Events Archive

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The Barton Church School Tour

Discover the history of the Barton National & Infants School and it’s unique link with the “inventor” of infant schooling, Samuel Wilderspin.

Tour times are 11am and 1.30pm. Please book by phone on (01652) 635172 by Friday 6 December .

£5 (Free for Annual Ticket holders)

Posted on:29th November 2024 20241208 20250709

Christmas with Nancy

Join author and Bake Off winner Nancy Birtwhistle for a festive evening as we welcome her as a patron of the Queen Street School Preservation Trust.  Nancy will demonstrate some baking tips and ideas for home-made Christmas gifts.

All revenue will be used by the Trust for continuing restoration of the School and former Chapel.

Book now to avoid disappointment.

Joseph Wright Hall, 7.30 pm, £20 (includes a welcome glass of bubbly and raffle prize)

Posted on:30th July 2024 20241206 20250709

Christmas Fair

Crafts Fair, refreshments and Victorian Father Christmas as part of Barton’s Christmas Festival.

12pm – 4pm

Refreshments 12pm – 5.30pm.

Posted on:29th February 2024 20241130 20250709

Mother Goose

Our resident Community Theatre Group FRIENDS AT BARTON return with another family pantomime, transforming the Joseph Wright Hall into Witz End Farm.  Will Demon Vanity steal the golden eggs or will Fairy Virtue save the day?

Posted on:20th January 2024 20241115 20250709

Henry VIII, His Wives and Mistresses

Married to his first wife for nearly a quarter of a century, Henry managed to get through five more in the space of only fourteen years.  This is history they didn’t teach you at school!

Marilyn Roberts returns as part of the Barton Civic Society Lecture Programme.

2pm, doors open 1.30pm Non-members $4

Posted on:4th November 2024 20241108 20250709