Christmas 2024 at Eskbank
The volunteers and staff at Eskbank House Museum wish you all a very happy and safe Christmas season and thank the community for their support in 2024.
The museum will be closed from Wednesday 25 December 2024 reopening on Thursday 2 January 2024 10am to 4pm
Photo credit: William Sandford Bust, Jean Cullen EHM Volunteer
Join Megan Halcroft (PhD), from Bees Business, for a ‘talk and walk’ around Eskbank House Museum gardens.
• Sunday the 19th of January 2025. From 3pm – 5.30pm
• 45-minute science-based, image-rich presentation on native bees.
• Light afternoon tea, compliments of our insect pollinators.
• Get up close and personal with our insect pollinators.
Bookings are essential:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/afternoon-tea-with-the-pollinators-tickets-1116074010409
This is a free intergenerational event, children are welcome but must be accompanied by a supervising adult
More information: Phone 02 63529123
Lithgow City Council website https://council.lithgow.com/
Jack-O’-Lanterns Workshop with Ludwina Roebuck
Friday 29th September, 11am – 1pm
For all ages
Bookings are essential. Workshop and afternoon tea free, museum entry fee applies
To book phone 6354 9999
Get crafty and create a spooktacular installation of nightmarish Jack-O’-Lanterns that will glow wildly in Main Street during Lithgow Halloween. Explore your dark imaginings to dream up ghoulish faces and devilish creatures that will scare your friends and family!
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to work with a talented local artist to create a unique installation to haunt Lithgow’s streets for Halloween 2017.
To see some of Ludwina Roebuck’s wonderfully quirky creations, you will find her installation shining over Pioneer Park in Main Street, produced as part of Tidy Town’s Laneways Project.
WRITING HOME: A STORY WORKSHOP FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Kim Kelly
Sunday 9th July, 10am – 1pm
Ages 12+
Bookings are essential, workshop is $30 includes free museum entry
To book phone 6354 9999
Do you love to write but get stuck for inspiration? Stories are all around you, if you look carefully, and your hometown is bursting with them.
In this fun workshop, well-known writer Kim Kelly will take you on a virtual tour of Lithgow that will ignite your imagination. Lithgow’s landscapes and streetscapes, and the valley’s rich history, all have tales to tell. Myths, legends and family stories can inspire your own too – but no-one will tell the tales of your home the way you do.
Whether you dream of becoming a writer yourself or you just love telling tales, you won’t look at Lithgow the same way once you’ve begun Writing Home.
Bring pen and paper or other writing device.
Kim Kelly is the acclaimed Australian author of six novels, including the much-loved Black Diamonds, set in Lithgow during World War One.
A well-known book editor and literary consultant for Varuna, The National Writers’ House in the Blue Mountains, Kim has worked in the publishing industry for more than twenty years.
Kim is a passionate believer in the importance of all our stories. Her workshops are safe, inclusive spaces where everyone is encouraged to share their thoughts and experiences, in an environment of respect for diversity.
You can find out more about her work on: https://kimkellyauthor.com/
Enter the Waste2Art Competition now!
Local students, artists, and creative groups are invited to take up the challenge to turn waste into art.
Waste2Art is an art competition and exhibition open to local residents of all ages. It showcases and celebrates creative works made from reused and recyclable waste materials, and aims to challenge people’s perception of waste.
The annual waste theme for 2017 is Plastic Bags and Plastic Packaging however artworks can be made from any recyclable materials. Prizes will be awarded to the winners of each category.
IMPORTANT DATES
ENTRY FORMS can be downloaded Here
Full terms and conditions can be downloaded Here
Alternatively, forms are available from
Lithgow City Council Customer Service
Lithgow Library Learning Centre
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Summar Hipworth
Cultural Development Officer
Lithgow City Council
T: 6354 9999
E: council@lithgow.nsw.gov.au
