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We are pleased to announce that we are running a series of family workshops in the February Half Term. All workshops run from 10am to 1pm and cost £5 per child and £3 per adult. All children must be accompanied by an adult. For further information please contact Emma on 01288 331 389.

Monday 18th February - Paper Making with Franca Westaway
Suitable for children over 8. However, children aged between 5 and 8 can also attend if they have a parent or carer working one-to-one with them.

Tuesday 19th February - Paper and Cloth with Sally Fulcher
Create a 3D character and an outfit using simple sewing to create a stylish new friend.
Suitable for children over 8. However, children aged between 5 and 8 can also attend if they have a parent or carer working one-to-one with them.

Wednesday 20th February - Build a Bird with Karen Hawkins
This workshop involves using a small drinks bottle, collage and scrap cloth in creative ways to create a fabulous feathered friend which you can 'fly' at the end of the day. Recycle materials in unimaginable ways to make something new! (Bird seed provided!)
Suitable for children over 8. However, children aged between 5 and 8 can also attend if they have a parent or carer working one-to-one with them.

Nature Writing Competition

The newly merged Resurgence & Ecologist magazine is delighted to announce the launch of a new international Nature Writing essay competition for 2013, which we are part of alongside three ‘sister’ charities that share a similar ethos and have strong links with Devon. The judging panel will be chaired by the award-winning and inspirational novelist Michael Morpurgo.

The Brief: Write an engaging and inspiring 2,000-word non-fiction piece celebrating/exploring the wonder of Nature and your own relationship with and to it.

The Deadline: 6th  January 2013 (open to anyone over the age of 16).

The Prizes: 1st  5-day residential Arvon Foundation writing course (worth £655) plus £500. 2nd £250 plus six issues of Resurgence & Ecologist magazine (worth £30) and a coastal/botanical walk with Satish Kumar. 3rd £75 plus a voucher for a one day residential Yarner Trust (worth £85). 4th Year-long membership of Devon Wildlife Trust  & a guided tour of Marsland Nature with Senior Nature Reserves Officer Gary Pilkington.

How to Enter: There is a modest entry fee of just £7.50 for each writer, to cover administration costs, and the competition is limited to one entry per individual participant. You can download your entry form, plus full details of the terms and conditions, from www.resurgence.org/naturewriting2013 or write to: Nature Writing Competition 2013, Ford House, Hartland, Bideford, Devon EX39 6EE to request them.

Partner Charities: Arvon Foundation , Devon Wildlife Trust plus Resurgence & Ecologist magazine