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February
Mon 3 Feb, 2 - 4pm
Thur 2 Jan - Fri 28 Feb, 10am - 4pm
Exhibition at Sharpe’s
Pottery Museum
West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG
Exhibition of photography by Rebecca Soanes
in the Coffee Shop and an exhibition of
handmade glassware including jewellery, bowls
and decorative dishes by Angela Thompson on
display in the Museum shop.
Tel: 01283 222600
Email: [email protected]
www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk
free
Sat 11 Jan – Sat 15 Feb, 10am - 4pm
The Earth Our Wealth ‘Future’ Exhibition
at Sharpe’s Pottery Museum
West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG
Sharpe’s will be hosting a series of exhibitions
with the theme ‘The Earth our Wealth’ by
Burton and South Derbyshire College students.
This instalment is entitled ‘Future’.
Tel: 01283 222600
Email: [email protected]
www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk
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free
Sun 2 Feb, 10am - 3pm
Melbourne Food Fair
at Melbourne Assembly Rooms
High Street, Melbourne, DE73 8GF
All fresh produce from beer, wines and spirits
to fruit, vegetables, cheese and pies; all under
one roof! Free parking.
Tel: 01332 863522
Email: [email protected] free
www.melbourneassemblyrooms.co.uk
Sat 8 Feb, 10am - 3pm
Tues 11 Feb, 7.30pm
Antiques Valuation Day at
Melbourne Assembly Rooms
Valentines Gift Fair
at Melbourne Assembly Rooms
‘Great Dixter, Past, Present
and Future’ Talk
Tel: 01332 863522
Email: [email protected] free
www.melbourneassemblyrooms.co.uk
Tel: 01332 863522
Email: [email protected]
www.melbourneassemblyrooms.co.uk
free
Free parking
High Street, Melbourne, DE73 8GF
Come and have your items valued by Bamfords
Auctineers in The Shone Lounge.
Thurs 6 Feb, 10.45am
For Ever, for Everyone
by Helen Ghosh at Calke Abbey
Ticknall, DE73 7LE
A year into her role as Director General, Helen
will talk about the way the National Trust has
adapted to the challenges of the day in the 20th
century, while keeping true to its core purpose.
High Street, Melbourne, DE73 8GF
Exotic, unusual and fun gifts for your Valentine,
lots of choice for that special person in your life .
Activity for All - Make Clay Hearts Thurs 13 Feb, 10am - 1.30pm
& 12.30pm - 4pm
at Sharpe’s Pottery Museum
Seven Wonders of Calke
West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG
Make clay hearts and then return on the
12th February, when your masterpiece is dry,
to paint it.
Tel: 01283 222600
Email: [email protected]
www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk
Price: £1 per person
Thurs 6 Feb, 7.30pm
The Time Travelling Tourist
by Jo Carter
Hilton Methodist Chapel, Main Street,
Hilton, DE65 5FW
Join Hilton and Marston History Group for
this talk by Lee Timmins on keeping the peace
in England and Wales before 1829.
Contact: Helena Coney Tel: 01283 733069
Email: [email protected]
www.hiltonmarstonhistory.org.uk
Price: Non Members £2, Membership £10
Visitors welcome at all meetings
Fri 7 Feb, 12noon
Taster Lunch - Local Food Heroes
at Calke Abbey
Ticknall, DE73 7LE
Enjoy a 3 course lunch, freshly prepared by the
Calke chefs using locally sourced produce and be
inspired to go local. There will be a multitude of
dishes and flavours for you to savour.
Tel: 01332 863822
Email: [email protected]
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/calke
Price: £25
Contact: Ticknall Garden Club
www.ticknall.org.uk
Price: Ticketed event - tel for details and to book
Mon 10 Feb, 10.30am - 1.30pm
Contact: Calke Abbey Tel: 01332 863822
Email: [email protected]
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/calke
£20 includes 2 course lunch
Normal park admission also applies
Policing before the Police Talk
Ticknall Village Hall, Ingleby Lane,
Ticknall, DE73 7JU
You are invited to join Ticknall Garden Club
for Great Dixter: Past, Present and Future; the
fantastic Fergus Garrett, don’t miss!
Mon 10 Feb, 10.45am
Calke Abbey,Ticknall, DE73 7LE
Travel through the bygone age of holidays from
the Grandest of Tours to the ‘Kiss me quick hat’
and everything in-between, take a trip down
memory lane and beyond.
Tel: 01332 863822
Email: [email protected]
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/calke
Price: £20 includes a 2 course lunch
Normal park admission also applies
Calke Abbey, Ticknall, DE73 7LE
Enter the house in the depths of winter to
discover seven unmissable objects from the
Calke collection. Learn how we look after them
and delve into the stories behind the objects.
Tel: 01332 863822
Email: [email protected]
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/calke
Price: £20 includes 2 course lunch
Normal park admission also applies
Antique
Valuation Days
at Sharpe’s Pottery Museum
7th November, 5th December,
6th February, 2 - 4pm
Tues 11 Feb, 7 - 9pm
The National Forest - Talk
Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street,
Swadlincote, DE11 9DG
Join the South Derbyshire Wildlife Group
for an illustrated talk by The National
Forest’s Head of Landscape, Biodiversity and
Recreation, Sam Lattaway. Sam outlines the
creation of a forest for everyone.
Tel: 01283 215191
www.derbyshirewildlifetrust.org.uk
Price: £3 Raffle and refreshments available
West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG
Tel 01283 222848
www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk
A fantastic chance to unearth your
family heritage and find out about the
history and today’s value of the items