Laughter, buzzards, buildings and fun
A season of family events
From fabulous buildings to amazing creatures, from wide skies and rolling clouds to blizzards, rain and vanishing rivers, we’ll be celebrating the wonderful world of the South West Peak. Picking up on themes around wildlife, history, buildings and people, these events will invite participants to think about their homes, explore a bit, find fossils in walls, butterflies in hedgerows, who knows what or where
We have 8 days of activity planned. Some places are stand-alone events. At others, we’ll invite participants to also propose ideas for a future winter event – maybe we should make lanterns of the houses in your village, maybe have a cosy storytelling session, maybe we should make kites of local birds…We also have 1 “emergency excitement” day for the summer when someone or somewhere within the South West Peak could come to us and say “could you come and do something here please?” – no guarantees, but do get in touch! (stoneandwater@btinternet.com)
These events are free
- No booking is needed – just come along and join in
- Children under 8 need to bring a grown-up with them
- Each day will offer a mix of storytelling and art activities around different themes
JULY
Saturday 7th
Dove Valley Meadows Meander
Dove Valley Centre, SK17 0PR
12 – 4
Art, stories and exploring the beautiful meadows of the Dove valley
lost castle from Warslow, maybe?
AUGUST
Wednesday 15th
The lost castles of the moorlands
Warslow Village Hall
10 – 12, 1- 3
Haunted houses and lost castles: the buildings of the Moorlands – make your own strange or mysterious, wild, weird or wonderful house!
Tuesday 21st
Wild beasts and fabulous flowers
St Bartholomew’s School playing field, Longnor
10 – 12, 1 – 3
Bees, flowers, butterflies and wildlife: fill your fingers with a field full of creatures
Wednesday 29th (August)
Details to be confirmed (see contact below)
Taxal: event planned beside St James’ church: check for details
10 – 12, 1- 3
Tasty, crunchy, juicy…and is there a story, too?
OCTOBER
Sunday 14th
Apple Day
Dove Valley Centre, SK17 0PR
(times to be confirmed)
An orchard full of puppet people!
For more information, look at
Stone and Water facebook page
Stone and Water blog: https://stoneandwaterblog.wordpress.com/
Email: stoneandwater@btinternet.com
Emergency excitement event! We have a day available to a community or community group in the South West Peak area for sometime in August or September: we will bring activities if you can offer a space and an opportunity open to anyone. Talk to Gordon or Sarah at our email address or at an event
The Summer Excitements programme is supported by South West Peak and the Bingham Trust
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