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Saturday 7th June

Honeywood Museum, Honeywood Walk, Carshalton

10am-5pm. Admission to the house is free this weekend.

Children, pretend you’re on ‘Time Team’ by digging up the past in our archaeology boxes. Take the archaeologist's challenge and piece together an object.
Painting by the ponds (weather permitting) using our table easels and art equipment.
Print a lovely picture using woodcut printing blocks.
Try your hand at weaving a mini basket from card and make a fab flower picture.
Brass rubbing and trails.
Tea rooms serving tea, coffee, cakes and soft drinks. Contact: 020 8770 4297

Hall Park near the Snuff Mill

Painting and drawing

12 noon-3pm Do a drawing, paint your own watercolour of the Wandle or colour one of the outlines of scenes from Wandle life (organised by local artists).

In King George's Park by the Lake from 11am-5pm

Music in the Park. Local singer songwriter Dick Philpot will perform an acoustic set featuring 'The Red River' and 'Take a Walk With Me', about growing up within a stone’s throw of the river Wandle. Hear Dick's songs at www.myspace.com/dickphilpot

Sunday 8th June

Honeywood Museum, Honeywood Walk, Carshalton

10am-5pm. Admission to the house is free this weekend.

Children, pretend you’re on ‘Time Team’ by digging up the past in our archaeology boxes. Take the archaeologist's challenge and piece together an object.
Painting by the ponds (weather permitting) using our table easels and art equipment.
Print a lovely picture using woodcut printing blocks
Try your hand at weaving a mini basket from card and make a fab flower picture
Brass rubbing and trails
Tea rooms serving tea, coffee, cakes and soft drinks. Contact: 020 8770 4297

Merton Abbey Mills in the Chapter House from 10am-5pm

Children’s archaeology ‘digs’. Dig up the past in our archaeology boxes. Find the stuff that Romans and other early Londoners left behind, from pots to pipes and from bones to stones (staff from Museum of London)

Try your hand at traditional fabric hand block printing (Wandle Industrial Museum)

River and Cloth. Create your own textile using 17th Century bleaching techniques (Arts Developments Merton)

Merton Abbey Mills in the Market Area from 11am-4pm

11am-4pm Make your own useful pot in the Wheelhouse. With the help of experienced potters (Wandle Heritage)

11am-4pm Drawing and watercolours. Make your own special scene of the Wandle or colour one of the outlines of scenes from Wandle life (artist Yvonne Russell)

1pm & 3pm The Merton Concert Band play favourite music

1pm onwards The Young’s Brewery Shire Horses give family rides in the dray

2pm & 4pm Children’s show in the Colour House Theatre. (Tickets £6)

3pm The Mayor cuts the giant birthday cake. Clowns entertain the children and give out the cake

You can also visit shops, craft and food stalls, William Morris riverside pub and local restaurants. Merton Abbey Mills is on the banks of the Wandle at Merantun Way SW19, opposite Sainsbury’s.

In King George's Park by the Lake from 11am-5pm

Willow Magic. Make indoor or outdoor decorations from natural willow - dragonflies, pond snails and fish. (Jill Nicholas, Green Theme Craft Workshops)

Hands-on Wandle art activities. Drawing and painting. (Wimbledon College of Art)

Can you do the Green Pledge? Find out how you can make a difference. Fish for recyclables and make badges. (Deborah Flintoff WBC)

Marvellous River Mobiles. Make your own colourful fish, birds or insects from things you might think are useless. (Sculptor Kevin Herlihy)

Morden Hall Park Near the Snuff Mill from 11am-4pm

Industrial Revolutions. Come and find out more about the mills that worked on the River Wandle with lots of hands on activities and displays. Design, make and test your own waterwheel. (National Trust)

Indigo dyeing workshop. Experience the magic of dyeing using this ancient technique. (Viv Philpot Community Artist - www.vivphilpot.com)

Hands-on Wandle art activities. Drawing and painting. All ages! (Wimbledon College of Art)

Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 June 2008
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	Arts & Crafts Saturday 7th June Honeywood Museum, Honeywood Walk, Carshalton 10am-5pm. Admission to the house is free this weekend. Children, pretend you’re on ‘Time Team’ by digging up the past in our archaeology boxes. Take the archaeologist's challenge and piece together an object. Painting by the ponds (weather permitting) using our table easels and art equipment. Print a lovely picture using woodcut printing blocks. Try your hand at weaving a mini basket from card and make a fab flower picture. Brass rubbing and trails. Tea rooms serving tea, coffee, cakes and soft drinks. Contact: 020 8770 4297 Hall Park near the Snuff Mill Painting and drawing 12 noon-3pm Do a drawing, paint your own watercolour of the Wandle or colour one of the outlines of scenes from Wandle life (organised by local artists). In King George's Park by the Lake from 11am-5pm Music in the Park. Local singer songwriter Dick Philpot will perform an acoustic set featuring 'The Red River' and 'Take a Walk With Me', about growing up within a stone’s throw of the river Wandle. Hear Dick's songs at www.myspace.com/dickphilpot Sunday 8th June Honeywood Museum, Honeywood Walk, Carshalton 10am-5pm. Admission to the house is free this weekend. Children, pretend you’re on ‘Time Team’ by digging up the past in our archaeology boxes. Take the archaeologist's challenge and piece together an object. Painting by the ponds (weather permitting) using our table easels and art equipment. Print a lovely picture using woodcut printing blocks Try your hand at weaving a mini basket from card and make a fab flower picture Brass rubbing and trails Tea rooms serving tea, coffee, cakes and soft drinks. Contact: 020 8770 4297 Merton Abbey Mills in the Chapter House from 10am-5pm Children’s archaeology ‘digs’. Dig up the past in our archaeology boxes. Find the stuff that Romans and other early Londoners left behind, from pots to pipes and from bones to stones (staff from Museum of London) Try your hand at traditional fabric hand block printing (Wandle Industrial Museum) River and Cloth. Create your own textile using 17th Century bleaching techniques (Arts Developments Merton) Merton Abbey Mills in the Market Area from 11am-4pm 11am-4pm Make your own useful pot in the Wheelhouse. With the help of experienced potters (Wandle Heritage) 11am-4pm Drawing and watercolours. Make your own special scene of the Wandle or colour one of the outlines of scenes from Wandle life (artist Yvonne Russell) 1pm & 3pm The Merton Concert Band play favourite music 1pm onwards The Young’s Brewery Shire Horses give family rides in the dray 2pm & 4pm Children’s show in the Colour House Theatre. (Tickets £6) 3pm The Mayor cuts the giant birthday cake. Clowns entertain the children and give out the cake You can also visit shops, craft and food stalls, William Morris riverside pub and local restaurants. Merton Abbey Mills is on the banks of the Wandle at Merantun Way SW19, opposite Sainsbury’s. In King George's Park by the Lake from 11am-5pm Willow Magic. Make indoor or outdoor decorations from natural willow - dragonflies, pond snails and fish. (Jill Nicholas, Green Theme Craft Workshops) Hands-on Wandle art activities. Drawing and painting. (Wimbledon College of Art) Can you do the Green Pledge? Find out how you can make a difference. Fish for recyclables and make badges. (Deborah Flintoff WBC) Marvellous River Mobiles. Make your own colourful fish, birds or insects from things you might think are useless. (Sculptor Kevin Herlihy) Morden Hall Park Near the Snuff Mill from 11am-4pm Industrial Revolutions. Come and find out more about the mills that worked on the River Wandle with lots of hands on activities and displays. Design, make and test your own waterwheel. (National Trust) Indigo dyeing workshop. Experience the magic of dyeing using this ancient technique. (Viv Philpot Community Artist - www.vivphilpot.com) Hands-on Wandle art activities. Drawing and painting. All ages! (Wimbledon College of Art)