Monday, September 24, 2012

What's On - Local Events in October 2012



Every Day

Ickworth - 50 Things to do before you're 11 and three quarters, 9am-5pm
Come to Ickworth to try out some activities every child should do before they're 11 and three quarters. Join us for a series of activities and try out some new things; eat some wild blackberries, find a geocache, build a den or climb a tree. You can also look inside a tree, make a mud pie and enjoy a wide variety of activities with friends and family. See how many things you can do at Ickworth and other National Trust properties.

Saturday 6 October

Ickworth – Magical Crystal Garden, 11.30am-4pm
We will be running a series of workshops relating to crystals, dowsing and ley lines alongside getting creative with wand making and breaking open geodes for children. There be dragons, singing bowls and storytelling in our yurt, crystal card readings and guidance of how crystals can help with people experiencing challenges in their lives.

Cambridge Botanic Gardens – Autumn Colours, 11am-3pm
Have fun collecting fallen treasures in the Garden and use these as inspiration to create colourful autumn artworks. Part of our drop-in ‘Family Saturdays’ series which take place on the first Saturday of every month.

Fitzwilliam Museum – Family First Saturdays, 2-4pm
On the first Saturday of each month visit our Fitz Family Welcome Point, where families can collected drawing materials, activities and trails to use throughout the Museum.

Wysing Arts Centre (Bourn) – Family Workshop, 2-4.30pm
Drop-in family workshop as part of the Big Draw. Join us to make a collective artwork. Free admission.

Sunday 7 October

Ickworth – Magical Crystal Garden, 11.30am-4pm
For information, see 6 October

Ely Cinema – Brave (PG), 3pm
Pixar is back with a computer-animated story that evokes the classic fairy-tale formula of Disney’s early hand-drawn gems. Set in the rugged, emerald wilds of the ancient Scottish Highlands, BRAVE follows a young princess named Merida (Macdonald) as she challenges tradition and faces her destiny head on.

One for Mums Mini Business Expo, Menzie Hotel (Bar Hill), 1-5pm
Cambridgeshire Mums Business Club will be hosting a Mini Business Expo in support of Business Mums Week. The aim of the event will be to encourage mums along to find out what opportunities, help and advice there is available if wanting to set up a business from home. We will have established mum-owned businesses as well as service providers who can offer practical help and support in the early days and throughout. The event will be FREE for visitors.

Wednesday 10 October

Wicken Fen – Mucky Pups Do...Autumn Activities, 10.30am-12midday
Pre-school fun and games with an autumnal twist. Wear clothes prepared to go outside, and possibly to get mucky. Booking essential. Meet at the Visitor Centre.

Saturday 13 October

Ickworth House – Living History, 11am-5pm
You've seen Downton Abbey. Now come and experience Ickworth Lives, the real stories of the people who lived and worked at Ickworth in the thirties. Join us for a special historic day and follow in the footsteps of Mr Collins, the Butler, who liked the odd tipple or two, Mrs Sangster the Cook, who managed the kitchens for over 50 years, the hall boys, kitchen maids and the gardeners. Experience what life was like for servants and estate workers on this grand estate.

Balsham Craft and Gifts Fair, 10.30am-4pm
Annual Craft & Gifts Fair with over 40 stalls, plus delicious cakes & refreshments, face painting, tombola, raffles. Ample free parking.

Sunday 14 October

East of England Showground – East of England Autumn Show, 9am-4.30pm
Visitors to the show can expect to see thousands of animals of all shapes and sizes, from small livestock exhibits to special displays of rare and endangered livestock breeds. The East of England Giant Vegetable Competition will show the fruits of a season of hard work by the region’s vegetable growers. There will be many displays of traditional country life as well as large animal exhibits. Discover the ideal opportunity to make an early start on some Christmas shopping with a wide variety almost 200 trade stands to choose from. There will also be plenty of attractions to keep children amused including a traditional Victorian funfair.

Balsham Craft and Gifts Fair, 10.30am-4pm
For information, see 13 October

Saturday 20 October

Ely Apple Festival, 10am-4pm
The annual Apple Festival held on Ely´s Palace Green has become East Anglia´s biggest celebration of the great British Apple : Apple and Spoon racing, longest apple peel competition, apple activities and goodies including apple sausages, juices, ciders and cookery demonstrations. Free event.

Saturday 27 October

Houghton Mill – Halloween at the Mill, 5.30-7.30pm
Enjoy a Halloween supper of jacket spuds, bangers and beans in the tea room. Then make your own lantern to light your way around the spooky Halloween trail in the mill. Booking essential.

Wicken Fen – Family Fun Walking Trail, 10am-4.30pm
Get outdoors and closer to nature on our family trail. Your chance to tick off some more of the ‘50 Things to Do before you're 11’.

Ickworth – Family Fun Challenge Trail
Join our fun family trail in the woods around Ickworth with clues to solve, treasures to collect and fun challenges for all the family. Great views and great fun for the whole family including your four legged friends. Walk is approximately 3 miles long.

Welney Widlfowl and Wetlands Trust – Half Term Family Activities
Enjoy the start of the winter wildlife spectacle as thousands of birds migrate to the UK to stay at wetlands like WWT Welney.  Have a go at the activity stations in the pond room or take an activity clipboard (recommended donation 50p) and explore the reserve.  With discovery trail and swan feed at 3.30pm there are plenty of ways to enjoy the great outdoors at WWT Welney this half term.

Sunday 28 October

Denny Abbey – Farmyard Halloween Fun, 10am-4pm
Pumpkin carving, face painting, apple bobbing, witches and wizards broomstick racing, willow weaving, family trail and much much more…!

Wicken Fen – Family Fun Walking Trail, 10am-4.30pm
For information, see 27 October

Ickworth – Family Fun Challenge Trail
For information, see 27 October

Welney Widlfowl and Wetlands Trust – Half Term Family Activities
For information, see 27 October

Monday 29 October

Wicken Fen – Pram Push, 10.30-11.30am
Step out with your babies and toddlers for a buggy-friendly countryside walk (approx 2.5 miles). Meet at Wicken Fen car park.

Wicken Fen – Family Fun Walking Trail, 10am-4.30pm 
For information, see 27 October

Ickworth – Family Fun Challenge Trail
For information, see 27 October

Welney Widlfowl and Wetlands Trust – Half Term Family Activities
For information, see 27 October

Cambridge Corn Exchange – Tinga Tinga Tales, 11.30am and 2.30pm
How Lion became King of Tinga Tinga Land is an interactive show for the whole family, combining famous nursery rhymes with tales from the animals of the Masaii Mara, and with a traditional East African welcome! Expect to join in with the Cheeky Monkey, Kindly Giraffe, Wise Bird, Groovy Zebra, and Proud Lion, in an all singing, dancing, and drawing children’s production with a host of surprises. Msuri Sana! Based on African artwork from the Tinga Tinga family this show is similar to that seen on CBeebies but this is not a Tiger Aspects production or story.

Tuesday 30 October

Denny Abbey – Children’s Activity Day: Ghostly Chandeliers, 12-4pm
In preparation for Halloween celebrations. Drop-in session. No need to book. Suitable for children aged 4+. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Wicken Fen – Batty Halloween, 10.30am-12.30pm and 2-4pm
Get ready for Halloween with some spooky fun! Come along in costume - if you want to - for some naturally scary goings on. Games and craft. Booking essential. Meet at the Visitor Centre.

Wicken Fen – Family Fun Walking Trail, 10am-4.30pm
For information, see 27 October

Ickworth House – Living History, 11am-5pm
For information, see 13 October

Ickworth – Family Fun Challenge Trail
For information, see 27 October

Welney Widlfowl and Wetlands Trust – Half Term Family Activities
For information, see 27 October

Cambridge Arts Theatre – Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors, 2pm
From the horrible Henries to the end of evil Elizabeth, hear the legends (and the lies!) about the torturing Tudors. Find out the fate of Henry’s headless wives and his punch up with the Pope. Survive the Spanish Armada as it sails into the audience! Using actors and ground-breaking 3D special effects, this show is guaranteed to thrill you and your children. Historical figures and events will come alive on stage and hover at your fingertips.

Cambridge Arts Theatre – Horrible Histories: Vile Victorians, 7pm
Could you be a Victorian historian? What exactly did a baby farmer do? Can you escape the misery of the mines or the filth of the factories? Do your best to dodge to escape the rotten railway and prepare for the Charge of the Light Brigade? Using actors and ground-breaking 3D special effects, this show is guaranteed to thrill you and your children. Historical figures and events will come alive on stage and hover at your fingertips.

Mumford Theatre (Anglia Ruskin University) – Rapunzel, 2.30pm
With fantastic music from Chris Mellor, beautiful movement from TC Howard and magical design by Catherine Chapman, Rapunzel is a delightful new production for children about the curiosity and joys of growing up, risk taking and discovering who you are.

Wednesday 31 October

Anglesey Abbey – Children's Garden Discovery Walk, 11am-12.30pm and 2-3.30pm
What will you discover on this wonderful walk around the Anglesey Abbey gardens? Guided by our experienced volunteers, children can discover new and exciting ways of engaging with the nature that surrounds them. Maximum of 15 children per group. Booking essential. Appropriate for age 3-7.

Wicken Fen – Family Fun Walking Trail, 10am-4.30pm
For information, see 27 October

Ickworth – Family Fun Challenge Trail
For information, see 27 October

Welney Widlfowl and Wetlands Trust – Half Term Family Activities
For information, see 27 October

Cambridge Arts Theatre – Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors, 2pm
For information, see 30 October

Cambridge Arts Theatre – Horrible Histories: Vile Victorians, 7pm
For information, see 30 October

Ely Cinema – ParaNorman (PG), 3pm and 7.30pm
For our family Halloween half term treat we have breathtaking and innovative animation, ParaNorman, the story of a town besieged by zombies. The only hope of salvation is young Norman, a character voiced by Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Boy in THE ROAD) who can talk to the living dead. But soon even his supernatural powers are entertainingly stretched to their limits. Special prizes if you come in fancy dress!

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