Heritage Open Days 2017

Our Heritage Weekend events are:

Train up a Child

Saturday 9th September, 11.30am – 2.30pm

Mr. Samuel Wilderspin, infant educator, or one of his Agents, will lecture in the Primitive Methodist Chapel on Queen Street on the hour and half hour between from 11am until 2.30pm, and demonstrated in the adjacent Infants’’ School.

Joseph Wright Hall – open to view

Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th September, 11am – 3pm

The first floor gallery of this Grade II Listed Building (Primitive Methodist Chapel, 1867) is open for viewing where members of the Queen Street School Preservation Trust will be on hand to outline plans for its restoration and reuse.

Historic Barton Family Trail

Saturday 9th September, 10am – 12.30pm

This guided walk for families is designed to engage children with some of the town’s historic buildings and show the grownups how to use the new Historic Barton heritage trail phone app. The walk is free. Booking is advisable telephone (01652) 635172 to book.

Desperate Dan at 80 – Comic Capers

Sunday 10th September, 10am – 4pm

Desperate Dan, the Wild West character in the children’s comic The Dandy, made his first appearance in the first issue in December 1937.  Come and share your memories of children’s comics to help celebrate his eightieth birthday!

Pitman Puzzle

Isaac Pitman developed the most widely used system of shorthand, known now as Pitman shorthand, which he proposed one hundred and eighty years ago.  He developed his shorthand system while he was employed as teacher at the British School on Queen Street, just across the road from the museum. To mark the 120th anniversary of his death – look out for Pitman Puzzles at a number of the venues taking part in this year’s Heritage Open Days.

Other Heritage Weekend events:

A number of buildings and sites in the town will be open as part of the Heritage Open Weekend between 7th – 10th September.  All are places of special interest or they are not usually accessible or the entrance charge has been waived.  Admission to every venue is free.  Refreshments are on sale at most venues.

Full programme details available: bartoncivicscoiety.co.uk and heritageopendays.org.uk.

The Ropewalk

Film Archive Shorts Night

Thursday 7th September, 7.30pm

Telephone (01652) 660380 for more details.  Admission is free.

Baysgarth Park

The Stroll in the Park on Saturday 9th September has had to be cancelled due to use of the park for the Barton Carnival.  The Civic Society will reschedule the walk as part of its 2018 programme.

The Ropewalk

Guided Tours

Saturday 9th September, 10.30am and 2.30pm

Telephone (01652) 660380 to book.  Admission is free.

Tyrwhitt Hall

Open for Viewing

Sunday 10th September, 2pm -4pm.  Guided tours at 2pm and 3pm – please confirm which you’d like to join when you telephone.

Telephone (01652) 635172 to book.  Admission is free.  Last admission 3.30pm.

St Peter’s Church

Open for Viewing and Guided Tours

Sunday 10th September, 10am – 3pm.  Guided tours at 10am, 12pm and 2pm.

Programme details are being constantly updated and maybe liable to last minute changes.

Also this weekend: Barton Carnival in Baysgarth Park

Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th September, 12pm – 5pm

Make Do & Mend

10am -3pm

All sorts of arts and crafts make use of odds and ends – recycling and re-using materials to make creative things and decorate around the home. Craft stalls selling and demonstrating, rummage sale, 1940s classroom for kids to try wartime recycling, and more…

Bookings for stalls are now open for amateur and commercial crafters who recycle to create! There will also be stalls available for local charities and organisations. Please get in touch for more details on (01652) 635172 or email enquiries@wilderspinschool.org.uk

Setting up from 8am. Tables from £5 can be booked by telephoning (01652) 635172

Classroom Crafts for Kids

1pm-3pm

The last of our four weekly crafts sessions during the summer holidays.  Children aged 5-13 can try out one of several crafts their parents or grandparents will recall – at school or in the home.   The crafts are different each week. This is the final  craft session.

£4 per single session or £3.50 per multiple sessions.  Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.  Tel (01652) 635172 to book.

Classroom Crafts for Kids

1pm-3pm

The third of our weekly summer crafts sessions each Thursday during the summer holidays for children aged 5-13 to try out one of several crafts their parents or grandparents will recall – at school or in the home.
Come back each week to try a different craft.
£4 per single session or £3.50 per multiple sessions. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Tel (01652) 635172 to book.

Classroom Crafts for Kids

1pm-3pm

The second of our weekly summer crafts sessions each Thursday during the summer holidays for children aged 5-13 to try out one of several crafts their parents or grandparents will recall – at school or in the home.
Come back each week to try a different craft.
£4 per single session or £3.50 per multiple sessions. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Tel (01652) 635172 to book.

Classroom Crafts for Kids

1pm-3pm

Every Thursday during the summer holidays from the 3rd August for children aged 5-13 to try out one of several crafts their parents or grandparents will recall – at school or in the home.
This is the first of four weekly craft sessions. Come back each week to try a different craft.
£4 per single session or £3.50 per multiple sessions. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Tel (01652) 635172 to book.

Barton Bike Night

2pm – 10pm

This year it’s on a Saturday – and begins from 2pm.

We’ll be open until 9pm for refreshments – inside and out – and we’ll be running our helmet store from the Joseph Wright Hall, next door to the School Museum. The Museum will be open until 9pm.

Thousands of bikers and visitors will flock to the town centre to experience a great afternoon and night out. From 2pm until late evening Barton comes alive with motorcycles. Attractions include trade stands, vintage bikes, special features and live bands.
For more information contact 07976 276895

Louise Beech in conversation with Sue Wilsea

Saturday 1 July, 10.30am – 12 noon in the Aelberry Building

Join Louise Beech in conversation with writer Sue Wilsea as she discusses life, writing and more. £5

GreenMatthews presents: A Brief History of Music

Wednesday 28 June, 7.30pm in the Joseph Wright Hall

Six hundred years of musical history in 90 minutes! Beginning in the Middle Ages and ending up in the 20th century (and incorporating everything in between!) this fun and fast-moving show is a whistle-stop tour of Western musical history.

£10/£5 student (members £9) Bring a cushion!
Tickets can only be purchased in person from The Ropewalk, Maltkiln Road or online at bartonarts.co.uk

Dr Phil’s Health Revolution

Tuesday 27 June, 8pm in the Joseph Wright Hall

Phil Hammond – NHS doctor, BBC broadcaster, Private Eye journalist and whistle-blowing comic – combines both of his 2016 sell-out **** Edinburgh fringe shows in one unforgettable evening. Laugh, sort your life out, stay sane, plan your death and save the NHS – all in only 99 minutes.

£15/£12 NHS staff (£14 members) Bring a cushion!

Tickets can only be purchased in person from The Ropewalk, Maltkiln Road or online at bartonarts.co.uk