hood in £35, all materials provided The Ministry of Science Live! Sherwood you will need to prove that you can survive. The rangers Using the motif of lace as a Mansfi eld Palace Theatre, have set up an obstacle course and starting point, this workshop Tuesday 11 October 2016, you will need to navigate yourself will explore simple printmaking 6.30pm around techniques. Elizabeth is the (Closing date: it and exhibiting artist from the current 29 July 2016) complete 3X3X3 exhibition (see page 19) tasks and will share her knowledge and along the skills. Perfect for those who have If you don’t have access to the way. never tried printmaking. Booking internet you can complete the essential, call 0115 920 2247. (W) survey by calling 0300 500 80 80.

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