Manor Farm Storytelling Sessions

Alison has been invited to run sessions as part of a three day event at Manor Farm in East Leake. These interactive workshops will be attended by primary schools in the area, in early May.

DebRA Creative Team and Book

Alison is part of a new and exciting 'creative team' for the charity DebRA. She will be running a workshop on the 1st of April, and also working with the team to produce a body of writing (stories, poems, essays etc) to raise funds and awareness for EB. More details on the book and other creative outputs will follow.

Check out the DebRA website for more details about Epidermolysis Bullosa and how you can help.

http://www.debra.org.uk

Family Learning Reading Event

As part of a series of events to launch Alison's new book 'Reading to Your Baby', she will be running a family learning event in conjunction with Nottingham City Council's Libraries Team. More information about this event will follow in due course.

Hooked on Reading Event

Alison has been invited to run a session at the 'Hooked on Reading Conference' in Matlock on July 7th. Watch this space for more information!

Storytelling as a tool to Enhance Teaching and Learning

Alison will be running a one day session at Nottingham University on January 28th. This session is part of staff development and will look at how storytelling can be used a creative tool to engage with students, and pass on new concepts.

Come Alive With Science

Alison is delighted to announce that she will be working on a creative commission with a school and also the Botanic Gardens in Leicester. The commission is part of the Come Alive With Science project that runs in March of this year. Alison will be using her storytelling skills to encourage students at Babington College to get involved and engage with Science.

Happy New Year!

Alison wants to take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy, healthy and successful 2010!