This year included 3 days story telling in the yurt at Buxton Festival, and Whaley Water Weekend, with story-tellers Shonaleigh and Gordon MacLellan; our usual featured arts workshop for Chernobyl Childrens’ Project with artist Nicky Ward; a ‘silent disco’ in our yurt, for the One World Festival; and we opened our doors for another Open Day at High Lee Hall in New Mills, inviting people to join us for ‘iPaddling’ workshops for New Mills Festival. These events are an important part of our core programme, despite many being un-funded. We recognise the important part this work plays in the lives of our communities.