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Rebecca McDowall - Monster Tea at the Palace
Rebecca McDowall is a published children’s author from St Helens. She joined us to promote her new picture book, A Monster Tea at the Palace
Oct 6, 20221 min read
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SCARS recruitment
SCARS is dedicated to restoring and maintaining the historic Sankey Canal and needs more members to do so.
Oct 3, 20221 min read
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Break Dance Heritage Day
Powered by HipHop (UC Crew) is a community Hip Hop organisation based in St Helens. They deliver a range of Hip Hop activities in person
Sep 10, 20221 min read
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Superhero Saturday
Superhero Saturday was a day to celebrate comic books and graphic novels such as the Marvel and DC classics.
Sep 3, 20221 min read
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Local Author Convention
Local Author Convention at The Book Stop. Showcasing the talent in St Helens
Aug 20, 20221 min read
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Festival of Imagination
St Helens Festival of Imagination was a weekend long collaborative event in conjunction with Virtual Schools and the Library Service.
Jul 23, 20221 min read
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Phoenix Eatery Pop-up
In July 2022, the restaurant hosted open circle for their witch coven.
Jul 14, 20221 min read
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Street Hunt 2022
The Street Hunt Launch begins with a brass band, town crier and lots of enthusiastic hunters!
Jul 9, 20221 min read
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Carmel Well Being Faire
At this event we held a pop-up stall with a selection of books and accessories for sale. Our LGBTQ+ pride pins were a particularly good sell
Jun 30, 20221 min read
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Lewis Hancox - Welcome to St Hell
June 25, 2022 We were delighted to welcome local lad Lewis Hancox back to St Helens in June 2022. Lewis’ mum and internet legend, Lynn,...
Jun 25, 20221 min read
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Sue Gerrard - A-Z of St Helens
May 20, 2022 Local Author and Historian, Sue Gerrard, celebrated the release of her new book, A-Z of St Helens with us on the 20th of...
May 20, 20221 min read
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Sand Art with Helen
n May we were approached by local artist, Helen, who provides sensory sand art sessions for children. Themed on The Very Hungry Caterpillar
May 17, 20221 min read
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Spring Story & Crafts
During half-term from 6th - 16th of April, we kept kids busy with a host of Spring/Easter themed activities.
Apr 16, 20221 min read
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World Book Day 2022
March 3, 2022 The Book Stop celebrated our first World Book Day on Thursday 3rd March 2022! Every year World Book Day trustees select 12...
Mar 4, 20221 min read
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Garvey Illustration Workshop
Local sisters Catherine and Sarah Garvey are the duo behind the wonderful Alien Agency comics.
Feb 26, 20221 min read
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The Polar Express
Our first in-store event was a reading of children’s classic, The Polar Express.
Dec 18, 20211 min read
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Robin Ince
Our first ever event was an evening with author and comedian, Robin Ince. He is well-known as the comic relief to Professor Brian Cox.
Oct 8, 20211 min read
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