Celebrate the Birthday of D H Lawrence

Bert's Birthday  

A general invitation to has gone out to the public to celebrate ‘Bert’s’ birthday on Sunday 9^th September between 1.00pm and 4.00pm at D.H. Lawrence Heritage Centre, Eastwood.  Visitors young and old can step back in time at a special Victorian Birthday party for David Herbert Richard Lawrence, affectionately known to his family and friends as Bert when he was a boy.

The Victorian themed party will include traditional party games, drop-in arts and craft workshops, Victorian fancy dress, a fun birthday trail around the Centre’s permanent exhibition, party bags and a very special guest, her Royal Highness Queen Victoria

The event is part of the ninth annual D.H. Lawrence Festival which runs for two weeks during the writer’s birthday month, between Thursday 6^th and Wednesday 19^th September and brings together a programme of over 60 events and activities.  Lawrence was born on 11^th September 1885 in Eastwood, Nottingham.

Admission to Bert’s Birthday Party is £4.00 per child, £3.00 for Broxtowe Leisure card holders or £2.00 for D.H. Lawrence Annual Members £2.00. The first accompanying adult is free, with additional adults £1.00 each.  All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Recently voted Nottinghamshire’s ‘Best Visitor Attraction’, D.H. Lawrence Heritage is a multi-award winning visitor attraction based around two highly-acclaimed sites. The attraction brings together a museum, heritage centre, gift shop, art gallery, meeting facility, civil wedding venue and the Colliery Bistro.

D.H. Lawrence Heritage, which includes the D.H. Lawrence Heritage Centre and the D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum, is open Tuesday to Sunday (closed Monday) from 10.00am until 5.00pm. Admission to the Birthplace Museum is by timed entry throughout the day from 11.00am. Spaces are limited so please call to book in advance to avoid disappointment.

The Colliery Bistro, at the D.H. Lawrence Heritage Centre, is open between Tuesday and Sunday from 10.00am, serving a selection of light refreshments and main meals.

 

Janice Trueman poses as Queen Victoria outside D.H. Lawrence Heritage Centre.

For more information about the D.H. Lawrence Festival and to request a free copy of the Festival programme, please contact D.H. Lawrence Heritage on 01773 717 353, email culture@broxtowe.gov.uk or download your copy at www.dhlawrenceheritage.org/dhlfestival

You can also find D.H. Lawrence Heritage on Facebook at

www.facebook.com/dhlawrenceheritage, as well as on Twitter by following

@dhlheritage and using the #dhlawrencefestival and #dhlawrenceheritage hash tags.

If you require further information regarding this press release, please do not hesitate to contact Jackie Harwood on 0115 917 3743 or email jackie.harwood@broxtowe.gov.uk

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