Family Events 2010
MOUSE HUNT!
Everyday children can take on the role of
''Rodent Control Officers' and follow the clues around Glenlee to spot as many toy mice as they can! Give your final count to Reception and claim your prize
Build A Boat
Tuesdays and Thursdays during the school summer holidays
11.00am-12 noon
Songs, Games, Arts and Crafts
Fun workshops designing and building boats and ships throughout history including TITANIC and WAVERLEY. Suitable for ages 5-9.
Sessions cost £3.00 and you can sign up for the whole summer or just come along to one or two sessions. Please call 0141 222 2513 to book or for more information.
Booking Essential
Not suitable for groups
Gigantic Titanic
Wednesdays and Fridays during the school summer holidays
1.00pm - 3.00pm
Arts and Crafts fun
To celebrate our upcoming exhibition TITANIC: Honour and Glory, come along and help us build a gigantic model of Titanic! Paint a funnel, create a passenger puppet, design a porthole. Materials supplied.
Drop-in Session
Standard Admission Applies
High Point of Sailing Ships **FREE**
Thursday 22nd July
2.00pm
Illustrated Talk
Mr Graham Cumming will deliver an exhilarating talk on real people and events from detailed research of private and public records from key maritime repositories around the world.
The story focuses on the square rigged ships of R&J Craig of Glasgow, of Craig’s “COUNTIES” fame, 1860-1907.
Highlighting the first true 4-masted Merchant-Ship: sv “County of Peebles” (SN 71742), and paving the way for excellent 3 & 4 masted steel sailing ships such as the sv “Glenlee”.
Mr Cumming is a Chartered Engineer (Graduate of Strathclyde University), Maritime Historian & author of “GONE . . . .” the story of R&J Craig of Glasgow 1860-1907.
Living History Afternoon
Wednesday 28th July
2.00pm - 4.00pm
Meet The Glenlee Crew
Come along and meet Captain Owens and his crew. It's 1913 and the Glenlee has just arrived home from a round the world voyage. Hear tales of 'Rounding the Horn and help Mrs Owens look for Jock, the Ship's Cat. Fun for all the family!
Standard Admission Applies
Sail Away Weekend **FREE ENTRY**
Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th August
10.00am-5.oopm
Celebrate with us!
A fun weekend for all the family.
A chance to enjoy the Glenlee before she sails off to dry dock to undergo some exciting renovations. Don't miss this opportunity to celebrate with us in a weekend packed with special events and activities!
