Sunday

Book sale, books from 10p, Gedling, 12 days in April & May

Ex Libris Masked Book Sale, for 2 local charities. Bargain books, child-friendly, includes a play train & ticket office in the garden. (Not specifically a home ed thing.)

Dates – three long weekends in April & beginning of May, 2022.
Friday 15 April, Saturday 16, Sunday 17, Monday 18.
Friday 22 April, Saturday 23, Sunday 24, Monday 25.
Friday 29 April, Saturday 30, Sunday 1 May, Monday 2.

(plus potential additional one-off days: “If you are immunocompromised or have any other concerns, please ask us to book you in on a separate day from everyone else.”)

Time: 10am to 6pm, drop-in.

Age range: All ages.

Venue: 16 Vernon Avenue, Gedling, Nottingham, NG4 3FX.

Area: South side of Gedling, north side of Carlton.

Price: Free admission. Books from 10p each. “As we open at Easter, a Gedling supporter has made 40 Easter gift bags for the under-12s, which we’ll be giving away starting on April 17th. First come, first served.”

Booking: No need to book. They can’t take cards, so bring cash if you might want to buy books.

Covid precautions: please see description below.

If you enjoy your first visit, it may be worth coming back another day as well, because they don’t have room to put all the books out at once, so as some sell, they’ll get more out.

Booksale flyer, showing the same info that's in the blog post.

Booksale flyer, with text as in blog post.

About 100 children's books, mostly the skinny picture-book kind, shown end-on in a crate.

A colourful play train (one engine, one carriage which would seat four small children) made partly of treetrunks and partly of flat material, on a sandy base. In the background is a tiny station platform. It's actually in the garden of the people who run the Ex Libris booksales, and is known as the Ex Libris Express.

Our 14th sale, and maybe the last ever!

We have every non-fiction subject under the sun, including a good local section. Our fiction includes: modern, classic, unusual, crime and science fiction. There are all kinds of books for children. Our collectable books are at lower prices than on-line. There’s also the odd really weird book that you wouldn’t believe could or maybe should exist.

LOW PRICES from 10p.

You are invited to bring a tin of vegetarian food for Netherfield Food Bank.

Covid precautions:

We have to print this in advance, so can’t predict the situation at booksale time. We want to keep everyone safe.

FFP2 or FFP3 masks will be required throughout the sale for those aged 12+. (We may have some for sale for people who forget. If you are medically exempt, please contact us beforehand.)

If you can do a lateral flow test before visiting, thank you. Hand sanitiser will be available. We will ensure good ventilation. Some areas may have restrictions on the number of people in them at a time.

If you can come at a less busy time, please do (e.g. 5-6pm; Mondays).

If you are immunocompromised or have any other concerns, please ask us to book you in on a separate day from everyone else.

Contact info:
email: boraxwoman-exlibris at yahoo.co.uk
Facebook: ExLibrisMasked
Twitter: @ExLibrisMasked
www.maskedbooksellers.org.uk

Map showing 16 Vernon Avenue:

Bigger map showing 16 Vernon Avenue

Travel / parking:

Buses are frequent – 24, 25, 44 to Main Road/Westdale Lane (Co-op) or 100 to Ousebridge Drive. There is plenty of on-street parking, but please be considerate of our neighbours, who put up with this sale year after year. There is a free car park at the top of Ranmoor Road (get a ticket). And you can park your bicycle in our back garden.

Access:

We are child-friendly. We are mostly, but not wholly, wheelchair accessible, and will help with accessibility wherever we can.

Book sale, inc free books for children, Gedling, 8 days in April & May

Annual Ex Libris Masked Book Sale, for 3 charities. Bargain books, child-friendly, includes cake, raffle, cards, poetry one day, and a play train & ticket office in the garden. (Not specifically a home ed thing.)

Dates:
April 2019 – Friday 26, Saturday 27, Sunday 28, Monday 29.
May 2019 – Friday 3, Saturday 4, Sunday 5, Monday 6.

Time: 10am to 6pm, drop-in.

Age range: All ages.

Venue: 16 Vernon Avenue, Gedling, Nottingham, NG4 3FX.

Area: South side of Gedling, north side of Carlton.

Price: Free admission, and each child can choose three free books. After that, the books are still very cheap, e.g. many at 10p each.

Booking: No need to book. They can’t take cards, so bring cash if you might want to buy books or snacks.

If you enjoy your first visit, it may be worth coming back another day as well, because they don’t have room to put all the books out at once, so as some sell, they’ll get more out.

Eventbrite page with more details

A colourful play train (one engine, one carriage which would seat four small children) made partly of treetrunks and partly of flat material, on a sandy base. In the background is a tiny station platform. It's actually in the garden of the people who run the Ex Libris booksales, and is known as the Ex Libris Express.

This year, we’re particularly good on: science fiction; history (including military); crafts; psychology and psychotherapy; cake decorating – they’ve been reduced to 10p each; pets; children’s books. We have so many children’s books that every child who visits can choose up to three free books from our special boxes, before even thinking about buying.

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We have provided home-made cakes and bakes for many years, but this year is our first with a Café Manager. Gabrielle is working really hard to make the café experience exceptional, and we do recommend that you stay for a drink and a snack – all for whatever donation you feel is right. (All café donations go to our 3 charities too.) Vegan and gluten-free treats will be available, but maybe not every day.

Map showing 16 Vernon Drive:

Bigger map showing 16 Vernon Drive

Travel / parking:

Buses are frequent – 24, 25, 44 to Main Road/Westdale Lane (Co-op) or 100 to Ousebridge Drive. There is plenty of on-street parking, but please be considerate of our neighbours, who put up with this sale year after year. There is a free car park at the top of Ranmoor Road (get a ticket). And you can park your bicycle in our back garden.

Access:

We are child-friendly. We are mostly, but not wholly, wheelchair accessible, and will help with accessibility wherever we can.

EMHEM 2017 weekend – camping or dorms, Beaumanor, Leicestershire, 17 to 20 August

EMHEM = East Midlands Home Ed Moot! “An opportunity to get together and have fun in beautiful surroundings.” All home ed families welcome.

Date: Weekend of Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 August 2017.

Time: Thursday afternoon to Sunday afternoon. If you can only do 2 of the 3 nights, ask for more info.

Venue: Beaumanor Hall, Woodhouse, Leicestershire, LE12 8TX.

“a Victorian country house located in Woodhouse, Leicestershire. Set in 34 acres of idyllic countryside, Beaumanor has been run by Leicestershire County Council since the 1970s”

Area: The hall is about two miles south of Loughborough Central train station “as the crow flies”, near the village of Woodhouse.

Age range: Family event for all ages, with at least one adult (18+) in each family/friends group. Rafting is 7-plus only.

Price: Age two and under go free. Everyone else pays per person. The price depends on which type of accommodation you choose (if that kind is still available). These prices are for 3 nights. Rafting and survival/shelter activity are extra; see below.

Accommodation	Price per person
Camping (own tent)	£29
Camping (pre-pitched)	£42
Dorms	£51

Included in the accommodation price is the provision of jacket potatoes and pasta/rice for the evening meals. Bring your own toppings/sides/extras.

Optional extras:
– Rafting, £22, for age 7+
– Survival and shelter building, £15, no age limits.
These will be on the Saturday. Adults can book onto them too.

The staff we feel are excellent leaders and work well with the children.

Booking: Email emhem at non-school-nottingham dot org dot uk.

What to include in the booking email:

total number of people coming
ages of kids
accommodation preference
whether you’d like to do one of the add-on activities
an activity/workshop/game which your family might be happy to contribute/share/lead.

Beaumanor Hall itself is used predominantly for weddings and corporate events, but they do rent out cabins and tents to schools, scouts and other youth groups regularly. They run many workshops and activities for groups of all ages and abilities and have a long established history of accommodating the needs of Home Educating families at a
reasonable rate. To this end, throughout our stay, we have unlimited use of all the grounds, including the formal gardens, woods, playing fields and playground. There are various trails and treasure hunts to follow, a spare marquee for activities and dining, and communal indoor space in the Gage Cabin which sleeps 24 (2×10 and 2×2 ) in bunks as well as a shower block and a games room. Close to Woodhouse, Beacon Hill, The Outwoods and Bradgate Park, there are also plenty of opportunities for exploration nearby.

No Dogs, except guide dogs
No individual fires (the insurance was just too much)
This is a residential visit. There needs to be at least one adult (18+) in each family/friends group.

Beaumanor Hall web site.

Map showing Beaumanor Hall:

Bigger map showing Beaumanor Hall

“How to find us” page on Beaumanor Hall web site.

Nearest conventional railway station is Loughborough, two to three miles away by road. The Beaumanor Hall web site says there would usually be taxis available at the station.

It’s also about a mile from Quorn & Woodhouse heritage train station on the Great Central Railway heritage line between Leicester and Loughborough, which will be running on the Sunday (not the Friday).

There is a Beaumanor Hall bus stop at the bottom of the drive up to the Hall (about 500 yards).

Bus timetable for the 154, which runs hourly during the day on Friday, but doesn’t run on Sundays.

Parking: There is parking at Beaumanor Hall.

Tap jam, city centre, Sunday 19 February

Date: Sunday 19 February 2017.

Time: Tap jam itself is 7pm to 9pm. Extra workshop at 6pm, optional.

Venue: City Arts, 11-13 Hockley, Nottingham, NG1 1FH.

Area: Hockley area, east side of Nottingham city centre. Venue is about 700 yards east of the Old Market Square, just north of the ice rink.

Age range: All ages – as long as young ones are able to cooperate with the atmosphere. So when it’s not their turn to dance, they’d either be watching and encouraging the other dancers, or entertaining themselves fairly peacefully, e.g. with a game or book.

Price: Entry to tap jam £6 / Free after 8pm / Free for under-14s. Loan of tap shoes included if you don’t have your own (if they have the right size for you).

6pm-7pm workshop with special guest Junior Laniyan is £12, or £8 for under-14s. Or £15 combined price for workshop and jam.

Booking: No need to book, just pay on the door.

Organiser: Jess Murray from the Tap Rhythm Project. This isn’t a home-ed-specific event, but Jess ran some tap dancing try-out sessions for local non-schoolers last year, which were much enjoyed 🙂

Facebook page for the event

A Tap Jam is a place for tap dancers to improvise with musicians and other tap dancers. Everyone is welcome, whether to take part or simply to watch and enjoy. Tap Rhythm Jams are open to dancers of all levels of experience, from complete beginners to professional performers. We even have tap shoes that you can use for free if you don’t have your own!

About the tap improvisation workshop, 6pm – 7pm (additional cost)…

Special guest Junior Laniyan will lead a musicality and improvisation workshop before the jam starts. You can try improvising in a low key environment and learn some easy approaches to get you started.

Video clip of Junior Laniyan and Andrew Nemr dancing at the London tap jam in 2010

Video clip of Annette Walker and Jess Murray dancing at the London tap jam in 2010

(You don’t have to be amazing dancers like them to give it a go! Beginners welcome!)

City Arts “how to find us” page, including access info.

The tap jam will be in the ground floor space, which has a wheelchair-accessible toilet and flat access.

Nearest tram stop: “Lace Market”. Any tram through the city centre will stop here. Tram information.

Nearest bus stops: “Hockley” opposite the venue (all red or lilac line inbound buses), “Boston Street” 150 yards (all red or lilac line outbound buses), “George Street” 350 yards (which is on the “city loop” bus route, so turquoise line all buses, green line all buses, orange line number 34). Bus information.

Parking: “Arena” car park, Lower Parliament Street, 150 yards – or on nearby streets. Outside the venue you can only drop off or pick up, not actually park.

EMHEM 2016 weekend – camping or dorms, canoeing etc, Beaumanor, Leicestershire, 19 to 21 August

EMHEM = East Midlands Home Ed Moot! “An opportunity to get together and have fun in beautiful surroundings.” All home ed families welcome.

Date: Weekend of Friday 19 to Sunday 21 August 2016.

Time: Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon.

Venue: Beaumanor Hall, Woodhouse, Leicestershire, LE12 8TX.

“a Victorian country house located in Woodhouse, Leicestershire. Set in 34 acres of idyllic countryside, Beaumanor has been run by Leicestershire County Council since the 1970s”

Area: The hall is about two miles south of Loughborough Central train station “as the crow flies”, near the village of Woodhouse.

Age range: Family event for all ages, with at least one adult (18+) in each family/friends group. Canoeing is 7-plus only.

Price: Age two and under go free. Everyone else pays per person. The price depends on which type of accommodation you choose (if that kind is still available). Canoeing and maze challenge are extra; see below.

Accommodation	Price per person
Camping (own tent)	£19
Camping (pre-pitched)	£28
Dorms	£34

Included in the accommodation price is the provision of jacket potatoes and pasta/rice for the
evening meals. Bring your own toppings/sides/extras.

Optional extras: canoeing, for 7+ (only a few places left at time of writing) and a “Crystal Maze type challenge“. These will be on the Saturday, and will cost approx £15 per person. Adults can book onto them too.

People will travel to the canoeing site via minibus (included), whereas the maze challenge is on-site.

The staff we feel are excellent leaders and work well with the children.

Booking: Email emhem at non-school-nottingham dot org dot uk.

What to include in the booking email:

total number of people coming
ages of kids
accommodation preference
whether you’d like to do the canoeing &/or the maze challenge
an activity/workshop/game which your family might be happy to contribute/share/lead.

Beaumanor Hall itself is used predominantly for weddings and corporate events, but they do rent out cabins and tents to schools, scouts and other youth groups regularly. They run many workshops and activities for groups of all ages and abilities and have a long established history of accommodating the needs of Home Educating families at a
reasonable rate. To this end, throughout our stay, we have unlimited use of all the grounds, including the formal gardens, woods, playing fields and playground. There are various trails and treasure hunts to follow, a spare marquee for activities and dining, and communal indoor space in the Gage Cabin which sleeps 24 (2×10 and 2×2 ) in bunks as well as a shower block and a games room. Close to Woodhouse, Beacon Hill, The Outwoods and Bradgate Park, there are also plenty of opportunities for exploration nearby.

No Dogs, except guide dogs
No individual fires (the insurance was just too much)
This is a residential visit. There needs to be at least one adult (18+) in each family/friends group.

Beaumanor Hall web site.

Map showing Beaumanor Hall:

Bigger map showing Beaumanor Hall

“How to find us” page on Beaumanor Hall web site.

Nearest conventional railway station is Loughborough, two to three miles away by road. The Beaumanor Hall web site says there would usually be taxis available at the station.

There is a Beaumanor Hall bus stop at the bottom of the drive up to the Hall (about 500 yards).

Bus timetable for the 154, which runs hourly during the day on Friday, but doesn’t run on Sundays.

Parking: There is parking at Beaumanor Hall.