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GOOD TIMESGOOD TIMES
Rugby MemoriesActivity Booklet
Rugby MemoriesActivity Booklet
Rugby Art Gallery & Museum, Little Elborow Street, Rugby CV21 3BZ T: (01788) 533201 E: [email protected] W: www.ragm.co.uk
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GOOD TIMESGOOD TIMESCreated by Rugby Art Gallery and Museum - part of our Good Times
Project and commitment to improving health, wellbeing and happiness in the Rugby Community. The Good Times focuses on
providing opportunities to socialise and meet new people through a varied programme of activities including craft workshops and
reminiscence sessions.
ContactRugby Art Gallery & Museum Little Elborow Street, Rugby CV21 3BZ T: (01788) 533201 E: [email protected] W: www.ragm.co.uk
Dementia friendly craft sessionsA different craft workshop each month, from button and canvas collages to memory
books. No experience necessary just come along and try something new! Sessions take place on the last Friday of the month 1.30pm - 3.30pm at Rugby Art Gallery and
Museum. To book your place please call 01788 533201. Outreach craft and reminiscence sessions for people living with dementia are also held at Age UK,
Claremont Centre and at Hoskyn and Mulberry wards, Hospital of St Cross. Please contact them directly for further information.
Donate an object Do you have an object you would like to donate to the museum? We are always interested to hear about objects relating to Rugby.
Express Art Group at the Benn Partnership Centre Join us at the Benn Partnership Centre for our fun, social, art and craft group. Free tea
and coffee included at the end of the session. All abilities welcome. Thursdays 10am - 12pm Term time only. Free to attend.
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What else can I do?
Clothes and Accessories Picture Game
What am I?
Can you match the picture with the names below? For more of a challenge guess what they are first - no peeking!
Clothes and Accessories Picture Game
Child’s Sewing Machine
Victorian Fan Petticoat Straw Hat Hair Net Flat Iron
Button Hook Child’s Shoe
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The Rugby Town History QuizThe Rugby Town History Quiz1. Rugby School is the setting for which famous book by Thomas Hughes?
2. The name of which Roman settlement located just outside of Rugby translates as ‘The Place of Three Bridges’?
3. Which Rugby born actor starred in 'Allo 'Allo! - for a bonus point what was his character’s name?
4. Frank Whittle tested the world's first Jet Engine at which Rugby factory?
5. What was the name of the Rugby School pupil who first ‘picked up the ball and ran with it’ - beginning the game of rugby? For a bonus point what year was this in?
6. Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) was another famous Rugby School pupil but which series of children’s books did he write?
7. What form of transport stood stationary on Whitehall Rec until it was sold for scrap metal in 1940?
8. Can you name the old railway line that used to run between Sheffield and Marylebone Station in London via Rugby?
9. Name the old Rugbeian who wrote the poem the 'Soldier' during World War One and now has a statue in the town centre.
10. The Clock Tower that stands on the marketplace was built in 1889 to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of which monarch?
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Rugby Town Word SearchRugby Town Word Search
All of these Rugby Town related words are in the grid above - can you find them?
BROWNSOVERFOSSE WAY
LAWRENCE SHERIFFRAILWAYSCHOOL
BILTONDUNCHURCH
LAWFORDNEWBOLD
RUPERT BROOKE
CEMENT WORKSHILLMORTON
MARKETRUGBYSPORT
L A W F O R D Y C B Y C R H R T A P B T R A V I I E Y U C A U C W R W W E L U M U B P R I F O O R E W T V E H U G E U L A P H S E O Y N O I X U R H W S C S K N N T O P S G R T C A N O T O K W C M N Z N O B N Y F E U E O L W E G H U W R U U Z N W R K X H B S C Y A O D S P L K B X R L O O H C S O R A B S C W O T A N B D E P K D B X X S X Q L Y M G P A R E S K V F P S O O D I H O R Z I R L N O T R O M L L I H S T W F V C H H O E J K O L J L M R O F
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Did you have to travel far to work?
Working Life Reminiscence QuizWorking Life Reminiscence QuizCan you guess what the following objects are and name a profession
they are associated with?
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4. 5. 6.
Do you have any intere�ing tales about your working life?
Conversation Starters...Conversation Starters...
What was the be� job you ever had?
What was your fi�t ever job?
Did you get in trouble for being late?
Home Life Quiz
What was I used for?
Home Life Quiz
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4. 5. 6.
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Rugby Town Colouring PageRugby Town Colouring PageCan you spot some famous Rugby landmarks before your colour them in?
There is the clock tower, Sir Frank Whittle sculpture, the bandstand in Caldecott Park, the Squirrel Inn and some rugby posts!
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Creative Activity IdeasCreative Activity Ideas
Art and Craft ...1. Create a scrap book page full of your favourite things – you could cut up a magazine for inspiration.
2. Make and decorate bunting from card to brighten up your home. Everyone could make their own flag - strung onto one length of bunting.
3. Make your own colouring sheet. Take a black pen and a ruler and draw lots of lines at different angles across the sheet. Colour in each section a different colour!
4. Did you know you can use felt-tip and ink pens like watercolour paint? Just use a clean paint brush and water – then watch it run!
Inspired by nature ...
4. Spend time in the garden – Write the date at the top of the page and make a list of everything, you hear, see and smell. Illustrate it like a diary. How many different types of birds can you hear singing, what colours can you see?
5. Collect textured dry leaves and petals. Place your collections on a table with a thin piece of paper on top. Hold the paper still and scribble over the back with a pencil to create a nature rubbing.
6. Make a collage with the leaves you collected.
Don’t forget to share your creations with your friends and
family as we� as us!
1. Press pretty flower petals between sheets of kitchen roll in old books and waitfor a few weeks to dry.
2. Create a beautiful greetings card full of flowers and sunshine, embellish with any stickers, buttons or even pressed flowers you may have.
3. Sit and sketch the view out of your window or in the garden.
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Spot the DifferenceSpot the DifferenceCan you spot the 7 differences between the two
Solitaire board game pictures below?
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Answers on back page
4. Spend time in the garden – Write the date at the top of the page and make a list of everything, you hear, see and smell. Illustrate it like a diary. How many different types of birds can you hear singing, what colours can you see?
5. Collect textured dry leaves and petals. Place your collections on a table with a thin piece of paper on top. Hold the paper still and scribble over the back with a pencil to create a nature rubbing.
6. Make a collage with the leaves you collected.
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Toys and Games Colouring PageToys and Games Colouring PageHow many different toys and games can you see referenced in this sketch?
Colour in the picture once you have finished.
To book your place please call 01788 533201Rugby Art Gallery & Museum, Little Elborow Street, Rugby CV21 3BZ T: (01788) 533201 E: [email protected] W: www.ragm.co.uk
We l�k forward to s�ing you s�n.
AnswersAnswers
L A W F O R D Y C B Y C R H R T A P B T R A V I I E Y U C A U C W R W W E L U M U B P R I F O O R E W T V E H U G E U L A P H S E O Y N O I X U R H W S C S K N N T O P S G R T C A N O T O K W C M N Z N O B N Y F E U E O L W E G H U W R U U Z N W R K X H B S C Y A O D S P L K B X R L O O H C S O R A B S C W O T A N B D E P K D B X X S X Q L Y M G P A R E S K V F P S O O D I H O R Z I R L N O T R O M L L I H S T W F V C H H O E J K O L J L M R O F
Page 1 - What am I?
1. Victorian Fan 2. Child’s Shoe
3. Hair Net 4. Straw Hat
5. Petticoat 6. Child’s Sewing Machine
7. Flat Iron 8. Button Hook
Page 2 - The Rugby Town History Quiz1. Tom Brown’s School days2. Tripontium3. Arthur Bostrom - Officer Crabtree4. British Thompson Houston (1937)5. William Webb Ellis - 18236. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland7. A tank - it was presented in 1919 in recognition of Rugby's contributions to ‘National War Savings' 8. The Great Central Main Line 9. Rupert Brooke10. Queen Victoria
Page 3 - Rugby Town Word Search
Page 4 - Working Life Reminiscence Quiz1. Fireman’s Helmet, Fireman2. Rotary Dial Telephone, Office Worker3. Cobblers Last, Cobbler4. Pharmaceutical Bottle, Pharmacist5. Syringe, Nurse6. Slide Rule and Case, Engineer
Page 5 - Home Life Quiz1. Weaving Shuttle: Weaving thread to make fabric2. Juicer: To make fresh fruit juice3. Fridge: Keeping your food fresh4. Hot water bottle: Keeping warm 5. Toaster: To toast your bread6. Bean Slicer: To slice beans
Page 8 - Spot the Difference
