Creative Journeys in the Summer Yurt - Torre Abbey

Torbay Council have enlisted the support of the Torbay Play Forum and the Torbay Childminders to encourage children and young people to come along to their flagship summer exhibition. This is called TAMED and features work by Paul Caldwell, Damien Hirst, Heather Jansch, Richard Long, Mike Nelson and Mariele Neudecker. The children will be encouraged to experience aspects of the exhibition and respond to it on their own terms!

Towards this aim the Torbay Childminders have funded putting a huge yurt in the grounds of Torre Abbey for two weeks and the Torbay Play Forum has enlisted the support of 18 partner organisations to deliver a programme of creative and playful holiday workshops for children and young people. All workshops are free of charge and open to community groups, play and childcare providers, youth groups and interested individuals. Booking is essential (unless described as open session). Please contact Sarah-Jane Lowson Mobile: 07824 529 255 e-mail: sarah-jane@torbayplay.org.uk

Mon 26 July Workshops 10am-12 noon and 2pm-4pm (x24 places) Ages 8 and over

Wren Music present;

Scratch Orchestra
Wren Music’s David Faulkner supported by the Torbay Folk Orchestra
Come and use our instruments or bring your own! Do I need to be able to play an instrument? NO!!

Tuesday 27 July 10am-12.30pm (X20 places) Ages: 8-11

The Torbay Library Services present;

(un)TAMED words – Poetry Workshop

Tuesday 27 July 10am-12.30pm (Childminder session) & 1.30pm-4pm (x24 places) Ages: 4-8

Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust and Aliways Scrapstore present;

The Great (and Small) Miniature Recycled Raft Race
Design, build and race your own recycled rafts along the Torre Abbey Stream. Recycled Prizes for artistic merit, floatability and speed!

Wed 28 July All day 10.30am – 3.30pm All ages Doorstep Adventurers only!

The Torbay Play Forums

Doorstep Adventure Picnic
To find out more about how you can access Doorstep Adventures please contact; jemma@torbayplay.org.uk

Thursday 29 July All day 10.30am – 3.30pm (X40 places) Ages: 5-12

The Brixham Berzerkers and Adventurous Spirit present;

The TAMED Quest
The Fenris wolf is on the loose spreading chaos and destruction in his wake! He must be captured and tamed before he brings about the end of the world (the Ragnarrok) .Can YOU help in his capture? Can YOU prevent the Ragnarrok?!

Friday 30 July 10.30am-12.30pm (Childminder session) & 1.30pm-3.30pm (x30 places) Ages 5-13

The Torbay Play Rangers bring you;

Creative Letterboxing
Have fun with the Play & Childcare Team with its new twist on creative letterboxing around the beautiful grounds of Torre Abbey

Saturday 31 July All day 10.30am-4.00pm Open Session 8 and over

Torre Abbey and the Torbay Street Wardens present;

Garbage Gargoyles: Torre Abbey are teaming up with the Junior Street Wardens to create ‘rubbish’ monsters

Sunday 01 August 2-4.30pm Open session Ages 6-18

The Torbay Acting Factory present;

UNTAMED Free Style Dance Workshop

4.45PM: TAF UNTAMED performance

Monday 02 August: Workshops 10.00am - 12 noon and 1-3pm Open session Ages 0-12

The Early Years Advisory Service bring you;

TAMED/UNTAMED
Make and do workshops

Tuesday 03 August 10.00am-12.30pm (Childminder session) 1.30pm-4.00pm (x20 places) Ages 4-11

Occombe Farm and Torre Abbey Gardens

WILD GROWING-TAMED FOOD
Taming nature vs growing wild? Play with plants - make your own ice cream – and you decide!

Wednesday 04 August 10.00am-12.30pm (x20 places) Ages: 7-11

Geoquest Artist Hugh Nankivell the English Riviera Geopark Organisation and Aliways Scrapstore present;

REDUCE, RECYCLE, REUSE - RECLAIM!

A pick and mix workshop to celebrate our local environment
Together you will create Geo ROCK songs and Geo – GIANTS
Come along and learn about the little things that we can do to make a BIG difference

Geo Giant build will continue into the afternoon

Wednesday 04 August 1.30pm -3.30pm Open session All ages

SEAWEED & SCIENCE
Join the Presenters from Living Coasts for some super slimey hands on seaweed science, a fun sea snack surprise challenge and more in this drop in session for all ages.

Thursday 05 – Saturday 07 August

The TAMED Film Festival

Thursday 05 August 2-3.30pm (x60 places) Ages: 5-11 With free popcorn!

FILM CLUB, The Torbay Film Club and the Torbay Youth Service present;

TAMED Mystery Matinee (U)
“Every great film is a voyage of discovery”

Thursday 05 August 7.00pm-9.00pm (x60 places) Ages: 12-17 With free popcorn and BBQ!

TAMED Mystery Film (12)
FILMCLUB – an educational and inspirational after-school activity that is free to state schools - To get your school signed up to the scheme, please visit www.filmclub.org

Friday 06 August 11.00am-6.00pm (x16 places) Ages: 12-17

FORKBEARD FANTASY present;

FORKBEARD (TAMED)?
Cross-artform multimedia theatre Workshop for young performers, film makers, animators and alternative life forms!

Friday 06 August 7.00am-9.00pm (x60 places) Ages: 12-17 With free BBQ

The Torbay Film Club & the Torbay Youth Service present

TWILIGHT (12A)
- a teenage vampire is tamed when he falls in love with a human teenage girl

Saturday 07 August 7.00pm-9.30pm (x70 places) Ages 12-17 With free BBQ

The FORKBEARD TAMED players present;

The UNTAMED B Movie
The FORKBEARD players give their creative response to this years’ Summer Exhibition at Torre Abbey

7.15pm The Torbay Film Club & the Torbay Youth Service present;

JUMPER (12)
- a teenager realises he can teleport but there are those who hunt him, using electric cables to tame him and prevent him jumping so that they can kill him.

A little bit about some of the workshop providers:

The Torbay Play Forum is a charitable organisation committed to enabling free play and creative opportunities for children and young people – currently we have four live projects; Adventure Play in the Bay, Creative Play Journeys, Young Play Torbay and Doorstep Adventures. For more information visit www.torbayplay.org.uk or If you wish to receive our bimonthly e-zine contact jemma@torbayplay.org.uk

Torbay Film Club is a not-for-profit group run by volunteers who want to see the finest independent and world cinema, in Torbay. Films are shown on a monthly basis and are open to members and non-members. We’re keen to make the screenings as sociable as possible, and before and after the films there will be an opportunity to have a drink and a chat about the film, whether you come on your own or with friends. The films we are showing were voted for democratically by our members and the committee, and we’ve made sure in the season there is a mixture of English language and subtitled films, with at least one ‘classic’ (pre-1985) film. We look forward to welcoming you and sharing with you our enthusiasm for films. We are always looking for additional volunteers who have some time to spare and would like to get involved. If you would like to get more involved please drop us an email at admin@torbayfilmclub.co.uk. For more information and to see our forthcoming programme of films (starting in September) please see www.torbayfilmclub.co.uk

Forkbeard Fantasy are a British multi-media theatre company, formed in 1974 - a company of artists whose work goes beyond stage shows, encompassing film, animation, performance poetry, street theatre, publications, installations and their hugely popular interactive exhibitions for galleries and museums. For more information visit: www.forkbeardfantasy.co.uk/

The Brixham Berzerkers are a live action roleplay group entirely run by volunteers ,who put on adventure days and fun days s for youth groups in Torbay. Our aim is to allow people to live their dreams. For more information visit www.britpod.com/Berzerkers

Every great film is a voyage of discovery, the chance to experience an infinite variety of captivating people, places and stories that would otherwise lie far beyond our everyday lives. By providing the opportunity to watch great films in schools, FILMCLUB allows children and teachers to go on a journey together. Pupils are offered the chance to explore new worlds, new cultures and new languages through 100 years of film; making new friends, growing in confidence and helping school become a more enjoyable place to be – full of possibility.

FILMCLUB – an educational and inspirational after-school activity that is free to state schools – provides children with a curated catalogue of films to watch, discuss and review and an opportunity to interact with and film industry professionals through Q+As, workshops and premieres. To get your school signed up to the scheme, please visit www.filmclub.org and click on 'Want to set up a film club?' Or, call the FILMCLUB team on 020 7288 4520 to find out more.

Torbay Libraries offer a whole range of free services for children, young people and families. It’s free to join and you can join at any age.
We don’t just have books - though we do have books for all ages from birth onwards, and there are no overdue book charges for children. You will also find
• CDs
• DVDs
• Newspapers & Magazines
• Free internet access
• Early learning packs
• On-line resources
• And much more!!!!!

There’s also loads to do from Music, Rhythm and Rhyme sessions for babies and toddlers, children’s holiday activities, Book Crawl, Book Quest and Launchpad reading journeys with stickers and certificates, and lots more!
This summer, children aged 4-12 can be part of the exciting Space Hop Summer Reading Challenge – read 6 books and collect special prizes, stickers and certificates.
Come and visit your local library this summer – you’ll be surprised at what you find!!

Living Coasts is an education, scientific and conservation charity dedicated to protecting our global wildlife heritage and inspiring in people a respect for animals, plants and the environment. For more information visit: www.livingcoasts.org.uk

The English Riviera Geopark is a landscape of dramatic changes, of exploration and discovery. From beautiful coral reefs in warm tropical seas to arid red deserts and Ice Age wildernesses, the English Riviera Geopark has been 400 million years in the making.

Our Geopark is an excellent educational resource that allows children of all ages the opportunity to explore their environment. Through school visits, guided walks and family events, the amazing history and culture of the area we live in is just waiting to be discovered. For more information visit: www.englishrivierageopark.org.uk

For more information visit http://www.torbayplay.org.uk/creativeplayjourneys