Easter Fun with The Harris!

Join us for an Easter half-term of fun activities for budding artists, future programmers and history enthusiasts! Get involved in our exciting programme of events located in The Guild Hall, Preston.

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Baby Bounce and Rhyme

Children’s Library | Tuesday 2 and 9 April |10:30 | Free

Join us from 10.30am – 11.00am at The Harris Library in Preston Guild Hall. Sharing songs and rhymes is a fun way for babies and toddlers to develop their language skills!

Mad Science: Energise It!

Guild Hall Foyer | Wednesday 3 April | 1pm | £2 – £3

Enjoy an interactive show investigating the different types of energy that power the world around us!

Mad Science: The Glow Show

Guild Hall Foyer | Wednesday 3 April | 2pm | £2

Find out how we see light and how it affects objects! Watch in awe as we demonstrate phosphorescence using U.V. light and learn the secrets behind how real money is manufactured.

Mad Science: Lights, Colour, Action!

Guild Hall Foyer | Wednesday 3 April | 3pm | £2

Uncover the hidden components in ordinary light, see a spectacular display of chemical energy, and try on our diffraction glasses, so you can see rainbows!

Inflatable Chicken Puppets

Guild Hall Corridor | Thursday 4 April | 1:30pm – 3:30pm (drop-in) | Free

Get involved in our Easter Family Crafts workshop making your very own inflatable chicken puppets – intrigued? Join us in The Guild Hall to find out more!

Spring Flower Creating

Guild Hall Foyer | Friday 5 April | 1:30pm | £2

Join us for a delightful and hands-on craft workshop where you’ll create beautiful spring flowers to take home. Let your creativity bloom as Shiryn guides you through the steps, mark making with mixed media to make Spring flower paintings.

Lego & Programming

Guild Hall Foyer | Monday 8 April  | 10:30 – 12pm (5-8 yrs) & 1 – 2:30pm (9-12 yrs) | £8 per group

Build fantastic Lego WeDo models then learn to program sensors, motors and lights to bring them to life. This activity is highly engaging, packed full of learning and lots of fun!

Hungry Caterpillar Craft

Guild Hall Foyer | Wednesday 10 April  | 1:30pm | £2

The Very Hungry Caterpillar activity is a fun arts and crafts adaptation of the popular preschool book. Making a Caterpillar mask / headband using mixed media pictures of the Hungry Caterpillar and butterflies. Take part in this science experiment to make a wriggly Caterpillar out of paper!

Viking Sessions

Guild Hall Foyer | Thursday 11 April  | 11am & 1:30pm | £2

The year is 1024. King Canute has been on the throne for 8 years and Scandinavians and Anglo Saxons are living at peace once more. We are living in the Danelaw on the west side of the pennines, on a crossroads of the old trade routes using the ancient roman roads and the rivers. What is life like for the families living in the Danelaw? This is a storytime and craft session, parental supervision necessary please book to avoid disappointment.

Bouncing Bunnies Craft

Guild Hall Corridor | Friday 12 April | 1:30pm – 3:30pm (drop-in) | Free

Create your own flying rabbit catapults this Easter – intrigued? Join us in The Guild Hall to find out more!

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Harris Your Place

Harris Your Place is a £16 million project set to restore and reimagine the Harris for 21st-century audiences as a cultural learning space. The aim of this project is to protect the building and the architecture for future generations whilst enhancing accessibility options and positioning the Harris as a community hub for Preston and Lancashire.

The capital project is more than simply preserving this much-loved building; Harris wants to ensure that it remains a vibrant heart of the community. A place where people want to spend their time.