- 31 May -30 June 2024
- Midsummer Madness
Midsummer Madness
Our Midsummer Madness Family Fun Day for families and young people at Cressing Temple Barns. Storytelling, theatre, poetry, eco-crafts, comics, coding, and mud pies galore in our pop-up forest school, what’s not to like! Read more
- FREE
- Midsummer Madness
- Performance
- SOLD OUT!
- Young Essex
SOLD OUT – The Puddle at the End of the World
Ensonglopedia’s brand new musical comedy. Weird weather! Extraordinary extinctions! Freaky flooding! Water we going to do?! Join Jamie and her Nanna on an exhilarating adventure to rebuild their lives and stop climate change. Read more
- Midsummer Madness
- Workshop
- Young Essex
The Importance of Oceans – workshop for ages 5-9
Deep down in the ocean blue, there are many surprises waiting for you! Solve some Riddles from the Sea and discover some strange facts about the wonderful creatures in our oceans. Read more
- Midsummer Madness
- Workshop
How to Write a Super Story in 3 Easy Steps – workshop for ages 7-11
Award winning author Catherine Emmett will use her book, The Pet, to explore How to Write a Super Story in 3 Easy Steps, from a brilliant beginning, and a magnificent middle to an excellent ending. Read more
- Midsummer Madness
- Workshop
Singing Like Larks Nature Workshop for families
Join nature and folk history writer, Andrew Millham, to uncover the remarkable relationship between birds and traditional folk music and try your hand at some Forest School skills and bug-hunting. Read more
- CANCELLED
- Midsummer Madness
- Workshop
Cancelled: Eco-Podcasting Workshop – For ages 14+
We are in a climate emergency! The Eco-cast project develops audio content around environmental themes. Explore how to research and write content, undertake interviews and join them all together to make a big impact. Read more
- Midsummer Madness
- Performance
- Poetry
- Young Essex
When Creature Met Creature
Legendary author and performance poet John Agard who will delight us with a selection of readings including his 2022 children’s book When Creature Met Creature. Sure to be warm, witty, generous, and flamboyant, it is not to be missed! Read more
- FREE
- Midsummer Madness
- Young Essex
Midsummer Madness Family Fun Day
Part of our Midsummer Madness Family Fun Day. Pack your picnic and make a beeline for what promises to be a magical day at Cressing Temple Barns. Free parking, free entry and lots of free activities. All welcome. Read more
- Midsummer Madness
- Workshop
- Young Essex
Top Writing Tips Workshop
Join Essex children’s and YA author, Sam Scott, for this creative writing workshop and discover your potential as a writer. Explore different writing techniques; how to create a believable character, how to build a plot arc and the importance of using varied vocabulary. Read more
- Nature Writing
- Midsummer Madness
- Workshop
- Young Essex
Singing Like Larks Nature Workshop
Join nature and folk history writer, Andrew Millham, to uncover the remarkable relationship between birds and traditional folk music and try your hand at Forest School skills and bug-hunting. Read more
- FREE
- Midsummer Madness
- Performance
- SOLD OUT!
- Young Essex
Fully Booked – Asha + The Troll
Asha + The Troll is a theatre performance for 5-8 year olds in which storytellers unfold a world of forests, friendship, puppetry, percussion, and… trolls! Follow Asha as she meets an unlikely friend and learns to love their differences. Read more
- Midsummer Madness
- Workshop
- Young Essex
Asha + The Troll Storytelling and Performance Workshop
Join Asha + The Troll's creative team for 45 minutes of storytelling and performance! Participants will enter the Troll's forest to create their own stories and explore elements from the show. Read more
- Nature Writing
- Midsummer Madness
- Workshop
- Young Essex
Singing Like Larks Nature Workshop
Join nature and folk history writer, Andrew Millham, to uncover the remarkable relationship between birds and traditional folk music and try your hand at Forest School skills and bug-hunting. Read more
- FREE
- Midsummer Madness
- Young Essex
Much Ado About Numbers
What's the connection between Shakespeare and Numbers? A lot, as it turns out! In this fun, interactive talk Rob Eastaway explores the surprising and entertaining ways that maths and numbers crop up in Shakespeare's plays. Read more