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Family Fun at Penlee House 

Details: Create a 3D scene from card showing the view from a Newlyn cottage window. Explore paintings of local scenes by the Newlyn School and draw your own version of what you might have seen either today or 125 years ago.

Address: Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Morrab Road, Penzance, TR18 4HE

Date: 10th January 

Day of the week/time: 14:30-15:30 

Website: Arty Afternoons: Through a Newlyn Window

Cinderella

Details: Everybody loves the rags-to-riches story of how Cinderella finds her Prince Charming. This new version has all the favourite characters plus a few new ones. Cinderella is treated no better than a servant by her wicked stepmother and ghastly stepsisters. Her best friend Buttons is always around to lighten the mood but will he ever reveal his true feelings to Cinderella? When poor Cinderella is unable to attend the grand ball her Fairy Godmother casts a spell, making all of Cinderella’s dreams come true. She meets Prince Charming and love blossoms. But at midnight the spell is broken and Cinderella must leave. Will the Prince ever find who left behind a glass slipper?

Address: The Regal, Redruth

Date: Wed 14th - Sun 18th

Day of the week/time: 7:30 weekdays, 1:30 and 6pm Saturday, 1pm and 5pm Sunday

Website: Cinderella presented by R.A.M.P.S

Family Fun at Penlee House      

Details: Make a tiny sketchbook with the Penlee House team. Then explore our wonderful archaeology and social history museum galleries and sketch your favourite artefacts on display.

Address: Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Morrab Road, Penzance, TR18 4HE

Date: 17th Jan 

Day of the week/time: 14:30 15:30 

Website: Arty Afternoons: Museum Explorer Sketchbook

Family Fun at Penlee House 

Details: Explore the new exhibition of beautiful portraits at Penlee House. Get creative by drawing your own portrait on tracing paper, then transfer each facial feature onto colourful card and paper. Finally, cut out and collage your pieces together to make a bright and cheerful portrait masterpiece to take home.

Address: Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Morrab Road, Penzance, TR18 4HE

Date: 24th January 

Day of the week/time: 14:30 15:30 

Website: Arty Afternoons: Paper Portrait Collage

Neurodiversity Coffee Morning Drop In      

Details: Are you a parent/carer with questions about ASD or ADHD and how to support your child?

Drop in to Hayle Family Hub for our ND coffee morning hosted by Early Help Penwith. Children welcome. Meet with other parents and have a chat with our friendly guest professionals from:

• Neurodevelopmental Assessment Team
• Headstart Kernow
• Autism in Schools
• Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools (PINS)
• Family Information Service
• Youth and Family Workers

Plus, information on free workshops for parents.

Address: Hayle Family Hub, Bodriggy Street, Hayle, TR27 4ND

Date: 21st Jan

Day of the week/time: 09:30 - 11:30

Website: Hayle Family Hub | Cornwall Council

Smarter Smiles activity      

Details: Come and meet the Smarter Smiles team at Penzance Library to learn more about Dylan the Dragon and how to keep his and your teeth clean. This is free of charge and will include some oral health goodies. 

Address: Penzance Library, Alverton St, Penzance, TR18 2QW

Date: 23rd Jan

Day of the week/time: After Rhyme Time 10:30 

Website: Penzance Library and Information Service

Dick Whittington  

Details: Helston Theatre Company presents a whimsical retelling of the well-known tale 'Dick Whittington'. This timeless story unfolds with a delightful blend of laughter, romance and rats...

The story follows the journey of a young clueless country boy from Cornwall – Richard (Dick) Whittington – and his adventure from to fulfil his destiny and become Lord Mayor of London.

But will the wicked and dastardly King Rat along with his nephew, Lester, foil Dick’s ambition and finally conquer London? Will they turn London into a dirty, rotten town that they and their fellow rats can rule once and for all? Or will Dick find confidence, hope and bravery in the Bells of London who convince him to turn around and defeat King Rat as foretold in their prophecy?

Dick is helped along on his journey through the support of Alice Fitzwarren the local Alderman’s daughter and the most friendly and welcoming person in all of London. Alongside her father, Idle Jane and chef Betty Bassett, they welcome Dick – and his new found friend Mowzer the Cat – to their Sweet Shop. But with the sweet times behind them and the cruel and bitter attacks of King Rat and his Rat Army, they must go on a journey to distant lands with the drunken Captain Hogwash and the motley crew of the ‘SS Dreckly’. Will they find the help they seek? Or will King Rat cause them to never see the promised lands of a rat-free London?

Join us for an unforgettable adventure of merriment and wonder as we celebrate the inspiring tale of courage and prophecy in ‘Dick Whittington’ this January.

Address: Epworth Hall

Date: Tues 27th Jan - Sun 1st Feb

Website: Dick Whittington | Cornwall 365

Hayle Family Hub Supports Neurodiversity - Autism Café - Let's Connect     

Details: If you are a parent of a neurodiverse child, a neurodiverse or a neurotypical adult at any stage of your journey and you are looking to meet others who may share a similar experience, this is the place for you!

We all need support and acceptance in order to help ourselves and those we love. Whether this is to simply talk and be heard or you need help and advice about filling in forms, or even just a safe space to be able to say: ‘this is hard!’, this is the place for you!

If you’d like to join Polly, a mum of two, who is passionate about moving forward and positively helping parents and carers of neurodivergent children, she invites you to join her every last Friday of the month for a relaxed get together to chat, share and explore.

Address: Hayle Family Hub, Bodriggy Street, Hayle, TR27 4ND

Date: 30th Jan 

Day of the week/time: 9:30 - 11:30

Contact: misspollyives@hotmail.co.uk