| Events happening over the Cultural Olympiad launch weekend (26-28th Sept) |
| Date |
Date/time |
Specific Activity on offer |
Where |
Contact no. |
Activity type |
website |
| 26 |
12 noon - 4pm |
Sally Pollitzer: Demostration on Stained Glass making |
Batcombe |
01749 850589 |
Demonstration |
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| 27 |
11am - 6pm |
Have-a-go at mandala making, using natural objects. |
Wedmore |
01934 712172 |
Have-A-Go |
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| 27 |
2-4.30pm |
Medieval tile making demonstration and hands-on session |
Nr Street |
01458 446103 |
Hands-on-activities |
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| 28 |
12noon – 1pm |
Fiona Robson:Free lunchtime wire workshops Limited to 12 (from ages 10) Booking essential |
Shepton Mallet |
01749 880394 |
Workshop |
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| 28-Sep |
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Jazz in the Afternoon |
Minehead |
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| 28 Sept |
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Watch Somerset CCC on last day of cricket season |
Somerset County Cricket Club |
sports - spectator |
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| 28 Sept |
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Visit Somerset Cricket Shop |
Somerset County Cricket Club |
sports - spectator |
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| 26, 26 |
10:30am |
Cricket - Somerset v Lancashire Day 3 and 4. Match starts at 10:30am with gates opening at 9:30am |
Taunton |
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Spectator sport |
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| 26,27 Sept |
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Wessex beer festival at the Bath & west show ground |
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Festival |
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| 26,27,28 |
10am - 4pm |
Erica Sharpe: Demonstrations in the Art of Granulation (decorating gold with minute gold granules as seen in ancient Etruscan jewellery) |
Wedmore |
01934 710448 |
Demonstration |
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| 26,27,28 |
11am-6pm |
Have-a-go of creating artwork inspired by surrounding landscape |
Burnham-on-Sea |
01278 793873 |
Have-A-Go |
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| 26,27,28 |
Mon to Fri, 11am - 6pm, Sat & Sun, 2-5pm |
Elizabeth Parker: Glass Beads making |
Dulverton |
01398 324197 |
Demonstration |
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| 26,27,28 |
Wed to Sun, 11am - 6pm |
Marilyn Ewens offers taster sessions on paining. Booking essential |
Taunton |
01984 656346 |
Taster session |
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| 26,27,28 |
11am - 6pm |
Ann Sharman: Embroidery demonstration |
Taunton |
01823 400610 |
Demonstration |
|
| 26,27,28 |
11am - 6pm |
Hands-on-workshops on Painting and Ceramic, by Philip Kerr, Caroline Hopcraft and Nicola Werner |
Taunton |
01823 681281 |
Workshop |
|
| 26,27,28 |
11am - 6pm |
Josephine Wadman: Glass beads making |
Trull, Taunton |
01823 252125 |
Demonstrations on request |
|
| 26,27,28 |
11am - 5pm |
Debra will be working on a life-size scultpure celebrating women in the Olympics. |
Taunton |
01823 010409 |
Free demonstration |
|
| 26,27,28 |
11am - 6pm |
Demonstration on Patchworks, jewellery making and painting by Cheery Dobson, Alison Keswick and Stephanie Crockett |
Burrowbridge |
01823 698707 |
Demonstration |
|
| 26,27,28 |
11am - 5pm |
Glass blowing and jewellery making demonstrations and taster session offered by Kim and Thomas Atherton. Booking essential |
Buckland St Mary |
01460 234082 |
Demonstration and Taster session |
| 26,27,28 |
11am - 6pm |
Photography and print making demonstration |
Lopen |
01460 240921 |
demonstration |
|
| 26,27,28 |
9am - 6pm |
Tom Clark & Andrea Clark - stone & charcoal taster sessions. |
Martock |
01935 822111 |
Workshops |
|
| 26,27,28 |
11am - 6pm |
Julia Manning, will be demonstrating the printing of etching and collograph plates, |
Keinton Mandeville |
01458 223025 |
Demonstration |
|
| 26,27,28 |
11am - 6pm |
Get involved in the creation of Paula Nussey's new work. |
Milborne Port, Sherborne |
01963 251063 |
Have-A-Go |
|
| 26,27,28 |
11am - 6pm |
Take part in making a large patchwork etching. |
Butleigh |
01458 850682 |
Have-A-Go |
|
| 26-29th Sept |
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SKYLARKS, SNIPES & STARLINGS with Mike Dilger, (of the BBC's The One Show/Springwatch) |
Folly Farm Centre |
0870 122 4377 |
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| 27, 28 Sept |
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Dressage event & hunter trial. |
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sports |
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| 27,28 |
11am - 6pm |
Pottery making and painting demonstrations. Have-a-go potters wheels |
Nr Witham Friary, Frome |
01373 836171 |
Have-A-Go |
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| 27,28 Sept |
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Bridgwater Fair - The Fair, which has been held in the town since 1249, takes place in the last week of September for 4 days and takes over the whole of West Street and St Matthews Field. |
Bridgwater |
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| 27-Sept - 5-Oct |
South Somerset Food Festival |
South Somerset |
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Festival |
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| Other suggestions of 'things' to do.. |
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| ongoing |
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Book in for Cricket Skills Award course (6-13 year olds) |
Somerset County Cricket Club |
sports |
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| ongoing |
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Book in for mini sabres award course (4-6 year olds) |
Somerset County Cricket Club |
sports |
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| ongoing |
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Book in for Christmas Cricket |
Somerset County Cricket Club |
sports |
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| ongoing |
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Become a member of Somerset CCC for 2009 |
Somerset County Cricket Club |
sports - spectator |
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| ongoing |
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Book in to walk with Sir Ian Botham on 10th October |
Somerset County Cricket Club |
sports - spectator |
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| ongoing |
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Select a cricket club to join in Somerset |
Somerset County Cricket Club |
sport |
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| ongoing |
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Book for Marcus Trescothicks benefit baseball match on 4th Oct |
Somerset County Cricket Club |
sports - spectator |
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| ongoing |
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Discover opportunities for women and girl's cricketSomerset County Cricket Club |
sport |
|
| ongoing |
|
Book for Marcus Trescothicks benefit baseball match on 4th Oct |
Somerset County Cricket Club |
sports - spectator |
|
| ongoing |
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Discover opportunities for women and girl's cricketSomerset County Cricket Club |
sport |
|
| ongoing |
|
Book for Marcus Trescothicks benefit baseball match on 4th Oct |
Somerset County Cricket Club |
sports - spectator |
|
| ongoing |
|
Discover opportunities for women and girl's cricketSomerset County Cricket Club |
sport |
|
| ongoing |
|
Book for Marcus Trescothicks benefit baseball match on 4th Oct |
Somerset County Cricket Club |
sports - spectator |
|
| ongoing |
|
Discover opportunities for women and girl's cricketSomerset County Cricket Club |
sport |
|
| ongoing |
|
Book for Marcus Trescothicks benefit baseball match on 4th Oct |
Somerset County Cricket Club |
sports - spectator |
|
| ongoing |
|
Discover opportunities for women and girl's cricketSomerset County Cricket Club |
sport |
|
| ongoing |
|
Book for Marcus Trescothicks benefit baseball match on 4th Oct |
Somerset County Cricket Club |
sports - spectator |
|
| ongoing |
|
Discover opportunities for women and girl's cricketSomerset County Cricket Club |
sport |
|
| ongoing |
|
Book for Marcus Trescothicks benefit baseball match on 4th Oct |
Somerset County Cricket Club |
sports - spectator |
|
| ongoing |
|
Discover opportunities for women and girl's cricketSomerset County Cricket Club |
sport |
|
| ongoing |
|
Book for Marcus Trescothicks benefit baseball match on 4th Oct |
Somerset County Cricket Club |
sports - spectator |
|
| ongoing |
|
Discover opportunities for women and girl's cricketSomerset County Cricket Club |
sport |
|
| ongoing |
|
Book for Marcus Trescothicks benefit baseball match on 4th Oct |
Somerset County Cricket Club |
sports - spectator |
|
| ongoing |
|
Discover opportunities for women and girl's cricketSomerset County Cricket Club |
sport |
|
| ongoing |
|
Book for Marcus Trescothicks benefit baseball match on 4th Oct |
Somerset County Cricket Club |
sports - spectator |
|
| ongoing |
|
Discover opportunities for women and girl's cricket |
Things to do