We are holding a Fun Palace event on Sunday 28 September 2025 between 10am and 4pm. This is the first time we have run this type of 'hands-on' event and we are excited to bring this experience to the local community. All ages are welcome. It's free. Come and join us - have fun and try something new.
The event will take place inside Stannington Library and also in the adjacent Stannington Park area. Outside we will have a large event tent for our story-telling performers to weave their magic, as well as a gazebo housing an activity. Inside the library, all the book stacks will be moved aside to give us space for further activities.
The performances will be suitable for children and adults. There will be three in the morning and three in the afternoon - all housed in the large event tent. A program will be published soon. Eden Ballantyne, Carmel Page and Joy Parker - all with local connections - will entertain and enthral!
Have a game of giant Jenga or giant Connect 4. Weather permitting.
Come and try interesting craft activities, aimed at adults - but older children also welcome.
A selection of table-top board games for children and adults to have a go at.
Help to create and build a model train layout.
Have fun building Lego models.
Discover the magic of microscopic worlds.
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Have a go at a craft activity.
NB: children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
The activities will run from 10 o'clock in the morning to 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Some activities will close briefly so that they can be reset, ready for the next group of attendees.
There will be three morning and three afternoon story sessions in the large tent outside. A detailed program will be published before the event.
This a fun hands-on event for the local community. It is aimed at all ages, but we do ask that children under the age of 12 are accompanied.
On 29 September 2025, we are celebrating the 11th year of Stannington Library being saved from closure and being successfully run by our marvellous volunteers, under the umbrella of the charity Stannington and District Library Group. We usually celebrate this occasion with the Stannington Story Festival, but this year we decided to try something different.
A Fun Palace is not a profit making event. We will not be charging for any activities or performances. The main aim is to provide hands-on experiences for children and adults to become involved in and to reinforce the lovely community spirit of our magical part of the world.