Summer woodland workshops off to brilliant start

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Friday 1 May 2026


Children gather around a tall maypole in a free woodland setting, holding colourful ribbons that stretch up into the trees, surrounded by dappled sunlight.
A person holding a sign that reads “a future for all” with a bird graphic sits outdoors near a firepit on the leaf-covered ground of a free woodland. In the background, two people’s legs are visible.
A group of children and an adult stand in a sunlit, open woodland, surrounded by trees. The adult hands something to a child, while other children with rucksacks watch. More people walk in the background among the trees.
Children and adults sit on a log and stand in a free woodland area, watching a person with outdoor kit. One adult wears a hoodie that says "contact, For families with disabled children." Sunlight filters through the trees.
A crowd of people, some with children, walk along a free woodland path under a large woven arch made of branches. Sunlight filters through the trees, and many are wearing jackets, suggesting a cool day.


Families joined us at Northcliffe Woods in Shipley, near Bradford, last Sunday for the first of our woodland workshop and circus events of the year. It was a brilliant start to the series!

A Future for All is an arts-led project involving Contact bringing together families, theatre and climate partners to create space for parent carers — especially those often left out of climate conversations — to connect, reflect and take action.

The playful and thought-provoking Positive Imaginings circus show sparked curiosity, laughter and reflection. Children joined in the enchanting show and explored the beautiful setting, while parents and carers enjoyed the chance to pause and share the experience together.

At the woodland workshop, children played while adults talked about their hopes for the future — for their children, their communities and the environment. Parent carers talked about advocacy and campaigning, sharing their priorities and the actions they wanted to take to have their voices heard and make change happen.

Parents said the day created a welcoming, inclusive opportunity to connect and spend time outdoors, and families left with practical ideas to turn their hopes into action.

Don’t miss our future events

We’ll be building on this momentum with more events across Yorkshire over the coming months, including two sessions during May half term at Northcliffe Woods.

Parents in the Bradford and Shipley area, click the links below to find out more and book your place:

We’ll provide free refreshments, with accessible toilets and quiet spaces and travel costs can be covered.

Parents in Leeds and Sheffield, please look out for further updates on our summer programme: visit Hope for the Future events.