to create your willow creation. Please wear comfortable casual clothes and bring a packed lunch. Materials and tools provided. Sorry no dogs. Minimum age 18. Booking essential. Online booking available at northyorkmoors.eventbrite.com or call 01439 772738 for more information. Time: 10am – 3pm Cost: Adult £50


Saturday 27th October - Sunday 4 November Sutton Bank National Park Centre, YO7 2EH ‘Have-a-go’ Holidays – Creatures of the Night Brighten up your half-term with themed crafts, trails, treasure hunts, walks and talks, and more. What wild creatures come out at night? Be bats about owls and other nocturnal animals. All children to be accompanied by an adult. Suitable for all the family. Booking not required, drop in any time. For more information call 01439 772738 or go to www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/events Time: 11am – 4pm (drop in anytime) Cost: Adult: Free Child: Free.


Saturday 27th – Wednesday 31st October Air Trail, Tees Barrage Halloween Air Trail 11am – 3pm. Normal prices apply. For more details: https://www.airtrail.co.uk/halloween


Saturday 27th October and Sunday 4th November


Indoor market, Darlington Terrifying Treasure Trail Find all the Halloween items between Saturday 27 October and Sunday 4 November. Entries will go into the witches’ hat and a winner will be picked at random to win our HAMPER full of surprises! Market opening hours.


Saturday 27th October to Wednesday 31st October Preston Park Museum & Grounds Family Crafts: Spooky Art Cart 10am to 3.30pm. Drop-in craft, free with museum admission, donations welcomed to cover materials. For more information, visit www.prestonparkmuseum.co.uk or call 01642 527375.


Saturday 27th October Preston Park Museum & Grounds Discover the Dark Side of Plants Wack’s Wicked Plants will be displaying and explaining their gruesome insect eating carnivorous plants! Also, create your very own ‘vampire deterrent’ in the Walled Kitchen Garden – join the gardeners to plant and take home your own garlic plant, and learn why garlic is traditionally associated with bloodsuckers! 10am to 3.30pm. £1.00 per garlic plant, no need to book. For more information, visit www.prestonparkmuseum.co.uk or call 01642 527375.


Captain Cook Birthplace Museum, Middlesbrough Saturday 27th October 11am, 1pm and 2.30pm Birthday Celebrations with Inner State Theatre Company The museum will be celebrating Captain Cook’s 290th birthday and the Museum’s 40th birthday on the same day!! There will be short performances throughout the day, and in- between you can create some bunting to


leave your own birthday message to James and the museum. A slice of Birthday Cake will be available after each of the afternoon performances. £2 per person or free with an explorer pass.


St Cuthberts Church, Marton, Middlesbrough Sunday 28th October Captain Cook Birthday service Andy Grant of St Cuthberts Church, where Captain Cook was baptised, will be holding a service to mark James Cook’s birthday this year. All welcome. 4pm. Birthday cake for all afterwards.


Sunday 28th October Preston Park Museum & Grounds Family Crafts: Potion Making 10am-3.30pm every 45mins. £2.50pp booking essential.


Hubble, bubble and all things trouble! Join Sophie Spellbound for a lesson in potion making. For more information, visit www.prestonparkmuseum.co.uk or call 01642 527375.


Sunday 28th October Preston Park Museum & Grounds Special Characters Movie Screening- Disney’s Maleficent Meet and play games with characters before sitting down to enjoy the film. Fancy dress is always encouraged! 1pm – 4pm. £6.00 per child, adults are free (booking is essential) For more information, visit www.prestonparkmuseum.co.uk or call 01642 527375.


Sunday 28th October Preston Park Museum & Grounds Cookery Demonstration: Eat your Pumpkins! Join resident cook, Liz in the kitchen who will show you tasty ways to use up pumpkin leftovers in warming soups and stews.11am – 3pm. Free with museum admission, donations welcomed. For more information, visit www.prestonparkmuseum.co.uk or call 01642 527375.


Sunday 28th October Head of Steam Railway Museum, Darlington Halloween fun day Go along in your favourite Halloween costume. Magician, arts and crafts and a spooky treasure hunt to entertain the little ones! Normal entrance fee. 11am – 3.30pm. Call 01325 405060, visit www.head-of- steam.co.uk or email headofsteam@darlington.gov.uk Entrance fees apply in most cases.


Sunday 28th – Thursday 1st November & Sunday 4th November Ormesby Hall, Middlesbrough A Witchy Trail Find the clues and solve the Hallowe'en mystery in the mansion, then venture into the garden to find the skeletons lurking amongst the trees. 11am – 4pm. Normal admission applies. Please call 01642 328908 for more details.


Monday 29th October The Moors National Park Centre, Danby, YO21 2NB Young Explorers: Super Spider Treasure Hunt Spiders are awesome! Find out why in a treasure hunt in the grounds.


Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear. Sorry, no dogs. All children to be accompanied by an adult. For all the family. Booking not required, drop in any time. For more information call 01439 772738 or go to www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/events Time: 11am – 4pm. Cost: Adult: Free Child: £3.


Monday 29th & Tuesday 30th October 2018 Hartlepool Power Station Visitor Centre Halloween Crafts Craft sessions at the Visitor Centre, from 9.30am until 10.30am (Monday) or 1pm to 2pm (Tuesday) Events are free of charge and spaces are limited so booking is essential. Please phone 01429 853582 or email hartlepoolsitetours@edf-energy.com to book your session.


Monday - Friday, 29th October - 2nd November Stewart Park, Middlesbrough Learn to ride Want to learn to ride your bike this October then why not let Middlesbrough Parks staff help get you there. They have 3 courses running this week. Take your own bike and helmet and be prepared to ride outside. 9- 9.45am, 10-10.45am and 11-11.45am. Pre- booking and payment is essential, limited spaces, a very popular course. Meet: The events space in Stewart Park. Cost: £15 per person for the course. Call Albert Park Visitors Centre 01642 819808 to book and for further information.


Monday 29th October Preston Park Museum & Grounds Story Telling: Twisted Fairy-tales with Tilly Too Tales Spooky magical story telling inspired by the Brothers Grimm. 10:00am – 3:45pm. Drop-in sessions, free with museum admission, donations welcomed For more information, visit www.prestonparkmuseum.co.uk or call 01642 527375.


Monday 29th October Preston Park Museum & Grounds Family Crafts: Wonderful Wands 10am-3.30pm. Find your perfect wand from the enchanted forest to decorate and add a bit of magic sparkle! Drop-in craft, free with museum admission, donations welcomed to cover materials. For more information, visit www.prestonparkmuseum.co.uk or call 01642 527375.


Monday 29th October Roseworth Library Spooky Halloween Crafts Join in creating a variety of spooky and fun crafts in preparation for Halloween. 11am-12 noon. Suitable for 4-11 years. Booking essential, please call 01642 528098.


Monday 29th October Fairfield Library The Spiders Web What colour will your spiders web be and will it match your mask? For all ages, 10 – 11am. Booking essential, please call 01642 527962.


Monday 29th October Stockton Central Library Spooky Scratch Make your own Ghost Catching Game whilst learning to Code with a special Halloween themed Scratch session! 10 -11.30am. Suitable for 8-10 years. Booking essential please call 01642 526521.


Tuesday 30th October Stockton Central Library Halloween Creepy Crafts That Go Bump in The Night! Create your own creepy critters ready for Halloween! Dress in a costume for a spooky surprise! Suitable for 5-11 years, 2-4pm. Booking essential, please call 01642 526521.


Tuesday 30th October Preston Park Museum & Grounds Family Crafts: Potion Making 10am-3.30pm every 45mins


£2.50pp (booking essential) Hubble, bubble and all things trouble! Join Sophie Spellbound for a lesson in potion making. For more information, visit www.prestonparkmuseum.co.uk or call 01642 527375.


Tuesday 30th October Preston Park Museum & Grounds Family Workshop: Twisted Fairy House Making 10am-12.30pm and 1pm – 3.30pm. £25:00 per fairy house (booking is essential) Family workshop for children and adults together to create a twisted fairy house for your garden using the fabulous textile hardener Powertex. Recommended age 4 years+. For more information, visit www.prestonparkmuseum.co.uk or call 01642 527375.


Tuesday 30th October Preston Park Museum & Grounds Special Characters Movie Screening- Hotel Transylvania Meet and play games with characters before sitting down to enjoy the film. Fancy dress is always encouraged! 1pm – 4pm. £6.00 per child, adults are free (booking is essential) For more information, visit www.prestonparkmuseum.co.uk or call 01642 527375.


Tuesday 30th & Wednesday 31st October Flatts Lane Woodland Country Park Spooky Crafts Have a spooky time making scary skeletons, spiders, pumpkins and spooky spider webs. 10am – 3pm. Cost: £2 per child.


Tuesday 30th October Albert Park, Middlesbrough Pumpkin Carving Join the rangers in designing then carving your Halloween pumpkin. This activity requires pre-booking and payment due to limited spaces. Sessions take place at 10- 10.45am and 11-11.45am. Meet: The Visitors Centre Albert Park. Cost £3 per pumpkin. Call Albert Park Visitors Centre 01642 819808 for further information.


Little Boots: Rotten Witches Once upon a time, lots of witches made the North York Moors their home. Find out who they were and what they got up to. Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear. Sorry, no dogs. All children to be accompanied by an adult. Minimum age 3. Booking essential. Online booking available at northyorkmoors.eventbrite.com or call 01439 772738 for more information. Time: 10:30am – 12 noon. Cost: Adult: Free Child: £4.50.


Tuesday 30th October The Moors National Park Centre, Danby, YO21 2NB


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