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.
