Chance to take part in The Big Draw

As part of the national Big Draw campaign, Herefordshire Heritage Services are hosting a series of events during half term (October 22 to October 26).

A drawing-themed treasure trove will be held on Tuesday, October 23, in the Woolhope Room at Hereford Museum from 11am until 3pm.

There will be a host of activities for families and a chance to discover a tantalising treasure, sketch it and make a print of the treasure.

Visitors can also contribute to a treasure wall hanging which will go on permanent display in the new Hereford Museum Resource and Learning Centre.

At Ross-on-Wye Heritage Centre there will be a Bedecked and Bejewelled event on Tuesday, October 23, when boys and girls can draw jewellery and make some funky body ornaments. The free event runs from 10am until 12.30pm and children are welcome to drop in at any session.

Jewellery from Roman times to Victorian times will feature at the Bedecked and Bejewelled event at Hereford Museum and Art Gallery on Wednesday, October 24 from 10am until 12.30pm and youngsters will also have the opportunity to draw a range of jewellery and make some of their own.

Ledbury Heritage Centre is hosting Bedecked and Bejewelled on Thursday, October 25 from 10am until 12.30pm when children can draw and make jewellery.

Siriol Collins, Herefordshire Council's heritage learning officer, said: "The Big Draw campaign encourages people to use drawing as a way to engage with the past, present and future.

"We are fortunate in having many wonderful treasures at our museums and heritage centres throughout the county and we hope many people will come along and try their hand at drawing some of them," she added.