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Join us for free creative activities, storytelling and performances for all ages…and help us imagine the next three years of arts and culture in Corby!
Activities on the day
- Wonder of the Woodlands storytelling performance and crafts with Aaron Spendelow
Meet a curious butterfly puppet who is searching for ideas to help a magical woodland grow and thrive. Enjoy interactive storytelling, audience participation and a chance to create your own butterfly puppet that you can even bring back into the story, creating a collective fluttering woodland of ideas before taking your creation home. - Future Festival Masks– make-and-take activity with Artist Caitlin Skye.
- Gallery for Change postcard making with Artist Alison Carpenter-Hughes
Create a postcard with your ideas for the future and add it to our Gallery for Change. - Puddle Ducks – inquisitive, friendly roaming characters bringing plenty of waddling charm.
- Slinky Big Mob – the brilliant life size slinkies by Bedlam Oz will be springing around to surprise shoppers!
- Dinotopia – meet the adventurer Captain Jon Voyage and his beautiful dinosaur, Odysseia the Parasaurolophus
- Just Karen – Bubble fun for everyone!
- King Brasstards – pioneering funky brass band with an outstanding ability to entertain
- The Corby Pride in Place Artist-in-Residence Phiona Richards will also be there to find out what you want to see happening in the Kingswood, Hazel Leys and Exeter areas!
Plus, share your ideas with the Pride in Place team about the investment you’d like to see in the area by visiting us in the former River Island unit. There will also be a Pride in Place Podcast van in front of Posh Paddy’s (Spencer Court) from 12pm-3pm.
The Core’s Youth Music space Project M will also be hosting performances and workshops – find their timetable of activity below!
- 12pm-2pm Performances from Project M (opposite Posh Paddy’s on Spencer Court)
- 2:45pm – 3:15pm Lyric writing, vocals and karaoke taster workshop @ Project M (opposite Chisholm House)
- 3:15pm – 3:45pm Instrumental taster workshop (keyboard, base and acoustic guitar) @ Project M (opposite Chisholm House)
Access
Map Willow Place map can be found online at https://willowplace.co.uk/store-finder/
Parking is available at Willow Place, Oasis Retail park, Parkland Gateway and Victoria Place. Accessible parking is available at all car parks for Blue Badge holders – normal parking charges apply.
Buses stop in various places within the town centre – you can plan your journey at the Stagecoach or Traveline website.
Disability access will be available via level access in our unit in Willow Place. You can hire a mobility scooter in Corby town centre – call 01536 200073 between 9am and 5pm Monday – Friday.
Accessible toilets and baby changing are available in Willow Place. Additionally there is a Changing Places toilet nearby in the Corby Cube.
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