Artist/Event Name: Open Day at The Nigel Brown Cookery Academy
Venue: The Ropewalk
Time: 10:00am to 4.00 pm
Date: 12/06/2010
Town/City: Barton upon Humber
Country: United Kingdom
Postcode: DN18 5JT
Official Ticket Price: Free
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Loading ...Open Day at The Nigel Brown Cookery Academy @ The Ropewalk - Description
The Academy is opening the doors at it’s brand new home in the Grade 2 listed Ropewalk in Barton upon Humber on Saturday 12th June from 10 till 4.
Everyone is welcome to come and see our new facilities, enjoy a cuppa, learn to spin sugar baskets or even roll some fresh pasta. The Academy is also launching some brand new courses and dates including Saturday Cookshop and evening workshops, these will go on sale at the Open Day. As with all our courses, places are limited to a maximum of 8.
While you’re in the area, why not make a day of it and visit the two art galleries and heritage display within The Ropewalk,the Humber Bridge viewing area and Waters’ Edge Visitor’s Centre.
Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre and Country Park
North Lincolnshire’s greenest attraction, Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, at Barton upon Humber, has interactive displays and activities about the Humber Estuary and caring for the environment.
Visitor centre
The visitor centre, set in an 86-acre Country Park celebrates the wildlife and unique environment of the Humber estuary. These are explored through:
interactive displays
live images
games
activities
These have been designed to appeal to all ages.
The building has a stunning curved glass front and is constructed using environmentally friendly methods. The development has been undertaken with financial assistance primarily from Yorkshire Forward, Biffaward the Environment agency and the European Regional Development Fund. This award winning building is one of -greenest’ buildings in the UK. There are displays and quizzes to test how environmentally friendly you are and information on caring for our environment.
Country Park
Waters’ Edge Country Park has two sites of special scientific interest and is home to rare birds, plants and animals. There are two well-equipped children’s play areas and a network of footpaths, through the meadow and woodland and across the reed beds and ponds.
Wildlife surveillance network
Waters’ Edge is also home to an innovative wildlife surveillance network, the first of its kind in the country. High quality cameras have been installed across the site, ranging from a pan tilt and zoom camera on the south tower of the Humber Bridge to discreet lipstick sized cameras in individual nesting boxes. The live images give a wonderful insight into the secret world of the animals and birds that live in the Park.
Admission and car parking
Admission to the park and visitor centre is free, with ample free parking at the entrance to the Country Park.
This post was submitted by Lisa Barker.
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