Go along to your local cinema to see a screening of the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory film

Showing at The Phoenix Picturehouse in Oxford and The Duke Of York's Picturehouse in Brighton.

Go along to your local cinema to see a screening of the James and the Giant Peach film.

Showing at The Little Theatre in Bath and Exeter Picturehouse.

The Museum will be will be running Village trails to Gipsy House where the Friends of the Roald Dahl Foundation will be holding a special a special garden opening from 2 - 5pm in aid of the Roald Dahl Foundation. (See the Roald Dahl Foundation entry for further details).

There will be two performances of the 'play in four days' around the Museum.

16 September 2007
As part of our Roald Dahl Day celebration weekend, there will be a workshop with Song's and Verse illustrator Chris Wormell leading an interactive session at 1.30 pm. Contact (0)1494 892192 for tickets.

The Friends of the Roald Dahl Foundation will open the garden at Gipsy House, Great Missenden, home of the late Roald Dahl, in aid of the Roald Dahl Foundation. See the hut where Dahl wrote his stories and the Gypsy Caravan that is featured in Danny the Champion of the World. Other attractions include: a Dahl Treasure hunt; a Dahl raffle; Dahl stories read by Radio 4's John Waite and display by "Owls Galore", a charity caring for sick, injured or ill-treated Owls that cannot be released back into the wild.

Entrance fee £5.00 adult and £2.50 for children, to include tea/coffee and cake. Pre-booking via the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre on 01494 892192 or pay on the day at the gate. Free parking in the field opposite Gipsy House.

Go along to your local cinema to see a screening of the James and the Giant Peach film.

Showing at The Phoenix Picturehouse in Oxford and The Duke Of York's Picturehouse in Brighton.

Go along to your local cinema to see a screening of the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory film.

Showing at The Little Theatre in Bath and Exeter Picturehouse.

Getting Reading Reading, the Reading branch of the Federation of Children's Book Groups, will be holding a free drop in Dahl Day event at Reading central library on Saturday 15th September (10.30 - 12).

We will be running a quiz with a top prize of tickets to see the dramatisation of Danny the Champion of the World during half term week in October, kindly donated by the Hexagon, where the show will be on. Other activities on offer will include cutting the birthday cake.

For more details call 0118 947 8486.

See the amazing film based on Roald Dahl’s book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at your local Empire cinema!

Showing at the Empire Cinema in Poole and Swindon.

See the amazing film based on Roald Dahl’s book Matilda at your local Empire cinema!

Showing at the Empire Cinema in Basildon on 15 & 16 September and in Swindon on 22 & 23 September.

Celebrate Roald Dahl Day by entering the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre’s phizz-whizzing prize draw held in association with Seven Stories, the Centre for Children’s Books in Newcastle, and The Times Educational Supplement.

All you have to do is send a postcard to the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre for your chance to win a fantabulous prize

How do I enter?

Imagine you are a Roald Dahl character. Where would Mr Twit go on holiday? What museums and libraries would Matilda like to visit? Which hotel would be big enough for the BFG? Write a holiday postcard from your favourite Roald Dahl character and send it to the Roald Dahl Museum. There are two prize draws you can enter:

1. The Schools Postcard Prize Draw

Primary schools can win a year’s subscription to The Time Educational Supplement plus a class visit to Seven Stories or the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre (Including up to £150 towards travel). Send postcards for this draw to Schools Postcard Prize Draw, The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, 81-83 High Street, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 0AL, with each class’s entries marked separately. Include the school’s name and address, phone and email contact for the teacher, and which museum you would like to visit. Entries must reach the Roald Dahl Museum by the closing date of 12 September 2007.

2. The Individual Prize Draw

Ten lucky winners will receive a Charlie-themed figurine, a book of their choice (up to the value of £15) and a free family ticket to either the Roald Dahl Museum or Seven Stories. Send postcards for this draw to The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, 81-83 High Street, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 0AL. Remember to include your name, age and address on the postcard and stick on a stamp before you drop it in a post box. Make sure it reaches the Roald Dahl Museum by the closing date of 12 September 2007.

A selection of the funniest, cleverest postcards will go on display at the Roald Dahl Museum and Seven Stories in the autumn. For full details of prizes and terms and conditions please visit www.tes.co.uk/dahl

See the amazing film based on Roald Dahl’s book James and the Giant Peach at your local Empire cinema!

Showing at the Empire Cinema in Basildon and Poole.

Plymouth Professional Development Centre 9am-4pm
Contact Helen.Prince@plymouth.gov.uk

We are planning to have up to 7 groups of 30 year 6 and 7 students throughout the day, focussing on games, quizzes and character based work.

Bath Children's Literature Festival 2007
12.30 – 1.30pm, 23 September 2007
Guildhall, £4

Everything You Wanted to Know About Roald Dahl but Didn't Know Who to Ask . . . Until Now!

Here’s an opportunity to find out about Roald Dahl from the people who knew him best. Get your questions ready for Felicity Dahl - his widow, Brough Girling - a long time colleague and friend, and Liz Williams, Collections Manager at the award-winning Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in Great Missenden. This special event is chaired by journalist and author David Gritten.

Booking Office: 01225 463 362 or www.bathfestivals.org.uk

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Click here to see some of the events from last year!