We live in a very creative community! At the family fun day on Wednesday 20th February (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.) at GPCC, we will be doing all kinds of creative things on the theme of transformation and new life. We’ll be looking at the story of Claudia the Caterpillar and making a large collage caterpillar and butterfly (which will be exhibited at the Dearne Community Arts’ Festival later in the year) as well as looking at transformational food (how do you make butter from cream or bread from dough?) There’ll be the opportunity to make butterfly paintings or clay models, so it will be a really fun time of creativity and learning! – free entry and free refreshments.
In preparation for the Dearne Community Arts’ Festival, we’ll also be hosting a mosaic workshop on Saturday 1st June between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Come along to our coffee morning and also take part in a mobile mosaic which will be exhibited at the arts’ festival later this year! Cllr Ralph Sixsmith will be leading this workshop… and the mosaic will then be travelling around the locality as different community groups get involved with it!
The Dearne Community Arts’ Festival itself will be on Saturday 28th September from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Dearne ALC in Goldthorpe. This is an opportunity to ‘champion creativity and celebrate community’ and we’re always looking for people to exhibit (and sell) their work, take part in performances (drama, dance, music etc.) and get involved in workshops and demonstrations so that we can learn new skills and enjoy new crafts. See Julie if you’d like to be involved or find out more, but for now, put the date in your diary and come along to enjoy the creativity of so many amazing local people!
