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LADYBIRD IN FOCUS: MAKING AND CRAFT

February 27, 2018 - August 26, 2018
The Museum of English Rural Life, The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX United Kingdom
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Do you enjoy making and crafting? Do you Knit, Sew or Upcycle regular household items into new things? Making and craft was a popular theme for Ladybird, appearing across multiple series and allowing the creation of a subsection of the Hobbies and Interests series entitled ‘How to make’. The crafts within these series focus primarily […]

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COCKEREL BY MICHAEL O’CONNELL

July 12, 2018 - September 30, 2018
The Museum of English Rural Life, The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX United Kingdom
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For a limited time only, come and see this stunning wall-hanging by artist Michael O'Connell at the Museum. Its central feature is a large cockerel, and the textile was created using O'Connell's famous wax resist dye technique. This was the same technique he used to create his wall hangings for the 1951 Festival of Britain, […]

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11:00 am

THE MERL FAMILY PICNIC

August 17, 2018 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
The Museum of English Rural Life, The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX United Kingdom
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Black and white photograph of a family having a picnic next to a car in the woods

BRING A PICNIC, YOUR FRIENDS AND YOUR TEDDY AND JOIN US IN THE MERL GARDEN FOR FOOD-THEMED FUN Have a go at oat-rolling Test out our ‘Sensory Cow’. Record your moo! Try milking Daisy the Cow Follow the Food Facts Trail in the MERL galleries Enjoy make-and-take and colouring activities Try out our new woodland […]

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