Emerald Ant

08/08/2026

Come and join in the fun making amazing Leaping Salmon lanterns for our 'Bubbles and Squeaks' processions…only £2.50 per place! Parents roll up your sleeves and spend quality time with your children or come with a friend for a fun creative day. BOOK HERE – PLACES SELLING FAST!
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Maiden Newton Village Hall, 12th August
Sydling St Nicholas Village Hall, 14th August
Bridport WI Hall, 15th August

05/08/2026

Make a Leaping Salmon lantern for our 'Bubbles and Squeaks' processions, just £2.50, parents and children working together, or come with a friend for a fun creative day. For more details and to book, go to https://emeraldant.com/bubbles-and-squeaks/

05/08/2026

Tomorrow, 'Saucepan Pony', will be back at Leigh Park, as part of Wimborne Town of Culture. Come and join Sarah and Sally at the Family Hub, we'll be collecting thoughts on the theme of 'Home' for a song, and creating dreamy horse hats to take us on an imaginary adventure... All welcome!

30/07/2026

5 beautiful speckled trout! A great start to our Family Workshops at Cerne Abbas. Tickets left for other workshops across mid and west Dorset. £2.50 per person for a fun creative day together, then carry your trout on our riverside processions. Book at https://emeraldant.com/bubbles-and-squeaks/

Thanks to Jane Tearle for the beautiful photos.

28/07/2026

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23/07/2026

Some images from front and back stage at Crystal Palace Park last weekend...Thanks to the Emerald Ant team

23/07/2026

Celebrate our wonderful chalk rivers this summer at one of our Bubbles and Squeaks family workshops creating lanterns in the shape of a leaping salmon or a speckled trout. Workshops are being held across central and west Dorset.

The workshops are suitable for ages 6+, so bring a picnic along and make it a family day out. And you are all invited to join us later in the year when the lanterns you made will be held aloft in a spectacular summer procession in Cerne Abbas and a magical evening lantern lit event in Powerstock, both culminating in a 'march of the beavers'!

A link to find out more about these fun, creative workshops and our Bubbles and Squeaks project can be found in the comments.

23/07/2026

We'll be bringing Iggy back to West Bay on Saturday, thanks to West Bay Discovery Centre. Free shows at Fisherman's Green at 12.30 and 2.30.

☀️ Summer Holiday Fun is Coming to West Bay Discovery Centre! ☀️

Looking for free activities to keep the children entertained this summer?

We've got a fantastic programme of family events taking place throughout the holidays!

🦢 From 23rd July – Summer Holiday Seagull Scavenger Hunt
🦕 25th July – The Iguanodon Restaurant family performances (12.30pm & 2.30pm)
🎨 6th August – Creative Clay Modelling Workshop
🐚 10th August – 3D Ammonite Workshop with Darrell Wakelam

✅ FREE events
✅ No booking required
✅ Fun for all ages

Simply come along, get involved and enjoy a great day at West Bay Discovery Centre. While you're here, why not explore our exhibitions and discover the fascinating stories behind West Bay and the Jurassic Coast?

We look forward to welcoming you this summer!

20/07/2026

More news from Emerald Ant's 'Bubbles and Squeaks' project...Local rivers need your help now! Come and make a fantastic Leaping Salmon fish like this, or another amazing river creature, at a local artist-led family workshop near you this summer. Choose and book your £2.50 pp workshop places here: https://emeraldant.com/bubbles-and-squeaks/
Then join the colourful summer parade in Cerne Abbas 26 September or the illuminated lantern event in Powerstock 17 October, when all our creations come together to shine a bright light on the plight of our precious local rivers.

19/07/2026

Iggy is drawing big crowds in Crystal Palace Park this weekend.