Read to the Beat (Wellingborough)

  • Date: 05/08/2026
  • Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
  • Place: Wellingborough Library, 7 Pebble Lane, Wellingborough NN8 1AS
  • Cost: Free

Join artist Mike Payton for Read to the Beat, a fun and interactive storytelling workshop that will be a mix of of performance and creation of a story and musical beats!

Hour long sessions at 10am, 11.30am, 2pm and 3.30pm for residents of our funded Wellingborough area.

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Read to the Beat with Storyteller Mike Payton!

Join artist Mike Payton, for a fun and interactive storytelling workshop that will be a mix of of performance and creation of a story and musical beats! Participants will work with Mike to create a story together, with the opportunity for children to create their own percussion and sound FX and tell the stories themselves.

This is a FREE session for residents of our funded Welllingborough area – including Bozeat, Earls Barton, Ecton, Finedon, Great Doddington, Grendon, Hardwick, Isham, Irchester, Isham, Little Harrowden, Orlingbury, Sywell, Wellingborough, Wilby & Wollaston.

  • 10am or 2pm: Up to 1 hour session recommended for children age 3 – 7 years and their grown-ups
  • 11.30am or 3.30pm: Up to 1 hour session recommended for children age 8+ and their grown-ups
  • All children must be accompanied by an adult – babes in arms also welcome.
  • Drop-in event that will fill up on a first come, first served basis, so arrive early to avoid disappointment.

This session is being delivered in partnership with Wellingborough Library as part of the Summer Reading Challenge and has been funded by Arts Council England, thanks to National Lottery Players.

Access

FREE Parking is available at Jackson’s Lane and Commercial Way Multi Storey. Accessible parking is available at both car parks for Blue Badge holders.

Buses stop in various places within the town centre – you can plan your journey at the Stagecoach or Traveline website. 

Disabled and buggy access to Wellingborough Library is via level access and a lift.

Accessible toilets and baby changing and a Changing Places facility are available in Wellingborough Library.

To make an enquiry about these sessions please email info@madewithmany.org or contact us via our Get in Touch page.

  • Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
  • Place: Wellingborough Library, 7 Pebble Lane, Wellingborough NN8 1AS
  • Other Dates:
    • August 05 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
    • August 05 2026 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
    • August 05 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    • August 05 2026 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

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