What's On At Holsworthy- July

What’s On at Holsworthy Library – July 2025

• Bounce & Rhyme, Thursday 3rd, 10th, 17th 2:15pm -2:45pm (term time only)
• Lloyds Bank Community Banking, Monday 7th & 21st – 2:00pm-4:00pm
• Friends of Holsworthy Library Book Sale, Wednesday 9th 10am-12:30pm
• Ruby Country Creative Writing Group, Wednesday 9th – 11:00am-12:00pm. Limited places, booking essential.
• Launch of the Summer Book Quest Reading Challenge, Saturday 12th July – 10am-1pm. Children can join the challenge and collect a free pack!
• Gardening Cuppa & Chat, Wednesday 23rd – 2:00pm-3:00pm. Everyone welcome.
• Ocean Themed Craft Activity and Storytime with the 2 Minute Foundation, Thursday 24th July – 10:30am. Free but booking essential as places are limited.
• Craft Activity for Children, Wednesday 30th July – drop in session between 11am-4pm.
• Board Games & Biscuits, Thursday 31st July 11am-4pm. All ages welcome!
• Lego and games for children. Every Saturday – 10am-12pm

What's On At Holsworthy- July

What’s On at Holsworthy Library – July 2025

• Bounce & Rhyme, Thursday 3rd, 10th, 17th 2:15pm -2:45pm (term time only)
• Lloyds Bank Community Banking, Monday 7th & 21st – 2:00pm-4:00pm
• Friends of Holsworthy Library Book Sale, Wednesday 9th 10am-12:30pm
• Ruby Country Creative Writing Group, Wednesday 9th – 11:00am-12:00pm. Limited places, booking essential.
• Launch of the Summer Book Quest Reading Challenge, Saturday 12th July – 10am-1pm. Children can join the challenge and collect a free pack!
• Gardening Cuppa & Chat, Wednesday 23rd – 2:00pm-3:00pm. Everyone welcome.
• Ocean Themed Craft Activity and Storytime with the 2 Minute Foundation, Thursday 24th July – 10:30am. Free but booking essential as places are limited.
• Craft Activity for Children, Wednesday 30th July – drop in session between 11am-4pm.
• Board Games & Biscuits, Thursday 31st July 11am-4pm. All ages welcome!
• Lego and games for children. Every Saturday – 10am-12pm

What's On At Holsworthy- July

What’s On at Holsworthy Library – July 2025

• Bounce & Rhyme, Thursday 3rd, 10th, 17th 2:15pm -2:45pm (term time only)
• Lloyds Bank Community Banking, Monday 7th & 21st – 2:00pm-4:00pm
• Friends of Holsworthy Library Book Sale, Wednesday 9th 10am-12:30pm
• Ruby Country Creative Writing Group, Wednesday 9th – 11:00am-12:00pm. Limited places, booking essential.
• Launch of the Summer Book Quest Reading Challenge, Saturday 12th July – 10am-1pm. Children can join the challenge and collect a free pack!
• Gardening Cuppa & Chat, Wednesday 23rd – 2:00pm-3:00pm. Everyone welcome.
• Ocean Themed Craft Activity and Storytime with the 2 Minute Foundation, Thursday 24th July – 10:30am. Free but booking essential as places are limited.
• Craft Activity for Children, Wednesday 30th July – drop in session between 11am-4pm.
• Board Games & Biscuits, Thursday 31st July 11am-4pm. All ages welcome!
• Lego and games for children. Every Saturday – 10am-12pm

What's On At Holsworthy Library - June

What’s On at Holsworthy Library – June 2025

• Creative Workshop with the Resource Centre, Coiled Fabric Pots, Thursday 5th June – 10:00am-12:00pm. Booking essential, £2
• Bounce & Rhyme, Thursday 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th – 2:15pm -2:45pm
• Community Plant Swap, Saturday 7th-14th – during opening hours
• Lloyds Bank Community Banking, Monday 9th & 23rd – 2:00pm-4:00pm
• Ruby Country Creative Writing Group, Wednesday 11th – 11:00am-12:00pm. Limited places, booking essential.
• Home Education Social Group, Monday 16th – 10am-12pm
• Gardening Cuppa & Chat, Wednesday 25th – 2:00pm-3:00pm. Everyone welcome.
• Lego and games for children. Every Saturday – 10am-12pm
• Photography competition for adults. Running throughout June. Theme, “Nature”. See posters or ask staff for details.

Picture of 2 people and a goat for advertising.

Go-at to Holsworthy with the kids for a jam-packed programme of FREE fun!

Featuring goat-themed theatre performance, crafts and activities.

A chance to meet and bleat with real goats and enjoy a FREE day of goat-themed fun is being offered in Holsworthy on Saturday 22nd March. The day will mark the conclusion of a jam-packed programme of community activity taking place in Holsworthy across the preceding week.

 

 

Event  Location  Day and time  Ages
The Goat Show performance Holsworthy Memorial Hall Sat 22nd March

 

14.30

Children of all ages along with their parents or carers
‘Meet and Bleat’ and spinning demonstration with Noteworthy Farm’s Angora goats Holsworthy Memorial Hall

Car Park

Sat 22nd March

 

12.30 – 14.30

Children of all ages along with their parents or carers
Goat-themed village quiz The White Hart Hotel

Holsworthy

Devon

EX22 6EB

 

Thursday 20th March

 

19.00 for a 19.30 start

Adults and older children / teens (supervised)
Schools workshops: puppetry skills, crafting, mapmaking and orienteering. Holsworthy Primary School Thursday 20th March

Friday 21st March

All key stages

 

Closed groups

Craft your own marionette goat!
After-school drop-in crafts session
Holsworthy Library Thursday 20th March

 

15.30 – 16.30

Children of all ages along with their parents or carers
Meet a life-sized puppet goat!

 

Goat puppet walkabout

 

Holsworthy Library Thursday 20th March

 

14.45 – 15.05

Children of all ages along with their parents or carers
3 Billy Goats Gruff interactive story-telling session

 

Bounce & Rhyme Holsworthy Library Babies and toddlers group

 

 

Holsworthy Library Thursday 20th March

 

14.15 – 14.45

Babies and toddlers
Three Billy Goats Gruff interactive story-telling sessions

 

Stay & Play group

 

Playgroup

 

  Thursday 20th March

 

10.00 – 11.00

 

12.00 – 13.00

Under 5s

 

Closed groups

Craft your own marionette goat from a loo roll!

 

Holsworthy Youth Club

Sanders Lane, Holsworthy, United Kingdom Weds 19th March

 

15.00 – 17.30

Year 9 and above

 

The week of goaty fun is being organised and subsidised by Libraries Unlimited, the charity which runs the 54 libraries across the county. In 2022 Libraries Unlimited secured a £720,369 grant from Arts Council England to boost its thriving programme of music, films, workshops, and high-quality community events between 2023 and 2026.

 

Joshua Lucas, Artistic Director of Running Dog Theatre CIC said: “There’s nothing more stubborn than a goat that won’t move! The Goat Show delivers all the personality and fun of our horned and hooved favourites – I’m not kid-ding! We’re super excited to be working with Libraries Unlimited to deliver The Goat Show in Holsworthy. When we’re working with a community we love finding ways to genuinely connect with people. Given how libraries so often form a central point of connection for community members we knew that this would be a brilliant opportunity to partner with Holsworthy library to deliver the project. You’d be maaaa-d to miss it!”

 

Rae Hoole, Creative Communities Producer at Libraries Unlimited said: “This show and the week of wraparound activities promises to be fantastic fun for children and their parents. Goats have such incredible personalities which are often overlooked. Running Dog Theatre are clearly goat-lovers as they’ve animated goats in original ways to bring them into people’s hearts. Our local library in Holsworthy is a much-loved and very popular community hub and we’re pulling out the stops to put on a range of goat-themed events which are sure to bring joy to all as spring gets closer!”

 

All the events are FREE and can be booked through Eventbrite: The Goat Show Tickets, Sat, Mar 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM | Eventbrite

 

A free community bus service is being provided to offer transport to and from the show for those who may experience mobility or transport barriers to attending. Please tick the box on Eventbrite if you are interested in the bus service and further details will be sent.

 

This article was written by Libraries Unlimited.

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What’s on at Holsworthy Library – March 2025

  • Lloyds Bank Community Banking Session- Monday 3rd, 17th & 31st, 2pm-4pm
  • Songs & Lyrics of Bob Dylan with Gary McCausland – Wednesday 5th, 7pm (£3, please contact Holsworthy Library to book a place)
  • Bounce & Rhyme – Thursday 6th, 20th & 27th, 2:15pm-2:45pm (Term Time only)
  • Scams Awareness! – Free workshop with Navigate – Friday 7th, 10am-12pm
  • Book Bingo Afternoon Tea – Monday 10th, 2:30pm-3:30pm
  • Home Education Social Club – Monday 17th, 10am-12pm
  • Spring Wreath Workshop with Trigon Farm – Tuesday 18th, 5:30pm-7:30pm (£5, please contact Holsworthy Library to book a place)
  • The Goat Show Bounce & Rhyme Takeover – Thursday 20th, 2:15pm-2:24pm
  • After School Drop in Crafts – Thursday 20th, 3:30pm-4:30pm
  • Digital Workshop with Learn Devon: Sending & Receiving Emails – Friday 21st, 10am-12pm (Free but please contact Holsworthy Library to book a place)
  • Community Seed Swap – Saturday 22nd, 10:30am-12:30pm
  • Creative Workshop with the Resource Centre – Friday 28th 10:30am-12:30pm (£2, please contact Holsworthy Library to book a place)
  • Antiques Valuation – Saturday 29th, 10:30am-12:30pm (Free drop in session)

Please note that Holsworthy Library will be closed on Thursday 13th March for a Staff Conference

Picture of 2 people and a goat for advertising.

Go-at to Holsworthy with the kids for a jam-packed programme of FREE fun!

Featuring goat-themed theatre performance, crafts and activities.

A chance to meet and bleat with real goats and enjoy a FREE day of goat-themed fun is being offered in Holsworthy on Saturday 22nd March. The day will mark the conclusion of a jam-packed programme of community activity taking place in Holsworthy across the preceding week.

 

 

Event  Location  Day and time  Ages
The Goat Show performance Holsworthy Memorial Hall Sat 22nd March

 

14.30

Children of all ages along with their parents or carers
‘Meet and Bleat’ and spinning demonstration with Noteworthy Farm’s Angora goats Holsworthy Memorial Hall

Car Park

Sat 22nd March

 

12.30 – 14.30

Children of all ages along with their parents or carers
Goat-themed village quiz The White Hart Hotel

Holsworthy

Devon

EX22 6EB

 

Thursday 20th March

 

19.00 for a 19.30 start

Adults and older children / teens (supervised)
Schools workshops: puppetry skills, crafting, mapmaking and orienteering. Holsworthy Primary School Thursday 20th March

Friday 21st March

All key stages

 

Closed groups

Craft your own marionette goat!
After-school drop-in crafts session
Holsworthy Library Thursday 20th March

 

15.30 – 16.30

Children of all ages along with their parents or carers
Meet a life-sized puppet goat!

 

Goat puppet walkabout

 

Holsworthy Library Thursday 20th March

 

14.45 – 15.05

Children of all ages along with their parents or carers
3 Billy Goats Gruff interactive story-telling session

 

Bounce & Rhyme Holsworthy Library Babies and toddlers group

 

 

Holsworthy Library Thursday 20th March

 

14.15 – 14.45

Babies and toddlers
Three Billy Goats Gruff interactive story-telling sessions

 

Stay & Play group

 

Playgroup

 

  Thursday 20th March

 

10.00 – 11.00

 

12.00 – 13.00

Under 5s

 

Closed groups

Craft your own marionette goat from a loo roll!

 

Holsworthy Youth Club

Sanders Lane, Holsworthy, United Kingdom Weds 19th March

 

15.00 – 17.30

Year 9 and above

 

The week of goaty fun is being organised and subsidised by Libraries Unlimited, the charity which runs the 54 libraries across the county. In 2022 Libraries Unlimited secured a £720,369 grant from Arts Council England to boost its thriving programme of music, films, workshops, and high-quality community events between 2023 and 2026.

 

Joshua Lucas, Artistic Director of Running Dog Theatre CIC said: “There’s nothing more stubborn than a goat that won’t move! The Goat Show delivers all the personality and fun of our horned and hooved favourites – I’m not kid-ding! We’re super excited to be working with Libraries Unlimited to deliver The Goat Show in Holsworthy. When we’re working with a community we love finding ways to genuinely connect with people. Given how libraries so often form a central point of connection for community members we knew that this would be a brilliant opportunity to partner with Holsworthy library to deliver the project. You’d be maaaa-d to miss it!”

 

Rae Hoole, Creative Communities Producer at Libraries Unlimited said: “This show and the week of wraparound activities promises to be fantastic fun for children and their parents. Goats have such incredible personalities which are often overlooked. Running Dog Theatre are clearly goat-lovers as they’ve animated goats in original ways to bring them into people’s hearts. Our local library in Holsworthy is a much-loved and very popular community hub and we’re pulling out the stops to put on a range of goat-themed events which are sure to bring joy to all as spring gets closer!”

 

All the events are FREE and can be booked through Eventbrite: The Goat Show Tickets, Sat, Mar 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM | Eventbrite

 

A free community bus service is being provided to offer transport to and from the show for those who may experience mobility or transport barriers to attending. Please tick the box on Eventbrite if you are interested in the bus service and further details will be sent.

 

This article was written by Libraries Unlimited.