Dementia Action Week is Back
Dementia Action Week
15 – 21 May
Free Entry
Booking Essential
Dementia Action Week is a national event that sees the public coming together to take action in supporting people that are affected by dementia. This year, we have joined with local organisations to provide free activities for all who are interested in or are affected by dementia.
Tibbs Art Activitea at The Higgins
Monday 16 May, 2pm – 3:30pm
Join in a relaxed art session on the theme of the Platinum Jubilee with Tibbs Dementia Foundation. No art experience needed. Refreshments provided. To book a place or for more information, phone 01234 276362 or email vicki.blair@bedford.gov.uk
Please note that the first session is free and will continue weekly during 23 May – 20 June at £5 per session.
Introduction to Dementia
Wednesday 18 May, 9am – 3pm
Join in online talks and a Q&A with ELFT Recovery College, Alzheimer’s Society, Tibbs Dementia Foundation, Carers in Bedfordshire and Age UK to find out more about support available for those affected by dementia.
Register online at Bedfordshire and Luton Recovery College. For further information and other ways to register telephone 01234 263621 / 01582 708917 or email elft.recoverycollege@nhs.net
Around Bedford Castle
Thursday 19 May, 11am – 12.30pm
Join us for a gentle, sensory walk around the remains of Bedford Castle and learn more about the history of the area. Back at The Higgins, investigate a range of interesting objects with links to the castle and our own history and memories. Refreshments provided. To book a place or for more information, phone 01234 276362 or email vicki.blair@bedford.gov.uk
Art Display + Information at The Higgins
Monday 16 – Sunday 22 May
See pieces of art made by members of the Tibbs Art Activitea group and pick up useful information leaflets on dementia in The Higgins foyer.
New Talks & Tours
Edward Bawden – Art and Gardening
Free Online Talk
Join Keeper of Fine and Decorative Art, Victoria Partridge, for a look at some of Edward Bawden’s favourite gardens, including his own garden in Great Bardfield and the public gardens at Kew. Watch online.
Fine and Decorative Art Tour
Wednesday 18 May, 11:30am – 12:30pm
£6.35, Concessions £5.10
Booking Essential
Have you ever wanted to know how the art collections were formed and why they are here in Bedford? Then join Keeper of Fine and Decorative Art, Victoria Partridge, for a tour of the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery Collection.
Artist Plantsman Exhibition Tour
Thursday 26 May, 12pm – 12.30pm
£3.25, Concessions £2.75
Booking Essential
Join Keeper of Fine and Decorative Art, Victoria Partridge, for a lunchtime tour of some of the highlights in the Edward Bawden: Artist Plantsman exhibition.
Book online or call the Box Office on 01234 718044 – line open Monday to Friday 11am-3pm.
Upcoming Events
Blunt Blades Workshop: Chicken on a Knife Edge
Thursday 12 May, 5pm – 6:15pm
Free Online Zoom Workshop
Booking Essential
Cook along with Get Cooking tutor Anne Marie to create a yummy Chinese chicken recipe and meal for all the family to enjoy. Bring your best knives to the workshop and tell us all about them as artist Arabel Lebrusan shares the ideas and stories behind the Blunt Blades display from the comfort of your own kitchen. To book your place, please email thehiggins@bedford.gov.uk. You can also find out more on The Higgins Bedford website.
Reminiscence Session: ‘I Say’
Thursday 12 May, 11am
Free Entry, Refreshments £1
Booking Essential
Explore different sayings and phrases we hear spoken both locally and nationally. To book your place, please telephone 01234 718618.
The Higgins Knitting and Crochet Group
Tuesday 17 May, 11am – 1pm
Free Entry, Booking Essential
The Higgins Knitting and Crochet Group meets every third Tuesday of the month to get creative and to create items for charities and events. You can join in-person at The Higgins Bedford or online. To book or to receive the Zoom login, please email gemma.hutton@bedford.gov.uk
May Half Term Family Activities
Enjoy creative family activities this May half term at The Higgins Bedford:
Garden Party
Tuesday 31 May
Workshops start at 11:15 am, 12:45pm and 2:15pm
£3.05 per child
Design and decorate your own gardening apron. It has pockets! Suitable for under 12’s.
Storytelling with Grandma Mo
Wednesday 1 June
Workshops start at 11:15am, 12:45pm and 2:15pm
£3.05 per child
Listen to Grandma Mo’s story in the galleries, then make seedling pots and plant your own sunflowers. Suitable for 3 to 7 year olds.
Book online or call the Box Office on 01234 718044 – line open Monday to Friday 11am-3pm.
Find more family activities on The Higgins Bedford website.
Shopping at The Higgins Bedford
Pop into The Higgins Bedford shop for a range of creative and bespoke items.
To accompany the Body & Soul exhibition, we have a limited edition catalogue by co-curators Professor Christiana Payne and Dr Mary O’Neill, offering an in-depth view of the artworks on display. Pick up your copy for £9.99
Now available at reduced prices, grab a copy of these art catalogues and explore the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery Collection with the Prints catalogue at £17.49 and Watercolours & Drawings catalogue at £19.99.
New in the shop for £8.99, Super Silly Museums is a fold-out picture book by popular children’s illustrator Nick Sharratt, and invites you to stroll around eight museums, filled with laughs, silliness and crazy objects. |