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What's On 2024
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Coffee and sketch at the Cosy Club - on the second and fourth Sunday of the month, from 10.00 till 12.30
2024 Sketching days
Please let us know if you have any favourite places that you would like us to visit!
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Wed 10th April
Kibworth Antique Centre (7-9pm) Kibworth Antiques Centre 19 Harborough Rd, Kibworth Harcourt, Leicester LE8 0RB Spend the evening sketching at Kibworth Antique Centre - lots of artefacts and interesting objects, and the cafe will be open as well. There is a car park. https://www.kibworthantiquescentre.co.uk/ |
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Thurs 16th May Stonehurst Farm, Mountsorrel 10am at car park. Farm buildings, animals, motor museum. Stonehurst Family Farm & Museum, Bond Lane, Mountsorrel, LE12 7AA There may be an admission fee https://www.instagram.com/stonehurst_farm/ |
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Thurs 20th June
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Abbey Pumping Station 11am at entrance. Abbey Pumping Station museum has collections of industrial, technological and scientific items relating to Leicester. Corporation Road Leicester LE4 5PX Car Parking is not available onsite - pay and display visitors parking is on the Space Centre car park next door. https://www.abbeypumpingstation.org/ |
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Saturday 13 July - Leicester City Centre
Come urban sketching with us! We will meet at the Richard III Centre, at the monument at 11am.
we'll go sketching.till 4pm. If you've ever wanted to try urban sketching, now's your chance.
Bring whatever kit you fancy, pencils, pens, a bit of colour. Enjoy the challenge - the more the merrier!
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Sun 11th August - Bradgate Park
https://www.bradgatepark.org/ Woodland, open landscapes, Old John, rocky outcrops. Meet at Hunts Hill (Old John) car park at 10am - LE6 0AH. This is a pay and display car park – machines are coin only (no change given). Maximum cost on a Sunday is £5.50 for a car. You can also pay to park in this car park via the Paybyphone app. Toilets are a short walk away (not wheelchair accessible). |
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Wed 18th Sept Beacon Hill https://leicscountryparks.org.uk/parks/beacon-hill/ Meet at the lower car park off Breakback Road (LE12 8TA) at 10am. Car park is pay on exit (maximum charge is £5 if you stay more than 3 hours). There’s a café and toilets near the car park. There are woodland walks, with many plants and animals; mixed herds of cattle and sheep, some endangered, which graze the heathland and meadows; and chainsaw carvings and sculptures made from timber grown in the park. |
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