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Children, young people and families

  • Story Quest: Hidden Treasures of Ballard Water Meadow
    Story Quest: Hidden Treasures of Ballard Water Meadow
    Mon, 21 Oct
    Ballard Water Meadow
    21 Oct 2024, 00:00 – 04 Nov 2024, 23:50
    Ballard Water Meadow, 8 Lake Grove Rd, New Milton BH25 5JX, UK
    21 Oct 2024, 00:00 – 04 Nov 2024, 23:50
    Ballard Water Meadow, 8 Lake Grove Rd, New Milton BH25 5JX, UK
    Join Cyril Squirrel and his wild friends on an illustrated adventure around Ballard Water Meadows!
  • Mothership Writers
    Mothership Writers
    Tue, 22 Oct
    New Milton Library
    22 Oct 2024, 13:00 – 15:00
    New Milton Library, Gore Rd, New Milton BH25 6RW, UK
    22 Oct 2024, 13:00 – 15:00
    New Milton Library, Gore Rd, New Milton BH25 6RW, UK
    As a new mother it’s easy to become so completely consumed. Join Mothership Writers to nurture your own creative spirit. Tickets are Pay What You Can Afford, bookable via ArtfulScribe.
  • Creative Camps: Secret Book Boxes
    Creative Camps: Secret Book Boxes
    Mon, 28 Oct
    New Milton
    28 Oct 2024, 10:00 – 12:00
    New Milton, Old Milton Rd, New Milton, New Milton, Hampshire BH25 6DS, UK
    28 Oct 2024, 10:00 – 12:00
    New Milton, Old Milton Rd, New Milton, New Milton, Hampshire BH25 6DS, UK
    Join tutor Emily and make magical book boxes which can hold all your treasures! This session is fun and relaxed and aimed at 6+. Dress for mess and bring your creativity! £10/£8. Tickets through Forest Arts Centre.
  • Stories from the Hidden Forest
    Stories from the Hidden Forest
    Mon, 28 Oct
    Tree House Study Centre, Hartford wood
    28 Oct 2024, 10:30 – 12:00
    Tree House Study Centre, Hartford wood, Beaulieu, Brockenhurst SO42 7YL, UK
    28 Oct 2024, 10:30 – 12:00
    Tree House Study Centre, Hartford wood, Beaulieu, Brockenhurst SO42 7YL, UK
    Get close to nature with a creative walk around ancient woodland at the Countryside Education Trust with New Forest Writer in Residence Yarrow Townsend. Best for 8+. Tickets £7 + fees (or Pay What You Decide) through ArtfulScribe
  • Comic Creating
    Comic Creating
    Tue, 29 Oct
    Forest Arts Centre
    29 Oct 2024, 10:00 – 12:00
    Forest Arts Centre, Old Milton Rd, New Milton, New Milton, Hampshire BH25 6DS, UK
    29 Oct 2024, 10:00 – 12:00
    Forest Arts Centre, Old Milton Rd, New Milton, New Milton, Hampshire BH25 6DS, UK
    Join EMMY-nominated writer Mike Garley to develop your comic making skills and learn how character and stories combine to bring your own comic to life! For 8–12-year-olds. Tickets £10/£8 through Forest Arts Centre
  • Poetry Zine Making
    Poetry Zine Making
    Tue, 29 Oct
    Creative Hub, 23 Totton Shopping Centre
    29 Oct 2024, 14:00 – 16:00
    Creative Hub, 23 Totton Shopping Centre, Commercial Rd, Totton, Southampton SO40 3BX, UK
    29 Oct 2024, 14:00 – 16:00
    Creative Hub, 23 Totton Shopping Centre, Commercial Rd, Totton, Southampton SO40 3BX, UK
    Be guided through some playful poetry exercises and learn how to make your own poetry zine. For 13-18 year olds. Tickets are free, bookable through ArtfulScribe
  • Creative Camps: Papier Mache
    Creative Camps: Papier Mache
    Wed, 30 Oct
    New Milton
    30 Oct 2024, 10:00 – 12:00
    New Milton, Old Milton Rd, New Milton, New Milton, Hampshire BH25 6DS, UK
    30 Oct 2024, 10:00 – 12:00
    New Milton, Old Milton Rd, New Milton, New Milton, Hampshire BH25 6DS, UK
    Let's create with papier mache! In this children's workshop, we will be making creatures based your favourite literature themed characters. For ages 6+ £10/£8, tickets through Forest Arts Centre
  • Future First
    Future First
    Wed, 30 Oct
    Forest Arts Centre
    30 Oct 2024, 19:30 – 22:00
    Forest Arts Centre, Old Milton Rd, New Milton, New Milton, Hampshire BH25 6DS, UK
    30 Oct 2024, 19:30 – 22:00
    Forest Arts Centre, Old Milton Rd, New Milton, New Milton, Hampshire BH25 6DS, UK
    Future First is a futuristic fantasy adventure set against the backdrop of climate change. A unique production created by young people from the New Forest in collaboration with Assembled Moments theatre company. For 7+. Booked through Forest Arts, tickets £8/£4
  • Storytelling
    Storytelling
    Thu, 31 Oct
    New Milton Guide HQ
    31 Oct 2024, 11:00 – 11:40
    New Milton Guide HQ, Lake Grove Rd, New Milton BH25, UK
    31 Oct 2024, 11:00 – 11:40
    New Milton Guide HQ, Lake Grove Rd, New Milton BH25, UK
    A joining-in storytelling performance for all the family with Adam Guillan: a very lucky duck, a man with loud animals in his house - and maybe a Halloween story too! Tickets are free, bookable through Culture in Common
  • Tell Your Own Story
    Tell Your Own Story
    Thu, 31 Oct
    New Milton Guide HQ
    31 Oct 2024, 13:30 – 14:30
    New Milton Guide HQ, Lake Grove Rd, New Milton BH25, UK
    31 Oct 2024, 13:30 – 14:30
    New Milton Guide HQ, Lake Grove Rd, New Milton BH25, UK
    Are you ready to create your own story? A TELL YOUR OWN STORY workshop for all the family - to make anyone who hears it laugh - a lot! Tickets are free, bookable through Culture in Common
  • Junior Writers Group - Introductory Workshop
    Junior Writers Group - Introductory Workshop
    Sat, 02 Nov
    Forest Arts Centre
    02 Nov 2024, 09:30 – 11:00
    Forest Arts Centre, Old Milton Rd, New Milton, New Milton, Hampshire BH25 6DS, UK
    02 Nov 2024, 09:30 – 11:00
    Forest Arts Centre, Old Milton Rd, New Milton, New Milton, Hampshire BH25 6DS, UK
    A special one off introductory workshop to our junior writers club at Forest Arts, for 7-10 year olds. Tickets free through Forest Arts Centre.
  • Young Writers Group - Introductory Workshop
    Young Writers Group - Introductory Workshop
    Sat, 02 Nov
    Forest Arts Centre
    02 Nov 2024, 11:30 – 13:00
    Forest Arts Centre, Old Milton Rd, New Milton, New Milton, Hampshire BH25 6DS, UK
    02 Nov 2024, 11:30 – 13:00
    Forest Arts Centre, Old Milton Rd, New Milton, New Milton, Hampshire BH25 6DS, UK
    A special one off introductory workshop to our young writers club at Forest Arts, for 11-14 year olds. Tickets free through Forest Arts Centre.
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