Monday 1 April
Denny Abbey: Easter at Denny,
10.30am-5.00pm
Follow the Easter Trail and find your way to the chocolate treasure at
this family event in the magical setting of Denny Abbey. Every child gets a
free chocolate egg! Sandra Barker will be at the museum demonstrating the
traditional skill of basket making – children will have the chance to make
something special!
http://www.dennyfarmlandmuseum.org.uk/content/category/events
Welney WWT: Easter Weekend
Activities, 10.00am-3.00pm
Welney WWT: Easter Weekend
Activities, 10.00am-3.00pm
Activities happening throughout the day. See website for details. Note:
The activities we have planned for Easter will not be cancelled by the
flooding, they will be relocated around the visitor centre and its grounds.
Wicken Fen: Egg and Spoon
Eggstravaganza, 10.30am-4.00pm
Come and join us for the National Trust nationwide Egg and Spoon race.
An egg and spoon race with a difference. How about carrying your egg and spoon
over an obstacle course, or combine it with a 3-legged race...Races, crafts,
and even an Easter egg shy (like a coconut shy but without the coconuts). We'll
supply the eggs if you bring your best racing spoon. Fun for all the family!
Wicken Fen: Easter Trail,
10.15am-4.30pm
Follow the Easter Trail to claim your Cadbury's Egghead.
Anglesey Abbey: Easter Trail,
11.00am-4.00pm
Set off on a wild hunt for clues around the garden to claim a yummy
prize.
Wimpole Estate: Easter Egg Trail
at Home Farm, 10.30 am-5.00pm
Egg-splore the farm, solve the clues and win a chocolate treat for
every completed trail.
Ickworth: Easter Holiday Trails,
10.00am-5.00pm
Get out and about and explore the beautiful gardens and fascinating
Rotunda basement with our fun trails. They run every day of every school
holiday. Just pop into Porter's Lodge reception and ask for details.
The wonderful and abundant display of daffodils, Spring blossoms and
many other flowering plants is the lovely backdrop to our annual Easter Egg
Hunt. Children need to find 3 coloured bunnies in order to claim their
Chocolate Easter Egg. There are 3 hard-to-find golden bunnies which also win a
large golden Chocolate bunny. Tearooms will be open serving our own free-range
pork 'hot-dogs', hot soups, teas and cakes and there will be plant stalls
selling seasonal and rare plants.
IWM Duxford: Easter Holiday
Family Activities, 11.30am-3.30pm
Find out what life was like for children living in Britain during the
Second World War. See displays of toys that would have been played with and
loved by children in the 1940s. Have a go at some wartime games. Discover how
mum kept the family fed despite testing times under rationing. See a range of
wartime objects, including items found in a 1940s house, gas masks and an
evacuee’s suitcase. Discover life on the Forties home front this Easter. Airfix
Make and Paint takes place daily in the Conservation Hall in AirSpace from
11.30am to 3.30pm. Make an Airfix model, paint it in the creative colours of
your choice and take it home as a souvenir of your day at IWM Duxford. Airfix
Make and Paint is subject to availability.
Cambridge Folk Museum: ‘Doctor,
Doctor’ Activity Trail
Doctor, Doctor, I feel like a pair of curtains! Well pull yourself
together man and join us for Doctor’s rounds at the Museum! Visit your sick
patients in each room to solve funny riddles and discover mystery cures. Soon
you’ll be coughing with laughter – it is the best medicine!
Skylark Country Store &
Garden Centre: Easter Funyard, 10.00am-4.00pm
Funyard includes tractor rides; go karts; Trim Trail; bouncy castles,
one for the little ones and one for the big kids; Penalty Shoot Out; Space
Hopper Racing; Mega Slide; Giant Sandpit with mini diggers. There will also be
an Easter Egg Trail on Easter Monday: walk through the secret trail, find all
the stamps and claim your Easter Egg.
Peckover House: Easter Trail,
12.00-4.00pm
Special children's trail for Easter, with chocolate prize.
Tuesday 2 April
Denny Abbey: Toylandia,
12.00-4.00pm
What were toys like in the past? What did your grandparents, and their
grandparents, play with? Find out by investigating the collection of curious
playthings from the museum’s collection.
Then try to make simple ones yourself to enjoy and take home. Try making a
climbing man, an oscillating woodpecker, or another toy.
Wicken Fen: Pond Dipping and
Minibeast Hunt, 10.30-11.15am, 11.15am-12.00, and 12.00-12.45pm, 1.45-2.30pm,
2.30-3.13pm
Come and discover the minibeasts that live at Wicken Fen: 30 minute
pond dipping session, followed by minibeast hunt. Booking essential.
Welney WWT: Easter Family
Activities, 9.30am-5.00pm
Arts and craft activities and ‘Welney through the seasons’ slideshow in
the pond room; activity clipboards to take out on the reserve; self-led
pond-dipping with all the equipment provided on the reserve. Note: The
activities we have planned for Easter will not be cancelled by the flooding,
they will be relocated around the visitor centre and its grounds.
Oliver Cromwell’s House:
Cromwells are Going Green, 10.00am-1.00pm
The Cromwells are going Green: from Mrs Cromwell’s vegetable & herb
gardens to the civil war eco warriors! Where did Mrs Cromwell’s unusual
ingredients come from, did she grow her own peppercorns and what can you find
in her Grand Salad? Can you identify some of the ingredients? Talk to our Civil
War soldier, dress up with our helmets and find out about war tactics or the
origins of their colourful uniforms.
Ely Cathedral: Holiday Drop-In
Sessions, 10.00am-12.00pm
Our free drop-in sessions for children of all ages, run on the Tuesday
and Wednesday mornings of the Easter holiday. Activities include craft
activities, brass rubbing and storytelling.
Ickworth: Easter Holiday Trails,
10.00am-5.00pm
For information, see 1st April
IWM Duxford: Easter Holiday
Family Activities, 11.30am-3.30pm
For information, see 1st April
Cambridge Folk Museum: ‘Doctor,
Doctor’ Activity Trail
For information, see 1st April
Skylark Country Store &
Garden Centre: Easter Funyard, 10.00am-4.00pm
For information, see 1st April
Wednesday 3 April
Wicken Fen: Springtime Arts and
Crafts, 10.30am-12.30pm and 2.00-4.00pm
Arts and crafts, all with a springtime theme, and inspired by the fen.
Suitable for ages 3-10. Inside and outside arts and crafts. Use a range of
materials, to create some spectacular masterpieces for Wicken Fen and to take
home. Booking essential.
Wimpole Estate: Springtime for
Pre-schools, 11.00am-12.15pm
Find out all about Spring at Wimpole for pre-school children. Join our
Ranger for a short wonder around the park looking at all the signs of Spring
and some fun activities. Booking essential.
Littleport Leisure Centre :
Granny’s Big Top Tale, 2pm
For families looking for a fun filled afternoon in the Easter holidays,
‘Granny's Big Top Tale’ at Littleport Leisure Centre could be just the ticket.
When Granny Flo and little Ruby win golden tickets to go to the circus,
anything can happen and probably will! They meet clowns, acrobats and the
world's greatest strongman (who isn't very strong). With dance, songs, clowning and chaos, this is
a hilarious show for all the family.
Easter Fun At The Horsefair Shopping Centre (Wisbech), 10.00am-2.00pm
Free activities on the day include, face painting, balloon modelling, a
fairground ride and the chance for youngsters to test their agility and climb
the famous Spider Mountain. There will be two performances of Mr Rainbow’s
Magical Easter Show featuring Rodney Rabbit and Hetty the Hen at 11.00am and 1.00pm.
For little Eggs-plorers there will be small prizes on offer for every child
that correctly counts the number of eggs in the shop windows.
Ely Cathedral: Holiday Drop-In
Sessions, 10.00am-12.00pm
For information, see 2nd April
Ickworth: Easter Holiday Trails,
10.00am-5.00pm
For information, see 1st April
Welney WWT: Easter Family
Activities, 9.30am-5.00pm
For information, see 2nd April
IWM Duxford: Easter Holiday
Family Activities, 11.30am-3.30pm
For information, see 1st April
Cambridge Folk Museum: ‘Doctor,
Doctor’ Activity Trail
For information, see 1st April
Skylark Country Store &
Garden Centre: Easter Funyard, 10.00am-4.00pm
For information, see 1st April
Thursday 4 April
Wimpole Estate: Family Bike
Ride, 10.30am-12.00pm
Join us for a led family bike ride around Wimpole estate. See Wimpole
from 2 wheels on this family led bike ride of 3-4 miles. Suitable for competent
cyclists, who are able to ride off-road. Booking essential.
RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes: Family lake-dipping, 11.00am-4.00pm
What amazing creatures can you find lurking below the surface? Borrow a
net and hunt for diving beetles, water scorpions and other watery wonders. Suitable
for all ages with parental support! Please ring to book an hourly slot between
11.00am and 4.00pm.
Denny Abbey: Toylandia,
12.00-4.00pm
For information, see 2nd April
Ickworth: Easter Holiday Trails,
10.00am-5.00pm
For information, see 1st April
Welney WWT: Easter Family
Activities, 9.30am-5.00pm
For information, see 2nd April
IWM Duxford: Easter Holiday
Family Activities, 11.30am-3.30pm
For information, see 1st April
Cambridge Folk Museum: ‘Doctor,
Doctor’ Activity Trail
For information, see 1st April
Skylark Country Store &
Garden Centre: Easter Funyard, 10.00am-4.00pm
For information, see 1st April
Friday 5 April
Wicken Fen: Myth and Magic,
10.30am-12.30pm and 2.00-4.00pm
Help free the tree sprite from the old fen tree, and the curse of the
Fen Witch. Children's event, suitable for age 4-10. The wicked Fen Witch has
trapped the tree sprite, so she can have the fen to herself. Can you piece
together the map and spell, and collect everything you need to defeat the
witch? Booking essential.
Cambridge Botanic Garden: Easter
Secrets, 11.00am-3.00pm
Can you solve the clues to all the secret places hidden within the
Garden? Collect a prize and have a go at making an Easter mosaic.
Ickworth: Easter Holiday Trails,
10.00am-5.00pm
For information, see 1st April
Welney WWT: Easter Family
Activities, 9.30am-5.00pm
For information, see 2nd April
IWM Duxford: Easter Holiday
Family Activities, 11.30am-3.30pm
For information, see 1st April
Cambridge Folk Museum: ‘Doctor,
Doctor’ Activity Trail
For information, see 1st April
Skylark Country Store &
Garden Centre: Easter Funyard, 10.00am-4.00pm
For information, see 1st April
Saturday 6 April
Oliver Cromwell’s House:
Cromwells are Going Green, 10.00am-1.00pm
From Mrs Cromwell’s vegetable & herb gardens to the civil war eco
warriors! Where did Mrs Cromwell’s unusual ingredients come from, did she grow
her own peppercorns and what can you find in her Grand Salad? Can you identify
some of the ingredients? Talk to our Civil War soldier, dress up with our
helmets and find out about war tactics or the origins of their colourful
uniforms.
Fitzwilliam Museum: Family First
Saturdays, 2.00-4.00pm
On the first Saturday of each month visit our Fitz Family Welcome Point
in the Courtyard and collect drawing materials, activities and trails to use
throughout the museum.
Cambridge Botanic Garden: Easter
Secrets, 11.00am-3.00pm
For information, see 5th April
Ickworth: Easter Holiday Trails,
10.00am-5.00pm
For information, see 1st April
Welney WWT: Easter Family
Activities, 9.30am-5.00pm
For information, see 2nd April
IWM Duxford: Easter Holiday
Family Activities, 11.30am-3.30pm
For information, see 1st April
Cambridge Folk Museum: ‘Doctor,
Doctor’ Activity Trail
For information, see 1st April
Skylark Country Store &
Garden Centre: Easter Funyard, 10.00am-4.00pm
For information, see 1st April
Sunday 7 April
Kettle’s Yard: Studio Sundays,
1.00-4.00pm
Drop in practical art workshops for all ages. Join us to make your own artwork inspired by
our exhibitions and collection. A chance to explore, chat, sketch, make and
play.
Ch@ts (Church at the School),
Stretham Primary School, 10.30-11.30am
A cafe-style service designed to share fun and friendship over a cup of
coffee and light refreshments. All ages catered for and open to all, craft and
children’s activities, good company and conversation.
Ickworth: Easter Holiday Trails,
10.00am-5.00pm
For information, see 1st April
Welney WWT: Easter Family
Activities, 9.30am-5.00pm
For information, see 2nd April
IWM Duxford: Easter Holiday
Family Activities, 11.30am-3.30pm
For information, see 1st April
Cambridge Folk Museum: ‘Doctor,
Doctor’ Activity Trail
For information, see 1st April
Skylark Country Store &
Garden Centre: Easter Funyard, 10.00am-4.00pm
For information, see 1st April
Monday 8 April
AmeyCespa: Family Activity
Sessions, 10.00am-12.00pm and 2.00pm-4.00pm
Recycling will be brought to life at a series of fun and creative
family activity sessions at AmeyCespa’s Waterbeach waste management park during
the Easter holidays. Staff at the Education Centre are holding free activity
days on Monday 8 April, Tuesday 9 April and Friday 12 April. The sessions will
include hands-on, practical activities using recyclable packaging and a range
of other reusable materials, as well as a chance to see parts of the site in
operation. The activities are particularly aimed at children aged between six
and 12 years old, but all children over the age of six are welcome. All
youngsters must be accompanied by an adult. Booking essential.
Ickworth: Easter Holiday Trails,
10.00am-5.00pm
For information, see 1st April
Welney WWT: Easter Family
Activities, 9.30am-5.00pm
For information, see 2nd April
IWM Duxford: Easter Holiday
Family Activities, 11.30am-3.30pm
For information, see 1st April
Cambridge Folk Museum: ‘Doctor,
Doctor’ Activity Trail
For information, see 1st April
Skylark Country Store &
Garden Centre: Easter Funyard, 10.00am-4.00pm
For information, see 1st April
Tuesday 9 April
Denny Abbey: Perfect Ploughing,
12.00-4.00pm
Have you ever wondered how they plough the fields in such neat lines?
Do you think you could do it? Come and have a go with our mock ploughs. Learn
and practise the correct ploughing techniques. Follow the ‘plough trail’ to see
how many different types of plough there are. Take part in ‘plough dressing’,
and make a three-dimensional ploughing scene to take away with you.
Houghton Mill: Creative Cookies,
1.00-4.00pm
Join Linda to bake and decorate your own fabulous Easter Cookie to take
home. If of course you can wait that long to eat it!
Wimpole Estate: Pond Dipping,
10.30am-12.00
Use a net and magnifying glass to discover what's living in our ponds.
Hunt for insects and invertebrates and get up close and personal with weird and
wonderful pond creatures. Booking essential.
Cambridge Folk Museum: Easter Rhyme
Time, 10.30am-12.00pm
This singing and messy play workshop for under 5s and their carers
offers an introduction to museums using song and dance, play and craft.
Oliver Cromwell’s House:
Cromwells are Going Green, 10.00am-1.00pm
For information, see 2nd April
Wicken Fen: Pond Dipping and
Minibeast Hunt, 10.30-11.15am, 11.15am-12.00, and 12.00-12.45pm, 1.45-2.30pm,
2.30-3.13pm
For information, see 2nd April
Ickworth: Easter Holiday Trails,
10.00am-5.00pm
For information, see 1st April
Welney WWT: Easter Family
Activities, 9.30am-5.00pm
For information, see 2nd April
AmeyCespa: Family Activity
Sessions, 10.00am-12.00pm and 2.00pm-4.00pm
For information, see 8th April
IWM Duxford: Easter Holiday
Family Activities, 11.30am-3.30pm
For information, see 1st April
Cambridge Folk Museum: ‘Doctor,
Doctor’ Activity Trail
For information, see 1st April
Skylark Country Store &
Garden Centre: Easter Funyard, 10.00am-4.00pm
For information, see 1st April
Wednesday 10 April
Wicken Fen: Den Building, 10.30am-12.30pm
and 2.00-4.00pm
Collect the materials you'll need, and learn how to secure your den.
Will your den survive the waterproof test? Booking essential.
Ely Cinema : Wreck it Ralph
(PG), 3pm
Disney’s latest masterwork cleverly turns an arcade-game house-wrecker,
the lantern-jawed Ralph, into a cartoon hero. Ralph tires of playing bad guy to
his do-gooding nemesis Fix-It Felix, and determines to turn the tables.
Ickworth: Easter Holiday Trails,
10.00am-5.00pm
For information, see 1st April
Welney WWT: Easter Family
Activities, 9.30am-5.00pm
For information, see 2nd April
IWM Duxford: Easter Holiday
Family Activities, 11.30am-3.30pm
For information, see 1st April
Cambridge Folk Museum: ‘Doctor,
Doctor’ Activity Trail
For information, see 1st April
Skylark Country Store &
Garden Centre: Easter Funyard, 10.00am-4.00pm
For information, see 1st April
Thursday 11 April
Spring Fever at Ely Museum, all
day
Come and join in our fun Spring Fever Crafts sessions and solve the
clues on our Easter Trail. Suitable for ages 5-11 years.
Ely Cinema : Wreck it Ralph
(PG), 3pm
Disney’s latest masterwork cleverly turns an arcade-game house-wrecker,
the lantern-jawed Ralph, into a cartoon hero. Ralph tires of playing bad guy to
his do-gooding nemesis Fix-It Felix, and determines to turn the tables.
Cambridge Folk Museum:
'Frankenstein's Misfits', 10.00am-3.00pm
Join artist and imaginer Jonny to make a turning 3D 'Frankenstein's
Misfit' out of giant cardboard boxes. You can also try making misfit puppets
and books out of brilliant body parts. It's a workshop full of medical marvels!
Activities designed for young people aged 7-12 years. Please note, this event
is being held at Castle End Mission Hall. Bring a packed lunch and lots of
ideas!
Denny Abbey: Perfect Ploughing,
12.00-4.00pm
For information, see 9th April
Ickworth: Easter Holiday Trails,
10.00am-5.00pm
For information, see 1st April
Welney WWT: Easter Family
Activities, 9.30am-5.00pm
For information, see 2nd April
IWM Duxford: Easter Holiday
Family Activities, 11.30am-3.30pm
For information, see 1st April
Cambridge Folk Museum: ‘Doctor,
Doctor’ Activity Trail
For information, see 1st April
Skylark Country Store &
Garden Centre: Easter Funyard, 10.00am-4.00pm
For information, see 1st April
Friday 12 April
Wicken Fen: Wildlife Detectives,
10.30am-12.30pm and 2.00-4.00pm
Become a wildlife detective, and see how much Wicken Fen wildlife you
can discover. What lives in the pond? Which minibeasts call Wicken Fen home?
What have the owls been eating? What else will you be able to spot? Booking
essential.
Cambridge Wordfest for Children:
We're going on a Bear Hunt 1, 10.15am
Join professional storyteller Justine de Mierre for a celebration of
the classic picture book, We’re going on a Bear Hunt. This is a fun,
interactive event for under 5s and their grownups including games, songs and
activities and ending with an interactive telling of the story. Come and swish
through the grass, squelch through the mud and run away from the bears with
us! Booking essential.
Cambridge Wordfest for Children:
Roald Dahl Storyteller – Revolting Rhymes and Dirty Beasts, 11.00am
We’re delighted to welcome some swashboggling storytellers from The
Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre. There will be rendunculous renditions of
Revolting Rhymes and dastardly deeds from Dirty Beasts, so be prepared to join
in and get noisy! Age 6+. Booking essential.
Cambridge Wordfest for Children:
We're going on a Bear Hunt 2, 11.45am
Join professional storyteller Justine de Mierre for a celebration of
the classic picture book, We’re going on a Bear Hunt. This is a fun,
interactive event for under 5s and their grownups including games, songs and
activities and ending with an interactive telling of the story. Come and swish
through the grass, squelch through the mud and run away from the bears with
us! Booking essential.
Cambridge Wordfest for Children:
How We Make Stuff, 12.15pm
Christiane Dorion continues her quest to help children understand the
processes, both natural and human, that shape the world we live in and to
inspire them to think for themselves about the impact of human actions on the
planet. Where do our clothes come from? What’s the link between gorillas and
mobile phones? Does chocolate grow on trees? Answering these questions and many
more, Christiane Dorion’s How We Make Stuff is an engaging exploration of the
way we use Earth’s natural resources. Join her for experiments, demonstrations
and hands-on fun. Ages 7-12, booking essential.
Cambridge Wordfest for Children:
Angelina Ballerina, 1.30pm
Cambridge Wordfest is delighted to help Angelina Ballerina celebrate
her 30th anniversary. Join us for a very special chance to see Angelina
Ballerina’s adventures brought to life before your eyes by her creator,
Katharine Holabird, together with a real ballerina. Find out what it’s like to
be a ballerina, practice some pirouettes, and hear about Angelina’s latest
adventures. A delightful event about everyone’s favourite dancing mouse. Don’t
forget your tutu! Age 4+, booking essential.
Cambridge Folk Museum: Fab
Family Fridays – Easter Hat Fair, 11.00am-1.00pm
Join us in the Folk Museum attic for fun and interactive volunteer-led
workshops designed for young children and their parents or caretakers. Come in
your own special hat or try on some weird and wonderful hats from our
dressing-up box and discover why we make Easter bonnets at this time of year.
Wimpole Estate: Pond Dipping,
10.30am-12.00
For information, see 9th April
Ickworth: Easter Holiday Trails,
10.00am-5.00pm
For information, see 1st April
Welney WWT: Easter Family
Activities, 9.30am-5.00pm
For information, see 2nd April
AmeyCespa: Family Activity
Sessions, 10.00am-12.00pm and 2.00pm-4.00pm
For information, see 8th April
IWM Duxford: Easter Holiday
Family Activities, 11.30am-3.30pm
For information, see 1st April
Cambridge Folk Museum: ‘Doctor,
Doctor’ Activity Trail
For information, see 1st April
Skylark Country Store &
Garden Centre: Easter Funyard, 10.00am-4.00pm
For information, see 1st April
Saturday 13 April
Cambridge Wordfest for Children:
Downtown Dinosaurs, 10.00am
Jeanne Willis is one of the UK's funniest and most popular authors for
children with lots of favourite books to her credit including Tadpole's Promise
and the Dr Xargle stories. She's always loved dinosaurs though - join her for
this special event and hear about her brilliant new series The Downtown
Dinosaurs. Look out for some special dino-guests too! Age 6+, booking essential.
Cambridge Wordfest for Children:
Meet Jeremy Strong, 2.30pm
Come and laugh your socks off with the hilarious and multi-award
winning Jeremy Strong and hear all about your favourite characters. What will
happen when Casper the Cartoon Kid encounters a monster zombie mob at school?
Will the Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog win gold at the animal games? What’s My
Brother’s Famous Bottom up to now? Don’t miss this hour of silliness and
stories. Booking essential.
Oliver Cromwell’s House:
Cromwells are Going Green, 10.00am-1.00pm
For information, see 6th April
Wimpole Estate: Springtime for
Pre-schools, 11.00am-12.15pm
For information, see 3rd April
Ickworth: Easter Holiday Trails,
10.00am-5.00pm
For information, see 1st April
Welney WWT: Easter Family
Activities, 9.30am-5.00pm
For information, see 2nd April
IWM Duxford: Easter Holiday
Family Activities, 11.30am-3.30pm
For information, see 1st April
Cambridge Folk Museum: ‘Doctor,
Doctor’ Activity Trail
For information, see 1st April
Skylark Country Store &
Garden Centre: Easter Funyard, 10.00am-4.00pm
For information, see 1st April
Sunday 14 April
Cambridge Wordfest for Children:
Beast Quest and Sea Quest, 10.00am
Calling all valiant Beast Quest fans! Help the good wizard Aduro, in
this interactive event, to solve cryptic puzzles and free the beasts from
Malvel’s evil spell and participate in a Beast Quest Tournament. Also get a
sneak peek of Adam Blade’s new series, Sea Quest! Deep in the water lurks a new
breed of Beast… Exclusive Beast Quest and Sea Quest goodies for every
contestant! Ages 6-9, booking essential.
Cambridge Wordfest for Children:
Bookmaking Workshop, 11.30am
Yurong grew up in China where her family lived in a bamboo forest. Here
she’ll introduce two of the forest’s inhabitants, the mother and cub from her
book Tracks of a Panda, and then help you make your own book and draw your own
panda story. Book early; this is such a treat it will be quick to sell out.
Ages 4-9.
Ickworth: Easter Holiday Trails,
10.00am-5.00pm
For information, see 1st April
Welney WWT: Easter Family
Activities, 9.30am-5.00pm
For information, see 2nd April
IWM Duxford: Easter Holiday
Family Activities, 11.30am-3.30pm
For information, see 1st April
Cambridge Folk Museum: ‘Doctor,
Doctor’ Activity Trail
For information, see 1st April
Skylark Country Store &
Garden Centre: Easter Funyard, 10.00am-4.00pm
For information, see 1st April
Wednesday 17 April
Denny Abbey: Pre-School Art
Group, 10.00-10.45am
A course of 4 x 45-minute sessions every Wednesday, for young artists
aged 2 to 5 led by local artist and tutor, Ann Biggs. Price £15 for course of 4
sessions, (pre-booking essential). No previous experience, nor exceptional
talent, required, (nor smartest clothing). The course will introduce a range of
artistic and fun activities, which you can also use at home.
Saturday 20 April
Ely NCT Nearly New Sale
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Welney WWT: Family Pond Dipping, 9.30am-5.00pm
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Welney WWT: Family Pond Dipping, 9.30am-5.00pm
Try your hand at pond-dipping with all the equipment provided to help
you make magical discoveries. Spend a
day out exploring the reserve with our ‘Spring is in the air’ discovery trail
and make sure you don't miss a thing with our Spring activity clipboards). Then watch hares boxing from the wigeon cafe
over a bite to eat at lunchtime.
It’s Spot's Birthday, it’s party time – and you're invited! All Spot's
friends will be here; Steve the Monkey, Helen the Hippo and Tom the Crocodile
plus Spot's mum and dad, Sally and Sam. Special guest Marco the Rabbit Magician
will be there too, ensuring there's never a dull moment. Join in the fun –
music and songs, games and stories – theatrical magic to capture everyone's
imagination.
Sunday
21 April
Stretham Treasure Hunt, 2pm
Starting at Stretham Primary School at 2pm with a BBQ at the finish. Pre register your team for £5 or £6 on the day. Winner will receive a photo session with Natasha Biggs Photography www.natasha-biggs.co.uk A prize for every entrant! Contact Harriet on 07960 890529 to register your team
now!
Welney WWT: Family Pond Dipping,
9.30am-5.00pm
For information, see 20th April
Saturday 27 April
Houghton Mill: Spring Challenge,
11.00am-4.30pm
Call in at the mill to pick up your Spring Challenge activity trail –
things to spot and do in the surrounding woods and riverside meadows. See how
many you can complete and come back to collect your reward.
Welney WWT: Family Pond Dipping,
9.30am-5.00pm
For information, see 20th April
Sunday 28 April
Houghton Mill: Spring Challenge,
11.00am-4.30pm
For information, see 27th April
Welney WWT: Family Pond Dipping,
9.30am-5.00pm
For information, see 20th April
