We’ve just come back from a weekend at Kilve with some Funtastic Fairies!

Despite the grey skies we had a lovely walk in the Quantock hills on the Saturday morning and autumn was out in full display. When we reached the top we could see hills curving away into the distance; they looked like a cluster of turtle shells with their rusty tint dappling of turning tree leaves. Along the way we kept an eye out for fairy evidence, and students thought fairies might use aerobirds, moto-ants and leaf boats!

There were some fantastic wings and wands made, with Comet fairies, Fashion fairies , Weather fairies and Sea-shore fairies all making an appearance. Everybody wrote very exciting stories too. Unfortunately our night-time fairy hunt was a bit disrupted with bright lights and we think the fairies might have taken refuge by dancing the night away in the trunk of a tree - it seemed to be shaking ever so slightly, as though lots of tiny slippered feet were tapping and whirling on polished wooden floors.

Thank you to all who joined us and we hope to see you again! If anyone else thinks they’d love to spend a weekend like this, we have two Funtastic Fairy courses in the spring – see the ‘Upcoming courses’ page on our website for more information.