Kingsley & Co Workshops

We had a number of pirate themed workshops at Kingsley & Co as well as special guests Dr Who prop maker and one of our own volunteers running additional workshops.

Family Fun Days

Open to the whole community, we created a pirate sandpit in The Hive in Bootle Strand, where children could dig of buried treasure and exchange it for chocolate coins from our team of pirate staff and volunteers. We also offered crafts such as colouring, and pirate pegs, hats, and braids.

Golden Ticket Holders

Thanks to funding from the Siobhan Dowd Trust we were able to purchase 1,533 new books and offer them for free to Golden Ticket holders. Tickets were distributed to schools, during workshops, throughout the poetry competition, and through community events.

Poetry Book Competition

For a few months before the BCLF25, we ran a poetry competition that was open to schools across Liverpool. We received over 300 entries, and judges Ali Harwood, Jude Lennon, and Nicky Roach whittled it down to just 40 winners. We then published a book of their poems and held two book launches for KS2 and KS3, with special guests Frank Cottrell Boyce, Professor Elemental, Jude Lennon, Ali Harwood, Nicky Roach, and Jamie Broad. Each winner then offered a book signing to guests.

Treasure Trail

We created an interactive4 treasure trail around Bootle Strand. Following QR codes and riddles, participants could discover the solution to the final question, and submit their answers at Kingsley & Co for a chance to win a free family ticket to our December activities, Breakfast with the Snow Queen.

Contributors

At least 26 people (not including Ykids staff and volunteers) contributed to the BCLF25, and used different artforms: - Spoken word - Drumming - Rapping - Illustration - Sword fighting - Woodwork - Storytelling

Frank Cottrell-Boyce

Ali Harwood

Professor Elemental

Bear Stories

Jamie Broad

Gav Cross

Natalie Denny

Keith Farrell - Liverpool Hema

Lisa J Allen

Jessica Bowers

Vince Cleghorne

Helen Poole

Phil (PN) Burrows