Welcome to our 10th annual Wyre Forest Young Musician of the Year competition! Open to local young musicians between 12 and 18, this evening once again promises to be full of the most remarkable young musical talent. The categories for the competition are: - Classical Music Section (Instrumentalists and Singers) - Solo Instrumentalist (non-classical) - Solo Singer (accompanied or unaccompani...

Jumpstart your day with a boogie and bounce as Bewdley Library gets us to wake up and shake up to our favourite early years songs and rhymes!

All aboard for the ghost ride of your life! Join author Emily Randall Jones as she takes you on a whistlestop tour of old English folklore, steam-filled carriages and ghostly folk tunes with a mysterious conductor known as Cribbins. You'll get to meet Emily and have your books signed, hear all about her eerie train themed adventure story, before climbing aboard a real life heritage train to travel...

Join Jellycat author Meredith as she reads from her picture book for the iconic soft toy, Odell Octopus! Stretch and wiggle with Odell as she learns to love the things that make her unique. And who knows, perhaps Odell’s good friend Bartholomew Bear might also make an appearance! Suitable for ages 3 -6, this is an interactive story-telling and simple craft session followed by an opportunity fo...

Join award-winning children’s author and playwright Piers Torday for an inspiring session on how he turned the discovery of a real-life mysterious long-lost map into an enthralling epic adventure for younger readers with his latest series, Midnight Treasure and Wolf Crown. Follow Piers on his travels in Transylvania, learn what to do when you meet a wolf, and how to create your own monster of the...

Matthew tells some of his favourite stories for families. Travel with him to India to meet a Raja who, above all else, loves cheese. Or perhaps a trip to Japan where lives the smallest boy in the world. We're lucky enough to have two sessions from Matthew today, one at 11:00 and a second at 13:30, so please choose which times you would like your tickets for in the panel over on the right hand s...

Step into the world between the rain, where shadows hold secrets and everyday items might just be portals to another world! Join Susan Cahill, author of The World Between the Rain, for an interactive storytelling adventure exploring portals, emotions, and the power of imagination—what happens when we step into the unknown, and how stories help us understand ourselves. When 13-year-old Marina ac...

Ian Douglas is a Storyteller and Theatre Maker who works extensively across the British Isles. With over 20 years of experience delivering storytelling, performance and theatre activities for schools, arts organisations, communities, and festivals across Britain, he has developed a practise approach which mixes sensitivity, comedic energy and wit leading to a style all of his own. The origins o...

Fiona is a picture book author whose writing has been translated into over 10 different languages. With a mixture of wonder and humour, Fiona's books are sure to bring joy to all. In her session at Step into Stories, Fiona will be reading A Swift Return and Do NOT Eat the Egg. Fiona's events are always very interactive and this one will include some signing, a bit of singing, a quiz and a craft.

Join Jennifer Killick, bestselling author of the Dread Wood books, for an hour of chills and thrills, as she introduces her latest series Serial Chillers, your newest spooky obsession.

A one man poetry adventure involving lots of noise, lots of fun and most of all...lots of dinosaurs!!! Watch out! Dinosaurs about! Dommy B will take you on a wild ride as he tells you all about his dinosaur pals.

CinderGorilla: The Musical CinderGorilla wants to go to the jungle disco ball, but her Aunt Linda & her cousins Gertrude & Grace won’t allow it. They all want to dance with Travis, the Disco Prince but Cinder just wants to boogie. And then the Hairy Godmother (an orangutan with a wand) arrives on the scene. Cinder shall go to the ball and you are invited to join her & be a part of this unique eve...

Matthew Vaughan presents Forest Tales of the Olden World, a storytelling show for ages 9+ (please be aware that some scenes may be scary for younger or more sensitive children) In a far future, a young girl reflects on her grandmother’s stories. Stories of an ancient, forgotten world. Our world. Minx lived with her mother and her small dog Toki in a house built high in a giant redwood tree. ...

Join The Mayor of Bewdley at St Anne's Church for a wonderful celebration of the music and history of Bewdley, in aid of the Mayor's charities . Step Into Stories day culminates in a wonderful charity concert at St Anne's Church. Hosted by Mayor Nicole Harper and supported by Bewdley Festival, the concert will feature performances from Bewdley musicians of all ages. There'll be choirs, instrume...