Minnows’ Tales Goes Swimmingly at the Maritime Museum!

A fantastic time was had by all at the launch of the National Maritime Museum Cornwall’s new Minnows’ Tales sessions today.

Parents, carers and pre-school children took the chance to enjoy half-an-hour of stories, songs and rhymes in the Museum’s Main Hall, with storytellers from the Museum and the Cornwall Library Service.

The launch coincided with the start of National Bookstart Week, which is an annual celebration of the joy of sharing stories, songs and rhymes.  The Museum teamed up with Cornwall Bookstart to offer lots of free goodies for anyone attending.  They also brought along the Bookstart Bear to meet the children.

Debbie Rogers, Education Officer at the Maritime Museum said: “Everyone had a great time joining in with the songs and rhymes and, of course, the children were very excited to meet the Bookstart Bear!  Next week we’ll be in a different part of the Museum for more fun and stories.”

The Minnows’ Tales storytelling sessions at the Maritime Museum in Falmouth take place at 10.30am and 11.30am every Monday during term-time.  All sessions are free with a Museum entrance ticket.  To find out more please call 01326 214535 or visit www.nmmc.co.uk. To find out more about Bookstart visit www.bookstart.org.uk.