Pull-out and keep. FREE and great value What’s On things to do! in Nottinghamshire Summer 2016 Don’t miss • Medieval fun at the Robin Hood Festival • Roald Dahl Summer Reading Challenge • Southwell Library Poetry Festival nottinghamshire.gov.uk/whatson Family Life 12 Family Fun Arts & Heritage Great Outdoors What’s on? Getting Active Events and activities in Nottinghamshire Delivered by (W) Suitable for individuals between 1 July – 30 September 2016 who use a wheelchair Inspire Garden Dusk Chorus Introduction to Spoon Exhibition Friday 1 July Carving Tuesday 7 June 7.30 – 10.00pm (approx.) Saturday 9 July – Thursday 21 July Sherwood Forest Country Park 10.15am – 4pm Arnold Library Gallery £5 per person Rufford Abbey Country Park FREE Carl Cornish will give an £30 per person (£3 parking) Come and see a feast of fl oral introductory talk and tips on how An adult only workshop artworks. Each bloom, made in to fi nd Sherwood’s birds and intended for beginners. Gain an a creative afterwards we will walk through the understanding of the process of arts drop-in forest to enjoy the dusk chorus. Not spoon carving using different types workshop, suitable for under 16’s. Booking of wood and tools, with the aim captures the essential, call 01623 823 202. of walking away with your own individuality creation. Booking advised, call of Inspire SONAR: Audio 01623 821 338. libraries across the Production Workshop county. (W) Sunday 3 and 10 July Bat Walk 10am – 5pm Saturday 9 July Exhibition: Battle of The Old Library 8.30 – 9.30pm £40 per person for two days Saturday 20 August the Somme: local men 9 – 10pm approx remembered Two day Audio Production workshop. Sunday 3 July - practical Sherwood Forest Country Park Thursday 16 June music making day learning skills in £5 per person – Wednesday 27 July the studio. Sunday 10 July - record Join a Ranger on this 1.5 mile Worksop Library as a group using newly acquired walk to learn more about the bats FREE skills, with professional guidance. of Sherwood Forest. Please bring Part of SONAR Music Industry a low powered torch and insect 100 years on, this exhibition Week. Booking essential, call repellent is recommended. Booking remembers local casualties of 01623 644 377 or email: essential, call 01623 823 202. the Battle of the Somme, one of [email protected] the bloodiest battles in history. (W) Featuring information and photographs Please note a parking from the charge applies at Rufford local studies and Sherwood Country collection Parks at certain times. Visit For even more events visit and Roll of nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ Honour. (W) countryparks for more details. whatson facebook.com/nottinghamshire @NottsCC Find out fi rst... emailme Family Life 13 Lemn Sissay MBE © Aida Muluneh Brother Oswald, British Rowing Junior Lay Brother of Rufford Championships Abbey – Living History Saturday 16 Character – Sunday 17 July All day Sunday 10 July 11am – 4pm Holme Pierrepont Country Park, home of The National Water Rufford Abbey Country Park Thursday 14 Sports Centre FREE (£3 parking) – Sunday 17 July Come and Meet Brother Oswald, Cistercian Various prices. Visit the web watch the Lay Brother of Rufford Abbey. page or contact the library for future of Learn about the Abbey buildings details British rowing and the lives of the monks who compete in lived here 800 years ago. Brother Join us for this the Junior Oswald will be available from noon annual festival British to answer questions, before a tour of poetry, Rowing Championships. Racing of the Abbey at 2.30pm. featuring an exciting line- over 2000m, you can come and up of poets, cheer on all of the competitors as Ravenshadow including they race along the Regatta Lake. © Lucinda Douglas-Menzies nwscnotts.com (W) Sundays: Lemn Sissay 10 July, 14 August, MBE, Daljit Nagra and Kate Fox. 4 and 25 September With inspiring readings, talks, Inspire now delivers 12noon, 2pm and 3.30pm workshops, performance, a culture, learning and children’s event and more, it’s not Sherwood Forest Country Park library services on behalf of to be missed. Let poetry inspire FREE (£3 parking) Nottinghamshire County Council. you! Book at the library or call Come along to Sherwood today 01636 812 148. For more details, and meet some of the colourful or to book online* visit costumed characters from the nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ Ravenshadow Group. Be amazed southwellpoetryfestival as the lads and lasses demonstrate *Online bookings their medieval combat skills ‘up incur a booking close and fee per ticket. personal (W) under the Major Oak’! (W) © Millican now delivers cultural, learning and library services on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council. Family Life 14 Archives Tours © Quentin Blake, 2016 © Quentin Blake, Summer Reading The Big Friendly Butterfl y Hunt Challenge 2016: Exhibition Saturday 23 July The Big Friendly Read Tuesday 19 July 10.30am – 12noon Saturday 16 July – Thursday 1 September Sherwood Forest Country Park – Sunday 11 September Mansfi eld Library Gallery £2.50 children, accompanying adults FREE (£3 parking) All Nottinghamshire libraries FREE FREE Nottinghamshire school children A butterfl y stroll, to see how many species we can fi nd. Then create Celebrate 100 years of the brilliant and artists have been inspired by your own fl uttery butterfl y on a Roald Dahl. Sign up at any library, the fantastic stories of Roald Dahl. stick to take home. For adults read six library books and collect Together they have created a Big and children aged 4-12. Booking rewards for every book read. It’s Friendly Exhibition of amazing essential, call 01623 823 202. fun, it’s friendly and totally FREE. artwork and an ‘interactive reading For children aged 4 -11. shed’ set in a garden of wonderful woolly fl owers. (W) Lovely Lace Rufford’s Summer Exhibition Archives Tours Sunday of Music Saturday 23 July presents: Hucknall Wednesday 20 July – Thursday 1 September and Linby Mining 10.30 – 11.30am Arnold Library Gallery Community Brass Tuesday 16 August FREE 2.30 – 3.30pm This eclectic exhibition has been Sunday 17 July Wednesday 21 September inspired by documents from our 2 – 4pm 2.30 – 3.30pm amazing Lace Heritage held within Rufford Abbey Country Park Tuesday 27 September Nottinghamshire’s Archives. Come FREE (£3 parking) 6 – 7pm and see a richly textured ceramic There is no fi ner way to spend a patchwork quilt, a variety of Friday 21 October Sunday afternoon than to relax intricate patterned prints and 10.30 – 11.30am and listen to a traditional brass an array of contemporary band. Please bring a chair (some Nottinghamshire Archives personalised lace bobbins. (W) chairs will be provided) relax, make £5 yourself comfortable and listen Explore your county’s history to the with our behind-the-scenes tour Hucknall of Nottinghamshire Archives, and Linby and discover how we care for Mining Nottinghamshire’s written heritage. Community For adults and children aged 12+ Brass. accompanied by an adult. Booking essential, call 0115 958 1634. (W) facebook.com/nottinghamshire @NottsCC Find out fi rst... emailme Family Life 15 John Kirk presents: Outlaw Triathlon The Mill Adventure Base Roald Dahl’s The Twits Sunday 24 July – Summer Holiday Club Saturday 23 July All day Monday 25 July 10.30am Holme Pierrepont Country Park, – Friday 26 August West Bridgford Library home of The National Water (Monday to Friday only) 0115 981 6506 Sports Centre 9.30am – 4.30pm Saturday 23 July FREE for spectators The Mill Adventure Base 2pm Come and watch the renowned one £25 per day Arnold Library day endurance challenge where Enjoy three adventurous activities 0115 920 2247 competitors take on a 2.4 mile each day, for children aged FREE swim, 112 mile bike ride and 26.2 8-12 years old. Bring your own John Kirk welcomes you to the mile run! nwscnotts.com (W) refreshments and lunch. Booking is magical world of Roald Dahl with essential, email a lively retelling of The Twits. Monks and Minors Rally outdoor.environmental Suitable for children aged 6+. @nottscc.gov.uk or call “The Twits” is presented with the MADMOGS – Mansfi eld 01623 556 110. kind permission of Casarotto & District Minors Ramsay and the Roald Dahl estate. Owners Group Booking essential. (W) Talk: Clubbing Sunday 24 July Together 10am – 4.30pm Tuesday 26 July Birthday Summer Trail Rufford Abbey Country Park 2.30pm Saturday 23 July FREE (£3 parking) West Bridgford Library – Sunday 4 September Now in its 0115 981 6506 11am – 3pm 8th year, Tuesday 20 September Sherwood Forest Country Park this rally 2pm £1 per trail leafl et (£3 parking) is a fi rm Mansfi eld Central Library favourite This fun fi lled self-guided trail will 01623 651 337 for many lead you around the Visitor Centre £3 and to the Major Oak. Find out how on the annual Morris Minor Rally Remember the Ovaltineys and much you Calendar. the I-Spy Tribe? Historian and know about collector Brian Howes takes a trip Robin Find out fi rst with our latest down memory lane to the days Hood and What’s On emails. Register at when joining ‘Children’s Clubs’ and the forest nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ emailme wearing badges was part of the fun where he of growing up. Booking advised. lived. (W) emailme (W) Don’t forget to look out for fun family activities every school holiday, visit nottinghamshire.gov.uk/whatson for details. Family Life 16 Robin Hood Festival Year of the English In The Footsteps Monday 1 – Sunday 7 August Garden 2016: of Robin Hood Sherwood Forest Country Park Nottinghamshire Wednesday 27 July Allotments From 11am Tuesday 26 July (story walk 2.45 – 3.45pm) 7 – 8pm Sherwood Forest Country Park Nottinghamshire Archives £3 adults, £1.50 children 11am – 5pm daily £4 (£3 parking) The festival is alive with Join Robert of Wentbridge on a Join Nottinghamshire Archives colourful characters and Ruth Imeson as we celebrate the gentle wander through the forest as medieval fun-fi lled activities.