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EVENTS
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QUAY
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SUPPER
TALKS AT THE GREEN QUAY IN JANUARY TO APRIL
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FOR
2009 THE GREEN QUAY WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR SUPPER TALKS TO
BE HELD ON THE FIRST TUESDAY AND THIRD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH.
EACH EVENING WILL START AT 6.30 PM WITH A 1 COURSE LIGHT SUPPER
FOLLOWED BY AN ILLUSTRATED TALK AT 7.30 PM.
PRICE:
£7.50 PER PERSON
BOOKING
ESSENTIAL
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‘
THE
WASH NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE -
A
LOAD OF MUD AND A FEW WEEDS'
BY
SIMON COOTER
(NATURAL
ENGLAND SENIOR RESERVE MANAGER)
TUESDAY
7TH APRIL 2009
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‘WASH
PORTS AND THE HANSEATIC LEAGUE 1217—1571'
BY
PAUL RICHARDS
(LOCAL
HISTORIAN)
LYNN'S
PRIVILEGED GEOGRAPHIC POSITION ON ENGLAND'S EAST COAST AND EXTENSIVE
HINTERLAND MADE THE WASH PORT REGULAR DESTINATIONS FOR SHIPS FROM
THE HANSEATIC CITIES OF NORTH GERMANY BY THE 13TH CENTURY .
THURSDAY
16TH APRIL 2009

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2009
CHILDREN HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS
Most
of the holiday workshops will have minimum charge of £2
to cover any material cost. Booking is essential if you are interested
in taking part. Please
ensure that any child attending these workshops is dressed in
items of old clothing, that they don't mind getting dirty.
For
more information and to book please contact the Green Quay on
01553 818500.
WEDNESDAY
8 TH APRIL 2009
Terra-cotta
wind chimes
10am
-2 pm
Price:
£2
Make
a charming wind chime out of small terra-cotta pots which you
will have an opportunity to design. A perfect way to add a touch
of spring to your surroundings.
Meet
at the Green Quay, King's Lynn
(Booking
is essential)
(Suitable
for 8 years and up. 5-7 year olds welcome if accompanied by an
adult.)
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WEDNESDAY
15 TH APRIL 2009
Door
dangler for your bedroom door
10am
– 2pm
Price:
£2
Using
cardboard from boxes, learn to create your own special wildlife
door dangler for your room which will tell people whether they
can come in or not.
Meet
at the Green Quay, King's Lynn
(Booking
is essential)
Suitable
for 8 years and up. 5-7 year olds welcome if accompanied by an
adult).
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THURSDAY
16 TH APRIL 2009
Natural
England Workshop-
Create
an Octopus wall hanger
10am
– 2pm
Price:
£2
Create
an octopus for your wall to put thing on using cardboard from
boxes and newspaper.
Meet
at the Green Quay, King's Lynn
(Booking
is essential)
Suitable
for 8 years and up. 5-7 year olds welcome if accompanied by an
adult).
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WEDNESDAY
27 TH MAY 2009
Create
your own snazzy frame
10am
- 2pm
Price:
£2
Ever
want to do something a bit different for your photographs. Well
here is an opportunity to create some interesting frames using
your imagination and materials that can be found at home. Bring
a special photograph along with you to place in your own special
frame.
Meet
at the Green Quay, King's Lynn
(Booking
is essential)
Suitable
for 8 years and up. 5-7 year olds welcome if accompanied by an
adult).
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WEDNESDAY
22 ND JULY 2009
Create
sculptures out of sponge
10am
– 2pm
Price:
£2
Creating
sculptures can be great fun, especially if we end up using material
like sponge. Come along and have a go.
Meet
at the Green Quay, King's Lynn
(Booking
is essential)
Suitable
for 8 years and up. 5-7 year olds welcome if accompanied by an
adult).
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THURSDAY
23 RD JULY 2009
Natural
England: A Saltmarsh Walk
1pm
– 4pm
Price:
Free
An
opportunity to go on a Saltmarsh walk round the Wash National
Nature
Reserve
where you will learn about the specially adapted plants found
on this unique wilderness and learn to identify birds and animals
tracks. Plaster casts will be made of any tracks that you might
find which can then be taken home. Finally make Special saltmarsh
plant coasters to also take home .
Meet
at the Wash NNR, Sutton Bridge car park by the East Lighthouse
(the
beginning of the Sir Peter Scott Walk)
Suitable
for 8 years and up.
All
children must be accompanied by an adult.
Booking
essential.
For
more information and to book our free event, please ring the Green
Quay on 01553 818500
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Wednesday
29 th July 2009
Create
a working paddle wheel – powered sailboat.
10
am – 2pm
Price:
£2
An
ideal opportunity to get into arts and crafts involving recyclable
material by turning used juiced cartons into a working paddle
wheel-powered sailboat.
Meet
at the Green Quay, King's Lynn
(Booking
is essential)
Suitable
for 8 years and up. 5-7 year olds welcome if accompanied by an
adult).
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WEDNESDAY
5 TH AUGUST 2009
Deep
sea creature mobile
10am
-2pm
Price:
£2
Create
a special mobile depicting the creatures you might find in the
deepest part of the ocean that can then be hung from your bedroom
ceiling.
Meet
at the Green Quay, King's Lynn
(Booking
is essential)
Suitable
for 8 years and up. 5-7 year olds welcome if accompanied by an
adult).
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Wednesday
12 th August 2009
Mosaic
Art
(Bean
mosaic, sand mosaic and tile mosaic)
10am
-2pm
Price
£2
Use
tiles, sand, shells or legumes to create a colourful mosaic of
your own design.
Meet
at the Green Quay, King's Lynn
(Booking
is essential)
Suitable
for 8 years and up. 5-7 year olds welcome if accompanied by an
adult).
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THURSDAY
13 TH AUGUST 2009
Natural
England Marine Campaign:
Discover
England's undersea landscapes workshop
10
am -2 pm
Price:
£2
All
our sea has their own distinctive places for wildlife with their
own characteristics, often with dramatic landscape features underwater.
It is believed that there are over 10,000 types of plant and animal
living in the English seas.
This
workshop is your opportunity to learn more about what you would
find under the sea, focusing particularly on The Wash Estuary/North
Sea.
Come
along and help to create your own porthole window to the undersea
world, learn how to make a sea horse pencil top, attempt to make
a sea slug and create your own miniature underwater landscape
mural.
Meet
at the Green Quay, King's Lynn
(Booking
is essential)
Suitable
for 8 years and up. 5-7 year olds welcome if accompanied by an
adult).
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WEDNESDAY
19TH AUGUST 2009
Hot
Air Balloon Mobile
10am
– 2pm
Price:
£2
Using
coloured card and some split pins make a unique hot air balloon
mobile to grace your room.
Meet
at the Green Quay, King's Lynn
(Booking
is essential)
Suitable
for 8 years and up. 5-7 year olds welcome if accompanied by an
adult).
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THURSDAY
20 TH AUGUST 2009
Natural
England Walk: Saltmarsh Discovery
1pm
Price:
Free
Learn
about an important habitat with its specially adapted plants,
unique wilderness and birds. Learn what
an owl eats through our special owl pellet investigations . Using
grass found on site, we will also attempt
some basket weaving.
Meet
at Point Green, King's Lynn car park (through the docks and along
the river) or follow the leader in your car from the Green Quay
Centre.
Suitable
for 8 years and up. Adults welcomed.
All
children must be accompanied by an adult.
Booking
essential.
For
more information and to book our free event, please ring the Green
Quay on 01553 818500
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WEDNESDAY
26 TH AUGUST 2009
Winged
Creatures
10am
– 2pm
Price:
£2
Have
fun creating various winged creatures that you might find in the
countryside out of card and paper.
Meet
at the Green Quay, King's Lynn
(Booking
is essential)
Suitable
for 8 years and up. 5-7 year olds welcome if accompanied by an
adult).
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Most
holiday workshops will have minimum charge of £2 to cover
any material cost. Booking is essential if you are interested
in taking part. For more information and to book please
contact the Green Quay on 01553 818500.
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GROUP
VISITS

Wash
away your Winter blues with
a
visit to
The
Green Quay – Wash Discovery Centre
South
Quay, King's Lynn

An
Exclusive Invitation to your club
or
group
AVAILABLE
FOR FOUR MONTHS ONLY
JANUARY,
FEBRUARY, MARCH,
APRIL
2009
BOOKING
ESSENTIAL
11.45
Arrive (coach drop off point outside
the door)
12.00
Lunch (Freshly cooked in our own kitchen. All
tables reserved
with waitress service.
Free raffle, one prize for every 6 person booked)
1.30 Browse around
the gift shop of take in the
sensational view from the bird watching gallery.
2.00
Watch the film 'Quay to the Wash' and learn
about
this unique area.
2.30
Free cup of Tea or Coffee in the cafe.
2.45
Depart for home


Vegetarian
options available ...
Open
7 days a week – Fully Licensed – Full Disabled Access
Book
early to avoid disappointment
for
further details contact
The
Green Quay – Wash Discovery Centre, Marriott's Warehouse,
South
Quay, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE30 5DT
Tel
01553 818500
email
mail@thegreenquay.co.uk
www.thegreenquay.co.uk
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The
Green Quay, Marriott's Warehouse, South Quay, King's Lynn, PE30
5DT
01553
818500