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Sunday 12 June 2016: 11am-3pm Newington Green – Discover The Garden Classroom’s outdoor, pop-up Little Green Library in parks and gardens across Islington this June. Our library bike will be out and about bringing books for under- fives and their families to enjoy. Settle down and enjoy reading together or listen to a treasured tale. You might even dress up as a story character and act out your own stories. Collect stamps at each venue, get creative with our free craft activities, and become a story explorer in story trails to discover the brilliance of books at your local green space. FREE

Saturday 11 June:

3pm –  All Change’s Inspire! and ReCreate young parent projects invite you to Once Upon a Rhyme at Platform an original interactive story experience for young families created by young parents working with professional artists. Inspired by the wonderful work of Michael Rosen – Once Upon a Rhyme launches two brand new storybooks for children and features poetry, storytelling, animation and more!

Suitable for children – and grown ups – of all ages. Free admission and cupcakes!

Friday 10 June:

This week’s wonderful Free Word linked to the 5 Ways to Wellbeing – Be active is:

Coddiwomple (Verb): To travel in a purposeful manner towards a vague destination

Thursday 9 June 2016, 7pm Thornhill Primary School: All Change presents a fun night of poetry and rhymes for all the family with live performances by Word2016’s poet-in-residence Paul Lyalls, special guest poet – Adisa, and pupils from Thornhill Primary School.

This is a partnership between All Change and Thornhill Primary School as part of their Outer Space programme – a unique initiative, which sees artists working in collaboration with teachers and pupils throughout the year, investigating creative questions through arts activities.

£2 Donation to the school on the door.

Poet in Residence for the National Football Museum, Paul Cookson is leading a series of workshops for Islington primary schools. Inspired by the upcoming European Championships the audience will take part in a performance by the poet and then be encouraged to create and present their own work. Children’s work will be published by Islington Libraries using Bookleteer to enable the young people to see their work in print.

Wednesday 8 June: 9.30-11.30am Finsbury Library & 1-3pm Lewis Carroll Children’s Library

Thursday 9 June: 9.30-11.30am North Library & 1-3pm Central Library

Tuesday 7 June:

Running throughout June … A multitude of different local women’s voices – young and old, past and present – come together in this poetic artwork for the City North London N4 Hoardings, Wells Terrace N4 – to share pearls of wisdom and a wealth of experiences gathered across the decades created as part of Dispensing Wisdom – an arts and heritage project by All Change and Manor Gardens Centre.

Monday 6 June: Word2016 is proud to have commissioned a free theatre based course for people who are affected by dementia and their carers led by Park Theatre. Beginning in May, Park has delivered 10 weeks of one hour long workshops to explore: theatrical ideas,  imagination, multi-sensory and other techniques for connection. The workshops  enhance wellbeing, communication (including non-verbal), playfulness, collaboration and having fun. Followed by a hot or cold drink in the cafe, a chance to relax, chat and get to know the group, this course is designed for those who are affected by dementia and those who care for a person affected by dementia. On Tuesday 28 June 7pm and Thursday 30 June 8.30pm there will be free performances to celebrate awareness for the project – To book email learning@parktheatre.co.uk or call 020 7870 6876.

Each week during Word2016 look out for a new Free Word from Free Word Centre. Collect  or display 5 words chosen  to express the 5 ways to wellbeing on postcards and posters around Islington.

https://www.freewordcentre.com/free-words

Saturday 4 June: 11am-3pm Whittington Park – Discover The Garden Classroom’s outdoor, pop-up Little Green Library in parks and gardens across Islington this June. Our library bike will be out and about bringing books for under- fives and their families to enjoy. Settle down and enjoy reading together or listen to a treasured tale. You might even dress up as a story character and act out your own stories. Collect stamps at each venue, get creative with our free craft activities, and become a story explorer in story trails to discover the brilliance of books at your local green space. FREE

Friday 3 June – throughout June why not check out a wonderful selection of exhibitions in Islington including 2 shows currently @ House of Illustration open 10am-6pm Tuesday-Sunday (closed Mondays):

Children’s Books from Soviet Russia – 1 June-11 September  With the perfect synthesis of typography, design and illustration, Soviet children’s publishing in the 1920s and 1930s revolutionised the picture book against a turbulent political backdrop.

Shojo Manga: The World of Japanese Girls’ Comics, 1–12 June

Discover the world of Shōjo Manga (girls’ comics in Japanese) in the UK’s first major exhibition of the genre, on tour in the UK. Japan’s shōjo manga culture dates back to the post-war years but only evolved into its broad-ranging and hugely-popular form of today as a result of the innovative work of a small group of artists in the 1970s. This exhibition explores the work of pioneering artists  Keiko Takemiya, Yukiko Kai, and Akiko Hatsu through elaborate Genga'(Dash) prints.

Adults £7 (£5 conc.) Children £4

Or visit Islington Museum for:

“It’s ours whatever they say!” – Celebrating half a century of adventure play in Islington – Until 25 June, Daily 10am-5pm (closed Wednesdays and Sundays) @ Islington Museum

Islington has 12 adventure playgrounds that have been around for almost 50 years. Researched and produced by Islington Play Association, this fascinating exhibition explores the heritage of local children and these play spaces, and highlights why adventure playgrounds are so important to them.

“It’s ours whatever they say!” further examines the significant role of local people’s community action in the development of these sites, especially mothers in their fight for children’s rights to play.

Free admission.