What's On Guide Winter 2013/14 | Page 18

18 visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic Tues 10 Dec, 12 noon Thurs 12 Dec, 10am Fri 13 Dec, 7.30pm Lunch Club at The Old Post Centre Winter Walk - Winter Woodlands at Beehive Farm Woodland Lakes visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic 19 Sat 14 Dec, 10am - 12 noon Starga zing at Rosliston High Street, Newhall, DE11 0HX Tuesday Lunch Club including a three course meal followed by a Guest Speaker, please contact for further details. Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] www.oldpostcentre.co.uk Price: Please telephone Wed 11 Dec, 9am – 4pm NGS Open Garden Bluebell Arboretum Annwell Lane, Smisby, Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 2TA Visit this beautiful 9-acre woodland garden, which includes rare trees & shrubs. Specialist tree & shrub nursery adjacent to the gardens. Rosliston, DE12 8HZ Meet at Honeypot Tea Rooms, SK250161. A variety of woodland and field paths give us the opportunity to enjoy views visiting; Top Wood, Penguin Wood & Potter’s Wood; Terrain - field paths, woodlands rides and country lanes, distance 4.5 miles - 8 stiles. Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] Price: £2 per person Odeon Plus: The Royal Ballet – The Nutcracker (live) Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] www.ngs.org.uk Price: Adults: £2.50 Children: Free Wed 11 Dec, 10.30 - 12 noon www.odeon.co.uk/odeon-plus Price: Please see website for details Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG Christmas decorations workshop for adults including working with materials such as clay and fabric. Booking recommended but not essential. Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: £3 per person Wed 11 Dec, 6.30pm ‘Eyes Down’ Bingo Night at Sharpe’s Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG Everyone is welcome to join us for a good relaxing night out of cash bingo, with raffle and refreshments. Free adjacent car parking. Tel: [phone] www.sharpes.org.uk Talk with a Magic Lantern Christmas Theme Ticknall Village Hall, Ingleby Lane, Ticknall, DE73 7JU Join Ticknall Preservation and Historical Society with guest speaker Brian Davis. Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] www.ticknall.org.uk Price: Non members £2, members £1 Includes refreshments Sat 14 Dec, 1.45pm Fri 13 Dec, 9am - 3pm Mince Pie & Mulled Wine Walk at Rosliston Forestry Centre Swadlincote Christmas Mega Market Swadlincote Market, Market Place, The Delph, Swadlincote, DE11 0AD Swadlincote Christmas Mega Market will see the Traditional and Farmers’ stalls trading on the same day! You are invited to come along and enjoy everything that is on offer from our local producers, enjoy the entertainment for both young and old. Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] www.roslistonastronomy.org.uk Price: £2 Fri 13 Dec, 7.30pm Thurs 12 Dec, 7.15pm The Pipeworks, Coppice Side, Swadlincote, DE11 9FQ Beamed by satellite from The Royal Opera House, Peter Wright’s classic production is an essential part of Christmas for audiences of all ages. Part of the cinema’s programme of live sport, culture and music performances. Workshop for Adults Christmas Decorations Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Rosliston, DE12 8JX Talk on the Night Sky followed by stargazing if sky is clear using our telescopes. Bring your binoculars. Beginners and more experienced stargazers welcome; details correct at time of printing but please check web site for updates. free Burton Road, Rosliston, DE12 8JX Come and be merry! Enjoy a bracing walk around the centre finished off with a warming drink and a mince pie in the restaurant. Talk - A Tudor Christmas at Sharpe’s Pottery Museum West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG An illustrated talk by Maureen Taylor, one in a series of talks in Sharpe’s Saturday Talks programme; booking is advisable. Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: Tickets £5 to include light refreshment Sat 14 Dec, 10am – 3pm Have Yourself a Merry Vintage Christmas Fair Green Bank Leisure Centre, Civic Way, Swadlincote, DE11 0AD We’re returning to Swadlincote for a festive Vintage Fair and pop-up tea room, serving pots of tea, cakes and mince pies. Join us for some festive cheer! www.curlymagpie.co.uk Price: Adults: £1, Under 16’s: Free Sat 14 Dec, 11am Christmas Carol Service on The Delph, Swadlincote Town Centre The Delph, Market Square, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG A carol service on The Delph, organised by all the churches in the town, to help everyone to celebrate Christmas. Come along and enjoy well known carols you can sing plus a few more. Tel: [phone] www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk Price: £3.50 (includes drink and mince pie) Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] Sat 14 Dec, 11am - 4pm Seasonal Concert with Gresley Male Voice Choir Christmas Fine Food Fair at Calke Abbey Ticknall, DE73 7LE Local food producers will provide delicious foods to taste and buy in the Riding School. Produce on offer is grown, raised or baked within a 30 mile radius of Calke. Enjoy cooking demonstrations from the Calke chefs. Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] www.nationaltrust.org.uk/calke free Sat 14 Dec, 7.15 - 10.15pm St Johns Church, Newhall, Swadlincote Get into the festive spirit with this seasonal concert, please telephone for tickets and details. Tel: [phone] www.gresleychoir.org Price: Please telephone