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Events for October 2014

Events for October 2014 CBN is launching a new project as part of Cederberg Stories that will run from now until the end of 2015. It will build on previous workshops and will include a wider focus on the region including the Oliphants River down to the sea and the new dam that will raise […]

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CBN loses a fine friend

Richard Parsons, Champion of Children’s Book Network and friend, died last week after a courageous struggle with cancer. CBN owes him a tremendous debt of gratitude for his enormous support and encouragement since our beginning. We will miss him. Many, many people all over South Africa and beyond are pausing to reflect, with sadness, on

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September plans for CBN

Visiting prize-winning author Di Hofmeyr who will be reading from her book The name of the tree is Bojabi, published in 2014 by Tafelberg. Di will be reading from her book and telling the story to children of 8-10 years old from Red Hill informal settlement on 12th September. There will be Saturday Stories at

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Listening Beautifully: A evening fund-raising event on 7 July

Listening Beautifully: A Fund-raising event on July 7th: Six-thirty for seven ‘Listen beautifully!’ Anele Mhlahlo tells the children who attend our workshops. ‘Close your eyes and let the magic of music – and story – into your mind. CBN has some of South Africa’s greatest storytellers assembling to make just that kind of magic at

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Listening Beautifully

With Gina Mhlophe, Sindiwe Magona, Anele Mhlahlo and croc E moses. This event will not only be a magical evening of stories and music but also acts as a fundraiser for Children’s Book Network. Tickets are R150 and include wine and nibbles. We would be very grateful if you could also share this event with

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Cederberg Stories Project

The Cederberg Stories Project will be holding a workshop on Friday 4th April on Music and Stories – Stories and Music. Anele Mhlahlo will play his violin for the grade 6 children who have been invited to attend (11 years old) and Lesley Beake will read and tell stories about music. Professor john Parkington will

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April workshops and plans

During April 2014 we changed the plans somewhat as the weather continued extremely hot and we delayed the planned topics: People of the Cederberg in the past and one on conservation and nature. Instead we held one on the topic of friends and how important they are – and the difference, in fact, between friends,

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Plans for 2014

Even given the dreaded proviso ‘funding permitting’, CBN has some exciting plans for the coming year. We are currently planning, and will begin implementing, in February, an ambitious year-long programme of workshops and related events in the Cederberg Mountains (about three hours north of Cape Town). This will include developing ideas to excite children about

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December Story Festival

December Story Festival Building is still continuing at Red Hill’s new library, so CBN has elected to bring the children to the nearest library in Simon’s Town for an end-of-the-year celebration of story. This will include storytelling, music of different kinds and general fun for everyone. It will be at 2.30 in the library hall

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