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What’s On 2019

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12noon to 1.00pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Aardman Animations Model Making 1: Gromit
Barnes Village Nursery
Suitable for ages 8+ Tickets £10 per person Learn from expert model makers how to form the famous Aardman characters…
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1.30pm to 2.30pm
Sun 12 May 2019
Aardman Animations Model Making 2: Shaun the Sheep
Barnes Village Nursery
Suitable for ages 8+ Tickets £10 per person Learn from expert model makers how to form the famous Aardman characters…
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4.00pm to 5.00pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Aardman Animations Model Making 3: Hognob
Barnes Village Nursery
Suitable for ages 8+ Tickets £10 per person Learn from expert model makers how to form the famous Aardman characters…
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2.00pm to 3.00pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Aardman Animations Model Making 2: Shaun the Sheep
Barnes Village Nursery
Suitable for ages 8+ Tickets £10 per person Learn from expert model makers how to form the famous Aardman characters…
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3.30pm to 4.30pm
Sun 12 May 2019
Aardman Animations Model Making 3: Hognob
Barnes Village Nursery
Suitable for ages 8+ Tickets £10 per person Learn from expert model makers how to form the famous Aardman characters…
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SOLD OUT
11.30am to 12.30pm
Sun 12 May 2019
Aardman Animations Model Making 1: Gromit
Barnes Village Nursery
Suitable for ages 8+ Tickets £10 per person Learn from expert model makers how to form the famous Aardman characters…
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SOLD OUT
1.00pm to 2.00pm
Sun 12 May 2019
Alice in Wonderland Tea Party
Betty Blythe Tea Room
Suitable for all ages Tickets £13.50 per person With Betty Blythe Tea Rooms 'It's always tea time,' in Alice in…
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12noon to 1.00pm
Sun 12 May 2019
Alice in Wonderland Tea Party
Betty Blythe Tea Room
Suitable for all ages Tickets £13.50 per person With Betty Blythe Tea Rooms 'It's always tea time,' in Alice in…
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2.00pm to 3.00pm
Sun 12 May 2019
Alice in Wonderland Tea Party
Betty Blythe Tea Room
Suitable for all ages Tickets £13.50 per person With Betty Blythe Tea Rooms 'It's always tea time,' in Alice in…
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3.00pm to 4.00pm
Sun 12 May 2019
Alice in Wonderland Tea Party
Betty Blythe Tea Room
Suitable for all ages Tickets £13.50 per person With Betty Blythe Tea Rooms 'It's always tea time,' in Alice in…
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3.00pm to 4.00pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Alice in Wonderland Tea Party
Betty Blythe Tea Room
Suitable for all ages Tickets £13.50 per person With Betty Blythe Tea Rooms 'It's always tea time,' in Alice in…
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4.00pm to 5.00pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Alice in Wonderland Tea Party
Betty Blythe Tea Room
Suitable for all ages Tickets £13.50 per person With Betty Blythe Tea Rooms 'It's always tea time,' in Alice in…
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1.00pm to 2.00pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Alice in Wonderland Tea Party
Betty Blythe Tea Room
Suitable for all ages Tickets £13.50 per person With Betty Blythe Tea Rooms 'It's always tea time,' in Alice in…
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4.00pm to 5.00pm
Sun 12 May 2019
Alice in Wonderland Tea Party
Betty Blythe Tea Room
Suitable for all ages Tickets £13.50 per person With Betty Blythe Tea Rooms 'It's always tea time,' in Alice in…
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12noon to 1.00pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Alice in Wonderland Tea Party
Betty Blythe Tea Room
Suitable for all ages Tickets £13.50 per person With Betty Blythe Tea Rooms 'It's always tea time,' in Alice in…
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2.00pm to 3.00pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Alice in Wonderland Tea Party
Betty Blythe Tea Room
Suitable for all ages Tickets £13.50 per person With Betty Blythe Tea Rooms 'It's always tea time,' in Alice in…
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1.30pm to 2.30pm
Sat 11 May 2019
David Almond
St Mary’s Church
Suitable for ages 8+ Tickets £6 per person David Almond is a giant of children's literature. The author of the…
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1.00pm to 2.00pm
Sun 12 May 2019
Steve Antony
Barnes Methodist Church
Suitable for ages 3+ Tickets £6 per person It's a picture book party with award winning author and artist Steve…
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10.00am to 10.45am
Sat 11 May 2019
Baby Broadway
OSO Arts Centre
Suitable for ages 0-8 Tickets £10 per person A fun family sing and dance along to well-known songs from hit…
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4.00pm to 5.00pm
Sun 12 May 2019
Adam Baron
Barnes Green Centre
Suitable for ages 7+ Tickets £6 per person Budding authors should join Adam Baron, acclaimed author of Boy Underwater, for…
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3.00pm to 4.00pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Frank Cottrell Boyce
Barnes BookMarquee
Suitable for ages 9+ Tickets £6 per person What would you do with a robot best friend? Bestselling award-winning author,…
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1.30pm to 2.30pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Jessie Burton
OSO Arts Centre
Suitable for ages 7+ Tickets £6 per person Think you know all about fairytales? Think again! Join bestselling author Jessie…
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10.00am to 11.00am
Sat 11 May 2019
Emma Carroll
Barnes Methodist Church
Suitable for ages 10+ Tickets £6 per person Join the queen of historical fiction Emma Carroll to hear about her…
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10.00am to 11.00am
Sat 11 May 2019
Lauren Child
Barnes BookMarquee
Suitable for ages 7+ Tickets £6 per person UK Children’s Laureate Lauren Child, and superstar creator of Charlie and Lola,…
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10.00am to 11.00am
Sun 12 May 2019
Nick Cope’s Family Songbook
OSO Arts Centre
Suitable for ages 2+ Tickets £8.50 per person Join former Candyskins frontman Nick Cope for a fun acoustic folk-rock musical…
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12noon to 1.00pm
Sun 12 May 2019
Roald Dahl & The Wurble Gobblers
Kitson Hall
Suitable for ages 6+ Tickets £8.50 per person All around the world Roald Dahl’s words are disappearing, not only from…
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10:00am to 11.00am
Sat 11 May 2019
Roald Dahl & The Wurble Gobblers
Kitson Hall
Suitable for ages 6+ Tickets £8.50 per person All around the world Roald Dahl’s words are disappearing, not only from…
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4.00pm to 5.00pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Elmer The Patchwork Elephant
OSO Arts Centre
Suitable for ages 3+ Tickets £8.50 per person It's Elmer’s 30th Birthday and his friends are planning a special birthday surprise!…
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4.00pm to 5.00pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Maz Evans
Kitson Hall
Suitable for ages 7+ Tickets £6 per person Bestselling author Maz Evans takes you on an odyssey through her hilarious…
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11.30am to 12.30pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Candy Gourlay
OSO Arts Centre
Suitable for ages 3-7 Tickets £6 per person Is it a mermaid? Dive under the sea with BookTrust Writer in…
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2.00pm to 3.00pm
Sun 12 May 2019
Imogen & Isabel Greenberg
Barnes Methodist Church Hall
Suitable for ages 8-12 Tickets £6 per person Calling all goddesses in the making! Discover the adventures of Athena, the…
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2.00pm to 3.00pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Paula Harrison
Barnes Methodist Church Hall
Suitable for ages 5+ Tickets £6 per person Go on the most adorable of adventures with author Paula Harrison to meet the Princess…
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4.00pm to 5.00pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Dr Mandy Hartley
Barnes Methodist Church Hall
Suitable for ages 7+ Tickets £6 per person What is DNA and where in our bodies do we find it?…
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4.00pm to 5.30pm
Sun 12 May 2019
Emily Haworth-Booth
Rose House
Suitable for ages 6+ Tickets £8.50 per person Award-winning author-illustrator Emily Haworth-Booth’s debut children’s book, The King Who Banned the…
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2.00pm to 3.00pm
Sun 12 May 2019
Sue Hendra & Paul Linnet
Kitson Hall
Suitable for ages 4+ Tickets £6 per person Supertato and his old gang are back and this time they are…
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4.00pm to 5.00pm
Sun 12 May 2019
Sophy Henn
Barnes Methodist Church Hall
Suitable for ages 4+ Tickets £6 per person High-five a polar bear, see eye-to-eye with a giant squid and hop…
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4.00pm to 5.00pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Fleur Hitchcock
Barnes Green Centre
Suitable for ages 8+ Tickets £6 per person Author Fleur Hitchcock introduces her chilling thrilling new adventure The Boy Who…
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12noon to 1.00pm
Sun 12 May 2019
Leigh Hodgkinson
Barnes Methodist Church Hall
Suitable for ages 3+ Tickets £6 per person Join co-creator Leigh Hodgkinson for this celebration of all things Olobob. There…
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2.00pm to 3.00pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Petr Horacek
Kitson Hall
Suitable for ages 3+ Tickets £6 per person Multi-award winning Czech illustrator Petr Horacek reads and draws his characters from…
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4.00pm to 5.30pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Karen Inglis
Rose House
Suitable for ages 16+ Tickets £8.50 per person Are you an aspiring children’s author who can’t find a home for…
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2.00pm to 3.00pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Libby Jackson
Barnes Methodist Church
Suitable for ages 8+ Tickets £6 per person or £15 inc copy of book A Galaxy of Her Own: Amazing Stories…
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3.00pm to 4.20pm
Sun 12 May 2019
Kensuke’s Kingdom Theatre Workshop
OSO Arts Centre
Suitable for ages 8+ Tickets £10 per person When Michael and his faithful dog Stella are stranded on an island…
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12noon to 1.00pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Judith Kerr
St Mary’s Church
Suitable for ages 12+ Tickets £6 per person Judith Kerr in conversation with Ian Craig Join children’s literature legend Judith…
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12noon to 1.00pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Sally Kindberg
Rose House
Suitable for ages 5+ Tickets £6 per person Join cartoonist Sally Kindberg’s pirate crew for this fun drawing session full…
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12noon to 1.00pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Kieran Larwood
Barnes Green Centre
Suitable for ages 8+ Tickets £6 per person Join Blue Peter award winner Kieran Larwood. Podkin One Ear and the…
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10.00am to 11.00am
Sun 12 May 2019
Caroline Lawrence
Kitson Hall
Suitable for ages 9+ Tickets £6 per person Caroline Lawrence, the million copy selling author of The Roman Mysteries, introduces…
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3.00pm to 4.00pm
Sun 12 May 2019
Christopher Lloyd
Barnes Methodist Church
Suitable for ages 8+ Tickets £6 per person Christopher Lloyd celebrates his latest world history book Absolutely Everything: A History of Earth,…
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11.30am to 12.30pm
Sat 11 May 2019
The Lost Words: Seek Find Speak
Barnes Common
Suitable for all ages Tickets £10 per person Barnes Common becomes a spectacular stage for the London premiere of Seek…
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2.00pm to 3.00pm
Sat 11 May 2019
The Lost Words: Seek Find Speak
Barnes Common
Suitable for all ages Tickets £10 per person Barnes Common becomes a spectacular stage for the London premiere of Seek…
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4.00pm to 3.00pm
Sat 11 May 2019
The Lost Words: Seek Find Speak
Barnes Common
Suitable for ages All ages Tickets £10 per person Barnes Common becomes a spectacular stage for the London premiere of…
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11.30am to 12.30pm
Sun 12 May 2019
The Lost Words: Seek Find Speak
Barnes Common
Suitable for all ages Tickets £10 per person Barnes Common becomes a spectacular stage for the London premiere of Seek…
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SOLD OUT
2.00pm to 3.00pm
Sun 12 May 2019
The Lost Words: Seek Find Speak
Barnes Common
Suitable for all ages Tickets £10 per person Barnes Common becomes a spectacular stage for the London premiere of Seek…
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SOLD OUT
4.00pm to 5.00pm
Sun 12 May 2019
The Lost Words: Seek Find Speak
Barnes Common
Suitable for all ages Tickets £10 per person Barnes Common becomes a spectacular stage for the London premiere of Seek…
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4.00pm to 5.00pm
Sun 12 May 2019
Hillary McKay
St Osmund’s Primary School
Suitable for ages 9+ Tickets £6 per person The Costa Children’s Book Award winner Hilary McKay chats with the Children’s…
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4.00pm to 5.00pm
Sun 12 May 2019
The School of Music
Kitson Hall
Suitable for ages 6+ Tickets £8.50 per person Meurig and Rachel Bowen’s new book for children The School of Music…
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2.00pm to 3.00pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Moomins Story & Craft
Rose House
Suitable for ages 8+ Tickets £8.50 per person Join storyteller and crafter, Liz Fost, for an hour of Moomin magic!…
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12noon to 1.00pm
Sun 12 May 2019
That’s Not My…
Rose House
Suitable for ages 3+ Tickets £6 per person Celebrate the 20th birthday of That’s not my… with this sensory storytelling…
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10.00am to 11.00am
Sun 12 May 2019
That’s Not My…
Rose House
Suitable for ages 3+ Tickets £6 per person Celebrate the 20th birthday of That’s not my… with this sensory storytelling…
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2.00pm to 3.00pm
Sun 12 May 2019
That’s Not My…
Rose House
Suitable for ages 3+ Tickets £6 per person Celebrate the 20th birthday of That’s not my… with this sensory storytelling…
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10.00am to 10.30am
Sun 12 May 2019
A Bear Called Paddington
Barnes BookMarquee
Suitable for ages 5+ Tickets £6 per person Everybody’s favourite bear and Darkest Peru’s most famous export comes to life…
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12noon to 1.00pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Tom Palmer
Barnes Methodist Church
Suitable for ages 7+ Tickets £6 per person The creator of the Football Academy, Foul Play and The Squad series,…
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10.00am to 11.00am
Sun 12 May 2019
Plundered! by Really Big Pants Theatre Company
St Osmund’s Primary School
Suitable for ages 6+ Tickets £8.50 per person PLUNDERED! Whilst searching for hidden treasure, a famously selfish pirate captain has…
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12noon to 1.00pm
Sun 12 May 2019
Sibeal Pounder
Barnes Green Centre
Suitable for ages 7+ Tickets £6 per person Sibéal Pounder brings together the characters from her brilliant, bonkers, bestselling Witch…
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11.30am to 12.45pm
Sat 11 May 2019
RAD Matilda Musical Theatre Workshop For 6-7yrs
Castelnau Community Centre
Suitable for ages 6-7 Tickets £10 per person Sing and dance to the music and choreography inspired by the smash…
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SOLD OUT
1.30pm to 2.45pm
Sat 11 May 2019
RAD Matilda Musical Theatre Workshop For 8-9yrs
Castelnau Community Centre
Suitable for ages 8-9 Tickets £10 per person Sing and dance to the music and choreography inspired by the smash…
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3.00pm to 4.15pm
Sat 11 May 2019
RAD Matilda Musical Theatre Workshop For 10-13yrs
Castelnau Community Centre
Suitable for ages 10-13 Tickets £10 per person Sing and dance to the music and choreography inspired by the smash…
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3.00pm to 4.15pm
Sun 12 May 2019
RAD Matilda Musical Theatre Workshop For 10-13yrs
Castelnau Community Centre
Suitable for ages 10-13 Tickets £10 per person Sing and dance to the music and choreography inspired by the smash…
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10.00am to 11.15am
Sun 12 May 2019
RAD Matilda Musical Theatre Workshop For 4-5yrs
Castelnau Community Centre
Suitable for ages 4-5 Tickets £10 per person Sing and dance to the music and choreography inspired by the smash…
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11.30am to 12.45pm
Sun 12 May 2019
RAD Matilda Musical Theatre Workshop For 6-7yrs
Castelnau Community Centre
Suitable for ages 6-7 Tickets £10 per person Sing and dance to the music and choreography inspired by the smash…
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SOLD OUT
1.30pm to 2.45pm
Sun 12 May 2019
RAD Matilda Musical Theatre Workshop For 8-9yrs
Castelnau Community Centre
Suitable for ages 8-9 Tickets £10 per person Sing and dance to the music and choreography inspired by the smash…
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SOLD OUT
10.00am to 11.15am
Sat 11 May 2019
RAD Matilda Musical Theatre Workshop For 4-5yrs
Castelnau Community Centre
Suitable for ages 4-5 Tickets £10 per person Sing and dance to the music and choreography inspired by the smash…
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10.00am to 11.00am
Sat 11 May 2019
Rose Robbins
Rose House
Suitable for ages 4+ Tickets £6 per person Author and special needs tutor Rose Robbins leads this inclusive mask-making workshop…
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1.30pm to 2.30pm
Sun 12 May 2019
Michael Rosen
Barnes BookMarquee
Suitable for ages 7+ Tickets £6 per person The legendary author, poet and broadcaster Michael Rosen, author of We’re Going…
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12noon to 1.00pm
Sun 12 May 2019
S F Said
St Osmund’s Primary School
Suitable for ages 9+ Tickets £6 per person SF Said speaks about his journey from young reader to the multi-award…
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12.30pm to 1.30pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Axel Scheffler
Barnes BookMarquee
Suitable for ages 3+ Tickets £6 per person Festival favourite Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler returns drawing a selection of his…
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12.30 to 2.00pm
Sun 12 May 2019
The Greatest Showman Singing Workshop
OSO Arts Centre
Suitable for ages 6+ Tickets £8.50 per person Come and sing along to a fantastic medley from the smash hit…
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11.00am to 12noon
Sun 12 May 2019
Francesca Simon
Barnes BookMarquee
Suitable for ages 5+ Tickets £6 per person Join Horrid Henry author Francesca Simon and find out what Henry gets…
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10.00am to 11.00am
Sat 11 May 2019
Jim Smith
Barnes Green Centre
Suitable for ages 7+ Tickets £6 per person Join Roald Dahl Funny Prize winner Jim Smith for an extra keel…
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4.00pm to 5.00pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Ben Bailey Smith & Sav Akyüz
St Osmund’s Primary School
Suitable for ages 4+ Tickets £6 per person Bring your best dance moves and coolest rhymes for some big purple…
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10.00am to 11.00am
Sun 12 May 2019
Chitra Soundar
Barnes Methodist Church Hall
Suitable for ages 3+ Tickets £6 per person Storyteller and author Chitra Soundar takes you on a journey from the…
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2.00pm to 3.00pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Joe Todd Stanton
St Osmund’s Primary School
Suitable for ages 4+ Tickets £6 per person Julian the Mouse has lived alone for as long as he can…
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10.00am to 11.00am
Sun 12 May 2019
Steven Butler & Steven Lenton
Barnes Green Centre
Suitable for ages 6+ Tickets £6 per person Bestselling author illustrator team Steven Butler and Steven Lenton welcome you to…
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12noon to 1.00pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Robin Stevens
Kitson Hall
Suitable for ages 8+ Tickets £6 per person Robin Stevens is the award-winning author of the Murder Most Unladylike series…
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2.00pm to 3.00pm
Sun 12 May 2019
Jeremy Strong
St Osmund’s Primary School
Suitable for ages 6+ Tickets £6 per person Join cardigan-wearing Armadillo and tuba-playing Hare, along with their bestselling creator Jeremy…
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4.00pm to 5.00pm
Sun 12 May 2019
Matthew Syed
Barnes BookMarquee
Suitable for ages 9+ Tickets £6 per person What if you could get better at maths? Shine in exams? Succeed…
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2.00pm to 3.00pm
Sun 12 May 2019
Lisa Thompson
Barnes Green Centre
Suitable for ages 8+ Tickets £6 per person Join Lisa Thompson, the bestselling award winning author of The Light Jar…
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10.00am to 11.00am
Sat 11 May 2019
Sam Usher
St Osmund’s Primary School
Suitable for ages 3+ Tickets £6 per person Join author illustrator Sam Usher as he takes you on a very…
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2.00pm to 3.00pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Ross Welford
Barnes Green Centre
Suitable for ages 7+ Tickets £6 per person Come and meet Ross Welford, the author of four highly acclaimed novels…
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12noon to 1.00pm
Sat 11 May 2019
Marcia Williams
St Osmund’s Primary School
Suitable for ages 9+ Tickets £6 per person Travel back in time with master storyteller, Marcia Williams as she talks…
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