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e m o c l e W Spring is coming, thank goodness, and Callendar Park is coming back to life. Premier dog walking location for the town, we’re revelling in all things canine this season.

The Park Gallery will be hosting hilarious exhibition “Reggie’s Roller Palace” by sculptor Olivia Brown. Dogs on roller skates, guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

If you regularly parade your pup in the park we’d love to see you both – take a snap and email it to us to post on our Facebook site, and please let us know why your dog is Falkirk’s Top Dog - get snapping! If you have brought your dog, don’t feel you can’t pop into Callendar House, we’re happy to provide a nice bowl of water for exhausted four legged friends, and a secure peg to leash them to while they wait for you.

And if you’re feeling a bit poorer after the excesses of the Christmas season, you may be interested in how we reached the situation where money is such an important part of our culture. ‘Minted: A History of coins, notes and banking’ will give answers to the burning questions. Come and see Roman coins, locally printed bank notes, forged bank notes, the plates that made them, and shredded modern money. And before you start planning it, no you can’t stick the notes back together, we tried!

And lastly, but by no means least, we’re delighted to offer you some refreshments in our NEW Tearoom at Callendar House. Moved from the stables and now situated in the Morning Room, you can enjoy some of the best views available from the House, some sumptuous home bakes and speciality teas, and a well-deserved sit down after all your exertions.

lf to a visit to Go on; treat yourse Park this spring.

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Minted: A history of coins, notes and bankinG Callendar House 2 February - 19 May 2013 Free

Wae worth thy pow’r, thou cursed leaf!

Fell source o’ a’ my woe and grief!

Lines from Burns written in 1780 about banknotes or rather his lack of said leaves! Over two hundred years later there are many of us who would agree with him and his words have as much resonance now as then. With the banking crisis and the current economic downturn it seemed like a good time to look at money, how it came about and the role of banking in helping us move from precious metal to worrying about numbers in a computer system.

This exhibition will explore the history of Scottish banking, which was a global template for banking for many years and will look at coins, bank notes and what came before them. You can find out more about early forgery and see bank notes from local Falkirk banks along with items from the collections held by the Museum on the Mound.

‘Wish Boxes’ craft activity Tuesdays 2 & 9 April Thursdays 4 & 11 April Sessions 11am – 12am & 2pm – 4pm FREE Make your own money box in this family fun craft activity. Family ‘drop-in’ activity suitable for children 3-12 years. Activity lasts approximately 20 minutes.

All children under 14 years must be accompanied by a supervisory adult.

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Last chance to See International Garden Photographer of the Year exhibition Callendar House Saturday 3 November – Saturday 19 January Free

The winning and finalist images from one of the most prestigious international photography competitions were revealed in March 2012 at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. An exhibition of these spectacular photographs has been in Callendar House this winter, just one venue on the international tour, and the first time the show has been in Scotland. It brings together the best garden, nature and outdoor photography from around the world, and includes the work of local photographer Graham Harris Graham.

Drop in chat with Graham Harris Graham Saturday 19 January, 11 - 12pm If you’ve ever picked up a camera and been inspired by the Scottish landscapes, native flora and fauna but need a bit of encouragement or someone to answer those awkward questions, then pop along to Callendar House for an informal, informative chat with one of last year’s finalists from the International Garden Photographer of the Year award. Local photographer Graham Harris Graham will be in the gallery from 11am -12pm to chat to people about the work on show, his own work and answer any questions you may have.

By sharing knowledge and experience, Graham hopes we might be able to get more local people entering and winning, to show the rest of the world that Scotland is a source of world class photographers, despite living in a small country that might, to the casual observer, be a disadvantage.

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FREE ADMISSION | Tel 01324 503770 Open Mon – Sat 10am – 5pm www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org @FalkirkCultural Falkirk Community Trust gratefully acknowledges the support of Falkirk Council

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Falkirk FK1 1YR | 3 Nov – 19 Jan

One doesn’t need to live in Hawaii to be able to take world class photographs; right here in Falkirk and its surroundings there are opportunities if one is prepared to look, prepare and wait for the right circumstances.

So whether you are a complete novice or an experienced photographer, this event will be an inspiration. No need to book.

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Callendar House, Falkirk FK11YR Tel: 01324 503789 Opening hours: Mon – Sat 10am – 5pm Sunday opening hours: 2pm-5pm from April Last admission 4pm

Free Admission

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Reggie’s Roller Palace Olivia Brown 9 Feb - 21 April 2013 Falkirk Community Trust gratefully acknowledges the support of Falkirk Council

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Callendar House Free Admission

The Park Gallery has a national reputation for curating and showcasing unique visual arts and crafts exhibitions and is delighted to be the first Scottish venue to host Reggie’s Roller Palace by Olivia Brown.

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9 FEB 2013 - 21 APRIL 2013

Reggie’s Roller Palace 9 February – 21 April The Park Gallery hosts the first Scottish showing of Reggie’s Roller Palace by Olivia Brown.

This is Olivia Brown’s largest installation to date and includes over 100 ceramic dogs. Plus the eponymous Reggie the Rat and an array of props including souvenir stands, booking kiosks, a judges’ panel and mini arena - in fact all that’s needed to create the set for a doggy roller derby. This event-inspired by human competitions such as the X Factor or Strictly Come Dancing - is watched by a canine audience enthralled by the on-stage pyrotechnics of Kenny and his display team. Full of witty details such as the pouting booking clerk (complete with pink nails to match her curly pink wig), this is an exuberant, delightfully over-the-top installation. But there’s also a more serious side to it as Brown uses her installation to parody our cult of celebrity and worship of the worthless.

She draws attention to how celebrities involved in this type of event become marketing machines endorsing products or creating brands with an authority simply derived from their often inane achievements.

Olivia graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 1999 with a first class honours degree in Contemporary Craft and she is widely known for her ceramic sculptures and site specific installations.

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Who’s the Top Dog? Are you proud of your pup? Chuffed with your Chihuahua? Daft about your Dalmatian? We need to know why! Enter our Falkirk’s Top Dog Photo Competition on Facebook and tell us why your pet is the best.

Email your image to us at artsandcrafts@falkirkcommunitytrust.org for us to post to our Facebook album and the ‘most liked’ photo will win a prize! Small print: subject to terms & conditions – see website.

Vote for your favourite at www.facebook.com/falkirkarts

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To book tickets for any of these events or workshops please call 01324 506850 or visit the steeple box office, high street, falkirk.

Events and activities Talk

Workshop

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Saturday 30 March 10.30-11.30 Free

Saturday 30 March 12.30 – 4.30 Age 12 +

theparkgallery FRASER ROSS 4 MAy – 11 AUG 2013

Olivia will talk about her latest installation Reggie’s Roller Palace and give an insight into the concepts and inspirations behind the piece. Reggie’s Roller Palace is inspired by the modern cult of celebrity and our obsession with it which fuels the industry. Olivia will be giving a guided tour of the installation and discussing more in depth the individual characters that make up the show such as celebrity judge Elvis the Whippet and Reggie himself. The installation focuses heavily on the mass marketing and branding that overpowers our society and Olivia will be discussing the ideas behind the graphics featured such as Toni’s Toxigel and magic Slim a pill, as well as how she has sourced the individual components of the show such as the admittance tickets and merchandise.

£25 (please wear old clothes) Olivia will lead a workshop where she will be demonstrating how to make one of her miniature dogs in clay. Using slab building and modelling techniques Olivia will be demonstrating how she conveys the characters of dogs in each piece she makes.

Those attending the workshop will then be given the opportunity to make their own clay sculpture and are invited to bring along their own photos to work from.

Guided by Olivia, by the end of the workshop everybody will have a sculpture to take home once fired.

Check out Falkirk Arts on Facebook to nominate your Top Dog. www.facebook.com/falkirkarts

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“The world is filled with lifeless objects, most become a background. The vision is to create intelligent and playful projects exploring human interaction that evoke personal value, open our imaginations, and make us smile.”

The work is inspired by plants and organisms expanding this theme as plants are a fundamental part of life. They generate oxygen, food and medicine that allow humans and other life forms to exist. Fraser's work explores natural light, movement, feelings, smells and sounds. He examines how this affects our own interpretations of art & design.

One of the highlights of the exhibition will examine local botanical interests through playful objects, where knowledge gained can be passed on, and the exploration of new ideas and materials can be shared.

Fraser received a Creative Scotland Innovation award in 2012.

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Coming Next PICTURES OF THE Past Saturday 01 June – Sunday 29 September Callendar House archives are home to a store of images from the areas past and this exhibition will bring together a selection of them which haven’t been seen in public in many years. So come along and enjoy a trip down memory lane…

Brunch and Lunch Talks Callendar House Brunch, 10.15am, includes tea or coffee and scones £4.50 / Lunch, 12.30pm or 1pm, includes tea or coffee and sandwiches £6.50 prepared in-house by our Tearoom.

What a diverse history the Falkirk area boasts. You can learn about all sorts of topics, in the celebrated setting of Callendar House, at our lively talks.

The Origins of Falkirk Allan Meek

Wednesday 6 February - 10.15am & 1pm, Monday 11 February - 12.30pm Why did Falkirk become the centre of East Stirlingshire, what was the spark that set Falkirk on the path for greater things? And just what did it mean to be a market town in the Middle Ages?

Educating the Bairns Ian Scott

Wednesday 6 March - 10.15am & 1pm Monday 11 March - 12.30pm From the Reformation onwards Scotland has been renowned for its education system and the organisation of the local schools reflected society.

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Easter Easter treats in the Georgian Kitchen FRI 29 March – FRI 12 April FREE

Georgian Kitchen

Sample popular dishes of the season, including Simnel Cake and Hot Cross Buns. As a special Easter treat, a sample of Hot Chocolate will be served every afternoon from 2pm - 4pm.

The working Georgian Kitchen is the centre-piece of a visit to Callendar House. Meet Cook in the authentic atmosphere of the preserved kitchen and sample period recipes, listen to stories of life below stairs and watch the staff go about their duties.

Open daily.

Saturday 30 March

Tearoom

Tea & eBook

Our teashop is moving into Callendar House and we’d be delighted if you joined us for a cup of tea. From Monday 21 January 2013 our café will be relocated to the Morning Room at Callendar House.

Thursday 21, Friday 22 and Saturday 23 March

The new Tearoom offers some of the best views of Callendar Park and it gives us a great opportunity to share a lovely room with far more people. We also get to show off some of the lovely treasures we have in the house in a relaxed and social space. Drink your tea, have a blether and sit in part of the house built in c 1670 as part of the reconstruction after the siege and partial demolition by Cromwell’s forces. But that’s another story……

We don’t mind muddy boots or trainers (give them a scrub with our new mats and boot cleaners) and umbrellas and very wet coats will be stored for you by our staff.

So please join us.

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A leg of lamb will be roasted over the fire, just as it would have been in the 18th century. There is no better way to cook meat. Pop in for a sample or just to wallow in the delicious smells.

Is the world of eReaders and digital magazines a closed book to you? Fear not! Our Librarians are here to help. Pop into the Tearoom during our three-day Tea & eBook promotion and sample the ease and convenience of this new technology. We’ll have pre-loaded examples you can try out whilst you enjoy our new tearoom menu. If you are already a library member (and if not you can join on the day) then you can access thousands of books or magazines instantly at any time absolutely free.

Spend £5+ in the Tearoom during the Tea and eBook promotion and enter our prize draw to win a new NOOK eReader.

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Archives

Getting here

The 1830s Library houses the archive service run by Falkirk Community Trust keeping official records, family and personal papers, maps and thousands of photographs. Open Mon – Fri, 10am – 5pm (closed 12.30-1.30pm)

By car: From Edinburgh: Follow M9 westbound. Exit at Junction 5 and follow brown and white tourist signage for Callendar House & Park

Historic Callendar House Falkirk’s museum tells the story of the area from the Roman Antonine Wall, through the establishment of the original House in the 11th century, Falkirk’s place in Scotland’s turbulent history, and the area’s unique place in industrial history.

Gift Shop No visit is complete without a visit to the Gift Shop.

Pick up a souvenir of your visit or a gift for friends or relatives, or a little treat for yourself.

Cultivating Earth As the spring progresses, our garden will be a more and more welcoming space. Come and have a quiet contemplation in the peace of the walled garden space, have a picnic, or take part in one of our events or workshops – see the website / facebook for news. Open daily

From Glasgow: Follow M80/A80 eastbound. Join M876 (signposted Kincardine Bridge, Falkirk, Grangemouth). Merge onto M9. Exit at Junction 6 and follow brown and white tourist signage for Callendar House & Park From the North: Follow A9/M9 south. Exit M9 at Junction 6 and follow brown and white tourist signage for Callendar House & Park Free Parking: The car park is accessed via Seaton Place (past the high flats) and opposite the Teashop at the Stables. Additional parking available at Estates Avenue.

Disabled parking available in front of Callendar House By train: Falkirk is served by 2 railway stations, Falkirk High and Falkirk Grahamston.

For train timetables call National Rail Enquiries: 08457 48 49 50 By bus: For details of bus travel to Falkirk contact Traveline Scotland: 0871 200 22 33

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Open all year: Free admission Monday–Saturday 10am–5pm | Sunday (April–Sept only) 2pm-5pm Booking for events and workshops should be made through our central box office: The Steeple Box Office, High Street, Falkirk FK1 1NW Tel: 01324 506850 Email: arts@falkirkcommunitytrust.org Open Mon – Sat 09:30am – 4:45pm

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