Friday
Welcome Drop-in
19:30-23:00 | All | Noise level 1Come and explore the venue, check out the reading nook and book themed craft
Saturday
Story through Song: The Stories of Others
9:00-9:45 | All | Noise level 1When you listen to your favourite song, do you wonder what the writer was thinking or feeling when they wrote the words?
Story through song: Writing our own Stories
10:00-10:45 | All | Noise level 1Songs tell stories about life; what song would you write?
11:00-11:45 | Venues Closed for Big Worship
BookTok and Faith
12:00-12:45 | 14-18 | Noise level 1Love BookTok? Have you ever wondered where this fits with your faith? Come along and join us as we explore how some YA titles popular on the platform can be seen as explorations of faith as well as a fun read
Stories of Justice
13:00- 13:45 | All | Noise level 1Using the Justice Seeking church materials as a start point, we explore how our stories intersect across the world, and that to be Methodist is to seek justice
Journey of a Lifetime: I wonder how the stories I hear connect with my story…
14:00-15:00 | All | Noise level 115:00-16:00 | Venue closed for Group Time
Extraordinary Stories
16:00-17:00 | 8-11, 11-14 | Noise level 1We are all extraordinary. Come along and explore how you change your story from ordinary to extraordinary
More than Shakespeare
17:00-18:00 | All | Noise level 1Young people often assume poetry means Shakespeare which can alienate some, as he uses language that many of us are unable to relate to. More Than Shakespeare explores modern day poetry and its relationship to RAP music, showing that poetry can be relatable to any generation
DnD Taster Sessions
18:00-19:00 | All | Noise level 1Join us for an hour of Dungeons and Dragons, whether you've never played before and want to see what it's all about or have your own character ready to go!
DnD Storytelling: Character, World and Journey
19:00-20:00 | All | Noise level 1Come join us for drop-in workshops on Dungeons and Dragons, how do we think about our identities and our stories when we play and create role play tabletop games?
Firepit Stories
21:00-22:00 | 8-11 | Noise level 1Before people were literate, stories were passed on through the oral tradition. Without television and electric lighting listening to the tales of a travelling bard around the campfire. Come and join us as we recreate this experience for modern age
Firepit Stories
22:00-23:00 | All | Noise level 1Before people were literate, stories were passed on through the oral tradition. Without television and electric lighting listening to the tales of a travelling bard around the campfire. Come and join us as we recreate this experience for modern age
Sunday
Reading and Identity:Neurodivergence and Mental Health in the Books We Read
9:30-11:00 | All | Noise level 1How do we see ourselves and others in the books we read?
Venue Worship: Creating a memoir
11:00-11:45 | All | Noise level 1There are times and events in our lives that shape our lives. Has there been something that has had an impact on your life? Where was God during this time? How do the stories you've heard this weekend impact your journey of a lifetime?