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Catching up with Wilbur the wonderful costumes, the great set we have and the energy of the fantastic cast I am proud to be a part of. For me, the most important thing is that the audience fall in love with the characters and really care about them and their individual journeys. We still have a lot of work to do in our rehearsals, but I am very excited that we are in the process of creating something very special.

Tell us about Wilbur the Pig’s best qualities; what makes him lovable?

In association with the highly acclaimed Birmingham Stage Company, (creators of hugely successful stage shows, Horrible Histories and James and the Giant Peach), classic children’s book, ‘Charlotte’s Web’, comes to the stage at Derby Theatre this Christmas from Fri 7 December until Fri 11 January, promising a fun-filled festive treat for the family.

E.B White’s popular tale tells the story of a young girl called Fern who befriends Wilbur a pig. Wilbur is no ordinary pig and needs to be saved from becoming Christmas dinner!

To the rescue comes a witty spider called Charlotte who conjures up a miraculous plan which they hope will keep him alive.

With a stellar cast at the ready to wow the audience this Christmas, Primary Times caught up with the star of the show, Richard James-Neale, who plays the character of beloved Wilbur in the production.

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Charlotte’s Web fans are really excited for this year’s show. What can they expect from the production being staged at Derby Theatre?

I think that this is a production with something for everyone. Turning wellloved books into films, plays and especially musicals can often be a tricky business, and trying to remain true to the original text whilst telling the story in a new form is a delicate operation. But I am very excited with the direction the production is moving in. Audiences are sure to love the music,

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I believe it is his innocence.

Wilbur views the world through a child’s eyes and throughout the play he is discovering and seeing things for the first time. When I read the play and the book I remember being taken back to my own childhood, asking my parents questions about the world around me, hungry for knowledge and thirsty for answers. I think that we all secretly want to be like Wilbur because he is completely without prejudice; he only sees the best in others and he appreciates simple pleasures like splashing in puddles and playing with his friends. In a world of danger and uncertainty it is his innocence that allows him to be free, and that is why I love him.

What message does the relationship between Charlotte and Wilbur’s characters give out to the audience?

I think the most important thing about the relationship between Charlotte and Wilbur is the fact that they are so different. They are so unlike each other that it would be easy for them to not be friends, but they make the effort to make their friendship work. I think this is a great example for young people in

an ever-changing, multicultural society. ‘You don’t have to be exactly like someone to like them’, Charlotte says. I think the world might be a better place if we remembered that.

You mentioned you had read the book before starring in Charlotte’s Web. What did you think of the book?

As the book is so famous, I did know the story of Charlotte’s Web, but I must admit that I only read it when I knew that I would be auditioning for the job and immediately loved it. I know it is a book for children but I really enjoyed returning to my childhood and getting lost in Fern’s world, on the farm with her animal friends. I also like how the book openly deals with the realities of life and death. One of the other actors in the company summed it up perfectly: ‘Charlotte’s Web is an enduring classic because it is a story of friendship, hope and is a great introduction to loss.’ I couldn’t agree more.

What was the best part of rehearsing for Charlotte’s Web? Rehearsals have been fantastic! I always love rehearsals and understand why they call it a play: throwing myself into a new environment with new people, rolling around, singing, dancing, pretending; it is like being a child again. I consider myself very lucky to be an actor because I get to play for a living.

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t o n o b d u ru a December 1 - January 6

Derby Christmas Ice Rink

Whether out with a group of friends or spending time as a family, the Derby Christmas Ice Rink will be one of the coolest destinations in Derby this Christmas. Real ice and an on-site cafe where you can warm up after your skate, or just sit and watch the world go by. A fabulous festive treat! Tickets from £6. For more information visit the website www. derbyicerink.co.uk December 15

Santa Saturday

Santa’s arriving early this year at Erewash Museum. This year he’s making two visits, so don’t miss out! There will also be craft stalls selling Christmas gifts, providing fun for all the family. 10:30am – 3pm. £2 per child including gift. For more information visit www.erewashmuseum.co.uk

December 5 – 19

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Haddon Hall Join the festivities this year as Haddon Hall is transported back to medieval times, with an enchanting programme of events for all the family!

Join a weekend of music and carols from local choirs, with performances of The Night Before Christmas by John Hester on the 15 – 16 December (after which, children can meet Father Christmas and receive a special gift. Extra cost of £5 per child applies). Open from 10:30am to 4pm. Tickets from £5.50 child £9.50 adult. For more information and to book tickets visit www.haddonhall.co.uk

November 10 – December 23

Christmas at Chatsworth

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Enjoy a pantomime themed Christmas at Chatsworth this year! Venture through the lower floors and see the lavish decorations featuring favourites such as Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and over ten more tales. Follow the guides dressed as pantomime characters and find a themed children’s trail. Suitable for all the family if you love Christmas and Pantomime! For more information and to book tickets, visit www. chatsworth.org December 1 – 16

Christmas at Hardwick

This Christmas, two floors of Hardwick Hall will be open every weekend celebrating a 1930’s house party! Enjoy a variety of family activities, and indulge in a delicious seasonal meal in the new Great Barn Restaurant, which will be open throughout winter. 11am – 3pm. Child: £5.27 Adult: £10.45. For more information visit www. nationaltrust.org.uk CHRISTMAS 2012 ISSUE

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Craft Day

Come and enjoy a fun craft day! Including card decorating, biscuit and cake decorating, face painting and plenty more for all to enjoy. 2pm – 4pm. For more information visit www.tubbybearsplayzone. co.uk December 19

Santas Coming

Visit Tubby Bears and see the man himself!

Come and meet Santa and receive a special gift. 10am – 12pm. For more information visit www.tubbybearsplayzone. co.uk December 20

Brunch with Santa

Sit down to a lovely brunch with Santa, then join him in his grotto and receive a lovely Christmas gift! Includes plenty of time to stay and play on the playframe. 10:30am – 12:30am. £8.50 per child. Call 01773 880123 to reserve your place! For more information visit www.chucklebutties.co.uk.

December 21

Christmas Ball

A fun-packed Christmas Party, with Santa’s Crafty Workshop, face painting and glitter tattoos, party games, festive healthy buffet and a visit and present from Santa. £10 for your first child, and £8 for subsequent siblings. Chucklebutties members can book a free place at this party (if they haven’t already booked for Halloween) - please call 01773 880123 to reserve your place!

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Christmas Treasure Hunt

See if you can find all the little treats hidden in the play frame in a Christmassy treasure hunt! For more information visit www. tubbybearsplayzone.co.uk

December 21

Christmas Party

Come to Tubby Bears and join an afternoon of fun and games. Including a Christmas disco and a hot and cold buffet.

You can even meet Santa as he gives out special treats. 4pm – 6pm. Ticke ts £6.50. For more information visit www . tubbybearsplayzone.co.uk December 22 and 23

Santa’s Grotto

Enjoy a Christmassy trip to Chucklebu tties with a visit to Santa in his grotto! Book your slot on 01773 880123. £6.50 per child includes entry to play. Open from 2.00pm. For more information visit www. chucklebutties.co.uk.

December 24

Breakfast with Santa

Wow, a chance to enjoy a magical breakfast with Santa on Christmas Eve! Followed by a visit to Santa’s grotto to receive an early Christmas gift, and the opportunity to stay and play. Pre-b ooking essential, limited places available at £8.50 per child. Open 9.00 to 11.00am. For more information visit www.chucklebuttie s. co.uk.

December 27 – January 4

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Join us for some special activity sess ions to keep you busy over the school holid ays.

There will be superduper crafts, orga nised games, messy play and opportunities to meet our mascot, Crunchy Bear ! Visit www.chucklebutties.co.uk for deta ils, or call us on 01773 880123

AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES Baked Well Pottery During term time, Monday to Friday, there is a discounted studio fee at Baked Well Pottery in Bakewell. If you want something to entertain your kids once they’re out of the school gate, bring them down to the Baked Well studio where they can paint and create for just £1.

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1st February 2013

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National Forest Adventure Farm

There’s lots to do at Adventure Farm, both inside and outside, so whatever the weather decides to do, you can still have a great day out. Inside there are three levels of exciting adventure play equipment for big kids, little kids and parents! Outside you will find pedal gokarts, a jumping pillow, sand pit and mini assault course. Visit www. adventurefarm.co.uk for full details of events and activities.

Red House Stables and Carriage Museum

Housing one of the finest collections of original horse drawn vehicles, at Red House Stables and Carriage Museum you can explore the tradition of working carriages, meet the horses and ponies who work at the museum and even go on a special carriage ride. Located in the village of Darley Dale, Matlock. Open daily from 10am. Visit www. workingcarriages.com for details.

Kegworth Museum Housed in a restored 19th century barn, this fantastic museum tells the story of Kegworth. Using displays, a Victorian parlour, the story of two hundred years of the local knitting industry, the history of the village and saddler’s workshop, a day out at Kegworth Museum will be great for all the family. Open Saturday from 10am to 1pm, Sunday from 1-4pm, Wednesday from 2-5pm. Visit www.kegworthmuseum. org.uk for full details.

Swadlincote Ski and Snowboard Centre At Swadlincote you can ride the 500-metre toboggan run, experience the brand new Viper Slide and have a meal in the Alpine Lodge restaurant. It’s just like being on a skiing holiday, except without the cold weather and the eight hour flight to get there! For full time and price list, visit www.jnlswadlincote.co.uk.

Beehive Farm and Playground

Have fun exploring the Beehive Farm and Playground in Rosliston where you can feed the farm animals including goats, donkey, Jess the pot-bellied pig, Percy the peacock and the free-range rabbits.

Adults £2, children £1, feed buckets £1 each. Visit www.beehivefarm on. woodlakes.co.uk for more informati

Poole’s Cavern Take a journey beneath the earth with the expert guides at Poole’s Cavern in Buxton. Explore the vast limestone caverns and see how crystal stalactites and stalagmites have lined the chambers over millions of years. For details on winter opening hours, visit the website. Adults £8.50, children £5, family (2+3) £24. Visit www. poolescavern.co.uk for details.

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At the Peak District Mining Museum you can experience the forgotten world of a Derbyshire lead miner. See the tools the miners used, the clothes they wore, the advances in technology that they witnessed and the importance of this metal in our daily lives. Crawl and climb through a maze of twisted tunnels and shafts for yourself, feeling the cramped conditions that the miners would have worked in. You can also take a trip down Temple Mine and see what the mines look like today. The museum is open daily from 10am to 5pm. Temple Mine is open daily with visits between 12-2pm. Prices for museum or mine: adults £3.50, concessions £3, children £2.50, family £10. Prices for museum and mine: adults £6, concessions £5, children £4, family £15. Visit www.peakmines.co.uk for more information.

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Applications being taken now for our new 12 week term starting on Saturday 12th January 9:30am to 1pm

Ockbrook School is proud to announce the introduction of co-education for Year 7 entry from 2013 The Governing Body, staff and parents are truly excited by the announcement that sees the development of the Senior Department and Sixth Form as a co-educational school that will welcome both boys and girls from age 11-18. Our first intake of boys into Year 7 will be in September 2013.

The school remains totally committed to maintaining our exceptional standards of academic achievement for all students throughout the transition period and welcomes interest from parents and pupils wishing to join us.

of free nursery education at an establishment of their parents’ choice. We also run a holiday club during the school holidays for children from the age of two until the age of 12. Progression into Ockbrook School is automatic for our Grangemount students, and for external applicants our Entrance & Scholarship Examinations for Year 7 and Year 12 entry into Ockbrook School will take place on Wednesday 23rd January 2013.

Derby College has teamed up with the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) - which was co-founded by Sir Paul McCartney - to open a part-time performing arts academy in the city.

Children and young people can unleash their creativity and develop their talent at a range of inspiring LIPA Academy sessions, taking place on Saturdays during term time. Sessions start on 12th January 2013 for 12 weeks.

For more information contact us on 07966 099949 or email: 4-19admin@derby-college.ac.uk

Ockbrook School caters for pupils from the age of 11 through to the end of their A level studies in our very successful Sixth Form.

Higher Education destinations We are building from a position of strength, as represented by are diverse and include Oxbridge, the success of our move to true Russell Group and international co-education in Grangemount universities with students going on Nursery and Junior School to to study a wide range of subjects Ockbrook School, in 2011. Our including Medicine, Dentistry, decision to embrace co-education Veterinary Science, Music, Art, is a positive response to the History and Modern Languages to growing number of boys benefiting name but a few. from the high quality education Financial Assistance is available to that we offer in Grangemount applicants by way of a meanswhose parents are keen for them tested bursarial award of up to to continue to be educated at 100% of the tuition fees, and Ockbrook School. scholarships are available for Year Grangemount entry commences 7 and Year 12 Entry in the fields of from the age of two until the age Academia, Music, Art, Sport and of 11. We are registered for the Drama.

Early Years Government Funding If you are interested in receiving Scheme which entitles all three further information on either and four year olds to 15 hours Grangemount or Ockbrook School, or to book a tour of the school and a taster day in one of our current classes for your son or daughter, please contact the Admission’s Secretary, Jo Fowkes, on 01332 673532 or email jfowkes@ockbrooksch.co.uk.

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A Very Berry Christmas (5+) David Fitzgerald & Robert Dudley, Pont Books, £5.99

In this magical story, snow has been falling all over Wales and has covered the garden of T Tŷŷ Penbybryn, home to Mr Hedges and his loyal dog Meg. Every year they get a Christmas tree together from the main village to decorate. Mr Hedges feeds the birds while Meg has a whale of a time playing in the snow.

Soon, snow starts to fall faster, closing the roads and they can’t get a Christmas tree. Just as they think that Christmas will not be the same this year, something amazing happens Mr Hedges discovers Christmas morning.

The Snow Womble (3+) Elisabeth Beresford, Bloomsbury, £6.99 Snow has finally arrived on Wimbledon Common! The young Wombles, including Bungo, Orinoco and Tomsk, can’t wait to enjoy it. They go sledging, make a snow Womble (that looks a lot like Great Uncle Bulgaria!) and have as much fun as they can.

Then one particular Womble decides to play a snowy trick on the youngsters...

Funny, beautifully illustrated book, perfect for Christmas! An irresistible family treat that also includes Womble stickers.

The Christmas Activity Book (7+) Buster Books, £9.99 The perfect book this Christmas to get everyone feeling festive! Jam packed with plenty of puzzles, games, decorations to make and much much more. Learn to make Christmassy treats at home, or colour in the doodle pages – there’s plenty of fun activities to do even if it isn’t a white Christmas.

Discover fun facts about Christmas, and get the whole family involved in Christmas quizzes!

ise (6+) Dinosaurs in Disgu The second book in the brilliantly funny Downtown Dinosaurs series. T. Rex Flint Beastwood is furious! Dippy has gone missing in the forest, just when Flint needed him to clean his toenails! When Darwin the stegosaurus goes missing too, the herbivores send out a search party. But it’s dangerous in the woods, with Flint’s deadly carnivore gang and a scary new dinosaur. So they finally come up with a brilliant idea, leading to mayhem and chaos with hilarious consequences! Includes great

Jeanne Willis, Piccadilly Press, £5.99

illustrations by Arthur Robins.

th Star Fighters Steal ion Force Bumper Edit (7+) Max Chase, Bloomsbury, £5.99 It’s the year 5012, and the galaxy is under attack. After a war that almost destroyed the universe, the planets in the Milky Way came together to create the Intergalactic Force – an elite fighting team sworn to protect and defend the galaxy. Only the brightest eleven-year-olds are accepted into the Intergalactic Force Academy and only the very best become Star Fighters! Join cadet pilot Peri and his friends as they battle to protect the universe, encountering strange worlds, fearsome creatures and alien races in the biggest interstellar adventure ever.

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s o t p com eti i WIN A SIGNED COPY OF ‘GHOST KNIGHT’

Cornelia Funke is back with new book ‘Ghost Knight’. Life just keeps getting better for 11-year-old Jon Whitcroft, not. First his mum gets a new boyfriend, a really boring dentist who Jon calls ‘The Beard’, then she decides to ship him off to boarding school!

At school, Jon makes a few fast friends – live ones, that is – and some not-so-alive enemies.

He seems to have attracted the attention of three ghostly men on horseback, who seem to want to hurt Jon. It’s up to him and new friend Ella to find out why. They enlist the help of spirit William Longspee who haunts the Cathedral, and soon find their way into a whole world of mystery as they attempt to solve a centuries-old murder, before the men can get to Jon. Primary Times has one hardback edition of ‘Ghost Knight’, signed by Cornelia Funke, to give away to one lucky reader. To enter, just answer this simple question: Who haunts the Cathedral?

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W I N A F A M I LY CIT Y BREAK TO WA SH INGTON, DC! This fantastic prize includes: • Return flights for 2 adults and 2 children • 4 nights accommodation at Days Inn Hotel • Tickets to the city’s top family attractions • Metro passes and bike tours

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Kids will quickly find a favourite museum – whether they want to see a space shuttle that has soared through space, marvel at an 80 ft dinosaur skeleton or learn what it takes to be a successful spy! And with so many free attractions and family-friendly restaurants, a holiday in Washington, DC makes everyone smile.

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WIN A SIGNED COPY OF ‘WHEN SANTA FELL TO EARTH’ Delve into this best-selling novel

by Cornelia Funke. When Gerold Goblynch becomes the new leader of the Great Christmas Council, he outlaws all of the old magical ways.

Anyone who disagrees with him gets turned to chocolate.

One night, Niklas Goodfellow – the last real Santa – crash lands on the side of a suburban street with his accompanying angels and elves whilst running away from Goblynch.

He soon meets Ben and Charlotte, and with their help believes he can save Christmas from the greedy Gerold Goblynch, and save himself from being turned to chocolate!

Primary Times has one hardback edition of ‘When Santa Fell to Earth’, signed by Cornelia Funke, to give away! All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is answer this question: What is Gerold Goblynch trying to turn Niklas into?

Closing date: Thursday, 31 January 2013

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This super big book is stuffed with all the fastest, brightest, longest, funniest, weirdest, wildest, wettest, saddest, brainiest and craziest facts in the world!

From the highest peaks to the murkiest depths, the fastest man to the slowest sloth, the oldest lake to the most venomous snake, this book has it all. There’s no end to the crazy and fascinating things you can learn about the world, perfect for impressing your friends!

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What word is missing from the title of the book?

World’s Fastest, Spookiest, Smelliest, .................. Book Closing date: Thursday, 31 January 2013

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