2008

Redgate Junior School - Local Traditions Project, Spring 2008

We worked with Redgate Junior for a period of 6 weeks in Spring 2008.  Pupils learnt molly dancing and local stories, culminating in a performance for parents. More info....

Hunstanton Cluster  Multicultural INSET Day, Jan 2008

We ran an INSET day for primary teachers in the Hunstanton Cluster in January 2008.

2007

Of Giants, Wisewomen, Ploughboys & Kings - Local Traditions Project

“Giants” was a major Heritage Lottery Funded Project managed and delivered by Our World Festivals Ltd. It ran for 3 years and involved 22 Fenland Schools. Find out more....

Newton Rebels & Geddington Primary School - Local Traditions Project

In June 2007 children from Geddington Primary School to molly dance so that they could perform as part of a historical pageant. More info....

Eaton Primary School India Week, June 2008

Along with Dance Kalli, we helped organise a week of Indian activites at the school culminating in an Indian Festival for the community.

Emneth Primary School Fenland Traditions Week, June 2008

We were employed by Norfolk County Council to teach molly dancing and stories as part of their Fenland History week at Emneth Primary.

2009

Cambridgeshire Roots, 2008-2009

We are currently finishing off our Heritage Lottery Funded Multicultural Project in 14 Cambridgeshire Schools. We are teaching local traditions in 14 Primary Schools alongside experienced artists from India, Africa and Poland.

Broadland Multicultural Cluster Project

We managed a multicultural arts project and taught molly dancing in a cluster of Norfolk schools

St Peter’s Junior, Wisbech, Fenland Heritage Project

We are pleased to be teaching another batch of Yr 6 pupils molly dancing throughout the autumn term 2009.

Ploughwitches and Bears

We will be working with Ramsey Junior School, The Ashbeach School and the Ramsey community to revive the Ramsey Straw Bear and associated traditions. We are looking for local people who remember ploughwitching or who knew  the local author, Sybil Marshall. Please contact us if you can help.

2009 - 2011

Our World Festivals

have been lucky enough to teach molly dancing, local story and fenland traditions to thousands of children throughout Norfolk and Cambridgeshire.  We have worked for a term in over 40 primary schools and have run scores of smaller projects throughout East Anglia. We have organised large scale performances of molly dance and drama. In July 2009 we had over 500 children performing a programme of molly  and broom dancing together.