What's On Locally ...

Flying Crafts for 4 - 7 year olds

Free crafts and trails for chlldren at Southwell Minster.

Join Jungle Jo and her wonderful collection of spiders, beetles, centipedes and other types of minibeasts in this exciting animal handling session. Tickets £2.50 per child, adults MUST book a free adult ticket.

Enjoy a spectacular show in the stunning setting of Newark Castle

Giving young traders and performers a chance to showcase their creative products and talents for free.

Featuring an opportunity to meet local authors and fun activities in the literature village which will be combined with the first ever Teenage Market in the Palace Gardens. Shop window trail featuring Barry the Bookworm, live music from Elliott Morris.

Loads of fun for the whole family, games, activities, stalls, bar, BBQ and music at theh British Horological Institute, Upton

Meadow Farm, Laneham, Retford DN22 0NF, 11am – 4pm. One acre garden with hosta walk and jungle with bananas, treeferns, cannas. Winding path takes you to a parterre with topiary and sequoiadendron giganeum pendula trees and water features. Also includes a woodland walk, sculptures, wisteria circular walkway and seating throughout. Wheelchair access, parking, refreshments, cashless payment available.

Outdoor theatre at Southwell Minster. Doors 4pm, starts 5pm. Bring picnics, chairs or rugs. Tickets: Adults £18, child 5-16/NUS Student £11, child under 5 free, family (2 adults 2 children) £50

Join artist Clare Taylor to make fun, oversized fantastical flowers crated from upcycled plastics. Suitable for children aged 5+. Tickets £2.50 per child.

Enjoy a spectacular show in the stunning setting of Newark Castle

Meet at the Griffins Head, Moor Road, Papplewick NG15 8EN for a walk of 4.5 miles. 10am for a 10.30 start. Further info from 01623 882767

For 5+ year olds. Booking Essential. Contact Southwell Library on 01636 812148.

TMT present The Railway Children at Southwell Minster on Friday 19th August at 6.30pm

Oasis Community Gardens, 2a Longfellow Drive, Kilton Estate, Worksop S81 0DE. 10am – 4pm. Oasis Community Gardens is a community project transformed from abandoned field to an award winning garden. Managed by volunteers, the gardens include over 30 project areas, several garden enterprises and hosts many community events. Wheelchair access, plants for sale, refreshments, cashless payment available.

Two Abbeys and a Lincolnshire village, 9 miles, contact walk leader Christine 07983 215993

University Park Gardens, Nottingham NG7 2RD. 11.30am – 4pm. This park has many beautiful gardens including the award winning Millennium Garden with its dazzling flower garden, timed fountains and turf maze. During the summer, the Walled garden is alive with exotic plantings. In total 300 acres of landscape and gardens, picnic area, café, walking tours, info desk accessible minibus to feature gardens within campus. Plants for sale in Millennium Garden. Wheelchair access, dog friendly, parking, refreshments, cashless payment available.

For ages 4 - 11, booking essential. Contact Southwell Library on 01636 812148

Enjoy a spectacular show in the stunning setting of Newark Castle

Crafts for 4 - 7 year olds. Contact Southwell Library on 01636 812148 for more information.

Six days of sensational live music, Wednesday 24th to Monday 29th August.

South of the Trent, 6 miles, contact walk leader Dave J on 01636 814277

Some of the county’s most talented and exciting young artists take to the stage for the first-ever Nottinghamshire Day Festival. Music of all genres - The Sherwood Outlaws - Have your photograph take with the European Cup - pony rides - Combat show 'Lionheart'and much more! Free entrance, parking £10 for the day.

The sixth Ceramics in Southwell event, taking place in the Market Square.

A fantastic programme of entertainment to include music by Nottingham Concert Band, an acrobatic display by the Dako Flying Angels, Punch and Judy and a host of stalls to browse and games to play. Refreshments will be served and there is a licensed bar. The afternoon finishes with our traditional duck race followed by the presentation of trophies at 4.15pm.

Dave Milne Way, 10 miles, contact walk leader Sandy on 07712 398667

Enjoy a spectacular show in the stunning setting of Newark Castle

Refreshments, Games etc. Free entry - Everyone welcome!

The Handlebards present Twelfth Night. Bring your picnics, chairs or rugs for this outdoor theatre. Tickets: Adults £17, age 10-17 £10, under 10s free (ticket still needed).

A spectacular Son-et-Lumiere experience produced by Artistic Collaboration 'Luxmuralis'. 12th to 16th September. Adults £8, Under 16/NUS £5, Under 5s free.

Adult learning at Southwell Minster. Discover and celebrate the Leaves of Southwell and the Cathedral.

Taking place on Sunday 18th September at Newark's Riverside Park and raising money for Beaumond House and the Children's Bereavement Centre. 36 Dragon Boats racing from Trent Bridge to Town Lock. Plenty of food and drink stalls, family fun and music.

Raising funds to support the local community and overseas Lions appeals.

Comedy night compered by Spikey Mike introducing acts by comedians Andrew Bird and Gerry K.

Language is an important part of our local identity and there are many dialect words which are typical of Nottinghamshire. Language is constantly changing and often younger people may not be aware of such words and therefore some might soon disappear. The Lost Words of Nottinghamshire project aimed to engage local school children with local language and dialect. Their work is being shared in a library touring exhibition around six Nottinghamshire Libraries, supported by Inspire Libraries and Miner2Major funding.