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Summer & Autumn 2017 visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic 2 Welcome... to the Summer & Autumn edition of What’s On in South Derbyshire and The National Forest

Amid rolling English countryside dotted with picturesque villages you will find so much to enjoy; from historic houses and gardens, to meandering rivers and canals, to archery and snowboarding. All set in the heart of The National Forest, Britain’s most ambitious environmental project. Linking the ancient forests of Needwood and Charnwood, more than eight million trees have already been planted. The woodland is being created on a scale not seen for more than a thousand years. Come and enjoy it this season. There’s so much more to explore... Find out more about what’s on offer in South Derbyshire from Swadlincote Tourist Information Centre • local and national accommodation information • places to visit • events and what’s on information • public transport information • tickets for local events • tickets for Derbyshire Wayfarer • tickets for day trips with local coach companies • souvenirs, postcards, maps, local history books and self-guided walks Phone 01283 222848 Email [email protected] You will find us located within Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, Derbyshire DE11 9DG. Open Mon - Sat, 10am - 4.30pm. Find out What’s On in South Derbyshire and tell us what you are doing via social media #SDwhatson

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2 September – 14 October 2017 Welcome to the Melbourne Festival of the Creative and Performing Arts Make a date for the Festival’s Art & Architecture Trail on 16th and 17th September when you will see over 120 professional artists and makers exhibiting in private houses, public buildings and businesses in the historic heart of Melbourne. The Trail Guide and tickets are only available on the day for £5. The trail showcases the best creative talents from across the East Midlands and much more besides. Expect a party atmosphere with music, food and fun activities for youngsters, and the young at heart.

Each year the Festival has a theme, in 2017 look out for “The Love of Lettuce” - thanks to the Heritage Lottery Fund, Melbourne Festival has a big project celebrating Melbourne’s Market Gardening Heritage. Look out for exhibitions around the Trail, pop-up vegetable plots and Peter Rabbit, Benjamin Bunny and Beatrix Potter.

If you thought Melbourne Festival was just for the creative arts, think again. The Performing Arts has become more adventurous and more successful each year. The programme includes an eclectic mix of music, theatre and comedy and sometimes all three at the same time!

Melbourne Festival has been run by a small group of enthusiastic volunteers since its inception in 2005 and has established itself as one of the highlights of South Derbyshire’s cultural calendar.

For details of events and activities contact Swadlincote TIC or: www.melbournefestival.co.uk 07765 819 428 [email protected] TheMelbourneFestival MelbourneFest 4 Summer & Autumn Highlights...

Summer is here and now is the time to get out and enjoy it in South Derbyshire with a great line up of events...

Enjoy great performances with Last Night of the Proms at The Glade, Melbourne Operatic Society at the Assembly Rooms, Gresley Male Voice Choir at Ticknall Church and local musicians at Mercia Marina’s Bandstand Busk Go on safari searching for mini-beasts at Rosliston, dragonflies at Swadlincote Woodlands, dinosaurs at The Glade and wild food at Spring Wood Nature Reserve, or create your own animal mask at the libraries Make a date for the big Summer days out, including Bloodstock Open Air and the Festival of Fireworks at Catton Hall and Derbyshire Woodland Festival at Elvaston Castle, along with Melbourne Fête and Willington Carnival Try food from around the world at the Swadlincote International Food & Drink Festival or celebrate memories of Melbourne’s local market gardening heritage with For the Love of Lettuce Explore South Derbyshire’s picturesque villages and their award-winning pubs, with guided walks, Summer fêtes and NGS open gardens Take the opportunity to go back in time with unique access to historic buildings on Heritage Open Days or watch the search for lost garden structures with live archaeology at Calke Abbey Enjoy parklife with National Play Day at Maurice Lea Park and Picnic in the Park at Newhall Park, plus lots of play and sports facilities to use or hire from crazy golf to outdoor gyms Celebrate Summer fruits at Whistlewood Common, home-grown at the rekindled Produce Show in Melbourne and rare varieties of apples & pears with Orchard Day at the Swadlincote Magpie Makers Market Spend some terrifying time with the family with Halloween activities at Bretby Art Pottery, Rosliston Forestry Centre, Swadlincote Woodlands or Whistlewood Common, plus a Scooby Doo Mystery at Sharpe’s Pottery Museum visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic 5 What’s On in South Derbyshire and The National Forest July

Sat 1 & Sun 2 July, 11am – 5pm Sat 1 & Sun 2 July, 10am – 5pm Aston Well Dressing Melbourne Senior School Exhibition Aston on Trent Village, DE72 2AA Melbourne Assembly Rooms, High Street, Eight well dressings. The festival features DE73 8GF entertainment from JD Magic, Red Dot Melbourne Historical Research Group’s Theatre Company, Aston Arioso Choir, a exhibition marks the 40th anniversary of stilt walker, Pinxton Puppets and live music the closure of Melbourne Senior School, from Brookside Jazz, Junkyard Angels and together with one of the best surviving Rogues. Lots of different stalls around the early 18th Century English gardens. village centre including a raffle for £100 Tel: 01332 864598 or a barrow of booze. Exhibition entitled Email: [email protected] ‘Peace & Nature’ in All Saints’ Church. Proms www.mhrg.org.uk Free finale with Newhall Band at 3pm - bring Price: Free entry. your flags! Free parking at the playing field in Shardlow Road (Postcode: DE72 2AN) - follow the signs. Chosen beneficiaries for 2017 are Derbyshire Mind and Aston/ Sat 1 & Sun 2 July, 11am - 5pm Weston Bowls Club. Email: [email protected] www.astonwelldressers.co.uk Price: Free entry but donations very Free welcome at the wells. Aston-On-Trent

Sat 1 July – 30 Sept, 1.30 – 5.30pm Melbourne Hall Gardens are Open Well Dressings Church Square, Melbourne, DE73 8EN The traditional art of decorating springs Melbourne Hall & Gardens is a delightful and wells with pictures using only what family home with a unique collection of fine furniture and paintings from the past nature can provide. Its origins are a and present, together with one of the mystery and are thought to date back to best surviving early 18th Century English the time of the Celts or even earlier. With gardens. dedication and skill in its execution, this Tel: 01332 862502 Email: [email protected] ancient custom offers a fascinating insight www.melbournehallgardens.com into traditional Derbyshire heritage Price: Please telephone.

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Sun 2 July, 1 – 5pm Thu 6 July, 7 – 9pm NGS Open Garden Big Screen Cinema - ‘Their Finest’ 13 Westfield Road, Swadlincote, DE11 0BG Melbourne Assembly Rooms, High Street, This open garden includes packed DE73 8GF herbaceous borders, roses & clematis Set in London in 1940, the film follows scrambling over pergolas, shrubs, baskets fledgling screenwriter Catrin Cole as she & tubs, greenhouses, raised bed vegetable joins the Ministry of Information. A sweet- area, fruit trees and two ponds, along with natured and lovable British film. superb homemade teas on offer. Tel: 01332 863522 Tel: 01283 221167 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.melbourneassemblyrooms.co.uk www.ngs.org.uk Price: £6 per person. Price: Adults £3; Children Free. Thu 6 July, 7.30 – 9.30pm Sun 2 July, 2 – 3pm Visit to Marston on Dove Church Butterfly Walk - 2 Miles Visit Marston on Dove Church to view Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, records and transcribe the Monumental DE12 8JX Inscriptions. Please contact Hilton & Join local enthusiast Peter Brewster on Marston History Group for further details on where to meet. this butterfly safari. You will be given an identification chart and net to use - perfect Tel: 01283 733069 for children and adults alike. Meet in the Email: [email protected] Forestry Centre foyer. Price: Visitors £3. Tel: 01283 563483 Email: [email protected] Sat 8 July www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk Adult and Children’s Photography Price: £1 per person. Walks Calke Abbey, Ticknall, DE73 7LE Mon 3 July, 2 – 2.30pm Join the Calke Volunteer Photographers on a and every Monday in the month walk around the estate. Look out for hidden Rhyme Time at Swadlincote Library views and pick up a few handy tips along the way. Adult Walk: 10:30am - 12:30pm; Civic Way, DE11 0AD Children’s Walk: 1:30 - 2:30pm. The walks Under 5 year olds and their parents or are free of charge but parkland admission carers are invited to Swadlincote Library applies. for Rhyme Time - enjoy singing and shaking Tel: 01332 863822 along to a mixture of songs and rhymes. Email: [email protected] Tel: 01629 533013 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/calke Email: [email protected] Price: Parkland admission fee applies: Adult www.derbyshire.gov.uk/libraries Free £3.60; Child £1.80; Family £9; Members Free. Price: Free. Sat 8 July – Sun 3 Sept, 10.30am – 4pm Wed 5 July, 2.30 – 4pm Calke Explore Antiques Valuation Day Calke Abbey, Ticknall, DE73 7LE Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Calke Explore is back! Go on a wild Swadlincote, DE11 9DG adventure in the woods this Summer, Bring your antiques and family heirlooms discover this fantastic outdoor adventure along to the Museum and have them valued playground and get closer to nature. Open by Bamfords Auctioneers. No booking every day of the school holidays. required. Tel: 01332 863822 Tel: 01283 222600 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.nationaltrust.org.uk/calke www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: Parkland admission fee applies: Adult Price: £1 per item or set. £3.60; Child £1.80; Family £9; Members Free. visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic 7

Sat 8 July – Sun 3 Sept, 10.30am – 4pm Sat 8 July, 2 – 4.30pm Garden of Imagination South Derbyshire Community Calke Abbey, Ticknall, DE73 7LE Drummers Enjoy carefree Summer days and let your Dance & Music Centre, 11 The Delph Centre, imagination run wild with the walled Swadlincote, DE11 0AG kitchen garden transformed into the Djembe drumming sessions for adults ‘Garden of Imagination’ – this natural, 16 years and over. Learn how to play outdoor play area opens during school the Djembe in a friendly and relaxed holidays. atmosphere, no experience necessary. Tel: 01332 863822 Tel: 01283 225741 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.nationaltrust.org.uk/calke www.tribalvibes.net Price: Garden ticket and parkland admission Price: £3.50 per person. applies. Sun 9 July, 6.30pm Sat 8 July, 10am – 4pm The Nearly Mid-Summer Night’s Seasoned Cookery School - Wildlife Quiz Forage and Feast Willington Village Hall, Twyford Rd, DE65 6DE Catton Hall, Walton on Trent, DE12 8LN A fabulous quiz night of facts, trivia and Forage in the grounds of the Catton Hall wilderness for teams of up to four or Estate with TV Chef, Tim Maddams. As well individuals. Questions to suit everyone in as learning the art of foraging, you will this fun-packed evening with Chris Hollis. indulge in a paired beverage at each stop Tel: 07876 276629 and a three course meal cooked by Tim Email: [email protected] himself. www.wild-scape.co.uk Tel: 01283 711681 Price: £3 payable on the door. Email: [email protected] www.seasonedcourses.com Tue 11 July, 7.30 – 9.30pm Sat 8 July, 11.45am – 5pm Gardening for Pollinators - Talk Ticknall Village Hall, Ingleby Lane, DE73 7JU Melbourne Fête and Carnival Join Ticknall Garden Club for this talk with Melbourne Primary School Playing Fields, Dr. Ken Thompson, the world renowned Packhorse Road, DE73 8GE plant and animal ecologist. The carnival procession route starts at Tel: 01283 562161 11.45am from Castle Square arriving at Email: [email protected] Packhorse Road approx. 12 noon. The www.ticknallgardenclub.org.uk fête includes a variety of stalls, including Price: Tickets £8; Ticket only event. tombolas, gift stalls suitable for the whole family, games, toys, cake, an ice cream van and of course for the dads – the Beer tent! Wed 12 July, 2 – 4pm There will also be the usual performances Whistlewood Common Community from local schools and groups for the whole Project - Talk family to enjoy. Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Please note that dogs are not allowed on Swadlincote, DE11 9DG the school playing fields. A guest speaker from the “Whistlewood Tel: 07815 862058 Common Community Project” will be Email: [email protected] talking about the wildlife and wildflowers www.melbournecarnival.co.uk which make the Common their home, as Price: Adults £3.50 on the day or £2.50 if well as about the project’s future aims. purchased in advance. Under 16’s are £1 and under 2’s are FREE. Tel: 01283 222600 Email: [email protected] www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: £2.50 per person, includes light refreshments; No booking necessary. 8 visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic

Thu 13 July, 7 – 10pm Sat 15 & Sun 16 July Pudding Night - A Celebration of Family Bushcraft Weekend - Summer Fruits Woodland Survival Crafts Whistlewood Common, The Common, Spring Wood Nature Reserve, Nr Staunton Melbourne, DE73 8DH Harold Reservoir, Melbourne, DE73 8BJ A celebration of Summer Fruit - eating lots A super weekend in Spring Wood - sleep of puddings following home-made soup and in a shelter built by yourselves, create fire home-made bread! Wine available by the using a variety of methods, make string and glass or bottle. Please contact to book your campfire gadgets, plus experience various place and for further information. other skills and games. Tel: 01332 865342 Tel: 07736 225035 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.shop.whistlewoodcommon.org www.woodlandsurvivalcrafts.com Price: £12 per person. Price: Adult £115; Child £65; Discounts for additional people. Fri 14 July, 10am – 4pm Seasoned Cookery School - Sun 16 July, 1.30 – 5.30pm Best of British Meat NGS Repton Village Open Gardens Catton Hall, Walton on Trent, DE12 8LN Repton, South Derbyshire, DE65 6FH Are you a meat lover? Try our renowned Best Enjoy the six NGS gardens located at of British Meat course. You can learn basic Woodend Cottage, Askew Cottage, 10 butchery skills, how to spatchcock a bird, the Chestnut Way, Holme Point, 22 Pinfold art of slow cooking, plus much more. Please Close and Repton Allotments - all taking contact for further information and price. part in the Village Open Gardens event. Tel: 01283 711681 Refreshments available and all gardens Email: [email protected] have plenty of seating. Look for the NGS www.seasonedcourses.com signage on the day. Email: [email protected] www.ngs.org.uk Sat 15 July, 12 noon – 5pm Price: Entry fee applicable. Willington Carnival 2017 Willington Playing Fields, Twyford Road, Sun 16 July, 3pm DE65 6PP A fun day out for all the family, with lots Vineyard Tour & Wine Tasting of games and competitions for all ages Sealwood Cottage Vineyard, Sealwood Lane, including: The Chicken Run, Mini Olympics, Linton, DE12 6PA bouncy castles, tug-o-war, craft and produce Visit this delightful corner of South stalls, a licensed bar and plenty of food Derbyshire where you can experience a tour stalls. of the vineyard and taste the award-winning Tel: 07929 441919 wines produced, while admiring the view of the surrounding countryside. Private wine [email protected] tastings for your group or in your home are www.willingtoncarnival.co.uk Free also available. Price: Free. Tel: 01283 761371 Email: [email protected] www.sealwoodcottage.co.uk/vineyard Price: Adults £10; Booking essential.

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Tue 18 July, 7 – 10pm Sat 22 July – Sat 2 Sept, 10am – 5pm Candle Making Workshop Summer Treasure Hunt Clive’s Candles Studio, West Street, Highfields Happy Hens, Heage Lane, Etwall, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG DE65 6LS Learn the skills of candle making with Clive Look out for the Summer treasure hunt using equipment you have in your kitchen! pictures as you make your way around the Make your own ‘Candle in a Teacup’ and farm. Each picture will have a letter on it - amaze friends and family. collect all the letters and rearrange to spell Tel: 01283 222848 out another treasure! If you’re lucky you Email: [email protected] may get a small prize! www.clivescandles.co.uk Tel: 01283 735063 Price: £30 per person. Email: [email protected] www.highfieldshappyhens.co.uk Fri 21 July, 11am – 1pm Price: Normal entrance fees apply. Ladies Summer Fashion Sale - Oakland Village Sat 22 July, 10am – 12 Noon Oakland Village, Hall Farm Road, Swadlincote, The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway DE11 8ND - Talk There will be an array of Summer clothing, Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, jewellery, watches and accessories for sale. Swadlincote, DE11 9DG Most items are half the recommended retail Guest speaker Eric Boultbee will trace the price - come along and see what is on offer. origins, construction and eventual decline Tel: 01283 240594 of this railway before exploring how it has Email: [email protected] been reconstructed for modern day use. www.oaklandvillage.co.uk Free Tel: 01283 222600 Price: Free entry. Email: [email protected] www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Fri 21 July, 7.30pm Price: £5 per person, refreshments included; Songs for a Summer Evening Booking advised. Melbourne Assembly Rooms, High Street, DE73 8GF Sat 22 July, 1 - 3pm Melbourne Operatic Society is back in Orienteering with Derwent Valley action performing an eclectic mix of musical items with songs from the shows. There will Orienteers also be individual performances, duets and Foremark Reservoir, Milton, Ticknall, DE65 6EG humorous spoken verse. This is a small friendly event with help for Tel: 01332 863522 beginners. There are three separate courses Email: [email protected] up to 5km with electronic chip timing. www.melbourneassemblyrooms.co.uk Badges and certificates for children finding more than ten controls. Please contact for more information. Sat 22 July, 9.30am – 4.30pm Email: [email protected] Introductory Bushcraft Day - www.dvo.org.uk Woodland Survival Crafts Price: Adults £4; Children £2. Spring Wood Nature Reserve, Nr Staunton Harold Reservoir, Melbourne, DE73 8BJ A great day grasping the basic skills, including efficient fire lighting, effective shelter construction, wild food tasting and string making. Contact for further information. Tel: 07736 225035 Email: [email protected] www.woodlandsurvivalcrafts.com Price: £85 per person; £125 for two people. visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic 11

Sun 23 July, 11am Mon 24 July – Sat 9 Sept Swarkestone & Barrow Walk - Animal Agents 2017 - 5 Miles All Derbyshire Libraries Swarkestone Nursery, Lowes Lane, DE73 7GQ Children aged 3-12 years are invited to Join Derby & South Derbyshire Ramblers visit their local library and sign up for the for this walk starting at Swarkestone garden ‘Annual Summer Reading Challenge’ which centre. Please telephone to ensure the walk encourages children to read books. Every is suitable for you. The Garden Room, inside child completing the challenge receives a the Nursery, will be open for refreshments. medal and a certificate, so visit your library Tel: 01332 551022 and join in the holiday fun. www.derbyramblers.org.uk/walks Free Tel: 01629 532633 Price: Free. Email: [email protected] www.derbyshire.gov.uk/libraries Free Price: Free. Sun 23 July, 12.30 – 4pm Bandstand Busk Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington, Tue 25 July, 2 – 4pm DE65 6DW Wildlife Watch Summer Party! Live music event located next to the Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Marina Office featuring Moore & Moore DE12 8JX Beer. Come and enjoy the music and other Celebrate the start of the Summer holidays local performers Busking. Lots to do at with the Environmental Education team. the marina, including short trips on the Take part in environmental games, quizzes Mercia Swan where you can see life from a and craft activities. Bring your own picnic narrowboat. Cafés and restaurant on site, & blanket and meet in the picnic area. plus towpath walks. Suitable for ages 4-12 years. Tel: 01283 703332 Tel: 01283 535039 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.merciamarina.co.uk Free www.south-derbys.gov.uk/ Price: Free entry and parking. environmentaleducation Price: £2.50 per child. Mon 24 July, 2 – 4pm Archery Drop-In Session Tue 25 July, 7pm Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Walk Around Findern - Guided DE12 8JX Walk & Talk Purchase a token from the shop and make Findern Green, Village Centre, DE65 6AG your way to the archery pavilion. Meet Etwall & Burnaston Local History Tel: 01283 563483 Society for this conducted walk around the Email: [email protected] village followed by light refreshments. www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk Email: [email protected] Price: £2.50 per person for 6 arrows. www.etwallhistory.org No pre-booking required. Price: Visitors £3.

Wed 26 July, 10am – 12 Noon Kraftiz Workshop Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, DE12 8JX Join Julie for a craft activity in the Kraftiz shop. Adults and children welcome. Tel: 01283 480272 Email: [email protected] www.kraftiz.co.uk Price: £2.50 per person. 12 visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic

Wed 26 July, 10.30am – 12 Noon Fri 28 July, 1 – 3pm Animal Agents Detective Agency Beautiful Butterflies - Walk & Etwall Library, Egginton Road, DE65 6NB Activities Join Etwall Library service to make your Swadlincote Woodlands & Park Area, Derby own ID badge before trying your hand at Road, DE11 8LP finger printing, writing secret codes and Explore the Woodland site with a guide and much more. Suitable for 3 years and over, all find the beautiful butterflies that live here. children must be accompanied by an adult. At the end of the walk take part in various Tel: 01629 532633 butterfly craft activities. Please drop in and Email: [email protected] enjoy. www.derbyshire.gov.uk/libraries Free Tel: 01283 228766 Price: Free. Email: [email protected] Free Price: Free. Wed 26 July, 12.30 – 1.30pm Guided Tour at Sharpe’s Pottery Museum Fri 28 July, 2 – 4pm Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Archery Swadlincote, DE11 9DG Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Join one of our knowledgeable guides for DE12 8JX our free, monthly tour around the Museum Purchase a token from visitor centre shop. and Kiln. Just meet at the reception desk on Tel: 01283 563483 the day - no need to book. Email: [email protected] Tel: 01283 222600 www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk Email: [email protected] Price: £2.50 per person for 6 arrows; No-pre www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk booking required. Price: Free; Donations appreciated. Free Fri 28 July, 7.30 – 11pm Wed 26 July, 2 – 4pm Rosliston Astronomy Group Laser Combat in the Woods Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, DE12 8JX DE12 8JX Meetings include guest speakers or a Purchase a token from the visitor centre magazine-style programme of short talks and presentations, followed by a night shop and play a 10 minute game in the sky talk and public observing if the sky is woods. clear. (You may leave during the break at Tel: 01283 563483 9pm if that is more suitable to you or your Email: [email protected] children). www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk Email: [email protected] Price: £2.50 per person; www.roslistonastronomy.org.uk No pre-booking required. Price: Adult £3; Child under 16 £1.50.

Thu 27 July, 2 – 4pm Fri 28 July, 7.30 – 11pm Laser Combat in the Woods Wildlife Watch - Night Watch Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, DE12 8JX DE12 8JX Purchase a token from the visitor centre Learn about nocturnal creatures and the shop and play a 10 minute game in the night sky with experts to guide you on a woods. short walk and talk with displays. Suitable Tel: 01283 563483 for all ages. Email: enquiries@roslistonforestrycentre. Tel: 01283 535039 co.uk Email: [email protected] www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk Price: £2.50 per person; No pre-booking Price: £2.50 per child. required.

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Sat 29 July, 9am – 4pm Mon 31 July, 2 – 4pm The Swadlincote Magpie Makers Archery Drop-In Session Market Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, DE12 8JX High Street, Swadlincote, DE11 8JE Purchase a token from the shop and make The Swadlincote Magpie Makers Market your way to the archery pavilion. is on the last Saturday of the month (from Tel: 01283 563483 March – Sept) between 9am - 4pm on Email: [email protected] the High Street. Trading alongside the www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk Traditional Market are stalls for arts & Price: £2.50 per person for 6 arrows; crafts, vintage & retro, food & drink traders, No pre-booking required. makers and designers to showcase their products, offering unique hand-made items. Mon 31 July, 2.30 – 4pm Tel: 01283 222848 Email: [email protected] Animal Agents Detective Agency Price: Free entry and free parking. Free at Melbourne Library Melbourne Assembly Rooms, High Street, DE73 8GF Sat 29 & Sun 30 July, 11am – 4pm Drop into Melbourne Library and make Archaeology Live with Calke your own ID badge, try your hand at finger printing and writing secret codes in this Abbey free activity for children aged 3 years and Calke Abbey, Ticknall, DE73 7LE over. All children must be accompanied by Watch the archaeologists as they carry out a an adult. live dig looking for a lost garden structure. Tel: 01629 533363 See what is unearthed during the weekend Email: [email protected] and have a go at some family archaeology www.derbyshire.gov.uk/libraries Free activities. Price: Free. Tel: 01332 863822 Email: [email protected] www.nationaltrust.org.uk/calke Price: Parkland admission fee applies: Adult £3.60; Child £1.80; Family £9; Members Free.

Sun 30 July, 10am – 4.30pm Mercia Makers Market Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington, DE65 6DW Handmade items, arts, crafts, plus food & drink - lots of varied items to browse from local producers. Cafés & restaurant on site or just watch the boats go by! Take a trip on the Mercia Swan - see life from a narrowboat. Tel: 01283 703332 Email: [email protected] www.merciamarina.co.uk Free Price: Free entry and parking. visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic 15 What’s On in South Derbyshire and The National Forest August

Tue 1 Aug, 1.30 – 5.30pm Tue 1 Aug – Sat 2 Sept, 10am – 5pm Melbourne Hall Gardens are Open Summer Treasure Hunt Church Square, Melbourne, DE73 8EN Highfields Happy Hens, Heage Lane, Etwall, Melbourne Hall & Gardens is a delightful DE65 6LS family home with a unique collection of Look out for the Summer treasure hunt fine furniture and paintings from the past pictures as you make your way around the and present, together with one of the farm. Each picture will have a letter on it - best surviving early 18th Century English collect all the letters and rearrange to spell gardens. out another treasure! If you’re lucky you Tel: 01332 862502 may get a small prize! Email: [email protected] Tel: 01283 735063 www.melbournehallgardens.com Email: [email protected] Price: Please telephone. www.highfieldshappyhens.co.uk Price: Normal entrance fees apply. Tue 1 Aug – Sun 3 Sept, 10.30am – 4pm Calke Explore Tue 1 Aug, 10.30am – 2pm Calke Abbey, Ticknall, DE73 7LE South Derbyshire ‘Ay Up Me Duck’ Calke Explore is back! Go on a wild Day in Swadlincote adventure in the woods this Summer, Various Locations in Swadlincote Town Centre, discover this fantastic outdoor adventure DE11 9DG playground and get closer to nature. Open Celebrate all things South Derbyshire every day of the school holidays. - follow the activity trail; record your Tel: 01332 863822 ‘Memories of Salts’ at Sharpe’s Pottery Email: [email protected] Museum, make a T.G. Green cup & saucer in www.nationaltrust.org.uk/calke the activity workshop, create a rag rug with Price: Parkland admission fee applies: Adult Adult Education, make a mini well dressing £3.60; Child £1.80; Family £9; Members Free. at Swadlincote Library, Hook-a-Duck on the Delph and lots more including our ‘mobility duck’ who will be visiting all the locations. Tue 1 Aug – Sun 3 Sept, 10.30am – 4pm Tel: 01629 533013 Garden of Imagination Email: [email protected] Calke Abbey, Ticknall, DE73 7LE www.derbyshire.gov.uk/libraries Free Enjoy carefree Summer days and let your Price: Free. imagination run wild with the walled kitchen garden transformed into the ‘Garden of Imagination’ – this natural, outdoor play area opens during school holidays. Tel: 01332 863822 Email: [email protected] www.nationaltrust.org.uk/calke Price: Garden ticket and parkland admission applies.

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Tue 1 Aug, 2 – 4pm Wed 2 Aug, 12 Noon – 4pm Wildlife Watch - Pond Dipping National Play Day Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Maurice Lea Memorial Park, York Road, Church DE12 8JX Gresley, DE11 9QF Meet at the pond/lake and find out what A celebration of children’s right to play, this creatures live there. Dipping equipment year’s event includes bouncy castles, soft is provided but please be prepared to play, laser combat, human table football, share within family groups. This activity is arts and crafts, plus much more for the suitable for 4-12 year olds. whole family to enjoy! Tel: 01283 535039 Tel: 01283 595873 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk www.playday.org.uk Free Price: £2.50 per child. Price: Free entry and activities.

Tue 1 – Fri 11 Aug Wed 2 Aug, 2 – 4pm ‘Wossup Me Duck?’ - Duck Hunt in Laser Combat in the Woods Drop- Swadlincote! In Session Swadlincote Tourist Information Centre, Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, DE12 8JX Swadlincote, DE11 9DG Purchase a token from the shop and play a Part of the ‘Ay Up Me Duck’ annual event 10 minute game in the woods. - Duck’s will be nesting in lots of places Tel: 01283 563483 around town - all will have a ‘Swaddie’ Email: [email protected] saying for you to find and write down. www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk Get your free spotter sheet from the Price: £2.50 per person; No pre-booking Swadlincote Tourist Information Centre and required. start your search - there is a prize draw for all correct entries. Wed 2 Aug, 2.30 – 4pm Tel: 01629 533013 Email: [email protected] Antiques Valuation Day Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, www.derbyshire.gov.uk/libraries Free Price: Free. Swadlincote, DE11 9DG Bring your antiques and family heirlooms along to the Museum and have them valued Wed 2 Aug, 10am – 12 Noon by Bamfords Auctioneers. Just turn up on Kraftiz Craft Activity Workshop the day - no booking required. Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Tel: 01283 222600 DE12 8JX Email: [email protected] You can join Julie for a craft activity in the www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Kraftiz shop, taking place on Wednesdays Price: £1 per item or set. throughout August. Adults and children welcome. Thu 3 Aug, 10.30am – 12 Noon Tel: 01283 480272 Made in Swadlincote (Part 1) - Email: [email protected] Illustrated Talk www.kraftiz.co.uk Price: £2.50 per person. Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG An illustrated talk on Swadlincote’s industrial successes created and delivered by The Magic Attic Archive. Part 1 is based around the pedestrianised centre of town. Tel: 01283 819020 Email: [email protected] Price: £5, includes light refreshment; Booking advised. 18 visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic

Thu 3 Aug, 1 – 3pm Fri 4 Aug, 10am – 2.30pm Picnic in the Park ‘Can We Fix It’? Swadlincote Newhall Park, Main Street, Newhall, DE11 0JS Townscape Bring your picnic and join the Parklife Team The Delph, Swadlincote Town Centre, for family fun, activities and crafting. DE11 0AG Tel: 01283 228766 Free advice from Swadlincote Townscape Email: Heritage in this free family friendly event. [email protected] Free Join in the fun making and mending Price: Free. wooden doors and frames for a mini shop with Nature’s Woodland and enjoy the storytelling with Swadlincote Library. Thu 3 Aug, 1 – 4pm Tel: 01283 535039 Seasoned Cookery School - Teen Email: [email protected] Baking Course www.south-derbys.gov.uk/ SwadlincoteTownscape Catton Hall, Walton on Trent, DE12 8LN Free Price: Free. Half day baking course for teens aged 13-17 years, who have a passion for baking. This course covers the fundamental skills they Fri 4 Aug, 2 – 4pm would need to bake confidently at home. Archery Drop-In Session Tel: 01283 711681 Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Email: [email protected] DE12 8JX www.seasonedcourses.com Purchase a token from the shop and make Price: Please telephone for details. your way to the archery pavilion. Tel: 01283 563483 Email: [email protected] Thu 3 Aug, 2 – 4pm www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk Laser Combat in the Woods Drop- Price: £2.50 per person for 6 arrows; No pre- In Session booking required. Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, DE12 8JX Fri 4 Aug, 8pm Purchase a token from the shop and play a Bat Walk and Moth Trapping 10 minute game in the woods. Evening Tel: 01283 563483 Swadlincote Woodlands, Derby Road, Email: [email protected] DE11 8LZ www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk Take part in bat box making on the car park, Price: £2.50 per person; No pre-booking see the moth trap in action and learn about required. the variety of bats and moths found in the Woodlands on this guided walk. Thu 3 Aug, 2 – 4pm Tel: 01283 228766 Heritage Trail Guided Walk - Email: [email protected] Free Swadlincote Townscape Price: Free; Booking essential. Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG Sat 5 Aug, 9 – 10am Find out what has been included in Swadlincote’s new Heritage Trail, hear Moth Release and Photographic some fascinating stories behind popular Opportunity places and famous past residents from the Swadlincote Woodlands, Derby Road, walk leaders ‘The Magic Attic’. Meet in the DE11 8LZ courtyard at Sharpe’s Pottery Museum. An opportunity to photograph the wide Tel: 01283 819020 variety of moths at this ‘moth release’ in the Email: [email protected] Woodlands. Bring your own cameras please. www.south-derbys.gov.uk/ Tel: 01283 228766 SwadlincoteTownscape Email: Price: £2 per person; No need to book. [email protected] Free Price: Free; Booking essential.

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Sun 6 Aug, 1 – 5pm Mon 7 – Fri 11 Aug, 9am – 5pm NGS Open Garden Out and Active Holiday Club 13 Westfield Road, Swadlincote, DE11 0BG Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, This open garden includes packed DE12 8JX herbaceous borders, roses & clematis Fully supervised fun-packed days for the scrambling over pergolas, shrubs, baskets children, offering a fantastic range of & tubs, greenhouses, raised bed vegetable outdoor activities. Suitable for ages 8 years area, fruit trees and two ponds, along with plus. homemade teas should you like to treat Tel: 01283 563483 yourself. Email: [email protected] Tel: 01283 221167 www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk Email: [email protected] Price: £20 per day per child; Book 4 www.ngs.org.uk consecutive days and get the 5th day free; Price: Admission £3; Children Free. Booking essential.

Sun 6 Aug, 1.30 - 5.30pm Mon 7 Aug, 2pm NGS Open Garden - Woodend Catton Hall House Opening - Every Cottage, Repton Monday in August 134 Main Street, Repton, DE65 6FB Catton Hall, Walton on Trent, DE12 8LN This NGS garden will show herbaceous The Hall, Chapel & Gardens are open each borders, mixed woodland and grassed Monday throughout August for a guided labyrinth leading into fruit, vegetable and tour of this beautiful riverside house and herb potager with the added bonus of home, set in the rolling parkland of the homemade teas if you would like to treat Trent Valley. yourself. Tel: 01283 716311 Tel: 01283 703259 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.catton-hall.com www.ngs.org.uk Price: Adults £5; Concessions £4; Under 15s Price: Adults £3; Children Free. Free.

Sun 6 Aug, 3pm Mon 7 Aug, 2 – 2.30pm Vineyard Tour and Wine Tasting Rhyme Time at Swadlincote Sealwood Cottage Vineyard, Sealwood Lane, Library Linton, DE12 6PA Civic Way, DE11 0AD Visit this delightful corner of South Under 5s and their parents or carers are Derbyshire where you can experience a tour invited to Swadlincote Library, for Rhyme of the vineyard and taste the award-winning Time. Enjoy singing & shaking along to a wines produced, while viewing the superb mixture of songs and rhymes taking place surrounding countryside. Private wine on a Monday throughout the month. tastings for your group or in your home are Tel: 01629 533013 available. Email: [email protected] Tel: 01283 761371 www.derbyshire.gov.uk/libraries Free Email: [email protected] Price: Free. www.sealwoodcottage.co.uk/vineyard Price: Adults £10; Booking essential. visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic 21

Mon 7 Aug, 2 – 4pm Wed 9 Aug, 10.30am – 12.30pm Archery Drop-In Session Teddy Bears’ Picnic Cycle Ride Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, DE12 8JX DE12 8JX Purchase a token from the shop and make Join Bertie Bear for a picnic and cycle your way to the archery pavilion. around the Centre. Please contact for Tel: 01283 563483 further information. Email: [email protected] Tel: 01283 563483 www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk Email: [email protected] Price: £2.50 per person for 6 arrows; www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk No pre-booking required. Wed 9 Aug, 10.30am – 12.30pm Mon 7 Aug, 2.30 – 4pm Animal Agents - Animals in Animal Agents - Animals in Disguise Disguise! Etwall Library, Egginton Road, DE65 6NB Melbourne Library, High Street, DE73 8GF Join Etwall Library service for this free Drop into Melbourne Library and make your children’s activity making your own animal own animal mask in this free activity for mask. Suitable for 3 year olds and over. All children aged 3 years and over. All children children must be accompanied by an adult. must be accompanied by an adult. Tel: 01629 532633 Tel: 01629 533363 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.derbyshire.gov.uk/libraries Free www.derbyshire.gov.uk/libraries Free Price: Free. Price: Free. Wed 9 Aug, 1 – 3pm Tue 8 Aug, 10.30am – 1pm Discover Dragonflies Swadlincote on Sea! Swadlincote Woodlands, Derby Road, Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, DE11 8LZ Swadlincote, DE11 9DG Explore the site with a leader, discover the Fun for all the family - come along for Dragonflies that live within the Woodlands, seaside themed crafts and activities. All then take part in the dragonfly craft activity. materials will be provided. Children must be Tel: 01283 228766 accompanied and supervised by an adult. Email: Tel: 01283 222600 [email protected] Free Email: [email protected] Price: Free. www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: Free; No booking required. Free Wed 9 & Thu 10 Aug, 2 – 4pm Laser Combat in the Woods Tue 8 Aug, 2 – 4pm Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Wildlife Watch - Mini-beast Safari DE12 8JX Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Purchase a token from the shop and play a DE12 8JX 10 minute game in the woods. Join the Environmental team for a guided Tel: 01283 563483 walk discovering some of the smallest Email: [email protected] creatures at Rosliston - looking for mini- www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk beasts in different locations around the Price: £2.50 per person; No pre-booking site. Meet in the classroom. This activity is required. suitable for ages 4-12 years. Tel: 01283 535039 Email: [email protected] www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk Price: £2.50 per child. 22 visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic

Thu 10 – Sun 13 Aug Fri 11 Aug, 10.30am – 1pm Bloodstock Open Air Festival 2017 Family Clay Day Catton Park, Nr Walton on Trent, DE12 8LN Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, The UK’s biggest independent metal Swadlincote, DE11 9DG festival, consistently showcasing the Back by popular demand, our latest Summer strongest metal line up on UK soil with over workshop will allow you to learn basic 100 international rock and metal acts across techniques in handling air-dry clay, before four stages. Other attractions include late creating something unique to take home night entertainment in the Sophie Lancaster with you. Tent, fairground rides, ‘Lemmy’s Bar’ serving Tel: 01283 222600 real ale and a huge international metal Email: [email protected] market! www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Free Tel: 01332 666370 Price: Free; No booking required Email: [email protected] www.bloodstock.uk.com Price: Please visit website for details. Fri 11 Aug, 2 – 4pm Archery Drop-In Session Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, DE12 8JX Purchase a token from the shop and make your way to the archery pavilion. Tel: 01283 563483 Email: [email protected] www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk Price: £2.50 per person for 6 arrows; No pre- booking required. visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic 23

Sat 12 Aug, 1 – 3pm Tue 15 Aug, 1 – 2pm Orienteering with Derwent Valley Family Djembe Drumming Orienteers Workshop Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, DE12 8JX DE12 8JX This is a small friendly event with help for A fun, energising activity for the whole beginners. There are three separate courses family to enjoy, suitable for age 5 years up to 5km with electronic chip timing. and above. No experience is necessary. The Badges and certificates for children finding event includes fun games and freestyling. more than 10 controls. Please contact for Tel: 01283 225741 more information. Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.tribalvibes.net www.dvo.org.uk Price: £3 per person; Booking essential. Price: Adults £4; Children £2. Tue 15 Aug, 1 – 3pm Sat 12 Aug, 7.15pm Picnic in the Park Gresley Male Voice Choir - Ticknall Maurice Lea Memorial Park, York Road, St George’s Church, Ticknall, DE73 7JU Church Gresley, DE11 9QF You are welcome to join one of the finest Join the Parklife Team for a walk around choirs in South Derbyshire, supporting the the Teddy Trail - bring your Teddy and Mee & Dee Charity. your picnic with you to enjoy the fun that Tel: 07399 417995 includes kite craft and other activities for Email: [email protected] everyone to take part in. www.gresleychoir.org Tel: 01283 228766 Price: Tickets £8 per person. Email: [email protected] www.south-derbys.gov.uk Price: Free. Free Mon 14 Aug, 9.30am – 4.30pm Family Bushcraft Day - Woodland Survival Crafts Tue 15 Aug, 2 – 4pm Spring Wood Nature Reserve, Nr Staunton Wildlife Watch - Beautiful Harold Reservoir, Melbourne, DE73 8BJ Butterflies Build a good shelter, create fire using Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, friction and other methods, make campfire DE12 8JX gadgets and sample some tasty wild foods, Meet at the classroom, collect your with plenty more fun besides. Contact for equipment, then explore the site looking for further information. beautiful butterflies and day flying moths. Tel: 07736 225035 Bring your camera to photograph your finds, Email: [email protected] then have them identified at the end of the www.woodlandsurvivalcrafts.com event on your return to the classroom. Price: Adult £45; Child £25; Discounts for Tel: 01283 535039 additional people. Email: [email protected] www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk Price: £2.50 per group/set of equipment Mon 14 Aug, 2 – 4pm borrowed. Archery Drop-In Session Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, DE12 8JX Purchase a token from the shop and make your way to the archery pavilion. Tel: 01283 563483 Email: [email protected] www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk Price: £2.50 per person for 6 arrows; No pre-booking required. 24 visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic

Wed 16 & Thu 17 Aug, 2 – 4pm Fri 18 Aug Laser Combat in the Woods Family Pottery Workshops Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, DE12 8JX Swadlincote, DE11 9DG Purchase a token from the shop and play a Jayne from Sheepshead Designs will guide 10 minute game in the woods. you through this mini-series of pottery Tel: 01283 563483 workshops. Get creative in one session, or Email: [email protected] book them all and learn a different pottery www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk technique each week. No experience is Price: £2.50 per person; necessary, suitable for age 5 years and over. No pre-booking required. Tel: 01283 222600 Email: [email protected] www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Wed 16 Aug, 5.30 – 9.30pm Price: £2.50 per person; Booking essential. Family Bushcraft Evening in the Woods Fri 18 Aug, 2 – 4pm Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Archery Drop-In Session DE12 8JX Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Come and learn how to survive in the wild. DE12 8JX Suitable for ages 7 years and over, children Purchase a token from the shop and make must be accompanied by a paying adult. your way to the archery pavilion. Tel: 01283 563483 Tel: 01283 563483 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk Price: Adults £10; Children £7.50; Booking Price: £2.50 per person for 6 arrows; No pre- essential. booking required.

Sat 19 Aug, 10am – 2pm Antiques Valuation Day Swadlincote Town Hall, The Delph, Town Centre, DE11 0AG The Heritage Trust is holding a valuation day raising funds for the Bretby Art Pottery Showroom in Woodville with local auctioneer Charles Hanson and ODEON Event Cinema colleagues. There will also be craft stalls Your ticket to the greatest shows on Earth and information on the progress and hopes Lose yourself in the action of the world’s greatest for the restoration of the building, plus performances, brought to you live via satellite or recorded, coffee, tea and cake. Bring your items along straight onto the big screen to learn about their history and worth. From captivating theatre, opera, music and dance, to Email: [email protected] exhilarating sporting events, you’ll never miss a moment www.theheritagetrust.org.uk Price: Donations gratefully appreciated. Highlights include: André Rieu’s 2017 Maastricht Concert Sat 19 Aug, 12.30 – 5.30pm Royal Ballet: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Live) 2017 Royal Opera House: La Boheme (Live) 2017 Annual Fuchsia Fair Swarkestone Nursery, Lowes Lane, DE73 7GQ Derby & District Fuchsia Club will be Get ready for edge-of-your-seat shows like you’ve never holding their annual show to include a plant seen them before, with breathtaking surround sound for an sale, tombola and raffle. Refreshments unforgettable, larger-than-life experience available in the Garden Restaurant. With ODEON Event Cinema you’ll always have the best seat Tel: 01332 700800 in the house, with close-up action so real you’ll feel like www.swarkestonenursery.co.uk you’re there Free Price: Free. For further information ring 01283 559 060 or go to www.odeon.co.uk visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic 25

Sat 19 Aug, 1 – 3pm Sun 20 Aug, 3pm Summer Orienteering in South Vineyard Tour and Wine Tasting Derbyshire Sealwood Cottage Vineyard, Sealwood Lane, Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Linton, DE12 6PA DE12 8JX Visit this delightful corner of South This is a small friendly event with help for Derbyshire where you can experience a tour beginners. There are three separate courses of the vineyard and taste the award-winning up to 5km with electronic chip timing. wines produced. Private wine tastings Badges and certificates for children finding for your group or in your home are also more than 10 controls. Please contact for available. further information. Tel: 01283 761371 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.dvo.org.uk www.sealwoodcottage.co.uk/vineyard Price: Adults £4; Children £2. Price: Adults £10; Booking essential.

Sat 19 Aug Mon 21 – Fri 25 Aug, 9am – 5pm Whistlewood Common Astronomy Out and Active Holiday Club Astravaganza Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, DE12 8JX The Common, Melbourne, DE73 8DH A family fun event with optional overnight Fully supervised fun-packed days for camping for the hardy souls! Led by Derby the children offering a fantastic range of & District Astronomical Society to include outdoor activities. Suitable for ages 8 years activities for all ages at The Common (SK: and over. 372247). Please contact for further details Tel: 01283 563483 and prices. Email: [email protected] www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk Tel: 01332 865342 Price: £20 per child per day; Book 4 Email: [email protected] consecutive days and get the 5th day free; www.shop.whistlewoodcommon.org Booking essential.

Sun 20 Aug, 12.30 – 4pm Mon 21 Aug, 11am – 3pm Bandstand Busk Tractor Ted Day Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington, Betty’s Farm, The Castle Way, Willington, DE65 6DW DE65 6BW Enjoy local artists as they play their live Tractor Ted is coming back to Betty’s! There music next to the Marina Office, featuring will be bouncy castles, pony rides, book Moore & Moore Beer and others as stalls, egg collecting, tasters, BBQ, ice cream, they busk. Seating area provided and competitions and games for all the family - refreshments available on site with cafés a real family fun day out for all ages just 2 and the Boardwalk restaurant. minutes from the A38. Tel: 01283 703332 Tel: 01283 703582 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.merciamarina.co.uk Free www.bettysfarmshop.co.uk Price: Free entry and parking. Free Price: Free. 26 visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic

Mon 21 Aug, 2 – 4pm Wed 23 & Thu 24 Aug, 2 – 4pm Archery Drop-In Session Laser Combat in the Woods Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, DE12 8JX DE12 8JX Purchase a token from the shop and make Purchase a token from the shop and play a your way to the archery pavilion. 10 minute game in the woods. Tel: 01283 563483 Tel: 01283 563483 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk Price: £2.50 per person for 6 arrows; No pre- Price: £2.50 per person; booking required. No pre-booking required.

Tue 22 Aug, 10.30am – 1pm Thu 24 Aug, 4pm Hey Clay! (open from 3pm for picnics) Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, The Lost World - The Glade Swadlincote, DE11 9DG Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Fun for all the family - come along and join DE12 8JX us for some clay crafts! All materials will be Intrepid explorers travel to an uncharted provided. Children must be accompanied. plateau and find flora and fauna beyond Drop-in between 10.30am - 1pm. their wildest dreams. But how will they Tel: 01283 222600 make anyone believe the wonders they Email: [email protected] have actually seen exist? Unless, of course, www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Free they bring something back…Illyria promises Price: Free; No booking required. prehistoric thrills, monster laughs and life size dinosaurs in the must-see show of the summer. Tue 22 Aug, 2 – 4pm Tickets available from: Swadlincote Tourist Wildlife Watch - Pond Dipping Information Centre Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Tel: 01283 222848 DE12 8JX Email: [email protected] Meet at the pond/lake and find out what www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk creatures live there. Dipping equipment Price: All tickets £10 (2 years and under free). is provided but please be prepared to share within family groups. This activity is suitable for ages 4-12 years. Fri 25 Aug Tel: 01283 535039 Family Pottery Workshops Email: [email protected] Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk Swadlincote, DE11 9DG Price: £2.50 per child. Jayne from Sheepshead Designs will guide you through this mini-series of pottery workshops. Get creative in one session, or learn a different pottery technique each week. No experience is necessary, suitable for age 5 years and over. Tel: 01283 222600 Email: [email protected] www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: £2.50 per person; Booking essential. Fri 25 Aug, 2 – 4pm Archery Drop-In Session Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, DE12 8JX Purchase a token from the shop and make your way to the archery pavilion. Tel: 01283 563483 Email: [email protected] www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk Price: £2.50 per person for 6 arrows; No pre- booking required.

Fri 25 Aug, 7.30 – 11pm Rosliston Astronomy Group Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, DE12 8JX BOAT TRIPS Meetings include guest speakers or a Join the Mercia Swan for a leisurely cruise along the magazine-style programme of short talks picturesque Trent & Mersey Canal and presentations, followed by a night Regular return services (unless prior booked for private charter) from the sky talk and public observing if the sky is marina to the local village of Willington or alternatively a longer trip to clear. (You may leave at 9pm if that is more Stenson Lock, where you can refresh yourself with a drink at the Stenson suitable if you have children). Bubble Inn or tea & cake at the Stenson Lock Café Email: [email protected] www.roslistonastronomy.org.uk For times and prices, please contact: Price: Adult £3; Child under 16 £1.50. [email protected] 0739 882 1650 www.merciaswan.co.uk Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington, DE65 6DW

Sat 26 Aug, 9am – 4pm Sun 27 Aug, 10am – 4.30pm The Swadlincote Magpie Makers Makers Market Market Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington, High Street, Swadlincote Town Centre, DE65 6DW DE11 8JE The monthly Makers Market has local crafts Takes place on the last Saturday of the people showcasing their skills, homemade month (from March – Sept) alongside food products, beers & wines, cakes & sweets the Traditional Market. Come along and along with lots of varied gifts and unique meet arts & crafts, vintage & retro, food household goods. Cafés and restaurant & drink traders, makers and designers all available on site along with Mercia Swan showcasing their products. boat trips operating their short cruises. Tel: 01283 222848 Tel: 01283 703332 Email: Email: [email protected] [email protected] www.merciamarina.co.uk Free Price: Free entry and free parking. Price: Free entry and parking. Free

Mon 28 Aug, 2 – 4pm Archery Drop-In Session Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, DE12 8JX Purchase a token from the shop and make your way to the archery pavilion. Tel: 01283 563483 Email: [email protected] www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk Price: £2.50 per person for 6 arrows; No pre-booking required. 28 visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic

Tue 29 Aug, 10.30am – 1pm Wed 30 Aug, 12.30 – 1.30pm Fab Fabric & Wonderful Wool Museum Guided Tour Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG Swadlincote, DE11 9DG Fun for all the family - join us and make your Join one of our knowledgeable guides for own sock monsters, mobile phone covers, our free, monthly tour around the Museum woolly creatures, puppets or just have fun and Kiln. Meet at reception. with fabric and wool. All materials will be Tel: 01283 222600 provided. Children must be accompanied by Email: [email protected] an adult at this drop-in workshop. www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Tel: 01283 222600 Price: Free; Donations appreciated; Free Email: [email protected] Booking not required. www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: Free. Free Wed 30 & Thu 31 Aug, 2 – 4pm Laser Combat in the Woods Tue 29 Aug, 1 – 2pm Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Family Djembe Drumming DE12 8JX Workshop Purchase a token from the shop and play a Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, 10 minute game in the woods. DE12 8JX Tel: 01283 563483 A fun, energising activity for the whole Email: [email protected] family to join in with, suitable for age www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk 5 years and above. No experience is Price: £2.50 per person; necessary. The workshop includes fun No pre-booking required. games and freestyling. Tel: 01283 225741 Wed 30 Aug, 5.30 – 9.30pm Email: [email protected] www.tribalvibes.net Family Bushcraft Evening in the Price: £3 per person; Booking essential. Woods Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, DE12 8JX Tue 29 Aug, 2 – 3.30pm Come and learn how to survive in the wild. Wildlife Watch - Scavenger Hunt Suitable for ages 7 years and over, children Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, must be accompanied by a paying adult. DE12 8JX Tel: 01283 563483 Observations and evidence! Collect your Email: [email protected] clues from the classroom, explore the site www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk and record your finds, then return to the Price: Adults £10; Children £7.50; classroom for help with identification. Booking essential. Suitable for ages 4-12 years. Tel: 01283 535039 Thu 31 Aug, 1 – 3pm Email: [email protected] www.south-derbys.gov.uk/ Forest Fun Event environmentaleducation Swadlincote Woodlands, Derby Road, Price: £2.50 per group/set of equipment DE11 8LZ borrowed. Family Forest Fun Day in the Woodlands to include clay activities and twig art. Spaces are limited so please book as soon as possible. Tel: 01283 228766 Email: [email protected] Free Price: Free. visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic 29 What’s On in South Derbyshire and The National Forest September

Fri 1 - Sun 3 Sep, 10.30am – 4pm Fri 1 Sep Calke Explore Family Pottery Workshops Calke Abbey, Ticknall, DE73 7LE Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Go on a wild adventure in the woods, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG discover this fantastic outdoor adventure Join Jayne from Sheepshead Designs for playground and get closer to nature in the this pottery workshop. The whole family can last weekend of the holiday period. get involved and make something unique. Tel: 01332 863822 No experience necessary, suitable for ages 5 Email: [email protected] years and over. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/calke Tel: 01283 222600 Price: Parkland admission fee applies: Adult Email: [email protected] £3.60; Child £1.80; Family £9; Members Free. www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: £2.50 per person; Booking essential. Fri 1 – Sun 3 Sep, 10.30am – 4pm Garden of Imagination Fri 1 Sep, 2 – 4pm Calke Abbey, Ticknall, DE73 7LE Archery Drop-In Session Let your imagination run wild in the Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, walled kitchen garden during the final DE12 8JX weekend of the school summer holidays, Purchase a token from the shop and make as it is transformed into the ‘Garden of your way to the archery pavilion. Imagination’ – enjoy this natural, outdoor Tel: 01283 563483 play area. Email: [email protected] Tel: 01332 863822 www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk Email: [email protected] Price: £2.50 per person for 6 arrows; No pre- www.nationaltrust.org.uk/calke booking required.

Fri 1 – Sat 30 Sep, 1.30 – 5.30pm Sat 2 Sep Melbourne Hall Gardens are Open The Rekindled Melbourne Produce Church Square, Melbourne, DE73 8EN Show Melbourne Hall & Gardens is a delightful Senior Citizen Centre, Church Street, family home with a unique collection of Melbourne, DE73 8EJ fine furniture and paintings from the past This year sees the rekindling of the old and present, together with one of the traditional Melbourne Produce Show. best surviving early 18th Century English Lots of different classes taking place so gardens. come along and take a look at all the local Tel: 01332 862502 produce. Email: [email protected] Tel: 07765 819428 www.melbournehallgardens.com Email: [email protected] Price: Please check entry fee and opening www.melbournefestival.co.uk Free times. Price: Free. 30 visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic

Sat 2 Sep, 10am – 3pm Sat 2 Sep, 7 – 10pm Introduction to Forest Gardening (open from 5.30pm for picnics) Whistlewood Common, Melbourne, DE73 8DH The Last Night of the Proms Enjoy this fun-filled event organised by Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Whistlewood Common, learn about produce DE12 8JX available from the Forest and enjoy the Join us for an evening of music from the tastings included in the event. classic Bond films and singalong to all Tel: 01332 865342 the Proms favourites with Newhall Band. Email: [email protected] Arena open from 5.30pm, performance www.shop.whistlewoodcommon.org at 7pm. Don’t forget to bring a picnic! Price: £35 to include lunch, refreshments and Tickets available from: Swadlincote Tourist tastings; Concessionary places available. Information Centre. Tel: 01283 222848 Sat 2 Sep, 1pm Email: [email protected] www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk Woodville Traditional Village Price: Adults £5; Concessions/Child £2.50; Show Family £12. Woodville Methodist Church, High Street, DE11 7EA Sat 2 Sep, 7pm You are invited to see wonderful art, crafts, baking, photography, home-grown flowers The Carole King Tribute Show and vegetables. If you would like to enter Melbourne Assembly Rooms, High Street, your produce in the show please contact the DE73 8GF organisers - entry is 10p per class. Much, Starring Dielle with all the favourite Carole much more taking place on the day so King classics, “You’ve Got a Friend”, “Up on please call in and support the show. The Roof”, “Locomotion”, “You Make Me Tel: 01283 222803 Feel Like A Natural Woman” and lots more. Email: [email protected] Free Tel: 01332 863522 Price: Free entry. Email: [email protected] www.melbourneassemblyrooms.co.uk Price: £10 per person. Sat 2 Sep, Gates open at 5pm UK Festival of Fireworks 2017 Sun 3 Sep, 11am Catton Hall, Nr Walton on Trent, DE12 8LN See four world-class fireworks displays by Beating the Bounds of Overseal - multi-award winning companies - who are 5 Mile Walk acknowledged and proven masters in the Woodville Road Car Park, Overseal, DE12 6NF art of display fireworks - demonstrate their Join Derby & South Derbyshire Ramblers for skills, with all displays set to music. this walk. Meet at Woodville Road Car Park, Bring a picnic or take advantage of the Grid Ref (SK300156). Please telephone the on-site catering and enjoy an evening leader to ensure the walk is suitable for you of thrilling pyrotechnics, a spectacularly and for further information. different family night out. Tel: 01332 701832 Tel: 01384 402266 www.derbyramblers.org.uk/walks Free www.festivaloffireworks.co.uk Price: Free. Price: Please see website for early bird and on the day tickets. visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic 31

Mon 4 Sep, 2 – 2.30pm Wed 6 Sep, 7 – 9pm Rhyme Time at Swadlincote Think Like A Tree - Wellbeing Library Course Civic Way, Swadlincote, DE11 0AD Whistlewood Common, Melbourne, DE73 8DH Under 5s and their parents and/or carers are Taking place over six consecutive invited to enjoy singing and shaking along Wednesday evenings, you will be exploring to a mixture of songs and rhymes taking principles derived from nature and guided place on a Monday throughout the month. through a design cycle that can be used for Tel: 01629 533013 a wide range of personal circumstances. Email: [email protected] Tel: 07930 470565 Email: [email protected] www.derbyshire.gov.uk/libraries Free Price: Free. www.shop.whistlewoodcommon.org Price: £120 for the course.

Wed 6 Sep, 2.30 – 4pm Wed 6 Sep, 7 – 10pm Antiques Valuation Day Candle Making Workshop Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG Clive’s Candle Studio, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG Bring your antiques and family heirlooms Learn the skills of candle making using along to the Museum and have them valued equipment you have in your kitchen! Make by Bamfords Auctioneers. your own ‘Candle in a Teacup’. Tel: 01283 222600 Tel: 01283 222848 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk www.clivescandles.co.uk Price: £1 donation per item or set; No booking Price: £30 per person. required.

Heritage Open Days in South Derbyshire 7-10 September For further details of venues in the area please contact Swadlincote Tourist Information Centre on 01283 222 848 www.heritageopendays.org.uk

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Thu 7 - Sat 9 Sep, 10am – 4.30pm Sat 9 & Sun 10 Sep, 10am – 2pm Heritage Open Days (timed slots) Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Bretby Art Pottery Showroom Swadlincote, DE11 9DG Open Days - HODs “HODs” has returned and to celebrate, we Woodville Road, Woodville, DE11 8DE will be offering free site tours around our The Heritage Trust invites you to see a Kiln and Museum. In addition, we will also glimpse of the building’s past as restoration be staging a special exhibition to mark the is planned at the Showroom. Former 50 year anniversary of Sharpe’s closure as a employees will give talks and items from working pottery. the Bretby Art Pottery archive will be on Tel: 01283 222600 display. Time slots available in both the Email: [email protected] morning and the afternoon sessions. www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Tel: 01283 222848 to book. Price: Free. Free Email: [email protected] www.theheritagetrust.org.uk Fri 8 & Sat 9 Sep, 7.30pm Price: Free; Booking essential as numbers Free A Choir’d Taste in Concert are limited. Melbourne Assembly Rooms, High Street, DE73 8GF Sat 9 Sep, 6.30pm Melbourne Festival welcomes this ‘A Wild, Wild Year’ - Living talented local mixed voice choir bringing a Derbyshire Part 1 spectacular end to the Summer. Directed by musical director Paul Marshall. Licensed bar Willington Village Hall, Twyford Road, available. DE65 6DE Tel: 07990 582381 Over three years in the making, the pop- Email: [email protected] up wildlife cinema features a film shot in www.melbournefestival.co.uk Derbyshire that will inspire and entertain Price: Tickets £10. you. With wildlife photographer and documentary filmmaker Chris Hollis. Tel: 07876 276629 Sat 9 Sep, 10am – 1pm Email: [email protected] Ollie Bobs Rag Rug Workshop www.wild-scape.co.uk Price: £3 payable on the door. Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG If you’re looking to spruce up your home Tue 12 Sep, 7 – 9pm with a bespoke, handmade decoration, then Wildlife of the Scottish Highlands why not try your hand at the traditional art of rag-rug making with Sarah from Ollie - Talk Bobs? Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Tel: 01283 222600 Swadlincote, DE11 9DG Email: [email protected] Join the South Derbyshire Wildlife Group www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk for this talk with guest speaker Dr David Fox Price: £35 per person, including all materials on the Scottish Highlands, Pine Martins, Red and refreshments; Booking advised. Squirrels and much more. Tel: 01283 215191 Email: [email protected] Price: £3 per person, to include light refreshment. visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic 33

Tue 12 Sep, 7.30 – 9.30pm Sat 16 & Sun 17 Sep, 10am – 5pm Growing Cacti and AGM - Melbourne Festival - Art & Talk and AGM Architecture Trail 2017 Ticknall Village Hall, Ingleby Lane, DE73 7JU Melbourne Village Centre, DE73 8EJ Join Ticknall Garden Club for this talk with Don’t miss this opportunity to see 120 of Stan Griffin from Craig House Cacti Nursery; the Midlands most talented artists in over this talk will follow the AGM. 70 locations in the heart of this gem of a Tel: 01283 562161 village! See Melbourne come alive in a blur Email: [email protected] of colour and activity as homeowners open www.ticknallgardenclub.org.uk their doors to the artists who showcase Price: Visitors £3. their work in the village’s homes, gardens and community buildings. Lots of live entertainment, food & drink, classic cars and Wed 13 Sep, 2 – 4pm much more as you follow the Trail at this The Life and Times of Enid Blyton superb annual event. - Talk Tel: 07765 819428 Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Email: [email protected] Swadlincote, DE11 9DG www.melbournefestival.co.uk Step into the past with Paul Newsham as he Trail Price: £5; Under 18s Free. provides a fascinating insight into the life and times of popular children’s author, Enid Blyton. Tel: 01283 222600 Email: [email protected] www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: £2.50 per person, including light refreshments; Booking not required.

Fri 15 Sep, 7.30pm Melbourne Festival’s Funhouse Comedy Night Melbourne Royal British Legion, 87 Derby Road, DE73 8FE One of the highlights of the Festival comedy club features three top quality comedians - Tanya Lee Davis, Duncan Oakley and Pete Teckman. The evening is compered by Howard Reed. Tel: 01332 862243 Email: [email protected] www.melbournefestival.co.uk Price: £8 per person.

Sharpe’s Gift Shop A unique selection of cards, gifts and books Artwork, ceramics and jewellery by local artists and books about the area Stockists of the iconic T.G. Green Cornishware Visit us at Sharpe’s Pottery Museum in West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

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Sat 16 & Sun 17 Sep, 10am – 5pm Sun 17 Sep, 3pm For the Love of Lettuce Vineyard Tour and Wine Tasting Melbourne, Various Venues in Centre of Sealwood Cottage Vineyard, Sealwood Lane, Village, DE73 8EJ Linton, DE12 6PA A celebration of Melbourne’s market Visit this delightful corner of South gardening heritage through memories, Derbyshire where you can experience an anecdotes and photographs of the days informative and fun tour of the vineyard when Melbourne had over 100 market and taste the award-winning wines gardens, which were known nationwide for produced, while enjoying the wonderful their quality produce. views of the local countryside. Private wine Tel: 07765 819428 tastings for your group or in your home are Email: [email protected] available. www.melbournefestival.co.uk Free Tel: 01283 761371 Price: Free entry. Email: [email protected] www.sealwoodcottage.co.uk/vineyard Price: Adults £10; Booking essential. Sat 16 Sep Adult and Children’s Photography Walks Sun 17 Sep, 7pm Calke Abbey, Ticknall, DE73 7LE Dark Horse - Acoustic Evening Join the Calke Volunteer Photographers on a The Pavilion, Melbourne Sports Park, walk around the estate. Look out for hidden Cockshut Lane, DE73 8DG views and pick up a few handy photography Bringing a fantastic finale to the Festival Art tips along the way. Adult Walk: 10.30am- Trail weekend with Dark Horse, a talented, 12.30pm; Children’s Walk: 1.30-2.30pm. upbeat acoustic band who have a flavour of Tel: 01332 863822 Irish/Folk with a contemporary twist. Email: [email protected] Tel: 07765 819428 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/calke Email: [email protected] Price: Parkland admission fee applies: Adult www.melbournefestival.co.uk £3.60; Child £1.80; Family £9; Members Free. Price: £7.50 per person.

Sun 17 Sep, 12.30 – 4pm Tue 19 Sep, 6.30 – 8.15pm Bandstand Busk at the Marina Bat Walk Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington, Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, DE65 6DW DE12 8JX Enjoy the live music taking place next to the Join Derbyshire Bat Group and find out Marina Office in the temporary Bandstand, about bats - where they live, what they eat featuring local musicians Moore & Moore and how they find their way in the dark. Beer. Start from the Classroom. Tel: 01283 703332 Tel: 01283 535039 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.merciamarina.co.uk Free www.south-derbys.gov.uk/ Price: Free entry and parking. environmentaleducation Price: £2.50 per person; Booking not required. visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic 35

Tue 19 Sep, 7.30pm Sat 23 Sep, 2 – 4.30pm Life in the Slow Lane - Talk South Derbyshire Community Chapel Schoolroom, Willington Road, Etwall, Drummers DE54 6HX Dance and Music Centre, The Delph Centre, Join Etwall & Burnaston History Group for DE11 0AG this talk with guest speaker Barrie Lings Djembe drumming sessions for adults describing life on the canal system. 16 years and over. Learn how to play Tel: 01283 730287 the Djembe in a friendly and relaxed Email: [email protected] atmosphere, no experience necessary. www.etwallhistory.org Tel: 01283 225741 Price: Visitors £3. Email: [email protected] www.tribalvibes.net Tue 19 Sep, 7.30 – 9pm Price: £3.50 per person. A History of The Derby Telegraph - Talk Sat 23 Sep 7.30pm Repton Village Hall, Askew Grove, DE65 6GR A Night with Jonathan Viera Join Repton Village History Group for this Melbourne Assembly Rooms, High Street, interesting talk on the history of local paper DE73 8GF ‘The Derby Telegraph’. World-renowned opera singer, musician, Tel: 01283 702448 comedian and entertainer in his one man Email: [email protected] show ‘Songs and Tales’. Lots of wonderful www.reptonvillage.org.uk/history_group songs and lots of laughs. Licensed bar Price: Visitors £3. available. Tel: 07990 582381 Email: [email protected] Thu 21 Sep, 7.30pm www.melbournefestival.co.uk Connecting and Reconnecting - Price: Tickets £10. Siobhan MacMahon Melbourne Assembly Rooms, High Street, Sat 23 & Sun 24 Sep, 10am – 5pm DE73 8GF A powerful, funny and engaging Woodland Festival Weekend performance poet - an insightful bard Elvaston Castle Country Park, DE72 3EP for a new era - challenging everyone’s Celebrating traditional and contemporary preconceptions and building positive ideas woodland crafts. Watch expert craftspeople and creativity. Licensed bar available. at work and have-a-go yourself at some of Tel: 07765 819428 the skills on display. A weekend to suit all Email: [email protected] ages with lots to see, do and experience. www.melbournefestival.co.uk Tel: 01629 533870 Price: Tickets £8. Email: [email protected] www.derbyshire.gov.uk/woodlandfestival Price: Event Free of Charge, Car Park Fee Fri 22 Sep, 7.30pm applies: £8 per day per car; £4 per day per Will Pearson Live in Melbourne motorcycle; £12 for weekend ticket available. Melbourne Assembly Rooms, High Street, Some activities incur a small charge to cover DE73 8GF materials. Pianist and singer William Pearson demonstrates talent and ability beyond his years, think Jamie Cullen, Frank Sinatra and Michael Buble all rolled into one! Licensed bar available. Tel: 07990 582381 Email: [email protected] www.melbournefestival.co.uk Price: Tickets £10. 36 visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic

Sun 24 Sep, 10am – 4.30pm Mon 25 Sep, 7.30 – 9pm Makers Market Women of the Russian Revolution Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington, - Talk DE65 6DW Melbourne Assembly Rooms, High Street, Visit the Makers Market at Mercia Marina. DE73 8GF Handmade items, arts, crafts plus food Join Melbourne Civic Society and guest & drink - you will find plenty to browse speaker David Price as he tells of the through from local producers. Cafés and idealistic plans for the emancipation of restaurant on site or just watch the boats! women in this centenary year. Take a short trip on the Mercia Swan and see Tel: 01332 865760 life from a narrowboat (Fee applicable). Email: [email protected] Tel: 01283 703332 www.melbournecivicsociety.org.uk Email: [email protected] Price: Visitors £2. www.merciamarina.co.uk Free Price: Free entry and parking. Wed 27 Sep, 12.30 – 1.30pm Sun 24 Sep, 1.30 – 5.30pm Museum Guided Tour Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, NGS Repton Village Open Gardens Swadlincote, DE11 9DG Repton Village, Various Venues, DE65 6FH Join one of our knowledgeable guides for Enjoy the NGS gardens taking part in the our free, monthly tour around the Museum village of Repton at Woodend Cottage, and Kiln; Meet at the reception desk. Askew Cottage, 10 Chestnut Way, Holme Tel: 01283 222600 Point, 22 Pinfold Close and Repton Email: [email protected] Allotments. Refreshments available and all www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk gardens have plenty of seating. Look for Price: Free; Donations appreciated; Free the yellow NGS signage pointing out the No booking required. gardens taking part. Email: [email protected] www.ngs.org.uk Wed 27 Sep, 6.30pm Price: Entry fee applicable. Jukebox Jive 50s & 60s Show Oakland Village, Hall Farm Road, Swadlincote, DE11 8ND Mon 25 Sep, 7.30pm “Tickled Pink Productions” entertain you New Forest, a Wildlife Wonderland with this 50s & 60s singalong - all welcome. - Talk Tel: 01283 240594 Ticknall Village Hall, Ingleby Lane, DE73 7JW Email: [email protected] South Derbyshire Badger Group invite you www.oaklandvillage.co.uk to this talk with guest speaker Chris Hollis. Price: £2.50 per ticket. Tel: 07754 094177 Email: info@southderbyshirebadgergroup. Thu 28 Sep, 7pm co.uk www.southderbyshirebadgergroup.co.uk Cast Ensemble Youth Theatre Price: Visitors £3. Melbourne Assembly Rooms, High Street, DE73 8GF Don’t miss out on South Derbyshire’s best Youth Theatre Group bringing you another thought-provoking performance. Tel: 07765 819428 Email: [email protected] www.melbournefestival.co.uk Price: Adults £5; Under 18s £3.

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Fri 29 Sep, 10am – 3pm Fri 29 Sep, 7.30 – 9pm International Older Person’s Day Green Parks Talk at Ticknall Oakland Village, Hall Farm Road, Swadlincote, Ticknall Village Hall, Ingleby Lane, DE73 7JW DE11 8ND Join Ticknall Preservation & Historical Join everyone at Oakland Village for this Society for this talk by guest speaker Prof annual event including a Macmillan Coffee John Beckett. Morning along with pop-up shopping. Tel: 01530 810266 Showcasing an array of national and local Email: [email protected] organisations of interest to the older www.ticknalllife.co.uk/community person. Price: Visitors £2, including refreshments. Tel: 01283 240594 Email: [email protected] Fri 29 Sep, 7.30 – 11pm www.oaklandvillage.co.uk Free Price: Free entry. Rosliston Astronomy Group Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, DE12 8JX Fri 29 Sep, 10am – 3pm & Sat 30 Sep, Meetings include guest speakers or a 9am – 4pm magazine-style programme of short talks ‘Orchard Day’ Weekend in and presentations, followed by a night Swadlincote sky talk and public observing if the sky is Swadlincote Market, High Street, DE11 8JE clear. (You may leave at 9pm if that is more The annual Swadlincote Orchard Day suitable for children who may want to (Weekend) will be complementing the attend). Traditional Market on Friday and The Email: [email protected] Swadlincote Magpie Makers Market on www.roslistonastronomy.org.uk Saturday. You will be able to taste several Price: Adult £3; Child under 16 £1.50. superb varieties of apple grown here in the UK, juice apples and ask any questions to the Environmental Education team. Swadlincote Tel: 01283 535039 www.south-derbys.gov.uk/ EnvironmentalEducation Free Price: Free. Orchard Day Fri 29 Sep, 7.30pm Don’t Go Into The Cellar Melbourne Assembly Rooms, High Street, DE73 8GF The singular exploits of Sherlock Holmes - the greatest fictional sleuth of all time - springs back to life in these stirring adaptations of the Conan Doyle classics. A high energy one man show. Licensed bar available. Tel: 07765 819428 Friday 29th Sept, 10am-3pm Email: [email protected] Saturday 30th Sept, 9am-4pm www.melbournefestival.co.uk The annual Swadlincote Orchard Day (Weekend) will be Price: Tickets £10. complementing the Traditional Market on Friday and The Swadlincote Magpie Makers Market on Saturday You will be able to taste several superb varieties of apple grown here in the UK, juice apples and ask any questions to the Environmental Education team

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Sat 30 Sep, 9am – 4pm Sat 30 Sep, 10am – 4pm The Swadlincote Magpie Makers Making Art - Autumn Celebration Market Whistlewood Common, Melbourne, DE73 8DH High Street, Swadlincote Town Centre, Join in the fun and help the Whistlewood DE11 8JE team celebrate Autumn, making art with The place for arts, crafts, vintage, retro, natural materials. Please contact to book food and drink makers and designers to and further details. showcase their products along with the Tel: 01332 865342 Traditional Market traders. This is the last Email: [email protected] Magpie Makers Market of the year and will www.shop.whistlewoodcommon.org include live entertainment and the annual Price: £30, including refreshments. Swadlincote Orchard Day event where you can sample a wide variety of apples grown Sat 30 Sep, 7 – 11pm in the UK. Enjoy a great day for everyone with lots of interesting stalls and vendors. Back to School Disco Tel: 01283 222848 Oakland Village, Hall Farm Road, Swadlincote, Email: DE11 8ND [email protected] Enjoy music from the 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s Price: Free entry and free parking. Free along with a raffle and stand up bingo! Prize for the best ‘school uniform’ worn on the night. Sat 30 Sep, 2.30pm Tel: 01283 240594 Afternoon Tea & Poetry in Email: [email protected] Melbourne www.oaklandvillage.co.uk Price: £5 per ticket. Melbourne Senior Citizens Centre, Church Street, DE73 8EJ Part of the Melbourne Festival, listen to ten Sat 30 Sep, 7.30pm poems about gardens by Candlestick Press, Melbourne Town Band Bangers & Swadlincote plus enjoy a delicious afternoon tea. Tel: 07765 819428 Brass Email: [email protected] Melbourne Assembly Rooms, High Street, www.melbournefestival.co.uk DE73 8GF Price: Tickets £10. Bangers & Brass promises to be a rousing Orchard Day evening of entertainment with Melbourne Town Band at their best. Licensed bar Sat 30 Sep, 10am – 4pm available. Raku Pottery - Art & Alchemy Tel: 07929 205368 Whistlewood Common, Melbourne, DE73 8DH Email: [email protected] www.mtb-brassband.co.uk Join Andy Mason to learn about this fascinating 16th Century pottery technique, with creative glazing techniques and live Raku kiln firings. Please contact to book and for further details. Tel: 01332 865342 Email: [email protected] Friday 29th Sept, 10am-3pm www.shop.whistlewoodcommon.org Saturday 30th Sept, 9am-4pm Price: £30, including lunch. The annual Swadlincote Orchard Day (Weekend) will be complementing the Traditional Market on Friday and The Swadlincote Magpie Makers Market on Saturday You will be able to taste several superb varieties of apple grown here in the UK, juice apples and ask any questions to the Environmental Education team

Swadlincote Town Centre Further information: 01283 535039 [email protected] Nightlife in South Derbyshire #nightlifeinSD

Great pubs and bars, great nights out

The Boot, Boot Hill, Repton 01283 346 047 www.thebootatrepton.co.uk The Boot is the AA Pub of the Year for England 2016-17: “The Boot’s first occupant in the 17th century was a cobbler who hung a boot outside to attract customers; while mending their footwear he’d offer them a glass of ale. Today there’s no point bringing your shoes in for new soles, but ale is most certainly still offered – Clod Hopper, Tuffer’s Old Porter and Bumble Boots (a Summer ale) are brewed on site. Now renovated and refurbished, the inn makes a good choice for a drink, a meal and for overnight luxury accommodation if you’re in this lovely part of the country”.

The Chip & Pin, High Street, Melbourne 07957 806 454 www.chipandpinpub.com South Derbyshire’s first micropub, the Chip & Pin, was voted ‘Best Micro Pub’ in the UK by The Times: “There’s no bar in this former bank; ales are served straight from the cask. The old manager’s office is available for private do’s”.

Brickmakers Arms, Main Street, Newton Solney 07525 220 103 www.brickmakersarms.pub Burton & South Derbyshire Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) awarded 2017 Pub of the Year in the South Derbyshire Category to the Brickmakers Arms. Also shortlisted were The Admiral Rodney Inn, Main Street, Hartshorne (01283 227 771, Facebook: The Admiral Rodney) and The Black Horse, Burton Road, Coton in the Elm (01283 762 947, www.theblackhorsederbyshire.co.uk).

The John Thompson Inn & Brewery, Ingleby, Melbourne 01332 862 469 www.johnthompsoninn.com The John Thompson Inn is home to the longest-established micro-brewery in the UK and recommended in every edition of The Good Pub Guide: “Own-brew pub that strikes the right balance between attentive service, roomy comfort and good value lunchtime food”. Others highlighted as ‘Worth a visit’ included: • Colvile Arms, Lullington 01827 373 212, Facebook: The Colvile Arms • Malt Shovel, Shardlow 01332 792 066, www.maltshovelshardlow.co.uk • The Bulls Head, Repton 01283 704 422, www.thebullshead.co.uk • The Hardinge Arms, King’s Newton 01332 863 808, www.hardinge-arms.co.uk • The Malt, Aston on Trent 01332 792 256, www.themaltpubaston.co.uk Nightlife in South Derbyshire Night time doesn’t stop leisure time #nightlifeinSD in South Derbyshire

Leisure • Swadlincote Ski & Snowboard Centre 01283 217 200, www.jnlswadlincote.co.uk • Swadlincote Golf Centre driving range 01283 229 839, www.swadlincotegolfcentre.com • Odeon Cinema 01283 559 060, www.odeon.co.uk • Green Bank 01283 216 269 and Etwall Leisure Centres 01283 735 404, www.activenation.org.uk Gyms and fitness studios • Evisa Personal Fitness Club 01283 599 780, www.evisafitness.com • Geia Fitness Studio & Café 01283 211 007, www.geiafitness.com • Hallmark Hotel Derby Mickleover Court 0330 028 3404, www.hallmarkhotels.co.uk • Picture of Health Fitness Studio 01332 862 532, www.pictureofhealthgym.co.uk • Reflections Beauty 01283 211 299, www.reflectionsbeauty.co.uk • Shredz Fitness Centre 01283 210 463, www.shredzfitnesscentre.com • V3 Fitness & Beauty 01283 551 976, www.v3fitnessandbeauty.co.uk • Zeus Gym 01283 212 782, Facebook: @zeusgymswad

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Mon 2 Oct, 2 – 2.30pm and Sat 7 Oct, 10.30am – 12 Noon every Monday in the month Saturday Talk - “Townscape” Rhyme Time at Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote Library Swadlincote, DE11 9DG Civic Way, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG A tale of our town’s industrial successes Children under 5 years old and their parents created and led by The Magic Attic. Part 1 is or carers are invited to Swadlincote Library based around the pedestrianised centre of for Rhyme Time. Enjoy singing and shaking town. along to a mixture of songs and rhymes. Tel: 01283 222600 Tel: 01629 533013 Email: [email protected] www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Email: [email protected] www.derbyshire.gov.uk/libraries Price: £5 per person, including light Free refreshments; Booking through the Museum Price: Free. advised.

Wed 4 Oct, 2.30 – 4pm Sat 7 Oct, 11am – 4pm Antiques Valuation Day Science Discovery Fun Day Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG DE12 8JX Bring your antiques and family heirlooms Join us for fun with science - have fun along to the Museum and have them valued experimenting! Suitable for all ages. by Bamfords Auctioneers. Tel: 01283 535039 Tel: 01283 222600 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.south-derbys.gov.uk/ www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk environmentaleducation Price: £1 per item or set; No booking required. Price: Free, although may be small Free charge for some activities. Sat 7 Oct, 9am – 5.30pm & Sun 8 Oct, 10am – 4.30pm Sun 8 Oct, 9.15am Food & Drink Fair Photography Walk in the Swarkestone Nursery, Lowes Lane, DE73 7GQ Woodland - 1 Mile Browse over 40 stalls selling a scintillating Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, selection of artisan foods and delectable DE12 8JX drinks plus a few selected craft and gift This walk will be led by a professional stalls. You will find refreshments available photographer giving tips on how to get on site in the Garden Restaurant. the best from your photos. Bring your own Tel: 01332 700800 camera. Please note there may be long grass www.swarkestonenursery.co.uk Free so suitable footwear is advisable. Price: Free entry and parking. Tel: 01283 563483 Email: [email protected] www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk Price: £2.50 per person.

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Sun 8 Oct, 9.30am – 4.30pm Tue 10 Oct, 7 – 9pm Wildfood & Wilderness Cookery – Reptiles and Amphibians - Talk Woodland Survival Crafts Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Spring Wood Nature Reserve, Nr Staunton Swadlincote, DE11 9DG Harold Reservoir, Melbourne, DE73 8BJ Join South Derbyshire Wildlife Group for Gain inspiration and understanding of some this talk with guest speaker Chris Monk, of the tasty wild foods available in Spring County Recorder. Learn about this elusive Wood, giving you confidence to ID various group of animals, shy and misunderstood - plants and fungi and use them in a variety some of which are on the endangered list. of ways. Contact for further information. Tel: 01283 215191 Tel: 07736 225035 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Price: £3 per person, including refreshments. www.woodlandsurvivalcrafts.com Price: £68 per person; £110 for two people. Tue 10 Oct, 7 – 10pm Candle Making Workshop Sun 8 Oct, 11am – 4pm Clive’s Candles Studio, West Street, Apple Day Swadlincote, DE11 9DG Calke Abbey, Ticknall, DE73 7LE Learn the skills of candle making with Clive Enjoy one of the most popular events of using equipment you have in your kitchen! the year - celebrate the English apple and Make your own ‘Candle in a Teacup’ and orchards in the beautiful gardens with amaze friends and family. juicing, tasting and games plus apple Tel: 07803 294569 advice. Something for all ages. Email: [email protected] Tel: 01332 863822 www.clivescandles.co.uk Email: [email protected] Price: £30 per person. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/calke Price: Garden ticket and parkland admission Tue 10 Oct, 7.30 – 9.30pm applies. Perfect Perennials - Talk Ticknall Village Hall, Ingleby Lane, DE73 7JU Sun 8 Oct, 6.30pm Join Ticknall Garden Club for this much ‘A Living Landscape’ - Living anticipated talk with guest speaker Nick Derbyshire Part 2 Hamilton from Barnsdale Gardens & Willington Village Hall, Twyford Road, Nursery, son of the late Geoff Hamilton. DE65 6DE Tel: 01283 562161 Over three years in the making, the pop- Email: [email protected] up wildlife cinema features a film shot in www.ticknallgardenclub.org.uk Derbyshire that will inspire and entertain Price: Tickets £8. you. With wildlife photographer and documentary filmmaker Chris Hollis. Wed 11 Oct, 2 – 4pm Tel: 07876 276629 Email: [email protected] “The Hidden Story of 1066” - Talk www.wild-scape.co.uk Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Price: £3 payable on the door. Swadlincote, DE11 9DG Mike Kelley will be delving into the hidden story of the Battle of Hastings, by looking at the traumatic events between Christmas Day 1065 and Christmas Day 1066. Tel: 01283 222600 Email: [email protected] www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: £2.50 per person, including light refreshments. 44 visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic

Thu 12 Oct, 10am – 4pm Fri 13 – Sun 15 Oct, 10am – 6pm Seasoned Cookery School - Indian Swadlincote International Food & Cookery Course Drink Festival 2017 Catton Hall, Walton on Trent, DE12 8LN Swadlincote Town Centre, DE11 0AG A one day Indian cookery class taught by RR Event’s annual three day festival Monish Bharadwaj that will give you an with food and drink to taste or take understanding of the different regions of home, featuring traders from around the India, their signature spices and the dishes world as well as some of the best local that have made Indian food so popular. producers. Plus international arts, crafts, Tel: 01283 711681 clothing and gifts, a continental bar and Email: [email protected] live entertainment including singers and www.seasonedcourses.com demonstration chefs. *Please note earlier Price: Please telephone for price and to book. finish on Sunday at 5pm. Tel: 01283 222848 Email: [email protected] Thu 12 Oct, 7.15 – 9pm www.south-derbys.gov.uk Free Willington History Group AGM & Price: Free entry and free parking. Talk Old School, The Castle Way, Willington, Sat 14 Oct DE65 6BT Willington History Group’s brief AGM and an Melbourne Festival Jazz Night illustrated talk by Derbyshire Family History Melbourne Parish Church, Church Square, Society on “Tracing the Family Tree”. DE73 8JH Tel: 01283 702894 With the Dave Newton Quartet, featuring Email: [email protected] Alan Barnes on saxophone and clarinet - a Price: £3, includes refreshments. fitting end to Melbourne Festival 2017. Bar available. Tel: 07765 819428 Fri 13 Oct, 10am – 4pm Email: [email protected] Seasoned Cookery School - Fish & www.melbournefestival.co.uk Seafood Price: Tickets £10. Catton Hall, Walton on Trent, DE12 8LN A one day class learning how to prepare a Sun 15 Oct, 12.30 – 4pm variety of fish and shellfish, then transform Bandstand Busk them into delicious dishes with perfect Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington, accompanying sauces. DE65 6DW Tel: 01283 711681 Live music taking place next to the Marina Email: [email protected] Office featuring Moore & Moore Beer - come www.seasonedcourses.com and enjoy the music and local performers Price: Please telephone for price and to book. busking. Tel: 01283 703332 Email: [email protected] www.merciamarina.co.uk Free Price: Free entry and parking.

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Sun 15 Oct, 3pm Tue 17 Oct, 7.30 – 9pm Vineyard Tour and Wine Tasting The Luttrell Psalter - Talk Sealwood Cottage Vineyard, Sealwood Lane, Repton Village Hall, Askew Grove, DE65 6GR Linton, DE12 6PA Join Repton Village History Group for this Visit this delightful corner of South historical talk with guest speaker Richard Derbyshire where you can experience an Stone. informative and fun tour of the vineyard Tel: 01283 702448 and taste the award-winning wines Email: [email protected] produced, while enjoying the fantastic www.reptonvillage.org.uk/history_group views of the countryside. Private wine Price: Visitors £3, includes light refreshments. tastings for your group or in your home are also available. Wed 18 Oct, 1 – 4pm Tel: 01283 761371 Email: [email protected] Fungi Walk www.sealwoodcottage.co.uk/vineyard Swadlincote Woodlands, Derby Road, Price: Adults £10; Booking essential. DE11 8LP Discover the variety of fungi which grow in the Woodland. This is a led walk and Tue 17 Oct, 5.30 – 8pm identification of the fungi will be done by Thinking of Starting a Business? an expert in the field. Melbourne Sports Pavilion, Cockshut Lane, Tel: 01283 228766 DE73 8DG Email: You are invited to this workshop taking [email protected] Free place at the Pavilion. Have you ever Price: Free; Booking essential. wondered about running your own business? Or recently become self- Fri 20 Oct, 7 – 11pm employed? This event will provide an introduction to everything that you need to Quiz & Chips Night at the Museum think about to be your own boss, including Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, any grants or loans that may be available. It Swadlincote, DE11 9DG is free and open to all, with help and advice Organise your team (max four people) and on offer from South Derbyshire Business pit your wits against our Quiz Master. Ticket Advice Service (supported by South price includes fish, chips and mushy pea Derbyshire District Council). supper. There are prizes for the winning Tel: 01283 595791 team. Limited selection licensed bar Email: economic.development@south-derbys. available and soft drinks. gov.uk Tel: 01283 222600 Email: [email protected] www.south-derbys.gov.uk/business Free Price: Free; Booking essential. www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: £6.50 per person.

Tue 17 Oct, 7.30pm Sat 21 Oct, 10am – 12 Noon Bolsover Castle - Talk Ollie Bobs Button Brooch Chapel Schoolroom, Willington Road, Etwall, DE54 6HX Workshop Join Etwall & Burnaston History Group for Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, this talk with guest speaker Ian Morgan. Swadlincote, DE11 9DG Tel: 01283 730287 Try something different with Sarah from Email: [email protected] Ollie Bobs and learn how to make your www.etwallhistory.org very own button brooch. Great to make as Price: Visitors £3. a handmade gift, or to wear as a personal adornment. All materials and refreshments included. Tel: 01283 222600 Email: [email protected] www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: £20 per person; Booking advised. 48 visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic

Sat 21 Oct, 11am & 2pm Mon 23 Oct, 2 – 4pm 3,2,1 Blast Off! - Quite Remarkable Archery Drop-In Session Productions Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Melbourne Assembly Rooms, High Street, DE12 8JX DE73 8GF Purchase a token from the shop and make Journey with Geoffrey Jumper and his your way to the archery pavilion. friend Mandy as they blast into outer-space! Tel: 01283 563483 Learn to moonwalk and meet aliens. The Email: [email protected] performance includes puppetry, live music, www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk magic and mayhem on an interactive and Price: £2.50 per person for 6 arrows; epic journey thorough space. Suitable for No pre-booking required. 2-6 year olds. Tel: 01332 863522 Tue 24 Oct, 2 – 4pm Email: [email protected] Preparing for Winter Price: Children £5; Adults £5; Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Sessions at 11am & 2pm. DE12 8JX Join the Environmental Education team in the classroom to make birdfeeders, then Sat 21 Oct, 2 – 4.30pm take them home and look after the birds in South Derbyshire Community your garden this Winter. Suitable for 4-12 Drummers years. Dance & Music Centre, 11 The Delph Centre, Tel: 01283 535039 Swadlincote, DE11 0AG Email: [email protected] Djembe drumming sessions for adults www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk 16 years and over. Learn how to play Price: £2.50 per child. the Djembe in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, no experience necessary. Wed 25 Oct, 10am – 12 Noon Tel: 01283 225741 Email: [email protected] Kraftiz Craft Activity www.tribalvibes.net Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Price: £3.50 per person. DE12 8JX Join Julie for a craft activity in the Kraftiz shop. Adults and children welcome. Sun 22 Oct, 11am – 4pm Tel: 01283 480272 Fine Food Fair Email: [email protected] Calke Abbey, Ticknall, DE73 7LE www.kraftiz.co.uk Celebrate local food that’s grown, raised, Price: £2.50 per person. baked or caught within a 30 mile radius of Calke Abbey. Enjoy the cooking Wed 25 Oct, 10.30am – 1pm demonstrations and tastings with the Calke chefs. Swadlincote ‘Townscape’ Glass Tel: 01332 863822 Workshop Email: [email protected] Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, www.nationaltrust.org.uk/calke Swadlincote, DE11 9DG Price: Parkland admission fee applies: Adult Be inspired by Swadlincote’s historic £3.60; Child £1.80; Family £9; Members Free. architecture and design your very own glass piece, in celebration of the ongoing ‘Townscape Project’. In addition, you can If you would like your event included also create your own glass coaster/dish to in the next edition (Nov 2017 – Feb take home with you. Tel: 01283 222600 2018) or would like to advertise in Email: [email protected] the publication, please contact www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Swadlincote TIC on 01283 222 848 Price: £5 per person; Booking advised. visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic 49

Wed 25 Oct, 12.30 - 1.30pm Fri 27 Oct, 5 – 6.30pm Museum Guided Tour “Halloween Hijinks” - A Scooby Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Doo Mystery Swadlincote, DE11 9DG Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Join one of our knowledgeable guides for Swadlincote, DE11 9DG our free, monthly tour around the Museum Something spooky is going on at the and Kiln. Museum and we need your help to solve the Tel: 01283 222600 mystery. Follow the clues and complete the Email: [email protected] activities to help the gang discover exactly www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk “who-dunnit”. Great for all “meddling kids” Price: Free; Donations appreciated. Free aged 8+. Tel: 01283 222600 Email: [email protected] Wed 25 & Thu 26 Oct, 2 – 4pm www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Laser Combat in the Woods Price: Free; Booking essential. Free Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, DE12 8JX Fri 27 Oct, 7.30 – 9pm Purchase a token from the shop and play a 2500 Years of the Horse - Talk 10 minute game in the woods. Ticknall Village Hall, Ingleby Lane, DE73 7JW Tel: 01283 563483 Email: [email protected] Join Ticknall Preservation & Historical Society for this talk by guest speaker Lois www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk Edwards. Price: £2.50 per person; Tel: 01530 810266 No pre-booking required. Email: [email protected] www.ticknalllife.co.uk/community Thu 26 Oct, 6.30 – 8.30pm Price: Visitors £2, including refreshments. Halloween Activities in the Woodlands! Swadlincote Woodlands, Derby Road, DE11 8LP Join the team for an evening of Spooky Fun in the Woodlands to include a variety of activities for all the family. Tel: 01283 228766 Email: [email protected] Free Price: Free.

Fri 27 Oct, 2 – 4pm Archery Drop-In Session Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, DE12 8JX Swadlincote ODEON Silver Cinema Purchase a token from the shop and make Silver Cinema is a series of weekly film screenings for your way to the archery pavilion. guests who are over 55. Tickets are just £3 each and Tel: 01283 563483 include hot drinks and snacks before the film. Unwind Email: enquiries@roslistonforestrycentre. and catch up with friends over aromatic tea and coffee co.uk and buttery biscuits as you get ready to be transported www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk to another reality. Whether you’re watching a critically Price: £2.50 per person for 6 arrows; No pre- acclaimed classic or talk-of-the-town new release, we’ll booking required. lead you to another time, another place. Relax as we dim the lights, raise the curtain and bring the screen leaping to life. Inspiring biopics. Laugh-out-loud comedies. Ageless romances. Let us take you there. For further information ring 01283 559 060 or go to www.odeon.co.uk 50 visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic

Fri 27 Oct, 7.30 – 11pm Sat 28 Oct, 10am – 12 Noon Rosliston Astronomy Group “Black Country Ghosts” - Talk Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, DE12 8JX Swadlincote, DE11 9DG Meetings include guest speakers or a As all hallows eve approaches Anthony magazine-style programme of short talks Poulton-Smith will be regaling audiences and presentations, followed by a night sky with snippets from his “Black Country talk and public observing if the sky is clear. Ghosts” book, before ending with a tale (You may leave during the 9pm break if about the oddest of phone calls... you have young children who wish to come along). Tel: 01283 222600 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.roslistonastronomy.org.uk www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: Adult £3; Child under 16 £1.50. Price: £5 per person, includes light refreshments; Booking advised. Fri 27 Oct – Various Times tbc Halloween Story Walk in the Sat 28 Oct Woodland! Adult and Children’s Photography Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Walks DE12 8JX Calke Abbey, Ticknall, DE73 7LE Are you brave enough to go on this twilight Join the Calke Volunteer Photographers on a walk in Rosliston Woodlands and hear the walk around the estate. Look out for hidden spooky tales told along the way. Come views and pick up a few handy photography dressed for the occasion to add to the fun. Please telephone for cost and to book your tips along the way. Adults: 10.30am- time slot. 12.30pm, Children: 1.30-2.30pm. Tel: 01283 563483 Tel: 01332 863822 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk/calke Price: Parkland admission fee applies: Adult £3.60; Child £1.80; Family £9; Members Free. Fri 27 Oct, 7.30 – 11.55pm The DIVAS Halloween Show Oakland Village, Hall Farm Road, Swadlincote, Sat 28 Oct, 3 – 6pm DE11 8ND Bretby Art Pottery - Halloween Musical Halloween event featuring: Kim Spooktacular Haywood Jones, Ruth Stanford, Vikki Rosina & Louise B, fresh from supporting Sam Bretby Art Pottery, Woodville Road, Woodville, Bailey on the recent UK tour; With side DE11 8DE shows and stand up bingo. The Heritage Trust invites you to join them Tel: 01283 240594 for ghostly activities, face painting, tales, Email: [email protected] games and spooky trails at the showroom. www.oaklandvillage.co.uk You may even see Henry, Bretby Pottery’s Price: £12 per ticket. very own ghost. Suitable for children under 10 years of age. Sat 28 & Sun 29 Oct Tel: 01283 222848 Email: [email protected] Derbyshire Horticultural www.theheritagetrust.org.uk Association Annual Fair Price: Suggested £2 donation towards Swarkestone Nursery, Lowes Lane, DE73 7GQ restoration. Come along and marvel at the massive vegetables, Autumnal floral displays and perfect chrysanthemums on display. Refreshments available on site in the Garden Restaurant. Sat: 11am-5.30pm, Sun: 10.30am-4.30pm. Tel: 01332 700800 www.swarkestonenursery.co.uk Free Price: Free entry and free parking. visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic 51

Sat 28 Oct, 7pm Mon 30 Oct, 7.30pm Sounds of Simon The Great Wall to the Warriors - Melbourne Assembly Rooms, High Street, Illustrated Talk DE73 8GF Ticknall Village Hall, Ingleby Lane, DE73 7JW The UK’s leading tribute to Paul Simon (and South Derbyshire Badger Group invite you Garfunkel), Ben Bowden and band take to join them for this illustrated Visit to you on a musical journey through all your China with guest speaker Peter Fitzpatrick. favourite Paul Simon songs. Tel: 07754 094177 Tel: 01332 863522 Email: Email: [email protected] [email protected] www.melbourneassemblyrooms.co.uk www.southderbyshirebadgergroup.co.uk Price: £10 per person. Price: Visitors £3.

Sun 29 Oct, 10am – 4.30pm Mon 30 Oct, 7.30 – 9pm Makers Market The History of Swarkestone Bridge Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington, - Talk DE65 6DW Melbourne Assembly Rooms, High Street, Visit the Makers Market at Mercia Marina DE73 8GF for handmade items, arts and crafts plus Join Melbourne Civic Society and local food & drink, with lots on offer from local guest speaker Barbara Foster as she tells crafts people with fantastic skills. Cafés & the story behind the well-known local restaurant on site or just take a seat and landmark. watch the boats! Why not take a trip on the Tel: 01332 865760 Mercia Swan - see life from the bank side. Email: [email protected] Tel: 01283 703332 www.melbournecivicsociety.org.uk Email: [email protected] Price: Visitors £2. www.merciamarina.co.uk Free Price: Free entry and parking.

Sun 29 Oct, 2 – 4pm Halloween Spooktacular Whistlewood Common, Melbourne, DE73 7JU Activities include broom-stick making, a pumpkin sale and much more, please contact to book and for further information. Tel: 01332 865342 Email: [email protected] www.shop.whistlewoodcommon.org Price: Free entry to event - small cost for Free workshop activities to cover materials. Tweet with Twitter Find us on Facebook Badge swadlinCMYK / .eps cotetic

Credits Designed by Adam Leese - www.adamleese.co.uk Swadlincote Tourist Photography by Christopher Beech Photography, Louise Galdes Photography, H Humphries, Tony Summers,Informat Jion Rock, Centre P Studden, Kevin Mason, N1 Golf, L Hextall, Melbourne Festival, Aston Well Dressers, Brickmakers Arms, Irina Rojin Compiled by Swadlincote Tourist Information Centre, June 2017 Obtaining alternative versions of this document If you would like this document in another language, or if you require the services of an interpreter, please contact us. This information is also available in large print, Braille, or audio format upon request. Phone: 01283 595795 Email: [email protected] Whilst every care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information supplied in this leaflet, the TIC and South Derbyshire District Council cannot accept responsibility for any errors, omissions or subsequent changes, nor should any entry be deemed to be an endorsement of the establishment or activity by the TIC or District Council. You are advised to confirm details when booking or before travelling. All information believed to be correct at time of print. The Glade provides an outdoor stage and arena in the natural surroundings of the forest. The venue is available for hire for both community and corporate events. Special rates available for community and charity use. Look out for the following shows coming to The Glade…

Thursday 24th August, 4pm Saturday 2nd September, 7pm The Lost World Last Night of the Proms Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s thumping adventure Join us for an evening of inspired the likes of King Kong, Godzilla, Indiana classic music from the Bond Jones and a host of others – intrepid explorers films and singalong to all travel to an uncharted plateau and find flora and the Proms favourites with fauna beyond their wildest dreams. But how will Newhall Band. Arena open they make anyone believe the wonders they have from 5.30pm, performance actually seen exist? Unless, of course, they bring at 7pm. Don’t forget to bring something back…Illyria promises prehistoric thrills, a picnic! monster laughs and life size dinosaurs in the must- Price: Adult £5, Concessions/Child £2.50, Family £12. see show of the summer. Tel: 01283 222848 Price: All tickets £10 (2 years and under free) Tel: 01283 222848 Friday 27th October Halloween Save the date and keep a wary look out for more details coming soon on our spooky plans for Halloween!

The Glade is an outdoor venue so please remember to dress according to the prevailing weather conditions and to wear appropriate footwear.

For further information about these events or if you would like to have your own event at The Glade, please contact 01283 563483 www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk