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Sat 27 Mar – Mon 5 Apr: Easter Egg Hunt & Trails
Come down to see us at Easter and go hunting round the site for some tasty treats!

Sun 25 Apr: Cuckoo Festival 11am - 4pm. This annual event welcomes the return of the cuckoo to Marsden when the townspeople celebrate with a day-long festival.

Sun 25 Apr – St. George & the Dragon and Horseboating Society Legging Event
1pm: 4 mile guided walk starting at Diggle side of tunnel. Follow the boathorse along Boat Lane, over Standedge, to Tunnel End while the boat is legged through the Tunnel below you.
1pm: Storytelling walk from the Railway pub in Marsden to Standedge, hearing tales as you go about the tunnel and dragons…
2pm: Maypole dancing & Morris dancing by Thieving Magpies. Family activities with a St.George & the Dragon theme.
3.30pm: Arrival of Dragon Boat. Cheer on St.George as he slays the dragon to rescue the villagers!

Further info from www.horseboating.org.uk or www.cuckoofestival.co.uk

Sun 2 May: Teddy Bear’s Picnic
Bring the kids down to our Teddy Bear's picnic and they can go FREE into the longest, deepest and highest canal tunnel!11am - 3pm

Sun 2 – Mon 3 May: Craft & Gift fair
10am - 5pm with free admission.
Two days of great crafts and gifts on sale by local craftspeople.

Mon 3rd May: Horses at Work at Standedge 10.30am – 2pm The Horseboating Society will be spending the day at Standedge. Explaining how horses were used on canals, and following on with some traditions such as parading the horses for the May Holiday. Visitors will be able to see how horses were worked as boathorses, packhorses, and wagon horses before the tunnel opened for use in 1811. The legging boat will enter the tunnel at 1pm and again a guided walk will follow the boathorse over Standedge, to the boat at Diggle.

Sun 16 May: Canal Art
A chance to learn some traditional canal arts and crafts with local artist Pat Osborne. 10am - 4pm
Booking essential. £30 per person (includes all materials)

Sun 13 Jun: Rag Rug Making
Chance to learn the traditional canal art skill of rag rug making with local artist Pat Osborne. 10am - 4pm
Booking essential. £30 per person (includes start up materials)

Sun 20 Jun: Father’s Day
Dad’s go free today!! 11am - 3pm

Sun 11 Jul: Canal Art
A chance to learn some traditional canal arts and crafts with local artist Pat Osborne. 10am - 4pm
Booking essential. £15 per person (includes all materials)

Saturday 24 July – Simon Armitage Poetry Reading
Poet Simon Armitage will be doing a special poetry reading at 8pm as part of his journey along the Pennine Way. Visit http://www.simonarmitage.com/  and click ‘Pennine Way’ to read all about how he’s going to do it! Booking essential: Call National Trust on 01484 847016

24 and 25 July – Craft & Gift Fair
10am - 5pm with free admission.
Two days of great crafts and gifts on sale by local craftspeople.

Sat/Sun 7/8 Aug: Volunteer Open Weekend
A whole host of exciting volunteer opportunities coming up at Standedge. Click here for more details.

Sat 21 Aug: Bat Night
Join John Gregory from the West Yorkshire Bat Group as he explores Standedge and the surrounding area for bat activity. This walk will help people understand the plight of bats and raise the awareness of this mystical creature. 7.30pm - late

Sunday 12 September: Heritage Open Day 2010
Free tunnel rock to the first 100 people through the door; free boat trip at 10am on a first come; first served basis; the very first public display of a rare Minute Book; Classic Car rally with a vintage collection of cars from the Manchester group of the Standard Motor Club; history of Marsden display by the Marsden Local History Group. For all the details click here.

Sun 26 Sep: Rag Rug Making
Chance to learn the traditional canal art skill of rag rug making with local artist Pat Osborne. 10am - 4pm
Booking essential. £15 per person (includes start up materials)

Fri 8 – Sun 10 Oct: Marsden Jazz Festival

For the full line up, click here (pdf file) or visit www.marsdenjazzfestival.com.

Sun 17 Oct: Canal Art
A chance to learn some traditional canal arts and crafts with local artist Pat Osborne. 10am - 4pm
Booking essential. £15 per person (includes all materials)

Sun 31 Oct: Halloween
11am – 3pm. Kids workshop making bat mobiles and other spooky arts and crafts. Cost £2.00 per child. Also today the regular hourly boat trips will be running with a spooky twist!

WOW Wednesdays
Every Wednesday 11am to 3pm throughout the school holidays, Standedge will be providing some fun and educational children's activities as part of their Wild Over Waterways (WOW) initiative. Small charge for materials.

 
For details of what is happening on Wednesdays contact the Customer Service Team on 01782 785703
Sun 8 Aug: Falconry Day

An amazing collection of eagles, falcons, hawks, kites, vultures and owls from the Sion Hill Hall Bird of Prey Centre. Spectacular flying demonstrations at 1pm and 3pm as well as the chance to get the ultimate hands on experience by holding some of the birds and speak to the expert handlers from Sion, who will be able to explain why the birds hunt and fly as they do, where they come from in the wild and how they are trained. 10am - 4pm

Sat 31 July – Mon 30 Aug: Artsfest
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A summer long celebration of all things arty! Visitors will be able to enjoy a free art exhibition featuring more than 30 local artists from the local area. The works will include ceramics, watercolours, mixed media, textiles, acrylic and felt wall hangings. The exhibition will be open 10.30am - 4:00pm each day.
Contact:  01782 785 703 or email info@standedge.co.uk