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WHAT'S ON WHERE<br />
8 Dec - 10 Dec<br />
Christmas At Blithbury<br />
Blithbury Reindeer Lodge WS15 3HY<br />
www.blithburyreindeerlodge.co.uk<br />
see 24/11/17 for details<br />
<strong>Winter</strong> Wonderfarm<br />
Lower Drayton Farm ST19 5RE<br />
www.lowerdraytonfarm.co.uk<br />
11:00am-4:00pm Visit the Grotto to tell<br />
Santa what you’d like for Christmas and<br />
receive a gift. Meet the farm’s friendly animals.<br />
Take part in seasonal craft activities. Booking<br />
essential T: 07506 359453<br />
9 Dec<br />
Christmas Workshop<br />
Ancient High House ST16 2JA<br />
www.staffordbc.gov.uk<br />
10:00am-4:00pm Drop in Children’s<br />
Christmas decoration making workshop.<br />
Child £2. T: 01785 619131<br />
Christmas Campfire Carols<br />
Beaudesert Activity Centre WS15 4JJ<br />
www.beaudesert.org<br />
8:00pm see 2/12/17 for details<br />
Dr Darwin’s 286th Birthday! FREE ENTRY<br />
Erasmus Darwin House WS13 7AD<br />
www.erasmusdarwin.org<br />
11:00am-4:00pm Celebrate Erasmus Darwin’s<br />
birthday in all its glory with cake, carol singing<br />
and a Christmas Pudding trail. T: 01543 306260<br />
Super Snowman<br />
Gladstone Pottery Museum ST3 1PQ<br />
www.stokemuseums.org.uk<br />
11:00am-12:30pm or 1:15pm-3:00pm<br />
Make a jolly festive snowman– will he be<br />
wrapping presents, decorating a tree or riding a<br />
sledge? Normal museum admission charges.<br />
T: 01782 237777<br />
Victorian Christmas Fun Day<br />
Gladstone Pottery Museum ST3 1PQ<br />
www.stokemuseums.org.uk<br />
10:00am-4:00pm Enjoy festive stories<br />
from characters from Dickens’ Christmas<br />
Carol, join naughty elves in a snowball fight and<br />
see the stilt-walking Christmas fairy. There may<br />
even be a very special visitor in a red suit! Normal<br />
museum admission charges. T: 01782 237777<br />
Newcastle Under Lyme Lantern Parade<br />
FREE EVENT<br />
Guild Hall ST5 1PW visitcastle.co.uk<br />
4:00pm-7:00pm The Newcastle Lantern<br />
Supporters’ Club, along with the<br />
Newcastle under Lyme BID and local creative<br />
group B Arts local lantern parade. Live musical<br />
accompaniment en route. T: 01782 922712<br />
Festive Family Funday<br />
The Brewhouse Arts Centre DE14 1EB<br />
www.brewhouse.co.uk<br />
10:00am-1:00pm Marvel at the<br />
handmade decorations transforming the<br />
Brewhouse and then have fun with artists<br />
creating everything you need for your own<br />
winter wonderland – special gifts, decorations,<br />
wrapping paper, cards and even xmas trees!<br />
Stories around the “fireplace” and there may be a<br />
special visit from the man himself! £7.50 per child<br />
(2 children £10) T: 01283 508100<br />
9 Dec - 10 Dec<br />
Santa Special<br />
Apedale Valley Country Park ST5 7LB<br />
www.avlr.org.uk<br />
10:00am-4:30pm Board the train at<br />
Apedale Heritage Centre. During the<br />
15-minute round trip, Santa will meet the train<br />
and come back to the Heritage Centre. Then the<br />
children can meet Santa in his grotto and receive<br />
a quality present. Various Dates Throughout<br />
December - check site for details. Booking<br />
essential T: 0845 094 1953<br />
Visit Santa<br />
Beaudesert Activity Centre WS15 4JJ<br />
www.beaudesert.org<br />
see 2/12/17 for details<br />
Breakfast with Father Christmas<br />
Biddulph Grange Garden ST4 8FR<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
9:30am-10:30am Meet Father<br />
Christmas and he will sing a song to<br />
wish you a Merry Christmas. His helper will<br />
escort you over to the Garden Room to sit in<br />
front of the fire and have your own family<br />
magical moment telling Father Christmas your<br />
Christmas wish list. Each child will receive a<br />
small toy. Adult £8, Child £10. Booking essential<br />
T: 01782 375 534<br />
Father Christmas’s Magical Present Hunt<br />
Biddulph Grange Garden ST4 8FR<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
11:00am-3:00pm Follow the trail of<br />
presents around the garden collecting<br />
the letters to make a magic password. Once you<br />
find the Christmas Cottage whisper the magic<br />
password to the elf to meet Father Christmas.<br />
Child £4 (including present). Normal admission<br />
charges apply.Various Dates Throughout<br />
December - check site for details.<br />
T: 01782 375 533<br />
Children’s Victorian Christmas<br />
Santa Trails<br />
Tamworth Castle Grounds B79 7NA<br />
www.tamworthcastle.co.uk<br />
10:00am-4:15pm Meet the Victorian<br />
household readying themselves for the<br />
annual visit of a very special guest. Help<br />
the cook to make Christmas pudding,<br />
the mistress to decorate the Castle, the<br />
Stablehand to find the reindeers carrots,<br />
before entering Santa’s grotto to receive<br />
a surprise gift. Adult £6.50, Child 3+ £7,<br />
Child 0-2 £4. Booking essential<br />
T: 01827 709581<br />
10 Dec<br />
<strong>Winter</strong> Wonderland Day<br />
Beaudesert Activity Centre WS15 4JJ<br />
www.beaudesert.org<br />
see 3/12/17 for details<br />
Santa Boat Trip<br />
Bonded Warehouse DY8 4LU<br />
www.dudley.gov.uk<br />
10:00am-4:00pm Child boat trip and<br />
present. Adult boat trip, mince pie and<br />
drink. Tickets £9.Various Dates Throughout<br />
December - check site for details. Booking<br />
essential T: 01384 395216<br />
Santa Dash<br />
Hanley Park ST1 4DX<br />
www.alicecharity.com<br />
The Alice Charity Santa Dash is a 5k<br />
fully marshalled run, walk or gentle<br />
stroll with family, friends and colleagues in aid<br />
of Alice Charity, who help North <strong>Staffordshire</strong><br />
families to thrive rather than just survive.<br />
Registration essential T: 01782 627017<br />
Christmas Crafternoon<br />
Samuel Johnson Birthplace<br />
Museum WS13 6LG<br />
www.samueljohnsonbirthplace.org.uk<br />
3:00pm-4:30pm Make a peg doll fairy<br />
or angel that expresses your idea of the spirit of<br />
Christmas. Just bring your imagination! £10<br />
including all materials and refreshments.<br />
T: 01543 264972<br />
Christmas Workshop<br />
Stafford Castle ST16 1DJ<br />
www.staffordbc.gov.uk<br />
11:00am-4:00pm Drop in Children’s<br />
Christmas decoration making<br />
workshop. Child £2.T: 01785 257698<br />
Afternoon Tea With Mother Christmas<br />
The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery ST1 3DW<br />
www.stokemuseums.org.uk<br />
12:30pm As Father Christmas has<br />
sooooooo much to do, he cannot be with<br />
you for ‘Christmas Tea’ and so, his wife, Mother<br />
Christmas, has come on his behalf - to entertain<br />
you with festive stories. Hear the story of the real<br />
Father Christmas together with a rendition of ‘The<br />
Night before Christmas’ as well as other seasonal<br />
tales! Adults £12, Child £10. Booking essential<br />
T: 01782 232323<br />
Caudwell Children’s Elf Run<br />
Trentham Gardens ST4 8JG<br />
www.caudwellchildren.com/elfrun<br />
11:00am Join Caudwell Children on their<br />
fourth annual Elf Run. A 5km fun run or<br />
you can hop, skip, walk and jump your way to the<br />
North Pole finish line! Festive Fancy Dress is highly<br />
encouraged! Register online Adult £15, all adult<br />
places include 1 free child place. Each additional<br />
child £6. T: 01782 646646<br />
Christmas Market FREE ENTRY<br />
Victoria Hall ST1 3AD www.stoke.gov.uk<br />
Stalls selling festive gifts and carol<br />
Singers. T: 01782 211284<br />
11 Dec - 12 Dec<br />
Tea With Santa<br />
Trentham Shopping Village ST4 8JG<br />
www.trentham.co.uk<br />
5:30pm Enjoy dinner with Santa at the Six<br />
Arches Restaurant. £8.95 per person.<br />
Booking essential. T: 01782 643555<br />
15 Dec - 16 Dec<br />
Christmas Adventure<br />
Amerton Farm ST18 0LA<br />
www.amertonfarm.co.uk<br />
4:00pm-8:30pm Write a letter to Santa<br />
then get picked up by the Christmas<br />
tractor & trailer which will transport you to Mrs.<br />
Claus’ kitchen and see Santa in his grotto who will<br />
give you a Christmas gift. Meet the reindeers<br />
Dancer & Prancer and then return back and play in<br />
Billy’s Farm Barn. Santa’s letters will go by elf<br />
rocket express and will be launched at 6:30pm and<br />
8:30pm. Adult £3.99, Child £11.99. Also 21st-23rd<br />
Dec. Booking essential T: 01889 270294<br />
15 Dec - 23 Dec<br />
<strong>Winter</strong> Wonderfarm<br />
Lower Drayton Farm ST19 5RE<br />
www.lowerdraytonfarm.co.uk<br />
11:00am-4:00pm Visit the Grotto to tell<br />
Santa what you’d like for Christmas and<br />
receive a gift. Meet the farm’s friendly animals.<br />
Take part in seasonal craft activities. Booking<br />
essential T: 07506 359453<br />
15 Dec - 24 Dec<br />
Christmas At Blithbury<br />
Blithbury Reindeer Lodge WS15 3HY<br />
www.blithburyreindeerlodge.co.uk<br />
Enter into a magical wonderland and take<br />
the opportunity to feed and fuss over 100<br />
reindeer. Story-time by the fire. Attendance Elf<br />
School – where you’ll receive a certificate of<br />
attendance. A personal visit with Santa and access<br />
to the Elves Toy Workshop, where each child<br />
selects a gift. Booking essential T: 01889 504 300<br />
16 Dec<br />
Christmas Wishes<br />
Museum Of Cannock Chase WS12 1TD<br />
www.museumofcannockchase.org<br />
10:00am-4:00pm The elves need your<br />
help to find all the ingredients for Mrs<br />
Christmas’s cake. On the way, play with traditional<br />
toys and parlour games, help the elves in the<br />
workshop, create reindeer dust and the robin’s<br />
breakfast, post your letter to Father Christmas and<br />
find Mrs Christmas in her cottage to make a wish<br />
and receive a gift from her. Adults £5, Child £15.<br />
Booking essential T: 01543 877666<br />
Carols By Candlelight<br />
National Memorial Arboretum DE13 7AR<br />
www.thenma.org.uk<br />
6:00pm Suitable for all ages, this traditional<br />
carol service will fill you with the festive<br />
spirit. Enjoy a variety of sing-along<br />
festive music in Heroes’ Square amongst<br />
illuminated trees and hundreds of candles.<br />
Carol books, candles and refreshments<br />
will be available to purchase. Free event,<br />
donations appreciated. T: 01283 245100<br />
Wildlife Watch<br />
National Memorial Arboretum DE13 7AR<br />
www.thenma.org.uk<br />
10:30am-12:30pm Young explorers will<br />
be celebrating Christmas at their very<br />
own Wildlife Watch Christmas party. Child<br />
£1.50. Booking essential T: 01283 245100<br />
Festive Fun Day - FREE ENTRY FOR<br />
CHILDREN<br />
The Locksmith’s House WV13 2DA<br />
www.bclm.co.uk<br />
10:00am-4:00pm See the house<br />
decorated with traditional greenery and<br />
stir the Christmas pudding, take part in<br />
Christmas crafts and meet Santa. Explore the<br />
working class family home. See the Lock Gallery<br />
which offers an insight into some extraordinary<br />
locks from across the ages with its vast range of<br />
products. Adults £4. To book T: 0121 520 8054<br />
Clay Christmas Star<br />
The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery ST1<br />
3DW www.stokemuseums.org.uk<br />
11:00am-3:00pm Drop in and make<br />
Stars from air drying clay and decorate<br />
them with ribbon and sequins. Cost £1.50.<br />
T: 01782 232323<br />
16 Dec - 17 Dec<br />
Santa and His Reindeer<br />
Birches Valley Forest Centre WS15 2UQ<br />
www.forestry.gov.uk<br />
see 30/11/17 for details<br />
16 Dec - 19 Dec<br />
Children’s Victorian Christmas<br />
Santa Trails<br />
Tamworth Castle Grounds B79 7NA<br />
www.tamworthcastle.co.uk<br />
10:00am-4:15pm see 9/12/17 for details<br />
16 Dec - 24 Dec<br />
North Pole Adventure<br />
National Forest Adventure Farm DE13 9SJ<br />
www.adventurefarm.co.uk<br />
10:00am-6:00pm Embark on an expedition<br />
to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.<br />
Along the way meet Mother Christmas,<br />
help fix the sleigh, meet a talking Polar<br />
Bear in the Ice Cave and be entertained by<br />
the cheeky elves. A magical 2 hour family<br />
experience. Booking essential<br />
T: 01283 533933<br />
17 Dec<br />
Bird Survey Day FREE EVENT<br />
Beacon Park WS13 6QZ<br />
www.lichfielddc.gov.uk<br />
9:30am-11:30am Join the Parks Team in<br />
surveying the birds in Beacon Park and on<br />
Minster Pool. Meet at the ranger station.<br />
T: 01543 308867<br />
17th Century Christmas<br />
Ford Green Hall ST6 1NG<br />
www.fordgreenhall.org.uk<br />
11:00am-4:00pm See the Hall<br />
decorated for Christmas, Live Music,<br />
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<strong>Primary</strong> <strong>Times</strong> WINTER <strong>2017</strong> | www.primarytimes.net/staffordshire
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