The District C of E Primary

I had seen lots of great things on Twitter about The District so when the opportunity to visit came about, I jumped at the chance. Firstly, I met Mrs McFarlane who gave me a guided tour of both libraries and the outdoor reading facilities. I was shown around the ‘story shack’ which is used by…

St Teresa’s Catholic Primary

The final event of the half term was at St Teresa’s where I’d been invited to introduce the children to Eric Appleby. I kicked off the session by updating the children about what had happened since I last saw them. My previous visit was just after Impossible Tales was released so I had lots to…

Manor Beach Primary

It’d been seven months since my last visit to Manor Beach and it was lovely to return. Last time, I shared the Tales and I was so pleased to hear the children telling me about what they could remember from last time as they were setting up the hall. Even after seven months, they could…

Fleetwood High School

After more than 80 primary visits, this was my first time in a high school so I was a little apprehensive to say the least. My teaching career was spent in a primary school so this was unknown territory! I needn’t have worried as the 180 Year 7 children made me feel so welcome and…

National Libraries Day

Blackpool Library Service has backed my writing and storytelling adventure right from the start and it was lovely to celebrate National Libraries Day with them. The day kicked off at Palatine Library where I told a couple of Impossible Tales as well as reading from the book. The first tale was the first story I…

Roseacre Primary Academy

This was my fourth visit to Roseacre. I’d previously visited to share Impossible Tales and been there twice for storytelling sessions on behalf of Blackpool Library Service. It’s a lovely place and I always enjoy returning. Roseacre is a large school so I had to share Eric’s story twice, firstly with Year 3 and 4…

Delph Side Primary Writing Workshop

The week got off to a flyer with a trip to Skelmersdale to visit Delph Side Community Primary. The session had been organised by Mr Holding who had invited children from local schools to come along to Delph Side to take part in the writing workshop. It was great to hear how enthusiastic the children…