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OCTOBER HALF TERM

28/10/2019

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October half term at the royal green jackets (rifles) museum

28/10/2019

 
Date: 28th October to 2nd November 2019
Venue: The Royal Green Jackets (RGJ) Museum
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May half term

25/5/2019

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Date: 25th May to the 1st June 2019
Venue: Winchester's Military Museums
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Winchester fashion week

30/4/2019

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Date: 30th April 2019 to 6th May 2019
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Children's make & take activity

12/4/2019

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Date: 12th April 2019
Venue: The Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum
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Make & Take: Eggbox Tanks

11/4/2019

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Date: 11th and 18th April 2019
Venue: The Rifles Museum
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This Easter Holiday come along to The Rifles Museum on Thursday 11th or Thursday 18th April to build your own eggbox tank.
Get inspired by the real vehicles used by the British Army today and the tanks of the past. Or come up with your own design! You can also enjoy tank and armoured vehicle colouring, and discover the story of the relationship between armour and The Rifles regiment.
 
A great day of a family fun and activities.
 
£1 per child
Ideal for children aged 5-11
10:30 am - 3:30 pm

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Easter Holidays at The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum

8/4/2019

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​Date: 8th April to 22nd April 2019
Venue: The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum
Help Brigadier Bear on his quest to find the Easter Eggs hidden around the Museum! Have a go at making a daffodil or an Easter card to take home with you!
Trail and crafts will be running from Monday 8th April – 22nd April
Activities are free to take part in.  Children 16 and under visit for free and must be accompanied by a paying adult.
The Museum will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

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Kaleidoscope Making

20/2/2019

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Date: 20th February 2019
Venue: The Rifles Museum
This half term holiday, come along to The Rifles Museum on Wednesday the 20th February to design and build your own kaleidoscope. Also, enjoy kaleidoscope-colouring – what patterns will you create? A great day of family activities.
 
£1 per child

10:30 am - 3:30 pm
 Closed for lunch 12:00 am – 1:00 pm


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the great POSTER WAR 1914-1918

6/12/2018

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Speaker: Charles Harris
Date: 6th December 2018
Venue: The Kincaid Gallery, The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum, Winchester. SO23 8TS
Time: 6.15pm
Tickets: £15.00 per head including wine and canapes.
Booking: By telephone 01962 828549 or email: curator@rgjmuseum.co.uk
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Christmas Card Making

1/12/2018

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Date: 1st to 8th December 2018
Venue: The Rifles Museum
For the first week of December, come in to the museum for Christmas card making and festive fun! 
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Kaleidoscope Making

17/11/2018

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​Date: 17th November 2018
Venue: The Rifles Museum
Linking to our photography exhibition, ‘Riflemen Behind the Lens’, The Rifles Museum will be making kaleidoscopes, and learning about cameras and photography. Don’t miss out on a day of fun family activities!  
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Reflections of a Soldier in Hong Kong

16/11/2018

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Speaker: Lieutenant General Sir Peter Duffell KCB CBE MC
Date: 16th November 2018
Venue: The McDonald Gallery, The Gurkha Museum, Winchester. SO23 8TS
Time: 10.30am
Tickets: £35.00 per head including a 2 course curry lunch.
Booking: By telephone 01962 843201 or email: marybrown@thegurkhamuseum.co.uk
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General Duffell first went to Hong Kong as a young officer in the 2nd Gurkha Rifles in 1961 and served in the Territory with his Regiment at the time of Mao’s Cultural Revolution and thereafter in various appointments in the 1970’s and 80’s including Commander Gurkha Field Force 1984-85. From 1989 to 1992 Sir Peter was Commander British Forces Hong Kong, Major General Brigade of Gurkhas and a member of the Territory’s Executive Council, the Cabinet of Hong Kong – from the Tiananmen Square demonstrations to the arrival of Chris Patten. He was invited to attend the Handover ceremonies in 1997. He has been a regular visitor to Hong Kong and China over the last twenty years. In this talk the General reflects on some of the military and civil events and incidents that he has played a part in or witnessed as a soldier and civilian over 55 years of involvement in the Territory.
Tickets are priced at £35 per head (£32 for Museum Friends) and includes tea and coffee on arrival, the lecture and a two course curry lunch in the Gallery.  

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Remembrance Poppy Making

9/11/2018

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Date: 9th to 10th November 2018
Venue: The Rifles Museum
Description: For Armistice Day, we will be making poppies in The Rifles Museum. Come along and build, paint or draw your poppy. 
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Peninsula Pumpkins

26/10/2018

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​Date: 26th to 27th October 2018
Venue: The Rifles Museum
Description: Celebrate Halloween this year by coming over to The Rifles Museum for pumpkin carving, ghost stories and more!
Tickets: £5
Booking: Call 01962 828505

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Photography Workshop

23/10/2018

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Date: 23rd October 2018
Venue: The Rifles Museum and Peninsula Barracks
Don’t miss a unique opportunity to learn from a professional photographer in the beautiful surroundings of Winchester’s historic Peninsula Barracks. Learn how to take photographs of buildings, nature, museum objects and more.
Tickets: £30
Booking: Call 01962 828505 or book here
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Culture, Curry and Crafts families day

23/10/2018

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Date: 23rd October 2018
Venue: The Gurkha Museum
Try a taste of Nepal with a free curry tasting and Indian inspired crafts!
Between 11am and 3pm pop into the Gurkha Museum to try your hand at activities such as braided bracelet making, designing your own henna tattoos and making your own cardboard Kukri knife! There will be authentic Nepalese curry on offer for the parents (and kids!) to try for free. 
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project babylon and iraqi superguns

16/10/2018

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Speaker: Mark Murray-Flutter
Date: 16th October 2018
Venue: The Kincaid Gallery, The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum, Winchester. SO23 8TS
Time: 6.15pm
Tickets: £15.00 per head including wine and canapes.
Booking: By telephone 01962 828549 or email: curator@rgjmuseum.co.uk
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WHEN THE GUNS FELL SILENT - Remembering the end of the first world war

13/10/2018

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Date: 13th October 2018 to 25th November 2018
Venue: City Space, Discovery Centre, Jewry Street, Winchester
​Find out about some of the Hampshire men and women who served in the First World War in this exhibition organised by Winchester's Military Museums. 

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the battle of amiens, The use of the tank in the hundred days offensive

20/9/2018

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Speaker: Stuart Wheeler
Date: 20th September 2018
Venue: The Kincaid Gallery, The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum, Winchester. SO23 8TS
Time: 6.15pm
Tickets: £15.00 per head including wine and canapes.
Booking: By telephone 01962 828549 or email: curator@rgjmuseum.co.uk
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Heritage Open days

15/9/2018

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Date: 15th and 16th September 2018
As part of the national Heritage Open Days event, Winchester's Military Museums will be opening for free over the weekend of Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th September. Please check with individual museums if they are offering free admission on either the Saturday, Sunday or both. 

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Investigating Camouflage with The Reptile Ranch

29/8/2018

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Date: 29th August 2018
Venue: The Rifles Museum
We are exploring the science of how camouflage works this summer holiday on Wednesday 29th August, from 10.30am to 3pm, with the amazing critters from The Reptile Ranch. Camouflage is adapted from nature and our amazing critters will help children explore this further. Our staff will show you how the military uses camouflage with uniforms, cam cream and the opportunity to create your own camouflage.
£1 per child attending, spaces on a first come, first serve basis.

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Gurkhas in WW1

2/8/2018

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Date: 2nd August 2018 to 30th August 2018
The Gurkha Museum’s 2018 Summer Exhibition will focus on the role of the Gurkhas during the Great War and its following conflicts, from 1914-1922.

The Gurkha Museum’s Collections team has used artefacts from within its collections and material from its archive, as well as the help of its museum volunteers, to tell the story of the Gurkha’s First World War in a detailed and respectful manner and hopes to shed more light on an important aspect of the conflict.
The Exhibition is to be held in the McDonald Gallery on the second floor of the Gurkha Museum from 2nd-30th August. Entry is free with admission to the museum.

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Wonderful Wednesdays – Family Activities at The Rifles Museum

1/8/2018

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Date: Every Wednesday in August 2018
Venue: The Rifles Museum
Every Wednesday this August, come on into The Rifles Museum for family activities. On the 1st and 15th we’ll be building egg box tanks. Put together your own armoured vehicle and take it home! On the 8th and 22nd come in for bugle making. Sound the advance this Summer. Finally, on the 29th, head into the museum for camouflage making. Find out how both Riflemen and animals stay hidden!
Activities run from 10am to 4pm. All activities free, with a recommended donation of £1 per child.

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Children’s Activities – Wednesdays throughout August 2018

1/8/2018

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Date: Every Wednesday in August 2018
Venue: The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum
Wednesdays is a great day to visit for all the family throughout August as well as the Summer Exhibition and Story Telling we have children’s activities and quizzes to keep all ages entertained.  On 22nd and 29th August there will be the chance to get your face painted too!
We open at 10am and last admission 4.15pm. Free admission for children 16 years and under.      No need to book – so come along.


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Tales From The Trenches – Wednesdays throughout August 2018

1/8/2018

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Date: Every Wednesday in August 2018
Venue: Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum
Meet Sergeant Revell, our storyteller for this Summer, who will talk of his experiences while serving in the British Army during the First World War.  Sergeant Revell will be on duty on Wednesdays in the Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum throughout August at the following times:
11.15am
12.15pm
2.15pm
Not to be missed!

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