Tag Archives: Norfolk

The Case of the Missing Eel – Cley Marshes, Norfolk Wildlife Trust

It was a joy to spend a day working with families and children at Cley Marshes for Norfolk Wildlife Trust in April surrounded by the stunning marine photography of Jack Perks – whose underwater filming many of us will have seen on David Attenborough’s Wild Isles. We explored marine life and eel habitat, reflected and… Read More »

Natural Wonder: Inspiring Connection to the Natural World

It’s a joy to be working on Natural Wonder this year to accompany the creation of a new series of poems inspiring connection to the natural world funded by Arts Council England. I’m writing poems inspired by the natural world, biodiversity and connection to nature with educational and wellbeing resources to help people, schools, communities… Read More »

Rainbow Art Making Club feat. in Norwich Evening News, Eastern Daily Press and Community Action Norfolk

So lovely to see our Rainbow Art Making Club in two regional papers recently and written about by Community Action Norfolk. Really moving feedback on its impact on families, but best of all – fantastic to see the children succeed in sending out positive messages to the community (daffodils featured are by Meri). Their designs… Read More »

Spring Back! Send Positive Messages With the Rainbow Art Club

This Spring, we’re delighted to be running another Rainbow Art Making Club thanks to Norfolk Community Foundation. This was a wellbeing art club that I set up while shielding last year, with another mum, to help promote mental health for families and children. We would love you to send positive messages to our community, helping… Read More »

Nature Explorers

I’m currently running Nature Explorer sessions with families and children out in natural space. These are relaxed, fun learning opportunities outdoors for children to think like ‘explorers’. It’s also a chance for me to apply knowledge gained while training with National Geographic to learn educational frameworks that help teachers bring critical enquiry and geography into… Read More »

Talk Walk Reflect – Two Rivers Book Festival, September 10th – October 1st 2020

I’m delighted to be talking with Norfolk based writers John Arnett and Melinda Appleby as part of Talk, Walk Reflect at the Two Rivers Book Festival this Autumn. Join us on zoom on September 10th, to take part in a landscape-inspired remote walking project taking place over three weeks. We will be sharing three approaches… Read More »

Writing Workshop – Celebrating Anna Sewell, September 18th, 2020

I’m delighted to be running an outdoor creative writing workshop for women funded by Norfolk County Council, with charity Feathers Futures in Great Yarmouth on Friday 18th September, midday – 3.30pm / 4pm. We will be walking around sites in Great Yarmouth, to celebrate the bicentenary of Anna Sewell’s birthday, author of Black Beauty. Looking… Read More »

Ground Up Writing Workshop – Exploring Community / Space

I’m running a writing workshop with Norfolk Arts Trust today helping young writers respond to a newly commissioned virtual art space, inspired by The Undercroft in Norwich. We are writing in response to ‘community’ and ‘space’, for the exhibition showcasing art from young people across Norfolk – curated by the Young Norfolk Arts Collective. There’s… Read More »

Celebrating Anna Sewell – New Poem, ‘Dark Horses’ + Free Women’s Creative Writing Workshops

Dark Horses She couldn’t leave the house. But still her incendiary kindness knew no bounds, hooves thundering, the first of its kind. Black Beauty. A legend, now but back then they called you powerless to do what you could do so well. Anna’s little thing, a trail blazer sold for twenty pounds breaking new ground,… Read More »