AUGUST

keeper. This is a free event, however spaces are limited and should be booked in advance.

Contact information:

028 2826 2443

Last Watch presents:

The Beacons of the North East Coast of Ireland: a talk by Pat Power Larne Museum & Arts Centre

Thursday 17 August 7pm - 8.30pm

Pat Power joined the Irish Lighthouse Service on Wednesday 1 Nov 1978. During his 14 years as a keeper, he was stationed on 25 of the then 28 operational lighthouses around the island of Ireland.

Join Pat Power as he talks about the rich history of Irish Lighthouses and the life of the lighthouse

Teddy Bears Picnic

Arthur Cottage, Cullybackey

Saturday 19 August 12pm - 2pm

Bring your teddy bear and picnic for fun and games with ‘Jump, Jiggle and Jive’. Is your teddy bear missing an eye or looking a bit tatty? Then our resident teddy bear mender is on hand to help get your teddy back on their feet.

Contact information: 028 2563 5010 tic.reception@ midandeastantrim .gov.uk

Storming the Castle: Chase the Knight, Kids Fun Run Carrickfergus

Amphitheatre

Sunday 20 August 12.30pm £4 per person

Ages 4 - 9: 1km

Ages 10 - 14: - 2km

All participants will receive a medal. Refreshments available in Shaftesbury Park.

Registration information: 028 9335 8342 gemma.brown@ midandeastantrim .gov.uk

Battle of Larne: a talk by Stephen McCracken

Larne Museum & Arts Centre

Thursday 24 August 7pm - 8.30pm

In 1798 the Army of Ulster had over 110,000 members ready for a summer rising. Join Stephen as he takes you through an hourby-hour account of the much under reported Battle of Larne which took place in the early hours of June 1798. On display will be a number of items from the period, cannon balls, pistols etc. This is a free event, however places are limited and should be booked in advance.

Registration information: 028 2826 2443 marian.kelso@ midandeastantrim .gov.uk

Bat Night

Carnfunnock

Friday 25 August 7.30pm - 9.30pm

Celebrate International Bat Night! Walk at dusk looking for these fascinating nocturnal mammals using torches and bat detectors.

Booking information: forms.office.com/ e/95QTnWa0MC

Siege of Carrickfergus

Castle Green

Carrickfergus

Monday 28 August

11am - 4pm

Potato Basket

Weaving Workshop

Galgorm Wood, Mid-Antrim Museum, The Braid, Ballymena

Saturday 26 August 10am, £20 per person

Clive Lyttle helps you craft your own potato basket using woven willow and traditional techniques.

Booking information: braidmuseum@ midandeastantrim.gov. uk

Travel back in time to witness the historic 1689 siege of Carrickfergus Castle by King William III, led by the Duke of Schomberg against the Jacobite Irish commanding forces. A free event boasting over 40 re-enactors dressed in period costume, followed by a pageantry parade and live cannon and musket firing. Keep the whole family entertained with a falconry display, face painting, balloon modelling and arts and crafts.