Preparations for diamond jubilee

To mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the gallery at Rufford Abbey Country Park is adorned with bunting and ceramics until June 10.

Rufford’s Right Royal Extravaganza Exhibition also contains many photographs and memorabilia from the Queen’s coronation, and silver and golden Jubilees. A selection of archives are also on display.

Youngsters will be able to learn how to make badges and flags during a workshop from June 4 to 8.

The artist team will be on hand to help lift people’s patriotic spirits.

From June 3 to 5 visitors to Sherwood Forest Country Park will be able to step back into Royal Sherwood’s Medieval heyday with a living history event.

Costumed re-enactors will carry on the everyday business of Medieval people living in the royal hunting forest.