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We’ve got some exciting news to share…
We’ve been awarded funding from The National Lottery Community Fund to support our work bringing free weekly Story Box sessions for under-5s in Spellow Library, Toxteth Library, The Old Library and Walton Life Rooms - families can book their free places here.
With this funding, we can deliver additional free storytelling events in parks, libraries, community venues and more!
Happy New Year! As we get ready for another year of creative happenings, we wanted to share our 2023 round-up
395 children and their grown-ups joined us at least once to read, sing, play games and make crafts at our weekly Story Box sessions across four community venues.
We hosted 5 Reading Folk Book Clubs, helping new mums find time to read for pleasure. It was exciting to bring Reading Folk to Kirkby for the first time as part of the Knowsley Arts Project.
We hosted an International Women’s Day writing workshop with Skywriters exploring resistance and resilience.
Our 2023 Book Club read Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Jennette McCurdy’s memoir I'm Glad My Mom Died, Maame by Jessica George, Trespasses by Louise Kennedy, Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris, Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks and The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell.
Over the Spring and Summer, we brought our creative pop-up to community spaces across Liverpool, working with 15 organisations. We read, played games and made lots of crafts!
In June, we started a new Writing for the Soul course with Square Pegs CIC.
In the summer, we worked with Merseyside Play Action Council to host art workshops at their summer events, and we made lots and lots of eco-flower pod cups.
We had a Spooktacular October half-term, bringing The Story Box at Hallowe’en to libraries, youth clubs and community centres across the city.
In December, we brought Santa’s Grotto to Walton Vale Community Shop. Over one hundred children and their grown-ups met Santa, took home a gift and made a Christmas wreath with My Outdoor Classroom.
To end the year, we hosted ten magical Christmas Story Box events and a Christmas Party for Babies under-1 and gifted over 100 books to celebrate the season.
We’re delighted to share the good news that Creative Spaces Co. has received a grant from the Postcode Neighbourhood Trust to support our reading projects in places and spaces across Liverpool City Region!
Thanks to this funding we’re currently delivering free weekly Story Box sessions for under-5s in Spellow Library, Toxteth Library, The Old Library and Walton Life Rooms - families can book their free places here.
We’re also able to deliver free storytelling events in parks, libraries, community venues and more.
Creative Spaces Co. Director Rachael O’Byrne said, “We’re proud to work in libraries, parks, community centres and more, bringing books to life through interactive storytelling, music, games and crafts for children and their families. The funding from Postcode Neighbourhood Trust will enable us to work with more families across the City Region.”
Over the school holidays, we’ll be bringing children and families together to play, learn and explore in spaces across Liverpool.
Join us for The Story Box Summer Sessions in Spellow Library, Toxteth Library, Lister Steps Old Library and Walton Life Rooms. We’ll bring books to life through storytelling, music, games and crafts for children under-11 and their grown-ups.
We’re proud to once again be an Enrichment Provider for Merseyside Play Action Council, we’ll be delivering creative workshops to play and youth groups as well as popping up at their fun days in Princes Park, Rice Lane City Farm and Garston Park to make flower pods cups.
Plus, we’ll be taking over Walton Vale Community Shop with our popular family craft workshops throughout August; join us to make suncatchers, flower wreaths, badges and more!
We’re delighted to share that Magic Little Grants has awarded Creative Spaces Co. funding to bring The Story Box to Spellow Library.
This funding will help us buy new mats, instruments and crafts to bring books to life every Monday morning!
Creative Spaces Co. Director Rachael O’Byrne said, “This funding will help us bring our popular Story Box sessions to the newly re-opened Spellow Library, and we can’t wait to get started!”
