FEBRUARY – Wed 14th | 11am – 3pm
Family Board Game Day
Family Favourite Board Game Day at Horse + Bamboo!!
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Join us for a day of board gaming fun, as company ‘Cards or Die’ bring their enormous array of board games over to our cafe!
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Sooo many to choose from and they’ll even help teach you how to play them. Come down any time and enjoy a few hours of family fun in our cafe.
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Drinks & sweet treats available!
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Time
11am – 3pm
Ages
All ages welcome
Price
This is a donation only events – no pre-booking is available
FEBRUARY – Wed 15th | 11am – 3pm
February Half Term Crafternoon
Horse + Bamboo’s popular Crafternoon is back this February half term!
Bring your family for an afternoon of crafty fun with our Expert craftier Andy!!
And be sure to stay around at 3pm – we’ll be showing the animated film ‘Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs’ in our cinema! Check out the event page for more details.
Time
11am – 3pm
Ages
All ages welcome
Price
Crafternoons are always donation only events – no pre-booking is available

FEBRUARY – Thursdays 23rd Feb & 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th March | 5.30pm – 6.30pm
Arts Award Discover : Circus Skills
A 6 week course to earn your Discover Arts Award here at Horse + Bamboo!
During the workshops you’ll try your hand at various circus skills including juggling, diabolo and plate spinning! You’ll take inspiration from finding out about circus acts past and present, share what you have learnt with others and complete the Arts Award booklet filled with fun, creative activities.
Time
5.30pm – 6.30pm | Every Thursday :
23rd Feb – 30th March
5.30pm – 6.30pm
Price
Free
Age Suitability
7 – 11 years

FEBRUARY – Fri 24th | Bar from 6pm | Music 8pm
LIVE MUSIC : Lunatraktors
Live Music and Dance workshop by Lunatraktors at Horse + Bamboo
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FAMILY DANCE WORKSHOP
6pm | Free |All ages & abilities welcome
Dancing in Circles is a workshop and performance series suitable for all ages and abilities, led by award-winning ‘broken folk’ duo Lunatraktors. Fresh from the archives of Cecil Sharp House, Lunatraktors invite you to join them in the early stages of their new performance research project Dancing in Circles. Choreographer / percussionist Carli Jefferson and composer / singer Clair Le Couteur want to work with you to create a new folk dance style –– simple, euphoric, passionate, rhythmical.
We will combine simple dance steps with body percussion and harmonic singing, drawing inspiration from the rhythms, tunes and stories of the British folk tradition. Whether you are an experienced singer and dancer bringing your own knowledge, or just taking your first steps and eager to learn something new, you will be equally valued by the group. Clair and Carli are a queer couple and Clair is partially sighted; people of all ages, abilities, body types, genders, ethnicities and cultural backgrounds are welcome in the circle.
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Time
Dance Workshop & Bar Open 6pm
Music from 8pm
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Price
WORKSHOP
Free
GIG
General Admission : £10/£8
*PWYC Available
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Age Suitability
All welcome
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MARCH – Fri 3rd March | Bar from 6pm | Event 8pm
Stephen Ellcock : ‘England On Fire’
Join online collector and curator of images Stephen Ellcock, as he presents and discusses his 2022 publication, ‘England on Fire’.
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‘A book about English art like no other, a ground-breaking attempt to map the English psyche that also makes a powerful and inclusive statement on the nature of Englishness as a response to the inherently magical and rebellious nature of this land.’
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Following presentation and Q&A with Stephen, join us for music in the Horse + Bamboo bar. This is an OPEN DECKS set up – bring your vinyl down and put on the records that you want to hear!
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Time
Bar Open 6pm
Event from 8pm
Price
General Admission : £5
*PWYC Available
Age Suitability
16+
Please note : This event takes place in the bar area of our venue. Children under 16 are still welcome at this event, but they must be supervised at all times.

MARCH – Sat 25th & Sun 26th | 11am – 3.30pm
Horse + Bamboo’s Spring Art Market
Spring Art Market returns – the perfect place to find unique presents and homewares! Horse + Bamboo’s ever-popular seasonal craft and art market is the place to buy unique, hand-made and creative gifts for friends, family (and yourself).
Come and browse the many stalls for something different, while enjoying treats from our cafe.
Time
11am – 3.30pm
Ages
All the family
Price
Free
Are you interested in having a stall at our Art Market? Contact us on info@horseandbamboo.org about available spaces.
APRIL – Wed 5th | 11am – 3pm
Easter Holiday Crafternoon
Bring your family for an afternoon of crafty fun with our Expert craftier Andy!!
11am – 3pm
Ages
All ages welcome
Price
Crafternoons are always donation only events – no pre-booking is available

APRIL – Fri 28th | Bar Open 6pm | Event 7.30pm
Horse + Bamboo’s Quiz Night
The mind-bending, Horse + Bamboo Quiz Night is BACK!
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Your gracious host, Alastair Price, is returning with more question rounds from the creative and innovative to the downright ridiculous.
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Prepare your quiz teams (maximum of 6 people per table), warn your fellow contestants, and get ready for a quiz like NO OTHER.
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This quiz is popular – please book your table in advance!
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Time
Bar Open 6pm | Quiz starts 7.30pm
Price
£2 per person
*Max. teams of 6*
Age Suitability
18+

MAY – Wed 31st | 11am – 3pm
May Half Term Crafternoon
Bring your family for an afternoon of crafty fun with our Expert craftier Andy!!
And be sure to stay around at 3pm – we’ll be showing family favourite ‘The Karate Kid’ in our cinema! Check out the event page for more details.
Time
11am – 3pm
Ages
All ages welcome
Price
Crafternoons are always donation only events – no pre-booking is available

JUNE – Thurs 1st | 11am – 3pm
Family Board Game Day
Family Favourite Board Game Day at Horse + Bamboo!!
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Join us for a day of board gaming fun, as company ‘Cards or Die’ bring their enormous array of board games over to our cafe!
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Sooo many to choose from and they’ll even help teach you how to play them. Come down any time and enjoy a few hours of family fun in our cafe.
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Drinks & sweet treats available!
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Time
11am – 3pm
Ages
All ages welcome
Price
This is a donation only events – no pre-booking is available
JUNE – Thursdays 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th June & 6th July | 5.30pm – 6.30pm
Arts Award Discover : Parade Making
A 5 week course to earn your Discover Arts Award here at Horse + Bamboo!
Come down to our Wakes Parade making workshops. Create hats, floats, flags anything that can be worn, carried or waved during our procession.
You’ll take inspiration from finding out about parades and procession, past and present, share what you have learnt with others and complete the Arts Award booklet filled with fun, creative activities.
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PLEASE NOTE :
We will also be running FAMILY PARADE MAKING WORKSHOPS in preparation for our Wakes parade. These workshops are aimed at 7 to 11 year olds, who are interested in gaining the arts award qualification.
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Time
5.30pm – 6.30pm | Every Thursday :
8th June – 6th July
After the 5 weeks, we would love our participants to join us on Saturday 8th July to bring your creation to our parade through Waterfoot as part of our Waterfoot Wakes festival!
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Price
Free
Age Suitability
7 – 11 years
