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22nd July 2004 - The Engine Shed Project and the
Storytelling Tent The
Engine Shed team aims to bring the tent to 2,000 children and young adults
in the Wivenhoe and Colchester area in pursuit of an objective to provide
socially inclusive arts activities throughout the summer of 2004. This
tent has been made possible by grant funding from the
Local Network Fund and Essex Community Foundation The latest chapter in this
particular project is the Storytelling Festival
at Greenstead Library. Friday
30th July, 2004 from 2pm until 4.30pm Last
year 38,000 children took part in the Summer Reading challenge run by
Essex Libraries and this year we are expecting even more children to use
their library tickets to take a ride on the Reading Rollercoaster.
To
add to the excitement, Greenstead Library has collaborated with the
Engine Shed to bring the famous Wivenhoe Storytent to Greenstead Library
for a special festival. “The
Storytent has fascinated children at local schools and events and the
feedback from the residencies in local schools has been fantastic” said
storyteller Elly C. Stuart. There
will be two performances by Elly, who will bring her tent to the top floor
of Greenstead Library for the day. The
first slot will be for 4-8 year olds and the second slot starting at 3pm
will be best for 8-12 year olds. Each performance involves active
participation in storytelling. During
the festival, children can join in a quiz with some fabulous prizes.
Meet children’s services specialist Cathy Garrington, take part
in a character sketch game and add their reviews to the AskChris 4
Children website. The
Reading Rollercoaster runs at all libraries in Essex from 19th July to
31st August. Children joining the Reading Rollercoaster get a
collector’s folder and a set of stickers for every book read.
Everyone taking part will receive a certificate, with children at
primary school receiving theirs at school, and those who read 6 books will
be awarded a special medal. Children
aged 10 and older can join another reading challenge called
“Hit/Miss/Maybe” and they could get a free CD loan and a free video or
DVD loan from their library. All
they have to do is borrow 6 items from the library
- books, CDs, videos or DVDS – and write reviews of each of them.
Will they be rated Hit, Miss or Maybe? Councillor
Bonnie Hart, Cabinet Member for Adult Education and Libraries says,
“This kind of partnership between libraries and local organisations
shows what libraries are all about these days - fun events that excite
minds and offer great opportunities to learn and explore.”
Notes: Elly C. Stuart was trained at
Arts Educational Drama School and at Emerson College School of
Storytelling. Before becoming a professional storyteller, she worked as an
actor, writer, teacher and arts marketing professional. She has an M.A. in
Art History from The University of Essex.
Her love of storytelling was inspired by her Irish grandmother, by
a childhood spent in Scotland and by her six years at the Unicorn Theatre
for Children in London. She tells stories to adults and children and
believes passionately in the power of storytelling to entertain, educate,
transform and heal people. See also Animal Magic - An Engine Shed Arts Development Project - Click here Further information Tel. 01206
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