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Make Your Own Terracotta Figure @ Colchester Castle
Sunday 19th October and Sunday 26th October
Now you can have your chance to make your very own piece
of history! Taking inspiration from the ‘Guardians
to the King’ exhibition you can make your own ancient
figure out of clay. What will your figure be like? Come
along and let your imagination run wild in this fun and
creative workshop.
£1 per person after normal admission to the castle
Book in advance on 01206 282940 (10am-4.45pm), or drop into
Hollytrees Museum
Sessions at 12pm, 1pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm
Suitable for ages 4 and up
Sorry, we are unable to accept large group bookings
The Cutty Sark – China Tea and the Ships it
Created
Saturday 25th October
Roger Hodge from the Cutty Sark
This presentation will begin with an introduction to the
Cutty Sark before recounting how tea became a part of everyday
life in Britain and the American Colonies before the fight
for independence began with the Boston Tea Party, and how
that event ultimately triggered a major change in the design
of merchant ships used to carry tea.
Tick Tock Make a Clock@ Christchurch Mansion
Monday 27th – Friday 31st October
Come and have a go at designing your own clock face this
half term at Christchurch Mansion. Be inspired by the clocks
in the collection and the way they work. Why not leave your
clock face to be entered into a competition in our Education
Room? Your design will be on display for a limited period
of time and first, second and third prize will be judged
by Bernard Mason, well known local clock collector from
Colchester, on Saturday 1st November at 12pm.
£1.50 per person
Set sessions at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm
To book call 01473 433554
Free Admission to Christchurch Mansion
(Electronic clock mechanisms can be purchased at an additional
cost)
Chinese Paper Folding @ Colchester Castle
Monday 27th – Friday 31st October
Celebrate the ‘Big Draw’ by taking part in Chinese
paper folding this half term.
Using lots of bits of paper you can create beautiful and
intricate sculptures and amaze and impress friends and family
alike. We provide the materials, you provide the dextrous
fingers!
Booked sessions at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm.
£1 per person after normal admission charge to the
castle.
Please book in advance by phoning 01206 282940, or by dropping
into Hollytrees Museum (10am-4.45pm).
Sorry, we are unable to accept large group bookings
Ages 6 and up.
Your Own Colchester Piece of Crockery! @ Hollytrees Museum
Monday 27th – Friday 31st October
It’s the ‘Big Draw’, so what better way
to celebrate than to pull out some of Colchester and Ipswich
Museum Service’s art collection, and use it to inspire
your own design of crockery! Will you choose a plate, a
bowl or maybe a mug? Your crockery will feature a townscape
of Colchester in this fun and creative event to make your
own souvenir of Colchester and Hollytrees Museum to take
home with you as a memento of your day.
Booked sessions at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm
Book in advance by dropping into Hollytrees Museum or phoning
on 01206 282940
Sorry, we are unable to accept large group bookings
(Please note: although we will have a selection of crockery,
we cannot guarantee that all choices will be available at
all times)
Count the Clocks @ Christchurch Mansion FREE
Monday 27th October – Sunday 2nd November
The clocks go back this half term and at Christchurch Mansion
there is a lot of work to be done. Explore the Mansion and
see how many old clocks you can count to enter a prize draw
to win tickets to Colchester Castle Museum.
Free drop-in activity
Free admission to Christchurch Mansion, Mon-Sun 10am-5pm
Time-Machine Drama Fun @ Ipswich Museum
Tuesday 28th October – Friday 31st October
This half term come and take part in a fun and imaginative
journey through time and act out the historical characters
along the way. This fun session will kick off with a drama
game to get you ready to find out what people you will become.
Perhaps you’ll be a caveman, or maybe even a Victorian
like Charles Dickens. Either way there will be props and
costume to help you get into your role.
£1.50 per child
Sessions at 11am, 12pm, 1pm for ages 4/5yrs – 7/8
yrs
Sessions at 2.30pm and 3.30pm for ages 7/8yrs – 11/12yrs
Free admission to Ipswich Museum, Tues – Sat 10am-5pm
To book call 01473 433554
The Tardis Trail @ Ipswich Museum FREE
Tuesday 28th October– Saturday 1st November
Come along to Ipswich Museum and explore different places
and times in history. What time have you travelled back
to? Perhaps it’s World War II, or maybe even Ancient
Egypt. Complete the Tardis Trail and enter a free competition
to win a fabulous museum goody bag.
Free Activity
Free Admission to Ipswich Museum, Tues – Sat 10am-5pm
Fabulous Fireworks @ Gallery 3, Ipswich Town Hall Galleries
Saturday 1st November
A free chocolate firework for every visitor! Come and visit
Gallery 3 and as well as being treated to a chocolate biscuit,
children will also be able to make their own rocket bookmark
to take home. The Chinese invented Gunpowder back in the
7th century AD and without it there would be no reason to
remember remember the 5th November!
Free entrance to Gallery 3, 10am-5pm
Free drop-in activities, 10-4pm
Meet Bernard Mason @ Christchurch Mansion FREE
Saturday 1st November
Christchurch Mansion is expecting an important guest this
October half term - Bernard Mason, local businessman and
renowned clock collector from Colchester! Mr Mason restored
Tymperleys Clock Museum in the 1950’s and left his
fabulous collection to the town to enjoy. You can meet our
costumed storyteller who will tell you some fascinating
stories about Bernard Mason and the types of clocks on display
at the Mansion, as well as judging our own clock competition.
Stories at 11am and 12.30pm
Free activity
Suitable for all the family
Announcement of clock competition winners at 12pm
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History through Essex Pub Signs
Saturday 1st November
Keith Lovell
The talk looks briefly at the history of 'trade' signs and
their first appearance on hostelries in our own country. Between
eight and ten local to Colchester will then be looked at in
some detail before showing another couple of dozen found around
the county.
A Journey into Family History
Saturday 8th November
Patrick Denney
Television programmes such as 'Who Do You Think You Are' have
inspired many to begin researching their own family history.
The resulting research can lead to family stories full of
intrigue and drama worthy of any historical novel - but with
your own ancestors playing the leading roles. 'A Journey into
Family History' is one such story.
Ringing in the Old
Saturday 15th November
Robert Needham
Robert Needham covers his development as Town Crier for Colchester
and then explores some of the known local history. The talk
looks at an extract from William Wire's Diary 1st December
1843, as well exploring some photographs of the Town Criers
in 1916 and 1924.
One-day tickets are £3 (£2.50 for Friends of the
museum)
5-talk passes are £12 (£10 for Friends of the
museum)
All tickets must be booked and paid for in advance by dropping
into Hollytrees Museum, or by phoning 01206 282940 (10am-4.45pm).
All talks begin at 3pm. Admission to the castle with valid
Tea and Talk ticket from 2.30pm. Earlier arrivals will be
required to pay castle entrance as well.
Christmas Fun 2008
China at Christmas @ Gallery 3, Ipswich Town Hall Galleries
Saturday 6th December
Come and find out if and how the Chinese celebrate Christmas.
Take part in some fun drop-in activities including making
your own Tree of Light decorations and lanterns to take home
and brighten up the dark winter nights.
Free entrance to Gallery 3, 10am-5pm
Drop-in activities, 10-4pm
Deck the Halls @ Hollytrees Museum
Sunday 7th December
Christmas is approaching, and it is time to get your house
in the Christmas spirit. At Hollytrees Museum we will get
you started with a great selection of Christmas decorations
to make. For one payment of £1.50, you can make all
the decorations available. Come along and get your creativity
flowing!
Drop-in any time 12.30pm - 4pm
Christmas Open Evening @ Colchester Castle FREE
Wednesday 10th December
The doors are flung open again for traditional Christmas carols,
the Christmas quiz, fun and magic. Sip mulled wine, grab a
mince pie, and take advantage of Santa’s only visit
to the castle during his busy schedule in December.
FREE ENTRY (£1 to see Santa and receive a gift).
4pm – 8.30pm.
(Please note, the castle will be closed from 3.30pm –
4pm to allow for preparations)
The 12 Days of Christmas @ Ipswich Museum FREE
Saturday 13th December
Follow the story of this famous carol around the museum to
discover some fun and interactive activities and challenges.
Can you find the turtle doves and calling birds in the fantastic
Ogilvie collection? Perhaps you will have a go at drumming
in our Mankind Gallery or listen to the stories of our Land
Army Girl who milked the cows during WW2. Not to forget the
Anglo-Saxon five gold rings! Come and be involved in all 12
days of Christmas in one day, collect stamps and retrieve
your free advent chocolate. Too good to miss!
Free drop-in activities 10am-4pm
Free admission to Ipswich Museum
Storytelling sessions at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm
A Tudor Christmas @ Christchurch Mansion
Sunday 14th December
This Christmas come and get into the festive spirit at Christchurch
Mansion. Come and discover what this time of year was like
for the first family to live here and how they would have
celebrated. Talk to our friendly costumed characters who will
show you an Elizabethan Christmas banquet. Listen to some
traditional carols from through the ages and make your own
decorations including clove pomanders. Don’t forget
to visit Father Christmas in his grotto too.
Free drop-in activities 10am-4pm
Father Christmas, £2 per child 10am-4pm
Make your own pomander, £1 per person
2009
Events
The Chinese Zodiac @ Gallery
3, Ipswich Town Hall Galleries
Sat 3 Jan 2009
As we approach the end of the Year of the Rat, come and find
out a bit more about what Chinese animal you are and what
characteristics you have. Make your own mask that you can
decorate to show the real you! What animals are the other
members of your family and who gets on with whom? Come to
Gallery 3 and find out a bit more about the year you were
born!
Free entrance to Gallery 3, 10am-5pm
Drop-in activities, 10-4pm
The Year of the
Ox @ Gallery 3, Ipswich Town Hall Galleries
Sat 7 Feb 2009
Come and mark the end of the Dragons, Silks and Stories exhibition
by taking part in some fun and free activities in the gallery.
Learn more about the Chinese New Year celebrations and what
they symbolise.
Free entrance to Gallery 3, 10am-5pm
Drop-in activities, 10am-4pm
Empire of Care @ Hollytrees Museum, Colchester
October 29th 2008 to March 1st 2009
The National Health Service celebrates its 60th Anniversary
this year and Hollytrees Museum will be hosting an exhibition
about the lives and stories of the nurses who came to Colchester
to work for the NHS, recruited from other countries throughout
the Commonwealth Empire.
Following the Second World War there was a huge shortage of
medical staff in the UK and the NHS began actively recruiting
from Europe, Africa, West Indies, Malaysia and China. Colchester’s
hospitals became a centre for new nurses from overseas with
some of them choosing to settle in Colchester and the surrounding
area.
This fascinating exhibition displays objects, stories, photographs
and press cuttings to bring the story of Colchester’s
overseas nurses to life. Insightful interviews capture the
pioneering spirit of these trainee nurses; their journeys,
experiences, the uniforms and the friends they met along the
way.
This exhibition can be enjoyed free of charge in the beautiful
surroundings of Hollytrees Museum.
FREE
Mon – Sat 10am – 5pm, Sun 11am – 5pm
www.colchestermuseums.org.uk
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