Rocks, fossils and cheerful puppets
Derwent Stories at the Altitude Festival
16th Sept 2018
First there were rocks. And some lovely stones. And fossils. Chalk and limestone, granite and gabbro. Rocks to hold and think about. Trilobites, goniatites, crinoids and teeth. We thought these would feed into lovely puppet and word activities inspiring quiet conversation around mineral stories and the arguments of crystals
Then it rained
The Altitude Youth Arts Festival at the Mt Cook Adventure Centre where we were working was a lovely afternoon. There was some excellent music to keep us entertained. Songs from young musicians, dance from another young group, some quiet storytelling from others. There was a cap fire in the woods and bushcraft activities to try. And us making pebble puppets on a field while people sailed, shrieking, down a zip wire overhead
Great fun!
Our carefully planned activity dissolved a bit in the rain but we made some wonderful puppets all the same. We got people holding rocks. Talking about what they might find in their gardens at home or out on a walk. And they went home with some wonderfully crazy little characters….
Make your own pebble puppet: instructions will follow shortly
DERWENT STORIES
After Derwent Stories events we post a note of where we went and how we found it, encouraging people to go again in their own time…
Visiting Altitude
When: Altitude is a Youth Arts Festival within the bigger Wirksworth fsetvial. aS such it happens once a year – watch for dates for enxt September
Access: activities happen at different sites. My Cook Adventure Centre has parking, easy access for wheelchairs and good toilets. Activities were free. The music was great. On a good day it would have been a lovelt afternoon to sit on the grass with a picnic and nejoy the music, do a bit of making and generally relax. At the Eco Centre next door there was more acoustic music
The next Derwent Stories events will be
Autumn Art and Stories on Saturday 22nd Sept at High Peak Junction (follow the link for details).
GIVEN THE POSSIBLY BAD WEATHER THIS WEEKEND, CHECK THE FACEBOOK PAGE
OR THE BLOG ON SATURDAY MORNING FOR A DEFINITE YES OR NO
Mills, Canals and Creatures at Cromford Mill on November 2nd as part of the Derwent Mills Discovery Days Festival
Derwent Stories events, are open to anyone who wants to join in but activities are structured around families with children with additional needs
Useful links:
Stone and Water 