2015
Manchester Children’s Book Festival
Have you picked up your Festival brochure yet? If not, you can
download your digital copy from our website and see what’s on now by clicking: 2015
MCBF Digital Brochure – or browse the full programme online at www.mcbf.org.uk/whats-on/events.
FREE
Festival Family Fun Day: 27/06/15
One of the main features of previous MCBFs has been our
popular Festival Family Fun Day – and it’s back for 2015, bigger than ever!
Join us on Saturday 27th June for a full day of free activities in
the Geoffrey Manton Building at Manchester Metropolitan University’s All Saints
Campus (opposite the Commonwealth Aquatics Centre on Oxford Road, Manchester).
There’ll be something for everyone, from pre-readers and nursery age-children
to teens and families. And, as well as story-telling, arts, crafts and
workshops, there’ll be a bustling market-place of stalls and exhibitions to
browse and enjoy. There’ll be lots to see and do – here are some of the
highlights:
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Come dressed as your favourite character from the past or the future or
make your outfit on the day and join in our Fancy Dress Parade - don't
forget your percussion instruments, the band will need music to march to!
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Visit the Readwell stall and support our efforts to raise money
for Manchester Children's Hospital School - as well as our knitted Compton
Valance mascot you might find some old cheeky monkey friends…
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Come and say hello to Little Alf the miniature pony.
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Little People's History Museum: discover the story of
Manchester's Coat of Arms in Mr Ordinary's Prize. Someone has stolen Mr
Ordinary’s Thinking and Doing! What will he do without them? Join in the
adventure as Mr Ordinary and his friends try to get them back. Fun interactive
story session with puppets, song, dance and a craft activity.
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Make a Monkey! badge with the team from Z-arts.
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Take a trip back in time, explore life as a Football Fan in the past.
Try on some Football Fan attire or handle fan’s treasured possessions with
staff from the National Football Museum.
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Find out about Ordsall Hall and how you can have your own time-travelling
adventure on a visit there. Meet our Tudors and make your own pennon to wave in
the parade!
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Create your very own elephant ears and see some objects from Manchester
Museum’s collections. Find out about artist Oliver East’s project Take Me
Back to Manchester, which recreated Maharajah the elephant’s 10 day and 220
mile walk to Manchester from Edinburgh.
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Have your picture drawn, or be transformed into an animal, in the magical
portrait booth.
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Time Travelling Troupe: take a trip through time and space to create
your own alien character with the Royal Exchange Theatre. An interactive
drama workshop celebrating space characters from the past and future by
transporting them to the present day.
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Learn how to turn old household rubbish it into exciting stuff with Junkcraft.
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Blitz Brits crafts with Imperial War Museum.
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Aliens Love Underpants – colouring and decorating activity with The
Lowry, creating colourful items for a washing line hung above the stand.
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Join Manchester Libraries and Archives+ as we look forward to the
launch of this year's summer reading challenge for children.
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Celebrate kids’ books and reading with our friends from the Society
of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators. Meet the authors and
illustrators of some of your favourite children’s books. Draw! Write! Make!
Create!
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Would YOU eat a mouldy sandwich? Investigate with our nutrition
scientist and microbiologist and make your decision ... microscopy,
mould, models and more! Plus ManMetMunch kids' cookery.
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Join Manchester School of Art for an exhibition of work from
their Saturday club and create your own time travel rosette.
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Space and art: send your drawings into space with our MMU astronauts!
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MMU undergraduate children's writers have produced picture book texts
which need illustrations - come to the stall and add your drawings to the
books!
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Settle down as the MCBF Travelling Story-telling Tent comes home for
story time with our friends from Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Trust, Commonword
– and more!
There will also be ticketed events throughout the day,
featuring guest authors and illustrators Kate Pankhurst, Steve
Hartley, Ruth Fitzgerald – and the creators of our Compton
Valance mascot Matt Brown and Lizzie Finlay!
Saturday 27th June, 10.00am to 4.00pm, MMU
Geoffrey Manton Building. FREE entry. You can book your free tickets via our
website, http://www.mcbf.org.uk/whats-on/events/2015-festival-family-fun-day,
by calling the box office on 0843 208 0500, or you can tell us that you’ll be
coming on our Facebook event page: 2015 MCBF Family Fun
Day. Or just pop in on the day!
We look forward to seeing you there!
The Manchester Children's Book Festival Team
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The Manchester Children’s Book
Festival
Manchester Metropolitan
University
Rosamond Street West |
Off Oxford Road | Manchester | M15 6LL
Tel: +44 (0) 161 247 2424
E-mail:
mcbf@mmu.ac.uk
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Festival”
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Working with Readwell to put books onto shelves
at Manchester Children’s Hospital School.
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