Ashdown Forest Wildlife Crafts
This summer come and join our friends from Ashdown Forest for an afternoon of fun activities and stories that will help you find out more about the plants and animals that live there.
Suitable for ages 4 and over. Children under 8 must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Booking is essential.
Craft with Nature
Suitable for ages 4 and over. Booking is essential. All children under 8 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
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Creation Walk: Story Telling with Ed Boxall
We are delighted to welcome Ed Boxall back to our libraries this summer to help us celebrate the launch of the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge: Story Garden.
Ed will be performing 'Creation Walk' and encouraging you to explore this Native American story with him. After the story you will be able to get your ideas flowing for creative crafts inspired by nature.
This event is suitable for all ages and booking is not required.
Darwin's Cleaner
Wednesday 17 September
7pm to 8:15pm
Darwin's Cleaner is a new one woman play (written and directed by Saskia Wesnigk) which has been purposefully designed as a "theatre in unusual places piece". The play debuts at the Brighton Fringe festival in May and explores multiple areas including history, the impact of Charles Darwin, questions around status, the roles of women and hidden voices in history.
FAMILY MOSAIC DAY: workshop with Hannah Griffiths Battle Library- Book online
Battle Library
book via Battle Festival link below
Saturday 12 July
11 to 12pm and 12 to 1pm
Please book onto your chosen session
There will be two 60 minutes sessions available 11am and 12pm. Open to all, but the under 8’s need to have a grown up with them!
TICKETS:
£10 per participating child or adult.
Children under 8 need accompanying adult.
Max 2 children per adult.
Enquiries: 07872 495237
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Go to Battle Festival site to book your ticket
Grow the Story! Story Hunt with John Kirk
We are delighted to welcome John Kirk back to our libraries this summer to take you on a fun field story hunt where you will grow the story together.
Suitable for all ages. Children under 8 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Henry Normal and Tim Barlow Library Tour
Bafta award winning screenwriter, BBC podcaster and seasoned poet Henry Normal completes his East Sussex Library Tour. He is joined by poet, writer, performer and law librarian Tim Barlow.
Last year Henry and Tim were enthusiastically received by our customers:
“Interesting, entertaining, funny and free what more can you ask for?”
“It was really funny and moving!”
This is another chance to catch Henry and Tim’s Poetry Hour.
#summer #poem #poetry #spokenword
Lego and K'nex Club
Seaford Library
Thoughout the summer
You can express your creativity and practice your construction skills in our Lego and K'nex Club this summer.
We'll have a fun new challenge for you each week.
This fun activity is part of our celebrations for The Summer Reading Challenge 2025.
No need to book or be a library member to take part. Just drop-in when the sessions are on.
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Maisha Stories Workshops - Hastings Library - Book online
Hastings Library
book via EventBrite link below
Saturday July 26 12 to 3pm
Saturday August 23 12 to 3pm
Saturday September 27 12 to 3pm
A series of free workshops across East Sussex exploring storytelling and placemaking.
Writing for wellbeing #spring