Category Archives: Historical & Educational
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Music in the Park is a charity concert held in the beautiful grounds of Wistow Hall, by kind permission of the Brooks family, and is a great night out for all ages. You can bring your own picnic and enjoy a wonderful evening listening to music by “Junction 21” (an 18 piece swing band), and [...]
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To start off 2012 here at ‘what can we do today’ we will be having a competition for one lucky winner to receive a family ticket to the dungeons (the dungeons include such locations as London, York, Edinburgh and Blackpool). To enter for your chance to win this amazing prize you will have to answer [...]
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On the 18th December from 3pm Snibston Century Theatre will be bringing you their Victorian Christmas, with a fully costumed show filled with carols, songs, stories and tunes, and also a traditional mummer’s play (the forerunner of pantomime). Song sheets are available, so you and the family can join in the sing-along. Booking is recommended [...]
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We are pleased to announce the winners of our spot the untrue fact competition in our Summer issue ran in conjunction with Wistow Maze, Leicestershire’s “Best Visitor Attraction” 2010. Hadley Musk (Syston) Kieran Grudgings (Syston) William Harvey (Rearsby) Eleanor Fairbairn (Loughborough) Paige Robson (Shepshed) Prem Mistry (Mountsorrel) Joshua Roulston (Woodhouse Eaves) Georgia Bowman (Barrow upon [...]
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The Importance of Bees
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Bee Facts Here are a few facts about bees I thought you might find interesting: • There are over 300 different species of bee in the UK and bees have been present in Britain for about 30 million years. • Bees are responsible for pollinating a third of the crops we eat. • The annual [...]
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British Waterways is encouraging people to take part in its Wildlife Survey – putting creatures living in and along our canals and rivers on the map. This year’s survey highlights bats – Britain’s only flying mammal whose numbers have dramatically declined since the 1950s. The breaking up of land for intensive use is a serious [...]
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Leicestershire’s famous Wistow Maze opens on Saturday 16th July. Following a wildlife theme this year, the maze has been designed in the shape of a giant honey bee, complete with a hive. Hours of fun and entertainment for children and adults alike lie in store when exploring the giant maze created out of 8 acres [...]
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Following our competition for tickets to the Peppa Pig family day out at Great Central Railway, this is what the organisers had to say: Great Central Railways Peppa Pig event on March 5th & 6th was a huge success – the number of visitors was overwhelming! We first held the event back in October 2010 [...]
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Well, some of you will have already heard about them through their excellent children’s parties but what else does Jabberjacks offer – specifically their classes? To find out we went straight to the horses’ mouths (so to speak!) and asked Jabberjacks owners, Jackie and Verity. Our first question was, of course, “What is a Jabberjacks [...]
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Christmas may mean holly and mistletoe for some but for one nurseryman from Leicestershire it always means poinsettias and this year (2010) is no exception. Jamie Downes, Nursery Manager at Woodlands Nursery & Garden Centre on Ashby Road in Stapleton near Hinckley, will be offering tours around the poinsettia nursery on Tuesday, November 16. Jamie [...]
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