🦁🎨A Roaring Success at Penistone Arts Week!
Something wildly wonderful has been happening behind the scenes at Penistone Arts Week…
In true lion-hearted spirit, we set out on a mission to support a great cause. To celebrate Sheffield Children’s Hospital’s latest fundraiser, we proudly adopted one of their adorable cubs.
But every cub needs its own unique markings… so we reached out to local schools and invited young creatives to unleash their imagination! The challenge? Design our cub, with the winning school earning the honour of giving this little lion a forever home as a symbol of creativity, community, and compassion.
Grace’s fantastic design was brought to life with the help of fellow young artists Briley Harrison (10), Amelia Crownshaw (10), and Caitlyn Booth (11). Together with our committee member Barbara Lee and Penistone Art Collective volunteers Sally Howe, Deb Hepplestone, and Lucy Burns, they transformed the cub into a truly roar-some masterpiece.
We think you’ll agree — it looks absolutely paws-itively amazing! 🐾✨
The sculptures initially went on safari across Barnsley, Sheffield, Doncaster and Rotherham as part of an art trail and Nala and her friends are currently on display in Tesco, Penistone. See if you can spot them.
Each year during Arts Week, our fierce little friend will take pride of place (of course!) at St John’s Church, where everyone can come and admire its bold and beautiful look.
‘BE ON THE HUNT’ BOOK TRAIL
Running alongside this—and keeping the lion theme roaring—our Book Trail this year focussed on books about lions.
Twenty clues were hidden in shop and café windows around town for children to solve, with the chance to win £50 in book tokens—a fantastic prize to support their creative literacy journey.
Watch out for 2027, who knows what’s coming!