What's On
Featured Event
A Summer of Victorian Childhood
- 19th Jul - 1st Sept 2025
- 10am - 5pm
BLISTS HILL VICTORIAN TOWN | Enjoy a summer of childhood and play.
Full Events Calendar
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![A smiling man and woman are stood at a Victorian printing press. They are dressed in Victorian costume and the woman is applying red ink to a print block. There are posters hanging behind them.]()
Victorian Printers Experience
- 16th Jul 2025
- 10am - 4pm
BLISTS HILL VICTORIAN TOWN | Step into the life of a Victorian Printer in this unique experience day.
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Nothing Great is Easy: Celebrating the Extraordinary Life of Captain Matthew Webb (1848-1883)
- 5th Aug 2025
- 6.30pm
THE GLASS CLASSROOM, COALBROOKDALE | This talk will celebrate the 150th anniversary of local hero, Captain Matthew Webb's, success as the first person to swim the English Channel.
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Behind the Seams: Regency & Romantic Fashions (1795–1850)
- 2nd Sept 2025
- 6.30pm
GADGETDOM, ENGINUITY | This talk explores the evolution of early nineteenth-century fashion, from classical-inspired Regency outfits seen in Pride & Prejudice to the more austere style of dress associated with Jane Eyre and the 1840s.
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![Close-up of a man's hands pressing some clay in-between two metal moulds, to form a clay pipe.]()
Clay Pipemaking Workshop
- 13th Sept 2025
- 11am - 3pm
COALPORT CHINA MUSEUM | Have a go at making traditional clay pipes in a range of styles and shapes.
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![A smiling man and woman are stood at a Victorian printing press. They are dressed in Victorian costume and the woman is applying red ink to a print block. There are posters hanging behind them.]()
Victorian Printers Experience
- 17th Sept 2025
- 10am - 4pm
BLISTS HILL VICTORIAN TOWN | Step into the life of a Victorian Printer in this unique experience day.
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