How to Use the Penny Post Calendar.
To visit the calendar click here
Finding an Event
To find a specific type of event, click on Categories and select one (or more) event type (s).
To find events in a certain area, click on Tags to select one or more town or area. If, for instance, if you want to find activities for children in Hungerford, select the 'For Children' Category and the 'Hungerford' tag. If you want to see if there's anything in the villages surrounding Hungerford, also select the 'Hungerford area' tag.
To return to the complete event listings, click on the X in front of Categories or Tags to clear the filter.
Event Dates
Scroll through the calendar by clicking on the arrows either side of CURRENT MONTH. To select a specific date, click on CURRENT MONTH and a dropdown calendar will appear.
Event details
Click on the + sign at the bottom right of the event summary for full details.
How to Add Your Events to the Penny Post Calendar.
You are welcome to add events to the calendar. To do this, click on the green box '+ Post Your Event' at the top of each page of the calendar. All events will be saved as draft and need to be approved by us so please post your event in good time.
To add your event's start time, untick the box at the top that defaults to 'All-day event'. If there's a specified ending time, tick the box 'Add end date/time'.
Categories and tags
Please select the category/ies from the list provided that best describe your event. Don't worry about the tags – we'll add these.
Repeating events
If your event takes place over two or more days and has identical start and end times you don't need to do a separate event for each: simply create the first event and then email penny@pennypost.org.uk telling us the name of the event and the subsequent date/s on which it appears.
If any of your repeating events have different start and/or finish dates then this needs to be regarded as a separate event.
Adding an image
This will appear as the header image at the top of the event and so could be, for example, a poster. Bear in mind that small text may be illegible: information you want to convey should therefore be added into the 'Description' box when creating your event.
Commercial and non-commercial events
If your events are commercial one we may make a charge for featuring them. You can either contact us at penny@pennypost.org.uk in advance to discuss this or we shall contact you once we see the event. The distinction between commercial and non-commercial isn't always clear. As an example, we would generally not charge if you were organising a fundraiser in your village hall (even though you'd be taking money) but generally would if you were organising a series of classes for which you were charging. See the foot of this page for a bit more on this.
Extra publicity
We can also give additional publicity to your event/s, including on social media and in the various Penny Post e-newsletters. If we do not already have an agreement in place with you about this, please see section 5 of our Advertise with us page for more information.
Please bear in mind the following points:
• If you have paid to have your event listed in the weekly Penny Post newsletter you still need to upload it onto the calendar as this does not happen automatically.
• Please check that all the information is correct and complete.
• It is your responsibility to ensure that your event information is not misleading and is not in any way likely to bring Penny Post into disrepute.
• Penny Post reserves the right to edit or remove or not to publish any events if these conditions are breached.
* A commercial event is one where any profit is retained by the individual or organisation concerned and may include events where there is no admission charge. For example, a free yoga class as a taster for a course that will thereafter be charged for, a free-to-enter trade show, the opening of a shop and a professional theatrical performance are all commercial events. If the principal objective of the event is to raise money for other causes or if it is to provide information about or support for a voluntary or charitable organisation then it is non-commercial. A village fête, a charity fundraising event, a fun run and an amateur theatrical performance are all non-commercial events. There are obviously some grey areas in this definition so please contact us if in doubt.
Family Activity Day – Cloves
Using colouring pens and stickers, decorate a fan using a design inspired by Indonesian patterns and prints.
This summers are craft days are themed around the places that some of the spices were collected from in Elizabethan times. There is also a free Elizabethan spice trail to do as you explore the House, or a big bug hunt in the gardens.
For 4-11 year olds but younger and older children are welcome. No need to book, drop in.
Wednesday 29 July | Shaw House | 10am – 3.30pm | Drop-in |£2
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShawHouseEvents/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shaw_House
Summer Messy Museum Days – Magnificent mummies
Magnificent mummies – make a person out of a traditional clothes peg and other craft materials, and then wrap them up like an Ancient Egyptian mummy using ModRoc.
West Berkshire Museum | Friday 31 July | drop-in | 10am-3pm | £2
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WestBerkshireMuseum/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WBerksMuseum
Family Activity Day – Black pepper
The national bird of India is a peacock so we’ll be using Deco pens to paint a picture of this bird’s colourful feathers on a rock using real examples of the feathers, so you’ll have a beautiful ornament or paperweight to take home.
Also, colour-in a wooden garden stake to use with the Growing2gether activity outside in the kitchen garden from 10.30am to 3pm. Join Growing2gether in planting some fast growing rocket to take home to then harvest for your salad. You can also smell and taste other Elizabethan herbs and discover their many uses.
Growing2gether are a small local charity providing work experience and training to adults with learning disabilities as well as family fun days and a thriving toddler group open to all.
You can do all the activities today for the usual charge of £2 per child.
For 4-11 year olds but younger and older children are welcome. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. No need to book, drop in
Wednesday 5 August | Shaw House | 10am – 3.30pm | £2 | Drop-in
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShawHouseEvents/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shaw_House
Summer Messy Museum Days – Dazzling dragons
Make your own dragon, inspired by the dragons in Saxon art and stories, from a variety of craft materials. For inspiration, you can visit the permanent exhibition to view the small scrolled dragon tongue on display.
For 4-11 year olds but younger and older children are welcome.
No need to book, drop in.Dress for mess! Disposable aprons will be provided for the messier activities.
Friday 7 Aug | 10am-3pm, drop-in | £2 | West Berkshire Museum
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WestBerkshireMuseum/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WBerksMuseum
Family Activity Day – Chilli
This craft is inspired by Mayan masks and we’ll be using a flocked face mask to make our own.
This summers are craft days are themed around the places that some of the spices were collected from in Elizabethan times. There is also a free Elizabethan spice trail to do as you explore the House, or a big bug hunt in the gardens.
£2 per child. For 4-11 year olds but younger and older children are welcome.
No need to book, drop in
Wednesday 12 August | 10am – 3.30pm | £2 | Drop-in | Shaw House
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShawHouseEvents/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shaw_House
Summer Messy Museum Days – Clay seals
Make a giant seal out of air-drying clay, design your own emblem on it and then paint it with glossy paint. You can then use it at home to place on items you wish to keep private and secure as that was one of the original purposes of a seal (to secure letters).
For 4-11 year olds but younger and older children are welcome.
No need to book, drop in.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WestBerkshireMuseum/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WBerksMuseum
Family Activity Day – Nutmeg
Today’s Indonesian-inspired craft will be to make a puppet from card, a straw and paint sticks.
This summers are craft days are themed around the places that some of the spices were collected from in Elizabethan times. There is also a free Elizabethan spice trail to do as you explore the House, or a big bug hunt in the gardens.
For 4-11 year olds but younger and older children are welcome. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. No need to book, drop in
Wednesday 19 August | Shaw House | 10am – 3.30pm | £2 | Drop-in
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShawHouseEvents/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shaw_House
Summer Messy Museum Days – Wonderful Wedgewood
Make your own blue and white pottery hanging decoration using air-drying clay, a mould, paint and ribbon.
For 4-11 year olds but younger and older children are welcome.
No need to book, drop in.
Dress for mess! Disposable aprons will be provided for the messier activities.
Museum | Friday 21 August | 10am-3pm | Drop-in | £2
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WestBerkshireMuseum/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WBerksMuseum
Family Activity Day – Melegueta pepper
This Wednesday’s craft is to make a flag, inspired by African flags, out of a calico sheet, a dowel and fabric crayons.
Dress for mess! Disposable aprons will be made available for the messier activities; you are welcome to bring your own apron. Activities cost £2 per child. Entry to the house is free as usual.
For 4-11 year olds but younger and older children are welcome. No need to book, drop in
Wednesday 26 August | Shaw House | 10am – 3.30pm | £2 | Drop-in
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShawHouseEvents/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shaw_House
Summer Messy Museum Days – Marvellous masks
Decorate a face mask with Deco pens and a variety of other craft materials, and find out about the Elizabethan masque when these masks were worn; a masque would have included dancing and acting. Once you’ve made your mask, you can put on your own masque at home.
Please dress for mess with all these activities. Aprons will be available and you are welcome to bring your own.
West Berkshire Museum | Friday 28 August | 10am-3pm | £2 | Drop-in
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WestBerkshireMuseum/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WBerksMuseum
