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Walk with Amal

20th September 2021

In 2021 Little Amal (a 3.5 metre tall puppet representing a 9 year old Syrian refugee girl) will begin her 8000 kilometre walk through Europe from the Syria-Turkey border and ending in Sheffield and Manchester. [Read more]

Pitsmoor Puppets’ Picnic

20th September 2021

Story by Martin Currie. Photo by James Woollen. Patrick Amber, the local artist we now share with Greece, was on top form during his last visit home. Along with Gary Manton, he gatecrashed the Nottingham [Read more]

Puppet Picnic BACK for Saturday 10th July

8th July 2021

Weekend rain meant the Puppet Picnic had to be postponed, but it is BACK ON for Saturday 10th July 2 -6 pm in Abbeyfield Park. There will be puppet making and performance workshops, puppets you [Read more]

POSTPONED: Puppet Picnic in Abbeyfield Park

25th June 2021

UPDATE: PUPPET PICNIC POSTPOSED – For anyone who was hoping to be at this Saturday’s Puppet Picnic, it has unfortunately been rained off an postponed to NEXT Saturday, 10th July. Likos the Dog invites you [Read more]

How to make a rubbish puppet with Patrick Amber

7th April 2020

Looking for something to do during lockdown? Local Burngreave resident and puppet maker Patrick Amber has started a series of online YouTube tutorials on building puppets out of household junk like plastic packaging and broken [Read more]

Pierogi and puppetry

4th February 2019

Story and photos by Stan Skinny Abbeyfield Park was a hive of activity on Saturday the 12th January as locals flocked to learn how to make the delicious central and eastern European dish: pierogi, courtesy [Read more]