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Listening to Longton: Free Family Activities Audio-recorder loan from Longton Library. in Longton A great free family activity that can help children learn more about their own past and spend some School holiday fun for all ages. quality time with their grandparents. The stories we collect can be put in our free exhibition, opening at Drop in to take a creative trip back in time and learn more about your past. Enson Works Heritage Open Weekend this September

Help us ensure that Longton’s history isn’t lost forever

For more information visit stoke.gov.uk/ensonworksheritage or call 01782 231523. Loans are free to anyone with a Stoke-on-Trent Library Card and B Arts can offer advice and support to get the most out of your family time together.

Getting ready for Longton’s biggest ever Heritage Open Weekend 12 - 15 September. And also at the original Site, the British Ceramics Biennial 28 September - 10 November

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Clay Taster Sessions: free, friendly and fun ceramic Free family art and craft sessions inspired by real-life workshops for the whole family, delivered by memories of living and working in Longton. All activities contemporary artists. All activities are 1.30 - 3.30pm. take place in Longton Market 10am - 3pm. Saturday 3 August, Gladstone Museum, Longton Buckets of wet clay, life-size ceramic walls and traditional flower making. Wednesday 24 July Saturday 10 August, The Museum, Barlaston Back to the 70s. Dress up and have your photo taken and printed Dusty old teapot molds, sticky clay glue and making something new together. to create acetate drawings. Saturday 17 August, Museum & Art Gallery, City Centre Wednesday 31 July Drawing on the floor, painting with clay and getting messy. Saturday 24 August, Longton Market Windmill making using old photos of Longton Buckets of wet clay, life-size ceramic walls and traditional flower making. Wednesday 7 August All sessions are drop in except the first, please callGladstone Pottery Museum on 01782 237777 to book. 60's summer plant pots, hand painted and stamping designs For more information visit www.britishceramicsbiennial.com.

Wednesday 14 August The Clay Taster Sessions are part funded by Appetite, an exciting creative programme that aims to get more people in Stoke-on-Trent 80's disco mobiles, cd and mixed media hand made mobiles to to experience and be inspired by the arts. Appetite is funded by Arts Council England. www.appetitestoke.co.uk hang on the window or garden.

Wednesday 21 August presents summer holiday craft activities, All activities 11am - 4pm 50p plus museum admission. 90's dj-ing on ipads. Make your own 90's track to take home on cd. Tuesday 23 and Friday 26 July, Animal Magnets also Make a mini-bottle oven out of clay, with Middleport Pottery’s Tuesday 30 July and Friday 2 August, Blake Badges 2000 Kilns Project Tuesday 6 and Friday 9 August, The Saggarmaker’s Bottom Knocker! Wednesday 28 August Tuesday 13 and Friday 16 August, Pot Kiln Puppetry 50's Make Do and Mend toys, creating toys from found materials Tuesday 20 and Friday 23 August, Under the Sea such as sock puppets, paper boats, cotton reel tanks Tuesday 27 and Friday 30 August, Victorian Toys

For more information visit stoke.gov.uk/ensonworksheritage or For more information visit stoke.gov.uk/museums or to book please call 01782 231523. All sessions are drop in so come along. call 01782 237777