Creative Sparks
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Free after school sessions for children to explore their creativity and curiosity!
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'Creative Sparks’ is Ignite!’s after school programme for children aged 5-10 years.
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The programme has taken place at St Ann’s Valley Library since 2022, at Strelley Road Library since 2023 and at Meadows library since 2024. We also run Creative Sparks at two asylum-seeker accommodation sites in Nottingham.
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Children take part in a wide range of creative activities, including games, experiments, exhibitions and performances. They work with the Ignite! team and meet ‘special guests’ - volunteers and researchers from Nottingham's universities and local industry.
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Children are supported to develop their confidence, self-belief, communication skills, have the opportunity to explore their own interests and build relationships with children from their local community throughout the sessions.
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The sessions in St Ann’s and Meadows are funded by The Foyle Foundation, the Strelley Road sessions are funded by Catalent Pharma Solutions and the Aslyum-seeker sites are funded by Nottingham City Council's Welcome Grant and the Gemini Fund.
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Read our blog to find out more about our latest activities and news from previous sessions.
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Join Us!
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From July 2025, we will be running Creative Sparks at the following dates/times and locations:
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Mondays, 3.30 - 5pm at Meadows Library
Mondays, 3.30 - 4.45pm at St Ann's Library
Wednesdays, 3.30 - 5pm at Strelley Road Library
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Our final session of the term will be in the week commencing 21 July. We will return after the Summer Holidays in the week commencing 8 September.
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No need to book, just turn up!
