Crafty way to spend a day; active zone.YOUNGSTERS at a summer holiday craft session made pocket-sized monk, pilgrim and Lady Godiva puppets to take home. The craft session took place at the Priory Visitor Centre in Priory Row, Coventry city centre and was led by artist Andy Matthews from Coventry Arts Exchange. Coventry City Council lifelong learning Lifelong learning is the concept that "It's never too soon or too late for learning", a philosophy that has taken root in a whole host of different organisations. Lifelong learning is attitudinal; that one can and should be open to new ideas, decisions, skills or behaviors. officer Teresa Whittaker said: "They could make monks, pilgrims or Lady Godiva. Lady Godiva was the most popular one because they all learn about her at school. "We had 69 children from seven up to 14. Most of their parents stayed with them so it was quite a family event. "We also had 30 children doing our stained glass stained glass, in general, windows made of colored glass. To a large extent, the name is a misnomer, for staining is only one of the methods of coloring employed, and the best medieval glass made little use of it. activity downstairs, which runs throughout the summer holidays, so we had nearly 100 children altogether." The event was on Tuesday. On Monday children at the centre made gargoyles out of household junk. And on Wednesday, there was an outdoor story telling workshop. The activities were part of Coventry City Council's Active Zone events to keep youngsters entertained during the holidays. A booklet with Active Zone event listings is available in Coventry's libraries, at the Council House, at the Tourist Information Office in Priory Row, city centre and on the city council website on www.coventry.gov.uk CAPTION(S): D21419_1. D21419_3. DEEP IN THOUGHT: Harrison Lawrence (above) and Jessica Dowell, (below) at work. Pictures: MICHELLE MICHELLE Mid-Infrared Echelle Spectrograph SPERRY; D21419_4 COLOUR MY WORLD: Joshua Blincow searches for a crayon crayon, any drawing material available in stick form. The term includes charcoal, conte crayon, chalk, pastel, grease crayon, litho crayon, and children's wax colors. with Leah Atkinson; D21419_2 WORKING TOGETHER: Rowena (left) and Gillian Clifford D21419_5 ORIGINAL IDEAS: Jemma Watson plans her next stage (right) |
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