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Heritage Festival: Cusworth Walled Gardens Open Day

Sun 29 Apr 2018

Heritage Festival: Cusworth Walled Gardens Open Day

A chance to view Cusworth walled gardens, with guided tours and family activities, to mark the launch of a programme to restore this historic site which dates back 300 years. Activities include seed planting, croquet gro.....Read more

Talk: The Life and Times of a Doncaster Cyclist - Tom Simpson

Tue 01 May 2018

Talk: The Life and Times of a Doncaster Cyclist - Tom Simpson

Chris Sidwells will give a talk on the Life and Times of a Doncaster Cyclist - Tom Simpson at Doncaster Central Library, Meeting Room 1, DN1 3JE on 1st May 2018 at 2.30pm Tom Simpson is still considered by some to b.....Read more

Talk: ‘A Mighty Force?’ Doncaster’s Edwardian Girl Preachers

Wed 02 May 2018

Talk: ‘A Mighty Force?’ Doncaster’s Edwardian Girl Preachers

Doncaster produced some remarkable girl preachers and gospel singers who traveled around the country drawing large crowds to their meetings and even toured North America before disappearing from public view but not befor.....Read more

History of Chocolate: talk by Helen Cox

Sat 05 May 2018

History of Chocolate: talk by Helen Cox

On Sat 5 May, Helen Cox will be sharing the development of the world’s favourite confectionery from its Mayan and Aztec origins to the present day with reference to historical chocolate items found in museum collections......Read more

Heritage Festival: That’s Entertainment - Hyde Park guided walk

Sun 13 May 2018

Heritage Festival: That’s Entertainment - Hyde Park guided walk

‘That’s Entertainment’ is a Hyde Park guided walk that will take place in Hyde Park Cemetery, on Sun 13 May 2018. This free guided walk, researched, written and led by the Friends of Hyde Park Cemetery, visits the gr.....Read more

An Audience with Brian Blessed

Fri 17 May 2019

An Audience with Brian Blessed

Friday 17 May | 7.30pm | CAST | £21 Doncaster’s Heritage Ambassador joins us for an evening not to be missed! The son of a South Yorkshire coal miner, Brian Blessed was born in 1936 in Mexborough and grew up in the.....Read more

Spanning the Void: Guided Walk with Painting/Poetry Workshop

Sat 11 May 2019

Spanning the Void: Guided Walk with Painting/Poetry Workshop

Saturday 11 May | 10am | Conisbrough Viaduct | £15 Join artist Pete Olding and poet Ian Parks on a circular walk around the Conisbrough Viaduct, opened in 1909 and built of 15 million bricks. The walk includes a poetr.....Read more

The River Don: A Journey from Doncaster to Mexborough

Mon 13 May 2019

The River Don: A Journey from Doncaster to Mexborough

Monday 13 May | 2pm | Mexborough Library | £4 Dave Fordham’s illustrated talk takes us on a nostalgic journey from Doncaster to Mexborough. Featuring old prints, postcards, and maps, the talk will explore past and pre.....Read more

Conisbrough Court Roll Day

Thu 09 May 2019

Conisbrough Court Roll Day

On Thursday 9 May Doncaster Museum will be hosting a Conisbrough Court Roll Day and delivering the two free talks below (Advanced booking essential): On a Roll: The Conisbrough Manor Court Rolls Project 10.30 am – 1.....Read more

May Day Family Fun at Cusworth Hall

Sun 05 May 2019

May Day Family Fun at Cusworth Hall

Sunday 5 May | 1pm – 4pm | Cusworth Hall & Park | Free Join us for a day of fun for all of the family. Try your hand at Maypole dancing, enjoy a performance by the Green Oak Morris Men, and sample Cook’s springtime co.....Read more

Who was the Rightful King, Edward IV or Richard III?

Sat 04 May 2019

Who was the Rightful King, Edward IV or Richard III?

Saturday 4 May | 11.00am (doors open at 10.30) | Doncaster Museum | £4 Edward IV was twice king of England, defeating the Lancastrians to establish the House of York on the English throne. He ruled peacefully from 147.....Read more

King Athelstan and the Making of England

Sat 04 May 2019

King Athelstan and the Making of England

Saturday 4 May | 2.30pm-3.30pm | Doncaster Mansion House | £8 Historian and broadcaster Michael Wood explores the Anglo-Saxon roots of the English state through three generations of the Wessex royal family - Alfred th.....Read more

Talk: Doncaster’s Cycling Heritage

Tue 14 May 2019

Talk: Doncaster’s Cycling Heritage

Tuesday 14 May | 1pm – 2.30pm | The Point | £4 Journalist and author Chris Sidwells talks about cycling legends including his uncle Tom Simpson, who rose through the ranks of European pro cycling to become an Olympi.....Read more

Lunchtime Talk: The King’s War

Tue 07 May 2019

Lunchtime Talk: The King’s War

The King’s War: A Commoner, The Crown and Britain’s Greatest Struggle Tuesday 7 May | 1pm – 2.30pm | The Point | £4 George VI’s broadcast to the nation on the outbreak of war in September 1939 - which formed the cli.....Read more

Sand House Poetry Workshop

Thu 16 May 2019

Sand House Poetry Workshop

Thursday 16 May |10am – 1pm | Boughen Centre | Free A poetry-writing workshop with poet Ian Parks based on visual images of the Sand House. Unlock your imagination in this practical session - suitable for beginners an.....Read more

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