New date added – Thursday 7 September.
A new pantomime by the resident South Bank Players to put you in the Christmas spirit!
Friday 7 September
Saturday 8 September matinee and evening shows
Joseph Wright Hall (first floor auditorium).
Experience a flavour of Christmas as it would have felt when Charles Dickens was writing A Christmas Carol.
We’ve shaped his words to create a “novel” interpretation of some of his great works including Nicholas Nickleby and David Copperfield. It’s open between 11am and 3pm.
Admission charge: £5 adults; £2.50 children; £12.50 Family Ticket (two adults and two or more children). No need to book. Usual museum opening times: Thursdays – Sundays only.
The Old School Canteen coffee shop is open 10am-4pm as always.
7.30pm, Joseph Wright Hall (Community Room) Register your team of up to six. £2 per person. Bar and raffle.
There’s still space for more teams!
Barton Arts 2018
For almost two decades, Kiki and Carmelo have been touring their spellbinding acoustic live show across the UK and Europe.
Check the Barton Arts website for full details and ticketing information: bartonarts.co.uk
Joseph Wright Hall (first floor auditorium with stair access only)
8pm
£19 (£21 otd)
Barton Arts 2018
Our Wilderspin Playground Garden is part of the Barton Arts Open Gardens programme on Saturday & Sunday between 12pm – 4pm.
Open Gardens ticket / programmes (£4 per person/programme) are on sale here at the Wilderspin School Museum.
Check the Barton Arts website for full details and ticketing information: bartonarts.co.uk
Heritage Open Days – Barton Heritage Festival
Travel back in time and follow the family trail to meet the Victorians of Queen Street including an Artist in Light who will take your portrait photograph.
1 – 3pm
All ages
Trail only £3; Trail & dressing up activity with photograph £5
Full details of the entire Heritage Festival programme will be available in the summer in print, and online at heritagelinconshire.org.uk or barton-upon-humber.org.uk
Heritage Open Days – Barton Heritage Festival
Paintings of brilliant buildings in Barton produced by children earlier in the festival exhibited on the School railings.
Free
11am – 4pm
Full details of the entire Heritage Festival programme will be available in the summer in print, and online at heritagelinconshire.org.uk or barton-upon-humber.org.uk
Heritage Open Days – Barton Heritage Festival
Barton upon Humber Civic Society invites Jonathan Evison to tell the story of Barton Town Band from its beginnings as the Ropery Band in 1873 to its Championship status in 2011.
£2 (Civic Society members free), 7.30pm, Joseph Wright Hall
Full details of the entire Heritage Festival programme will be available in the summer in print, and online at heritagelinconshire.org.uk or barton-upon-humber.org.uk
Heritage Open Days – Barton Heritage Festival
Artist and expert tutor Jon Dent leads an exciting session for young artists of all abilities to create their own paintings of Barton’s most interesting historic buildings to form their very own ‘Exhibition of Paintings on the Railings’ at the Wilderspin School Museum.
The Painting Class will take place on Saturday September 8 .
Young artists will work in Jon’s Wilderspin Art Group Painting Studio in the Joseph Wright Hall. They’ll use proper artist’s easels and professional quality materials including acrylic paints.
The paintings of their favourite historic building of Barton upon Humber will be exhibited the following Saturday in a traditional ‘Painting on the Railings’ show.
A panel of judges from the Wilderspin Art Group will judge the show and a prize will be awarded for Best in Show
Fee: £4
Places: 15 (suitable for over 8s)
Full details of the entire Heritage Festival programme will be available in the summer in print, and online at heritagelinconshire.org.uk or barton-upon-humber.org.uk
Wilderspin National School
Queen Street
Barton-upon-Humber
DN18 5QP
The Wilderspin National School has received help and support from the following organisations:
The Wilderspin National School is an independent museum, registered charity no. 1047187 and a Company Limited by Guarantee no. 2844791.