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Highlight events in red Fun-Ray-Sing Fri 26 June Time: 7.00pm Tickets: £12 Enjoy this fantastic opportunity to see Vin Garbutt at A truly atmospheric evening. Pre-booked tickets advised for this popular event.
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. Performed by MDCC Sat 4 & Sun 5 July Time: 6.30pm Tickets: £5 in advance £7 on the door
Pre-booked tickets advised. Indoor space available if weather is poor. Archaeology Quest Sat 18 July – Sun 24 July 2009 10.30am – 5.00pm Normal Admission Prices Members Free Pick up your trowel and spade and become a real archaeologist this week at Avoncroft for National Archaeology Week! Get the full archaeology experience as you discover finds, try out some experimental archaeology and even conduct your own mini excavation! Robin Hood and King Arthur’s Training Camp Sat 25 & Sun 26 July 2009 10.30am – 5.00pm Normal Admission Prices Members Free Have a go at becoming a legendary hero this weekend. Enter Robin Hood’s Camp and try archery and a castle catapult range. See if you can spot all the Merry Men. Then head over to King Arthur’s Camp and meet dragons, dress as a knight, try deer hunting and join King Arthur’s Army. If you are unsure of the tales of King Arthur or Robin Hood take a seat and watch our hilarious puppet shows performed by Major Mustard. Planes, Trains and Automobiles Sat 1 & Sun 2 August 10.30am – 5.00pm Normal Admission Prices Members Free On your marks… get set… go! Want to design and fly planes, build and race a car or ride a train? Do all that and more at our fast-paced event that will definitely get you going places! TRAIL – Rich and Poor Mon 3 – Fri 7 August 10.30am – 5.00pm Normal Admission Prices Members Free If you had lived years ago, would you have mingled with the poor peasants, or lived the high life with the lords and ladies? Come and see the places people lived and worked in the past… maybe you’ll change your mind! Gruesome History Weekend Sat 8 & Sun 9 August 2009 10.30am – 5.00pm Normal Admission Prices Members Free Discover the most gruesome bits of history this weekend with our medieval Barber- surgeon and a Wise Woman. Find out how illnesses and injuries were treated in the Sixteenth Century. View different types of weaponry and see what ghastly wounds this equipment could cause; take a look at the living conditions and discover why the people were so smelly. Children are encouraged to take part in our activities and take a piece of gruesome history away with you. TRAIL – Look Closer Mon 10 –Fri 14 August 10.30am – 5.00pm Normal Admission Prices Members Free Think you know our buildings? Come and have a closer look and discover some of our hidden gems. The Great Avoncroft Adventure! Sat 15 & Sun 16 Aug 10.30am – 5.00pm Normal Admission Prices Members Free Put on your hat and pick up your binoculars; it’s time to become an explorer! Become an ace animal tracker, make a map and set off to explore; who knows what lost temples and hidden treasures you might discover on your Avoncroft Adventure? TRAIL – Mischievous Fairies Mon 17 – Fri 21 August 10.30am – 5.00pm Normal Admission Prices Members Free Oh no - those pesky little pixies have got into all the Avoncroft buildings again, and they’re causing all kinds of trouble! Come help us find them and put a stop to their mischief! Blast Off! Sat 22 & Sun 23 August 10.30am – 5.00pm Normal Admission Prices Members Free This weekend, really get away from it all… all the way to outer space! Make your rocket and blast off into the cosmos for a mind blowing adventure in the stars. With amazing stories, a chance to create your own constellation and even some stargazing of your own in our temporary planetarium, join us for a weekend that really is out of this world! TRAIL – Camera Challenge Mon 24 – Fri 28 August 10.30am – 5.00pm Normal Admission Prices Members Free Bring your camera for an exciting journey around the site told by your photos! Suitable for all ages, we’ll give you some top tips to get better pictures, show you some great places to be snapping from, and give you some wonderful new memories to take home with you. Queen Sat 29 - Mon 31 Aug 2009 10.30am – 5.00pm Normal Admission Prices Members Free Her Royal Majesty Queen Victoria requests the pleasure of your company at the Avoncroft Victorian Garden Party. Take tea with Queen Enjoy the romantic costumes of the era Learn about and experience the lost arts of quilt making, embroidery, rag rugging, lavender and lace. Try your hand at the coconut shy and sideshows or stretch out under the trees with a game of draughts and a cool glass of lemonade. FRAME 2009 Sat 5 & Sun 6 September 2009 10.30am – 5.00pm Normal Admission Prices Members Free It is all things woody this weekend as the Carpenters’ Fellowship holds its Annual Festival. Watch the axe throwing competition, join in with the talks and discover how timber- framed buildings are constructed. Children can join in a mini timber framer challenge and other activities. Wychavon Oil Engine Preservation Society Rally – 30th Anniversary Sat 12 & Sun 13 Sept 2009 10.30am – 5.00pm 10.30am – 5.00pm Normal Admission Prices Members Free Celebrate with the Wychavon Oil Engine Society this year to mark their 30th Anniversary of coming to Model Transport Weekend Sat 19 & Sun 20 September 10.30am – 5.00pm Normal Admission Prices Members Free Enjoy viewing model engines, boats and all forms of road transport this weekend in partnership with the Bromsgrove Society of Model Engineers and the Guild of Model Wheelwrights. Don’t forget to have a go on the model railway! Apple Day Sun 4 Oct 2009 10.30am – 5.00pm Normal Admission Prices Members Free Join us to explore the story of the apple from pollination to consumption. In partnership with the Array Fruit Farm there will be numerous local apples on display to taste. There will be beekeepers; composting advice; cider pressing and local produce stands. Visit the Avoncroft Orchard to see our beautiful cider apple trees and take part in fun apple- themed activities. At 2.30pm you are welcome to attend the Avoncroft Harvest Thanksgiving and Dedication service in Half Term Fun – The Big Draw! Tue 27 Oct – Sun 1 Nov 2009 10.30am – 5.00pm Normal Admission Prices Members Free Have a go at the sort of drawing everyone can do; let out your inner creativity by having a doodle! Please note that all events are subject to change. If you would like to subscribe to our events mailing list please contact enterprises@avoncroft.org.uk. |
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