On October 17th over 300 people came together in the heart of rural West Dorset to light up their lantern salmon, trout, bullheads, mayfly, eels, birds, beavers and much more. Together we made a stand for our local rivers. For the full story, photos and participants’ comments please go to https://emeraldant.com/bubbles-and-squeaks/
Just before our first event in Cerne Abbas, children have made 10 fabulous hats at Cerne Abbas Primary School inspired by the Golden-Ringed Dragonfly Larvae. We found these slightly scary looking, large insects in Mangerton Brooke on our river dipping sessions. Year 1 had fun putting these hats together, they will wear them on the … Read more
Last week the Saucepan Ponies hit the streets of Leigh Park, with local people joining us in joyful song. The promenade was the culmination of a series of art and word workshops. A song was created by Sally Watkins and Steve Wilson, collecting together precious items from home people would take on a pony … Read more
Calling All at Leigh Park! A caravan of Saucepan Ponies will be trotting around Leigh Park, Wimborne on Thursday 27th of August, 6pm-8pm. Following workshops with local children and families, the ponies (rocking horses, hobby horses, puppets) will tour the estate and sing the newly written Saucepan Pony song. To join in the parade, meet … Read more
In the ‘Emerald Ant Studio’ children at Greenford and Cerne Abbas Primary Schools are creating beavers, swallows and caddis larva, and putting words on placards. More info at https://emeraldant.com/bubbles-and-squeaks/ Download QR
Cerne Abbas is a village said to be ‘heaving with water’. Just upstream at Minterne Magna, one of the world’s rare chalk streams has its headwaters, before passing through the village on its way to join the River Frome. The Abbey and the famous giant would not be here had it not been for the … Read more
Please come and share your stories of Mangerton Brooke and the River Brit, today between 10 – 12. All welcome. The school will be decorating the map in the afternoon.
Emerald Ant’s new toolkit for small (and large) museums is here! Navigate to the Iggy for All page to find it. This colourful ‘kit’ is written by our Creative Director, Sarah Butterworth. It supports museums to engage schools and families in their collections using visual arts, and 1 or 2 other artforms too. It has … Read more
Next weekend, as part of the B-side Festival, Emerald Ant’s special artillery troop will take occupation of the Verne High Angle Battery on Portland. We’ve been busy in the workshop building a massive cannon! Bring your teddy along for military training, leading to a High Angle Adventure! A fun participatory theatre experience that all ages … Read more