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Crafts, family drop-ins, and trails for children and families.

Animals and Insects - Big Green Week Under 5's craft Activity

A selection of animals decorated with collaged colours and the writing in the top left reads 'Animals and Insects: Under 5's craft activity'

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Join us on the Friday of Big Green Week 2026 to take part in a nature themed craft activity. Following directly on from the Woodstock Library…

440 Theatre Presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream

A yellow background the words A Midsummers Night's Dream appear in white at the top and underneath a man in a hat with grey ears sticking out and a yellow jacket looks frightened as a woman with dark hair and flowers in her hair points a gold water pistol and sunflower towards him with a mock aggressive expression.

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Four Forty Theatre invite you into their outrageous take on Shakespeare’s most magical comedy. A Midsummer Night’s Dream follows runaway lovers,…

Dragons and Ditches - Cuckoos and Witches

A group of adults and children sit on the grass in front of a lady in red as she leans towards them telling a story. There are props on the table next to her and flag bunting in the background. The group are positioned under the shade of a tree.

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Join magical storyteller Olivia Armstrong for a storytelling wander along the highways and byways of Oxfordshire folklore. Discover the…

Magic, Myth and Mystery in British Folk Music – Moonrakers

A group of four people, back left a lady with dark hair and a red dress stands smiling next to a harp, back right a white man with a hat on and a blue shirt stands smiling with a guitar over his shoulder, in front of him a lady in a black and white patterned dress sits with sunglasses on and to the left of her is a lady wit long dark hair and a navy and white spotted dress who sits smiling and holding a cello.

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Illustrated by traditional and contemporary songs and tunes, Moonrakers examine the hidden world of myth and superstition in British folklore.…

Creative Writing for Children: Folk-lorious Fun!

A colourful piece showing a drawing of a dragon, Rollright stones, the head of the white horse from Uffington and either side of these illustrated images are pen and a pencil. At the top is a cows head and the tongue snacks through the other drawings. Also around the top are a feather, acorns and a stone

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About the Workshop Do you whisper to white horses, speak to standing stones, or dare to dance with dragons? Inspired by the Folklore…

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