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WISBECH, ROBERT HALL CENTRE
ST AUGUSTINES ROAD,
WISBECH.
PE13 3AH

There are 3 sessions at this venue.

Available Sessions:

Date	Time
Wednesday 30 Jan 2008	13:00 to 15:15 and 16:30 to 19:00
Wednesday 21 May 2008	13:00 to 15:15 and 16:30 to 19:00
Wednesday 17 Sep 2008	13:00 to 15:15 and 16:30 to 19:00

WISBECH, QUEEN MARY CENTRE
LARGE HALL
QUEENS ROAD,
WISBECH.
PE13 2PB

There are 6 sessions at this venue.

Available Sessions:

Date	Time
Monday 25 Feb 2008	10:00 to 12:30 and 14:00 to 16:30
Monday 07 Apr 2008	10:00 to 12:30 and 14:00 to 16:30
Monday 21 Jul 2008	10:00 to 12:30 and 14:00 to 16:30
Monday 04 Aug 2008	10:00 to 12:30 and 14:00 to 16:30
Monday 17 Nov 2008	10:00 to 12:30 and 14:00 to 16:30
Monday 01 Dec 2008	10:00 to 12:30 and 14:00 to 16:30

WISBECH, ELME HALL HOTEL
BALLROOM
69 ELM HIGH ROAD,
WISBECH.
PE14 0DQ

There are 10 sessions at this venue.

Available Sessions:

Date	Time
Monday 14 Jan 2008	13:00 to 15:15 and 16:30 to 19:00
Tuesday 11 Mar 2008	13:00 to 15:15 and 16:30 to 19:00
Tuesday 29 Apr 2008	13:00 to 15:15 and 16:30 to 19:00
Monday 19 May 2008	13:00 to 15:15 and 16:30 to 19:00
Wednesday 04 Jun 2008	13:00 to 15:15 and 16:30 to 19:00
Tuesday 08 Jul 2008	13:00 to 15:15 and 16:30 to 19:00
Tuesday 26 Aug 2008	13:00 to 15:15 and 16:30 to 19:00
Tuesday 23 Sep 2008	13:00 to 15:15 and 16:30 to 19:00
Tuesday 04 Nov 2008	13:00 to 15:15 and 16:30 to 19:00
Tuesday 09 Dec 2008	13:00 to 15:15 and 16:30 to 19:00

January
	1	WWT Tick and Twitch join our expert guides in the hide to view as many birds as possible. 10am - 5pm. www.wwt.org.uk Tel/Fax 01353 860711
	5	WWT New Year's Workout: Volunteer with the Welney wardens for the day. 10am - 4pm. Free entry for participants. Booking essential. www.wwt.org.uk Tel/Fax 01353 860711
	5	Exotic Shorthair Cat Show Tel 01945 780027
	6	WWT Sunday Symphonies: Musical performance every Sunday in January 4pm. Free entry for participants. Booking essential. www.wwt.org.uk Tel/Fax 01353 860711
	11-13	Straw Bear Festival, Whittlesey. Procession starts 10.30am www.strawbear.org.uk
	13	Swans Awake Watch thousands of swans wake 6.30am meet in the car park. £7 (£5 WWT members). Optional breakfast £4.50. Booking essential. www.wwt.org.uk Tel/Fax 01353 860711
	14	The Wisbech Society illustrated talk: ‘The Garden of Surprises” by Richard Allam, Head Gardener at the Elizabethan Gardens at Burghley House. 7.30pm, Wisbech Grammar School. Back to the Top
February
		WWT Family Activities for Half-Term. Tel 01354 860711
	2	World Wetlands Day Welney Wetland Centre ‘Healthy wetlands, healthy humans?’ Celebrate wetlands and what they do for us. Free entry for under 16s. www.wwt.org.uk Tel/Fax 01353 860711
	18	The Wisbech Society illustrated talk “The new St. Germans Pumping Station. Why and How?” by Iain Smith, Clerk and Chief Executive to the Middle Level Commissioners. 7.30pm Wisbech Grammar School
	27	Wisbech Winter ‘Armchair Walks’ “A Day in the Life of the Port of Wisbech” by Peter Harvey. £2.50 Adults £1 Children St Peter’s Church Hall 7.30pm Tel 01945 583263 Back to the Top
March
	2	“Mothering Sunday Afternoon Tea” Peckover House & Garden, Wisbech. 2-5pm. Booking essential tickets Adults £7.50 Child £5 Tel 01945 583463 www.peckoverhouse.co.uk Booking essential
	8-15	Mart Fair Wisbech
	10	The Wisbech Society illustrated talk “The Work of Fauna and Flora International?” by Mark Rose, Chief Executive Officer 7.30pm Wisbech Grammar School
	20	Easter Flowers, Peckover House and Garden. Make an Easter flower arrangement. Light lunch included. Adult £12, child £6 Tel 01945 583463 www.peckoverhouse.co.uk Booking essential
	21-24	EASTER
	21	Easter Bunny Fun Trail at Peckover House. Special children’s trail for Easter with chocolate prize. 12noon – 4pm £1 per child plus normal admission. Tel 01945 583463
	22- 7 April	Easter Arts Trail, Welney Wetland Centre. Self-guided trail and activities for al the family. www.wwt.org.uk Tel/Fax 01353 860711
	22	Easter Arts, Welney Wetlands Centre. Make a ‘rubbish’ Easter bonnet from recycled materials. Easter bonnet parade 3pm in Wigeon café with prizes for the best bonnets. Easter egg hunt and trail on the resrve 11am-3pm www.wwt.org.uk Tel/Fax 01353 860711 Back to the Top
April
	5-6	Behind the Scenes tour of Peckover House. Tour of rooms not normally open to the public. 1pm and 3pm. Book on the day – limited numbers. £2.50 plus normal admission. Note: the tour will involve several flights of stairs. Tel 01945 583463
	26	“Penny Farthings and All That” Peckover House & Garden. Display by March Veteran Vintage Cycle Club of vintage and 1940s/Home Guard bicycles. Tel 01945 583463 www.peckoverhouse.co.uk
	26	Dawn Chorus Welney Wetland Centre. Enjoy the dawn chorus with a warden on hand to identify the songs 6am-9am £7 (£5 members) booking essential www.wwt.org.uk Tel/Fax 01353 860711
	29	Elgood’s Brewery & Gardens opening. Tel 01945 583160 www.elgoods-brewery.co.uk Back to the Top
May
		Wednesday evening Programme of Guided Walks from May to July will include Clarkson – details from TIC Tel 01945-583263.
	3	Bat and Barn Owls, Welney Wetland Centre. Discover the sights and sounds of the reserve by night with a guide. 9.30pm- midnight £10 (£7 member) www.wwt.org.uk Tel/Fax 01353 860711
	4	‘Wild about Spring’, Welney Wetland Centre. Learn to identify our summer migrants by song and sight. Presentation followed by guided session on the reserve with a Welney warden. 7am-12noon £15 (£12 member) Booking essential www.wwt.org.uk Tel/Fax 01353 860711
	10	College of West Anglia Horticultural Open Day, Wisbech, 10am–2pm Tel 01945 581024
	11	Elgood’s Brewery & Garden ‘Plants and Craft Fair’ 10am-4pm Tel 01945 583160
	18	Marshland Smeeth & Fen Museum Open Day 2-6pm Tel 07733 093714
	21	“Bloomers on n the Garden” Peckover House & Garden. Lecture lunch with Twigs Way on women gardeners and garden writers in the late Victorian and Edwardian period. Twigs is author of Virgins, Weeders and Queens. Includes lunch and tour of garden. £25. Booking essential. Tel 01945 583463 www.peckoverhouse.co.uk
	21	“What did the Plant Hunters do for us?” Peckover House 2pm. Specialist talk/walk in the garden with one of the Peckover gardeners. Booking advisable £2.50 plus normal admission. Tel 01945 583463 www.peckoverhouse.co.uk
	24-	‘Fen Tiger Trail’ Welney Wetland Centre. Self-guided trail and activities for all the family. www.wwt.org.uk 1 June Tel/Fax 01353 860711
	25	Dawn Chorus walk at Welney Wetland 6am-9am. £7 (£5 members) www.wwt.org.uk Tel/Fax 01353 860711
	27 - 31st	The Boy Friend-performed by Wisbech Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society. The Thomas Clarkson Community College, Corporation Road, Wisbech. Visit www.waods.org.uk for details.
	31- 4 June	46th Annual Walpole St Peter Flower Festival 9am–6pm daily, except Sunday 12-6 Tel 01945 780206 Back to the Top
June
	1	‘A Fen Tiger’s Tale’ Welney Wetland Centre. Come and meet the colourful characters of the Fens at this celebration of the Fen Tigers’ lives. Meet modern-day Fen Tigers practicing their traditional crafts and tasks 1-4pm www.wwt.org.uk Tel/Fax 01353 860711
	13	Victorian Home Cooking, Peckover House & Garden. Demonstration of traditional Victorian cooking and includes lunch and tour of Old Kitchen. 10am – 2pm £12. Booking essential. Tel 01945 583463 www.peckoverhouse.co.uk
	15	Marshland Smeeth & Fen Museum Open Day 2-6pm Tel 07733 093714
	15	Father’s Day BBQ and Family Fun Day at Welney Wetland Centre. 12noon-3pm. Tel 01353 860711
	15	“What’s in There?” Peckover House & Garden. A special cabinet day, when doors, drawers, cupboards and rooms not normally open to the public will be on show in the house. 1 – 4.30pm. Normal admission applies. Tel 01945 583463 www.peckoverhouse.co.uk
	18	“Victorian gardens” Peckover House & Garden. A specialist talk/walk in the garden, given by one of the Peckover gardeners. Learn about Victorian gardens, and see the features illustrated in the gardens at Peckover House. Limited numbers – booking in advance advisable. 2pm £2.50. Tel 01945 583463 www.peckoverhouse.co.uk
	27	“The Sword in the Stone” Peckover House & Garden. An outdoor performance of the children’s classic, based on the story of King Arthur. Suitable for all ages from 3 upwards. Performed on the lawn by Cambridge Touring Theatre. Bring your own rugs/chairs and a picnic. Ice cream and light refreshments available. 6-8pm Advance prices: adult £10, child £5, family £25. Prices on the door (if available): £12 / £6 / £27. Booking essential. Tel 01945 583463 www.peckoverhouse.co.uk Back to the Top
July
	2-5	Wisbech Rose Fair (Parade on Saturday), Theme “The Power of the Pen”. Preview evening at St Peter’s Church Wisbech free entry 7.30pm. Tel 01945 583263 www.wisbech-rosefair.co.uk
	2-5	Peckover House & Garden open for the Wisbech Rose Fair 12noon-5pm, including Thursday and Friday. Normal admission. Tel 01945 583463
	6	Wild About Summer Welney Wetland Centre. Learn how to identify dragonflies and butterflies with our wardens. 10am-3pm. £15 (£12 members) Booking essential. www.wwt.org.uk/welney Tel 01353 860711.
	12-13	Top Stitch Quilters at Peckover House. Exhibition and sale of work by the local Wisbech quilting group. Normal admission. 12noon – 5pm Tel 01945 583463.
	12-13	Walpole St Andrew Steam Rally and Country Fair, Police Road 10am-5pm Tel 01945 461494 / 07976 125688
	19	National Gardens Scheme, Peckover House & Garden. All proceeds from admissions and plant sales donated to the National Gardens Scheme. Garden only: £3.50 (donation requested from NT members) House and garden: £5.50 12 noon – 5pm Tel 01945 583463.
	20	Marshland Smeeth & Fen Museum Open Day 2-6pm Tel 07733 093714
	23 - 8 Aug	Wetland Olympics, Welney Wetland Centre. Self guided trail and activities for all the family. www.wwt.org.uk/welney Tel 01353 860711 Back to the Top
August
	2-27	(Open days only) “The Quaker Tapestry” Peckover House & Garden. An exhibition of a selection of photographic panels from the Quaker Tapestry, a colourful and inspiring modern tapestry chronicling Quaker life through the centuries. Originally created by over 4000 individuals from 15 countries between 1981 and 1996, this exhibition shows 12 of the panels most relevant to Peckover House. Tel. 01945 583463
	2	“Garden Swing” Peckover House & Garden. Big Band sound with the Alan Norris Band. Bring chairs/rugs and a picnic and relax outside on the croquet lawn while the Alan Norris Band provide an evening of musical entertainment. 7:30pm Advance tickets: adult £12, child £8. On the door (if available): £15 / £10. Booking advisable 01945 583463
	9-31	Frogs and Toads Trail Welney Wetland Centre, Self guided trail and activities www.wwt.org.uk/welney Tel 01353 860711
	9-31	Bats and Barn Owls at Welney Wetland Centre. Discover the sights and sounds of the reserve by night with a guide. 9.30pm-midnight. £10 (£7 members). www.wwt.org.uk/welney Tel 01353 860711
	10	Wisbech & District Historic Vehicle Club's road run starting 0930 Somers Road Car Park returning around 1400 hrs
	13	“What did the Plant Hunters do for us?” Peckover House 2pm. Specialist talk/walk in the garden with one of the Peckover gardeners. Booking advisable £2.50 plus normal admission. Tel 01945 583463 www.peckoverhouse.co.uk
	17	Marshland Smeeth & Fen Museum Open Day 2-6pm Tel 07733 093714 Back to the Top
September
	7	Elgood’s Brewery & Garden ‘Plants and Craft Fair’ 10am-4pm. Tel 01945 583160
	12-14	Heritage and Harmony Festival
	12-14	Heritage Open Days Historic buildings across Fenland open to the public. Tel 01945 583263
	20-24	60th Anniversary Flower Festival, Peckover House & Garden. Peckover House will be decorated for a special anniversary flower festival, using seasonal foliage, flowers and produce from Fenland. 1–4.30pm. Tel. 01945 583463
	21	Marshland Smeeth & Fen Museum Open Day 2-6pm Tel 07733 093714
	25	Elgood’s Brewery & Garden last day opening 10am-4pm. Tel 01945 583160
	27	“Puddings Galore” Peckover House & Garden. Taste a varied array of different puddings, with accompanying dessert wines. £25. 7 - 9pm Booking essential Tel. 01945 583463
	27-28	“Behind the Scenes Tour” Peckover House & Garden. Tour of rooms not normally open to the public. Limited numbers - booking in advance advisable. NB: the tour will involve several flights of stairs. £2.50. 1 & 3pm Booking essential. Tel. 01945 583463 Back to the Top
October
	17-18	Apple Day celebrations in Wisbech town centre. Tel 01945 583263.
	18-22	“Apple Week” Peckover House & Garden A variety of apple-based dishes will be on offer on the menu in the Tea-room.
	19	Marshland Smeeth & Fen Museum Open Day 2-6pm Tel 07733 093714
	26	Children’s day at Welney Wetland Centre. Pumpkin-carving, arts and crafts plus a treasure hunt and trail on the reserve.11am – 3pm. Tel 01353 860711. Back to the Top
November
	1-2	End of Season Book Sale at Peckover House. Grab some bargains in the second-hand bookshop. 12noon-5pm. Normal admission. Tel 01945 583463
	1-2	“Behind the Scenes Tour” Peckover House & Garden. Tour of rooms not normally open to the public. Limited numbers - booking in advance advisable. NB: the tour will involve several flights of stairs. £2.50. 1 & 3pm Booking essential. Tel. 01945 583463
	6 Nov –Feb	Welney Wetland Centre Evening Wild Swan Feeds. 6.30pm (floodlit), Thursday to Sunday only, Adult £7.50, Concession £5.50, Child £4.50. Bookings essential for 26 Dec-3 Jan. Tel 01353 860711
	15-19	Festival of Swans at Welney Wetland Centre. Family activities 10am-8pm. Tel 01353 860711 www.wwt.org.uk/welney. Back to the Top
December
	7	Octavia Hill Commemoration Day Tel 01945 476358
	7	Eco-Christmas Fair at Welney Wetland Centre. Buy some eco-friendly gifts and help us celebrate an eco-Christmas. 10am-5pm. Tel 01353 860711 www.wwt.org.ukvisit//welney
	13	Festive Foliage Workshop at Peckover House. John Richmond will hold a demonstration and workshop using seasonal foliage and decorations. Take home your own creations. £25 with lunch and refreshments included. 10am-4pmBooking essential Tel 01945 583463
	13-15	Deck the Halls at Peckover House. See the ground-floor rooms decorated for Christmas 12 noon to 3:30pm. £5 adult, £2.50 child, NT members £3. Tel. 01945 583463
	14	Swan’s Awake Welney Wetland Centre, Watch thousands of swans wake from their roost and fly out to the arable fields. 6.30am start £7 (£5 members). Optional Breakfast (£4.50). Tel 01353 860711 www.wwt.org.uk/welney
	15	Christmas Readings at Peckover House 7:30pm. A popular programme of favourite comic, traditional and sentimental Christmas poems and prose, read by Geoff Hales of the Travelling Theatre. Refreshments included. £5. Booking essential. Tel. 01945 583463
	15	Fenland Christmas Market. In Wisbech Town Centre from 8am. Tel 01945 583263
	19	Christmas Family Trail Welney Wetland Centre, Follow self-guided trail and make a Whooper Swan Christmas Card. Back to the Top

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