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Event Description

A fun session for kids exploring the relationship between story and sound, to tie in with this year's Summer Reading Challenge theme "Read to the Beat"; we'll be spending the hour listening and being creative with words and sound, perhaps even writing our own story! Suitable for children aged 5 to 11. 

When

10:30AM - 11:30AM
Thursday 30 July 2026
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Where

Hadleigh Library
180 London Road
Hadleigh Benfleet
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Bookings

There's no need to book your place for this event. Just meet us at Hadleigh Library.

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