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Ampthill |
Barton |
Bedford Central |
Biggleswade |
Bromham |
Dunstable |
Houghton Regis |
Kempston |
Potton
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| Ampthill Library | |
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Pirate Treasure Hunt Saturday 20th to Saturday 27th October Drop in to complete the treasure hunt! |
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Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th October 9.30 - 12.30 (Tuesday) and 2.00 - 5.30 (Wednesday) Pirate Craft Avast me hearties! Drop in to enjoy this free pirate craft. |
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Wednesday 24th October 2.00 - 5.00 Lego Club Love building? Come along and get creative with our Lego. |
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Thursday 25th and Friday 26th October 9.30 - 12.30 (Thursday) and 9.30 - 1.00/ 2.00 - 5.00 (Friday) Pirate Hat and Cutlass Craft Join us to make your own pirate hat and cutlass - then head off to search for treasure. |
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| Barton Library | |
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Tuesday 23rd October 9.00 - 1.00 Dragon Craft Drop in to enjoy this free dragon themed craft. |
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Wednesday 24th October 2.00 - 6.00 Love Bears Get all loved up creating your own Love Bears. |
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Thursday 25th October 9.00 - 1.00 Hama Beads Come along and get creative with our Hama Beads. |
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Friday 26th October 9.00 - 1.00 Winne & Wilbur and Isadora Moon Crafts Drop in for witchy crafts and fun! |
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| Bedford Central Library | |
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Sunday is Funday 11.30 - 1.30 Join us every Sunday for Giant Lego, Play Doh, Board Games, Puzzles and more... Fun for all the family! |
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Lego Club 11.00 - 12.00 Love Lego? Come along and get builidng. |
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Monday 22nd October 11.15 - 1.45 Spooky Mural Art Workshop Drop in to help Bedford College students create a fantastic spooky mural in the library. |
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Monday 22nd October 11.30 - 3.30 Creepy Crowns Join us to design and make a creepy crown to scare the family! |
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Tuesday 23rd October From 11.15 Animation Day Come along and learn all about animation from the students of Bedford College. Drop in beginners Stop Go Animation Workshop 11.30 am – 2.30 pm Lego Stop Go Animation Workshop for 7 – 12 years 11.30 am – 12.45 pm and 1.15 pm – 2.30 pm Book your place on these workshops at the library. |
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Tuesday 23rd October 11.30 - 3.30 Spooky Honeycomb Characters Drop in to make your own spooky characters to take home. |
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Wednesday 24th October 11.30 - 12.30 Winnie the Witch Story and Craft Enjoy Winnie stories and then stay for a witchy craft. |
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Wednesday 24th October 1.00 - 3.30 Colouring and Board Games Enjoy a fun afternoon of colouring and board games. |
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Thursday 25th October 11.30 - 12.00 Rhymetime for Under 5s Join us for rhymes and songs. |
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Thursday 25th October 12.30 - 3.30 Lego and Duplo Love building? Come along and get creative with our Lego and Duplo. |
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Friday 26th October 11.30 - 3.30 Trick or Treat Decorate a trick or treat bag ready for the big day! |
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Tuesday 23rd October 11.00 - 3.00 Hedgehogs Autumn Craft Come along and make a cute hedgehog. |
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Wednesday 24th October 11.00 - 3.00 Trees Autumn Craft Drop in for this colourful autumn trees craft. |
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Thursday 25th October 11.00 - 3.00 Squirrels Autumn Craft Join us for this cute squirrels craft. |
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Thursday 25th October 2.30 -3.30 Storytime with Grandma Mo Join Bedford author Maureen Hanrahan and illustrator Nora Haikala for an hour of fun poems and creative colouring. |
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Friday 26th October 11.00 - 3.00 Pirate Crafts Drop in for some pirate fun. |
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Saturday 27th October 11.00 - 3.00 Pirate Crafts Join us for more pirate crafts. |
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| Bromham Library | |
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Saturday 20th October 10.30 - 12.30 Spooky Colour Finger Puppets Craft Drop in to make these spooky finger puppets. |
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Monday 22nd October 10.00 - 11.30 Scary Biff Bats Craft Come and join the fun making these biff bats. |
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Tuesday 23rd October 2.30 - 4.30 Sppoky Scratch Art Craft Drop in for some spooky scratch art. |
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Wednesday 24th October 10.00 - 11.30 Creepy Honeycomb Decorations Craft Come and join the fun making these scary honeycomb decorations. |
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Thursday 25th October 2.30 - 4.30 Hats Craft Join us to make your own spooky hat. |
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Friday 26th October 10.00 - 11.30 Pumpkin Mask Craft Come along and make your own pumpkin mask. |
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Saturday 27th October 10.30 - 12.30 Lucky Dip Crafts Here's your chance to catch up with any half term crafts you may have missed. |
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| Dunstable Library | |
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Tuesday 23rd October 10.00 - 1.00 Day of the Dead Decoration Just drop in for this free family fun. |
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Wednesday 24th October 10.00 - 1.00 Halloween Head-bopper Come along to make a scary Halloween headdress. |
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Thursday 25th October 10.00 - 1.00 Halloween Crown Spooky craft for you to take home for the big day. |
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Friday 26th October 10.00 - 1.00 Haunted House Scratch Art Decoration Get creative with your haunted house design. |
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| Houghton Regis Library | |
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Every Thursday 3.00 - 5.30 K'Nex Kid 3+ Drop in to get creative and build your own construction with K'Nex Kid. Age3+. |
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Saturday 13th October 10.00 - 12.00 Lego Card Swap Come and swap your cards and play with Lego. |
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Tuesday 23rd October 10.00 - 3.00 Button Trees Enjoy designing your own button tree. |
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Wednesday 24th October 10.00 - 3.00 Scarecrow Craft Come in and make a sulky scarecrow decoration. |
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Thursday 25th October 10.00 - 3.00 Spider Craft Crawl in and make your own scary spider. |
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Friday 26th October 10.00 - 3.00 Halloween Craft Create your own Halloween scene. |
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Friday 26th October 2.30 - 3.30 Quiz for Kids with Full House Theatre Come along and take part in this fabulous quiz hosted by Patrick Monahan from Full House Theatre. Book your tickets through the Full House Theatre website. |
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Saturday 27th October 10.00 - 3.00 Plate Craft Make a spooky ghost to take home. |
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| Kempston Library | |
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Saturday 20th October 10.00 - 3.30 Pine Cone Owl Craft Join us to make a cute owl out of pine cones. |
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Monday 22nd October 2.00 - 5.00 Spooky Dotty Art Craft Start preparing for Halloween with this spooky art craft. |
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Tuesday 23rd October 11.30 - 4.30 Spooky Tissue Picture Craft Drop in to make a spooky picture with tissue paper. |
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Wednesday 24th October 2.00 - 5.00 Paper Plate Calavera Mask Craft Calaveras are decorated skulls used to celebrate the Day of the Dead. Join us to design your very own. |
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Thursday 25th October 10.00 - 4.30 Pom Pom Monster Cup Craft Come along to make your own pom pom monster cup. |
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Friday 26th October 2.00 - 5.00 Spider Hat Craft Drop in to make your own spider hat to take home. |
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Saturday 27th October 10.00 - 3.30 Spooky Sticker Scene Craft Create your own spooky scene with stickers. |
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Saturday 3rd November 10.00 - 3.30 Firework Rocket Craft Drop in to make a colourful firework rocket. |
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| Leighton Buzzard Library | |
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Saturday 20th and 27th October 11.00 - 12.00 Lego and Duplo Club Love building? Come along and get creative with Lego and Duplo. |
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Saturday 20th October 1.00 - 2.00 and 2.00 - 3.00 Backstage Theatre Experience Discover what happens behind the scenes. Suitable for children aged 8 plus. Free tickets available from the library. |
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Tuesday 23rd October 11.00 - 3.00 Woolly Day Learn how to knit, crochet or weave, plus there will be spinning demonstrations. |
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Wednesday 24th October 11.00 - 12.00 Not Yet A Yeti Join us to celebrate all things Yeti with the author Lou Treleaven. Free tickets available from the library. |
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Wednesday 24th October 2.00 - 3.00 Autumn Craft Get your free ticket and enjoy some wonderful autumnal crafts. Free tickets available from the library. |
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Thursday 25th October 11.00 - 12.00 and 2.00 - 3.00 Microbit Sessions Learn more about these Microbits and coding - then why not borrow one to take home? Free tickets available from the library. |
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Thursday 25th October 3.00 - 4.00 Origami Learn about this fabulous Japanese art of paper folding. Free tickets available from the library. |
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Friday 26th October 11.00 - 12.30 Kate Milner Visits Meet children's author Kate Milner; discover how she creates her stories. Free tickets available from the library. |
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FRiday 26th October 2.00 - 3.00 Spooky Craft Get ready for the big day - make spooky crafts to decorate your home. Free tickets available from the library. |
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Saturday 27th October 1.00 - 2.00 and 2.00 - 3.00 Backstage Theatre Experience Discover what happens behind the scenes. Suitable for children aged 8 plus. Free tickets available from the library. |
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Friday 19th October to Saturday 27th October Monster Hunt During normal opening hours. Come along and join the fun with our monster hunt around the library. |
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Saturday 20th October 2.00 - 3.30 Star Wars Craft and Activities To celebrate Star Wars reads in October. Activities and a Yoda craft, plus lots of Star Wars books to borrow! |
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Tuesday 23rd October 10.00 - 12.30 Glow in the Dark Bracelet Craft Come along to design and thread your own bracelet and test it out in the dark. |
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Wednesday 24th October 2.00 - 4.00 Book Folding Craft Workshop Join us for this fun book folding workshop using discarded books. Loads of designs to follow, including Christmas patterns. Adults and children aged 8+. |
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Thursday 25th October 9.30 - 12.30 Funnybones Craft Drop in to make a funnybones skeleton to add to our display board. |
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Friday 26th October 10.00 - 12.30 Monster Biscuits Icing Craft Make up your own monster face on a biscuit! |
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Saturday 27th October 2.00 - 3.30 Funnybones Craft Drop in to make a funnybones skeleton to add to our display board. |
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Friday 26th October 10.00 - 12.30 Spider Storytime with Craft Come along for fun spider stories followed by a craft. |
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Tuesday 30th October to Saturday 10th November Poppy Craft Drop in to make a poppy to surround our Armistice Day display. |
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Friday 30th November Library opens until 7.30p.m. Christmas Lights Switch On We are staying open to see the lights switch on! Come along to see the lights and have a go at a Christmas craft. |
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Saturday 20th October 10.00 - 3.00 Autumn Colouring Drop in for seasonal colouring fun. |
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Monday 22nd October 2.30 - 4.00 Unicorns and Dinosaurs Fabulous unicorn and dinosaur magnet fun - come along and get creative! |
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Tuesday 23rd October 11.00 - 4.00 Leafy Owl Decorating Craft Drop in to decorate an owl with autumn leaves. How will yours turn out? |
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Wednesday 23rd October 2.30 - 4.00 Autumn Friends Craft Decorating Which autumnal creature will you decorate today? |
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Thursday 25th October 11.00 - 4.00 Funny Face Craft Decorating How funny can you make your face? Drop in for great family fun! |
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Friday 26th October 2.30 - 4.00 Spooky Foam Crafty Glasses Decorating How spooky can you make your foam glasses? Free family fun for everyone. |
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Saturday 27th October 10.00 - 3.00 Spooky Masks Which spooky character will you choose to be? Drop in for great family fun! |
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Tuesday 23rd October to Friday 26th October Autumn Hunt Join us all week for an autumn hunt around the library. Madeline will let the winners know by the following week so the winners can collect your prizes. |
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Tuesday 23rd October 9.30 - 3.30 Elsa and Olaf Crafts Loads of Frozen fun with these Elsa and Olaf crafts. |
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Wednesday 24th October 9.30 - 3.30 Pencil Case or Purse Craft Design your very own fabric pencil case or purse to take home. |
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Thursday 25th October 9.30 - 3.30 Emoji Faces Craft Join us for this fun emoji faces craft. |
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Thursday 25th October 9.30 - 3.30 Spooky House Craft Come along and make your own spooky house for Halloween. |
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Friday 26th October 9.30 - 3.30 Halloween Treat Box Craft Drop in to make a halloween treat box ready for trick-or-treating. |
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Tuesday 23rd October 2.30 - 4.00 Half Term Crafts Drop in for fun free crafts! |
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Wednedsay 24th October 10.00 - 4.00 Boredom Busting Wednesday Join us for boredom busting activities. |
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Thursday 25th October 10.00 - 11.30 Half Term Crafts Drop in for fun free crafts! |
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Friday 26th October 10.00 - 11.30 Half Term Crafts Drop in for fun free crafts! |
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Tuesday 23rd October 10.00, 11.00 and 12.00 Little Monkey Story and Craft Join us on the hour to enjoy the Little Monkey Story and craft. |
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Wednesday 24th October 4.00 - 5.30 Lego Card Swap Come and swap your cards and play with Lego. Free pack of Lego Cards for every child that attends. |
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Thursday 25th October 9.00 - 12.00 Autumn Craft Session Drop in for Autumnal crafts - there will be a different craft each day. |
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Friday 26th October 2.00 - 5.00 Autumn Craft Session Drop in for Autumnal crafts - there will be a different craft each day. |
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Saturday 27th October 9.00 - 3.00 Coffee and Lego Family fun for everyone - from 0 to 99 years!! |
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K'Nex Club Fridays 3.00 - 5.30 Join us for K'Nex building fun. Let your imagination go! |
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Tuesday 23rd October 9.30 - 12.00 'Neon Leon'Chameleon Crafts Join us for loads of 'Neon Leon' fun! |
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Wednesday 24th October 2.30 - 5.00 Weather Crafts Drop in for these fun weather themed crafts. |
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Thursday 25th October 9.30 - 12.00 Autumn Crafts Come along for some colourful autumn crafts. |
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Friday 26th October 9.30 - 12.00 and 2.30 - 5.00 Design a Dragon Craft Come along and design your own dragon. Will it be friendly or fierce? |
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Saturday 27th October 9.30 - 3.00 Halloween Crafts It's nearly Halloween! Join us for loads of spooky crafts. |
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Saturday 20th October 11.00 - 12.30 Bat Handprint Decoration Craft Let's get ready for Halloween. Drop in to make your own bat handprint decoration. |
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Monday 22nd October 2.00 - 4.30 Bat Handprint Decoration Craft Let's get ready for Halloween. Drop in to make your own bat handprint decoration. |
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Tuesday 23rd October 10.00 - 11.30 Pumpkin Lantern Craft Join us to make a spooky pumpkin lantern. |
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Wednesday 24th October 2.00 - 4.30 Pumpkin Lantern Craft Join us to make a spooky pumpkin lantern. |
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Thursday 25th October 10.00 - 11.30 Witch and Wizard Hats Craft Are you a wizard or a witch? Come along to make your own hat to take home. |
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Friday 26th October 2.00 - 4.30 Witch and Wizard Hats Craft Are you a witch or a wizard? Come along to make your own hat to take home. |
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Saturday 27th October 11.00 - 12.30 Lucky Dip Crafts Here's your chance to catch up with some of the crafts you may have missed. |
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Page last updated: 19th October 2018