March 2008

Mother's Day Service

Ford Park Cemetery, Ford
Sunday 2 March, 10.30am

Mother’s Day Service in the new chapel.

Blessed flower posies will be available and refreshments will be served after the service.

Booking in advance is advisable for this popular event.

Call the cemetery office on 01752 665442.

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The Imaginators

Central Library, North Hill
4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 and 26 March, 10am to 11am

Run by the Museum, these fun, free sessions are aimed specifically at the under fives and their carers and include creative activities, games, songs and stories based on our collections and exhibitions.

Places are limited so advance booking is essential. Please telephone 01752 304665 or email us to reserve your place(s) and for more information.

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Museum Fifteenth International Concert Series

The Litmus Trio - Hannah Lang, flute, Stephen Buck, cello and Peter Hewitt, piano
Sherwell United Church, North Hill (maximum 100 seated)
Thursday 6 March, 1pm

The Litmus Trio will present a range of music from Baroque to the 20th century, and will perform works by Hadyn and Beethoven.

Tickets are £6 each (no concessions) which includes a programme and can be purchased from Vibes Music, 19 Mayflower Street or by post. For postal orders please send a stamped self addressed envelope to Plymouth City Museum, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AJ, with a cheque made payable to 'Plymouth City Council'. Any unsold tickets will be available on the door.

For further information contact Jeanie Moore on 01752 304774 or 01752 770345 or email JeanieMooreMVO@aol.com. Alternatively, visit our concert page.

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Climate Change Fun Day

Plymouth Pavilions
Saturday 8 March: 10am to 4pm

A free Family Fun Day to explore Climate Change and how it impacts on our lives.

• Find out where your food comes from
• Check your carbon footprint
• Learn about alternative energy
• Discover how to save energy in your home
• Play the water cycle game
• See what you can do with recycled materials
• Find out about effects of past, present and future climate change on species
• Are you a winner or loser in the Climate Change game?

The event is organised by Europe Direct Plymouth and supported by a number of local organisations.

For more information visit Europe Direct Plymouth, email library@plymouth.gov.uk or phone 01752 305923.

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Naming Nature

Plymouth Guildhall
11 to 15 March, 11am to 4pm

Join the Museum and partners, the Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science, the University of Plymouth and Plymouth Marine Laboratory, at the Guildhall for a five-day interactive event as part of National Science and Engineering Week 2008.

This event will illustrate the history, science and importance of taxonomy (naming and organising) and classification. By using living and preserved specimens of marine organisms, plants, birds and insects we will demonstrate:

• How scientific names describe an organism
• Why the Latin language is used
• How taxonomy provides a picture of the Earth’s biodiversity
• How to identify an organism using a 'key'

And much more!

So come along and join in! There will be plenty to see and do with competitions, prizes and quizzes!

Sessions for school groups will run from Tuesday to Friday - please contact Clare Buckland on 01752 633265 for further information or to book a session. The session on Saturday will be open to all.

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Sainsbury’s Sport’s Relief Mile

Plymouth Hoe
Sunday 16 March 2008

The Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile is back in Plymouth for 2008 and you can now register to take place.

Sport Relief 2008 is all about challenging yourself, friends and colleagues to do something sporty and raise cash. The ultimate challenge for the public is doing the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile, where hundreds of thousands of people across the UK will take to the streets and go the distance for Sport Relief.

The 2008 Mile will take place on Sunday 16 March and Plymouth Milers will be limbering up and raising cash on the Hoe. You can choose to do one; three, or six miles, meaning people of all ages and ability can join in, have fun and help change lives for the better.

The Plymouth event will feature four 'waves' of runners during the course of the afternoon and the city is one of the six to be featured for live coverage by BBC TV.

Comic Relief spends the money raised to help vulnerable people living incredibly tough lives both at home in the UK and in the world’s poorest countries.

For more information about how you can get involved visit the Sport Relief website.

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Dawn Chorus

Plymbridge Woods
Saturday 29 March, 5am to 6.30am

Join Wild About Plymouth and Dr Stephen Votier of the University of Plymouth, our guide for this unique experience of listening to bird song at dawn.

The cost for this event is just £1 per child and £2 per adult. Under 5s go free.

Places are limited and must be booked in advance by Friday 14 March 2008. Please call 01752 304769 or visit our Wild About Plymouth pages. On the day, meet us at the bridge between the two public car parks on Plymbridge Road.