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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Who knew there was a world UFO day?! Well if you’re able to pull your eyes away from the skies for a few minutes, we highly recommend these fab fun filled books by @chrissiesains.bsky.social

Photo of Chrissie Sains with images of her Alien in the Jam Factory series.

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

@bewdleycarnival brought the joy to our town again today and @bewdleyfestival were on hand to spread the word about our fabulous line up coming in October! You can check out the October festival line up at boxoffice.bewdleyfestival.org.uk #stepintostories #bewdley #bewdleyfestival

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Thank you to you all! We’re so glad you enjoyed your day with us! Roll on next year!

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Have you been wondering what the Ian Douglas Workshop will entail? We are very lucky that Ian has agreed to give a smaller audience a really interactive storytelling performance in our quiet room at Bewdley museum on Saturday.

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Only 3 more sleeps to our fantastic line up for this year’s Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival! We are absolutely thrilled to be welcoming such an amazing array of children’s story makers, whether they tell their tales, write, sing or draw them, these are all an incredibly talented bunch!

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

The Big Bewdley Book Swap is back for 2025! Bring a children’s book to our Book Swap Shop at St George’s Hall and you can exchange it for another one.

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

A little reminder to those children who found a book fairy code back in October!! Don’t forget to email us to claim your free child ticket to one of our amazing events this Saturday! (SVR event not included)

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

If you’re thinking of buying tickets for Step into Stories then please remember the online box office will close at 9pm on Friday 11th April. Tickets will be available from our information point on the day but you will only be able to get our group booking discount if you book online in advance.

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

We’re seeing double! Two chances to see the superb Sam Sedgman at Step into Stories this year! Sam will be taking you on an adventure on trains with Severn Valley Railway and then introducing you to a Parisian mystery with the latest book in the Isaac Turner Investigates series.

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Only one week to go!!!! Eek! Come and hear a tale or two told by the magical @jessiewildstory.bsky.social at our festival on April 12th!

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Day 2 of our Stories into Schools programme! Today The Bewdley School had a visit from the fantastic author and poet Steven Camden aka Polar Bear!

Images of author Steven Camden leading a writing workshop at a high school. Children are writing and smiling.

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Not only can you listen to the fabulous tales of Ian Douglas and the rib tickling melodies of David Gibb here at Step into Stories on April 12th, you can also take part in their workshops!

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

We loved listening to Lucy reading extracts from How to Be a Revolutionary and we can’t wait for her workshop on April 12th!

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

You do not want to miss out on this very special event! @annseilin1.bsky.social will be talking us through her incredible world where paper animals - shikigami - come alive and can be controlled by those with special powers. Try being a crafter yourself and make your own origami creature.

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Today marked the very first of our Stories into Schools programme new this year! Thanks to the support of The Elmley Foundation and donations from the public to our crowdfunder campaign, we were able to have @sharonhopwood.bsky.social and Gareth P Jones visit Bewdley Primary School today.

Collage of images of authors Sharon Hopwood and Gareth P Jones at Bewdley Primary School as part of the Stories into Schools programme run by Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Follow the twists and turns through Bewdley Museum to find a fabulous maze workshop by the equally amazing @carolynwardwriting on April 12th! Tickets available at boxoffice.bewdleyfestival.org.uk

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Don’t worry Jim Smith fans, we couldn’t let you down…so… Join Rhian Wright for a Giggle-Filled Draw-Along!

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Oh no! The Tricksy Troll has popped out from under Bewdley Bridge to cause chaos once more! Can you follow his clues to find the Storyland Fairy’s stolen magic wand? The Storyland Fairy needs your help! #stepintostories #childrensstoryfestival #bewdley #storytelling #storytaletrail

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

We’re delighted to be settling in for another of Ian Douglas’ tales this April 12th. Join Ian at the Sawyard in Bewdley Museum for a tale or two!

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

It’s Saturday night and we’re getting ready to welcome David Gibb to Bewdley on April 12th!

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Stories into Schools is a GO! Just look at this amazing line up of authors!!!!! We are over the moon to be able to bring the joy of stories to all three of our local schools here in Bewdley.

Collage of authors and their books Sharon Hopwood, Steven Camden, Liz Hyder, AM Dassu, Angela Kecojevic, Gareth P Jones

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Say it LOUD! Say it PROUD! @lucyannunwin is coming to Step into Stories on April 12th!

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Due to demand we have extended our poetry competition deadline to April 4th! So if you had a poem at your fingertips but thought you’d missed your chance then this is your lucky day!

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

You can come and take part in this fun maze themed workshop with Carolyn Ward on April 12th at the Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival! boxoffice.bewdleyfestival.org.uk

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

We are absolutely delighted to have spooktacular midlands author Carolyn Ward at our @bewdley_museum venue this year.

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

If you need a bit of inspiration for your poem about steam trains, then listen to one of the @severnvalleyrailwayofficial volunteers talk about why she loves steam trains so much.

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

David Gibb is a musician, theatre maker and author who has spent the last 10 years working with children and families. In 2011 he received the highly commended prize at the Young Story Teller of the Year Awards and in the same year was nominated for a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award.

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

We are soooo excited to have the amazing, energetic David Gibb at our festival this year! Not only can you see David in concert but you can even book a spot on his songwriting workshop! These tickets will go quick so get to our box office and book! boxoffice.bewdleyfestival.org.uk

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Enter now to be in with a chance of winning a family pass on the Severn Balley Railway and an adult and child ticket yo the David Gibb concert on April 12th!

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Yes you heard that right! 💩 We are delighted to have the hilarious @jimsmithbooks.bsky.social with us on April 12th to do a poo diary themed draw along!

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Get ready for some graphic fun (in more ways than one!) with award winning author and illustrator Jim Smith as he takes us on a toilet humoured draw a long!

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Here at Step into Stories we believe that all forms of stories are important and deserve to be celebrated! But we do have a special place in our hearts for comics and graphic novels.

A speech bubble that says I really love comics with the words POW and KAPOW in bursts around it.

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

A little snippet of a tale from the amazing Ian Douglas. You can come and hear some more tall tales from this wonderful storyteller at our children’s story festival on April 12th here in Bewdley!

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

We here at Step into Stories would like to wish you all a happy World Book Day!

Two children fly to the moon on a book with the words happy world book day above them.

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

We are over the moon that amazing storyteller Ian Douglas is with us again at our festival on April 12th.

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Not one but TWO @samsedgman events!! Adventures on Trains Climb aboard the Adventure Express! Join award-winning author and train nut Sam Sedgman for an action-packed event all about his bestselling Adventures on Trains series – taking place on an ACTUAL STEAM TRAIN!

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

This week our spotlights turns to Sam Sedgman! We are so excited that Sam will be joining us for not one but two events this year! Sam will be no stranger to anyone who loves The Adventures on Trains series which he co-authored with MG Leonard.

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Thinking of booking your tickets for this year’s Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival? Then you need our handy timetable! #readingmatters

Timetable of events for Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Come and see the magical @finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social at Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival this April 12th!

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

We are so excited to have the wonderful West Midlands author and artist Emma Finlayson Palmer coming to our festival this year.

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

If you’re thinking of entering our poetry competition with Severn Valley Railway take a look at these poetry pointers! We can’t wait to read your entries! See our website or Severn Valley Railway for more details on how to enter… #childrenspoetry #childrensstoryfestival #poetrycompetition

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Come and see Lucy Ann Unwin at Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival on April 12th! Find out how you can change the world at get How to Be a Revolutionary workshop. Tickets on sale now! #kidlit #childrensbooks #stepintostories #readingmatters #childrensstoryfestival #bewdley

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

We are so thrilled that Lucy Ann Unwin is joining us this year on April 12th. Although Lucy now lives in Sussex, she was raised in Birmingham and even lived in Worcester, so she’s no stranger to Bewdley and we are delighted to welcome her back. @lucyannunwin.bsky.social

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Come and see Ruth Bradford of The Little Black and White Book Project at our fabulous family friendly story festival on April 12th here in Bewdley, Worcestershire. Tickets available now at boxoffice.bewdleyfestival.org.uk

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Ruth Bradford is an inspirational author and entrepreneur who created the Little Black and White Book Project to help encourage readers from the very earliest age as well as spurring on the next generation of conservationists.

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Tickets are now on sale at boxoffice.bewdleyfestival.org.uk Please remember that only assistance dogs will be permitted entry to our children’s story events snd under 16s must be accompanied by a paying adult.

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

We are officially OPEN FOR TICKET SALES!!! You can purchase tickets to see our amazing lineup at the Bewdley Festival Box Office boxoffice.bewdleyfestival.org.uk

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Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Apologies I managed to post this on my personal feed 🤦‍♀️ it’s been a busy week!! But please check out this lovely video from Ann Sei Lin!

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