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Story Garden Reading Adventure

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Bring the family together for a magical storytelling session hosted by our Children's Library. 

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Forever Playground

Bring the whole family along to this free collage workshop and come together to build a paper playground inside our brutalist walls, led by Ioana Simion.

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Kimono Kite Making

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Create a beautiful and unique Kimono Kite, ready to take to the skies, at this workshop led by the Community Kite Project.

A small child plays jenga, they reach to put a block on the top.
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Play Space

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Game on! Challenge the whole family to your favourite playground classics in this free, drop-in play zone - from giant dominoes and Connect 4 to towering Jenga and timeless hopscotch.

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Rueda Libre: Salsa Workshops

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Bring your best moves, loosen those hips and get a taste for Cuban Salsa at this beginner friendly workshop led by Rueda Libre.

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Tai Chi on Lakeside

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Discover the calming power of Tai Chi in a gentle, beginner-friendly session designed to improve balance, wellbeing and focus.

Young children drawing with chalk
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Family Illustration Workshop with Suhayla Ibrahim

Unleash your creativity in this family illustration workshop and create a communal art piece.

Usif Jalloh
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Play Songs with Usifu Jalloh

Join master storyteller Usifu Jalloh for an interactive adventure filled with music, imagination, fun and storytelling for all ages.

Assemble Play's Colour Forest
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Assemble Play Works: Colour Forest

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Step into a world of imaginative play as Assemble Play transforms our Foyer space into a magical forest of creativity for families to explore together for free.

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Circus Flavours: Aerial Performances

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Be wowed by Upswing’s thrilling aerial circus performances in the lush surrounding of our Conservatory with four breathtaking shows each day.

A child hanging from an aerial hoop with support from two workshop facilitators
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Circus Flavours: Aerial Workshops

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Ever dreamed of joining the circus? Upswing’s Circus Flavours invites you to watch stunning aerial acts and then try the skills yourself in one of their hands-on aerial hoop workshops.

A child smiling and crawling on the ground underneath people who are planking
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Circus Flavours: Ground Skills Workshops

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Try your groundwork skills in these exciting drop-in workshops with Upswing.

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Queer Folk: Family Ceilidh Dance Party

Queer Folk bring you their legendary Queer Celidh Dance Party – a chance to dance and be together! 

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Idea Blaster: Making Up Stories from Nothing & Everything

Create your own story from scratch with author Chitra Soundar in this fun, hands-on storytelling workshop for children.

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Pumpkins & Porcupines: Delightful Stories from India

Step into a world of wonder with storyteller Chitra Soundar as she shares original and traditional tales from across India in a joyful, interactive session for children and their families.