Feb 23, 2026
Join us in Workington on 18th June to meet Bear and find out what's been going on in our Welcoming the Stranger project.
Welcoming The Stranger is a creative, arts based project working with pupils across 9 schools in West Cumbria for the past three years. The project introduces a puppet, a life size bear, who is lost, frightened, and needs help. The children work with Bear to create his story and by doing so, they empathise with Bear's situation, his sense of loss and need to belong and to be made welcome. The project has focused on developing skills in oracy, resilience, empathy and creativity.
You are invited to join CDEC and The Laal Collective as we share the outcomes and impact from the project- and the vision for continued delivery. You will have an opportunity to explore some of the tools and activities which have been used in the project and meet some of the people involved over the last three years.
Thursday June 18th 2026
10am - 3pm (lunch included)
The Helena Thompson Museum, Workington CA14 4DE
Follow this link to sign up for the event
