Events at the Dean Heritage Centre

April 2012

Easter Bonanza
Monday 2nd - Sunday 9th April
Search for eggs all over our woodland site and visit our new-born Easter chicks. Enter our Name the Rabbit competition and take part in eggciting Easter themed trails and treasure hunts.

Poultry for the Petrified - Saturday 7th April

10am - 3pm

A practical session to give the aspiring chicken keeper the tools and experience needed to get started.

1. Choosing the breeds for your needs 2. Poultry housing and space requirments and costs. 3. Feeding and dietary needs. 4. Hygeine, welfare and handling. 5. Pests, predators and disease. 6. Chicken behaviour, the pecking order, broodiness and cockerels.

Cost £40 per person, including tea and cake.

For more information to book, contact Joanne on 01594 822170 or email joanne@deanheritagecentre.com

David Lloyd’s ‘Spirit of the Forest’ Exhibition
Saturday 14th January - Sunday 22nd April
Forest photographer David Lloyd is the most recent local talent to exhibit at the Dean Heritage Centre. Visitors to the centre can view his fascinating and colourful display of photographs.

The exhibition provides an in-depth and intimate account of individuals whose lives are deeply rooted into the history and heritage of the Forest of Dean.

The pictures encompass a wide range of topics capturing the movements of work and home life in the area as well as enchanting landscapes. Highlights include the pictorial documentation of the Freeminers demonstration at Cannop in March 1996 which captures the attitudes and feelings of all who were involved.

Admission to the ‘Spirit of the Forest’ exhibition is included in the standard entry fee to the Dean Heritage Centre.