2012inspireLincolnshireCultural Olympiad Events

Soiuth HollandA festival of film, poetry, story book

activities, art and heritage.

25 & 26 February

Asycoughfee Hall, Spalding

10.30am – 12.30pmThe Secret Garden - Storybook Days Your child will love this creative workshop inspired by Frances Hodgson Burnett classic of English children's literature. Crafts, drama and food all add up to a great 2 hours of fun.www.storybookdays.co.ukSuitable for 7 – 11 year olds Maximum 16 places

25 February 2012

1pm – 2pmFilm ProgrammeCome spend an hour with Julia Donaldson’s most well-known creation! The Gruffalo (U) – 30 minutesThe Gruffalo’s Child (U) – 20 minutesChildren to be accompanied by a parent or guardianMaximum 20 places

2.30pm – 4pm The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Rhubarb Theatre Company This classic tale is retold in a visual and musical way. This workshop includes a making session linked to the story.Suitable for under 7 year oldsMaximum 10 places

2.30m – 4.00pmA Tale of Two LaureatesGillian Clarke, The National Poet of Wales gives a rare Lincolnshire reading. Chair of the 2011 T S Eliot Prize for Poetry, Gillian will read from her vast body of work. Sharing the stage with Gillian today is Lincolnshire’s own Poet Laureate Joel Stickley.

Expect a mix of Lincolnshire inspired poems alongside work last heard at Glastonburyand Latitude Festivals 2011!Maximum 40 places

ADVANCED BOOKING ESSENTIALALL EVENTS FREE

26 February 2012

1.30pm – 3pmAnthony Slinn Lecture Salvador Dali ExplainedAnthony spent the summer of 1988 at Dali’s home at Port Lligat and his museum at Figueras. Through Dali’s own voice and Anthony’s searching, he explains the works of this Surrealist master.Maximum 40 places

12pm – 3pmFilm Programme12PMLincolnshire Lyric Lounges Stamford and LincolnThe Lyric Lounges saw young poets and spoken word artist perform across the county in 2011. Today’s films are some of the highlights of those performances.

1PMLincolnshire Poet LaureateJoel Stickley RevealedAn insight into what inspires Lincolnshire Poet Laureate

2PMWhat Does Otto See?

What Does Otto See? is a new award-winninganimated short film directed by Neil Baker ofLincoln based production company Electric Egg.Based on the bizarre illustrations of BenjaminDalby, the film is a surreal trip inside the mindof a busking hobo pianist (Otto) to discover themysteries of the universe and learn an unknowntruth. The film won Best UK animated Short award at the Cornwall Film Festival 2011. www.electricegg.co.ukMaximum 20 places

11am – 1pmThe Borrowers - Storybook Days The Borrowers is the first in a series of children's fantasy novels by English author Mary Norton. The novel and its sequels are about tiny people who live in people's homes and "borrow" things to survive while keeping their existence unknown. Crafts, drama and food all add up to a great 2 hours of fun. www.storybookdays.co.ukSuitable for 7 – 11 year oldsMaximum 16 places

2.30PM– 4PMThe Lost Abbeys of Lincolnshire David Start By the close of the twelfth century there were over 100 monasteries, nunneries and friaries established in Lincolnshire. Their effect upon the landscape and the economy must have been immense, and yet between 1536 and 1539 all were closed and most demolished. David Start takes a look at some of the better known abbey ruins in our county to see what secrets they might still hold.

Knitter in ResidenceCarol Parker Come join Carol Parker, our “Knitter in Residence” for two fun days ofcrocheting and knitting.

Ayscoughfee Hall Museum & GardensBuilt in the 1450s, many of Ayscoughfee Hall’s owners have left their mark on the building. The result is that a visit to Ayscoughfee is a chance to experience different architectural styles and features from the Medieval to the Victorian. A visit is an opportunity to come face to face with some of the people that lived there. Come and discover what their lives were like. The Museum also tells the story of the historic town of Spalding and the surrounding Fenlands. The Hall is set in five acres of beautiful gardens, which feature a listed War Memorial by the celebrated architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, a childrens play area and a café, adding up to a fabulous day out.

Ayscoughfee Hall MuseumChurchgate, Spalding Lincolnshire, PE11 2RA01775 764555 museum@sholland.gov.ukwww.ayscoughfee.orgThe Hall is open 10.30am – 4pm, Wednesday to Sunday (open Bank Holidays 10.30am – 4pm). The Gardens are open dawn to dusk, year round. It is free to enter this Grade I listed hall and gardens

ADVANCED BOOKING FOR ALL EVENTS IS ESSENTIaL

inspireLincolnshireDevised and managed by cultural solutionsdavid@culturalsolutions.co.uk www.culturalsolutions.co.ukFestival DirectorsDavid Lambert | Sara Bullimore