Primary Times Warwickshire & Solihull Back to School 2019

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Chatterbooks: 8 to 11-year-olds
Selected Libraries across Warwickshire
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/libraries
Book talk, fun games and crafts. See
website for more details.
T: 0300 555 8171.
Lego Clubs
Selected Libraries across Warwickshire
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/libraries
Imaginative, creative Lego sessions
for children. For primary school aged
children unless otherwise stated.
Code clubs: 9 to 11-year-olds
Selected Libraries across Warwickshire
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/libraries
A nationwide network of free afterschool
coding clubs for children aged 9
to 11. Booking may be required. Please
contact warwickshire.gov.uk for further
information.
Book Magic
Selected libraries across Warwickshire
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/libraries
Free family fun for children of all ages
and their accompanying adults. Stories
and crafts: a different theme every week.
T: 0300 555 8171.
4 Sept – 19 Sept
Birmingham Heritage Week: Soho
Rooftop Tours
Soho House B18 5LB
www.birminghammusuems.org.uk
Tours: 11.30am, 1 and 2.30pm. Take a
tour up to the roof of Soho House to
take in the panoramic views of the local
area. Explore the elegant Georgian home
of Birmingham’s foremost industrialist
Matthew Boulton and the meeting
place of the Lunar Society during
Birmingham Heritage Week. Tours cost
£10 per person. (Entry into visitor centre
and grounds are free.) Pre-booking is
advised. T: 0121 348 8150.
6 Sept
Jewellery Quarter Heritage Walk
Museum of the Jewellery Quarter
B18 6HA
www.birminghammusuems.org.uk
2-3.30pm. Birmingham’s world famous
Jewellery Quarter has been Britain’s
main seat of jewellery and silver
manufacture for at least the last 150
years. Come along for a lively guided
walk looking at the people, places and
themes that have helped to shape this
singular working district. Pre-booking is
essential. T: 0121 348 8140.
I See the Future
Henley Street CV37 6PT
www.shakespeare.org.uk
10am-5pm. See Stratford’s future
through giant binoculars. The
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, in
partnership with the Royal Shakespeare
Company and Creative Producers
International, has commissioned
Anagram to create an innovative artistic
project that will explore the experiences
and perspectives of Stratford-upon-
Avon residents. Working with the local
community, two pairs of giant binoculars
will curiously appear on Henley Street
and in the Bancroft Gardens over the
weekend of 6-8 September. Creations
developed at previous workshops will
be transformed into vibrant animations
that play inside the binoculars during the
weekend.
6 Sept – Ongoing
Disability Play Sessions
Bermuda Adventure Softplay World
CV10 7SD
www.bermudaplay.co.uk
6-7.30pm. Once a month, the centre
closes early to host a session for
children with disabilities or special
needs to come and play, with limited
number of children. Siblings, parents and
carers/guardians welcome. Pre-booking
essential to secure your place, as places
are limited for comfort and safety.
T: 0024 76400 593.
9 Sept
Wildlife Watch After School Club -
Wild Food Forage
Brandon Marsh SSSI Nature Reserve and
Visitor Centre CV3 3GW
www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk
3.45-5pm. Running monthly on Mondays.
The sessions are aimed at children aged
4 years and up, but younger siblings
are welcome, adults must accompany
their children unless they are 8 years
and over. Please be aware activities
occur in all weathers, so please dress
appropriately. T: 02476 302912.
•Heritage Week
Birmingham Musuems
10 Sept
Wild Home School - Tracks and
Trails
Brandon Marsh SSSI Nature Reserve and
Visitor Centre CV3 3GW
www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk
2-3pm. Wild Home School sessions,
happen every second Tuesday of the
month. With each session varying
between a mix of curriculum focused
activities, Bushcraft and nature based
activities. Each session you’ll be heading
outside to learn about something new,
with every month having a different
theme, aimed at home schooled children
working at a KS2 level (around 8 years
and up). T: 024 76 302 912.
11 September
Birmingham Heritage Week: Meet
Sir Thomas Holte Tour
Aston Hall B6 6JD
www.birminghammusuems.org.uk
1-2.15pm. Sir Thomas Holte: hero, villain,
murderer, or simply misunderstood?
Who is the man behind the myths? Entry
to this event is included in the price of
admission. Pre-booking is essential.
T: 0121 348 8100.
12 Sept
Birmingham Heritage Week: A
Servant’s Life Guided Tour
Aston Hall B6 6JD
www.birminghammusuems.org.uk
1-2.15pm. A special guided tour which
focuses on the servants at Aston Hall.
Entry to the tour is included in the price
of admission. Booking essential.
T: 0121 348 8100.
13 Sept
Birmingham Heritage Week:
Heritage Open Day
Sarehole Mill B13 0BD
www.birminghammusuems.org.uk
Tours: 12 and 2pm. Take part in free
costumed tour of Sarehole Mill. Tours
last approximately 45 minutes. Free but
pre-booking required. T: 0121 348 8160.
13 Sept – 22 Sept
Heritage Open Day 2019 Tours
The Albany Theatre CV5 6JQ
www.albanytheatre.co.uk
Various times. Guided Tours of The
Albany Theatre as part of Heritage
Open Days. Book your place on one
of the Heritage Open Day tours. Have
a glimpse into the world of a working
theatre, learn the history of an Art Deco,
1930’s building and see what very few
get the chance to see in a backstage
tour of The Albany Theatre. Celebrate
the culture of Coventry and the whole
of England with Heritage Open Days.
There’s something for all ages to enjoy.
Each tour will be approximately 45 mins -
1 hour long. T: 024 7699 8964.
14 Sept
Heritage Open Days - Old Yardley
Walk
Blakesley Hall B25 8RN
www.birminghammusuems.org.uk
11.30am-1pm and 2-3.30pm. Join experts
from the Birmingham and Warwickshire
Archaeological Society in a leisurely 2.5
mile stroll around the village of Yardley
to celebrate Heritage Open Days.
Discover the hidden history of the area.
These walks are free – pre-booking
essential as only 30 places per walk. The
walks will begin at Blakesley Hall.
T: 0121 348 8120.
Birmingham Heritage Week:
Heritage Open Day
Museum of the Jewellery Quarter
B18 6HA
www.birminghammusuems.org.uk
10.30am-5pm. Free costumed guided
tours of the Smith & Pepper jewellery
factory to celebrate Birmingham
Heritage Week and Heritage Open Days.
Pre-booking is essential.
T: 0121 348 8140.
Birmingham Heritage Week: Water,
water everywhere and not a drop
to mill!
Sarehole Mill B13 0BD
www.birminghammusuems.org.uk
1-2pm. A free illustrated talk on
waterpower at Sarehole Mill as part
of Birmingham Heritage Week and
Heritage Open Days. Pre-booking
required. Limited places. First come, first
served. T: 0121 348 8160.
Birmingham Heritage Week:
Heritage Open Days - Guided
Tour
Weoley Castle B29 5RJ
www.birminghammusuems.org.uk
12-1pm. Free tour of Weoley Castle
as part of Birmingham Heritage Week
and Heritage Open Days. Pre-booking
required. T: 0121 348 8140.
Family Day
University of Warwick CV4 7AL
www.warwickartscentre.co.uk
10am-5pm. Join the University of
Warwick for an extra-special Family Day,
jam-packed with discovery, exploration
and experiments. Dozens of stalls,
workshops, talks and performances will
take over the campus, exploring space,
dinosaurs, cities of the future, our planet,
ancient worlds and more.
T: 024 7652 4524.
14 Sept – 15 Sept
Birmingham Heritage Weekl:
Heritage Open Days
Aston Hall B6 6JD
www.birminghammusuems.org.uk
11am-4pm. Visit this magnificent
Jacobean mansion for free as part
of Birmingham Heritage Week and
Heritage Open Days. Last entrance to
the hall 3pm. T: 0121 348 8100.
Birmingham Heritage Week:
Heritage Open Day
Blakesley Hall B25 8RN
www.birminghammusuems.org.uk
Tours: 11.30am, 1.00pm and 2.30pm. Free
entry into Blakesley Hall with costumed
guided tours of the Hall. Pre-booking is
essential. To book tickets please call
T: 0121 348 8263 .
Autumn Wild Camp Out
Ryton Pools Country Park CV8 3BH
www.eventbrite.co.uk
The Autumn Wild Camp Out returns by
popular demand. Book your pitch soon
to avoid disappointment. Pitch up from
10am on the Saturday with organised
events beginning at 4pm through to
Sunday morning. These include a variety
of structured family and child friendly
activities (mostly optional). Activities will
include treasure hunt, wild archery and
quoits, friendship bracelet making, a
baked potato tea, nocturnal walks and
wildlife watching, ghost stories, toasting
marshmallows, wild small mammal and
moth trapping, bushcraft demonstrations
and more NEW activities for 2019.
Booking essential: T: 02476305592.
15 Sept
Birmingham Heritage Week:
Heritage Open Day
Sarehole Mill B13 0BD
www.birminghammusuems.org.uk
Tours: 12 and 2pm. Take part in a free
costumed tour of Sarehole Mill. Tours
last approximately 45 minutes. Prebooking
required.
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