Storytelling - Kids get spooky in Eastwood

SPOOKY STORYTELLING, ghoulish games and a fancy dress competition are just some of the activities on offer this half term at Eastwood’s D.H Lawrence Heritage Centre.

The packed programme of events includes:

•Drop-in Halloween Arts and Crafts Workshops, Tuesday 23rd and Thursday

25th October (10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.00pm to 3.00pm) - Come along and join in the fun Halloween themed arts and crafts workshops.

• Halloween Havoc event, Wednesday 24th October (11.00am to 3.00pm) – Join us for spooky storytelling, terrifying trail and ghoulish games, if you dare! There will be lots of creepy arts and crafts, plus a fancy dress competition at 1.30pm.

• Friday Film Club: E.T, Friday 26th October, (11.00am) - Bring the family along to see this 1980’s classic film. Follow the story of Elliot who makes a special Extra-Terrestrial friend and along with his brother and sister helps him to return home. This heart warming Steven Spielberg classic is a must-see family film.

Admission to all events costs £3.00 per child, £2.50 for Broxtowe Leisure Card holders and free for D.H. Lawrence Annual Members. All children must be accompanied by an adult, with the first accompanying adult free and a £1.00 charge for additional adults.

The half term holiday programme is part of over 100 events and exhibitions taking place at D.H. Lawrence Heritage throughout 2012.

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.

For more information or to request a 2012 events brochure, please contact D.H.

Lawrence Heritage on 01773 717 353, email culture@broxtowe.gov.uk or download your copy for free at www.dhlawrenceheritage.org