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Activities
for Adults 2008
February
Sun 3
Gardens and Grounds
Open 1-5pm Adults £3.50 children
free
Sat 9
Conifers at Gatton
Learn to tell a pine from a fir and
a redwood from a yew. When did they come to this country,
where from and why? Walk around the park with Heloise
Collier.
11am – 3.30pm Cost: £8 including
lunch
Sun 17
National Gardens Scheme
Open Day 12-4pm Adults £3.50
children free
Wed 20
National Gardens Scheme
Open Day 12-4pm Adults £3.50
children free
Sat 23
Japanese Gardens In England
The place of the Japanese-Style Garden
in the relationship between Britain and Japan. A talk
with Dr Jill Raggett.
2pm Cost: £2.50 including tea
and cake.
March
Sat 1
Make it, Take it - Beginners Batik
Create beautiful textiles with Sonia
Percival
10am – 3.30pm Cost: £15
(plus materials charge) including lunch.
Sun 2
Gardens and Grounds Open (see Feb)
Sat 8
Advanced Map reading
You can read a map – but what about
a compass? Can you find your way in the muddle of a
wood? Learn the theory indoors and then practice it
outside in the park.
10am – 4pm Cost:£10 including
lunch
Sat 15
Make it, Take it - Beginners Felt making
Technique for creating beautiful
textiles with Sonia Percival
10am – 3.30pm £15 (plus
materials charge) including lunch.
April
Sun 6
Gardens and Grounds Open (see Feb)
Sun 6
Drawing Gatton
Developing your art skills (particularly
drawing) with Chris Howkins
10.45 – 4pm Cost: £15
including lunch
Sun 20
Signs of Spring
Enjoy a walk with Chris Howkins discovering
the signs of spring and learn a little of the history
of the plants with his interesting anecdotes.
2pm Cost: £8 including
tea and cake.
Sat 26
Make it, Take it - Making Mosaics
Make your own lovely mosaic, learning
the techniques that you need to know from artist, Sonia
Percival 10am – 3.30pm Cost: £15 (with small
materials charge) including lunch.
May
Sun 4
Gardens and Grounds Open (see Feb)
Plant sale and Embroiderers' Guild
Exhibition
Sat 17
Wild Flower Wonders
Often wondered why different plants
grow in different places or how plants grow in difficult
habitats? Come and learn about plant adaptations, including
a walk around the Park, with Heloise Collier.
10am – 4pm Cost: £8 lunch
included
June
Sun 1
Gardens and Grounds Open (see Feb)
July
Sun 6 ‘Go
Green at Gatton' Country Fair
A great day out for all the family.
Country crafts and demonstrations, children's activities,
gardens and grounds open.
1-5pm Cost: Adults £4 children
free
August
Sun 3
Gardens and Grounds Open (see Feb)
September
Sun 7
Gardens and Grounds Open (see Feb)
Sun 14
Drawing Gatton
Developing your art skills (particularly
drawing) with Chris Howkins
10.45 – 4pm Cost: £15 including
lunch
Sat 20
Make it, Take it - Textile Collage and Scrap-booking
Develop techniques for creating pictures
using collage with Sonia Percival
10am – 2pm Cost: £15 (with
small materials charge) including lunch.
October
Sun 5
Gardens and Grounds Open (see Feb)
Sat 18
Map Reading Made Easy
Don't know which way to go? Then
come and learn the basics of map-reading. We'll be
doing practical work indoors and out in the park. With
Heloise Collier.
10am – 4pm Cost:£10 including
lunch
Sun 26 ‘Make
a Difference Day'
Find out what makes Volunteering
at Gatton Park so satisfying.
10-1pm; 2-4pm Meet at the glasshouse
(by Stables)
Bring gloves, suitable footwear and
lunch if staying all day. Tel 0794 157 2434
November
Thurs
6 What the Dickens!
Come and meet, and listen to, some
of your favourite Dickens characters. Play(or watch
others play!) some less common Victorian parlour games
and enjoy a glass of mulled wine and Christmassy nibbles.
In conjunction with the Archway Theatre Company.
7.30pm Cost: £8
Sun 9
Signs of Autumn
Enjoy a walk with Chris Howkins discovering
the signs of Autumn and learn a little of the history
of the plants with his interesting anecdotes.
2pm Cost:£8 including tea
and cake.
December
Sat 6
Make it, Take, it - Christmas Printing
Make cards and wrapping paper and
other Christmassy bits using various printing techniques
10am – 2pm Cost: £15 (with
small materials charge) including lunch.
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