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ISSUE 3 MAY/JUNE 2013
PETERBOROUGH HERITAGE FESTIVAL 2013
EXPERIENCE 2,000 YEARS OF HISTORY IN THE UK’S ONLY CITY CENTRE MULTI-PERIOD LIVING HISTORY FESTIVAL
ARTS & THEATRE MUSEUMS & HERITAGE LIBRARIES & ARCHIVES SPORTS & LEISURE
FEATURE ROAMING ROMANS
12 FEATURE SPACE: FACT & FICTION 13 FEATURE I’M A BRONZE AGE PERSON, GET ME OUT OF HERE! 14 — 15 LISTINGS VIVA is brought to you by Vivacity, Peterborough’s culture and leisure trust. Available from all Vivacity venues or online. Look out for our next issue which will be available from 1st July. VIVA PEOPLE Join our mailing list to receive VIVA before anyone else. Register online at: W
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FEATURE CAFÉ CLARKES
24 LIBRARIES & ARCHIVES 24 — 25 FEATURE A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE MOBILE LIBRARY 26 FEATURE THE GENTLEMAN”S SOCIETY 27 — 29 LISTINGS
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33 FEATURE NEW CRICKET PITCHES 34 — 35 LISTINGS
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VIVA is packed full of amazing cultural and leisure activities taking place across the city, and we’d love anybody with a passion for Peterborough to get involved. Would you like to share your views on what’s happening in the city? Get in touch and get your point across!
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Held in the historic heart of the city centre and the stunning surroundings of the Cathedral precincts, the Heritage Festival has to be one of Peterborough’s biggest achievements.
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Now in its 5th year, the festival is a unique chance to experience 2,000 years of history in the UK’s only city centre multi-period living history festival — see page 8 to make sure you don’t miss out!
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06 GUEST EDITORS’ PICKS
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04 SEASON’S HIGHLIGHTS
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By John Moore
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SPACE: FACT & FICTION Museum 12
3. MISS NIGHTINGALE Key Theatre
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THE GENTLEMAN’S SOCIETY Central Library
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FUN IN THE SUN The Peterborough Lido
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NEW CRICKET PITCHES Bushfield & Werrington Leisure Centres 33
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THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR! Various Locations 28
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ROAMING ROMANS Flag Fen
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BARRY BUCKINGHAM & TRACEY LEAKE MOBILE LIBRARY TEAM
It can be a very active role. Keeping the vehicle presentable and on schedule can be demanding, but it’s made so worthwhile by the knowledge that the service we are providing is very much appreciated by our lovely customers. I would like to thank them for their staunch support of the Mobile Library Service!
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Given that your role is to bring Vivacity’s library services to people throughout Peterborough and the surrounding areas you must have a great idea about what’s happening across the city. Do you feel there has been an increase in the variety of culture and leisure events taking place in recent years?
Do your families like to go to local Vivacity venues?
TRACEY
Apart from my partner, I have no family locally but I encourage friends to use our library services (or else)!
TRACEY
I love gardening and last year was my first year on an allotment in Orton Waterville. I even managed to win some prizes for my potatoes and onions at the village show. I also play carpet bowls for the ‘Norman Cross’ team. I enjoy walking and cycling in our beautiful local countryside too.
BARRY
I love camping and spending time in the great outdoors! I am also a volunteer instructor for the local Air Cadets.
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I like to visit the Museum with my wife and young son, and there is always something different to see there. And now the new Coffee House is another good reason to step inside.
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Other than reading, do you have any favourite hobbies that you like to do in your spare time?
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What would you most like readers to discover about the library services in their city?
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TRACEY
Most definitely. There is so much hard work put in by staff and volunteers alike, which means the enthusiasm has rubbed off onto the public and I feel peoples’ interest in what’s going on is rising all the time. The opportunity for learning new skills and taking part in different activities for young and old holds no bounds — from making a coracle boat at Flag Fen to walking on water at the Regional Swimming & Fitness Centre!
TRACEY
It’s about more than just borrowing books. There is a huge diversity of knowledge available at your fingertips, from tracing your family tree to learning how to use computers. Plus look out for special events, especially for the kids, during holidays.
Turn to page 24 to follow the day in the life of the mobile library service.
GUEST EDITORS
Lovely to meet you and thank you for being guest editors for us! Your roles must be very busy travelling around all the areas you cover every day?
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“THE OPPORTUNITY FOR LEARNING NEW SKILLS & TAKING PART IN DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG AND OLD HOLDS NO BOUNDS”
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This issue we met up with Tracey Leake and Barry Buckingham from the Vivacity Mobile Library service, who gave us their city-wide highlights for this season.
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HERITAGE FEATURE
Date
22 — 23 June
Time
10am — 5pm
Price
FREE
Held in the historic heart of the city centre and the stunning surroundings of the Cathedral precincts, this is one of the city’s most popular events. This is a living history extravaganza for all to enjoy – unlike anything else in the city! This year’s Heritage Festival Big Weekend features over 300 costumed re-enactors from some of the country’s top living history groups, giving you a chance to meet all sorts of colourful costumed characters from our past, from Iron Age warriors to World War II airmen. Our main arena will occupy the Cathedral Square with a packed programme of live period music, falconry displays and spectacular battle displays by the reenactors. Over 20 local history societies, community groups and local historic attractions put on displays to show off the best of our local heritage. Our period market is held on the main Cathedral green,
including displays of historic crafts and trades alongside a chance to go shopping for an historically themed gift. Our craft fair on Church Street provides other shopping opportunities, or you can relax with the family in our Children’s Zone — an activity area for the kids with jesters, storytellers, games and activities. Plus don’t miss our fringe events running 15 — 30 June.
NEW FOR 2013 The theme this year is science and innovation, with a roadshow on St John’s Square in association with the Natural History Museum. Try some hands-on science activities and come face to face with life sized dinosaurs! Come and meet the Renaissance inventor, with life-sized recreations of some of the remarkable inventions of Leonardo Da Vinci, including a chance to try and get his helicopter to fly! Explore different parts of the Cathedral, with ‘taster tours’ of parts of the building not normally open to the public We’re looking for volunteers for the Festival! To get involved email volunteering@ vivacity-peterborough.com
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Now in its 5th year, the Peterborough Heritage Festival is a unique chance to experience 2,000 years of history in the UK’s only city centre multi-period living history festival.
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Peterborough Heritage Festival 2013
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THIS IS A LIVING HISTORY EXTRAVAGANZA FOR ALL TO ENJOY
DID YOU KNOW… WE OFFER A ROMAN DAY FOR SCHOOLS AT BOTH FLAG FEN AND PETERBOROUGH MUSEUM. TAKE YOUR PICK!
...at Peterborough Museum
Meeting spaces are available for hire.
Flag Fen
Date
4 — 6 May
Time
10am — 5pm
Adults £6 Concessions £4 Families £15 Heritage Pass holders FREE This May Bank Holiday, visitors can step back 2,000 years in time at Flag Fen’s special Romans event. Discover the might of the Roman army with drill displays, as well as recreations of daily life of the period. Ideal for families, this event will recreate the horror and splendour of the Roman arena. Re-enactors will be giving exciting combat displays, allowing audiences the chance to see various types of gladiators – which even included women!
In addition there will be a chance to find out what went on behind the scenes as a Roman doctor explains the surgery required to patch up wounds and all about medicine of the period. Roman soldiers will be on hand to demonstrate the drill, weapons and tactics of the mighty Roman army. Plus there will be the opportunity for members of the public to get involved in the display. Their encampment will also include the chance to try Roman games and watch cookery demonstrations. There will even be a Roman cavalryman on hand to demonstrate the training and uses of horses in battle. Watch out, because there will also be some Celts on hand, although whether Queen Boudicca will be leading her tribesmen against the Romans is as yet unknown…
Be an Archaeologist in our mock excavation pits and unearth original Roman objects and artefacts. Describe, sort, identify, compare and record your findings. Take a guided tour and discover how people lived in the past.
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Meet a Roman soldier plus experience life in a local Roman town as a slave apprentice – will you be saved or slayed? Be a museum curator and handle real archaeological finds. Use the wonderful Museum Roman collection to help you identify and label. Make a clay face inspired by Roman pottery from our collection.
The cost for a whole day schools visit starts from just £125 per class. For more information, call 01733 864700.
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Coming soon! Wi-Fi access, making Squireʼs Coffee House ideal for informal business meetings or as somewhere to work with a ready supply of excellent coffee.
AT FLAG FEN
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Join us for delicious lunches, homemade cakes, cream teas, freshly prepared sandwiches and warm beverages.
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ROMANS ARE INVADING FLAG FEN!
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Roaming Romans
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SPACE: FACT & FICTION Time Museum opening times Price
FREE (except on special event days)
This summer, Peterborough Museum has an exciting exhibition that will be out of this world! Make sure you take a trip to the city centre site to see Space: Fact and Fiction. The exhibition, which is supported by the UK Space Agency, will highlight the UK’s role in space exploration and what it really takes to become an astronaut.
28 May — 2 June
Time
10am — 5pm
Adult £6 Concessions £4 Families £15 Heritage Pass holders
The whole family will enjoy exploring everything from moon rock to meteorites! Learn answers to all your burning questions, such as is time travel really possible? What is the difference between a meteor and an asteroid? And is there actually life on other planets?
DISCOVER WHAT IT REALLY TAKES TO BE AN ASTRONAUT! Find out how science fiction has shaped the course of space technology and how the UK plays a leading role in space exploration today. Don’t forget that 2013 is the 50th
anniversary of popular TV series Doctor Who, so make sure you take the opportunity to see some fascinating sci-fi memorabilia. If you’re brave enough, you can meet some alien visitors too! There will be an exciting and varied programme of associated events running alongside the exhibition, including a programme of expert lectures, family fun event days, and even a space-themed film festival!
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“COULD YOU LIVE WITHOUT YOUR MOBILE, TELEVISION OR THE INTERNET FOR A WEEK?”
Could you live without your mobile, television or the internet for a week? Could you imagine travelling back in time to experience life during the Bronze Age — living in a roundhouse, cooking over an open fire-pit and making everything by hand? That’s what a team of Living Historians will be doing at Flag Fen for six days: cooking, working and living as our ancient ancestors would have done 3,500 years ago!
As well as their daily tasks, we’ll be setting them challenges to try their hand recreating different ancient crafts and technology, such as casting bronze weapons and making prehistoric clothes. It will be a fascinating experience for visitors to come and see how the group are surviving the experience, and even help them in some of their tasks.
For our range of space- themed special events visit vivacity- peterborough.com
A particular highlight will be that the group will be working over the week to try and make a replica of one of the recently discovered Must Farm Bronze Age boats.
DISCOVER THE ‘INVADERS AND SETTLERS’ DAYS FOR SCHOOLS AT FLAG FEN – – – –
Handle, describe, identify and compare pre-historic and Roman objects and artefacts. Explore a Bronze Age roundhouse and imagine a past life. Create a clay pot, inspired by prehistoric finds. Enjoy storytelling, bringing the spirit of Flag Fen alive!
The cost for a whole day schools visit starts from just £125 per class. For more information, call 01733 864700.
MUSEUMS & HERITAGE FEATURES
1 Jun — 7 Oct
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Flag Fen
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I’m a Bronze Age Person, Get Me Out of Here!
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THE HISTORY OF PETERBOROUGH
Time 7.30pm
LONGTHORPE 750
Peterborough Museum, Priestgate, Peterborough PE1 1LF 663 museum@vivacity-peterborough.com vivacity-peterborough.com Whole Series £50 (£40 con & Heritage Pass Holders) Indiv Lectures £6 (£5 con & Heritage Pass Holders) Booking
01733 864663
This fascinating series of lectures will run over a period of 10 weeks, charting the history of the city from its origins (‘before people’) through to the modern day. Take a trip through Peterborough as it used to be, and along the way discover more about prehistory, the Romans, and life in the medieval, Georgian and Victorian city! Bringing together experts in each topic, join us for the whole story or just to learn more about your favourite period!
Plus visit vivacity-peterborough.com for our walks and talks programme to discover more about Peterborough’s history Turn to p12 to discover how the Romans will be invading Flag Fen this summer!
Location Museum
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Longthorpe Tower
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16 — 18 May
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15 — 16 June
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11 — 12 May
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Various
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10am — 5pm
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10am — 5pm
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Various
Adults £4
01733 864663
Concessions £3
Adults £3
Booking
Families £10
Concessions £2 Families £6 Heritage Pass holders
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Discover more about Peterborough’s history through a guided tour. Meet Tudor servants, Georgian aristocracy, Victorian doctors and 1930s museum workers as extraordinary stories come to life! Plus on the day you can book a tour of the Tudor cellars! These characters will tell you more about the history of the building and what life was like for its various inhabitants in the time period.
For more information call 01733 864663
See your local museum in a different light during this national festival, which focuses on inspiring after-hours cultural events in museums, galleries and heritage sites. Try a special candlelit ghost tour on Thursday 16 May when you can hear the stories of the most haunted building in the city. Or you can bring the family to a ‘Night at the Museum’ on Friday 17 May! Plus on Saturday 18 May take part in a special Ghost Hunt… if you’re brave enough!
Heritage Pass Holders Booking
FREE 01733 864663
On the 750th anniversary of Longthorpe Manor House and St Botolph’s Church, join the Thorpes at their family home to explore the role of the Tower in the story of Longthorpe village. Don’t miss this villagewide celebration!
Did you know we offer exciting sessions for schools? Meet Lady Thorpe as she welcomes you to the tower and discover what the wall paintings tell us about medieval life. For more information call 01733 864700.
MUSEUMS & HERITAGE LISTINGS
From 1 May
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PETERBOROUGH MUSEUM COMES TO LIFE
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Location Museum
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Want to sing? Make a lantern? Tell your story? There are lots of ways for you to get involved; through workshops, downloading instructions on how to make a lantern or learning the music and lyrics. You can even become an event volunteer. Keep up to date: chauffeurscottage@ metalculture.com www.metalculture.com www.vivacitypeterborough.com
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Taking inspiration from the idea of ‘home’ and from the city’s history of migration, dating back through the housing schemes of the 1960’s to the celebrated bronze-age boats, the performance will embody
Producers Metal and The Lantern Company, along with a host of professional artists, will be teaming up with local schools, musicians and arts groups to make this both a ravishing theatrical spectacle and a fully participatory homegrown live event.
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At approximately 6.30pm, hundreds of school children and families will converge on Cathedral Square, parading their spectacular lanterns from four corners of the city to fill the centre with colour, light and sound. The event will feature a performance of a specially commissioned musical score by composer Jonathan Baker and will star local residents of Peterborough, using music and song to tell their own stories about how they and their families came to call this city ‘home’.
the life- journeys, great and small, that have led people to settle in Peterborough.
WE NEED YOU NOW!
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Upon This Rock is a celebration of Peterborough and its people, a visual and musical feast that will open the Arts Festival finale weekend on 6th September.
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Lantern Parade Needs You
at Peterborough Libraries
Saturday 11 May, 2-3.30pm Faber Fiction Roadshow Afternoon Tea with Three Authors!
Tickets available from any Peterborough Library or Waterstones, Bridge Street
Per Session Alison Maloney
Tues 11 June, 7pm A Mediterranean Crime Evening with Author Anne Zouroudi Meet the creator of Hermes Diaktoros, Greek Detective. Anne’s novels are set amongst the beautiful landscapes of Greece - where time has little meaning, and the pressures of modern life are easily forgotten. Includes themed refreshments!
Susie Steiner
Location Date
4 May — 30 June
Price
FREE
Presented by Metal Culture in conjunction with local artists.
Anne Zouroudi
E: centrallibrary@vivacity-peterborough.com PeterboroughLibraries
City Gallery
Nadeem Aslam
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STILL: CONFLICT, CONSERVATION & CONTEMPLATION
Peterborough Libraries
STILL is an exhibition of work made by artists in relation to the economics, politics, ownership and contested nature of global water supplies in the era of climate change. In our everyday lives we take water for granted as a supply from the tap, a place for leisure and as a basic human right. Over the next 40 years, predictions estimate that water will be as contended as oil now is in the post-industrial and developing countries. The artworks broadly touch on our relationship to one of our most important commodities.
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City Gallery £8
5 sessions
£30
Full Year
£80
9 May
7pm — 9pm
23 May
7pm — 9pm
6 June
7pm — 9pm
20 June
7pm — 9pm
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Marcel Theroux
Peterborough Libraries have teamed up with Faber to introduce readers to some of their brilliant up and coming authors. Marcel Theroux, Susie Steiner and Nadeem Aslam will be presenting a panel event. Come along and hear a group of writers talking about their novels, and be inspired to try something different. £3 (£2 concessions and free for reading groups)
Unless otherwise stated tickets cost £5 (£4 conc). All events are held in the John Clare Theatre, Central Library.
Life Drawing
Saturday Arts School Location Per Child Per Session 4 sessions
City Gallery £3 £10
11 May
12noon — 3pm
25 May
12noon — 3pm
6 June
12noon — 3pm
20 June
12noon — 3pm
We are now launching two new classes – Life Drawing and Saturday Art School. Life Drawing classes are an excellent chance to develop your drawing and mark-making skills, with guidance from our experienced tutor. The sessions are designed for students, professional and amateur artists alike. Saturday Art School family drop-in sessions, inspired by the gallery exhibitions, are a great way for children to experiment with new materials to create their own works of art! Drop in and stay as long as you like (ages 4 and up).
Reservations can be made via arts@vivacity-peterborough.com or call 01733 864663
ARTS LISTINGS
Love Downton Abbey? Explore the reality of life downstairs! Journalist & bestselling author Alison Maloney’s book is packed with true accounts of what life was really like working in a grand Edwardian house.
Sat 4 May, 2pm Life Below Stairs: True Lives of Edwardian Servants Talk by Author Alison Maloney
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LIFE DRAWING & SATURDAY ART SCHOOL
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PETERBOROUGH AUTHOR SERIES
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Wednesday + Saturday 2.30pm
Price Booking Location Date
Nightly 7.30pm Matinées Price Booking
£15 (£13.50 con) 01733 207239
Key Theatre Tuesday 11 — Saturday 15 June Wednesday + Saturday 2.30pm £16 (£14 con) Matinées all £14 01733 207239
All Zain wants to do is dance, but his family, the local fascists and his two left feet are getting in the way. From the award-winning theatre company that brought you the 2011 smash hit musical ‘Britain’s Got Bhangra’, Rifco Arts and Watford Palace Theare present ‘Break The Floorboards’ — a new dance drama. Fusing the captivating dance styles of Bollywood and Street, this is the tale of one young boy’s attempts to escape the grim reality of his recession-hit hometown and turn his life into the glittering world of his Bollywood fantasies.
Sex, scandals and showbiz in 1940s London. Two men struggle in the shadows to thrust a saucy new cabaret star into the West End spotlight. But backstage lurk secrets more devastating than the Blitz. Miss Nightingale — the burlesque musical — is a “captivating love story” (WhatsonStage) that brings the vintage glamour of war-torn London thrillingly to life. With 20 original numbers performed by a talented troupe of actor musicians and starring burlesque bombshell, Amber Topaz. Watch the trailer online at vivacity-peterborough.com “BLITZY, WARTIME, BLACKOUT ROMANCE OF GIN, GENTS AND GARTER BELTS… THE SONGS ARE TERRIFIC” The Times
Thursday 9 — Saturday 11 May
Time
Nightly at 7.45pm
Price
£10 (£8 con)
Booking
01733 207239
Monday 13 — Saturday 18 May
Nightly 7.30pm Matinées
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Award-winning theatre company NIE present the world premiere of North North North. Set in the wilds of the North Pole, this icy adventure brings together live music, storytelling, projection, physical theatre and a European ensemble — exploring the limits of human endeavour, love, comradeship, and a goulash made of Polar Bear brains..... In July 1897 three Swedish adventurers headed for the North Pole in a hydrogen filled balloon. Their aim was to discover new lands, to map the undiscovered Arctic and to plant the flag of Sweden at the pole but they were never seen alive again. Join NIE on an exhilarating journey into an untold story from one of the worlds last great expanse of wilderness. A journey full of hope and daring do, of frostbite and patriotic songs, of seal meat and sharing a sleeping bag. A dream and a nightmare of the great white north. “THE EXCEPTIONAL ENSEMBLE COMBINES EXQUISITE, HIGHLY PHYSICAL ACTING AND WONDERFULLY INTEGRATED LIVE MUSIC” The Daily Telegraph
BEING TOMMY COOPER Location
Key Theatre
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Thursday 23 — Friday 24 May
Time
7.30pm
Price
£14 (£12 con)
Booking
01733 207239
Las Vegas 1954. In a small hotel room the up-and-coming Tommy Cooper faces the prospect of his first big failure. With a closing show and a warring relationship with his manager, Tommy finds an offer on the table and a drink in his hand. Powerful, provocative, painfully funny and true, the man who could make you laugh just by walking on to stage comes vividly alive in this confrontational new play. Nominated for four Off West End Awards including Best Production and Best New Writing.
This is a selection of highlights from the Key Theatre
BREAK THE FLOORBOARDS
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MISS NIGHTINGALE
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NORTH NORTH NORTH!
A new restaurant is set to open at the Key Theatre, called Café Clarkes, on the 24 May. The company who own Clarkes on Lincoln Rd and The Banyan Tree will take over the catering at Key Theatre bringing new pretheatre dining offers and modern British food with locally sourced produce. 2013 sees Key Theatre celebrate its 40th Anniversary and there has been considerable focus on refreshing and revitalising the theatre. Revisiting the restaurant offer has also been part of the re-focus in a bid to create a fuller, more vibrant cultural offer for visitors to the Key Theatre.
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CAFÉ CLARKES
Definitely. If we can recreate that chilled relaxed water-side atmosphere that the River Café has I will be very happy. It will be a great venue from which to watch the seasons change. Will there be any exciting theatre dining offers for your customers?
CAFÉ CLARKES
We will open at 5.30pm so people can eat before performances start. If you book your theatre tickets and dinner together there are really good discounts to be had. You can have a main course and a glass of wine and get change from £13. There is also a 10% discount on the a la carte menu for Vivacity Arts Pass holders.
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NEW RESTAURANT SET TO OPEN AT KEY THEATRE
Here we talk to Lee Clarke and Dinesh Odedra of Café Clarkes who are excited by the new prospect at the Key. VIVA
What inspired you to open your new restaurant at the Key Theatre? CAFÉ CLARKES
We were looking for another venue to create a different product to Clarkes Lincoln Rd. When the Key opportunity came up we jumped at it. We felt it had a great location by the river and loved the possibility of alfresco summer dining.
THE FEE: just £150 per week, with plenty of partpayment options and booking deals available. For further information call our Box Office on 01733 207239, or visit vivacity-peterborough.com
CAFÉ CLARKES
The restaurant will open to the public 24 May. There will be special offers and competitions in the lead up. Keep up to date via twitter (foodclarkes) or facebook (Café Clarkes at the Key Theatre). You can book online at clarkescafe.co.uk or for pre-theatre dinner packages call the box office on 01733 207239.
Have you got anything planned for the restaurant’s launch?
CAFÉ CLARKES
The simple classic style. There will be lots of favourites. The produce will be local, very British and from sustainable sources. VIVA
‘Café Clarkes’ reminds us of the famous ‘River Café’. Is this the type of atmosphere you are trying to create?
THEATRE FEATURE
Give your kids their most dramatic summer yet…
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You already have two successful restaurants in Peterborough, what makes the food here special?
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29 July–3 Aug & 5–10 Aug 2013
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Renowned for providing an unbeatable summer experience, the KYT Summer School is back! A fun filled adventure through acting, movement, music and singing: there’s no better opportunity to make friends, develop skills and have an amazing experience in the process.
See vivacity-peterborough. com/mobile for full details and timetables
Barnack Church 11.20am — 12noon
Burghley House 1.10pm — 2pm
Tracey and Barry visit residents in this sleepy village, delivering books and CDs to residents in sheltered housing who are unable to access the mobile library – typical of the stops the service makes to retirement housing and care homes across the city.
The mobile library parks up next to the Post Office at this busy stop, where the Post Mistress, local mothers and tots are regular customers — it has become a staple for villagers who enjoy a friendly chat with locals whilst collecting and dropping off their books.
The landscaped surroundings of Burghley House provide a beautiful backdrop for the mobile library at this stop. The customers at this stop include the porter and his partner, people working on the estate and visitors.
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Little Northfields 10.45am — 11.15am
LIBRARIES FEATURE
Photos: John Moore
Tracey and Barry are an essential part of these local communities, setting off at 9am Monday through to Saturday, visiting schools, village halls, churches and pubs across the area in outlying villages such as Ailsworth, Helpston, Northborough, Thornhaugh and Wansford.
Most residents in the city live close to a library, with 10 across the city including Bretton, Dogsthorpe, Eye, Hampton, Orton, Peterborough Central, Stanground, Thorney, Werrington and Woodston, however some residents find the mobile library an easier and more local option.
The mobile library provides access to both adult and children’s books to thousands of customers over the course of the year, as well as CDs and DVDs and audio books, providing an important lifeline to those living in rural areas, sheltered housing and caravan parks. Barry says, “We have had regular customers over the years and have seen their children grow up with our books.” Tracey explains, “It’s great knowing what a difference we make to people’s lives young and old, the mobile library is so important in bringing not only books to local residents, but a lovely sense of community.” Turn to p6 to see Tracey and Barry as guest editors
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The mobile library provides a unique and special service, delivering library services to residents in and around Peterborough and the surrounding villages — visiting 110 different stops on 16 routes which it visits on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly cycle.
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE MOBILE LIBRARY
We turn the spotlight on the mobile library service, run by our guest editors Tracey and Barry, looking at how they are bringing library services closer to customers across the city.
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LIBRARIES FEATURE
6 May — 10 June
Price FREE Peterborough Archives will be showing a selection of rare 18th century books from the Gentleman’s Society, Peterborough’s first library. The Gentleman’s Society, launched in 1730, was the brainchild of local schoolmaster Rev. Timothy Neve, who set up the society for local men to meet and discuss topical issues and advances of the time in the sciences, arts, history and archaeology. The Society’s aims were expressed as the ‘improvement of literature and promotion of friendship and good neighbourhood’ and new members were required to present a suitable book as part of their induction. The Gentleman’s Society was launched at a time of tremendous scientific discovery — in the Age of Enlightenment — that saw them correspond with leading scientists and thinkers of the day such as Hans Sloane from the Royal Society and William Stukeley from the Society of Antiquaries in London.
The society collected an impressive range of botany samples and books throughout its history and in 1820 they changed their name, more fittingly, to The Peterborough Book Society. Archives show that the society observed scientific experiments and attended talks on botany and biology where samples would be collected and then kept at St. John’s Church. In 1733 these included ‘an ostrich egg, a hoggfish, 2 tygers teeth, tygers nose, 3 tygers claws, a tail of a fish, and boar’s tusk. In a bottle several little scorpions and centipedes, a sucking fish and 2 cockroaches.’ By the end of the 19th century membership was low and in 1899 the Society was dissolved with the remainder of the books being transferred to the public library service. Regrettably some of this library was sent for salvage in the Second World War when paper was desperately required. Some 200 of these original items, including the original minute books of the Society are now housed by Peterborough Archives in Central Library.
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TRUE LIVES OF EDWARDIAN SERVANTS
Date
11 May
Time
2pm — 3.30pm
Price
£3 (£2 con) free to reading groups
Booking Location
01733 864280
John Clare Theatre
Date
4 May
Time
2pm
Price
£5 (£4 con)
Booking
John Clare Theatre
01733 864280
As part of the Museum’s La Belle Époque exhibition’s accompanying series of lectures, journalist & bestselling author Alison Maloney talks about her book Life Below Stairs, with true accounts of everyday working life in a grand Edwardian house.
These fascinating archives are now available to view, including Neve’s original record, that The Gentleman’s Society should support ‘mutual benevolence of its members, and their improvement in the liberal sciences and polite learning’
Fans of Downton Abbey will enjoy this entertaining talk about the real lives of Edwardian servants. Using first hand accounts, the book explores the trials and tribulations of a servant’s life, from the rules and hierarchies to the scandal and the gossip!
For a viewing please call Peterborough Archives at Central Library on 01733 864160 or email archives. services@vivacity-peterborough.com
Visit La Belle Èpoque Edwardian costume exhibition at the Museum until 6 May
Peterborough Libraries service has teamed up with Faber to introduce readers to some of their brilliant up-and-coming authors at this afternoon tea event. Marcel Theroux, Susie Steiner and Nadeem Aslam join us to talk about their latest novels and chat with individuals at this great Author Panel event. Screenwriter and broadcaster Marcel Theroux is an award-winning novelist and his novel Far North was a finalist for the US National Book Award. Susie Steiner is a former Guardian journalist and her novel A Homecoming has been described as a warm, enjoyable and funny debut novel. Nadeem Aslam is the author of three previous novels and Maps for Lost Lovers was longlisted for the Booker Prize. The authors will also be signing books, which will be available to purchase on the day.
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Date
MEET FABER’S BRIGHTEST AUTHORS
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THE GENTLEMAN’S SOCIETY WAS LAUNCHED AT A TIME OF TREMENDOUS SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY
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FUN WITH The Very Hungry Spring into Caterpillar! Summer
Local History Talk — PARK ROAD
Location 28 May
Location
John Clare Theatre
Date
15 May
Time
2.30pm — 4pm
Price
£1
Booking
On the door
Location 29 May Location 31 May Location 1 June
This local history talk on Park Road gives a fascinating insight into one of the oldest and most diverse streets in the city. Park Road has seen it all - from the Co-op and Alexander Thomson’s furniture store, the Baptist and Catholic churches to the first public library and museum and even Peterborough’s earliest iceskating rink. Local historian Stephen Perry will regale you with historical stories of the hustle and bustle, and the houses, that make Park Road what it is today.
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Location 1 June Location
Eye Library 10.30am Woodston Library 2pm Thorney Library 10.30am Stanground Library
Location 31 May Location 31 May Location
11am Orton Library 11am Central Library 2pm Bretton Library
1 June
11am
Dogsthorpe Library
Price
£1 per child
11am Hampton Library 11.30am
Price
£1 per child
Age
28 May
Werrington Library
10am
1 June Booking
Location
At your local library 5 and under
Bring your under 5s to join us for this fun storytime reading with the Very Hungry Caterpillar! Along with readings from the book, this one-hour event also includes a game and caterpillar activities. Children will get to enjoy some creative crafts, making a rainbow caterpillar collage and a bit of playtime, pairing the brilliant butterflies in our matching game.
Booking Age
FATHER’S DAY CRAFTS
Location
Stanground Library
10am
Location
Thorney Library
10am
Date
19 June
Woodston Library
10am
Time
2.30pm — 4pm
Dogsthorpe 11am
Price
£1
Bretton Library
11am
Booking
Central Library
11am
Date Time Price Booking
John Clare Theatre 11 June 7pm £5 (£4 con) 01733 864280
At your local library 6 — 11 years
Children aged 6 — 11 can take part in our ‘Spring into Summer’ library spectacular this half term. Central Library as well as Bretton, Orton and Werrington are all hosting this spring-tastic one-hour event! Children will enjoy storytime with lots of wonderful anecdotes and tales about celebrating the joys of spring including Guess how much I love you in the Spring by Sam McBratney. Activities also include a short craft-session and playing games to keep your little lambs and bunnies entertained.
LOCAL HISTORY TALK — PETERBOROUGH WORKHOUSES
MEDITERRANEAN CRIME EVENING WITH ANNE ZOUROUDI
Meet author Anne Zouroudi, creator of Greek Detective, Hermes Diaktoros. Anne’s highly-acclaimed series of novels are set amongst the beautiful landscapes of Greece, where time has little meaning, and the pressures of modern life are easily forgotten. Anne will be talking about the latest novel in the series The Bull of Mithros. Anne was the winner of the East Midlands Book Award and has been nominated for the ITV Crime Thriller Awards. “A delight… a cracking plot, colourful local characters and descriptions of the hot, dry countryside so strong that you can almost see the heat haze and hear the cicadas.” The Guardian
Date
15 June
Werrington Library Hampton Library Orton Library Price Booking
11.30am 12noon 2pm
£1 per child At your local library
John Clare Theatre
On the door
How did Peterborough look after the poor in the days before the welfare state, pensions or benefits?
Get ready for Father’s Day with this fun one-hour craft and storytime event.
Local historian Stephen Perry takes you on a fascinating journey, exploring the life and times in Peterborough’s earliest workhouses which were feared by many, with harsh conditions and few liberties.
Children get to make a special hand-made present and a Father’s Day card to take home for the special day — all equipment and materials provided.
Stephen explores how the workhouse system gradually changed over the course of the 19th century and the effect this had on management and the inhabitants.
Age
11 and under
For more information visit vivacity-peterborough. com/localhistory
25 May
Time
10am
Price
FREE on the opening day
Booking
01733 864761
Age
Perfect for all ages
Prices Adults
£4.70
Vivacity Card Holders
£4.20
Vivacity Sports Card Pass Holders
£3.90
Vivacity Gym Members
FREE
Children
£3.00 (£2.50 with a Vivacity Card)
Opening Times Monday — Saturday Sunday
9am — 6pm* 7.30am — 6pm*
*Open to 8pm in July and August. Relax on our sunbathing terraces, enjoy three heated outdoor pools and have a bite to eat in the new café at The Peterborough Lido when we open our doors on Saturday 25 May at 10am in time for the spring half term holidays. We are celebrating the longer, warmer days by kicking off the season with a free swim offer, open to the public, on the opening day – and Vivacity gym members can continue swimming for free as part of their great value gym membership up to and including Sunday 1 September when we close for the autumn season.
Perfect For A Family Day Out There are three heated outdoor pools to choose from including a large 50 yard main pool, a learner pool and paddling pool for toddlers – with a great activity area and fun inflatable sessions in the summer. You can sunbathe or simply enjoy the view from the balcony terraces, treat the family to some fresh hot food at the café or a have a picnic on the large lawn area – perfect for a family day out. The Peterborough Lido will also be offering Family Fun sessions with bouncy water inflatables, so look out for these special events over the summer months. History of the Lido The Peterborough Lido was opened by the then Mayor of Peterborough, Councillor Arthur Mellows in 1936 and this unique building, incorporating elements of Art Deco design, was designated a grade II listed building in 1992. The name ‘Lido’ was borrowed from the famous sand island in Venice and the 30s saw a huge boom in popularity with the introduction of paid-holidays. These huge outdoor swimming complexes were promoted as the perfect way to boost health and offer family entertainment. It is one of Peterborough’s much-loved local attractions receiving over 15,000 visitors last year.
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New Look Lido We are pleased to launch a new on site café with improved catering facilities, so you can now enjoy freshly cooked hot foods or cold snacks, and relax with some outdoor dining in the beautiful surroundings of this unique Art Deco inspired building. All three pools now have non-slip surfaces, improved lighting, hot showers and new changing room cubicles.
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CELEBRATE THE LONGER, WARMER DAYS WITH A FREE SWIM — 25 MAY
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Date
Launching 1 April
Time
Evenings and Weekends
Price
From £30 per booking
Booking
Location
Werrington Leisure Centre
WOMEN’S FOOTBALL
Werrington Leisure Centre
Location
Regional Fitness Centre Pitch
Date Mondays + Wednesdays
Date
Tuesdays
Date
Tuesdays
Time
8pm — 10pm
Time
7.30pm — 9.30pm
Time
8pm — 9pm
Price £3.10 / £5.10 for 2 hours
Price
From £3.10
Price
£2
Booking
Booking
Age
01733 576606 16+
Enjoy playing badminton with a range of players at this open badminton session. Everybody is guaranteed a game at the two sessions held on Monday and Wednesday each week — ideal for those who want to play regularly but struggle to find a regular partner.
Age
01733 576606 16+
Open Table Tennis is a friendly and sociable club where you can come and play for either one or two hours without having to commit to every week. Table tennis is great fun and this session is perfect if you enjoy the sport but don’t have a regular partner. This session is great for complete beginners or those wanting to try something new.
Booking Age
01733 864754 16+
Calling all female football fans! Come along to our new Women’s Football sessions every Tuesday.
Fans of cricket will love our new cricket pitches across Peterborough.
Have a run around with other football-friendly and likeminded ladies on our all weather pitch at the Regional Fitness & Swimming Centre.
Vivacity Sports and Leisure has launched four brand new artificial cricket wickets across the city, with new pitches installed at Bushfield and Werrington Leisure Centres, Bretton Park and Orton Park.
This club offers a friendly environment with good team spirit, no matter what your experience or skill level.
Working in partnership with Orton Longueville Parish Council and Orton
“VIVACITY SPORTS AND LEISURE HAS LAUNCHED FOUR BRAND NEW ARTIFICIAL CRICKET WICKETS ACROSS THE CITY”
Park Cricket Club we have replaced existing wickets with new and improved facilities which will support and encourage growth of junior cricket across the city. Bushfield and Werrington Leisure Centres have match-specification cricket wickets approved by the English Cricket Board. All cricket wickets are bookable in advance - £30 for training or T20 match or £50 per booking for 30 + over games.
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Location
01733 864656 / 576606
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SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING GROWTH OF JUNIOR CRICKET ACROSS THE CITY.
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NO STRINGS BADMINTON
Bushfield & Werrington Leisure Centres
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NEW CRICKET PITCHES — ‘HOW’S THAT!’
Sundays
Time
9.30am — 10.30am
Price
£24 for 6 weeks
Booking
01733 576606
Age
5+
Werrington Leisure Centre
Jack Hunt Swimming Pool
Location
Bushfield Leisure Centre
Date
15 June
Sundays
Date
Sundays
Time
10am — 4pm
Family Skate
11am —12noon
Time
1pm — 3pm
Price
FREE
Price
£32 for 8 weeks
Price
£4 / £5 / £15
Age
Perfect for all ages
Date
Booking Age
01733 576606 4—7
Try something new this spring with our new archery course. Our six week course is perfect for both beginners, those with previous experience and disabled athletes.
Bring the kids along to our new children’s sports club aimed at 4 to 7 year olds – designed to give children the opportunity to try a range of different indoor and outdoor sports.
The six week course offers a chance to experience this unique sport requiring strength, endurance and focus – ideal for both body and mind.
Some of the sports that children can try include basketball, badminton, indoor football and outdoor tennis on our new courts — and then get help and advice on how to progress on to the clubs they enjoy.
The course is ideal for those wanting to refresh their skills and progress on to further training – with all equipment provided.
Location
Booking Age
01733 864759 4—7
Have some fun in the pool with our new great inflatable fun session at Jack Hunt Swimming Pool. Enjoy bouncing around on our giant inflatable or jump into one of the crazy waterwalkerz (zorbs), rollerz (two man tubes) or the peddlerz (paddle boats).
This is one of our most popular and fun sessions, a novel way to mix fun, swimming and exercise!
We are inviting the public to come and experience our new and improved site at Orton Centre – we have a special open day where you can try any of the following for free: – – – –
New state of the art gym 3G all-weather pitch Resurfaced tennis courts Brand new artificial cricket wickets
You can also try spinning, cardio tennis and body combat classes, or get some tennis tips from the coach. We’ll also have mini soccer, rush hockey and fitness demonstrations.
For more information call Bushfield Leisure Centre on 01733 864656.
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Location
Bushfield 3G Pitch
Date
29 — 30 June + 6 July
Time
Various
Price
£25 per team
Booking
01733 864754
Age
7 — 12
Vivacity Sports has teamed up with the Peterborough District Junior Alliance to bring you some great football training with a new junior tournament. Perfect for existing teams with players aged 7 – 12 years of age, this course promotes continual development in a fun and friendly environment, dividing children up into six age-specific groups. The tournament will be held on Bushfield Leisure Centre’s new 3G artificial pitch and will run over 2 weekends: – Under 7s and 8s on 29 June – Under 9s and 10s on 30 June – Under 11s and 12s on 6 July There will be on-site catering with a burger and an ice cream van available for all spectators, managers, coaches and players. Book a place for your team to take part.
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MULTI-SPORTS WET & WILD INFLATABLE CHILDREN’S FUN CLUB
ARCHERY CLUB
FESTIVAL OF FOOTBALL JUNIOR TOURNAMENT
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ABOUT VIVA AND VIVACITY
VIVA is brought to you by Vivacity, Peterborough’s Culture and Leisure Trust. A registered charity, we manage many of Peterborough’s most popular culture and leisure attractions on behalf of Peterborough City Council, including the Key Theatre, Peterborough Museum, libraries and leisure centres. You can find out all about us at vivacity-peterborough.com With thanks to volunteer John Moore for his excellent photography that has been used throughout this issue
… FOCUSING ON THE PETERBOROUGH MUSIC PARTNERSHIP
Vivacity is working with the Peterborough Music Partnership to create three new community music ensembles for young people. The groups will explore exciting music from a range of cultures. No previous experience needed, but lots of enthusiasm is a must!
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Based around Zimbabwean marimba, South Asian bhangra and Eastern European folk music, the ensembles are open to young people up to the age 18, but adult leaders from within the community will also be needed (training is available). There will be a series of fantastic performance opportunities throughout the year. For information about how to take part, ring Joan Crump at Vivacity on 01733 864531
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Peterborough Museum Peterborough Museum
Central Library Bushfield Leisure Centre
‘The History of Peterborough’ lecture series ‘Owl Babies’ Young Explorers Roaming Romans Still: Conflict, Conservation & Contemplation ‘True Lives of Edwardian Servants’ talk with author Alison Maloney
1 May — 3 Jul 2 May 4 May — 6 May 4 May — 30 Jun 4 May
Afternoon Tea with Faber’s Brightest Authors Peterborough Museum Comes to Life Miss Nightingale Local History Talk: The Park Road Story Museums at Night Key Comedy Night: Keith Farnan
11 May 11 May — 12 May 13 May — 18 May 15 May 16 May — 18 May 17 May
Key Theatre Peterborough Museum
Various locations Bushfield Leisure Centre
Central Library
Spring into Summer Children’s Activity Event I’m a Bronze Age Person Get Me Out of Here Comedy: Tom Stade Space: Fact and Fiction Exhibition
Rollers Sunday Morning Family Skate ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’ Young Explorers Word in Frame: ‘ImpossibleGod’ play Word in Frame Talk Break the Floorboards Mediterranean Crime Evening with Anne Zouroudi Key Comedy Night: Simon Munnery Father’s Day Crafts Children’s Activity Event Bushfield Leisure Centre FREE Open Day
Longthorpe 750 Heritage Festival Fringe Events Word in Frame: Art Celebration Service Local History Talk: The Peterborough Workhouses
28 May — 1 Jun 28 May — 2 Jun 30 May 1 Jun — 7 Oct
2 Jun 6 Jun 8 Jun 11 Jun 11 Jun — 15 Jun 11 Jun 14 Jun 15 Jun 15 Jun
15 Jun — 16 Jun 15 Jun — 30 Jun 16 Jun 19 Jun
Key Theatre
Cathedral Peterborough City Centre and Cathedral Precincts
Word in Frame: Mark Cazalet Talk Heritage Festival
Word in Frame: ‘Images of the Image of God’ Word in Frame Exhibition Extended Opening Festival of Football Junior Tournament
19 Jun 22 Jun — 23 Jun
26 Jun 28 Jun 29 Jun — 30 Jun & 6 Jul
Bushfield Leisure Centre
Cathedral
Cathedral
10am
Various times
7.45pm
7pm
2.30pm and 7.30pm
1pm
7.30pm
10am–11.30am
10am
LINKING POPULAR SCIENCE FICTION TO SCIENCE FACT, OUR SUMMER EXHIBITION IS AN INFORMATIVE AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY INTRODUCTION TO SPACE AND EXPLORATION.
Normal Opening Times
8pm
10am–5pm
Various times
Various times
7.30pm
7.45pm
Various times
2.30pm
2.30pm and 7.30pm
10am–5pm
2pm
Various times
1pm
PETERBOROUGH’S PAST WILL BE BROUGHT TO LIFE WITH THE CITY’S ANNUAL HERITAGE FESTIVAL. FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY AND FREE ADMISSION!
7.30pm
2.30pm
7pm
Various times
10am–5pm
EXPERIENCE OUR NEW-LOOK LEISURE CENTRE IN ORTON AND TRY OUT A WHOLE HOST OF ACTIVITIES AND SPORTS FOR FREE INCLUDING: CARDIO-TENNIS, RUSH HOCKEY, MINI SOCCER, CRICKET AND MUCH, MUCH MORE.
Park Road Baptist Church
Various Locations
Longthorpe Tower
Key Theatre
Central Library
Key Theatre
St John’s Church
Westgate Church
Peterborough Museum
Bushfield Leisure Centre
Flag Fen
Various Libraries
Various Libraries
Being Tommy Cooper Fun with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
23 May — 24 May 28 May — 1 Jun
Key Theatre
Peterborough Museum
Central Library
Key Theatre
Peterborough Museum
Central Library
Peterborough Archives at Central Library
The Gentleman’s Society: View original books from the 1730s
6 May — 10 Jun
Normal opening times
10am
2pm
Normal opening times
10am–5pm
10am–11.30am
7.30pm
2pm
1pm
11am
9.30am
5pm / 7.30pm
10.30am / 5pm
8pm
7.30pm
8pm
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Weekend Events
VIEW SOME 200 ORIGINAL ITEMS FROM PETERBOROUGH’S FIRST LIBRARY INCLUDING ORIGINAL MINUTE BOOKS, TREASURER’S ACCOUNTS AND FASCINATING BOOKS OF THE PERIOD.
Peterborough Museum
Rollers Sunday Morning Family Skate La Belle Époque: Edwardian Fashion Exhibition
5 May Until 6 May
City Gallery
Flag Fen
Regional Swimming Pool
Jack Hunt Swimming Pool
Wet and Wild Inflatable Family Fun
Werrington Leisure Centre
Wet and Wild Inflatable Family Fun
Multi-Sports Children’s Club
Sundays
Werrington Leisure Centre
Sundays
Archery Club
Sundays
Werrington Leisure Centre
Embankment Sports and Athletics Arena
Regional Fitness Centre Pitch
Werrington Leisure Centre
Werrington Leisure Centre
LOCATION
Sundays
Accessible Handcycling Sessions
Women’s Kickabout Football Session
Tuesdays
Rollers Family Skate with all the Best Music
Open Table Tennis
Tuesdays
Wednesdays
No Strings Badminton
Mondays + Wednesdays
Saturdays
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VIVA NEWS particularly suitable for people with dementia.
Our Orton site is getting a fresh look this June with a new reception area, state of the art gym, new spinning bikes, 3G allweather pitch, new tennis centre and cricket wickets. To give local residents a taste of the wonderful range of sports on offer we will be holding a special open day event on 15 June where you can try some of the activities on offer.
Themed boxes contain real objects to handle, photos to explore and scents to trigger memories and encourage conversation with older people. The boxes are available for hire to clubs, organisations and the care community.
The event is completely free with spinning, cardio tennis and body combat classes, tennis coaching, mini soccer matches and rush hockey sessions. So come along and let our friendly staff advise you about our Vivacity Value Gym, Lifestyle or Tennis Membership packages. For more information call 01733 864656. YOUNG EXPLORERS
Peterborough Museum is running a new series of Young Explorers sessions in June. Join us on the first Thursday of each month (term time only) for a special toddler session full of story, rhythm and craft. On 6 June discover more about the objects needed for a tea party with ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’. On 4 July listen to the story ‘Sharing a Shell’ and spy Jurassic shells from the past. 10am-11.30am. £2 per child, babies FREE. For further information call 01733 864663.
Aged 16 – 24 with a passion for art? If so, get involved City Gallery will be celebrating the work of young artists by holding its first Young Gifted and Talented Open Exhibition. Our aim is to find, showcase and reward the best of our young local talent in an exhibition open to students studying for their GCSE, A Levels and HE students living within the PE postcode area. Any medium or subject matter can be entered. £250 will be awarded to the winner of each category in Higher Education, A Level and GCSE. We accept work at the Gallery on the following dates and times: Friday 28 June, 10am – 4.30pm Saturday 29 June, 10am – 4.30pm Sunday 30 June, 12noon – 3pm For more information email arts@vivacity-peterborough.com REMINISCENCE SERVICE
Peterborough Museum has recently re-launched its Reminiscence service. Using the different themed loan boxes, this valuable service helps to trigger people’s memories to improve their wellbeing, and is
For more information, call 01733 864701.
VIVACITY VENUES ARTS City Gallery Priestgate PE1 1LF T 01733 864663 E arts@ vivacity-peterborough.com HERITAGE Peterborough Museum Priestgate PE1 1LF T 01733 864663 E museum@ vivacity-peterborough.com Flag Fen The Droveway Northey Road PE6 7QJ T 01733 313414 E flag.fen@ vivacity-peterborough.com
GREEN FESTIVAL
Saturday 25 May – Sunday 2 June 2013
Longthorpe Tower Thorpe Road Longthorpe PE3 6LU T 01733 864663 E longthorpe.tower@ vivacity-peterborough.com LIBRARIES
This year’s festival (now 22!), sponsored by Ringway will be based on the principle of “One Planet Living”, whilst celebrating PECT’s 20th Birthday! The festival will kick off with a city centre launch and will transform the city centre with a picnic area made from artificial turf, a junk band, a cycle powered sound system, cooking demos, circus performers and lots of stalls and prizes! For more information visit www.pect.org.uk/events
Bretton Library The Cresset Rightwell Bretton PE3 8DS T 01733 864291 E brettonlibrary@ vivacity-peterborough.com Dogsthorpe Library Central Avenue Dogsthorpe PE1 4LH T 01733 864300 E dogsthorpelibrary@ vivacity-peterborough.com
Eye Library Crowland Road Eye PE6 7TN T 01733 864142 E eyelibrary@ vivacity-peterborough.com
Woodston Library Orchard Street Woodston PE2 9AL T 01733 864304 E woodstonlibrary@ vivacity-peterborough.com
Hampton Library 6B Serpentine Green Shopping Centre Hampton PE7 8DR T 01733 864538 E hamptonlibrary@ vivacity-peterborough.com
SPORTS
Orton Library Bushfield Orton Goldhay PE2 5RQ T 01733 864296 E ortonlibrary@ vivacity-peterborough.com
Jack Hunt Pool and Gym Ledbury Road Netherton PE3 9PN T 01733 864759 E jackhuntpool@ vivacity-peterborough.com
Peterborough Central Library & John Clare Theatre Broadway PE1 1RX T 01733 864280 E libraryenquiries@ vivacity-peterborough.com
Peterborough Lido* Bishops Road, Peterborough PE1 5BW T 01733 864761 E enquiries@ vivacity-peterborough.com
Stanground Library Southfields Avenue Stanground PE2 8RZ T 01733 864302 E stangroundlibrary@ vivacity-peterborough.com
Regional Fitness & Swimming Centre Bishops Road PE1 5BW T 01733 864760 E enquiries@ vivacity-peterborough.com
Thorney Library Church Street Thorney PE6 0QB T 01733 864542 E thorneylibrary@ vivacity-peterborough.com Werrington Library Staniland Way Werrington PE4 6JT T 01733 864282 E werringtonlibrary@ vivacity-peterborough.com
Bushfield Leisure Centre Orton Centre PE2 5RQ T 01733 864656 E bushfieldsports@ vivacity-peterborough.com
Werrington Leisure Centre Staniland Way Werrington PE4 6JT T 01733 576606 E werringtonsports@ vivacity-peterborough.com THEATRE Key Theatre Embankment Road PE1 1EF T 01733 207239 E key.theatre@ vivacity-peterborough.com
*Reopens on 25 May 2013
NEW LOOK BUSHFIELD LEISURE CENTRE