WORLD-RENOWNED animators and storytellers will host workshops in Malvern as part of a children’s festival later this month.
Animation studio, Aardman, creators of Wallace and Gromit, Chicken Run and Flushed Away will feature and Horrid Henry author Francesca Simon will explore her works and introduce her new book.
The workshops will take place at The Great Malvern Festival of Stories for Children from October 24 to October 29.
The festival, formed by Malvern Hills District Council in partnership with Boffy Arts and Events, is a celebration of stories, featuring a programme of professional storytellers, children’s authors, illustrators, puppet companies, musicians, and theatre.
It will be spread out in a number of venues throughout Great Malvern, including Great Malvern Priory grounds, Lyttleton Well, and Malvern Cube.
The first four days of this year’s programme is designed for local schools, followed by a family programme on the 28th and 29th, which is open to everyone.
This year’s festival includes the introduction of a day for Secondary Schools where Carnegie Medal winning Tanya Landman, the author of over forty books for children and young adults will be visiting The Chase and Dyson Perrins High Schools.
As well as ticketed events there are free storytelling sessions, art activities, film screenings and stalls by local authors across the whole weekend.
Malvern Hills District Councillor Beverley Nielsen said: “We are so pleased this event is returning, there is a fantastic line-up this year full of fun and creativity for the whole family to enjoy.
“I’d like to thank all those involved including our MHDC team, Steve Boffy and his team, as well as our corporate sponsors for helping to make this special event possible for the second year running.”
Steve Boffy, from Boffy Arts Events People, said: “I was delighted with the success of last year’s festival and the brilliant response it received.
“I am now looking forward to building on that success and hope to develop the festival and see it become a much-loved annual fixture in the local cultural calendar.”
Visit www.visitthemalverns.org/storyfest for more information.
