Bookstart - Tameside Story Makers
This year the theme is ‘Love Where You Live’ which will focus on out local community through interactive stories.
Simon the storyteller delivers weekly sessions in libraries and online via Zoom. Families will have the opportunity to work with award winning children’s author Caryl Hart and illustrator Andrew Rowland to create a children’s picture book which will be printed and published. All families attending the sessions will receive a free signed copy at the celebratory event later in the year.
The Story Makers Love Where You Live sessions are funded by Tameside Community Safety.
How Much Are the Sessions? How do you Book a Place?
All the Story Makers sessions are free.
There is no booking required for the Story Maker sessions you can just turn up. If you would like to attend the Zoom session you will need to ask for the link by emailing book.start@tameside.gov.uk.
When they are Held
Story Makers 'Love Where You Live' sessions will start on Tuesday 23 September 2025, and will run until Tuesday 12 May 2026.
Sessions will be held at the following libraries:
- Tuesdays 10am-10.45am- Hattersley Library
- Tuesdays 1.15pm-1.45 and 2pm-2.45pm - Ashton Library
- Wednesdays 10am-10.30am- Zoom session
- Wednesdays 1.30pm-2.15pm- Dukinfield Library
For more information or to book a place email book.start@tameside.gov.uk or call 0161 342 3443.
Please note that there will be no Story Makers sessions on the following dates.
Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th November
Tuesday 17th December
Where You Can Access Last Year’s Books
Families who attended Story Makers last year helped create the book ‘Team Trotter Triumphs Again’. You can collect a FREE copy from any Tameside Library.
- 2025 Team Trotter Triumphs Again
- 2024 - 999 Emergency
- 2023 - Sunny Days and Rainy Days
- 2022 - My Community
- 2021 - How Kind
- 2020 - People Like Me
- 2019 - Zeke's Emergency
- 2018 - Joey's Space Adventure, The Magic Roundabout, Down the Plughole, Into the Jungle
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