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The ‘Pop Up Shop’ is an exciting first for the Green Festival in celebration of its 20th anniversary!
Opportunity Peterborough has provided an empty shop, which local artists have uniquely transformed. It is open for business throughout the Green Festival, hosting local talent and free creative workshops. Drop by to experience the variety of events and activities on offer. There is something for everyone!
What is on at the Pop Up Shop?
Monday 30th May
10:30-11:30am - Overground Session: Creative Games for Children
A wide variety of games and challenges to get children using their imaginations and inspire their creativity. Lots of silliness, laughter, drawing, acting, jokes, puzzles, silly noises and much more!
- Contact: Luke Payn
- Cost: £2 donation per participant
- Age: all ages welcome
12:00-1:00pm - Poetry Workshop
Use the senses and nature to write your first poem or learn new techniques for inspiration. Please bring a pen and pad.
- Contact: Keely Mills
- Cost: £1 donation per participant
- Age: 13+ years
1:30-2:30pm - Handmade Workshop
Using buttons to make jewellrey from rings to bracelets, Please bring your own buttons if you have any.
- Contact: Samantha Hope
- Cost: £1 donation per participant
- Age: all ages welcome
3:00-4:00pm - Overground Session: Screen Printing for Beginners
See your design become reality using screen techniques.
- Contact: Stuart Payn
- Cost: FREE
- Age: 19+ years
4:00-5:00pm - Overground Session: How to Crochet Blankets
Want to make that special gift for someone's new arrival or just create something wonderful for your bedroom? Learn how to crochet for life!
- Contact: Emily Henderson
- Cost: FREE
- Age: 19+ years
Tuesday 31st May
10:30-11:30am - Imagine That!
Drama role-play activities for all...fly away on a magic carpet, create new worlds, explore invisible cities. Parents must stay on site or join in.
- Contact: Luke Payne
- Cost: £2 donation per participant
- Age: 6-12 years
12:00-1:00pm - Poetry Workshop
Write a poem for that special someone, loved one, mum, dad or your favourite pet using their name to create the piece.
- Contact: Keely Mills
- Cost: £1 donation per participant
- Age: 13+ years
1:30-2:30pm - Overground Session: Handmade workshop
Make summer brooches using vintage fabric, lace and trimmings stitched on felt. Very easy and cheap to make - have a go!
- Contact: Karen Tibbett and Samantha Hope
- Cost: FREE
- Age: 13+ years
3:00-4:00pm - Overground Session: Animation for Beginners
This is a great workshop for anyone interested in all forms of animation. Be warned this workshop is practical!
- Contact: Stuart Payn
- Cost: FREE
- Age: 19+ years
4:00-5:00pm - Overground Session: Willow Weaving
Learn an ancient and quick craft that uses one of nature's most beautiful and hardy materials.
- Contact: Rene Antonelli
- Cost: FREE
- Age: 19+ years
Wednesday 1st June
10:30-11:30am - Imagine That!
Drama role-play activities for youngsters...fly away on a magic carpet, create new worlds, explore invisible cities! Parents must stay on site or join in.
- Contact: Keely Mills
- Cost: FREE
- Age: 13+ years
12:00-1:00pm - Poetry Workshop
Learn to write to a commission, with quick and easy exercises that will practise your writing muscles.
- Contact: Keely Mills
- Cost: FREE
- Age: 13+ years
1:30-2:30pm - Overground Session: Handmade Workshop
Knitting with plastic bags to make coasters and other lovely objects, now experience necessary.
- Contact: Samantha Hope
- Cost: FREE
- Age: All ages welcome
3:00-4:00pm - Overground Session: How to Crochet Blankets
Want to make that special gift for someone's new arrival or just create something wonderful for your bedroom? Learn how to crochet for life!
- Cost: FREE
- Age: 19+ years
4:00-5:00pm - Overground Session: Using Clay to Sculpt
Come play and make some pieces of art that will be ready in hours!
- Contact: Rene Antonelli
- Cost: FREE
- Age: All ages welcome
Thursday 2nd June
10:30-11.30 - Overground Session: Creative Games for Children
A wide variety of games and challenges to get you to use your imagination and inspire creativity. Lots of silliness, laughter, drawing, acting, jokes,puzzles, silly noises and much more.
- Contact: Luke Payn
- Cost: FREE
- Age: All ages welcome
12:00-1:00pm - Overground Session: Poetry Workshop
Come and be part of Eastern Angles Theatre Company's latest project and write about why you do or don't heart ♥ Peterborough. All the work will culminate in a love poem to Peterborough!
- Contact: Keely Mills
- Cost: £1 donation per participant
- Age: 13+ years
1:30-2:30pm - Handmade Workshop Upcycling
Make a key fob or phone charm using recycled and upcycled materials. It will amze you how easy this is to do!
- Contact: Samantha Hope
- Cost: £2 donation per participant
- Age: All ages welcome
3:00-4:00pm - Overground Session: Marketing Yourself Through Social Media
Are you an up and coming artist, band or entrepeneur and want to learn more how to get your work noticed? Come along to this fantastic session with a freelance journalist who knows exactly how to get the media's attention.
- Contact: Emily Henderson
- Cost: FREE
- Age: 19+ years
4:00-5:00pm - Overground Workshop: The Art of Whittling
Learn this craft to create items that will be cherished for years to come. All materials provided.
- Contact: Rene Antonelli
- Cost: FREE
- Age: 19+ years
Friday 3rd June
10:30-11:30am - Overground Session: Creative Workshop Doodle Jam
Parents and children come along and be inspired! Learn to draw like your kids - lots of drawing, games and having fun.
- Contact: Luke Payn
- Cost: FREE
- Age: All ages welcome
12:00-1:00pm - Overground Session: Poetry Workshop Jam
Use other people's words and sentences to create wonderful found poems also create collages for your final pieces.
- Contact: Keely Mills
- Cost: FREE
- Age: 13+ years
1:30-2:30pm - Overground Session: Handmade Workshop Craft Jam
Come along for a surprise craft session where whatever you make will be quick, easy, using recycled materials and fun!
- Contact: Samantha Hope
- Cost: £2 per participant
- Age: 6+ years
3:00-4:00pm - Overground Session Natural Beauty
Make your own amazing and eco-friendly lip balms for half the price and also for fantastic gifts. All materials provided.
- Contact: Sophie Antonelli
- Cost: FREE
- Age: 19+ years
4:00-5:00pm - Overground Session Mosaics
Come and show off your artistic flair and work with others to create something unique, beautiful and eye catching. All materials provided.
- Contact: Dom
- Cost: FREE
- Age: 19+ years
Saturday 4th June
10:30-11:30am - Overground Session Make Unique Bags
Make unique bags from recycling plastic bags. Learn how to cut them and spin them into 'plarn' (plastic yarn), then knit or crochet them into re-usable bags.
- Contact: Anita Bruce
- Cost: FREE
- Age: 19+ years
12:00-1:00pm - Poetry Jam Workshop
Use other people's words and sentences to create wonderful found poems also create collages for your final pieces.
- Contact: Keely Mills
- Cost: £1 donation per participant
- Age: 13+ years
1:30-2:30pm - Handmade Workshop Knitting free for all
Come along to stitch and ask all those questions you wanted to find out about knitting. Learn from basic, key techniques.
- Contact: Handmade In Peterborough
- Cost: FREE
- Age: 19+ years
Tuesday 7th June
Overground Session: Fascinator Workshop
Make your own fascinators and beautiful creations for your hair. Materials are provided.
- Contact: Jane Fletcher
- Cost: FREE
- Age: 19+ years
How to find the Pop Up Shop
Address
47, Bridge St, Peterborough (opposite M&S and Waterstones)
To view the location on Google Maps please click here.
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