http://www.harehopequarry.org.uk/content/community-events-programme Community Events 6.00pm – 8.00pm. Come stargazing with Durham Astronomical Society. Telescopes will be used to view Jupiter, as it will be very well placed, as well as looking onto deep sky objects like Orion’s nebula, Pleiades and the Andromeda galaxy. There will be a presentation if the weather is not good for observing, showing some images taken by members of Durham Astronomical Society. Adults £4.00, children £2.50, families £8.00. Drop-in. http://www.harehopequarry.org.uk/content/community-events-programme/detail/443/Star gazing Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 UTC 4.00pm – 6.00pm. Come and help us celebrate the end of summer and the onset of the long dark nights of winter. A mixture of Halloween, Celtic New Year and a bonfire thrown in! Adults £4.00, children £2.50, families £8.00. Drop-in. http://www.harehopequarry.org.uk/content/community-events-programme/detail/442/Halloween Fun! Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 UTC 10.00am – 4.00pm. Join our regular volunteering event. Tasks will include the continued work on the eco-classroom and nature reserve management. Refreshments and a light lunch are provided so if you intend to come please let us know so we have an idea of numbers. http://www.harehopequarry.org.uk/content/community-events-programme/detail/441/Volunteer Day Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 UTC 10.00am – 3.00pm. Come and be creative with wild clay and make a simple oven to fire some clay objects in. Booking essential. Families £11.00. http://www.harehopequarry.org.uk/content/community-events-programme/detail/440/Wild clay and oven-making workshop Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 UTC Saturday/Sunday 18/19 August 2012. 10.00am – 3.00pm. Come and work with potter Annette Poulson to make small pots and models from local clay and fire them in a sawdust or pit kiln over 2-days. Booking essential. Adults £90. http://www.harehopequarry.org.uk/content/community-events-programme/detail/439/Sawdust and pit-fired hand-made pots workshop Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 UTC 10.00am – 4.00pm. You’ll need to build a shelter, your own den in the woods. You’re going to eat so you’ll build and light your own camp fire (but no matches!). You’ll make your own bread cakes and cook them on the embers; make and cook your very own kebabs and finish off with camp fire popcorn. With the help of your adults you’ll learn how to use cutting tools safely. Sitting round the fire you can have a go at making a willow whistle, an elder-wood pea-shooter or a string bracelet from nettles! Activity leaders are qualified through the Institute for Outdoor Learning to teach bushcrafts and are CRB checked. Booking essential. £40 for a family of up to four. £10 per additional child. Further information: Maximum of two children per adult. Children should be 8 years or over. Bring your own food to make kebabs. http://www.harehopequarry.org.uk/content/community-events-programme/detail/438/Become wild woodsmen and have a feast! With Wild North Discovery Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 UTC 10.30am – 3.30pm. This event will involve an introduction to foraging for wild food involving a food walk and collection session. There will be an introduction to some simple foods to cook outdoors and the opportunity to cook over a fire. Suitable for individuals and families with children over 8. Adults £6, children £1. Booking essential. This event has been funded by Love Food. http://www.harehopequarry.org.uk/content/community-events-programme/detail/437/Wild food foray Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 UTC 10.00am – 12.30pm. Come and help us celebrate our new woodland classroom by contributing to our wild art workshop. Make some ephemeral art from the natural materials found in the wood and cook some marshmallows around the fire. Families £8.00. http://www.harehopequarry.org.uk/content/community-events-programme/detail/436/Art in the woods Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 UTC Family workshop – ‘Flying Things'. 1.30pm – 4.00pm. Join this family art workshop, with artist Johnnie Foker from Bearpark Artists Co-operative in Durham. Booking essential. Families £12.00. Refreshments available. http://www.harehopequarry.org.uk/content/community-events-programme/detail/435/Art exhibition and workshops with Johnnie Foker Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 UTC Art exhibition. 11.00am – 3.00pm. Johnnie will be exhibiting his work at Harehope Quarry throughout the weekend. He is well known for original work inspired by his love of birdlife. There will also be an opportunity to see and buy some of Johnnie's work. Refreshments available. http://www.harehopequarry.org.uk/content/community-events-programme/detail/433/Art exhibition and workshops with Johnnie Foker Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 UTC