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SPLAT! 2017

30/6/2017

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A Dig-iT led story-telling and story-making initiative called SPLAT! comes to Tamworth on Saturday 15th July to coincide with Tamworth Library’s launch of their Summer Reading Challenge.

Starting at 10:30 in the morning with workshops and talks in St Editha’s Community Hall and Tamworth Library, the event will bring some fun into the idea that stories aren’t just about words, but pictures, films, spoken word, animation and much more.

The day long event will have professionally led workshops on comic book illustration, animation, children’s books, spoken word, video-making and much more. There will also be talks on being an author and film-making.

Details for all activities and any bookings can be found here.

In addition, at St Editha’s Community Hall there will be a Book Fair selling audio books, graphic novels and comic books as well as other stalls and of course, tea, coffee and cakes on sale!

Finally, in partnership with Tamworth Arts & Events and Community Together CIC, in the Castle Grounds there will be an interactive storyteller in the Bandstand and craft activities in the Community Hub.

Visit the SPLAT! website for full details.
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Let’s Go Fly A Kite!

3/8/2016

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Fancy some summertime fun? Of course you do! Then pop along to our Summer Picnic and Kite Making event on Sunday 14th August at Tamworth Castle Grounds.

Kicking off at 12:30pm with some kite making fun for the kids, at the Community Together CIC Hub (based at the old outdoor swimming pool building), we’ll then move outside to the Castle Grounds for a picnic and kite flying.

All kite making materials will be provided. Please bring your own picnic.


This is a FREE event with suggested donation of £2 per child.
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All children must be accompanied by an adult with parental responsibility.
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Interested? Book your place by email: office.tamdyslexia@gmail.com. See you all there.

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Festive Story Fun with Tamworth LitFest

24/11/2015

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We’re really pleased and excited to be supporting our friends Tamworth LitFest at a Festive Story Fun day on Saturday 12th December 2015.

The event, which takes place at St Editha’s Church, Tamworth town centre, promises to be lots of fun for all the family, with children’s authors and illustrators on hand giving story-telling workshops and book-readings.

Local comic book shop Comictopia will be running a ‘create a festive super-hero’ session and in-between all the author sessions, kids can get creative with card-making and other craft activities.

And, of course, the day is free to attend. Amazing!

Full event details here. Click on the picture to download the flyer.

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SPAN Information Day - Coton Centre

23/3/2015

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Dig-iT is pleased to announce that it will be taking part in the Staffordshire Parent Action Network (SPAN) Information Day at the Coton Centre on Thursday 26th March between 10:00am and 2:00pm.

This event is FREE to attend and is for parents and carers of children and young people with additional needs. Children are most welcome. There will be a children’s area with balloon making/magic man.

Please take a look at the flyer (on the right) for further information, or contact SPAN by email: span.staffordshire@gmail.com.
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Positively Different: FREE Variety Show Tickets!

26/10/2014

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Tickets to our FREE 'Positively Different' variety show are available from:
  • Wilnecote School/ Leisure Centre (reception)
  • Tamworth Information Centre, Corporation St, B77 7DN
Get them while they're still available!

We'll be having a raffle on the night - to help us raise much-needed funds - so please do come along and support us!

For more information on the event and our 'Positively Different' exhibition at the Jubilee Building, South Staffordshire College, Croft St, B79 8AE, please see our Positively Different 2014 page.
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Positively Different 2014

7/10/2014

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Dig-iT is really pleased to announce that nominations for our annual "Positively Different" event are now open. See "Positively Different 2014" for more details.

But be quick, as nominations close on Friday 24th October.
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It's Nearly Time to be 'Positively Different'!

6/10/2013

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Submissions for our annual 'Positively Different' event are now closed and we're really looking forward to showing them all to you.

The event opens at 9:30am on Saturday 12th October at Tamworth Town Hall, Market Street.

As well as the exhibition, we've got activities and refreshments on offer. Please do call in, entry is completely free. See here.
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Positively Different Submissions - Closing Date Extended

20/9/2013

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We've extended the closing date for submissions to our Positively Different event this year. Latest date for submissions is now Monday 30th September.

See here for more details.
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Positively Received

3/5/2013

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We're starting to think about planning our 'Positively Different 2013' event and thought we'd remind you how well our first event went last year. So take a quick look at these two Tamworth Herald stories:
  • Exhibition a team effort
  • Honoured to be part of display

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Dig-iT Meets Olympic Champ Luke Campbell

19/10/2012

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Julie, Chair of Dig-iT, had the great honour today of meeting Olympic champion boxer Luke Campbell at the official opening of Tamworth Amateur Boxing Club’s new Corner Post Gym and Education Centre!

Luke, who is himself dyslexic, was present at the event to unveil the commemorative plaque along with Tamworth’s Mayor Tina Clements and Managing Director of Drayton Manor theme park, Colin Bryan.  Luke stayed all day at the event, demonstrating boxing moves, signing autographs for local school children, boxing club members and their families and having his photograph taken, along with his fabulous Olympic Gold Medal.

Having been introduced to Luke with her daughter Lizzie, Julie commented “Luke was lovely.  He talked a little about his own dyslexia, saying he struggles a bit with spelling and reading and often has to ask people how to spell their names when he writes an autograph for them.  Luke said he is quite open about his dyslexia and he doesn’t let it stop him from doing things, which is just the approach that we at Dig-iT aim to encourage”.  Julie explained further “We really enjoyed meeting Luke.  He was a real inspiration especially to those, like him, who have struggled with dyslexia”.

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