What's On Guide Winter 2013/14 | Page 28

28 visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic 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: [phone] 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: [phone] Email: [email protected] www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic 29 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: [phone] 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: [phone] Email: [email protected] free www.melbourneassemblyrooms.co.uk Tel: [phone] 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: [phone] 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: [phone] 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: [phone] 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: [phone] 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: [phone] 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: [phone] 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: [phone] www.derbyshirewildlifetrust.org.uk Price: £3 Raffle and refreshments available West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG Tel [phone] 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