Fantastical Creatures

Details

Start: 05 November 2022
End: 05 November 2022

Location Details

Location Arts Award Discover Creative writing workshop with children’s author, Ally Sherrick. As part of the Creative Footsteps Festival, join award-winning children’s author, Ally Sherrick on a journey to create a collection of fantastical creatures for a wild and wonderful New Natural History of Selborne. Using objects from the museum and Gilbert White’s writings as inspiration, Ally will guide participants in the creation of their own unique animals, birds, insects and plants on the page for display in the museum. She will also share her experiences of becoming a published author and answer questions about her writing along the way. Ally writes stories for young readers full of history, mystery and adventure. BLACK POWDER, her debut novel about a boy caught up in the Gunpowder Plot, won the 2017 Historical Association’s Young Quills Award. Others are World War Two-set story, THE BURIED CROWN and Tudor adventure, THE QUEEN’S FOOL. Her fourth book, VITA AND THE GLADIATOR, will be published by Chicken House Books in February next year. For more about Ally and her books visit: www.allysherrick.com Full participation in the day will allow children to be assessed for their Arts Award ‘Discover’ certificate. More details of this will be given on booking. Suitable for ages 8-13. Tickets £20 per child per day- includes an Arts Award logbook and certificate The day will be led by our Learning Manager who has an enhanced DBS certificate. A consent form will be emailed in advance which must be completed and returned in advance of the day. Lunch not included- please bring a packed lunch! There is a sharing event at 3pm to which all parents and carers are invited when they collect their children, refreshments will be provided. This event is made possible thanks to funding from Arts Council England and the Department for Education through the ‘Reaching Out’ project.
Postcode GU34 3JH
Directions

Gilbert White’s House The Wakes, High Street, Selborne Hampshire GU34 3JH

Organiser Details

Organiser's Name Kimberley James
Organiser's Website https://gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk/fantastical-creatures/?event_date=2022-11-05
Organiser's Email info@gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk
Organiser's Telephone 01420 511275