Step Into Stories
on 12th April 2025
With Bewdley Festival

green book with footsteps going into the pages

We invite you to step into the wonderful world of stories with us on 12 April 2025.

Our one-day festival is packed full of some of the best authors, illustrators and storytellers in the children’s story world today. We have something for all children aged 0-13 from picture books to songwriting, adventures on trains to a world of origami creatures, illustrations to storytellers. So join us as we Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival on April 12th 2025.

We invite you to make a day of it and take part in our story tale trail and go home with a new book with our Big Bewdley Book Swap. We have a mixture of ticketed and free events so everyone can join in the fun.

We can’t wait to Step into Stories with you here in Bewdley, on April 12th, 2025.

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The Big Bewdley Book Swap

If you’ve got some used children's books in good condition that are taking up space on your shelf at home, why not bring them with you to the Step into Stories Festival?

We’d love nothing more than to see everyone go home at the end of the day with a new (to you!) book. Simply bring your used books along to our Book Swap Shop in Bewdley Museum and you can swap your story for a new adventure!

Don’t have any used books at home? Come and see us at our Book Swap Shop open 11 - 3 as we hope to have collected enough books for all our visitors to leave with at least one.

Every child deserves a book of their own, so we’d like to lend a helping hand. Want to donate books but won’t be there on the day? Email info@stepintostories.org.uk for details on how you can help.

The Step into Stories Story Tale Trail

Can you spot all of the story tale characters hiding around Bewdley town during our festival? Follow the clues on our sheet to discover all of their hiding places and solve the puzzle.

The first 100 people to solve our story trail puzzle will receive a goody bag! Simply come to St George’s Hall cafe and find our story trail volunteer who will give you the sheet. Return the sheet to receive your prize!

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Competition

We are delighted to be partnering with Severn Valley Railways for our poetry competition this year.

Remember to keep an eye on our page for further details - Coming Soon!

Step Into Stories crowd Funder

This year, we’re launching Stories into Schools to ensure that every child, whether they can attend the festival or not, gets the chance to experience the magic of storytelling. But we need your help! As a charity, we rely on donations to bring authors into schools and make stories accessible to all. With your support, we can inspire a new generation of readers.

Donate today and help us turn the page on a brighter future for our children!

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