The February half term session will be from 17th- 21st February from 10:30am-12:30pm and you can see all the details on the Eventbrite here: Writing Course: Believable Fiction Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite 

Please let Sarah know if you want to book on and she can send you the invoice!

We are also considering offering a code-breaking class after the sessions on Monday and Tuesday of Feb half-term. This would be with me (Sarah) and my partner, Jack, who you might remember from the puppet show, and would be £25 per session. Jack is an experienced teacher and expert language-puzzle solver and setter (he may deny being an expert but he certainly is in most people's opinion) and a fully DBS-checked experienced teacher of Maths and English. We are considering doing this from 1:30-3:30pm and would ask that if the kids come to both session (writing and code-breaking) they bring a packed lunch for the break in the middle.

In regards to later courses this year please fill this very short survey in to let us know when you're around so far. I will be organising the next sessions in advance so you can plan around them! Dates for the rest of the year! Survey

Any questions, contact Sarah at sbewilliams95@gmail.com

The next creative writing course which will be from 30th December - 3rd January, from 10:30-12:30 each day.

The theme will be 'Stories to be told' and we'll focus on writing short stories that are written to be read aloud. These will be in keeping with the seasonal festivities and I am considering organising a Twelfth Night celebration on Sunday 5th January in which we might tell these stories to families (no pressure to read though!) and generally enjoy the winding down of the festive season. Please let me know if you'd be interested in the course, the celebration or both. 

Email karen@thebluehousebookshop.co.uk

Santa Claus is coming to town…

For the last year, our hybrid working Santa has been doing much of his preparation work in our attic.  There’s usually lots of books to wrap and place in a sack to take round York so we have agreed to help out this year.  Santa is pleased because it reduces his carbon footprint, as well as his snowy one. If you have youngsters or friends who have youngsters, who would like to meet Santa as he prepares for the big night, do get in touch, mark your email SANTA.  Each visit costs £8 per child to include a book, and we will need some details to help Santa chat, eg name of child, what your child had last year and the kind of book they might like etc.  All children must be accompanied.  Santa will be around and is bookable from December 1st onwards until December 21st, after which he will be a little busy, so choose a time that works well for you.