The fourth Festival of Stories will bring another exciting programme of storytelling events to families of children from birth to five across Cambridgeshire this February.
Children’s storytellers, an author and a puppet show will be joining the festival, which runs from Wednesday, February 19 to February 26, at a range of venues across the county including in Fenland
The festival works together with families to help young children better understand the world we live in, while boosting their communication, language, and literacy skills through the magic of stories.
There will be over sixty storytelling events, both in-person and online, at venues across the county, including interactive activities such as scavenger hunts, wild play, story-making, rhyme times, treasure box-making, mini movers, mark-making, and stay-and-play sessions.
All events are free unless stated otherwise.
Events in Fenland include: Rhyme time at March Library on Wednesday from 10.30am; story-telling with Marion Leeper at All Saints Meeting Room Elm on Wednesday, Whittlesey Library on Friday from 10am.
At the Oasis Centre, St Michael’s Avenue, Wisbech on Monday (24) from 9am and again at March Child and Family Centre in Cavalry Drive on Monday (24) from 1pm.
To book call 01733 391652 for the Whittlesey session, via email to March Library for the March session and by calling 01354 650024 for the family centre event.
At Wisbech on Wednesday (19) from 10am and then again at 1pm there will be a green family wild play day at Wisbech park. Thursday at the Oasis Child and Family Centre in St Michael’s Avenue, there will be a little explorers session from 10am and on Friday from 10.30am there will be story making with Ellie Sandall at Wisbech Library.
Tuesday, February 25 there will be soft play fun at the Oasis Centre at a cost of £2 per family – concessions will apply. The session runs from 10am and includes climbing, crawling and skipping.
Wednesday, February 26 Wisbech Library is hosting a treasure-box making event from 10.30am, while the Wisbech South Child and Family Centre is holding a stay and play event from 10am.
Sessions need to be booked either via the venue or by calling 01945 482989 – for the Wisbech events.