The Wordpool team were really excited to be nominated for the Hearts for the Arts– Best Local Authority Arts Initiative Award so needless to say, when we found out we’d been shortlisted we were over the moon! The annual award recognises local authorities who are investing in the ‘joy, excitement and life-enriching quality of the […]Read Post ›
2016 has been a great year for reading at Wordpool HQ! One of the many benefits of being a stones throw away from the library is that we have access to some of the best literature right at our feet. We’ve read some great stuff from authors old and new so we thought we’d share […]Read Post ›
The Wordpool Team had the great pleasure of attending a fantastic literary event in St Annes on Monday. The event was organised by Storytellers Inc and took place in the lovely Pavilion Cafe in Ashton Gardens. We were treated to best-selling author Jessie Burton reading extracts from her new novel, The Muse. Jessie then went on to answer […]Read Post ›
Dan Worsley told his Poolie story to an amazing number, 3760 schoolchildren, and 468 children took part in artist-led workshops with Bonkers Clutterbucks and Vanessa Card to create a large scale artwork for the Story Safari Family Day. The Wordpool Schools programme engaged 13 schools in total (12 primaries and 1 special school). This is […]Read Post ›
Our Story Safari Family Day received some very positive reviews from altBlackpool and the Gazette. Thanks for all your support!
