Become an Arts Award explorer this summer! As an explorer, your child will take part in arts and crafts and find out more about West Berkshire Museum and the Ancient Egyptians as they complete their Arts Award Explore. This programme is aimed at 7-12 years…
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Enjoy a Heritage train ride on our rural branchline that was first opened in 1866. Our line runs through the beautiful countryside of South Oxfordshire and links the historic riverside town of Wallingford with GWR trains at Cholsey. Travel on our 1950s coaches, hauled by one of…
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To commemorate the 80th anniversary year of D-Day West Berkshire Museum will be screening Working in Shadows, an archive film of workers at Elliotts of Newbury during the Second World War. This was a time when the furniture manufacturer was adapted for war work. Elliotts…
Duplo play sessions at Newbury Library. For under 5 years, every Friday in term time. FREE drop-in sessions, 10.00-11.00am. For more information: 01635 519900 | library@westberks.gov.uk. For full details about all events and activities in West Berkshire Libraries, please visit our website: https://booking.westberks.gov.uk/library_events.html
Tree-mendous! - Make and decorate a 3D pre-cut card tree with felt tip pens, foam stickers and other craft materials. Explore the garden at Shaw House with the free tree themed trail. Aimed at 7-11 year olds, but younger and older children are welcome. An…
Nature rocks! - With paint pens, decorate a painting stone with your favourite animal, minibeast, bird or plant. Take home to display inside or outside. Our summer Family Activity Days are themed around nature and there are two wildlife themed trails to choose from. Aimed…
Fans of Nature - Use felt tip pens to decorate a paper and wooden fan with your favourite animals and plants. Be inspired by the flora and fauna you can find in the garden at Shaw House! Our summer Family Activity Days are themed around…
Floral Fun - Inspired by the flowers in bloom in the garden at Shaw House, make a fridge or magnetic board holder in the shape of a flower. Use a wooden clothes peg, magnet, foam or felt pieces, and colour in with felt tip pens.…
Minibeast Mansions - Decorate a minibeast mansion with paint pens and then take home to hang in the garden ready for minibeasts to visit. Our summer Family Activity Days are themed around nature and there are two wildlife themed trails to choose from. Aimed at…
Wildlife Unmasked! - Design and decorate a flocked mask as your favourite animal, bird or minibeast using pens and other craft materials. Our summer Family Activity Days are themed around nature and there are two wildlife themed trails to choose from. Aimed at 7-11 year…
A Weekly Outdoor Session for Toddlers Discover the benefits of outdoor learning and child-led play! Come and join in with activities inspired by the themes and collections of the museum, enjoy exploring nature, our mud kitchen, water play, sand-pit and more. Each session also includes…
Goldentime All Sorts Club at Lambourn Library. Suitable for 6-11 year old's, every Friday 2.00-4.00pm. Come and join the fun at our children's club on Friday afternoons. Lots of activities to choose from, including puzzles and games, drawing, painting and colouring, and of course lots…
Join us in the Great Hall for introductory talks about the history of the House at 11.30am, 12.30, 1.30pm, 2.30pm and then explore the House, exhibition rooms and our historic costume exhibition ‘Dressed for Shaw’ and the English Civil War arms and armoury exhibition ‘Dressed…
Heritage Open Days is England's largest festival of history and culture. Stories are told, traditions explored, and histories brought to life. It’s your chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences – and it’s all free. Meet members from the Kennet Valley Guild…
Concentration is the nature of a peaceful mind. When our mind is concentrated it is relaxed, peaceful, alert and we feel happy. When meditating, the degree to which we can concentrate determines the effectiveness of our meditations. Therefore, in meditation, as in everyday life, the…
Join us for a relaxed morning in the Museum’s Long Room, providing a safe space for local LGBTQ+ families to meet one another and be involved in a creative activity. Members of the Newbury Pride committee will be on hand to answer questions and to…
Captivating Cartouches – Cartouches showed the name in hieroglyphics of an important person or God and were thought to protect against evil spirits in this life and the afterlife. Using air-drying clay, put your name on a cartouche and then paint. Why not visit the…
Curious Canopics – The Ancient Egyptians used four canopic jars in the mummification process, one for each organ of the body. Make your own mini version of one of these jars from air-drying clay. Why not visit the From the Nile to Newbury special exhibition…
Great Gods! - Make a real or imaginary Ancient Egyptian animal or bird headed God using air-drying clay and wooden modelling tools. Why not visit the From the Nile to Newbury special exhibition about Ancient Egypt after this activity and do a free trail, self-guided…
Magnificent Mummies – Make a person from a wooden dolly peg and modelling dough. Then fully or partially wrap up the person like an Ancient Egyptian mummy using small strips of Mod Roc as bandages. Why not visit the From the Nile to Newbury special…