Fairies Woodland Party Exhibition Highlights Video
The Fairies Woodland Party Exhibition Video
A Good Yarn Exhibition Highlights Video
There's No Place Link Home
Advent Calendar Countdown
Introducing Unlocked Art by South Sutton Hello
Video - How to make a Diwali celebration card
Whitehall Halloween Storytime. Molly Maybe and the Ghost Train.
Sutton Cultural Services Presents: Inside the South Sutton Hello #UnlockedArtExhibition
Writing your name in Hangeul
Open House London Little Holland House
Thank you to Open House for featuring local hidden gem & unique interpretation of the #artsandcraftsmovement - #LittleHollandHouse in this video tour. Tour Guide Helen Westwood.
📷 & 🎥 courtesy of Ed Bishop and Jim Stephenson of Stephenson/Bishop.
Open House London Honeywood Museum
If you've seen #HoneywoodMuseum from across Carshalton Ponds but haven't made it to the house yet watch this video tour courtesy of Open House London featuring Jane Howard.
📷 & 🎥 courtesy of Ed Bishop and Jim Stephenson of Stephenson/Bishop.
The house is open every Friday & Saturday from 10am - 5pm. Book FREE tickets here: http://orlo.uk/tShgW
Open House London - Whitehall Historic House
If you've ever wanted to visit #WhitehallHistoricHouse but haven't made it to the house yet watch this video tour courtesy of Open House London featuring volunteer guide John Phillips.
📷 & 🎥 courtesy of Ed Bishop and Jim Stephenson of Stephenson/Bishop.
The house is open every Thursday & Saturday from 10am - 5pm: http://orlo.uk/gXJVz
Open House London Promo
This weekend #openhouselondon takes place. Tickets for the Little Holland House tour have sold out. #HoneywoodMuseum & #WhitehallHistoricHouse will feature in videos specially filmed by Open House Estate Agents South London, which you can watch here: http://orlo.uk/GFHiE
Honeywood Museum & Whitehall Historic House will be open as normal from 10am - 5pm. The #LockDownArt Exhibition closes soon. Don't miss your opportunity to see fantastic art from local artist: Book FREE tickets here: http://orlo.uk/EWUY2
Make your own Crab Beach Scene!
It was 'Beach Day' recently, so we've put together a fun activity video for families and young ones. Get your craft materials out and make your very own crab beach scene!
Make Your Own Bee and Beehive Artwork
If you are missing the craft events that were taking place at Honeywood Museum & Whitehall Historic House you'll enjoy this video of how to make your own bee and beehive artwork.
Whitehall's Children's activity pack
Looking for something fun to do with children? Millie, the Whitehall mouse, invites you to join them on an exploration of Whitehall Historic House to celebrate its reopening from Thursday 23rd July - learn about the exciting history of the house, Cheam and Tudor Times! Why not also grab refreshments from Whitehall’s tearoom and relax in the garden! Book your visit to Whitehall and purchase the children’s activity pack via:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/welcome-to-whitehall-unlockeda-look-inside-the-locals-diaries-tickets-111868525772
Honeywood Museum Reopening
Honeywood Museum is opening its doors again on Friday 24th July with 2 new temporary displays:
The Painted Wandle - Beddington to Mitcham Bridge featuring artwork from London Borough of Sutton Museum collection & the The Friends of Honeywood Museum .
'Lockdown Art - Creativity Released' is linked to #The LocalsDiaries, a contemporary Archive collecting project aiming at preserving local reflections and experiences of life during the Covid-19 outbreak. This exhibition showcases creative responses in words, film, textiles, sculpture and mixed media, painting and drawing.
For more information or to book your free ticket here: http://orlo.uk/nQbEX
Welcome to Whitehall - Unlocked...A look inside The Locals: Diaries
Whitehall Historic House in Cheam is opening its doors again on Thursday 23rd July.
In addition to permanent displays about the history of the house, Cheam and the surrounding area, a new temporary exhibition: Unlocked….A look inside The Locals: Diaries, a display based around Sutton Archives recent contemporary collecting project, The Locals: Diaries, and Lockdown Art - Creativity Released, a recent call out to local artists for works created during the recent lockdown.
Book your free tickets here: http://orlo.uk/cJmMZ
This was the start of our #CAOSArt20 challenge, check our June story highlight and let us know the number of paper boats.
Wondering why we've been playing with paper boats this last week or so? It's all because of the story of Willie and Jack, two children we think used to live at Honeywood. Here's an extract from 'Mark Rutherford a biography of William Hale White.' (MacDonald, 1955, p166):
'Early in 1865 … they moved into the second of their Carshalton homes, Stream House, facing the western end of the two lakes in the village. This was a home of which the boys became fond, for there was a delightful garden at the back of it, which the Wandle, coming from Ruskin’s Pond, entered over a waterfall, making a pond of the whole end of the garden furthest from the house., then flowing along the south side of the garden and under the house. When a trap door in the floor of the dining room was lifted they could see the river, and the sound of it was always the accompaniment to their meals. The children Willie and Jack delighted none the less in the pond because they often tumbled into it, and they never tired of putting paper boats in the river in the garden, watching them disappear under the house, and running round to see them reappear in the lake in the village. But their parents found the house, though very attractive in appearance, almost uninhabitable because of its dampness, and their tenure of it was short, only a year.'
Who's been checking out our story this week? Know the answer to the question?! Let us know, there may be a prize! 😀
#ElmerDay
As #creativityandwellbeing week comes to an end, here's another crafty video to brighten up your day! This has been produced in association with @SuttonLibraries colleagues who have an Elmer the Elephant storytime coming out today at 11.30. Check their Facebook and Twitter for more info.
This much loved children's book, with iconic illustrations by author David Mckee, was first published in 1968 and helps promote diversity. Elmer has a cheerful and optimistic personality, and loves practical jokes.
Happy #ElmerDay we hope you enjoy! Please do share your pics if you have a go at creating an Elmer Elephant!
Whitehall Gets Crafty - Kitchen Paper Rainbow Craft
Missing crafts at Whitehall with your little ones? Join in from home with this DIY rainbow craft and then share your isolation creations with us at #suttonheritagecreates, or add them to your journal for our #TheLocalsDiaries project
Spirit of Place
Are you missing our heritage houses as much as we are during this time? For a bit of #fridaymotivation here's a selection of paintings of the houses from the Borough's art collection, reminding us how evocative art can be in recording and remembering the spirit of place.
Happy Easter everyone.
What's on in March!
Come join us for a range of events for families and teens through March. Find out more about events across Sutton here: http://socsi.in/iZYpC
Get our events newsletter straight to your email: http://socsi.in/WgJnn
#songinwhitehall
Ground floor view of the #songinwhitehall exhibition! See how @songginyoung installation weaves into the rest of Whitehall, and see her new work created in response to our unique #tudor building
Put a date in your diary to visit before the 1st of March to experience Whitehall at it's most colourful!
Finish off the day with a visit to @freedomcaffe for awesome veggie and vegan food and drink!
Ddakji, sometimes called Ttakji, is a traditional South Korean game played using folded paper tiles. The aim of the game is to flip the opponents tile. If they are successful, they keep the tile. Come along to Whitehall Museum on Saturday 25th January 10am-5pm to try this game and take part in other activities in celebration of Lunar New Year.
Thank you volunteers and happy holidays!
Thank you to all the incredible volunteers that support the various cultural heritage sites, libraries and service throughout Sutton. Happy holidays and wishing everyone the best of luck in 2020.
Join us at Whitehall Museum for Christmas crafts and follow the snowball trail throughout this weekend 10am-5pm!