Well, what a busy summer! Our attendance at local festivals and events has become so popular that we are now receiving invitations to some wonderful events. We have attended at least 1 event every month since May, and have another 3 coming up in the next 5 weeks.
As previously, we have attended festivals with our sand trays and symbols, therapeutic storybooks, colouring, bubbles, parent-child activities, and more! We have been fortunate enough to meet so many wonderful families, all with different stories to tell. We have shared advice, provided support, and made links with some great organisations.
Here is a list of the wonderful festivals we’ve visited:
Branches in the Park in Telford hosted by Branches TACT (Sunday 6th May)
The Great Outdoors Festival in Hadnall hosted by Shropshire Wildlife Trust and Country Garden Plant Centre (Sunday 3rd June)
The Haycop Nature Reserve Annual Open Day in Broseley hosted by The Haycop Conservation Group (Saturday 7th July)
A Day of Digital Detox in Haughton, Shrewsbury hosted by Boots and Roots Events (Sunday 19th August)
We will also be attending:
Family Festival of Wellbeing in Shrewsbury hosted by Find Your Bloom (Sunday 16th September)
ReCreation Day in Ironbridge (part of the Heritage Festival) hosted by Veolia (Saturday 22nd September)
Stargazing and Stories in Hadnall hosted by Country Garden Plant Centre (Friday 5th July)
Over the summer, we have also attended events hosted by various local organisations and have made some great contacts with whom we hope to work with in the near future, including:
BEAM – part of The Children’s Society
If you would like us to attend an event that you are hosting, please email us at playtothrive@hotmail.com