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A collage of three photos including a reenactor dressed as a nurse, a photo of a thistle award, which reads "we're on the shortlist!" and a flower outside the museum. Some text reads "Weekly Roundup 17th to 23rd July 2023."

Weekly Roundup – 17th to 23rd July 2023

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Catch up with all that’s been happening at The Devil’s Porridge Museum with our weekly roundup. This week we’ve had gardening, living history reenactors and we’re thrilled to have been shortlisted for the Scottish Thistle Awards!!! Read all about it below.

Monday 17th July 2023.

On Monday we were delighted to welcome another group visit to The Devil’s Porridge Museum. Find out all you need to know about group visits here>

On this day in 1944 the decision was made to abandon RAF Annan. At its peak RAF Annan could boast a staff of 400 RAF personnel housed across its 200-acre site. Tragically, many pilots lost their lives while training at RAF Annan.

You can learn more about RAF Annan by visiting The Devil’s Porridge Museum.

Thursday 20th July 2023

Today we discovered that we were once again in finals for the Thistle awards!

We were thrilled to have been shortlisted for the South of Scotland Thistle Awards Regional Finals in the following categories:

  • Celebrating Thriving Communities
  •  Best Visitor Attraction.

We were delighted to find out that our chairman, Richard Brodie has also been shortlisted for Tourism Individual of the Year in the South of Scotland Thistle Awards Regional Fianals.

We are looking forward to the 5th of October 2023 to celebrate the best of South of Scotland tourism!!! Good luck to everyone who is nominated.

An photo of a metal award in the shape of a thistle with the words 'We're on the Shortlist!'. The logo for the Scottish Thistle Awards is in the top left corner and South of Scotland is writtend in the lower right corner.

 

Friday 21st July 2023

Today we had Strasbourg Youth Symphony Orchestra visiting us for a look around The Devil’s Porridge Museum! It was fantastic to have them all visit.

Saturday 22nd July 2023

Our gardening club was hard at work growing fresh food and flowers this morning. Why not come along and join them? Gardening club is ideal for children and young people aged up to 16 years old. You can learn more about this here>

Take a look at this beautiful flower they have grown below. It’s one of the many things they have grown so far!

Visitors to The Devil’s Porridge Museum  could also see two living history reenactors from On War Service as part of their visit to the museum today. They were in uniform as WW1 military nurse and her patient, a German soldier.

On War Service also had  authentic items from the World War One on display in the museum’s education room.

It was brilliant to have two members of On War Service at The Devil’s Porridge Museum. You can learn more about On War Service here>

 

That brings up to the end of our weekly roundup! Remember to join us again next week to keep up to date with what’s been happening at The Devil’s Porrridge Museum. If you want to read more about what has been happen in the meantime check out last week’s weekly roundup here>

You can also take a look at our events page to see if there’s anything coming up that you would like to get involed in here>

Planning a visit with your family? Take a look at our brand new family visits page to find out all you need to know!

A collage of three photos including one of two bracelets worn by a child, one of a poster for the book "Cosima Unfortunate Steals a Star" with a knitted version of the book's main character and her stick and another photo of some ink art. Some text reads "Weekly Roundup 10th to 16th July 2023."

Weekly Roundup – 10th to16th July 2023

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Recently there’s been so much happening at The Devil’s Porridge Museum that we’ve decide to start a weekly roundup to keep you all up to date! This week there’s been creative writing, jewellery and more! Read the full rundown below.

Monday 10th July 2023

We started off the week with a group visit to The Devil’s Porridge Museum.

Tuseday 11th July 2023

Today we had not one, but two Jewellery Workshops!

We had an amazing experience at the Teenagers’ Jewellery workshop. It was a pleasure to create beautiful pieces of jewellery with such talented and creative teenagers. Their skills and imagination were truly impressive. Take a look at some photos of this below!

 

We also had so much fun in the Little Girls Jewellery Workshop!!! Have a look at their beautiful creations in the photos below!

Tuseday was certianly a very busy day! We also had two diffrent group visits to The Devil’s Porridge Museum.

Wednesday 12th July 2023

Today we had a creative writting workshop, which was a huge success! The children were fully engaged and impressed us with their outstanding storytelling skills, they developed prompts, characters and writing with ease.
A big thank you to Laura for sharing her inspiring writing journey with us!
Take a look at some photos from this workshop below.
Thursday 13th July 2023
Today we had another group visit to The Devil’s Porridge Museum. You can learn more about group visits here>
Friday 14th July 2023
There was great fun to be had at our painting workshop today! The kids got creative in our painting class today! Take a look at the variety of shapes and monsters they made in the photos below.
Saturday 15th July 2023
Today we had our gardening club. The young people in our gaderning club are learning new skills and helping us to grow seasonal produce in our Dig for Victory garden that will be used in our café.
We’ve still got spaces in our gardening club if you know a young person who would like to join us! Learn more about it and how to book here>
That’s the end of our Weekly Roundup for this week! Join us next week to keep up to date with what’s been happening at The Devil’s Porridge Museum. In the meantime, check out our events page to see what’s coming up soon at The Devil’s Porridge Museum!
A poster advertising a Digital Takeover that happened at The Devil's Porridge Museum on Friday 7th July 2023.

Digital Takeover

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Join our Youth Panel and take over our digital platforms!

* TikTok videos: Write scripts, film videos or act in the videos! Your choice!
* Photography: Use your smartphone to take pictures for our social media.
* Write content for social media or blog.

All training will be provided.

To book contact: education@devilsporridge.org.uk

A poster advertising the Easter activities that happened at The Devil's Porridge Museum in 2023.

Easter Activities 2023

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Hop along to The Devil’s Porridge Museum for some egg-citing Easter activities for young people. Ideal for 6 to 12 year-olds!

Read more about our fun Easter activities below.

 

Wednesday 5th & 12th April 2023

 

Egg-cellent Egg Painting

10am – 11am

Get creative at The Devil’s Porridge Museum and have a crack at egg painting! What egg-straordinary designs will you create?

Donation £1 per child for this activity.

Places are limited. Book your place on Eventbrite.

Book here for Wednesday 5th April>

Book here for Wednesday 12th April>

 

Thursday 6th April 2023

 

Egg-mazing Easter Wreath

10am -11am

Create your own egg-mazing Easter wreath in this fun workshop.

Donation £1 per child for this activity.

Places are limited. Book your place on Eventbrite here>

 

Friday 7th April 2023

Easter Deli Creations

10am – 11:30am

Create some tasty treats for Easter in this egg-cellent workshop.

Donation £1 per child for this activity.

Places are limited. Book your place on Eventbrite here>

 

Tuseday 11th April 2023

Egg-straordinary Easter Crafts

10am -11am

Hop along to The Devil’s Porridge Museum to get creative with some egg-cellent Easter crafts!

Donation £1 per child for this activity.

Places are limited. Book your place on Eventbrite here>

 

Thursday 13th & Friday 14th April 2023

 

Egg-citing Easter Egg Hunt

Join us at The Devil’s Porridge Museum for a very egg-citing Easter egg hunt! You can enjoy this as part of your visit to The Devil’s Porridge Museum.

Can you track down all the colourful eggs around the museum and spell the word to earn your chocolate treat?

Booking online to visit the Museum is essential to avoid disappointment when we are busy. You can book your visit here: https://www.devilsporridge.org.uk/product/tickets

 

Have you enjoyed our Easter activites? Why not come along to our free gardening club.

 

 

A poster advertising a Spanish lesson for beginners between the ages 8 to 14. This past event happened on Friday 24th February 2023.

Mid-Term Holiday workshops!

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Mid-Term Holiday workshops!📣📣📣

 

We have 4 family bonding activities for your kids:

  • Upcycling workshops learn about recycling.
  • A Spanish lesson for beginners.
  • A Board Games Club.

Free events, all materials are provided.
Book by searching The Devil’s Porridge on Eventbrite.
Due to popularity, bookings are limited to 3 kids per adult.

 

Wednesday, Feb 22, 11am-12:30pm

 

Upcycling workshop: Save that jar!

Transform your hoarded bottles from trash to high-end & fabulous jars into nice jars to treasure memories, self-care products, and more.

Best suited to ages 7 – 12.

Free.

*Due to popularity, booking is limited to 3 kids per person.

**Parents can join their children, but please only book your child’s place.

 

 

Thursday, Feb 23, 11am-12:30pm

 

Upcycling workshop

Creative boxes: Think it, make it!

Join us for a creative workshop on recycling cardboard to make beautiful boxes to store memories, self-care essentials, and more!

Best suited to ages 7 – 12.

Places are limited to 3 kids per person.

 

Friday, Feb 24, 11am-12:00pm

 

 

Hola! Spanish lesson for beginners

Join us in our Moorside Room for a fun Spanish lesson with a native speaker.

Best suited to ages 8 – 14.

Places are limited to 3 kids per person.

 

 

Saturday, Feb 24, 10am-11:00pm

 

 

Board Game Club

Come out and play games with friends and family!

Meet new people!

All ages welcome!

Places are limited to 3 kids per person.

Poster for all the workshops and activities held at The Devil's Porridge Museum in October 2022.

History and Halloween

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This Ocotber holiday we have an programme of free ‘History and Halloween’ activities for young people. You can take a look at our full programme of ‘History and Halloween’ events below.

 

Monday 17th October 2022

 

 

Time Bandits

10am – 4pm

Go back in time to learn all about WW1 with the Time Bandits.

They will have costumes, object handling opportunities and more.

No need to book for this event.

Free with entry into The Devil’s Porridge Museum.

 

Tuseday 18th October 2022

Spooky Storytelling

11am -12pm

An hour of stories and interactive activities, entwined with a hint of local history.

These stories will be told by Mostly Ghostly. Learn more about them here>

Places are limited. Due to popularity, we have limited the number of bookings to 3 per person.

Please book your place on Eventbrite here>

 

Wednesday 19th October 2022

Mexican Day of the Dead.

11am – 12pm

Have your face painted with Catrina make up and build a Day of the Dead altar.

Places are limited. Due to popularity, we have limited the number of bookings to 3 per person.

Please book your place on Eventbrite here>

 

Thursday 20th October 2022

Create a Halloween Book

11am – 12pm

Have fun creating your own book of scary Scottish legends.

Places are limited. Due to popularity, we have limited the number of bookings to 3 per person.

Please book your place on Eventbrite here>

 

Monday 24th Ocotber 2022

 

Halloween Monster Crafts

11am -12pm

Join us to create some crazy monster crafts!

Places are limited. Due to popularity, we have limited the number of bookings to 3 per person.

Please book your place on Eventbrite here>

 

Tuesday 25th October 2022

Halloweeen Lanterns

11am – 12pm

Create your own haunting Halloween glass jar lantern to light up the night.

Places are limited. Due to popularity, we have limited the number of bookings to 3 per person.

Please book your place on Eventbrite here>

 

Wednesday 26th October 2022

 

Create a Halloween Wreath

11am – 12pm

Bats, pumpkins and witches hats! Make a Halloween wreath out of these shapes and more that you can use to decorate your house.

Places are limited. Due to popularity, we have limited the number of bookings to 3 per person.

Please book your place on Eventbrite here>

 

Thursday 27th October 2022

Haunting Halloween Masks

11am -12pm

Make your very own spooky Halloween mask in this fun free activity at The Devil’s Porridge Museum.

Places are limited. Due to popularity, we have limited the number of bookings to 3 per person.

Please book your place on Eventbrite here>

 

Friday 28th October 2022

Children’s Haloween Party

6.30pm – 8.30pm

The Devil’s Porridge Museum is excited to host our annual Halloween party! For children ages 5-12.

There will be spooky Halloween decorations, music, food and games!

Dress up in your best Halloween costume and have a chance to win best dressed boy or girl!

Places are limited. Due to popularity, we have limited the number of bookings to 3 per person.

Please book your place on Eventbrite here>

 

Summer of Fun programme at The Devil's Porridge Museum in 2022.

Summer of Fun

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Enjoy a summer of fun at The Devil’s Porridge Museum with a variety of free activites for young people during the summer holidays. You can read our full summer of fun programme below.

 

Thursday 7th July 2022

Mini Magic Houses

10:30 to 11:30AM

Make your own mini house for a magical creature to plant in your garden. It could be for a fairy, dragon, centaur, unicorn or anything else you can imagine!

Places are limited. Booking is essential.

Please book your place here>

 

Tuseday 12th July 2022

Rocking Rock Painting

10:30 to 11:30AM

Decorate rocks and hide them around Eastriggs for people for people to find.

Places are limited. Booking is essential.

Please book your place here>

 

Thursday 14th July 2022

Let’s Go Build a Kite!

10:30 to 11:30AM

Have fun building your own kite in this craft activity.

Places are limited. Booking is essential.

Please book your place here>

 

Tuseday 2nd August 2022

Young Jewellers

10:30 to 11:30AM

Have a go at making your own jewellery.

Places are limited. Booking is essential.

Please book your place here>

 

Thursday 11th August 2022

Aquarium Adventures

10:30 to 11:30AM

Ever wanted your own aqauarium? Now’s your chance! Have some fishy fun making your own Mason jar aquarium.

Places are limited. Booking is essential.

Please book your place here>

 

Tuseday 16th August 2022

Blast Off!

10:30 to 11:30AM

Go to infinity and beyond making your own baking soda rocket!

Places are limited. Booking is essential.

Please book your place here>

 

Tuseday 23rd August 2022

Sparkle Snail

10:30 to 11:30AM

Make your own stylish snail at The Devil’s Porridge Museum.

Places are limited. Booking is essential.

Please book your place here>

 

Tuseday 30th August 2022

Sunprint Handprint

10:30 to 11:30AM

Make a sun from your handprints in this craft activity.

Places are limited. Booking is essential.

Please book your place here>

 

Monday 4th July – Wednesday 31st August 2022

Mystery Trail

A brand new mystery trail for young people will be in place around the museum. Free with entry into The Devil’s Porridge Museum.

You can book your visit into The Devil’s Porridge Museum  online here>

Coronation Crown Making activity poster for an event at The Devil's Porridge Museum in June 2022.

Platinum Jubilee Celebration

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Join us to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee at The Devil’s Porridge Museum!

 

Friday 3rd June 2022

Coronation Crown Making

Join us to make a free paper crown to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee.

Places are limited. Book your place by phoning: 01461 700021

 

Monday 30th May – Sunday 5th May

Free Colouring In

Young people visiting The Devil’s Porridge Museum or eating in the cafè during the Jubilee week will recieve some free colouring in, while supplies last.

We would be delighted to see some of your completed colouring. You can share it with us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.

Book your visit to The Devil’s Porridge Museum online here>

 

 

Some of the Easter chicks created by young people!

Easter Egg-citement at the Museum.

By Archive

There’s been lots of Easter Egg-citement this year with a variety of activites for young people happening at The Devil’s Porridge Museum.

The Easter Egg-citement started on Monday 4th April 2022 and ran until Monday 18th April 2022.

Our first Easter event was Chocolate Creations were young people made their own chocolate nests. It created some very tasty results!

Take a look at in our gallery of photos for this below.

The next bit of our Easter Egg-citement was Crafting Creatures, were young people made lambs and chicks. We love how creative some of the results from this are!

Take a look at some of them below.

In spring our Spring Bag Printing Workshop with local artist Jack O’Hara young people made their own design and used it to decorate a drawstring bag.

Take a look at our gallery of them hard at work below.

We love the creative designs made by young people in our Easter Egg Painting workshops!

You can take a look at some of them in below.

Thanks to everyone who joined us for and those who helped with our Egg-cellent Easter Events this year!

You can read the full list of Easter activities that happened at The Devil’s Porridge Museum (including our Easter trail around the museum) here>

 

Egg-cellent Easter Events!

By Archive

Join us at The Devil’s Porridge Museum from Monday 4th April to Monday 18th April for a variety of egg-citing FREE Easter events for young people, which are perfect for 5-12 year olds!

Read more about our fun Easter events and activies below.

 

Monday 4th & 11th April

Chocolate Creations

10:30 am to 12 noon

Join us to make chocolate nests at The Devil’s Porridge Museum!

Places are limited. Book your place by phoning: 01461 700021

 

Tuesday 5th & 12th April

Crafting Creatures

1 pm – 2:30 pm

Join us at The Devil’s Porridge Museum to create baa-illiant lambs and pom pom chicks.

Places are limited. Book your place by phoning: 01461 700021

 

Wednesday 6th and 13th April

Spring Bag Printing

10:30 am to 12 noon.

Come along to The Devil’s Porridge Museum to create a spring themed design and print it on your own drawstring bag! With local artist Jack O’ Hara.

Places are limited. Book your place by phoning: 01461 700021

 

Thursday 7th & 14th April

Easter Bunny’s Story Time

10:30 am to 12 noon.

Hop along to The Devil’s Porridge Museum to enjoy some lovely stories with the Easter Bunny!

Places are limited. Book your place by phoning: 01461 700021

 

Friday 8th & 15th April

Egg-straordinary Egg Painting

1 pm to 2:30 pm.

Get creative at The Devil’s Porridge Museum and have a crack at egg painting! What egg-straordinary designs will you create?

Places are limited.Book your place by phoning: 01461 700021

 

Monday 4th to Monday 18th April

Egg-citing Easter Egg Hunt

This Easter young people can take part in a very egg-citing Easter egg hunt during their visit to The Devil’s Porridge Museum!

Can you track down all the colourful eggs around the museum and spell the word to earn your chocolate treat?

Booking online to visit the Museum is essential to avoid disappointment when we are busy. You can book your visit here: https://www.devilsporridge.org.uk/product/tickets

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