What's on 14 June 2008
Explore family activity days
Sat 14 June
St Giles’ Rural Children’s Centre, Castle View School, School Road, Matlock
10am-12.30pm
FREE (but please book at your local library or on Call Derbyshire 08456 058 058 )
For families.
Come along and take part in a range of fun craft, story and play activities.
Explore family activity days
Sat 14 June
Holmewood Library
10am-12.30pm
FREE (but please book at your local library or on Call Derbyshire 08456 058 058 )
For families.
Come along and take part in a range of fun craft, story and play activities
Carole Copeland
from page to stage
Sat 14 June
Buxton Library
10am-12noon
FREE (but please book at your local library or on Call Derbyshire 08456 058 058 ).
For adults and young people aged 15 years+.
Have you always wanted to have a go at acting? Wondered how to write a script? This two hour workshop gives a basic insight into stagecraft, developing a character and how you can take a novel and adapt it for the stage.
Andy Cope
Spy Dog on a mission
Sat 14 June
Killamarsh Library
10.30-11.30am
FREE (but please book at your local library or on Call Derbyshire 08456 058 058).
For young people aged 5 to 11 years.
Children’s author Andy Cope will be talking about his series of Spy Dog books. Spy Dog, published by Puffin, won the Redhouse Children’s Book of the Year as well as the Richard and Judy 7+ Award.
The event will appeal to adults and children, especially as Andy will be bringing his pet dog, Lara, the star of the book!
Ann Cleeves
crime scene
Sat 14 June
Parklands Connexion, Stanhope/Leopold Street, Long Eaton
10am-4pm
Tickets: £4/£3, to book tickets please contact Mrs Eaton on 01332 873186 or John Barnes on 01332 873665.
A workshop with Ann Cleeves. Ann is an award winning author, and has published over twenty novels, including Raven Black, the first in a quartet of novels set on the Shetland Isles and featuring detective Jimmy Perez.
During the workshop she will be looking at character development, plot in the crime novel, using the crime scene as a jumping off point, the history of crime fiction and the range of opportunities for writers in the genre today.
This event is organised by Erewash Writers Group.
Belper Poetry Circle and Poetry People
walk around Beth’s Poetry Trail in Belper
Sat 14 June
11am-3pm (approx)
*this walk includes a 'poetry picnic'; please bring your own picnic to enjoy.
Tickets: £2, payable on the walk only. Proceeds will go towards the trail’s development. Please book at your local library or on Call Derbyshire 08456 058 058
Join us for a walk around Beth’s Poetry Trail in Belper. A gentle stroll through the heart of this historic mill town, pausing at each installation for brief information and a reading of the poem.
Start/finish: Meet in Belper River Gardens, by the bandstand. Car parking, including disabled, available in the River Gardens. The walks are mainly along pavements, with a few steps; a suitable route for wheelchair users is possible.
For further details contact Glen 01332 840360 or Hilary on 01773 827274
