Winter, Wildlife and Water Week
Winter Stories
Tuesday 19th February
Capturing the cold with children's stories and traditional tales and
turning the best bits of those or your favourite wintry scenes into pop-up
story cards and paper sculptures
Where? Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, Terrace Road, Buxton, SK17 6DA
When? 10 - 12 and 1 - 3, free, open public sessions for all the family
(children under 8 need to bring a grown-up) no booking needed, just drop by and
join in!
Raven Day
Friday 22nd February
Celebrating the crows, ravens - and other birds - of the Peaks - making
bird mask, fluttering birds on sticks and even origami birds to sit on fingers
or shoulders
Where? Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, Terrace Road, Buxton, SK17 6DA
When? 2 sessions, 10 - 12 and 1 - 3, free, open public sessions for all the
family (children under 8 need to bring a grown-up) no booking needed, just drop
by and join in!
Singing the Wells
Saturday 23rd February
A chance to enjoy playing
with voices, stories, ideas and instruments. Celebrating our ancient wells by singing stories, places,
landscapes and water - to sing the Holy Wells of the Hills. No experience
needed - just bring a sense of adventure and the readiness to join in! Led by
musician and singer Jos Razzell
The end of this workshop will
coincide with the Raven Walk so that we can join the procession and visit St
Anne's Well
Where: Green Man Gallery, 55 High St, Buxton, SK17 6HB
When: 1.30
- 4pm. The workshop is free but places are limited: please email or phone to
reserve a place: stoneandwater@btinternet.com, 07791 096857
The Raven Walk
Saturday 23rd February
4.30 - 5.30pm, meeting at
Bath Road entrance to Pavilion Gardens
Join the Stone and Water crew
at the end of this week of Winter, Wildlife and Water for a walk round Pavilion
Gardens. Bring Friday's Ravens or flags, hats or masks and we will salute the rich and ancient waters of the
hills and the wild and wonderful
birds of our wild and wonderful winds!
if you are under 12, bring a
grown-up with you so they can join in too!
Meeting points; Green Man Gallery and then the Bath Rd entrance to
Pavilion Gardens, 4.30
Duration: 1 hour maybe?
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| celebrate the cheerful birds of the Peak District skies... |
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| ...the fiercer ones can be celebrated, too! |
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