Granny Pearl at The Beach

This session is hosted by Jenny Lockyer, (creator of the Granny Pearl theatre show and accompanying children's YouTube series) in partnership with North Cornelly Community Playgroup.

Granny Pearl would love to invite you to take part in a special beach session full of rockpooling and creativity! Taking place at Porthcawl Beach this session builds on our natural curiosity and is full of rockpooling, beach combing, making things inspired by what we find and a little bit of marine magic! Sessions are inspired by our beautiful coastal environment and all the wildlife we find is treated with care.

​This session is for children aged 3-6yrs to enjoy with their families. 2's and under are welcome to come along with their older siblings. Grandparents are very welcome too, in fact we'd love to see you!

Sessions will be filmed with footage featured in new episodes of my children's web series, 'Granny Pearl'. This series can be found on this website and on You Tube.

Saturday 23rd August, 10am- 12noon (tide dependent, see below)

Find us on the concrete steps of Porthcawl Beach near the driftwood dragon. Look for the Granny Pearl flag!

The session is book ahead only and pay what you can .

Accompanying adults and under two's free

Granny Pearl is very special Granny. Not only is she 103 years old but she happens to be a mermaid! She is inviting you for a special beach combing and rockpooling adventure down at beautiful Porthcawl Beach this summer where you can explore, create something arty inspired by what you find and meet her to show her what you've created!

We will meet on the beach bright and early at 10am to make the most of the brilliant rockpools at low tide. The session will be done by 12noon and should work with the tides. We will check times of the tides a few days before our session and update you should timings change, but please mark off the morning of Saturday 23rd August for your beach combing adventure! When you arrive, look out for the blue Granny Pearl flag.

Sign in and receive your special beach pack which will include your arty activity.

​We'll get busy rockpooling and collecting so bring a bucket, (we'll have some spare buckets availble) and something to sit on so you can be comfortable while creating your artwork!

We are also asking families to film their explorations and anything interesting they find, and send in the footage so we can include it in our next series of Granny Pearl films. We'll be filming some of the session too so please be aware that you signing up for the session means you may be featured in a new series of children's web series, Granny Pearl. Please get in touch if you'd like to find out more.

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We'll be exploring and searching for some exciting seaside wildlife and will be keeping our eyes and ears open for the sights and sounds of the coast. You'll make your own artwork inspired by the environment with all arts materials supplied and Granny Pearl will drop in to see how you're all getting on! She may even have a song and a story or two for you.

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Getting to Porthcawl.

Lots of details here regarding directions and amenities : https://www.visitbridgend.co.uk/market-town/porthcawl

Please consider sharing car journeys with others if you can. You can park for free along the main coast road and there are also some paid car parks. Porthcawl is very popular seaside town so get there early for a space near the beach.

You can reach Porthcawl beach via steps down from the main promenade. Please note, there is a large flat concourse by the beach accessible for buggies and wheelchairs from a little way up the hill.

​​Pulic toilets are on Porthcawl high street about 10mins walk from the beach.

Every child must be accompanied by a responsible adult. The beach environment is beautiful but please take care on the rocks as we explore. All adults are responsible for their own and their children's safety on the beach!

​Our sessions will also respect the beach environment and ask that you take any rubbish (this includes nappies) home with you.

The session will go ahead unless the weather is absolutely terrible so please dress for the weather. If the weather is too bad to go ahead we will postpone to another date. We regret that tickets are not refundable.

If you have any questions, please get in touch!

I'm looking forward to meeting you for a wonderful beach adventure with Granny Pearl!

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Host or Publisher Jenny Lockyer