Stomping dinosaurs, exploding volcanoes, bear hunts and bees, superheroes and porridge thieves, a magical forest, a stinky swamp, a wild wild wood and a Gruffalo, a place Where the Wild Things Are… welcome to Storytime.

This is a fun, relaxed, busy, happy session at the award-winning Oval Tavern in Addiscombe, recently voted best family-friendly pub in Croydon in the Best Bar None awards.

Storytime runs from 1pm to 3pm every Saturday and is for children aged 8 and under*. With a different theme each week, it’s a mixture of storytelling and puppets,music, games, crafts and special events during school holidays.

The session is led by Jenny Lockyer, an experienced play worker and freelance
artist. Children must be accompanied by an adult but are welcome to join in the activities at their own pace in their own space, as well as having the pleasure of a delicious children’s menu.

For more details and to request to join the Storytime mailing list please visit The Oval Tavern website and click the Storytime link.

See you at Storytime soon!

131 Oval Road, East Croydon CR0 6BR; 020 8686 6023

*suggested age

Coming to Croydon

• Bromley charity 10km road race, Jan 11
• David Lean Cinema, Leviathan, Jan 13
• Eagle Improv, Spread Eagle Theatre, Jan 14
• Norwood Society talk: Penge, the making of a suburb, Jan 15
• David Lean Cinema, The 78 Project Movie, Jan 15
• Child Aid Lanka foreign aid debate, Thornton Heath, Jan 15
• Youth Games cricket team trials, Thornton Heath, Jan 16
• David Lean Cinema, Hannah Arendt, Jan 20
• David Lean Cinema, The Imitation Game, Jan 22
• South Croydon business breakfast, Jan 24
• David Lean Cinema, Night Will Fall, Jan 27 (Holocaust Memorial Day)
• David Lean Cinema, Kon-Tiki, Jan 29
• Soul Symphony Community Choir taster session, Feb 3
• Eagle Improv, Spread Eagle Theatre, Feb 4
• Tales of Love, Lost and Found, Spread Eagle Theatre, Feb 7
• Uninvited Guests, Spread Eagle Theatre, Feb 11-13
• Norwood Society talk: Crystal Palace and Dulwich, Feb 19
• Rosie Wilby, Spread Eagle Theatre, Feb 27
• Amy Wadge and Luke Jackson, Stanley Halls, Feb 28
• Holmes Alone, Spread Eagle Theatre, Mar 6
• Eagle Improv, Spread Eagle Theatre, Mar 11
• Iain Lee, Spread Eagle Theatre, Mar 14
• Norwood Society talk: Charlies Dickens in Norwood, Mar 19
• Eagle Improv, Spread Eagle Theatre, Apr 8
• Anatomy of the Piano, Spread Eagle Theatre, Apr 15
• Patrick Monahan, Spread Eagle Theatre, Apr 16-17
• Norwood Society: Balloons and airships at Crystal Palace, Apr 16
• South Norwood Community Festival, July 5

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