ACTIVITIES, EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS

(Page Last Updated 1st May 2008)

Events, Activities and Exhibitions Diary for 2008 more info

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May

Thursday 8th, 7.30pm - Trust Evening Talk
''Flora Thompson Interpreted', by the writer of 'The World of Flora Thompson Revisited', Christine Bloxham more info
Saturday 24th May, 10.30am to 12 noon - Plant Sale more info
Friday 30th, 10.30am to 12.30pm - May Half Term Children's Activity - Canals - Narrow Boats and Painting  more info

June

No events yet planned

July

Sunday 13th, 1.00pm, BBQ for Friends and Trust Members - details to follow
Week commencing 14th  (date to be confirmed) - A Light Hearted Concert of Songs and Readings by the Lenborough Singers
Sunday 20th July, 1.00pm to 4.30pm - Museum Open as Part of Buckingham Summer Festival - details to follow
Tuesday 29th, 10.30am to 12.30pm - Children's Activity - 'Chrissie's Owls' will be in the museum for you to look at and handle more info
N.B. Please be in the museum at 10.30 for the talk

August

Monday 11th, 1.30pm to 3.30pm - Children's Activity - China - Chinese Food, Writing and Painting more info
Wednesday 20th, 10.30am to 12.30pm - Children's Activity - Mini Olympics - Join in with the Beijing Olympics more info

September

No events yet planned

October

Wednesday 22nd, 7.30pm - Quiz Night in the Museum. Teams of Four at £4.00 per person
Thursday 30th, 7.30pm - Friends AGM
Thursday 30th, 10.30am to 12.30pm - Children's Activity - Dinosaurs are back! more

November

Saturday 1st, 10.00am to 4.00pm - Craft Fair more info
Wednesday 12th, 7.30pm - Old Fashioned Games Night in the Museum. Tickets £5.00

December

Santa's in Town - more info

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Event, Exhibition and Lecture Programme for 2008

Look Here for News of Forthcoming Exhibitions and Special Events

Children's Activity Dates

Special admission prices on activity days for 2008 are as follows:

ADULTS - FREE (1 per child)
CHILDREN - £1.50 if they belong to the Friends *
            £2.50 - if they are not members

Entry fee will include all activities and a tour of the museum

ANY ACTIVITY MAY CHANGE IF THERE ARE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL

No unaccompanied children please

* Please show your membership card on arrival

If you would like to join and support us, information on Friends membership is available HERE or from the museum

If volunteers are available, we hope to serve you tea, coffee, squash and biscuits

Thursday, May 8th, 7.30pm

Trust Evening Talk - 'Flora Thompson Interpreted',
by the writer of 'The World of Flora Thompson Revisited', Christine Bloxham

With the aid of illustration, slides and anecdotes, Christine will air her entirely personal views on BBC1 television's adaptation and interpretation of Flora Thompson's trilogy 'Lark Rise to Candleford'. Whilst it is generally recognised that the adaptation is not entirely true to the spirit of the books, being dramatised, romanticised and somewhat sanitised, many Flora Thompson enthusiasts maintain that it still manages to evoke a strong sense of the period, the locations and the characterisations and provides welcome and much needed Sunday night family entertainment.
Come along on the night and air your own views!

Tickets for all spring talks are £4 in advance from the TIC and £5 on the door. Light refreshments are included

Saturday 1st November, 10.00am to 4.00pm

Craft Fair

Now FREE entry for this popular event

Friday 30th May, 10.30am to 12.30pm

Children's Activity - 'Canals, Narrow Boats and Painting'






Saturday 24th May - 10.30am to 12 noon

Plant Sale

It's time to buy to your vegetable plants for the garden, so come along to our 'Friends Fundraising' event in the museum exercise yard.
Donations of outdoor plants/seedlings may be brought to the museum on Friday 23rd or at 10am on the day



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Tuesday 29th July, 10.30am to 12.30pm

Children's Activity - 'Chrissie's Owls'

'Chrissie's Owls' will be in the museum for you to look at and handle
N.B. Please be in the museum at 10.30am for the talk







Monday 11th August, 1.30pm to 3.30pm

Children's Activity - 'China - Chinese Food, Writing and Painting'

Wednesday 20th August, 10.30am to 12.30pm

Children's Activity - 'Mini Olympics - Join in with the Beijing Olympics'






Thursday 30th October, 10.30am to 12.30pm

Children's Activity - 'Dinosaurs are Back!'





Children's Activity - Santa's Visits in November/December

Saturday 29th November, 6th December, 13th December and 20th December

Santa will be in his grotto in the museum at the following times

Saturday 29th November - 4.00 pm to 7.00pm (will coincide with the Christmas lights switch-on and carol singing)
Saturday 6th December - 1.00pm to 3.30pm
Saturday 13th and 20th December - 11.00 am to 2.30pm

Admission £3 per child

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Looking for a venue for your children's party? Click here to find out more

Children's Parties Children's Parties at the Old Gaol Are you looking for somewhere a bit different for your child's party? The Old Gaol is ideal for children up to the age of 10 and is the perfect place for a themed party; knights in shining armour, princesses or even prisoners of the Old Gaol. The cost is £45.00 for a two hour session (between 10am and 4pm, Monday to Saturday), regardless of actual numbers and includes a fun guided tour round the museum. There is no charge for adult helpers. The minimum number is 10 and we can cater for up to 20 children. As a general guide, we also require adult supervisors, one for every five children. If you require food, we ask that you to provide it yourself. The full charge of £45.00 is required with your booking. For further details please contact John Roberts on 01280 823020 DO YOU NEED A VENUE FOR YOUR CORPORATE  & PRIVATE EVENT? If so, have you thought of hiring the covered glass hall (the prisoners exercise yard) at the Old Gaol? Our courtyard, with its spectacular glass roof, is available to hire, for up to fifty people The cost for the first hour is £40, thereafter £35 per hour or part hour Discounts apply during normal opening hours, please ask for details Over the past two years, it has been used for business events, children's birthday parties, anniversary parties and local groups' AGM's, to name but a few. If you are interested in further details, please contact John Roberts, Museum Manager, on 01280 823020, for 'Terms and Conditions of Hire' and 'Booking Form'. VOLUNTEERS AND FRIENDS All 'Friends of the Old Gaol Museum' and anyone else interested in volunteering are invited to call in to find out how they can be of assistance in the museum. We need to recruit volunteers to help in the shop and museum. If you would like to find out more, we would love to see you.