Learn the prehistoric survival skill of flintknapping and discover the caveman in you! There will be a beginners session in the morning followed by a more advanced class in the afternoon.
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£8.00 HALF DAY, £15.00 WHOLE DAY
A free family fun day at Forge Mill to celebrate our local heritage.
FREE
The properties of velvet are quite astonishing; this workshop will explore the shadow effects achieved with dyes, inks and bleaching back in addition to transfoils and bronze powders.
More information about the artist on her web site.
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£20.00
Join us to sample and buy the very best of food and drink form around the region.
Local companies have been selected for their use of natural ingredients and use of traditional methods, like the Purity Brewery and the Halfpenny Green Vineyards. While Akikki Organics, Williams Farm Shop, Red Kite Health Foods, Pershore College, Taskers Authentic Curries, Redditch Vegetarian & Vegan Society, Bennets Ice Cream and Solihull Honey all show off their fresh, tasty and unusual variety of produce.
FREE
Step back in time – a visual experience of the local area in bygone days! As part of the Worcestershire Film Archive tour the museum will be showing an hours film combining footage of Worcestershire in general as well as footage of Redditch. The films date from the 1930s onwards.
This project has been supported by Worcestershire County Council, Media Archive for Central England and Heritage Lottery Fund.
More information about this project on their web site.
FREE
This course will teach you to cut beautiful lines without using your ruler, allowing the creation of amazingly free and wonderfully flowing compositions. Juxtaposing colours in an interesting and intuitive way, you will make a small panel suitable for a wall hanging or a cushion.
More information about the artist on her web site.
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£20.00
An informal chance to meet Rob Perry, the artist behind the exhibition 'Echoes of War' which is on display at the museum from 19 October until the end of November.
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MUSEUM ENTRY APPLIES
Help solve a Victorian murder mystery set in the atmospheric grounds of Forge Mill Needle Museum performed by Redditch Amateur Theatre Society.
£4.00
Sashiko, the beautiful art of Japanese quilting, is a delight and a pleasure to stitch. This workshop will introduce you to the designs, contemporary interpretations and types of thread. You will begin a sampler of designs that can be made into a cushion, wall hanging or bag. Hand quilting.
More information about the artist on her web site.
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£20.00
A talk by Rob Perry, the artist behind the exhibition 'Echoes of War'.
Rob gives a lively talk explaining his unique painting techniques, what inspires him personally, and why he is drawn to trying to capture the emotive atmosphere of the battlefields.
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£3.00
A fun and creative workshop on a Halloween theme led by museum staff.
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£4.00
Carve your own pumpkin in this fun and messy workshop led by museum staff.
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£4.00
The return of the Halloween pencil pals! Stitch a pal for your pencil with textiles tutor Jane Cobbett.
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£4.00
Make some Halloween bean bag creatures that can be thrown into flight with textiles tutor Jane Cobbett.
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£4.00
Have monster fun on Halloween with children’s crafts, games and spooky entertainment.
£4.00
An informal chance to meet Rob Perry, the artist behind the exhibition 'Echoes of War' which is on display at the museum from 19 October until the end of November.
Read more about the exhibition.
MUSEUM ENTRY APPLIES
Be afraid, be scared! Unearth the ghostly goings on at the old Forge Mill.
£4.00
An afternoon of poignant war poetry reading amongst the exhibition 'Echoes of War' to mark Remembrance Sunday.
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MUSEUM ENTRY APPLIES
Choose your unusual hand crafted gifts from our popular Christmas Craft Fair. Also meet Father Christmas in his grotto and take part in children's activities.
FREE
Forge Mill Needle Museum and Bordesley Abbey Visitor Centre holds many different events throughout the year.
These can link in with National Days or initiatives, seasonal themes or temporary exhibitions that are on display at the museum.
In 2008 the events programme is bigger than ever and includes all sorts of events: a Medieval Festival, an Alien week, workshops, talks, poetry readings, a Murder Mystery, Shakespeare plays and many more.
With such a variety of events there is something for everybody!
