Myths, Legends And Mazes
workshops in Derbyshire libraries
Derbyshire stories and monstrous tales; make a puppet and use it - or them - to weave new stories of your own.
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| secret woods and forgotten pools, who knows where our local stories are lurking? |
This year’s Summer Reading Challenge has “mythical mazes” for it’s theme...an invitation to go wandering down the corridors of our imaginations and to get lost in the knotted remains of furniture or in the dust under the bed...or perhaps to stray into the gardens where stone lions where coral hats, plastic bag dragons go flapping past and boggarts leer at us from the shadows....
The Summer Reading Challenge is an annual initiative inspiring young people to read 6 books during their summer holidays. At the end, they receive a medal and certificate. It is run through libraries in conjunction with the Reading Agency. Find out more here
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| One of last year's spooky houses |
Last year's theme was Creepy House with readers earning some spooky smelly stickers during the weeks of the Challenge, (the strange scent of the garlic sticker lingers with me to this day). I was leading workshops in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Nottingham City libraries creating the creepy houses we would like to visit. Who knows what will appear in this summer's sessions?
This summer I am doing workshops in both Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire libraries. Follow this link for Notts venues and dates. I am also part of a team leading workshops across Derbyshire. There are three of us: Maria Whatton, Debi Hedderwick and myself and while all three of us are doing individual workshops, there will be four days where we will work together in a library creating a performance story that will be told, danced, plunged through or whatever at the end of the workshop.
There is a blog for this project: Derbyshire myths and legends where details of other workshops can be found. My dates follow
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| who is hiding behind the reflection in a mirror pool? |
My sessions
Come along and listen to Derbyshire stories; make a puppet and use it - or them - to weave new stories of your own.
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| doorways to marvels |
Suitable for 8– 12 years
Booking essential
Workshops
are free
are aimed at 8 - 12 year olds and spaces are limited os places need booking.
will either be morning or afternoon: there will be another workshop in a nearby library in the other half of the day
Contact your local library to book a place and to check times
http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/find_your_local_library/default.asp
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Date (August)
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Library
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Time
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Saturday 2nd
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Eckington
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10am - 12noon
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Staveley
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1.30 - 3.30 pm
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Saturday 9th
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Killamarsh
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10am - 12noon
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Dronfield
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1.30 - 3.30 pm
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Monday 11th
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Brimington
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10am - 12noon
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Whitwell
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2 - 4pm
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Saturday 16th
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Old Whittington
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10am - 12noon
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Wingerworth
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1.30 - 3.30 pm
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Monday 18th
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New Mills
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10am - 12noon
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Gamesley
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2 - 4pm
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Tuesday 19th
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Chapel-en-le-Frith
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10am - 12noon
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Hadfield
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2 - 4pm
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Thursday 21st
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Hayfield
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10am - 12noon
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Whaley Bridge
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2 - 4pm
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Thursday 28th
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Creswell
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10am - 12noon
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Clowne
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2 - 4pm
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Joint event days
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Date
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Library
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Time
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Tuesday 29th July
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Glossop
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10 - 4pm
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Wednesday 30th July
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Ashbourne
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10 - 4pm
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Tuesday 5th August
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Long Eaton
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10 - 4pm
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Monday 1st September
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Chesterfield
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10 - 4pm
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| Derbyshire's stories run back through hundreds of years |
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