Finding our Funny Roots at the Loff Out Loud Festival for 'F words'

For May Half Term Loff Out Loud! is coming to the Black Country Living Museum where you are invited to clown around with the historic characters as you discover how Black Country folk stayed playful in the past and Funny Roots is getting involved.

From the 28th May to the 6th June you can explore our bostin' sense of humour and discover the ways that laughing and joking got people through all kinds of experiences. You’ll be able to meet the capering carnival characters the King and the Jester; pop to the village to see the sensationally silly street theatre; and follow the rib-tickling trail. Pre-booking is essential and you can find out more here.

As part of Loff Out Loud! you can also join Poets, Prattlers and Pandemonialists for their online Zoom workshops on Sat 29 May, to explore the ways we can use creative writing along with celebrating our Black Country dialect and heritage.

The day is part of our F WORDS project where we are working with people across communities in the Black Country on projects that focus on fun, fabulous, feel-good activities that look to bring people together.

There are 6 workshops to take part in:

Poetry Workshop: I remember when… using your own memories to make poetry
Time: 10.30am - 11.15am
Book here.

Poetry Workshop: Oy–ku - Creating haiku with a Black Country twist
Time: 11.30am - 12.15am
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Poetry Workshop: Bostin Blather – Using Black Country words and phrases to inspire creative writing
Time: 12.30am - 1.15pm
Book here.

Poerty Workshop: I remember when… using your own memories to make poetry
Time: 1.30pm - 2.15pm
Book here.

Poetry Workshop: It's the way we spake, ay it – using dialect in poetry and memoir
Time: 2.30pm - 4pm
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Poetry Workshop: Back in the day – painting pictures with words
Time: 4pm-6pm
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The workshops are part of our project Finding Our Funny Roots.