Monday 13th - Friday 17th February 2012

Drop-in family arts and crafts, children's pre-booked workshops and children's trails.

Drop-in workshops are for children of all ages and their families. Children should always be with an adult. No need to book-just turn up!
Drop-in workshops are £1 per child - adults go free.
Pre-booked workshops are suitable for ages 5-11 years. They take place from 10am-12noon or 1pm-3pm (choose a morning or afternoon workshop). All pre-booked workshops are £3.00 per child, payable in advance. To book, please call us for a booking form, then complete and return it to the museum.

Museum of Cannock Chase
Valley Road
Hednesford
WS12 1TD

Tel: 01543 877666

Wildlife Watch Family Event (wildplay)
Monday, 13th February 2012
1.30pm - 3.30pm, only £2.50 per child

Suitable for children aged 4-7 and their carers
Come and join us for lots of Wildplay activities at the Wolseley Centre including games, crafts, hunts and much more.
Booking is essential.

Wolseley Wildplay
Tuesday 14th, Wednesday 15th and Friday 17th February 2012
10.00am - 3.00pm,only £9 per session per child. (If you come along to all 3 days it's only £7 per child per day)

Aged 8-13? Come and join us for a day of exciting Wildplay activities.

We will spend most of the day outside so you need to come dressed for the weather and bring lunch.
Booking is essential.

Wolseley Craft Fayre
Saturday & Sunday 25th & 26th February
10.00am - 4.00pm, Admission £1

A wide range of stalls selling hand-made crafts

For more information on any of the above events or to make a booking please phone 01889 880100 or email info@staffs-wildlife.org.uk

The Wolseley Centre
Wolseley Bridge
Stafford
ST17 0WT

Monday 13th to Friday 17th February 2012

 If you’re looking for something exciting to entertain the children this February Half Term, the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford is inviting families to participate in a fun model making activity to build an Airfix 1:72 Spitfire.

Models will be built alongside the full sized aircraft on display at the Museum in a communal and fun atmosphere.  You don’t have to be a skilled modeller to take part as staff will be there to lend a hand and to ensure visitors get the most from their modelling.  Plus, if you need a little inspiration as to how to paint your model Spitfire, sessions will be taking place next to the famous 1:1 scale model Spitfire built by James May for the BBC Toy Stories series.

The model making activity will be taking place in the Museum’s Hangar 1 and sessions will run from 11.00am to 4.00pm each day. 
Participation is just £3.00 per person and all materials including glue, paints and brushes will be provided by the Museum. 
Tickets are available on the day from the Admissions Desk. 

For further information on this and other events scheduled for 2012, please contact the Museum on 01902 376200 or visit www.rafmuseum.org

Saturday 25 February
10am to 4pm
Free Entry

Love arts fairs and wandering around craft stalls?
Run entirely by local young people, enterprise is a great way to pick up original arts and crafts and support young enterprise (and pick up an original bargain!)

Lichfield Garrick
Castle Dyke
Lichfield
WS13 6HR

For more information please contact:
Simon Jenkins: simon.jenkins@young-enterprise.org.uk
Janis Wilcox: janis.wilcox@young-enterprise.org.uk

We have hidden away bed & breakfast rates for only £45* for dates up to 1 May 2012

To find the rates simply go to the hotel website and use the promotional code 'secret'. To visit the website please follow this link: http://www.ramadabirminghamnorth.co.uk/

Ramada Birmingham North – Cannock
Watling Street
Cannock
WS11 0DQ
Phone: 01543 461 361   Fax: 01543 461 360  
e-Mail: sales@ramadabirminghamnorth.co.uk

* subject to availability, terms & conditions apply. Please see hotel website.

Sunday 1st April 2012
£5.00 per person donation 

This Spring, thousands of bikers from across the country are expected to join together for a massive ride out when they take part in the ‘Bike 4 Life Easter Run’.  The motorcycle run will take place on Sunday 1st April 2012 in aid of two local charities, the Midlands Air Ambulance and Royal Air Force Museum.
In the first of two Bike 4 Life events taking place in 2012, bikers will start at Meole Brace Park & Ride in Shrewsbury and will travel en masse to the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford in Shropshire. The ride starts at 11.30am, but participants can arrive any time from 10am.  Once completing the run there will be a rock band, food stalls and entertainment including a fun fair at the Museum.  In addition, participants will have the opportunity to sit inside a replica Air Ambulance cockpit and speak with Air Ambulance crew members about how the helicopter they use saves lives.

Registration costs just £5 per person with all proceeds being shared equally between the two charities. 

For more information or to register for the ‘Bike 4 Life Easter Run’ please call the Museum on 01902 376200 or email bike4life@rafmuseum.org stating your name and contact details and the number of people you are registering for.  One of the registration team will call you to confirm your booking and take payment. 

Once registered a welcome pack will be posted to you including instructions on times and a registration tag for your bike.  Remember, to gain entry to the event each rider must be registered.

Skate UK Taster sessions!
Thinking about learning to skate... Why not come along to one of our free Skate UK Taster sessions?  

Sessions will take place on Monday 13th, Wednesday 15th & Friday 17th February from 11am - 11.30am.  You will have the opportunity to experience a Skate UK lesson for FREE!  (Please note: sessions must be pre-booked and are not open to customers who attend, or have attended Skate UK previously).  Please contact us on 08700 85 29 29 to book your place.

Half Term Fun! 
From Friday 10th February - Monday 20th February there will be mega-skate sessions (weekdays only) from 10am - 5pm, with prices starting from only £6 per person. For the more adventurous why not come along to our fabulous Foam Party on Saturday 11th February, 7.30pm - 9.30pm. There will be a live DJ, a great party atmosphere and of course lots of foam! 

Our next Learn to Skate Courses are starting soon!  
New courses begin week commencing 20th February, places are limited so book now!

• Only £60 for a 6 week course, courses available weekdays and weekends
• Courses available all year round - including during school holidays
• Included in your course fee:-
  You will have 30 minutes tuition with a NISA coach, 1 hour of practice time on the ice, FREE skate hire & FREE Skate UK record of achievement

It's so easy to book your next course!
You can book online just click here or simply call us on 08700 85 29 29. 
For more information about learning to skate why not check out our website http://www.silver-blades.co.uk/page/Learn_To_Skate/Cannock or the National Ice Skating Association website http://www.iceskating.org.uk/skateuk/aboutskateuk                               

Silver Blades Ice Rink
Walkmill Lane
Bridgtown
Cannock
WS11 0XE
Tel: 08700 85 29 29
www.silver-blades.co.uk

Sunday 22 April 2012

A choice of 1.5 or 15 mile routes through Cannock Chase ensures there is something for all abilities at this event.

Registration
There will be a registration fee of £5.00 (advance) or £10.00 (on the day) per cyclist and participants are encouraged to register before the event.
We ask participants to try and aim to raise £50 in sponsorship. The person who raises the most sponsorship will win a Sedona bike (or equivalent) worth £349 generously donated by Giant!

More information is available on this event and how to register via the following link:
http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Events_in_full/Fundraising/Sports/Cycling/Big-Bike-Ride-Cannock-Chase/?navid=7888

Email: midlands@diabetes.org.uk
Tel: 01922 614 500

Latest news on ‘What's On’ at Stafford Gatehouse Theatre is now available, please follow the following link for full details of shows, concerts and comedy for the current month:  http://www.staffordgatehousetheatre.co.uk/whats-on

Stafford Gatehouse Theatre
Eastgate Street
Stafford
ST16 2LT
To book tickets call our friendly Box Office on 01785 254653 or book online

Welcome to yet another busy season at the Prince of Wales, where as always we are endeavouring to provide a wide ranging programme of entertainments to suit all tastes.

Spring/Summer 2012 Brochure - A copy of our Spring/Summer 2012 brochure may be downloaded here.

Prince of Wales Centre
Church Street
Cannock
Staffs
WS11 1DE
Tel: 01543 578762
Fax: 01543 574439
email princeofwales@cannockchasedc.gov.uk

The Royal Air Force Museum Cosford is launching an appeal for members of the public to donate their unwanted military and aviation books and magazines to the Museum’s Shop.  These items will then be sold by the shop with the money raised going to the continued and ongoing maintenance of the Museum’s collections.

The scheme is being launched at the RAF Museum Cosford in February and the Museum would like to ask that members of the public donate any books or magazines published about the Armed Services since 1900 which are in reasonable condition by handing them in at the Museum shop’s till.

For those wishing to donate their old books or periodicals, the Museum is open daily from 10am. 
Entry to the Museum is FREE. 
For further information on the Museum’s book recycling scheme please contact the Museum on 01902 376221 or visit www.rafmuseum.org

Will Young has today confirmed that he will be playing at the 2012 Cannock Forest Concert Tour on Saturday 30th June.

Hot off the back of a sold-out UK tour, and Number One platinum album, Will Young has announced a tour of nation’s forests in 2012 as part of Forestry Commission Live Music.

In the ten years since winning Pop Idol, Will Young has sold over 9 million records and crafted some of the deftest British music of his era. A succession of hits including ‘Jealousy’, ‘Leave Right Now’, ‘Don’t Let Me Down / You and I’, ‘Light My Fire’, ‘All Time Love’, ‘Who Am I’ and ‘Changes’ from multi-platinum albums like ‘From Now On’, ‘Friday’s Child’ and ‘Keep On’ has ensured a chart presence across the whole decade.

Tickets are £35.00 each (subject to booking fee) and go on sale at 9.00am on Friday 16th December.
Please call the Forestry Commission box office on: 03000 680400 or buy your tickets online at www.forestry.gov.uk/music

Plan B will also play on Friday 29th June.

Plan B (Ben Drew) singer-songwriter, rapper, actor and film director came to prominence with the 2006 release of the critically acclaimed hip hop album ‘Who Needs Actions When You Got Words’.His next project, the soul-influenced ‘The Defamation of Strickland Banks’, takes the listener on a journey of a man who finds success hard to handle and then hits rock bottom. Released in 2010, the album went on to become the fifth biggest seller of the year and continued a chart presence through 2011. Featuring crafted hit singles like ‘Stay Too Long’, ‘Prayin’’ and ‘The Recluse’, awards have abounded for artist and album alike including Brit Award for Best British Male and a trio of Ivor Novellos: Ben Drew – Songwriter of the Year; The Defamation Of Strickland Banks – Album of The Year and ‘She Said’ - Most Performed Work.

Tickets are £32.00 each (subject to booking fee) and are on sale now!
Please call the Forestry Commission box office on: 03000 680400 or buy your tickets online at www.forestry.gov.uk/music

Forestry Commission Live Music is an independent programme bringing music to new audiences without commercial branding or sponsorship. Income generated from ticket sales is spent on improving the local forests for both people and wildlife.

Come to Shugborough and experience our fantastic Winter Walks. Early booking is essential as our winter walks programme is extremely popular!

12 February 2012 - Valentines Myths & Mysteries Walk
A special Valentines guided walk of the gardens and parkland uncovering the myths and mysteries that surround them, followed by a delicious two-course lunch.
£TBC Call 01889 881388 (then press option 4) to BOOK

19 February 2012 - History of the Gardens Walk
A guided walk of the formal gardens followed by a lunch of home made soup & fresh bread roll, delicious cake plus tea/coffee served in the Lady Walk Tea Room.
Walk starts at 11.00am
£12.50 per person. Call 01889 881388 (then press option 4) to BOOK

For more information please visit www.shugborough.org.uk

Friends of Cannock Chase - Programme of Walks FEBRUARY & MARCH 2012