Children take part in Halloween craft sessions

Guinness Northern Counties Housing Manager, Leila Poricka with Billy Corns, Mia Brooks, Kiera Carroll and the spooky mobiles they made.

Over 50 children turned out for Halloween themed craft workshops at Darnhill Library to carve pumpkins and make spooky garden mobiles and birdfeeders.

The workshops were organised by the Darnhill Festival Association (DFA) and also included a bulb planting workshop and other art and craft activities.

Guinness Northern Counties, who work closely with the DFA, supported the event by providing a BBQ and refreshments, as well as a drumming workshop, to coincide with Black History Month.

Pumpkins were available to purchase carved, or uncarved, with all money raised going towards the Darnhill Festival 2012.

Both the DFA and Guinness Northern Counties provided volunteers for the workshops.

Children could take home anything they made on the day.

Leila Poricka, Guinness Northern Counties Housing Manager in the area, said:
“The event was hugely successful and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the activities. We are extremely proud of the Darnhill Festival Association and their hard work has made the day a memorable one.”