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| Venue: | Ancient House, Museum of Thetford Life |
| Address: | White Hart Street, Thetford, Norfolk IP24 1AA
Tel: 01842 752599 Website |
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| Event title: | "Still Life Drawing" |
| Description: | Join a one day workshop and learn the basis skills required to produce beautiful still life drawings with professional artist Elizabeth Balkwill. Bring your own drawing materials. Please note lunch is not included in the cost of this workshop. |
| Audience: | Adults
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 9
10.30am to 3.00pm |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: £25 or £22 for Friends and Museum Passholders |
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| Venue: | Apsley Paper Trail |
| Address: | Frogmore Paper Mill and Visitor Centre, Fourdrinier Way, Apsley Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP3 9RY
Tel: 01442 234600 Website |
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| Event title: | "Water+Power+Fibre =Paper" |
| Description: | Public event, Sunday 17th October 11am to 4pm. Make continuous drawings with dyed pulp and water. Draw and paint from our narrow boat on the River Gade and Grand Union Canal. Make paper and use it for monoprinting and letterpress. Construct waterwheels, do some figure drawing of firemen and join in with other water activities.
Schools project on display. |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 17
14th October Schools Project, |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: £3.50p |
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| Venue: | Beeston Hall School Sports Hall |
| Address: | Cromer Road, West Runton, Cromer, Norfolk NR27 9NQ
Tel: 01263 825066 Website |
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| Event title: | "On My Island" |
| Description: | Drop in to Beeston Hall School where artist Jessica Perry will assist you to draw your fantasy home, creating an enormous ocean, full of islands and connected by fleets of decorated paper boats. On show will be work by local artists from Barrington Farm. |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 30, 31
10am-4pm |
| Cost: | Normal admission charge
Event: free |
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| Venue: | Bishop's Stortford Museum |
| Address: | South Road 1-3, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire CM23 3JG
Tel: 01279 651746 Website |
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| Event title: | "Fun with Chinese patterns" |
| Description: | Hosting an exhibition Silks of Life: An Exhibition of Chinese Costume in a period from 8th July to 1st September 2010. The Museum wants to introduce Chinese patterns to children and adults through the media of drawing to link with the Big Draw during the exhibition. |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | 20th July and 27th July, 2 sessions of 2 hours 10-12 and 1-3pm |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: £5 per participant |
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| Venue: | Bretton Library |
| Address: | The Cresset, Bretton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE3 8DS
Tel: 01733 864287 Website |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw Creates A Big Roald Dahl Drawing !" |
| Description: | Come and help us to create a huge drawing using the characters and places from Roald Dahl’s bestselling books, which will be available for people to borrow on the day. This event is open to everyone, whether you think you can draw or not! |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 2
12.30pm-2.30pm (You can drop in for just 5 minutes or stay for the whole session if you want!) |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: Free |
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| Venue: | Cambridge University Botanic Garden |
| Address: | 1 Brookside, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 1JE
Tel: 01223 331 875 Website |
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| Event title: | "Me as a plant" |
| Description: | What would you look like if you were a plant? Come along and join in with this fun family drawing and collage activity. |
| Audience: | Family
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 2
Drop in 11am-3pm |
| Cost: | Normal admission charge
Event: £2 per child & normal admission charge for adults |
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| Venue: | Epping Forest Arts |
| Address: | St Mary's Church, 201 High Road, Loughton, Essex IG10 1BB
Tel: 01992 564558 |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw" |
| Description: | An exhibition of 'drawing conversations' with EFA artist Helen Morse Palmer and a variety of participants. Each drawing is constructed on a respond-and-return basis in which the artwork is posted back and forth between Helen and the individual participant. Participants range from a three year old girl to a teenage boy to a sixty year old woman with learning disabilities. |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
9th Oct - Free workshop: 11am - 1pm. Your chance to take part in a drawing conversation with Helen, Exhibition is open daily except during hours of service |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: This event is free |
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| Venue: | Fitzwilliam Museum |
| Address: | Trumpington Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 1RB
Tel: 01223 332900 Website |
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| Event title: | "Lord Fitzwilliam and the Cambridge Quest" |
| Description: | An interactive drawing and reading adventure between the Central Library and The Fitzwilliam Museum. Designed and run with Art students from ARU. |
| Audience: | Family
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 23
Trail available from both sites throughout half term, 10.30 am- 4.00pm |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: FREE drop in |
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| Venue: | Kettle's Yard |
| Address: | Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB3 0AQ
Tel: 01223 748 100 Website |
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| Event title: | "Pebbletastic" |
| Description: | Take inspiration from Zen gardens and our exciting exhibition of John Cage drawings and make your own artwork using pebbles. With artist Lara Jones. |
| Audience: | For 5-8 year olds and their carers
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 26
10am-12pm and 1pm-3pm |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: £10 per child (£7 conc.) |
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| Event title: | "SPLUNK, SPLASH, SPLAT" |
| Description: | Join artist Jane Waterhouse to explore our exhibition Every Day is a Good Day and make experimental musical scores and sound-inspired drawings based on the drawings of John Cage. |
| Audience: | For 9-12 year olds
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 27
10am-12pm |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: £10 (£7 conc.) |
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| Venue: | Letchworth Museum & Art Gallery |
| Address: | Broadway, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire SG6 3PF
Tel: 01462 685647 |
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| Event title: | "Saturday Club: The Big Draw" |
| Description: | Drawing Games and puzzles as part of Big Draw Day 2010 |
| Audience: | Family
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 9
11:30am – 1pm |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: FREE |
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| Event title: | "Toddler Afternoon: The Big Draw" |
| Description: | Scribbling fun, plus toys, squash and biscuits. |
| Audience: | Children
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 11
1:30 – 3pm |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: FREE (small charge for refrshments) |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw: Make Your Mark on the Future" |
| Description: | What will you create for display in a museum of the future? For young and old. Drop in. |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 28
10am-12noon and 2 - 4pm |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: FREE |
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| Venue: | Moyse's Hall Museum + Bury Art Gallery |
| Address: | Cornhill, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 1DX
Tel: 01284 706183 Website |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw" |
| Description: | Join us to make a huge mural of the architectural landscape of Bury St Edmunds, using different art movements and a variety of media. |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 9, 10
10.30- 4.00 |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: No charge. All participants will receive a free pass to the museum |
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| Venue: | Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology |
| Address: | Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology, Downing Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 3DZ
Tel: (01223) 339666 Website |
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| Event title: | "Cambridge Drawing Together" |
| Description: | Come along to the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, be inspired by the diversity of people and cultures from around the world, join Rowan artists and students in making some art and challenge your expectations. No experience required. Group booking required, individuals please just drop by. For more information about Rowan, visit Rowan's website www.rowanhumberstone.co.uk |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 7
10.30am to 2.30pm |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: No Charge |
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| Venue: | Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Address: | Faculty of Classics, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB3 9DA
Tel: (01223) 339666 Website |
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| Event title: | "Cambridge Drawing Together" |
| Description: | Come along to The Museum of Classical Archaeology, be inspired by the great works of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture, join Rowan artists and students in making some art and challenge your expectations. No experience required. Group booking required, individuals please just drop by. For more information about Rowan, visit Rowan's website www.rowanhumberstone.co.uk |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 4
10:30am to 2:30pm |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: No charge |
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| Venue: | Museum of East Anglian Life |
| Address: | Crowe Street, Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 1DL
Tel: 01449 612229 Website |
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| Event title: | "The Big Read Big Draw in the Big Barn" |
| Description: | Join us in the Museum's 13th Century barn for art activities, storytelling and more. This years theme is the book 'Flat Stanley' by Jeff Brown. Discover the amazing adventures of Stanley Lambchop - who is only half an inch thick! Keep an eye out for the Museum art thieves! |
| Audience: | Family
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 28
10.30am to 3.30pm |
| Cost: | Normal admission charge
Event: Up to 3 children free with a paying adult |
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| Venue: | Museum of Zoology |
| Address: | Downing Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 3EJ
Tel: (01223) 339666 Website |
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| Event title: | "Cambridge Drawing Together" |
| Description: | Come along to The Museum of Zoology, be inspired by the collection of recent and fossil animals, join Rowan artists and students in making some art and challenge your expectations. No experience required. Group booking required, individuals please just drop by. For more information about Rowan visit Rowan's website www.rowanhumberstone.co.uk |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 5
10.30am to 2.30pm |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: No charge |
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| Venue: | Norfolk and Norwich Heritage Trust |
| Address: | Dragon Hall, 115-123 King Street, Norwich, Norfolk NR1 1QE
Tel: 01603 677623 Website |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw The Big Draw Bumper Family Fun Week" |
| Description: | Something to keep little fingers busy in every room of Dragon Hall! |
| Audience: | Family
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
10am-3pm |
| Cost: | Normal admission charge
Event: FREE |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw Make your Mark: Medieval Painting Wor" |
| Description: | A chance for budding young artists to join us for a 2 1/2hr workshop and learn how to paint and produce a masterpiece just like a medieval artist.
Prepare your board, sketch the amazing architecture of Dragon Hall, mix medieval pigments and unusual ingredients to make your own paint. |
| Audience: | 10-15 year olds
This event is closed to the public |
| Dates: | October 26, 28
10-12.30 OR 1.30-4pm |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: £10 per child, £8 per child if a member of Norfolk and Norwich Heritage Trust |
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| Venue: | Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery |
| Address: | Shirehall, Market Avenue, Norwich, Norfolk NR1 3JQ
Tel: 01603 222594 Website |
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| Event title: | "Songmarks" |
| Description: | Draw to the song of Norfolk’s birds, from the elusive bittern to the common coot, in the Ted Ellis Norfolk Room at Norwich Castle Museum. Watch your eco-friendly rice paper birds fly off from the Castle battlements at the end of the day attached to bio-degradeable helium balloon. No prior drawing skills required - just a passion for Norfolk's wetlands! |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 25, 26
10.30-3.30 |
| Cost: | Normal admission charge
Event: none |
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| Venue: | Orton Library |
| Address: | Ortongate Centre, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5RQ
Tel: 01733 864287 Website |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw Creates A Big Roald Dahl Drawing !" |
| Description: | Come and help us to create a huge drawing using the characters and places from Roald Dahl’s bestselling books, which will be available for people to borrow on the day. This event is open to everyone, whether you think you can draw or not! |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 2
11.30am-1.30pm (You can drop in for just 5 minutes or stay for the whole session if you want!) |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: Free |
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| Venue: | Polar Museum |
| Address: | Scott Polar Research Institute, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 1ER
Tel: (01223) 339666 Website |
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| Event title: | "Cambridge Drawing Together" |
| Description: | Come along to The Polar Museum, be inspired by the collections, join Rowan artists and students in making some art and challenge your expectations. No experience required. Group booking required, individuals please just drop by. For more information about Rowan, visit Rowan's website www.rowanhumberstone.co.uk |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 6
10.30am to 2.30pm |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: No charge for this event |
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| Venue: | Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts |
| Address: | University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7TJ
Tel: 01603 593199 Website |
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| Event title: | "ArtXTra Surreal Worlds Holiday Workshop" |
| Description: | Artist-led workshop with Mandy Roberts. Create your own utopian world and design a large-scale surreal dream space or cityscape. You will be able to develop your drawing skills and experiment with surreal drawing techniques. Artwork later to be displayed in Norwich city centre shop windows.
Booking essential. T 01603 593199 |
| Audience: | Teenagers
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 27
Wednesday, 10.30pm-3pm |
| Cost: | Normal admission charge
Event: £18 Full Price/ £12 Concessions; includes materials |
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| Event title: | "Draw, Morph and Animate! Holiday Workshop" |
| Description: | Spend the day with artist David Lloyd and get the chance to experiment with 2D cell animation. Sketch objects from the collection and then morph them into your own moving animations. The price includes a DVD of your animations.
Booking essential - T 01603 593199
Please bring a packed lunch |
| Audience: | Children
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 28
10.30am-3pm |
| Cost: | Normal admission charge
Event: £18 Full Price/ £12 Concessions (accompanying adults free); includes materials |
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| Event title: | "Magical Flying Carpets Holiday Workshop" |
| Description: | Explore the galleries and make drawings and rubbings from around the building to create a magical flying carpet.
Booking essential - T 01603 593199
Please bring a packed lunch
Children must be accompanied by an adult |
| Audience: | Children
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 29
10.30am-3pm |
| Cost: | Normal admission charge
Event: £18 Full Price/ £12 Concessions (accompanying adults free); includes materials |
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| Venue: | Science Alive |
| Address: | Harlow Leisure Zone, Second Avenue, Harlow, Essex CM20 3TP
Tel: 01279 311499 Website |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw: Future Present" |
| Description: | A chance for you to dream up and draw designs for a really useful or wild and wacky invention for far into the future or for right now...
Saturday workshops all through October
Half-Term workshops and exhibition of best ideas and beautiful visions
Book by phone or via our website |
| Audience: | Children
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 |
| Cost: | Normal admission charge
Event: £3 adult £2 children (4-16) |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw: Making a Mark" |
| Description: | Using the Science Alive Gallery for inspiration, come and work on a poster, painting or short animation with a message about our impact on the world around us.
Further details by phone or via our website. |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
3:30 - 5:30 |
| Cost: | Normal admission charge
Event: £3 adult £2 children (4-16) |
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| Venue: | Shackleton Lower School |
| Address: | Pearcey Rd, Bedford, Bedfordshire MK42 9LZ
Tel: 01234 352912 |
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| Event title: | "Drawing Closer" |
| Description: | A family event to draw together Shackleton Lower School, Cherry Trees Nursery and Childrens' Centre. Each setting will hold their own creative activities during the week then come together on Thursday 7th October at the school for a shared 'Big Draw' in the school hall. |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is closed to the public |
| Dates: | October 7
9-12 |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: free |
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| Venue: | stART - Cottenham & Impington |
| Address: | Cottenham Village College, High Street, Cottenham, Cambridgeshire CB24 8UA
Tel: 01954 288748 Website |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw" |
| Description: | Come and add a 10 minute self-portrait to our wall of faces. Pick up a post-it note in the foyer and doodle, sketch or draw your contribution to our community artwork.
Drop in when the College is open, or to these events:
* Saturday 16 October, Family Learning Day
* Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 October, Fen Edge Art Exhibition |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: FREE |
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| Venue: | University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge |
| Address: | University Museum of Zoology, Downing Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 3EJ
Tel: 01223 336650 Website |
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| Event title: | "Galapagos! The Big Draw at the Museum of Zoology" |
| Description: | Go on a voyage of discovery as we build an island in the museum galleries. Explore island life and some of the amazing animals that have evolved in these unique, isolated environments. What will you add to the island? A new species? or an invader that might tip the balance of the island habitat? |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 23
11:00-16:00 |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: Free |
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| Venue: | Watford BoroughCouncil |
| Address: | Town hall, Watford, Hertfordshire WD17 3EX
Tel: 01923 278150 Website |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw" |
| Description: | Come draw with me... |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 30
10-4 |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: tbc |
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| Venue: | Witham United Reformed Church |
| Address: | Witham United Reformed Church, Newland Street, Witham, Essex CM8 1AH
Tel: 01376 500958 |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw" |
| Description: | All ages welcome to the event at The Centre, Witham URC. We will be designing buildings using well known buildings from our own town as a starting point then you can add the twist! Following the theme 'make your mark on the future' in relation to our own town. Fair trade refreshments and nibbles available from Meeting Point |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 27
10.30 - 3.00 |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: Free |
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