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February 2010 - Coming Soon ! Fun sessions with East Cheshire Council over the Easter Holidays in Crewe, Sandbach and Congleton

Young People help to create Sculpture.

As a part of a fun day at Brereton Heath Local Nature Reserve, organised by East Cheshire Council, young people helped to create a sculpture of Michael Jackson. This was chosen as the theme as October was the month to celebrate Black achievement.

Willow Workshops during the summer

Lyme Park 21st June 2009

Market Centre Crewe, 29thJuly 2009

East Cheshire Council: 25th July, 5th, & 19th August, Milton Park Alsager

Lady Verdin Trust Fun Day, 25th July, Legends, Crewe,

East Cheshire Council: 256h July, 4th & 28th August, Congleton Park

East Cheshire Council: 13th & 27th August 2009, Sandbach Park

East Cheshire Council are holding a series of sport and play activities throughout the Borough. The contacts for Congleton are Nasar Riaz (01270 529622 / 07731984837 and Chris Greenhalgh (01270 529620 / 07881 587178). Programmes with full details for all of the Borough are available from Leisure Centres and can be downloaded from:  http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/PDF/Lso-spo-summerBook.pdf

There are Play days, Family Fun Days, and sport specific events. These include Multi-sports, Tennis Tournaments, Squash Starters, Canoeing and Orienteering, Judo as well as Leisure Centre Activities. Don't miss out!

Iron Age Roundhouse

On Saturday 13^th September 2008 a model Iron Age Roundhouse was made at Beeston Castle. This was a part of the “Habitats and Hillforts of Cheshire’s Sandstone Ridge” project, in collaboration with Cheshire County Council and English Heritage. The roundhouse was 1 metre across at the base and visitors were invited to help in the construction. Because of the nature of the site, we made a table top version, although we would have been delighted to go for full size! Willow hurdling made up the side walls and locally sourced heather was used for part of the thatch. As an experiment with materials some of the thatch was done in straw. Both would have been available locally and there is no evidence to say which would have been used by the Iron Age builders.We decided not to include daub just yet!

 Middlewich Vision: Canal and Salt Town Project, Exhibition

                          18^th and 19^th October 2008 at the Big Lock, Middlewich

 

We demonstrated and encouraged visitors to have a go at weaving salt drying baskets. These were used in days gone by to put the brine in. Once it had dried out it was taken out of the baskets.