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Events in May 2024
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AN EVENING WITH JOANNE BURN – THE BONE HUNTERS19:30 - 20:30Booka BookshopJoin us for an evening with Joanne Burn, author of the acclaimed The Hemlock Cure, as she talks about her new novel The Bone Hunters. In 1824, Lyme Regis is as tumultuous as the sea that surrounds it. Wealthy holidaymakers dance in the Assembly Rooms whilst the poor riot over the price of bread, scientists…
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Planning and Planting Out09:30 - 14:00Join Head Gardener, Ross Underwood, and Kitchen Gardener, Sarah Smith-Roe as they discuss kitchen garden planning and how. Teaching seedling care, sowing schedules, sequential rotation and companion planting. Includes tea and coffee on arrival with a Shropshire butter bun, finishing with a Gardeners lunch.
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COLOSSAL WORDS FOR KIDS – MEET THE AUTHOR14:30 - 15:30Booka BookshopJoin author, Colette Hiller for this interactive workshop for children aged 7 – 11. Boost your child’s vocabulary without even trying! This lively, engaging session introduces 7 – 11 year olds to some marvellous words from Colette’s new book Colossal Words for Kids. But these are no ordinary definitions.. From acriomonious to precarious each big word…
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SUNDAY CRAFTERNOON: MEET THE DINOSAURS13:30 - 14:30Booka BookshopMeet the Dinosaurs Storytime & Craft (3+ years) Tickets: £10 includes craft activity & book
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THE MOONLIT CAMPOUT – STORYTIME14:00 - 15:00Booka BookshopThe Moonlit Campout Storytime 3+ years Tickets: £8 (include storytime, book & campfire themed refreshment)
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SIAN’S SUPERSTARS – DRAMA WORKSHOP10:30 - 11:30Booka BookshopSian’s Superstars Drama workshop for children aged 3+. Tickets: £15 (admits 1 includes book) / £25 (admits 2, includes 1 book)Matilda The Musical - Flicks in the Sticks16:00 - 19:00Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical is an inspirational musical tale of an extraordinary girl who discovers her superpower and summons the remarkable courage to help others change their stories, and takes charge of her own destiny. Matilda Wormwood is a little girl with big curiosity, a sharp mind and a vivid imagination — and the…AN EVENING WITH YVETTE FIELDING – SCREAM QUEEN19:30 - 20:30Booka BookshopJoin us for an evening with the UK’s most celebrated ghost hunter and Most Haunted icon, Yvette Fielding, as she talks about her experiences and her memoir Scream Queen. Seances, Ouija boards, table tipping, knocking phenomena – all in a day’s work for the First Lady of the Paranormal. Yvette Fielding has nerves of steel when facing…
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An Evening with Clover Stroud – The Giant on the Skyline19:30 - 20:30Booka BookshopJoin us for an evening with Sunday Times bestselling author Clover Stroud as she talks about her new book The Giant on the Skyline, an inspiring memoir about home, family, and belonging. What is it that makes a home? What is a home without the roots that tie you to a place? What is a…