Author Archives: All Change
Day 14: #LivingLyrics
Thursday 14 June 6pm at St. Luke’s Community Centre Key Changes provides music services in hospitals and the community for people experiencing mental health problems. #livinglyrics is commissioned by Word2018 to engage young people using mental health services in a programme … Continue reading
Day 14: Little Explorers
Thursday 14 June 9.30am at Newington Green – Join The Garden Classroom for a Little Explorers sessions for under 5’s with their parents and carers. Discover together the wonders of wildlife, trees, bees, flowers & plants in your local greenspace in … Continue reading
Day 13: This is Private event – cancelled.
Wednesday 13 June 7pm – Due to unforeseen circumstances this evening’s This is Private event at Free Word has been cancelled. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience and disappointment caused. The Word2018 team.
Day 13: Reading Well
Wednesday 13 June 2.30pm at Cat and Mouse Library -The first Reading Well booklist supporting common mental health conditions was a huge success with libraries and health professionals across the country. Since its launch in 2013, the programme has reached … Continue reading
Day 12: Stereo/Type
Tuesday 12 June: This evening sees a special celebration of specially commissioned Word2018 intergenerational projects from Lyrix Organix: UNFOLD and House of Illustration. The event will feature spoken word, poetry and illustration by young people and UnFold artists alongside the presentation of a brand … Continue reading
Word Associations … 11-17 June 2018
Carers Week – Word2018 has a focus on mental health and the impact that enjoyment in reading, writing and creativity can have on wellbeing. Word2018 prioritises projects and events which involve older people with dementia, young people with mental health … Continue reading
Day 11: City of Stories
Monday 11 June 6-7.30pm at Central Library – Our second City of Stories session – celebrates London’s writers, readers and libraries! Join leading writer Anita Belli and take part in free creative writing workshops. Participants will be able to enter … Continue reading
Free Words of the Week – 2
Broaden your lexical horizons during the festival and look out for these Free Words of the Week, just outside Free Word Centre. Take a picture and join the conversation online with #FreeWordOfTheWeek or go further by putting them on display … Continue reading
Day 9: Granddads, Dads & Lads
Saturday 9 June 10am-12noon: All Change and Arsenal in the Community are inviting granddads, dads and lads – and daughters (age 4-11) to join poet Paul Lyalls for a celebration of all things Arsenal FC. They’ll follow in the footsteps … Continue reading
Day 8: Things to See – Exhibitions @ House of Illustration
During Word2018 what not visit some wonderful exhibitions at Word2018 partner – House of Illustration: Quentin Blake: Voyages to the Moon and the Sun – until Sunday 30 September. The first ever exhibition of Quentin Blake’s illustrations for this French literary classic, Voyages … Continue reading