Events in the Cannock Chase/Burntwood area 2019
Cannock Library
Vintage The Cannock Back in Time Group £2 per person Afternoon Tea present a ‘family recipe vintage afternoon Party tea party’ Booking essential Come along and enjoy afternoon tea eating cakes inspired by childhood favourites and family recipes.
Wednesday 25th September
2:15pm until 3:15pm
Email: Cannock.Library@staffordshire.gov.uk Tel 0300 111 8000
50 years in the Peter Cadman and Bob Brevitt host a talk £2 per person class room inspired by their 50 years of teaching in Cannock Chase. Booking essential Come along and reminisce about shared experiences at schools in Cannock Chase.
Peter was head teacher for many years at Walhouse school on the Old Penkridge road – now St Luke’s Primary.
Friday 11th October
2:30pm – 3:30pm
Email: [email protected]
Tel 0300 111 8000
Book Folding Book folding and crafting workshop £2 per person Workshop inspired by the “Make do and mend” ethos of old. Booking essential Come along and discover how you can create works of art by up-cycling old books.
Tuesday October 15th
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Email: [email protected]
Tel 0300 111 8000
Vessels of Decorate a wooden boat for an £2 per person Victory installation at the National Memorial – monies Arboretum as part of the Vessels of collected will Victory project; in partnership with the be go to the National Memorial Arboretum NMA to support its Throughout the summer 6939 individually vital work decorated wooden vessels, each one representing an allied vessel involved in Operation Neptune, will be decorated and placed in the grounds of the National Memorial Arboretum. Each decorated vessel will be a symbol of Remembrance, a tribute to the Allied and Commonwealth contribution which helped change the course of the Second World War.
Wednesday 16th October 2:00pm – 3:00pm Refreshments provided
Email: [email protected]
Tel 0300 111 8000
Recipe Swap Come along with your favourite recipes Free drop in Afternoon for a swap them with other people. session
Tell us about the some of your favourite foods growing up and share your family favourites
Enjoy a cake tasting session Friday 18th October 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Email: [email protected] Tel 0300 111 8000
Chase Through Join County Archaeologist Shane Free Session Time Talk Kelleher as he gives a talk on the Booking fascinating history of Cannock Chase. Essential
Shane will talk about how the airborne laser scanning helped unearth the history of Cannock Chase from above
Wednesday 30th October 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm
Email: [email protected] Tel 0300 111 8000
Local Artist Throughout September and October Free no need Gallery to book Exhibition Cannock Library
Paintings and Tel 0300 111 8000 drawings from local artists
Burntwood Library
Ancestry Discover your family history with weekly Some charges computer Ancestry computer sessions in the may apply Sessions library. contact Pam Woodburn for Every Wednesday in September details 2pm until 4pm
Bookings via Pam Woodburn Email [email protected]
“A String of Join historical story teller Christine £2 per person Bede’s and Genders as she weaves a tale around Booking other Gems” the Saxon hoard, inspired by events Essential recorded by in the Saxon Chronicles. Adult story Come and hear stories of a prince, a telling session pagan and a pile of gold. about the Staffordshire Monday 7th September hoard and 2pm – 3pm other Saxon tales Refreshments provided [email protected] Tel 0300 111 8000
“Scamp - a Throughout October Burntwood Library Free no need Miners tale” will play host to a mining memorabilia to book exhibition. Display of local mining Throughout the month Local resident, memorabilia Keith Cooper, will be on hand to talk about the collection. Times to be confirmed.
Keith was the model for the “Scamp Sculpture” at Sankey’s Corner.
[email protected] Tel 0300 111 8000
Local author Join local author Mike Wetson as he talks Free – talks – Mike about autobiographical book a “Life of opportunity to Wetson Two halves” purchase books and get Monday 7th October them signed 2:00 pm – 3:00pm by the author on the day [email protected] Tel 0300 111 8000
Local Artist Paintings and drawings from local artists Free no need Gallery to book Exhibition Throughout October
[email protected] Tel 0300 111 8000
Vessels of Decorate a wooden boat for an £2 per person Victory installation at the National Memorial – monies Arboretum as part of the Vessels of collected will Victory project; in partnership with the be go to the National Memorial Arboretum NMA to support its Throughout the summer 6939 individually vital work decorated wooden vessels, each one representing an allied vessel involved in Operation Neptune, will be decorated and placed in the grounds of the National Memorial Arboretum. Each decorated vessel will be a symbol of Remembrance, a tribute to the Allied and Commonwealth contribution which helped change the course of the Second World War.
Wednesday 16th October 2:00pm – 3:00pm Refreshments provided
[email protected] Tel 0300 111 8000
“Art and Join Dr Charlotte Ball for a fascinating £3.50 per Symbolism in talk about the Staffordshire Hoard and its person the symbolism. Staffordshire Booking Hoard”. A talk Learn more about this fascinating essential by Dr Charlotte treasure as we celebrate 10 years since Ball its discovery just outside Burntwood.
Tuesday 29th October 7pm – 8:30pm
[email protected] Tel 0300 111 8000
Rugeley Library
Landor Join the Landor Historical society for a £1.50 per Historical walk-through time – looking at the person Society – A historical buildings of Rugeley Booking walk through essential Rugeley Wednesday 9th October
10am start at the library Return after the walk for refreshments
Tell: 0300 111 8000
Local History Following on from last years successful £3 per person Talk Palmer Poisoner talk – join local historian booking for another fascinating discussion about essential Rugeley’s past
TBC
Tell: 0300 111 8000
Rugeley’s Exhibition curating the childhood Free no childhood memories of people living in Rugeley booking memories of during WW II. display in WW II library An intergenerational project created by Rugeley Heritage Society and Rugeley Town Council Funded by the National Lottery
Starts 4th October until end of October
[email protected] Tell: 0300 111 8000
Landor Society Another fascinating display created by Free no History Display the Landor Society – always a favourite booking during our Staffordshire History Festival’s display in library Exhibition in situ during October
Tell: 0300 111 8000
Vessels of Decorate a wooden boat for an £2 per person Victory installation at the National Memorial – monies Arboretum as part of the Vessels of collected will Victory project; in partnership with the be go to the National Memorial Arboretum NMA to support its Throughout the summer 6939 individually vital work decorated wooden vessels, each one representing an allied vessel involved in Operation Neptune, will be decorated and placed in the grounds of the National Memorial Arboretum. Each decorated vessel will be a symbol of Remembrance, a tribute to the Allied and Commonwealth contribution which helped change the course of the Second World War.
TBC
Tell: 0300 111 8000
Hednesford Community Library
Vessels of Decorate a wooden boat for an £2 per person Victory installation at the National Memorial – monies Arboretum as part of the Vessels of collected will Victory project; in partnership with the be go to the National Memorial Arboretum NMA to support its Throughout the summer 6939 individually vital work decorated wooden vessels, each one representing an allied vessel involved in Operation Neptune, will be decorated and placed in the grounds of the National Memorial Arboretum. Each decorated vessel will be a symbol of Remembrance, a tribute to the Allied and Commonwealth contribution which helped change the course of the Second World War.
TBC
Tell: 0300 111 8000
Norton Canes Community Library
Two Day event This year marks the 10th anniversary of Some charges celebrating the the opening of the new Norton Canes may apply history of Library. However, a library has been in Norton Canes Norton Canes for many years. Library Join us as we host a two-day celebration event
TBC
Tel: 0300 111 8000
Brereton Community Library
Local History The history of Hawkes yard Priory and Free exhibition Exhibition St. Michael's Church Brereton. in library
An exhibition throughout September
Tell: 0300 111 8000
Vessels of Decorate a wooden boat for an £2 per person Victory installation at the National Memorial – monies Arboretum as part of the Vessels of collected will Victory project; in partnership with the be go to the National Memorial Arboretum NMA to support its Throughout the summer 6939 individually vital work decorated wooden vessels, each one representing an allied vessel involved in Operation Neptune, will be decorated and placed in the grounds of the National Memorial Arboretum. Each decorated vessel will be a symbol of Remembrance, a tribute to the Allied and Commonwealth contribution which helped change the course of the Second World War.
TBC
Tell: 0300 111 8000