Easter Holiday’s at Darwen Market: Create Together SIOBHAN DONNELLY Siobhan Sings Come and join song leader Siobhan Donnelly for some fabulous family singing! Fill your lungs and get ready to belt out some harmonies. From raucous rounds to super sea shanties, we’ll take a tour around the world via the magic of melody. There’ll even…
Easter Holiday’s at Darwen Market: Make & Take Home RIANON FRANCIS Bookbinding Craft Workshop Join mixed media artist, Rianon Francis as she leads a bookbinding workshop for all ages to enjoy. All materials provided. Learn a new skill or hone a craft. Rianon can tailor her session for all ages and abilities. This is a…
Easter Holiday’s at Darwen Market: Watch Live Shows GAV CROSS Stupid Stories for Silly Sausages Gav Cross is a storyteller and a very silly man. With lots of silly stories, for silly people who like their storytelling nonsense loud and raucous! With stories you know told in ways you never imagined come join Gav as…
Easter Holiday’s at Darwen Market: Watch Live Shows HINA THE STORYTELLER Ramadan Kareem Inspired by her own childhood and the book ‘Drummer Girl’ by Hiba Masood, Hina The Storyteller invites everyone to enjoy a tale about Ramadan. Ramadan Kareem is one girl’s inspiring story of determination and self-belief. During the blessed month of Ramadan in…
Easter Holiday’s at Darwen Market: Puppetry Craft Workshop CAROLINE YAWA ADA Puppetry Craft Workshop Join expert puppet maker Caroline Yawa Ada in building your very own rooster puppet to make and take home. Caroline will talk you through the stages of creating your puppet using a recycled plastic bag and then she’ll teach you how…
Easter Holiday’s at Darwen Market: Vegetable Printing Workshop RACHEL WOOD Vegetable Printing Workshop Join patternmaker Rachel Wood in creating patterns and prints with ink and vegetables. Design and print your very own pencil case, exploring texture and patterns with the vegetables readily available in our wonderful markets. This is a free drop in activity running…
Love was most definitely in the air when celebrity designer Patrick Grant visited Darwen Market. Judge on the BBC’s Great British Sewing Bee, Patrick chose the beautiful Victorian building as the location for the latest fashion shoot for his ethical clothing brand, Community Clothing. And, he wasn’t short of willing volunteers with the traders keen…
February Half Term at Darwen Market: Watch Live Shows The Street Where I Live Come along and watch M6 theatre company’s show, The Street Where I Live. Meet Cyril the cat, his owner Granny Bradshaw, and discover the colourful street where they live.These stories for young children and their families share the warmth and diversity…
February Half Term at Darwen Market: Create Together Bhangra Bhangra Active Family Dance Workshops Come along and join in with this fun family dance workshop with Sohan Kailey. Learn fun Bhangra dancing moves accompanied by vibrant music. Bhangra is a farming, agricultural dance from the Punjab (India) and Sohan will teach you how to dig…
February Half Term at Darwen Market: Create Together Storytelling Tales & Art Inspired By Ingushetia with Daria Kulesh Daria’s family are from Ingushetia, she has been gathering stories, songs, pictures and poems about the land where her Grandmother grew up. She’ll be sharing stories and leading art activities for the day. This is a drop…