A family-friendly BFG trail is launching in Chichester city centre this Easter.
It ties in with the show currently on stage at Chichester Festival Theatre.
The event is a collaboration between Chichester BID, local businesses and the theatre.
The initiative forms part of Chichester’s Go All In National Year of Reading campaign, spearheaded locally by the charity Children’s BookFest and Chichester Festival Theatre.
Participating locations include a wonderful mix of Chichester’s booksellers and independent businesses, including Chichester Books, The Sussex Bookshop, Waterstones, Oxfam Bookshop, Between the Lines, Comics, Games & Coffee, Winter’s Moon and Chichester Library, all helping bring the story to life across the city. Look out for the giant-sized footprints leading to each participating business!
Natasha McLeod, CEO of Chichester BID, said:
“We’re expecting many families to visit Chichester to see Roald Dahl’s The BFG brought to life on stage at Chichester Festival Theatre this Easter, and our free family trail is a wonderful way for the city centre to welcome them.
It invites families to explore the city together while discovering our independent bookshops, cafés, restaurants and family-friendly businesses along the way. Chichester has a fantastic community of booksellers and reading spaces, and we’re delighted they are part of an adventure that celebrates storytelling and the joy of reading.”
Families can pick up a printed trail map from the Chichester Festival Theatre Box Office or participating city centre businesses. The map can also be downloaded and printed from the Chichester BID or CFT website before setting off on the adventure.
Once all the dream jars have been found and the final anagram solved, participants can either enter their answer online or snap a photo of their completed trail map and email it to office@chichesterbid.co.uk to enter the prize draw.
For more information visit chichesterbid.co.uk.
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