October 2013 Half-term fun for all the family
Bosworth Battlefield and Heritage Centre
Guided Walks
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre & Country Park
Sat 12 & Sun 13 Oct
Sat 19 Oct & Sun 20 Oct
Sat 26 & Sun 27 Oct
Sat 2 Nov & Sun 3 Nov
Sat 09 Nov & Sun 10 Nov
Sat 16 Nov & Sun 17 Nov
A 2km (1.25 mile) guided walk exploring the battle of Bosworth, the death of King
Richard III and the unlikely victory of Henry Tudor. 11am & 2pm. Pre-booking
essential. Adults £4.50, child £3.25, concessions. £3.75. Family tickets available.
01455 290429.
Sat 19 -Tue 22 Oct
Meet the Birds
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre & Country Park
An opportunity to meet and handle two of our Birds of Prey and fly them to your fist.
Plenty of photo opportunities. Sessions throughout the day. Adults £2.50, child £1.50.
01455 290429.
Tue 22 Oct
Costumed Guided Walks
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre & Country Park
Children and adults alike can enjoy the magic and mystery behind the history of
Bosworth Battlefield with a walk led by a costumed guide in full character. 11am. Prebooking essential. Adults £4.50, child £3.25, concs. £3.75. Family tickets available.
01455 290429.
Wed 23 Oct
Get Wild!
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre & Country Park
A fun packed day for the family with Hawkwise. Your day will include hands-on
activities such as - Wildlife walk and investigation Raptor Recognition - with bird
handling, bug treasure hunt, country crafts and bulb planter to take home. Numbers
limited, pre-booking essential. 11am-3pm. £10 per child with one accompanying adult
free. 01455 293341.
Thu 24 Oct
Hawkwise Family Day
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre & Country Park
Birds of prey on static display. With an events programme including owl flying, ferret
racing and falconry dogs. All hands on so bring a camera! 11am-3pm. £1 per person
for all day entry into Falconry Events. 01455 290429.
Fri 25 Oct
Wise Owl Science
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre & Country Park
Owl handling and flying, discover why owls are silent in flight and dissect an owl
pellet. It’s like learning but fun! 1-3pm. Numbers limited so please book on 01455
293341. £5 per child with one accompanying adult free.
Sat 26 & Sun 27 Oct
Witch Potion Hunt
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre & Country Park
The Witch has lost her potion. Help her by finding the cauldrons and get clues for a
password. Tell the witch and collect your prize and hold her owl. 11am-3pm. £3.50
per entrant. 01455 290429.
Thu 31 Oct
Halloween Owl Night Special
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre & Country Park
Meet the Witch and her owls, dare you fly them yourself? With treats for witches and
wizards from the magic tree. 6.30-8pm. Booking essential on 01455 293341. £4.50
adult, £3.50 child.
Snibston Discovery Museum
Wed 23 Oct
The Dangerous Science of Mining
Snibston Discovery Museum
Be part of Snibston's new interactive science show. The show draws out the role
science has to play in the mining industry through live experiments and
demonstrations with a bit of a 'wow' factor. 2pm. £2. 01530 278444.
Thu 24 Oct
Family Cinema - Film TBC
Snibston Discovery Museum
Join us in the historic Century Theatre for an afternoon film. A great family show.
1.30pm. Adults £3, children £2. 01530 278444.
Fri 25 Oct
The Archaeology of Exotic Animal Bones
Snibston Discovery Museum
Learn all about exotic animal bones with Richard Thomas from Leicester University.
11am & 2pm. Adults £2, children £1. 01530 278444.
Sat 26 & Sun 27 Oct
Retro Gaming Weekend
Snibston Discovery Museum
A fantastic hands-on opportunity to discover and play on computers and consoles
from the last 35 years including; Acorn, Sony, Amstrad, Atari, Commodore, Nintendo,
Sega, Sinclair, dragon and Apple amongst others. 10am-5pm. Adult 1 day £10.50,
advance (£12 on door) adult 2 day £15.50 (£17 on door); child 1 day £6.50, advance
(£8 on door), child 2 day £9.50 advance (£11 on door). 01530 278444.
Events at other museums and libraries
Sat 12 Oct
ArtZone: It’s a wrap
Charnwood Museum
Get creative at our Saturday morning art club. 10.30am-12noon. Ages 8-15 years.
Pre-booking essential. £5 per person including Explore using willow and fabrics to
make pieces in this sculptural workshop. With local artist Nita Rao.materials.
Concessions £2.50 for families in receipt of certain means tested benefits. 01509
233754.
Sun 13 Oct
Hands on Tudors
Donington le Heath Manor House
A great chance to explore life in Tudor England with hands on crafts and games,
costumed characters, Tudor experts and loads of fun. 11am-4pm. Adults £2, children
£1. 01530 831259.
Wed 16 Oct
The End of Roman Leicestershire & Rutland
Donington le Heath Manor House
A talk by former County Archaeologist Peter Liddle MBE. 2-4pm. £5. To book email
peter.liddle5@gmail.com
Sat 19 Oct
Literature Lab
Loughborough Town Hall
Creative writing workshops with award-winning author Gareth P Jones in the Town
Hall followed by book signing in Loughborough Library. Drop-in session for advice
from Dyslexia Lifeline at Town Hall. 11am-12.20pm and 2-3.20pm Book signing from
3.30pm. 7+ years. Pre-booking advisable. Adults £7, children £6. Book through
Loughborough Town Hall box office. 01509 231914. Online booking at
www.loughboroughtownhall.co.uk.
Sat 19 Oct
Haunted Heritage
Donington le Heath Manor House
Join Haunted Heritage at this medieval manor house dating back to 1290, with links
to the Gunpowder plot of 1605. 8pm-1am. Over 18s only. £35 per person. 01530
278444.
Sun 20 Oct
Medieval "Have a Go" Archery
Donington le Heath Manor House
Experience a medieval encampment, learn about medieval weaponry and join an
archery tournament. 10am-4pm. Adults £2, children £1. Extra charges for archery.
01530 831259.
Mon 21 - Fri 25 Oct
Kestrels October Playscheme
Melton King Edward VII Sports Centre
A playscheme to keep children active over the October half-term. 9am-3pm. 5-12
years. Pre-booking essential. From £15 per day. 0116 305 3005.
Tue 22 - Sat 26 Oct
Children's Half-term Activities!
Melton Carnegie Museum
Join us for a wild half term! We're celebrating wildlife at Melton Carnegie Museum, so
why not come along and enjoy a nature trail around the gallery, or some fun craft
activities? Or get festive and make a decoration for our Christmas tree for the town's
annual Christmas Tree Festival! Usual opening hours. FREE. 0116 305 3860.
Mon 21 Oct
Half-term Fun
Wigston Magna Library
Half-term craft activities and stories in the library. 2-3.30pm. 4-12 years. Pre-booking
advisable. £1 per child. 0116 305 3689.
Tue 22 Oct
Tudor Games
Charnwood Museum
Come and have a go at some Tudor games and crafts. 10.15am, 11.45am &
1.30pm. 3+ years. FREE. 01509 233754.
Tue 22 Oct
Creepy House
Shepshed Library
Scary stories and crafts. 10.15-11.30am. 5-10 years. Pre-booking essential. £1 per
child. 0116 305 3678.
Tue 22 Oct
Family Fun
Broughton Astley Library
Crafts, stories and fun for all the family at your local library. 2.30-4pm. 4-12 years.
Pre-booking advisable. £1. 0116 305 3553.
Tue 22 Oct
Half-term Children's Activity: Make a Birdfeeder
Melton Carnegie Museum
Take notice of the natural world! Learn to recognise some of your garden birds and
make a feeder to help them through the winter months. 10.15-11.15am, 11.45am12.45pm, 1.30pm-2.30pm & 3-4pm. 4+ years. Pre-booking advisable. £2.50 per child.
0116 305 3860.
Tue 22 Oct
Half-term Bedtime Stories
Syston Library
Come ready for bed and bring your ted! Join us for milk, cookies and stories. 6-7pm.
4-8 years. Pre-booking essential. £1. 0116 305 3500.
Tue 22 Oct
Half-term Fun
Countesthorpe Library
Half-term craft activities and stories in the library. 10.30am-12noon. 4-12 years. Prebooking advisable. £1 per child. 0116 305 3527.
Tue 22 Oct
Mary Mestecky, Children's Author
Loughborough Library
Talk by local children's author and 'Sock' activities to link in with her story of the
Sockman. 10.30-11.30am. 5-9 years. Pre-booking advisable. £1 per child. 0116 305
2420.
Tue 22 Oct
Tudor Games Day
Charnwood Museum
Try your hand at some Tudor games on gallery at this free, drop-in event. 11am-4pm.
3+ years. FREE. 01509 233754.
Wed 23 Oct
Animal Handling Workshop
Charnwood Museum
Animal Handling Workshop
Meet some of the deadliest 60 in this educational and exciting opportunity to handle
exotic animals. 10.15-11am, 11.15am-12noon, 12.15-1pm, 1.30-2.15pm, 2.303.15pm. 3 years and above. Pre-booking essential. £3 per person. 01509 233754.
Wed 23 Oct
Hi-5 Family Event
Melton Mowbray Library
A fun family event combining culture and wellbeing as part of October's Hi5 festival.
10-11.30am. 4-12 years. £2 per child. 0116 305 3646.
Wed 23 Oct
Silly Science
Loughborough Library
Stories and craft with a science theme. £1 per child. 0116 305 2420.
Thu 24 Oct
Silly Science
Birstall Library
Stories and crafts with a science theme. 2.15-3.45pm. 5-10 years. Pre-booking
essential. £1 per child. 0116 305 8756.
Thu 24 Oct
A Brief History of Music
Donington le Heath Manor House
The latest show from Blast from the Past takes in 600 years of musical history in 90
minutes. 7.30pm. Adults £8, children/concessions £6. 01530 831259.
Thu 24 Oct
Family Fun
Lutterworth Library
Crafts, stories and fun for all the family at your local library. 2.30-4pm. 4-12 years.
Pre-booking advisable. £1. 0116 305 3619.
Thu 24 Oct
Hi-5 Family Art Workshop
Melton Carnegie Museum
Join us for Hi-5 family fun with our Bugs & Butterflies art activities! 10.15-11.15am,
11.45am-12.45pm, 1.30pm-2.30pm, 3-4pm. Pre-booking essential. £1 per family.
0116 305 3860.
Thu 24 Oct
Monster Faces
Charnwood Museum
Make your own monster faces for Halloween at this art and craft workshop. 10.15am,
11.45am & 1.30pm. 3 years and above. Pre-booking essential. £2.50 per child.
01509 233754.
Thu 24 Oct
Spooktacular Stories
Coalville Library
Dare you listen to a performance of spooky tales by librarian and storyteller Victoria
Barton? With terrifying treasure hunt and creepy crafts. 5.30-6.30pm. 4-12 years.
Pre-booking advisable. £1 per child. 0116 305 3565.
Thu 24 Oct
There's Wally!'
Hinckley Library
Celebrate half-term by coming along dressed as Wally for some Wally-themed fun!
Activities for 5-11 year olds with crafts, stories and much more. 2-3.30pm. 5-11
years. Pre-booking essential. £1.50 per child. 0116 305 2500.
Fri 25 Oct
Creative Craft Day
Donington le Heath Manor House
Join us for some creative craft activities. 11am-3pm. 5-11 years. £2. 01530 831259.
Fri 25 Oct
Children's Author Visit
Syston Library
Meet local author Mary Mestecky who will visit Syston Library to talk about her
books, read some extracts and answer questions. There will also be the opportunity
to buy books for signing. 10.30-11.30am. 5-9 years. Pre-booking essential. £1. 0116
305 3500.
Saturday 26 October
The Hallaton Treasure Conference 2013
Archaeology, Anthropology and Folklore
Snibston Discovery Museum
9am–4.15pm. The cost of the conference is £15 including morning refreshments and
a buffet lunch.
To book a place please contact the Sales and Enquiries Team at Snibston by phone
on 01530 278444, by email at snibston@leics.gov.uk or book online at
www.snibston.com.
Thu 31 Oct
Halloween Pie Night
Beaumanor Hall
Tasty home-made pies with lashings of buttery mash, vegetables and gravy.
Delicious desserts for those with room to spare! Bookings taken between 6.30pm
and 8.30pm. Pre-booking advisable. £9.95 pies, £4 desserts. 01509 890119.
Thu 31 Oct
Spooktacular Stories
Ashby Library
Dare you listen to a performance of spooky tales by librarian and storyteller Victoria
Barton? With terrifying treasure hunt and creepy crafts. 5.30-6.30pm. 4-12 years.
Pre-booking advisable. £1 per child. 0116 305 5917.
Sat 2 Nov
ArtZone Special: Raging Raku
Charnwood Museum
Get creative at our Saturday morning art club. 10.30am-12.30pm. 8-15 years. Glaze
a biscuit fired pot which will be ready to handle and take home at the end of
the workshop. 10.30am-12noon. Ages 8-15. £5 per person including
materials. Adults can come and have a go too. 2-4pm £10 per person.
Concessions £2.50 for families in receipt of certain means tested benefits. 01509
233754.
Sat 2 Nov
Fireworks
Snibston Discovery Museum
One of the region’s biggest events of the year – an expected crowd of 9,000 visitors
will be totally in awe of the magnificent fireworks and music. From 5pm. Advance £5,
gate £7, under 3s FREE. 01530 278444.
Sat 2 Nov
Gunpowder Plot
Donington le Heath Manor House
11am-3pm. Adults £2, children £1. 01530 831259.
Sat 9 Nov
ArtZone
Charnwood Museum
Get creative at our Saturday morning art club. 10.30am-12.30pm. 8-15 years. Prebooking essential. £5 per person including materials. Concessions £2.50 for families
in receipt of certain means tested benefits. 01509 233754.
Sun 10 Nov
Art Deco Fair
Beaumanor Hall
Specialist dealers offering lighting, furniture, ceramics, jewellery, prints, glassware
and a variety of high quality items from the Art Deco, Art Nouveau, arts and crafts
and early post war periods. 10am-4pm. £3. 01509 890119.
Sun 17 Nov
The Great Indoors
Beaumanor Hall
It's winter, but that's not a problem, try our indoor variations on outdoor pursuits archery, climbing wall and wicked cellar challenge. 9.30am-3.30pm. 8+ years. Prebooking essential.Adults £30, under 16s £20. 01509 890119.