Please note, this page doesn't include regular events, such as the Wriggly Readers (minimum of once a month at every library), Reading groups or Browser's coffee mornings. For details of those please check your individual library page.
We try to offer a range of activities in the libraries for all age groups. As well as events for children during the school holidays, we have recently begun organising talks in the libraries for adults, or in some cases for all ages. These are often held after closing time due to space or noise issues. Any profits we make are used for library events.
Date
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Time
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Library
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Topic and Speaker
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Cost
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Monday 22nd March
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6pm-7pm
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Braunstone Town 0116 30535900
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Growing fruit in containers. Talk by author Andrew Mikolajski. Part of Leicestershire Libraries "Spring to Life" promotion, with top gardeners visiting libraries around the County.
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£2
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Monday 29th March
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11-12noon
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Kirby Muxloe
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A Pirate Adventure - Do you love reading about pirates? Do you enjoy creating your own special stories? Join the team from Explore Learning for a swash-buckling creative writing adventure. Limited places, book yours at the library now.
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FREE - but book in advance
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Tuesday 30th March
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10-11am
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Blaby 0116 3053516
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We're Going on a Bear Hunt! (Ages 4-7) Come and join the Explore Learning team for an exciting morning fillew with "We're going on a Bear Hunt" activities. Limited places, book yours at the library now.
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FREE - but book in advance
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Tuesday 30th March
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3-4pm
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Glenfield 0116 3053591
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A Pirate Adventure - Do you love reading about pirates? Do you enjoy creating your own special stories? Join the team from Explore Learning for a swash-buckling creative writing adventure. Limited places, book yours at the library now.
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FREE - but book in advance
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Wednesday 31st March
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6-7pm
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Enderby 0116 3053523
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Borders Manga Group - Since Borders closed the Manga group has been homeless. One of the regulars is restarting it at Enderby Library, so whether you used to go, or would like to start, come along and join us. Fun, relaxed group with more of a drawing focus than our Saturday Manga Cafe.
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FREE
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Thursday 1st April
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3-4pm
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Glenhills
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Beast Quest - Join the team from Explore Learning for an interactive workshop delving into these gripping books. Limited places, book yours at the library now.
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FREE - but book in advance
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Tuesday 6th April
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10-11am
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Blaby 0116 3053516
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(Ages 6-11) "A Pirate Adventure" - Do you love reading about pirates? Do you enjoy creating your own special stories? Join the team from Explore Learning for a swash-buckling creative writing adventure. Limited places, book yours at the library now.
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FREE - but book in advance
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Wednesday 7th April
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3-4pm
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Braunstone Town 0116 30535900
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Beast Quest - Join the team from Explore Learning for an interactive workshop delving into these gripping books. Limited places, book yours at the library now.
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FREE - but book in advance
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Wednesday 14th April
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7:00-8:00
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Blaby 0116 3053516
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Jane Eyre - Tales behind the tale. Our heroine was more than a mouse! Through Jane, Charlotte Bronte presented daring and controversial ideas to her contemporary readers. Join me for an entertaining and light-hearted look at the hidden sensuality, the role of the Governess and the scientific practice of Phrenology, found in the pages of Jane Eyre.
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£2
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Wednesday 21st April
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Glenfield 0116 3053591
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East midlands Crime writers talk - By John Martin
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Monday 26th April
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9:30-11:30
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Braunstone Town 0116 3055900
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Free health check at your library. . Free health checks include: Height, Weight, Body Mass Index, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate
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FREE
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Monday 26th April
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2:30-4:30
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Blaby 0116 3053516
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Free health check at your library. . Free health checks include: Height, Weight, Body Mass Index, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate
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FREE
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Tuesday 27th April
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10-12noon
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Sapcote
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Free health check at your library. . Free health checks include: Height, Weight, Body Mass Index, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate
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FREE
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Tuesday 27th April
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3-5pm
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Glenhills
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Free health check at your library. . Free health checks include: Height, Weight, Body Mass Index, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate
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FREE
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Wednesday 28th April
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10:15-12:15
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Countesthorpe
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Free health check at your library. . Free health checks include: Height, Weight, Body Mass Index, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate
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FREE
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Wednesday 28th April
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2:30-4:30
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Enderby 0116 3053523
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Free health check at your library. . Free health checks include: Height, Weight, Body Mass Index, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate
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FREE
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Thursday 29th April
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10-12noon
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Cosby
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Free health check at your library. . Free health checks include: Height, Weight, Body Mass Index, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate
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FREE
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Thursday 29th April
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2:30-4:30
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Glenfield
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Free health check at your library. . Free health checks include: Height, Weight, Body Mass Index, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate
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FREE
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Friday 30th April
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10:30-12:30
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Kirby Muxloe
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Free health check at your library. . Free health checks include: Height, Weight, Body Mass Index, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate
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FREE
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Wednesday 12th May
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7:00-8:00
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Glenfield
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Gardening talk by Sally Cunningham
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£2
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Tuesday 18th May
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7:00-8:00
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Cosby 0116 3058764
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"Know your enemy? Know your friends! - Richard III and the battle of Bosworth" (Richard was let down by those he thought were on his side.)
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£2.50
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Wednesday 19th May
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6:00-7:00
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Enderby 0116 3053523
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An Apothecary in the 1600s
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£2
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Monday 24th May
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7:00-8:00
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Blaby 0116 3053516
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A beginner's guide to researching your family history, by Pat Grundy
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£2
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Wednesday 2nd June
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3:30-4:00
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Blaby Braunstone Town Cosby Enderby Glenfield (till 4:30) Kirby Muxloe Leicester Forest East Narborough
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Family Storytime! Join us to celebrate Storytime day of National Family Week. At 3:30 all of the open libraries in our area are taking time out for a family storytime. Storytimes will all be around twenty minutes to half an hour, Glenfield's storytime will be followed by some activities, finishing at 4:30.
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FREE
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Wednesday 2nd June
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7:00-8:00
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Glenfield 0116 3053591
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‘Oh I do like to be beside the seaside !’ History of the seaside holiday over the past two hundred years. Rediscover the fun and delights of the pier, the prom and Mr. Punch! A relaxed, fun talk by speaker Felicity Austin. A mix of history and nostalgia, with some songs thrown in. Delivered in costume.
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£3
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Thursday 3rd June
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3:30-4:00
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Glenhills
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Family Storytime! If you couldn't make a storytime on Storytelling day, pop down to Glenhills library who'll be celebrating a day late with a fun, family storytime.
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FREE
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Friday 4th June
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3:30-4:30
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Blaby 0116 3053516
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Blaby Blast Off! Stories and activities to launch you into reading.
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FREE
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Monday 28th June
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7:00-8:00
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Blaby 0116 3053516
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Leicestershire and Rutland Murders - David Bell True crime author, David Bell, will be giving his very popular talk on murders in the County, including the first use of DNA.
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£3 or two for £5
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Monday 12th July
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6:00-7:00
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Braunstone Town 0116 3055900
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The Life and Works of Agatha Christie - John Martin
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£2
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Wednesday 14th July
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7:00-8:00
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Blaby 0116 3053516
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"Light-hearted talk on love poetry" Covers modern and from the established literary canon; looking at how love is not always represented in poetry in ways we would expect.
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£2
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Wednesday 28th July
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6:00-7:00
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Enderby 0116 3053523
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Portable Antiquities Scheme A look at some of the archaeological objects recorded with the Portable Antiquity Scheme in Leicestershire - A scheme which catalogues finds made by members of the public.
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£2
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Monday 2nd August
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7:00-8:00
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Blaby 0116 3053516
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City Cinemas Local history expert, Brian Johnson, will be giving a fascinating insight into the history of Leicester's cinemas.
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£2 per ticket.
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Wednesday 25th August
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7:00-8:00
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Enderby 0116 3053523
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Richard III Sally Henshaw will be helping you to make your decisions about the life of Richard III
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£2
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Monday 20th September
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7:00-8:00
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Blaby 0116 3053516
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The Six wives of Henry VIII The details of Henry's wives and their fates, delivered in a lively way by speaker Sally Henshaw.
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£2
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Wednesday 3rd November
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7:00-8:00
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Enderby 0116 3053523
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The Gunpowder Plot Remember, Remember, the 5th of November. Just what were the details of this famous plot? Historian Sally Henshaw will unravel the story for us.
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£2
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