Time Out
The HAPPA Café and HAPPA Direct Shop
HAPPA Shores Hey Farm, BriercliffeThe HAPPA Café, open seven days a week including until 8pm Fridays and Saturdays, serves a selection of food and drinks, including Walling’s Ice Cream and a variety of cakes and treats. The onsite tack and gift shop offers a fantastic selection of toys, second-hand and new equipment for your horse, and gifts for your dog.
TRAIN TO SAVE A DRAGON TRAIL
HAPPA Shores Hey Farm, BriercliffeFollow the trail and complete the tasks to learn how to save a dragon. Those who complete the trail will receive a special Ready to Save a Dragon Certificate.
WOOF SHACK
HAPPA Shores Hey Farm, BriercliffeBring your dogs to this free, social event, to enjoy a talk by Alan Cope from Ginger Pig Pet Services. Talk on predatory motor pattern and Premack principle. Understand your dog's natural drive and how to work with it, not against it.
PRINCE, PRINCESS AND DRAGON DAY
HAPPA Shores Hey Farm, BriercliffeAn epic adventure in a world filled with fire and legends. Prepare for tales of bravery and magic. Dress up and enter the fancy dress competition, meet the mythical dragon in the Dragon Show and then have your face painted or get a glitter tattoo, also enjoy crown or sword making in the activity room.
BUILD A CHOCOLATE BAR WITH JACQUELINE’S CHOCOLATES
HAPPA Shores Hey Farm, BriercliffeBuild a 100g bar of handmade chocolate in the HAPPA Café and add toppings of your choice. All bars made will raise funds for the Charity.
PONY GROOMING SESSIONS
HAPPA Shores Hey Farm, BriercliffeHave you ever wanted to groom a horse or pony? Now is your chance at HAPPA. These sessions allow visitors to groom one of HAPPA’s gentle horses under staff supervision. Suitable for ages 4+.
WOOD OWL AND THE BOX OF WONDERS + ACCOMPANYING PUPPET-MAKING WORKSHOP
The Muni Theatre ColneA beautiful new Hoglets play for pre- and primary-aged children. Featuring beautiful handmade puppets, original songs and music and an age-old message that the love we show to others comes back to us in time.
FROM NO PARLEZ TO THE SECRET OF ASSOCIATION – AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH PAUL YOUNG
The Muni Theatre ColnePaul will be meeting fans, singing songs, and telling stories about his incredible career. It’s time to revel in the classic hits and learn the stories behind them in this intimate show. £32. Meet and greet £82.
EASTER IN COLNE
Colne Town Centre ColneSpring just wouldn’t be the same without the huge Easter event. As always the event will be full of Easter fun and promises to be an eggcellent day out for all the family!
SECRET GARDEN: JUST TINA
Thornton Hall Country Park Thornton in Craven, BarnoldswickA night of incredible live music, food, and drinks under our refurbished outdoor area, The Secret Garden. The Just Tina show is packed full of sparkly costumes, powerhouse vocals and of course, the classic Tina Turner hits from this outstanding Tina Turner Tribute.
PENDLE POWERFEST
Nelson & Colne College NelsonDust the cobwebs off your vehicle and join the Powerfest this May bank holiday.
DRY STONE WALLING
Harwes Farm FoulridgeAn exciting opportunity to learn the heritage craft of dry-stone walling, suitable for ages 14 and up! Undertaking the reconstruction of 900 meters of stone walls, planting over 3,000 trees, and developing an organic allotment.
GHOST HUNT
Pendle Hippodrome Theatre New Market Street, ColneEmbark on a supernatural adventure and delve into the unknown as you become a paranormal investigator for the night.
LET’S PLAY SCRABBLE
Colne Library ColneScrabble and other traditional board games are enjoying growing popularity in our digital age. Why not come and enjoy a game of Scrabble with good company and a cuppa? Free, just drop in.
BABY BOUNCE AND RHYME
Colne Library ColneEnjoy lively sing-along songs, gentle movements, and rhymes with your baby, plus meet and chat with other parents and carers. Suitable for babies up to around 18 months of age, but older pre-school siblings welcome. Every Monday.
Top to Toe Fitness
Colne Library ColneThis intermediate yoga session will be led by a qualified instructor. Please wear comfortable clothing suitable for exercise and stretching. This session is part of our Together Fund programme which is supported by Active Lancashire and Sport England.
GET ONLINE AT YOUR LIBRARY
Colne Library ColneBring your own device or learn on a library computer. Our digital skills sessions will run through a variety of subjects from basic computer skills to shopping online and using health apps from the GP. Sessions will be tailored to suit your needs to make sure you feel comfortable and confident with computers and mobile devices. Learn the basic digital skills which will enable you to keep in touch with family and friends, shop safely online, take up a new hobby, find work, save time and money, find information about your health and much more... We provide bite-size courses and one to one help. It doesn't matter how young or old you are, it doesn't matter if you've never used a computer, we can help you! There are also follow-on courses you can access if you wish to.
STORY TIME
Colne Library ColneA weekly story reading session for pre-school children. All pre-school children and their parents or carers are welcome to join, reading from the best and brightest and most funny picture books in the library for kids to enjoy and to inspire them to find books and reading fun! Sign up and take part in Little Steps and meet the jungle characters. For every character you meet there will be books to read, activities to try out, and stickers to earn.
LANCS STEM STARS
Colne Library ColneAre you a science superstar, a technology trooper, an engineering expert or a maths magician? Join us at Colne Library on Mondays after school for our brand new STEM club, Lancs STEM Stars. Explore the world of science, technology, engineering and maths through a variety of experiments, games and challenges, with a new theme each week. Suitable for children 5-11 years old.