Events

December Astronomy Viewing Session

Update: The December astronomy viewing session will include a talk on nebulae by astrophysicist Natalia Garrett. Further details can be found in the Events section.
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Christmas at the Reserve!

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Amendment to Fridays Astronomy evening

Unfortunately, Shaun is unable to put on the projection show for Friday. Instead there will be a short demonstration before the main talk to explain why stars twinkle. Luigi will show the different types of…
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Astronomy Evening – Art & Science come together

This Friday's astronomy viewing session features, amongst other things, a special WALKABOUT projection show! All the details can be found in the Events section. Please note: there will be a small charge for non-members. FREE…
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IMPORTANT UPDATE – Children’s astronomy session

Children's Friday astronomy viewing session 16th November - IMPORTANT UPDATE The current weather forecast is not favourable for the Friday session. There may be the possibility, therefore, that the session will be pushed back a…
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Birthday Party Winner!

The winner of the dinosaur colouring-in activity for the birthday party held at the Reserve on Saturday 3rd November is Poppy. Well done, Poppy!
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Astronomy News

On Saturday 20th October the Monkton Stargazers are taking part in the International Observe the Moon Night. Further details can be found here. This will be followed on Friday 26th October by one of our…
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Heritage Open Day – FREE entry

On the 15th September the Reserve will have FREE entrance as part of the Heritage Open Days event. Heritage Open Days is England’s largest festival of history and culture. Every year in September, places across…
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Summer Holiday Activities

Monday through to Friday during the school summer break we have daily activities aimed towards our younger visitors. With pond dipping, arts & craft, museum Q&A's, book swaps and birds of prey, there is something…
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Nationwide cake sale in aid of MNR

Local branches of the Nationwide Building Society are supporting  Monkton Nature Reserve by holding a cake sale in aid of raising funds for the maintenance of our observatories. The branches supporting us are Canterbury, Margate,…
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