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Kite Workshops
Get involved at Kite Making Workshops across the school holidays, then see your creation take to the sky!
The workshops are led by specialist kite makers, Community Kite Project.
In these drop-in sessions our practitioners will guide you through the process of making either the Patang Kite – the Indian Fighter Kite, or a classic Trapezoid Kite.
Make and decorate your kite to stand out in the sky at the Community Kite Festival which takes place in Boyn Grove Park on Sunday 2 September.
Kite Making Workshops
- Tuesday 24 July | 11.30am – 1pm and 2pm – 3.30pm
- Saturday 11 August | 11.30am – 1pm and 2pm – 3.30pm
- Saturday 18 August | 11.30am – 1pm and 2pm – 3.30pm
- Saturday 1 September | 11.30am – 1pm and 2pm – 3.30pm
Workshops are suitable for all the family and tickets are £3 per person.
Please note a space must be booked for every person attending the workshop, including supervising adults
Please note this is a Drop In Workshop:
Our drop in sessions allow you to come down to the session at any time throughout the day – you don’t need to get there for the start of the session! So you don’t have to rush, but do make sure you leave enough time to get here, get park and get into the session!
Sessions run from 11.30am – 1pm and 2pm – 3.30pm, and at Norden Farm. You can make a kite in around 20 – 30 minutes with a bit of adult support!
The Community Kite Festival - Sunday 2 September
Join us at Boyn Grove Park (Punt Hill) for our very first Community Kite Festival on Sunday 2 September between 1pm - 4pm. It's free to attend! Bring your kite creations, pre-owned or shop bought kites and join our team to fly them on the hill. Everyone is welcome, with or without a kite! As well as all the kite flying fun, the afternoon will include kite making, food from local vendors Pizza Pals and Chut the Cheese up! and a bar serving soft drinks and beer provided by Marlow based Rebellion Brewery. At the event, there'll be the last chance opportunity to get creative and make your very own kite if you haven’t already. Alternatively, there are still a few spaces to join us at our workshops on Saturday 1 September at 11.30am - 1pm and 2pm - 3.30pm. So head on down, enjoy the spectacle and celebrate with the community! Click here to visit the Community Kite Festival event page.
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The Fir Tree
by Tove Jansson
From Tales in Moominvalley
The Moomin family was hibernating in the drawing room as they were wont to do. They had been sleeping for a few months already and were going to keep it up until spring… Now all at once a cold draught disturbed Moomintroll’s dreams. And someone was pulling at his quilt and shouting that he was tired and Christmas was coming.
Featuring live puppetry and music, The Fir Tree is an adventure set in the idyllic and peaceful Moominvalley. It is a gloriously unselfish take on Christmas.
Suitable for all audiences from 3 years and upwards.
Presented by Norden Farm, The Ding Foundation, Bernadette Russell and Steve Tiplady.
The Carnival of the Animals - Lantern Making Workshop
Get ready to join the parade!
Weave and decorate willow to create lanterns inspired by the animal world. Lanterns created at these family workshops will be illuminated at Norden Farm’s annual Lantern Parade on Saturday 8 December.
Workshops take place throughout November and December:
Norden Farm
Sun 18 and 25 Nov, Sun 2 Dec
10.30am – 12.30pm and 1.30pm – 3.30pm
Maidenhead Town Centre
Sat 17 and 24 Nov, Sat 1 Dec
10am – 4pm (drop in)
Last chance workshop (drop in)
Maidenhead Town Centre
Sat 8 Dec
10.30am – 2pm
Suitable for all ages and all the family.
£4 per person. (Please note a space must be booked for every person attending the workshop – including supervising adults)
Lantern Parade
Sat 8 Dec | Outside Maidenhead Town Hall | Free event!
- 17 Nov from £4
- 18 Nov SOLD OUT
- 8 more dates...
Wintertide
As the days grow short and the evenings long, dark are the days of Wintertide.
The Gallery is transformed with work by local children from our art competition.
- 20 Nov FREE
- 21 Nov FREE
- 34 more dates...
Youth Theatre (F)
Led by Troublemaker Theatre Company
Your chance to be on stage and in the spotlight!
Join the only youth drama group in Maidenhead which rehearses in a professional theatre!
'Gave me the skills and confidence to get into drama school and pursue a career in acting' Lizzy Maillard
Our friendly theatre company lead the sessions, where you’ll have fun and meet new friends. Each term you'll create a show and perform in our studio or on the main stage, with lighting, sound and staging from Norden Farm's technical crew.
Plus receive discounted tickets to shows and gain opportunities to work alongside Troublemaker Theatre Company at our Summer Theatre Week.
‘I went on to get a degree in film and theatre, and now teach drama to children myself’ Ryan Tomlinson
Pick up performance skills from stage combat to acting for camera and physical theatre to accents, while working with scripts from famous playwrights or made up by you.
Terms 10 weeks long, no auditions, suitable for all abilities and end with a sharing or a performance.
'Film-making at 15, scripting at 16, and crying that it had to end at 18. 5yrs later, I'm working full-time in television' Kat Mace
Thursdays or Sundays
6.45pm
£97 per term
School Year 8, 9, 10 & 11
day dependent on availability
Photography credit Luminous Photography.
Click here to visit the Troublemaker Theatre Company website
- 1 Nov
- 8 Nov
- 4 more dates...
Youth Theatre (C)
Led by Troublemaker Theatre Company.
Your chance to be on stage and in the spotlight!
Join the only youth drama group in Maidenhead which rehearses in a professional theatre!
'Gave me the skills and confidence to get into drama school and pursue a career in acting' Lizzy Maillard
Our friendly theatre company lead the sessions, where you’ll have fun and meet new friends. Each term you'll create a show and perform in our studio or on the main stage, with lighting, sound and staging from Norden Farm's technical crew.
Plus receive discounted tickets to shows and gain opportunities to work alongside Troublemaker Theatre Company at our Summer Theatre Week.
‘I went on to get a degree in film and theatre, and now teach drama to children myself’ Ryan Tomlinson
Pick up performance skills from stage combat to acting for camera and physical theatre to accents, while working with scripts from famous playwrights or made up by you.
Terms 10 weeks long, no auditions, suitable for all abilities and end with a sharing or a performance.
'Film-making at 15, scripting at 16, and crying that it had to end at 18. 5yrs later, I'm working full-time in television' Kat Mace
Thursdays or Sundays
4.40pm
£97 per term
School Year 7, 8 & 9
day dependent on availability
Photography credit Luminous Photography.
Click here to visit the Troublemaker Theatre Company website
- 1 Nov
- 8 Nov
- 4 more dates...
Little Wrigglers (Fridays)
Led by Rachel Walsh
A thrilling, energetic and creative dance class. Explore imaginative themes and adventures through dance, song and mime.
Summer
Fridays (exc 13 and 20 July)
10am – 10.45am
£6 | £4.50 siblings | £20 for block booking of 4 sessions
Autumn
Fridays (from 14 Sept)
10am – 10.45am
£6 | £4.50 siblings | £20 for block booking of 4 sessions
Suitable for ages 2+ years.
If you would like to book the offer price for 4 sessions, please enter a ticket for each date you would like to attend into your basket and the offer will apply automatically
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