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23rd Oct – 3rd Nov 2013

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ST MARY’S COLLEGE & BARLBOROUGH HALL SCHOOL EDUCATING MEN AND WOMEN FOR OTHERS SINCE 1842

MOUNT ST MARY’S COLLEGE 11-18 OPEN MORNING SATURDAY 5th OCTOBER 10.00am to 12.30pm Contact : Admissions Office Tel: 01246 432872 www.msmcollege.com

BARLBOROUGH HALL SCHOOL & NURSERY 3-11 OPEN MORNING SATURDAY 12th OCTOBER 10.00am to 12.00pm Contact : Headteacher Tel: 01246 810511 www.barlboroughhallschool.com

Mount St Mary’s College and Barlborough Hall are Independent co-educational 3-18 schools. Both enjoy enviable reputations as first class Catholic schools, welcoming children of all denominations. The schools are set in beautiful surroundings on the Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire and Derbyshire borders close to Junction 30 of theM1. (A mini bus service is available to all local areas) The schools offer

A seamless education from Nursery to Sixth Form

Before and after school care, holiday provision and early years funding accepted at Barlborough Hall

What’s On in Derby

18th Oct - 3rd Nov 2013 QUAD

Déda

Derby Museums

QUAD will be holding special workshops, events and creative art sessions for the Family Arts Festival. Including; a family art tour in QUAD Gallery, Creative art session for parents and The Big Scribble! Plus Cine Kids - family focussed film screenings every weekend and daily during school holidays. www.derbyquad.co.uk

During the Family Arts Festival, Déda - the only dedicated space for dance in the East Midlands - will have its regular dance classes for all ages (from 6 months and up), alongside a special workshop from Wriggle Dance Theatre and fun activities in the CUBE café|bar. www.deda.uk.com

Free Family Fun at Derby Museums! Join us this Autumn to make, create and explore! Visit our Mini-Maker Faire, draw the future, discover bats, follow our trails or try on a sari. www.derbymuseums.org

Derby LIVE

Sinfonia Viva

Derby Theatre

Find something for all the family to enjoy at the Assembly Rooms. Choose from timeless Russian ballet with THE NUTCRACKER on Fri 25 Oct, funny-man Joe Pasquale in HA HA HOLMES on Tue 29 Oct, BANANAS IN PYJAMAS on Thu 31 Oct, or more laughs with COMEDY 4 KIDS on Sat 2 Nov. www.derbylive.co.uk

I Have to Leave my House The ‘moving’ story of a mouse and his search for a cat free home! Sinfonia Viva present a magical performance for young children and adults. Derby Assembly Rooms Friday 1 November at 2.30pm www.vivaorch.co.uk/see-us-live/leave-house

During Family Theatre week; Derby Theatre is delighted to present Emil and the Detectives by Red Earth Theatre on Sat 19 October, 2pm and Lawrence Speck’s The Boggle on Sat 2 November, 11am & 2pm. www.derbytheatre.co.uk

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Where would you expect a King of England to be buried? In Westminster Abbey maybe? In any one of the many Cathedrals that are dotted around England? The grounds of a castle or Stately Home would be a suitable final resting place for a King. But a car-park in Leicester…you’ve got to be joking!

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The pit where Richard was found

So, who was King Richard III and what will happen to his bones now?

How they believe Richard would’ve looked in real life.

Richard’s death King Richard’s short reign was at the end of what we now call the ‘War of the Roses’. Richard was a member of the House of York, who, for over thirty years, had been involved with a constant battle for the throne with the Hou se of Lancaster. When Richard seized the throne, the Lancastrians decided the time was right for the m to try to claim the throne too. The Welshman Henry Tudor was the Lancastrian heir to the throne, and the armies of York and Lancaster met on the bat tleﬁeld of Market Bosworth in Leicestershire. Richard was killed in the battle and Henry Tudor became Kin g Henry VII, the head of the Tudor dynasty. Richard’s body was thrown over a horse and taken to GreyFriars Church in Leic ester for burial. There was to be no grand memorial for the dead king. Henry was King now, and he did n’t really want Richard to be remembered at all, but if people did think of him, Henry VII wanted it to be as an evil tyrant, or a hunchback, but not as a king. So Richard was bur ied under the cold and dirty chu rch ﬂagstones. When the church was destroyed in 1538 in the reign of the famous Henry VIII, Richar d’s grave went with it, to lie undiscovered until almost 500 years later.

The Princes in the Tower

Bad King Richard?

King Richard may only have been king for two years, but he is still one of the most famous English Kings of all. He stole the throne from his own nephew, the young Edward V, who was just 13 years old when he became King. Richard put the young King in the Tower of London with his younger brother Richard, and the young boys mysteriously disappeared, never to be seen again. The boys were called ‘The Princes in the Tower’, and it has long been believed that wicked King Richard had them killed. Richard suffered from a medical condition called Scoliosis, which meant that his spine was curved. Because of this, writers like Shakespeare said that King Richard had a hunchback, and portrayed him

So what now for Richard? Richard III will now finally get the burial fitting for a King of England. In fact, Richard was the last English king of England, the Tudors that followed were Welsh, next came the Stuarts who were Scots, and finally the Hanoverians who came from Germany. Maybe this is the reason so many places want to claim Richard as their own. There were plans to bury the King in Leicester Cathedral. This seemed sensible. After all, he had died in Leicester and had been buried there for almost 500 years, so Leicester Cathedral had a good case for claiming the king. But Richard was from the House of York, and so many believe that York would be a much more fitting resting place for the King. A group of Richard’s present day descendants say that Richard himself

as an ugly, scary looking man with evil eyes and a pointed nose. Paintings that made Richard look normal were altered to make his one shoulder much higher than the other to give him the famous hunchback look. The truth was that in person, people probably wouldn’t have noticed the slight curve, but the hunchback helped create a picture of Richard as an evil king. Richard had quite a sad life before his early death when he was only 33. His beloved wife Anne Neville died young, as did his only child, a son. He was betrayed many times by people who he believed to be his friends, and never really had a safe or happy time when he was King. Despite this, he was popular in the North of England, where people thought he was a wise and clever ruler.

would want to be buried in York. Richard was always popular in the area and had much affection for the place and the people. Richard was also the Duke of Gloucester before he became King, so maybe Gloucester could be another place for burial. Birmingham may even be a choice, as it has recently been suggested that Richard may’ve spoken with a West Midlands accent, and Birmingham has its own, perfectly good Cathedral. Whatever happens, and wherever Richard is eventually buried, it seems safe to say that the choice of place will be much grander, and much more suitable, than a council car-park in Leicester, although I think Richard will now always be known as the Car-Park King!

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But a car-park in Leicester is exactly where the bones of King Richard III, the king of England from 1483-1485, were found earlier this year. The council car-park had previously been the site of Greyfriars Church, and Richard had been buried in its grounds after his death at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. Greyfriars Church had been destroyed in 1538, and so the burial plot of the last English King of England had been lost, with only a few ancient clues as to where Richard might lie. But after excavation work last year bones and a skull were discovered, and special tests proved that, unbelievably, this was King Richard.

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and adult’s monthly chip shops night are also popular and fun activities. With different activities on the agenda each night, from cookery to craft, from growing and nature activities and science experiments, Schools Out children are always motivated and interested. This September will see the start of new monthly themes, beginning with ‘Me Myself and the world’. This theme will allow children to have fun learning about each person that comes to the setting,ensuring the new children that start in September will feel welcome and have lots of fun. If you are interested in ﬁnding more about Schools Out, contact Amanda Hudson/Ann Toplis Telephone 01332 737947/07984908836 or visit the website www.schoolsoutclub.com

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Pity the schools! Another new national curriculum has to be implemented in September 2014 and to make things worse - it was still in the consultation phase until August 2013. How can schools be adequately prepared? And how best can parents protect their children from the inevitable problems and arising confusions? Thinking clearly, the only way is to ensure they have an absolute understanding of all the main elements they need and are conﬁdent in their own abilities. One way to give children that secure grounding is at MagiKats where each individual is helped to develop true mastery, at their own pace. Visit www.magikats.co.uk or call 01332 756380.

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Disney On Ice presents Dare To Dream

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Join your favourite Disney Princesses in a celebration of 75 years of Disney Princess stories including two-modern day princesses, Rapunzel and Tiana, the always elegant Cinderella and the princess who started it all, Snow White. Laugh at Disney’s hilarious hair-raising escapade Tangled, as Rapunzel and her unlikely companions Flynn and Maximus embark on an uproarious journey that takes adventure to new lengths! Travel to the enchanted forest with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Snow White escapes from the Evil Queen in her search for her one true love. Watch as fanciful dreams become reality as Cinderella meets her Prince Charming, with a glass slipper fit for an unforgettable fantasy come true. And boogie to the beat of the bayou in a magical, musical journey that celebrates the story of The Princess and the Frog with Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen. All your favourite princesses take to the ice in a spectacular finale at the ultimate Disney Princess event of a lifetime! Experience the beauty, sparkle, and spirit when Disney On Ice presents Dare to Dream comes to Birmingham! Tickets priced from £16.50 £42.75 (inc admin fee) + £2.50 fulfilment fee.

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Friday 13 September – Saturday 5 October

Buxton Opera House Box Ofﬁce: 0845 127 2190 Water Street, Buxton www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk

Monday 7th October 2013

Sleeping Beauty Tchaikovsky’s sumptuous music ﬁlls the air and wondrous characters come to life before your very eyes. Fairytale characters abound alongside a King, a Queen, good and evil fairies, fairies of gold, silver, diamonds and sapphire plus the inevitable handsome Prince. All weave their magic in this timeless tale. Moscow Ballet - La Classique have been regular and popular visitors to the Opera House over the years, and never fail to delight audiences young and old alike with the colourful spectacle of their magniﬁcent performances. Tickets: £17, £21, £25

Derby Live Box Ofﬁce: 01332 255800 Assembly Rooms, Market Place, Derby, DE1 3AH www.derbylive.co.uk

Wednesday 16th to Sunday 20th October

Kes

James and the Giant Peach

Set against a northern backdrop, Kes is a well-known and much loved book and ﬁlm. A coming-of-age classic told with humour and warmth which continues to speak, and be relevant to, audiences of all ages through its powerful story of struggle in a tough world.It’s 1960s Britain and daring to hope can be a dangerous thing. But ‘our Billy’ is brave enough to break freefrom the hardship, coal dust and the bullying he endures from his family and teachers. Adamant on embarking on a journey towards a brighter future,Billy realises his ambition of hope and freedom through his kestrel, Kes. Billy and Kes, through a shared aspiration to reach new horizons, form a unique bond through training, loveand hope. But injustice and heartbreak impact on their journeys too, as Billy tragically discovers. Derby Theatre’s production of Kes also features 27 young people from across Derbyshire, who will perform alongside a professional company of actors. Tickets: £10.50 -£25.50. School and group rates also available. For more information and to book tickets call the Box Ofﬁce on 01332 59 39 39 or online at www.derbytheatre.co.uk

James lives with Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker – the most revolting Aunts in England. They make him work and slave and never let him play with other children. Then one day he meets a mystical old man who gives him a bag that contains the strongest magic the world has ever known. When James accidentally spills the bag near an old peach tree, the most incredible things start to happen – and James embarks on the adventure of a lifetime with the most amazing group of characters you could ever meet! Birmingham Stage Company proudly presents Roald Dahl’s amazing story. Tickets: *£14.50

Derby Festé 2013: As The Tuesday 31st October World Tipped Bananas in Pyjamas

Bass’ Recreation Ground Derby Festé is the highlight of Derby’s events calendar and kicks off this year on Friday 27 September with a ticketed performance of As the World Tipped by Wired Aerial Theatre on Bass’ Recreation Ground. This extraordinary show tells a powerful tale of ecological crisis in a real life disaster movie in the sky. Save money by buying in advance - just click Buy Tickets. All other events and performances will be FREE. On Saturday, the streets of Derby will come alive with a fantastic selection of entertainers for the whole family. Tickets £7

Assembly Rooms Come along to the Assembly Rooms on Thu 31 Oct, at 2pm to help the Banana detectives solve their latest case in Cuddlestown. Tickets £13.75 (concessions and family tickets available)

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Thu 31 Oct £13.75 Under 16s £11.75 Family Ticket (4) £47

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Jack and the Beanstalk

Wed 4 Dec - Sun 5 Jan £9.25 - £26.25 Concessions £9.25 - £24.25 Family Ticket (4) £39 - £87

The Christmas Chocolate Shop

Thu 12 - Sun 29 Dec £10.25 Concessions £8.75 Family Ticket (4) £33

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Kedleston Hall Midlands Kite Flyers

MKF are back again for their annual ﬂy-in! Come along and join in the fun - bring your kite or buy one here and enjoy the displays. kedlestonhall@nationaltrust.org.uk SUNDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER

Derby Museum and Art Gallery Object in Focus: The Allenton Hippo 120,000 years ago hippos lived in the River Derwent! Come and meet the Allenton Hippo and discover the fascinating history of these creatures in the city. Free event. No need to book, just drop in. Suitable for all. ONGOING

Poole’s Cavern

Poole’s Cavern is open to visitors in all weather! Take a Journey beneath the earth with expert guides, explore the vast limestone caverns and see how crystal stalactites and stalagmites have lined the chambers over millions of years. With new LED lighting for this year, see the incredible underground world as never before. www.poolescavern.co.uk/plan-your-visit/ seasonal-events/

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KEDLESTON HALL BY ’S E R E H R A E H THE STUDIO WEAVE Derby Museum and Art Gallery N O T S E L D E Draw n by Line and Shade K AT SATURDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER – SUNDAY 10TH NOVEMBER

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This installation by Studio Weave is part of Playful Landscapes, a new contemporary art programme at National Trust properties in the East Midlands, and part of the wider Trust New Art initiative. To enjoy with the family, this walk will take you to 4 different locations in Kedleston parkland as part of a treasure hunt to discover 4 extraordinary metal sculptures that will invite you to listen to the landscape and retrace the stories of Kedleston and its legendary characters. kedlestonhall@nationaltrust.org.uk

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Through the Jonathan Vickers Fine Art Award 2013, young people in Derbyshire worked with Bartholomew Beal and Derby Museums to create their own portraits. Taking inspiration from this young, contemporary artist and our Joseph Wright collection, young people have produced work in their own, individual style. See their work at Derby Museum and Art Gallery.

SATURDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER

Calke Abbey Calke Alive 19th Century

Meet characters who lived and worked at Calke. From scullery maids to squires, boot boys to baronets - they all have a tale to tell. calkeabbey@nationaltrust.org.uk

SUNDAY, 29TH SEPTEMBER

Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood Museum Comes to Life

See what happens when favourite characters from the museum’s toy collection come to life and explore the galleries More Information: Business Support CoOrdinator, 01283 585337, sudburyhall@ nationaltrust.org.uk

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The Chestnut Centre, Otter, Owl and Wildlife Park

The Chestnut Centre Conservation and Wildlife Park, located in scenic Peak District National Park of Derbyshire, is set in 50 acres of landscaped grounds and is home, not only to a unique collection of birds and animals, but to many wild birds and mammals. As you walk about the Wildlife Park you’ll see some of Europe’s largest gathering of otters, 16 species of owls and other indigenous wildlife all in their natural surroundings including, buzzards, pine martens, polecats, foxes, Scottish wildcats

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Highfields Happy Hens

Highﬁelds Happy Hens is an open farm set within the beautiful South Derbyshire countryside. You can take a leisurely walk around the farm and take in the peace and tranquility of the countryside. There is also a play area (age restrictions apply) and a bouncy castle (available March to October weather permitting) or try out Henrietta’s Tractor School! www.highﬁeldshappyhens.co.uk/index.shtml BACK TO SCHOOL 2013 ISSUE

Sunday 22nd September

DERBY MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY OBJECT IN FOCUS: IPPO H N O T N E L L A THE 120,000 years ago hippos lived in the River Derwent! Come and meet the Allenton Hippo and discover the fascinating history of these creatures in the city. Free event. No need to book, just drop in. Suitable for all.

SUNDAY OCTOBER 6TH

Denby Visitors Centre Cookery Demonstrations by James Martin

James Martin will return to Denby Visito r Centre on October 6th for two entertaining cook ery demonstrations at 11am and 2pm in the event marquee. There will be new recipes and each demonstration will be followed by book signing sessions. Tickets are still available, and can be purch ased at the Tours Reception Desk in person, or by calling 01773 740 799.

MONDAY 21ST OCTOBER – FRID AY 1ST NOVEMBER

Denby Visitors Centre The Haunted House of Horrors - Spooky Halloween Fun!

Join in over the October Half Term holid ay for lots of very spooky horrors in the Haun ted House. Have fun painting and making Halloween items to take home, and enter a Fancy Dress Competition! Children £6.25 , accompanying Adults £2.50. Sessions at 11am, 1.15pm and 2.30p m. Call 01773 740 799 to book.

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