Whats on autumn and winter 2016

What’s On in South Derbyshire and The National Forest

Autumn & Winter 2016/17

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Welcome... to the Autumn & Winter edition of What’s On in South Derbyshire and The National Forest Amid rolling English countryside dotted with picturesque villages you will find so much to enjoy; from historic houses and gardens, to meandering rivers and canals, to archery and snowboarding. All set in the heart of The National Forest, Britain’s most ambitious environmental project. Linking the ancient forests of Needwood and Charnwood, more than eight million trees have already been planted. The woodland is being created on a scale not seen for more than a thousand years, creating stunning landscapes and wildlife habitats.

Come and enjoy it this season.

There’s so much more to explore...

Find out more about what’s on offer in South Derbyshire from Swadlincote Tourist Information Centre Phone 01283 222848 Email tic@sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk You will find us located within Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, Derbyshire DE11 9DG. Open Mon - Sat, 10am - 4.30pm.

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A Bumper Christmas in South Derbyshire…

Ice Rink Grand Opening at Planters at Bretby 12 & 13 November S wadlincote Lights Switch On & Sharpe’s Craft Fair 25 November M elbourne Lights Switch On 2 December S wadlincote Messiah Choral Society Concert at Hill Street Baptist Church 4 December C arols Around the Tree - Woodville 16 December Santa’s Floating Grotto at Mercia Marina 17 & 18 December C hristmas Brass & Voices at Swadlincote Catholic Church 18 December N YE Family Party at Swadlincote Ski Centre 31 December

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Autumn & Winter

Highlights...

Bursting with Autumn colour and Winter thrills, there is a great line-up of seasonal events to look forward to in South Derbyshire...

Calling all Harry Potter fans, for a magic night of entertainment with events at Sharpe’s Pottery Museum and Swadlincote Library.

Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night with bonfires and fireworks in villages across the area.

Learn about Chinese New Year with Swadlincote Library or African djembe drumming with South Derbyshire Community Drummers.

Delight at the Autumn colours and early shrubs with great walks in The National Forest and some beautiful open gardens.

Enjoy craft workshops for adults and for children, including making gingerbread men, rag rugs, scented candles and superhero masks.

What’s On

November

in South Derbyshire and The National Forest

Wed 2 Nov, 2.30 – 4pm

Sat 5 and Sun 6 Nov, 10am – 4pm

Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

Planters at Bretby, Bretby Lane, DE15 0QS

Valuation Day

Bring your antiques along to the Museum and have them valued by Bamfords Auctioneers. No booking required.

Tel: 01283 222600 Email: info@sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: £1 per item or set.

Thu 3 Nov, 7.30 – 9.30pm

Derbyshire Churches Architecture and Archaeology Methodist Chapel, Main Street, Hilton, DE65 5GG

Join guest speaker Paul Newsham and Hilton & Marston History Group for this informed talk.

Tel: 01283 733069 Email: hiltonhistory@gmail.com Price: £3 per visitor.

Half Price Friday at Swadlincote Ski & Snowboard Centre

Revel in live performances - from Mambo Jambo at Hilton and Box of Tricks at Sharpe’s, plus tributes in Melbourne with Simon & Garfunkel and The Austrian Stones.

Friday family fun! Take advantage of halfprice toboggan rides, half-price sno-tubing (must be booked), half-price open practice, and half-price fish & chip meal in the Alpine Lodge (Subject to restaurant availability booking advised).

Get together a team for the Swadlincote Pancake Races on Shrove Tuesday and raise money for Comic Relief – or come and watch the fun.

New for 2016. A great opportunity to meet local crafters of candles, soaps, beauty products, cosmetics and lots more.

Tel: 01283 703355 Email: events@plantersatbretby.com www.plantersatbretby.com Price: Free entry and free parking.

Free

Sat 5 Nov, 10am

Swarkestone Walk - 4.5 Mile Crewe & Harpur, Derby Road, Swarkestone, DE73 1JA

Join Footloose Walkers for this walk starting in the car park of the Crewe & Harpur public house. The route is via Kings Newton. Dogs on a lead please. Footloose Walkers are a 45+ singles group.

Email: footloosewalkers@hotmail.co.uk www.footloose.org.uk

Sat 5 Nov, 10am – 12 Noon Fri 4 Nov, 6pm

Get hands-on with the Swadlincote Townscape initiative and learn basic techniques to make your own clay creation.

Try a new sport this Winter with with great offers at Swadlincote Ski & Snowboard Centre and a Nordic Walking taster session at Rosliston Forestry Centre.

Health & Lifestyle Fair

Sir Herbert Wragg Way, Swadlincote, DE11 8LP

Tel: 01283 217200 Email: g.whetton@nikegroup.co.uk www.jnlswadlincote.co.uk

Paper Rose Wreath Workshop Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

Join Sarah from Ollie-Bobs and have a go at making your own seasonal paper rose wreath. All materials and light refreshments included.

Tel: 01283 222600 Email: info@sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: £18 per person; booking essential.

Autumn/Winter Community Wood Fuel Days

visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic 7 Sun 6 Nov, 9 – 10am

Thu 10 Nov, 7.30 – 9pm

Sat 12 and Sun 13 Nov, 10am – 4pm

Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Rosliston, DE12 8JX

The Old School, Castleway, Willington, DE65 6BT

Planters at Bretby Garden Centre, Bretby Lane, DE15 0QS

Nordic Walking Taster Session Walking, only smarter! Burn up to 46% more calories during your walk. This taster session will introduce you to the basics of Nordic Walking and will be led by a qualified instructor. Booking is essential as places are limited.

Tel: 01283 563483 Email: tor@roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk Price: £1.50 per person; £3 including pole hire.

Tue 8 Nov, 7.15pm Supervised ‘Cut & Collect’ your own wood fuel sessions at Swadlincote Woodlands Bookable in advance (spaces are limited)

Repton Village Hall, Askew Grove, DE65 6FH

Join Repton WI for a night at the movies with perhaps a pot of popcorn or ice-cream!

Tel: 01283 704810 Email: lynne.skeith@gmail.com Price: £3 per person.

For dates and sessions contact: The Parklife Officer on 01283 228766 culturalservices@south-derbys.gov.uk

Ice Rink Grand Opening

Come along and listen to a Willington History Group Illustrated Talk.

Tel: 01283 702894 Email: eprrjr@talktalk.net Price: £3 includes refreshments.

Back by popular demand: The real ice rink is back for 2016. Whilst enjoying the ice rink, have a browse around the Food & Drink Fair.

Tel: 01283 703355 Email: events@plantersatbretby.com www.plantersatbretby.com Price: Free entry & free parking.

Sat 12 Nov, 10am – 12 Noon and 12 Noon – 2pm

Free

Sat 12 Nov, 10.30am – 4pm

Curly Magpie Gingerbread Man Workshop

MDF Christmas Wreath - Workshop Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Rosliston, DE12 8JX

Curly Magpie & Friends, High Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

Join Julie from Kraftiz to create a fabulous wreath for your front door - all materials provided. Please contact for further details and to book.

Join the Curly Magpie team at their workshop on High Street to create a felt gingerbread man. A fun event requiring basic sewing skills. Light refreshment included.

Tel: 01283 222848 Email: info@curlymagpieandfriends.co.uk www.curlymagpieandfriends.co.uk Price: £9.50 per person; booking essential.

Tel: 01283 480272 Email: juliekraftiz@msn.com www.kraftiz.co.uk Price: £20 small wreath; £27 large wreath (per person).

Tue 8 Nov, 7.15 – 9pm

Sat 5 Nov, 10.30am – 4pm

‘Trees That Made Britain’ - Talk

MDF Christmas Eve Box

Ticknall Village Hall, Ingleby Lane, DE73 7JU

Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, Rosliston, DE12 8JX

Join Julie from Kraftiz to build and paint your own personalised Christmas Eve box - all materials provided. Please contact for further details and to book.

Tel: 01283 480272 Email: juliekraftiz@msn.com www.kraftiz.co.uk Price: £20 per person.

Join Ticknall Garden Club for this talk with guest speaker Tony Kirkham, the head of the Arboretum at Kew Gardens.

Tel: 01283 562161 Email: wendygale@hotmail.co.uk www.ticknallgardenclub.org.uk Price: £3 including refreshments.

Wed 9 Nov, 7 – 10pm

Candle Making Workshop Clive’s Candle Workshop, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

Sun 6 Nov – Sun 13 Nov

‘Just Lawrie’ - Art Exhibition Ingleby Gallery, Ingleby, DE73 7HW

Take the time to call into the Gallery for the exhibition by Lawrie Williamson. Please check the opening times before your visit.

Tel: 01332 862301 www.ingleby-gallery.co.uk Price: Free entry.

A Night at the Movies with Repton WI

A History of Prisons by Richard Papworth

Free

Learn the skills of candle making at Clive’s Candles studio and showroom, and take home a fully scented candle in a teacup and saucer made by you with your choice of aroma.

Tel: 07803 294 569 Email: clivescandles@gmail.com www.clivescandles.co.uk Price: £30 per person.

Sat 12 Nov, 10am – 12 Noon

‘Pray For Our Town’ Remembrance Event

The Delph, Swadlincote Town Centre, DE11 9DG

Organised by Churches Together and Youth for Christ, and held at Swadlincote Town Hall. Feel free to sit and pray, chat or simply reflect on the moving and emotional displays - everyone welcome.

Tel: 01283 224307 Email: diane.hardy58@btinternet.com www.ct-sd.org.uk Price: Free.

Free

Come along and support the ‘Moatmen’ and see Elvis Gresley in action!

November Tuesday 8th – Sheffield FC Saturday 12th – Basford United Saturday 26th – Stamford AFC December Saturday 3rd – AFC Rushden & Diamonds Saturday 17th – Spalding United Friday 30th – Stocksbridge Park Steels January Monday 2nd – Belper Town Saturday 21st – Carlton Town

Sat 12 and Sun 13 Nov, 10am – 4pm

Food & Drink Fair

Planters at Bretby Garden Centre, Bretby Lane, DE15 0QS

Enjoy the very best of local produce including wine and food tasting. There will be lots of stalls including the finest cheeses, chocolates, cakes and breads.

Tel: 01283 703355 Email: events@plantersatbretby.com www.plantersatbretby.com Price: Free entry & free parking.

Watch great football in South Derbyshire

Free

February Saturday 4th – Newcastle Town Saturday 18th – Northwich Victoria Tuesday 28th - Romulus Moat Ground, Moat Street, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9RE Phone: 01283 216315 Email: info@gresleyfc.com Web: www.gresleyfc.com Prices: Adults £8, concessions £5 Under 13’s (with full paying adult) £1

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Step into the Woods - Children’s Workshop Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

Join Helen from The Sunflower Plot for this fun autumnal themed workshop! Packed full of fun activities. All materials included.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Tel: 01283 222600 Email: info@sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: £5 per child (additional siblings £4 each); booking essential.

Sun 13 Nov, 6.30pm

A Tale of Dragons and Damselflies Willington Village Hall, Twyford Road, DE65 6BT

A fabulous new wildlife film about dragons and damselflies, masters of the air and denizens of our waterways. This fascinating film by local wildlife filmmaker Chris Hollis is not to be missed.

Tel: 07876 276629 Email: skua2@hotmail.co.uk www.wild-scape.co.uk Price: £3 payable on the door.

Wed 16 Nov, 7.30pm

History of Brass Bands 1880-1914 - Talk The Magic Attic Archives, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

Join the Magic Attic for this talk by Rachel Salmon. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided.

Tel: 01283 819020 Email: magicatticarch@googlemail.com www.magicattic.org.uk Price: £2.50 per person.

Thu 17 and Fri 18 Nov, 12 Noon – 4pm

National Maintenance Week Heritage Advice in Swadlincote Swadlincote Town Centre, West Street, DE11 9DG

Free advice on how to look after your old building - with Swadlincote Townscape Heritage Scheme and Harvey & Clark Building Contractors. Advisors will be on West Street with a cherry picker clearing guttering and providing maintenance advice.

Tel: 01283 595756 Email: swadlincotetownscape@south-derbys. gov.uk www.south-derbys.gov.uk/ SwadlincoteTownscape Free Price: Free advice.

Tue 15 Nov, 7.30 – 9pm

History of the Trent Motor Traction Company - Talk Repton Village Hall, Askew Grove, Repton, DE65 6FH

Join Repton Village History Group for this historical talk with guest speaker Alan Hiley.

Tel: 01283 702448 Email: rvhg@reptonvillage.org.uk www.reptonvillage.org.uk/history_group Price: £3 per person.

Tue 15 Nov, 7.30pm

Bullbaiting and Buddles - Talk Frank Wickham Hall, Portland Street, Etwall, DE65 6JF

Join Etwall & Burnaston History Group for this talk with guest speaker Alan Crosby, exploring the social history of a Peak District family.

Tel: 01283 730287 Email: sandypits.kirby@btinternet.com www.etwallhistory.org Price: £3 per person.

Sat 19 Nov, 10.30am – 12 Noon

On The Edge, Beyond the Smoke!

- Talk Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

Magic Attic’s illustrated talk based on the original characters, features and history of the buildings in the town centre ‘beyond the smoke’. Part of the Swadlincote Townscape project supported by Heritage Lottery Fund.

Tel: 01283 222600 Email: info@sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk www.south-derbys.gov.uk/ SwadlincoteTownscape Price: £5 - includes light refreshments; booking essential.

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Swadlincote Christmas Lights

Thu 24 Nov, 9am – 2pm

South Derbyshire Community Drummers - Djembe

Swadlincote Farmers’ Market

Dance & Music Centre, 11 The Delph Centre, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

Djembe drumming sessions for adults 16 years and over. Learn how to play the Djembe in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, no experience necessary.

The Delph Market Square, Swadlincote Town Centre, DE11 0AD

Monthly farmers’ and producers’ market, with fresh local food & drink, live entertainment, tasting kitchen and lots more.

Tel: 01283 222848 Free Email: gail.archer@sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: Free entry and free parking.

Tel: 01283 225741 Email: nikki@tribalvibes.net www.tribalvibes.net Price: £3.50 per person.

Thu 24 Nov, 5.30 - 6.30pm

Mini Bottle Baubles

Sat 19 and Sun 20 Nov, 10am - 4pm

Christmas Craft & Gift Fair

Swadlincote Library, Civic Way, DE11 9DG

Planters at Bretby Garden Centre, Bretby Lane, DE15 0QS

Join us for a fantastic weekend of Christmas related crafts. Why not pick up some early Christmas gifts or get a real treat for yourself. Enjoy the Christmas atmosphere and book yourself a session on the real ice rink.

Tel: 01283 703355 Email: events@plantersatbretby.com www.plantersatbretby.com Price: Free entry.

Free

Sun 20 Nov – Sun 4 Dec

Vibrant Colour - Art Exhibition

Tel: 01629 533013 Email: natasha.hyde@derbyshire.gov.uk www.derbyshire.gov.uk/libraries Price: Free; booking essential.

Free

Shop local...

Swadlincote Market Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 9am - 4pm HIGH STREET, SWADLINCOTE, DE11 8JE

Ingleby Gallery, Ingleby, DE73 7HW

Enjoy this exhibition by Hazel Lale.

Tel: 01332 862301 www.ingleby-gallery.co.uk Price: Free entry.

Decorate a mini glass bottle and fill with sparkle to hang on your Christmas tree!

This workshop is suitable for ages 7+. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Please telephone to book your place.

Free

Wed 23 Nov, 2 – 4pm

Wednesday Talk

Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

To coincide with the month of remembrance a guest speaker will join us from the National Memorial Arboretum to deliver a themed military talk. No booking necessary.

Tel: 01283 222600 Email: info@sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: £2.50 per person, including refreshments.

Award-winning traditional town

Free

Switch On And fireworks display

Friday 25 November From 5pm onwards A fun-filled family evening on The Delph culminating in the switch-on of the town’s Christmas Lights and a spectacular Firework Display Fri 25 Nov, 10am – 8pm

Fri 25 Nov, 3.30pm

Sharpe’s Christmas Craft Fair Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

Browse for your unique gift - something for the special person on your shopping list. Enjoy the Christmas spirt … with mulled wine in the courtyard and jovial entertainment. Watch the fireworks in the night sky. Part of the Swadlincote Lights Switch On. Tel: 01283 222 848 Email: info@sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: Free entry.

Free

Swadlincote Lights Switch On at the Ski Centre Swadlincote Ski & Snowboard Centre, Sir Herbert Wragg Way, Swadlincote, DE11 8LP

Santa will ski down the slope and give out a free gift to the first 100 children. Hot cobs and festive snacks available in The Alpine Lodge. Half price tubing and tobogganing all evening!

Tel: 01283 217200 Email: g.whetton@nikegroup.co.uk www.jnlswadlincote.co.uk Price: Free entry.

variety and value for money Stalls available. Discounted fees and business advice available to new start traders. For more details 07879 276243 or email simonwardle1@gmail.com

The fairground will be open from Friday through to Saturday evening On the stage choirs and live music performances by local schools and groups from 11am – 5pm; Touch FM will be broadcasting live from 2pm with entertainment from 5pm with Mark O’Sullivan plus special guests Swadlincote Lions will once again be serving mulled wine on Belmont Street on Friday 25th November The Rotary Club of Swadlincote will have a special Santa’s grotto for children in the HSBC car park on Friday 25th from 5pm onwards Don’t forget – there is also a Farmers’ Market on Thursday 24th November, 9am – 2pm, The Delph, Swadlincote

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Fri 25 Nov, 7.30pm

Sat 26 Nov, 4.30 – 6.30pm

Mon 28 Nov, 7.30pm

Melbourne Assembly Rooms, High Street, DE73 8GF

The Old Pressing Shop, Sharpe’s Estate, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

Ticknall Village Hall, Ingleby Lane, DE73 7JU

Old Friends - Simon & Garfunkel Show All their hits in one acoustic show. Tickets available from Forteys in Melbourne market place and online at ticketsource.

Tel: 01332 863522 Email: info@melbourneassemblyrooms.co.uk www.melbourneassemblyrooms.co.uk Price: £7.50 per person.

Fri 25 Nov, 7.30 – 9pm

What’s My Tool? - Talk Ticknall Village Hall, Ingleby Lane, DE73 7JU

Join Ticknall Preservation & Historical Society for this talk with guest speaker Michael Arkle who will bring numerous ancient items for inspection, and for you to guess what they were used for.

Tel: 01530 810266 Email: hillcoleorton@yahoo.co.uk www.ticknalllife.co.uk/community Price: £2 per person (including Christmas refreshments).

Fri 25 Nov, 7.30 – 11pm

Rosliston Astronomy Group Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, DE12 8JX

Meetings include guest speakers or a magazine-style programme of short talks and presentations, followed by a night sky talk and public observing if the sky is clear.

Email: info@roslistonastronomy.org.uk www.roslistonastronomy.org.uk Price: Adult £3; child under 16yrs £1.50.

Sat 26 Nov, 11am - 7pm & Sun 27 Nov 12 - 6pm

Swadlincote Ski Centre’s Festive Fair Swadlincote Ski & Snowboard Centre, Sir Herbert Wragg Way, Swadlincote, DE11 8LP

Fun for all the family - lots of craft stalls, dance group performance and brass band along with discounted activities at the Centre all weekend!

Tel: 01283 217200 Email: g.whetton@nikegroup.co.uk www.jnlswadlincote.co.uk Price: Free entry.

Christmas Lantern Making with People Express

South Derbyshire Badger Group Meeting

Join People Express in ‘The Old Pressing Shop’ for this free, drop in lantern making session to create your own small structure using light and colour; adjacent to Sharpe’s Pottery Museum free car parking.

Tel: 01283 552962 Email: hema.mistry@people-express.org.uk www.people-express.org.uk Free Price: Free of charge.

Sat 26 Nov, 8pm

Live & Local - Mambo Jambo in Concert Don Amott Memorial Hall, Peacroft Road, Hilton, DE65 5GG

Enjoy the musical sunshine from a multitalented multi-instrumental acoustic roots duo. An upbeat, feel-good concert, mixing sounds and styles from around the world with wonderful banter and a great stage presence.

Tel: 01283 730300 Email: admin@liveandlocal.org.uk www.liveandlocal.org.uk Price: £9 Adult; £7 student & U16yrs; £7 disabled & OAP.

Look out for: Andre Rieu: Christmas With Andre – Encore Bolshoi Live: Swan Lake - Encore Get ready for edge-of-your-seat shows like you’ve never seen them before, with breathtaking surround sound for an unforgettable, larger-than-life experience.

With ODEON Event Cinema you’ll always have the best seat in the house, with close-up action so real you’ll feel like you’re there.

For further information ring 01283 559 060 or go to www.odeon.co.uk

Tel: 07754 094177 Email: info@southderbyshirebadgergroup. co.uk www.southderbyshirebadgergroup.co.uk Price: £2 per person.

Wed 30 Nov, 12.30 – 1.30pm

Monthly Guided Tour

Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

Join one of our knowledgeable guides for our free, monthly tour around the Museum and Kiln.

Tel: 01283 222600 Email: info@sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Free Price: Free of charge; donations appreciated.

Whistlewood Christmas Wreath Making & Crafts The Thomas Cook Memorial Hall, 33-61 High St, Melbourne, DE73 8GQ

Christmas Market at Mercia Marina Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington, DE65 6DW

Christmas Market with handmade items, Christmas carols, makers and producers, hot food and mulled wine.

Fun for all ages, you will leave having made either a Christmas door wreath, similar craft item or a Christmas decoration made by your child.

Tel: 01332 865342 Email: admin@whistlewoodcommon.org www.whistlewoodcommon.org Price: Free entry; individually priced crafts from £3-£15.

Would you like to see a Food Assembly in Swadlincote?

Free

Mon 28 Nov, 7.30pm

The Fosse Way - Talk

Sun 27 Nov, 11am

Melbourne Assembly Rooms, High Street, DE73 8GF

Etwall to Dalby - 5 Mile Walk Etwall Village Hall, Behind Spread Eagle, Main Street, DE65 6LU

Join Derby & South Derbyshire Ramblers for a leisurely pastoral paradise walk.

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Tel: 01332 551022 Email: marie.kennedy4@gmail.com www.derbyramblers.org.uk Price: Free.

Your ticket to the greatest shows on Earth Lose yourself in the action of the world’s greatest performances, brought to you live via satellite or recorded, straight onto the big screen.

From captivating theatre, opera, music and dance, to exhilarating sporting and gaming events, you’ll never miss a moment.

Stephen Williams will make a return visit with his amazing wildlife photographs illustrating Stephen’s ‘Further Wildlife Adventures!’.

Sun 27 Nov, 2 – 5pm

Sun 27 Nov, 10am – 4pm

Tel: 01283 703332 Email: info@merciamarina.co.uk www.merciamarina.co.uk Price: Free Entry and Free Parking.

ODEON Event Cinema

Free

Join Melbourne Civic Society and guest speaker Ian Morgan for a watery tale of mystery and intrigue to be followed by the Winter Social Evening.

Tel: 01332 865760 Email: pamadams56@yahoo.co.uk www.melbournecivicsociety.org.uk Price: £2 per person.

Order Online: You could choose from a wide range of local products – fruit, vegetables, bread, cheese, meat and much more … it is up to you how much you buy and how often Collect You Order: Every week your Assembly would take place one evening in a local venue Eat Better: Every season taste the freshest food available in your region Shop Fairly: Support your local producers and economy!

Find out more at Facebook: Swadlincote Food Assembly www.thefoodassembly.com

Autumn with Townscape Heritage Atmospheric evenings, autumn colours and it’s time to take care of building maintenance!

Thurs 17th & Fri 18th November, 12pm-4pm FREE Building Maintenance Advice!!!

We’ll be out on West Street with a cherry picker, clearing gutters and providing maintenance advice, to prepare for National Maintenance Week which takes place 18th – 25th November (weather permitting)

Sat 19th November, 10.30am-12pm (£5) The Magic Attic presents: On The Edge, Beyond the Smoke!

A talk at Sharpe’s Pottery Museum based on the original characters, features and history of the buildings in Swadlincote - see event listings for more details

Our Town Crier is now available to attend events!

A fee is payable to cover attendance and admin costs For more details contact chairsoffice@south-derbys.gov.uk 01283 595895 The Townscape Schools Programme is available for schools and other groups to book See www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetownscape for details and click on ‘School Opportunities’ or contact 01283 535039 rosliston@south-derbys.gov.uk

www.south-derbys.gov.uk/SwadlincoteTownscape

T’IS THE SEASON TO INDULGE! South Derbyshire has great places to eat and drink whatever the occasion From a night at home with a takeaway, to a country pub with great beers, to a Christmas party in town, including:

Spice Touch

Church Gresley, 012

83 226 552, www.spic

etouch.co.uk

Sunar Gow

Hatton, 01283 810 394

The Bay Tree

Melbourne, 01332 863

358, www.baytreerest

aurant.com

The Boardwalk Bar &

Willington, 01283 702

Admiral Fish Bar

Repton, 01283 346 047

, www.thebootatrepto

Amalfi White

Egginton,

hite.com 694 890, www.amalfiw

Anoki Burton

Blenheim House

ll.co.uk

b.co.uk 345, www.hollybush-c

Jack’s of Melbourne

ne.co.uk , www.jacksofmelbour

01332 864 836

Jaipur Restaurant

ipurrepton.co.uk

, www.ja Repton, 01283 703 763

.uk altshovelshardlow.co

01332 792 066, www.m

Rooms Melbourne Hall Tea all.com elbourneh

01332 864 224, www.m

nt Mileburne Restaura ileburne.co.uk 170, www.m

Melbourne, 01332 864

New Swad

The Dragon, Willingt

on

01283 704 795, www.t

hedragonatwillington

The Garden Restaura

Swarkestone Nursery

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nt

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warkestonenursery.c

o.uk

The Green Man, Willin

gton

01283 702 377, www.g

The Hardinge Arms

Kings Newton, 01332

om

863 808, www.harding

e-arms.co.uk

The Harrington Arms Thulston, 01332 571 798

The John Thompson

Ingleby, 01332 862 469

Inn & Brewery

ninn.com

Inn

ntinn.co.uk

The Wheel Inn, Tickn

all

01332 864 488, www.t

hewheelticknall.co.uk

ant.co.uk

Prezzo

estaurants.co.uk 552 895, www.prezzor

Seven Wells

oopers-arms.co.uk

, www.mountpleasa

, www.nadeerestaur

Swadlincote, 01283

32 690 002, www.thec

Repton, 01283 701 132

Stanton, 01283 223 232

Nadee

The Coopers Arms

Weston on Trent, 013

The Mount Pleasant

Mumbai Rouge

Findern, 01283 701 333

on

, www.johnthompso

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What’s On

December

in South Derbyshire and The National Forest

Thu 1 Dec, 7.30 – 9.30pm

Sat 3 Dec

Hilton Methodist Chapel, Main Street, Hilton, DE65 5GG

Swadlincote Town Centre, DE11 9DG

Hilton & Marston History Group’s Social Evening Join Hilton & Marston History Group for a seasonal social evening.

Tel: 01283 733069 Email: hiltonhistory@gmail.com Price: £3 per person.

Annual ‘shop-local’ event promoting local retailers and market traders, with seasonal entertainment. Find some great #SwadOffers via social media.

Free Tel: 01283 222848 www.facebook.com/SwadlincoteTownTeam Price: Free Entry.

Thu 1 Dec, 7.30pm

Live & Local - Oh Whistle and I’ll Come to You Melbourne Assembly Rooms, High Street, DE73 8GF

A gripping Christmas chiller based on M R James’s classic Edwardian ghost story in which the chance find of an ancient whistle with a soul-stirring inscription unleashes a terrifying supernatural encounter.

Tel: 01332 863522 Email: admin@liveandlocal.org.uk www.liveandlocal.org.uk Price: £9 standard; £7 student, senior citizen, unemployed and under 18.

Fri 2 Dec

Sat 3 Dec, 10am

Footloose Walk - Milton 4.5 Miles Swan Inn & Cygnet Tea Rooms, Main Street, Milton, DE65 6EF

Enjoy this walk starting in Main Street. Dogs on a lead please. Footloose Walkers are a 45+ singles group.

Email: footloosewalkers@hotmail.co.uk www.footloose.org.uk Price: Free.

Free

Sat 3 Dec – Mon 2 Jan, 10am – 5pm

Christmas Treasure Hunt

Highfields Happy Hens, Heage Lane, Etwall, DE65 6LS

Look out for the Christmas treasure hunt pictures as you make your way around the farm and answer the questions correctly at the end, then receive a Christmas treat!

Melbourne Christmas Lights Switch On Melbourne Town Centre, DE73 8EJ

An evening of festive entertainment with: Father Christmas switching on the lights; food & drink stalls and mulled wine; children’s rides and entertainment; carols with Melbourne Town Band; and, shops open late for Christmas gifts.

Tel: 07734 939292 www.melbourneparishcouncil.org.uk Price: Free.

Small Business Saturday – Support Your High Street!

Free

Tel: 01283 735063 Email: beryl@happyhens.force9.co.uk www.highfieldshappyhens.co.uk Price: Event free of charge. Normal entry price applies: £4.50 per person; Family ticket for four £15; Under 2 years free.

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Sat 3 Dec, 10.30am – 4pm

Sat 3 Dec, 7pm

Sat 3 Dec, 7.30pm

Sun 4 Dec, 2pm

Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, DE12 8JX

Sir Herbert Wragg Way, Swadlincote, DE11 8LP

Melbourne Assembly Rooms, High Street, DE73 8GF

Hill Street Baptist Church, Swadlincote, DE11 8HL

Fabric Sleigh Workshop Join Kraftiz to create a table centrepiece, the ultimate sweet holder. All materials provided. Please contact for further details and to book.

Tel: 01283 480272 Email: juliekraftiz@msn.com www.kraftiz.co.uk Price: £30 per person; Booking essential.

Umpah Nights at Swadlincote Ski & Snowboard Centre Umpah night with a three course festive meal included.

Tel: 01283 217200 Email: g.whetton@nikegroup.co.uk www.jnlswadlincote.co.uk Price: £22.50 per person.

Sat 3 Dec, 7.30 – 9.30pm

Sat 3 and Sun 4 Dec, 11am – 5pm

Box of Tricks - Christmas Concert in the Kiln

Calke Abbey, Ticknall, DE73 7LE

Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

Echoes of Calke’s Christmas Past Lights, shadows and whispers will bring alive Calke’s Christmas past. Follow the lanterns to see the candlelit church, explore the tunnels and catch a glimpse of the house in a festive Christmas light.

Tel: 01332 863822 Email: calkeabbey@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org/calke-abbey Price: Adult £3.60; Child £1.80; Family £9; Normal parkland admission applies.

Join us in the Kiln for an evening of festive fun and Christmas music, performed by “Box of Tricks”. Licensed bar available.

Tel: 01283 222600 Email: info@sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: £6 per person; Booking essential.

Discover over 200 town centre shops, services, eateries and attractions

Tel: 01332 863522 Email: info@melbourneassemblyrooms.co.uk www.melbourneassemblyrooms.co.uk Price: £7.50 per person.

Sun 4 Dec, 10am – 3pm

Elvaston Castle Festive Family Fun Day Country Park, Borrowash Road, Elvaston, DE72 3EP

Visit the Elves workshop (write a letter to Father Christmas and make a decoration) or join Father Christmas in Elvaston’s Gothic Hall to hear traditional Christmas tales from around the world.

The Swadlincote Messiah Choral Society Concert Come along and enjoy this 113th performance of Handel’s Messiah with professional soloists, choir and orchestra of approximately 85 people.

Tel: 01283 532101 Email: m-banton@hotmail.co.uk Price: £8.50 per person; Pay at the door.

Sun 4 Dec, 6.30pm

Nearly Christmas Wildlife Quiz Willington Village Hall, Twyford Road, DE65 6BT

A fun-packed evening of quizzes, feely boxes, nature tables and a whole lot more besides. Get a team of four together and come along for a lively evening, or just come along and join an existing team.

Tel: 07876 276629 Email: skua2@hotmail.co.uk www.wild-scape.co.uk Price: £3 payable on the door.

Sun 4 Dec, 10am – 12 Noon and 1 – 3pm

Advice on travel, parking, markets, toilets, parks and shopmobility

Parking is FREE in Swadlincote

Download from www.south-derbys.gov.uk (search for ‘tic’) or contact Swadlincote Tourist Information Centre on 01283 222 848

You can find out about offers and events in the town via Swadlincote Town Team Facebook and Twitter or search for #Swadoffers and #SDwhatson Swadlincote Market Town of The National Forest

No wigs, no make-up, no theatricals just all the 60s classics and 70s anthems from the best rock band in the world ever! Tickets from Forteys in Melbourne Market Place and online at ticketsource.

Tel: 01629 533870 www.derbyshire.gov.uk/countrysideevents Price: Free entry; Elves workshop (3 years+) £4 per child; Father Christmas short stories (inc small gift) £5 per child; Car parking charges apply.

Pick up your FREE Swadlincote Shopping Guide!

Shop for everything from homeware to gifts; from hairdressers to restaurants; from unique independents to highstreet names

The Austrian Stones / Rolling Stones Show

Christmas Wreath Making Workshops

Country Park, Borrowash Road, Elvaston, DE72 3EP

Using materials collected within the grounds this workshop on the art of traditional wreath-making will show you how to make your own Christmas wreath for you to take home and hang on your door.

Tel: 01629 533870 www.derbyshire.gov.uk/countrysideevents Prices: Workshop £15 per person; Children must be accompanied; Car parking charges apply.

Swadlincote ODEON Silver Cinema

Silver Cinema is a series of weekly film screenings for guests who are over 55. Tickets are just £3 each and include hot drinks and snacks before the film. Unwind and catch up with friends over aromatic tea and coffee and buttery biscuits as you get ready to be transported to another reality. Whether you’re watching a critically acclaimed classic or talk-of-thetown new release, we’ll lead you to another time, another place. Relax as we dim the lights, raise the curtain and bring the screen leaping to life. Inspiring biopics. Laugh-out-loud comedies. Ageless romances. Let us take you there.

For further information ring 01283 559 060 or go to www.odeon.co.uk

Since Waste less, Save more was launched, there’s been lots happening to help the community reduce food waste.

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Sat 10 Dec, 10am – 12 Noon

Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

Valuation Day

Bring your antiques along to the Museum and have them valued by Bamfords Auctioneers. No booking required.

Tel: 01283 222600 Email: info@sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: £1 per item or set.

Wed 7 Dec, 7 - 10pm

Candle Making Workshop Clive’s Candles, 29 West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DN

Learn the skills of candle making at Clive’s Candles studio & showroom, and take home a fully scented candle in a teacup and saucer made by you with your choice of aroma.

Tel: 07803 294569 Email: clivescandles@gmail.com www.clivescandles.co.uk Price: £30 per person.

Thu 8 Dec, 7.30 – 9pm

Christmas is Coming Illustrated Talk The Old School, Castleway, Willington, DE65 6BT

Join Willington History Group as they have a look at Christmas customs of the past with guest speaker Keith Blood.

Tel: 01283 702894 Email: eprrjr@talktalk.net Price: £3 includes refreshments.

Fri 9 Dec, 7pm

Umpah Nights at Swadlincote Ski & Snowboard Centre Sir Herbert Wragg Way, Swadlincote, DE11 8LP

Umpah night with a three course festive meal included.

Tel: 01283 217200 Email: g.whetton@nikegroup.co.uk www.jnlswadlincote.co.uk Price: £22.50 per person.

Christmas Rag Wreath Workshop Get into the festive spirit with Sarah from Ollie-Bobs and make your very own seasonal rag wreath. Ticket price includes materials and light refreshments.

Tel: 01283 222600 Email: info@sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: £20 per person; Booking essential.

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Footloose Walk - Rosliston 5 Miles Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, DE12 8JX

Enjoy this 5 mile walk starting in the car park of Rosliston Forestry Centre. Dogs on a lead please. Footloose Walkers are a 45+ singles group.

Email: footloosewalkers@hotmail.co.uk www.footloose.org.uk Price: Free; Car parking charges apply.

Free

Sat 10 and Sun 11 Dec, 11am – 5pm

Echoes of Calke’s Christmas Past

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Calke Abbey, Ticknall, DE73 7LE

Lights, shadows and whispers will bring alive Calke’s Christmas past. Follow the lanterns to see the candlelit church, explore the tunnels and catch a glimpse of the house in a festive Christmas light.

Tel: 01332 863822 Email: calkeabbey@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org/calke-abbey Price: Adult £3.60; Child £1.80; Family £9; Members free of charge; Normal parkland admission applies.

Sat 10 Dec, 1.45pm

Mince Pie & Mulled Wine - Walk Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, DE12 8JX

Explore the trails around the Forestry Centre then enjoy a mince pie and drink.

Food sharing is really taking off in Swadlincote since it became the first place outside of London to launch the OLIO app. There are now 10 drop boxes all over town allowing you to share food with your community that would otherwise have gone to waste. It has reached 800 OLIOers and has helped rescue over 3,000 items to date. It is continuing to grow organically, so join the revolution today by downloading the OLIO app.

The 8 Food Saver Champions have attended many events over the Summer months to bring the Waste less, Save more message to local residents. They have shared a wealth of knowledge and ideas. They have learnt a lot from the public too, which is great! People are becoming more and more aware of the issues of food waste, and the enormous amount of food that is thrown away from our homes in the UK each year. The Waste less, Save more Facebook page is soon to reach its 1,000th follower.

The Zero Waste Kitchen Challenge has kicked off with over 40 families taking part. Each family selected £100 worth of food saving equipment to start them on their journey of food waste minimisation. Chosen families had fun at cooking workshops that demonstrated some resourceful skills in the kitchen. The theme was ‘winging it’ recipes that can be quickly prepared and enjoyed. Participating families are having great fun and have learnt valuable knowledge and skills, and their feedback has been fantastic! We wish them luck for the rest of the programme!

The community fridge has opened, this is a free to use facility for all residents to help them share food in Swadlincote. It is run by South Derbyshire CVS who take in surplus food from residents and local businesses and check it is safe for redistribution before putting it in the specially built Community Fridge room at the rear of their offices. Come and see what they have to offer at the CVS on Grove Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DD between 10am-3pm Monday-Friday.

The Food Saver Champions have regular dates at all the local Sainsbury’s in the Swadlincote area. They will be cooking food on different food waste themes, from store cupboard rustle-ups to fruit rescue. So look out for them with their bright orange van, and come ask us anything about food waste to help you Waste less and Save more.

The Fab Food education project will be continuing in all the local primary schools, and during the Autumn term it will include a special menu magician and the Food Saver Champions to make it enjoyable for all the family. With the chillier weather starting we will be able to offer campfire cooking sessions to demonstrate cooking over an open fire, which will alight the children’s food passion and help to minimise food waste.

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Innovation Kitchen where families will be given 5 new products that will extend the life of your fresh fruit and veg to save you money. Winnow Bins, which are smart technology bins, weigh your food waste and convert it to a cash value in pounds and pence so you can see how much you’re throwing away every week.

Sainsbury’s Smart Planner app trial will allow residents to test out technology to help you to save money by planning your online or instore shopping so you only get what you need. You can browse recipes and your regularly bought items. Also if you do end up with a few items in your fridge or store cupboard you can use the food rescue option in order to generate recipes to use it up.

Savvy Shopper is a personal shopping project to bring people together to learn how they can shop differently, helping people to buy the correct amount for what they need, and trying different products which will help them feed the bin less and bellies more. Savvy Shopper will help participants to save money by wasting less food without compromising on the quality of food.

Tel: 01283 563483 Email: tor@roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk Price: £3.50 per person to include drink and mince pie.

If you are interested in any of these initiatives please e-mail swadlinoctewlsm@icloud.com www.sainsburys.co.uk/wasteless | Follow us on Facebook to keep up with everything that’s happening.

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Umpah Nights at Swadlincote Ski & Snowboard Centre Sir Herbert Wragg Way, Swadlincote, DE11 8LP

Umpah night with a three course festive meal included.

Tel: 01283 217200 Email: g.whetton@nikegroup.co.uk www.jnlswadlincote.co.uk Price: £22.50 per person.

Fri 16 Dec, 7 – 7.45pm

Sat 17 and Sun 18 Dec, 11am – 5pm

Sun 18 Dec, 2.30 – 4.15pm

Woodville Village, Top of Blacksmiths Lane

Calke Abbey, Ticknall, DE73 7LE

Swadlincote Catholic Church, 70 Newhall Road, DE11 0BD

Carols Around the Tree - Woodville You are invited to come along and join in with the community annual carol singing event in Woodville. Please bring a torch and wear warm, waterproof clothing.

Tel: 01283 222803 Email: jfletcher214@hotmail.co.uk Price: Free.

Tue 13 Dec, 7.15pm

Sat 17 Dec, 10am – 3pm

Repton Village Hall, Askew Grove, DE65 6FH

Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

Make your Own Christmas Wreath Join Repton WI and make your own Christmas wreath.

Tel: 01283 704810 Email: lynne.skeith@gmail.com Price: £3 per person.

Wed 14 Dec, 2 – 4pm

Wednesday Talk - Music Halls on Film Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

Bob Massey will be returning to Sharpe’s to deliver a themed talk about Music Halls and how they have been captured on film over the years.

Tel: 01283 222600 Email: info@sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: £2.50 per person.

Fri 16 Dec, 9am – 4pm

Swadlincote Xmas Mega Market Swadlincote Town Centre, DE11 0AD

Swadlincote’s mega Xmas market will see the traditional and farmers’ stalls trading on the same day! Plus a Santa’s Grotto and other seasonal entertainment. You are invited to come along and see what is on offer from the local producers and traders.

Tel: 01283 222848 Email: tic@sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: Free Entry and Free Parking.

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Santa at Sharpe’s

Santa’s helpers have arrived at Sharpe’s and need you to join in the final preparations for Christmas Eve. Take home a festive craft and receive an early Christmas present from Santa as your reward.

Tel: 01283 222600 Email: info@sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: £5 per child (babes in arms go free); Booking essential.

Sat 17 and Sun 18 Dec, 11am – 4pm

Santa’s Floating Grotto

Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington, DE65 6DW

Enjoy a Christmas cruise on the ‘Mercia Swan’ trip boat, and meet Father Christmas himself in his floating grotto. Each child receives a Christmas Gift as you take a short trip around the Marina (subject to weather conditions).

Tel: 01283 703332 Email: merciaswan@hotmail.com www.merciaswan.co.uk Price: Children £6 (to include Christmas gift); Adults £1; Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Echoes of Calke’s Christmas Past Lights, shadows and whispers will bring alive Calke’s Christmas past. Follow the lanterns to see the candlelit church, explore the tunnels and catch a glimpse of the house in a festive Christmas light.

Tel: 01332 863822 Email: calkeabbey@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org/calke-abbey Price: Adult £3.60; Child £1.80; Family £9; Members free of charge; Normal parkland admission applies.

Umpah Nights at Swadlincote Ski & Snowboard Centre Sir Herbert Wragg Way, Swadlincote, DE11 8LP

Umpah night with a three course festive meal included.

Tel: 01283 217200 Email: g.whetton@nikegroup.co.uk www.jnlswadlincote.co.uk Price: £22.50 per person.

Tel: 07860 101417 Email: coordsdmc@hotmail.co.uk www.southderbyshiremusic.org Price: Adults £8; Children £4; To include mince pies and mulled wine (for the adults), other drinks for younger people.

Christmas Song & Story Time Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

Pop in to Sharpe’s Kiln for a Christmas song and story time with Derbyshire Libraries to get you into the festive spirit! Suitable for under 5s with parents or carers.

Tel: 01283 222600 Email: info@sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Free Price: Free.

Sun 18 Dec, 9.30am

Tue 20 Dec, 7.30pm

Overseal Walk - 10 Miles Overseal Car Park, Overseal Village, DE12 6NF

Following parts of the National Forest and Ivanhoe Ways with Derby & South Derbyshire Ramblers. SK298157. Please telephone for details.

Calke - From Medieval Priory to Elizabethan Mansion Repton Village Hall, Askew Grove, DE65 6FH

Join Repton Village History Group for this historical talk with guest speaker Colin Stewart.

Free

Sun 18 Dec, 11am

Ticknall Tramway Trail - Walk Ticknall Village Hall, Ingleby Lane, DE73 7JX

Explore the Ticknall Tramway Trail following familiar and new paths. Meet Derby & South Derbyshire Ramblers at the Village Hall car park, SK298157. Please telephone for details.

Tel: 01332 666294 Email: marie.kennedy4@gmail.com www.derbyramblers.org.uk Price: Free.

A splendid setting for this sumptuous feast of music presented by the popular Cantabile Choir, together with the Seale Brass Quintet plus seasonal readings.

Tue 20 Dec, 10.30 – 11.30am

Sat 17 Dec, 7pm

Tel: 01283 760639 Email: marie.kennedy4@gmail.com Price: Free.

Christmas Brass & Voices

Free

Tel: 01283 702448 Email: rvhg@reptonvillage.org.uk www.reptonvillage.org.uk/history_group Price: £3 per person.

Wed 21 and Thu 22 Dec, 10am – 3pm

Santa at Sharpe’s

Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

Santa’s helpers have arrived at Sharpe’s and need you to join in the final preparations for Christmas Eve. Take home a festive craft and receive an early Christmas present from Santa as your reward.

Tel: 01283 222600 Email: info@sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: £5 per child (babes in arms go free); Booking essential.

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Christmas Crafts at Sharpe’s

New Year’s Eve Family Party

Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

Swadlincote Ski Centre, Sir Herbert Wragg Way, DE11 8LP

Come along to the Museum for our final festive workshop and make a last minute Christmas craft to gift to somebody special.

No booking necessary just pop in to the workshop.

Tel: 01283 222600 Email: info@sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: £1 per child (babes in arms go free).

New Year’s Eve family party, buffet, games and disco with a free toast drink at midnight!

Limited spaces so tickets must be purchased in advance.

Tel: 01283 217200 Email: g.whetton@nikegroup.co.uk www.jnlswadlincote.co.uk Price: £15 per child; £20 per adult; Booking essential.

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Thu 26 Jan, 5 – 6pm

The Old School, Castleway, Willington

Swadlincote Library, Civic Way, DE11 0AD

How to Get Rid of your Wife – Talk

by Richard Stone

Chinese New Year with Swadlincote Library

An illustrated talk on how couples solved their marital problems (or thought they had!) in previous centuries.

Free activity to celebrate Chinese New Year - the Year of the Rooster. Make lanterns, zodiac wheels or dragons, not forgetting to see what your fortune cookie predicts!

Roosters are hardworking, resourceful, courageous and talented.

Tel: 01283 702894 Email: eprrjr@talktalk.net Price: £3 includes refreshments.

Tel: 01629 533013 Email: natasha.hyde@derbyshire.gov.uk www.derbyshire.gov.uk/libraries Free Price: Free; Telephone to book your place.

Tue 17 Jan, 7.30pm

Mary Queen of Scots - Talk Methodist Chapel Schoolroom, Willington Road, Etwall, DE65 6HX

January Sun 1 Jan, 10.30am

Footloose New Year’s Day Walk – 6.5 Miles Ticknall Village Hall Car Park, Ingleby Lane, DE73 7JU

Join Footloose Walkers for this walk. Dogs on a lead please. Footloose Walkers are a 45+ singles group.

Email: footloosewalkers@hotmail.co.uk www.footloose.org.uk Price: Free.

Free

Sun 8 Jan, 9.30am – 4.30pm

Fitness Fest 2017

Repton Village Hall, Askew Grove, DE65 6GR

Try Yoga, Tai Chi, Pilates, Dance, Zumba, Nordic Walking, etc. Sessions of 45 minutes to 1 hour at £5 per session. See Facebook for timetable of events - ‘Repton Village Party’. Healthy eating café and body MOT’s available.

Tel: 01283 704810 Email: lynne.skeith@gmail.com Price: £5 per session.

What’s On

in South Derbyshire and The National Forest

Sun 8 Jan, 6.30pm

A Night on the Farne Islands Willington Village Hall, Twyford Road, DE65 6DE

The Farne Islands, off the coast of Northumberland, are an internationally important breeding site for thousands of seabirds and a multitude of Grey Seals.

The sights and sounds of this wildlife spectacle are all here in two linked wildlife presentations given by local naturalist and wildlife cameraman Chris Hollis.

Tel: 07876 276629 Email: skua2@hotmail.co.uk www.wild-scape.co.uk Price: £3 payable on the door.

Tue 10 Jan, 7.30 – 9pm

Ticknall Garden Club - Talk Ticknall Village Hall, Ingleby Lane, DE73 7JU

Jeff Bates, a popular regular speaker, will talk on Clematis and other climbers.

Tel: 01283 562161 Email: wendygale@hotmail.co.uk www.ticknallgardenclub.org.uk Price: Visitors £3.

Fri 27 Jan, 7.30 – 11pm (check website to see if taking place)

Join Etwall & Burnaston Local History Group for this talk with guest speaker Paul Templeman.

Rosliston Astronomy Group

Tel: 01283 730287 Email: sandypits.kirby@btinternet.com www.etwallhistory.org Price: Visitors £3, to include light refreshments.

Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, DE12 8JX

Meetings include guest speakers or a magazine-style programme of short talks and presentations, followed by a night sky talk and public observing if the sky is clear.

Tue 17 Jan, 7.30 - 9pm

Tel: 07508 654735 Email: info@roslistonastronomy.org.uk www.roslistonastronomy.org.uk Price: Adult £3; Child under 16 £1.50.

Street Names and Chimney Pots Talk Repton Village Hall, Askew Grove, DE65 6GR

Join Repton Village History Group for this historical talk with guest speaker Shirley Horton.

Fri 27 Jan, 7.30pm

Ticknall Preservation & Historical Society Talk

Tel: 01283 702448 Email: rvhg@reptonvillage.org.uk www.reptonvillage.org.uk Price: Visitors £3.

Ticknall Village Hall, Ingleby Lane, DE73 7JU

Join the Society for this talk with guest speaker Geoff Pursglove on the history of Ashby Canal and an update on the progress of the restoration.

Wed 25 Jan, 12.30 – 1.30pm

Monthly Guided Tour

Tel: 01530 810266 Email: hillcoleorton@yahoo.co.uk www.ticknalllife.co.uk/community Price: Visitors £2, to include refreshments.

Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

Join one of our knowledgeable guides for our free, monthly tour around the Museum and Kiln.

Tel: 01283 222600 Email: info@sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Free Price: Free; Donations appreciated.

Healthy New Year For details of lots of physical activity and sporting activities in your local area visit www.healthiersouthderbyshire.org

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Mon 30 Jan, 7.30pm

Melbourne Assembly Rooms, High Street, DE73 8GF

Ticknall Village Hall, Ingleby Lane, DE73 7JU

Four South Derbyshire Parklands - Talk Melbourne Civic Society invites you to a talk by guest speaker local historian Philip Heath who describes interesting areas around Melbourne.

Tel: 01332 865760 Email: pamadams56@yahoo.co.uk www.melbournecivicsociety.org.uk Price: Visitors £2.

South Derbyshire Badger Group Meeting The Group will be holding a quiz and social evening (bring food to share).

Tel: 07754 094177 Email: info@southderbyshirebadgergroup. co.uk www.southderbyshirebadgergroup.co.uk Price: Visitors £2.

February Swadlincote Library, Civic Way, DE11 0AD

Hilton Methodist Chapel, Main Street, DE65 5FF

Tel: 01629 533013 Email: natasha.hyde@derbyshire.gov.uk www.derbyshire.gov.uk/libraries Free Price: Free; Telephone to book your place.

Thu 2 Feb, 5 – 6.30pm

Harry Potter Book Night Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

Dig out your wand and practice ‘Wingardium Leviosa’. This year Sharpe’s are joining in the celebrations for ‘Harry Potter Book Night’ with a variety of free activities aimed at young people aged 11+.

Tel: 01283 222600 Email: info@sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Free Price: Free; Booking essential.

13th-25th May, 2017

in South Derbyshire and The National Forest

Thu 2 Feb, 7.30 – 9.30pm

Celebrate the professors of Hogwarts and all things Harry Potter at this free event.

Robes and wands welcome but please leave your broomstick at home. This workshop is suitable for ages 7+. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

WALKING FESTIVAL

What’s On

Thu 2 Feb, 5 – 6.30pm

Harry Potter Night

THE NATIONAL FOREST

Those Were the Days - Talk Join guest speaker Alan Hiley and Hilton & Marston History Group for this informed talk.

Tel: 01283 733069 Email: hiltonhistory@gmail.com Price: £3 for non-members.

Sat 4 Feb, 10am – 12pm

Ollie-Bobs Rag Rug Workshop Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

Our first craft workshop of the year with Sarah from Ollie-Bobs. Relax with tea and cake and enjoy learning a new skill (or improving an old one!).

Tel: 01283 222600 Email: info@sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: £18 per person; Booking essential.

Guided and themed walks Beautiful places to explore Walks for all ages and abilities to enjoy Places to stay from B&B’s to Forest Lodges www.thenationalforestwalkingfestival.org.uk

visit www.south-derbys.gov.uk/swadlincotetic 33 Thu 9 Feb, 7.30 – 9pm

Tue 14 Feb, 2 – 3.30pm

Tue 21 Feb, 7.30 – 9pm

Repton Village Hall, Askew Grove, DE65 6FH

Old School, Castleway, Willington

Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, DE12 8JX

Turmoil, Turnpikes & Taxes – Talk by John Hawkins Come along to Willington History Group’s illustrated talk on a turbulent period which helped to form much of modern Britain.

Tel: 01283 702894 Email: eprrjr@talktalk.net Price: £3, includes refreshments.

Fri 10 Feb, 7 – 9.30pm

Pamper Evening

Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

Shake off the winter blues with an evening of pampering. Our friends at Swadlincote Therapy Rooms are offering taster sessions of their most popular treatments.

Refreshments will be available.

Tel: 01283 222600 Email: info@sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: £10 for one taster session treatment (20 minutes) or £15 for two. Booking essential.

Sun 12 Feb, 6.30pm

Aliens Amongst Us Part Two - The Slide-Show Willington Village Hall, Twyford Road, DE65 6DE

Step into a strange and creepy world inhabited by your worst nightmares. Sit with your fingers across your face peering into a twilight zone of bugs, beetles, fungi and other weird wildlife found the length and breadth of the animal kingdom.

Tel: 07876 276629 Email: skua2@hotmail.co.uk www.wild-scape.co.uk Price: £3 payable on the door.

Tue 14 Feb, 10.30am – 1pm

Made With Love Family Craft Workshop Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

Drop in to this free craft workshop (run by Adult Education) to make a Valentine gift for a special person! All children must be supervised. Activities are suitable for 3+ years.

Tel: 01283 222600 Email: info@sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Free Price: Free.

Signs of Spring - Wildlife Watch You are invited to drop in and make origami pots and plant some Summer seeds to take away at this indoor activity session.

Tel: 01283 535039 Email: rosliston@south-derbys.gov.uk www.south-derbys.gov.uk/ environmentaleducation Price: £2.50 per child.

Tue 14 Feb, 7.30 – 9pm

Ticknall Garden Club – Talk Ticknall Village Hall, Ingleby Lane, DE73 7JU

Join Ticknall Garden Club for this talk with guest speaker Andrew Brownsmith who will be talking about a ‘day in the life’ of a Stonewaller.

Tel: 01283 562161 Email: wendygale@hotmail.co.uk www.ticknallgardenclub.org.uk Price: Visitors £3, including refreshments.

Wed 15 Feb, 10.30am, 11.30am and 1.30pm

Swadlincote Townscape Clay Family Workshop

The English Highwayman - Talk Join Repton Village History Group for this historical talk with guest speaker Lee Timmins.

Tel: 01283 702448 Email: rvhg@reptonvillage.org.uk www.reptonvillage.org.uk/history_group Price: Visitors £3.

Wed 22 Feb, 12.30 – 1.30pm

Monthly Guided Tour

Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

Join one of our knowledgeable guides for our free, monthly tour around the Museum and Kiln.

Tel: 01283 222600 Email: info@sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Free Price: Free; Donations appreciated.

Fri 24 Feb, 7.30pm

Ticknall Preservation & Historical Society Talk Ticknall Village Hall, Ingleby Lane, DE73 7JU

Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

Join the Society for this talk by Richard Stone on a history of folktales and festivities and how these have changed over the centuries.

Tel: 01283 222600 Email: info@sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: £2.50 per child.

Fri 24 Feb, 7.30 – 11pm (check website to see if taking place)

Children and young people will have another opportunity to learn basic techniques with clay and make their own creation inspired by the Townscape project.

Thu 16 Feb and Fri 17 Feb, 10am – 3pm

NGS Open Garden - The Dower House Church Square, Melbourne, DE73 8JH

The garden will be shimmering in the winter light. Snowdrops, Hellebore’s, Daphnia, Cyclamen, early Iris Kathleen Hodgson and little Narcissi will be in bloom. Tea, coffee and cakes available.

Tel: 01332 864756 Email: griseldakerr@btinternet.com www.ngs.org.uk Price: Entry fee £3.

Tel: 01530 810266 Email: hillcoleorton@yahoo.co.uk www.ticknalllife.co.uk/community Price: Visitors £2, including refreshments.

Rosliston Astronomy Group

Rosliston Forestry Centre, Burton Road, DE12 8JX

Meetings include guest speakers or a magazine-style programme of short talks and presentations, followed by a night sky talk and public observing if the sky is clear.

Tel: 07508 654735 Email: info@roslistonastronomy.org.uk www.roslistonastronomy.org.uk Price: Adult £3; Child under 16 £1.50.

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Mon 27 Feb, 7.30 – 9pm

Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

Melbourne Assembly Rooms, High Street, DE73 8GF

Superhero - Children’s Craft and Play Workshop

Join Helen from The Sunflower Plot for this superhero-themed workshop packed full of activities including: make your own superhero mask and puppets, create play dough superheroes and villains, paint your own comic with stencils, and more!

Tel: 01283 222600 Email: info@sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk Price: £5 per child.

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History of the Knights Hospitallers - Talk Join Melbourne Civic Society and guest speaker Dr Tony Bethel talking about this religious organisation going back to the Crusades.

Tel: 01332 865760 Email: pamadams56@yahoo.co.uk www.melbournecivicsociety.org.uk Price: Visitors £2.

Tue 28 Feb, 12 Noon – 2pm

Sat 25 Feb and Sun 26 Feb, 11am - 3pm

Swadlincote Shrove Tuesday Pancake Races

Repton, DE65 6FQ

The Delph Market Square, Swadlincote Town Centre, DE11 0AD

NGS Open Garden - 10 Chestnut Way This NGS event will show snowdrops, helebores, daphnes and early shrubs with the added bonus of tea, cakes and homemade soup. The garden is also open by appointment for groups throughout the year.

Come along and join in the fun on Pancake Race Day. Watch as local mascots, and teams of four combat the race track around The Delph. Noon is when the fun begins!

Market day with extra entertainment and freshly cooked pancakes.

Tel: 01283 702267 Email: rlittleq@gmail.com www.littlegarden.org.uk Price: Adults £3; Children free.

Tel: 01283 222848 Email: tic@sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk www.south-derbys.gov.uk Price: Free; £4 to enter a team with all proceeds to Comic Relief.

Mon 27 Feb, 7.30pm

South Derbyshire Badger Group Meeting Ticknall Village Hall, Ingleby Lane, DE73 7JU

Join us for this illustrated talk by Ian Retson of the Woodland Trust, talking to us this time about his ascent of Kilimanjaro.

Tel: 07754 094177 Email: info@southderbyshirebadgergroup.co.uk www.southderbyshirebadgergroup.co.uk Price: Visitors £2.

If you would like your event included in the next edition (March 2017 -June 2017) or would like to advertise in the publication, please contact Swadlincote TIC on 01283 222 848

Credits

Designed by Adam Leese - www.adamleese.co.uk Photography by Christopher Beech Photography, Louise Galdes Photography, H Humphries, Tony Summers, J Rock, P Studden, Ian Hey, Kevin Mason, N1 Golf Compiled by Swadlincote Tourist Information Centre, Sept 2016

Obtaining alternative versions of this document If you would like this document in another language, or if you require the services of an interpreter, please contact us. This information is also available in large print, Braille, or audio format upon request.

Phone: 01283 595795 Email: customer.services@south-derbys.gov.uk Whilst every care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information supplied in this leaflet, the TIC and South Derbyshire District Council cannot accept responsibility for any errors, omissions or subsequent changes, nor should any entry be deemed to be an endorsement of the establishment or activity by the TIC or District Council. You are advised to confirm details when booking or before travelling. All information believed to be correct at time of print.

Join in and cheer us on!

Teams of four people can enter the Pancake Relay Races.

You can be from a business, organisation or just a group of friends.

Company or organisation mascots can enter the Mascot Race – come along and promote your business. £4 entry per team. All proceeds going to Comic Relief.

Winners receive trophies and medals.

Fancy dress and corporate wear are welcome.

Shop Local this Christmas and find some great #SwadOffers from November 24th through to December 24th!

Swadlincote is a wonderful town full of Christmas joy with lots to offer from vintage gifts to scented candles for loved ones, pampering and glam to get you in to the spirit for merrymakings, and bustling markets to source locally made and baked food for the festive season.

Each week until Christmas Eve look out for #SwadOffers from one of our many traders, along with exciting events going on around the town at this time of year.

We will be sharing your #SwadOffers posts and tweets through our Twitter account @SwadTeam and our Facebook page facebook.com/SwadlincoteTownTeam Please do your bit to support Swadlincote businesses. Use #SwadOffers to tell everyone how magical shopping in Swadlincote is at Christmas time.

But most of all shop local… and ask your friends to do the same.

Swadlincote Farmers’ Market Thurs 24 Nov, Fri 16 Dec (No event in Jan/Feb)

Swadlincote Xmas Mega Market Fri 16 Dec

Small Business Saturday – support your High Street!

Sat 3 Dec

Swadlincote Traditional Market Every Tues, Fri & Sat

Swadlincote Market Town of The National Forest Town centre parking is free in South Derbyshire For stall enquiries and details of assistance available to those starting up a new business – contact the Swadlincote Market Manager on 07879 276 243