Mad Hatter, Grey Matter Festival
A festival encouraging creativity & curiosity in all ages
Friday 10th July 2015 10am – 7.30pm
ALL activities are 100% FREE!! Click on the image below to download our brochure.
ALL activities are 100% FREE!! Click on the image below to download our brochure.
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The festival also has on offer self-directed activities and drop-in sessions so even if you don't book in for a time-set offering you won't be at a loss for things to do!
The programme has been set out under site headings but we encourage all visitors to explore the whole estate in all its beauty & history
Please note – we strongly advise you to arrive at least 20 minutes in advance of any events and activities you book. This is to allow you plenty of time to park, discover the location of your event on the estate and make your way there in a leisurely manner.
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The Ballroom, Cambo House
‘Lapin wants Ice-Cream' – Le Petit Monde Puppet Theatre 11.30am-12.10pm
Booking required Duration 40mins
Aimed at 3 – 5 yrs
It is summer time! Just back from French Brittany, Tania has brought in her suitcase a tiny beach where Lapin, the lovely French rabbit has made his holiday home. But it is hot! And Lapin is thirsty. What will he have to quench his big thirst?
Le Petit Monde brings you this engaging puppet performance for 3 – 5 year olds. This show was rated 4* in The Herald – "The simple theme of trying to feed a fussy rabbit had the target audience fully engaged with Lapin & his friends" www.lepetitmonde.co.uk
Le Petit Monde workshop: Make your Book 12.30 – 1.10pm
Booking required Duration 40mins
Aimed at 3 – 7 yrs (Children must be accompanied by an adult)
After listening to Tania reading her storybook ‘Lapin is too hot’, join her in a relaxed craft session and create your own little bilingual book to take home. Tania is qualified in Childcare & Education & has been running French creative workshops & classes for pre-school children since 2008.
What’s in the Brain Box? 3-4.30pm
Booking required Duration 1 hour 30mins
Aimed at 8 – 12 year olds (with room for a bit younger & older)
Explore the Brainbox & discover just how amazing your brain is! Become a brain scientist & try to work out how it works. In the BrainBox you’ll find the clues but you’ll need to use your brain to work it out! Follow on twitter @brainboxone
The Living Brain – Adult Presentation 3-4pm
Booking required Duration 1 hour
This event is aimed at adults but young people with a strong interest are very welcome
A short introduction to the brain & how it changes throughout a lifetime & what might cause those changes. There will then be a showing of a short film The Living Brain by Anne Milne, which tells the inspiring story of William & Jean & their involvement in two unique studies of the ageing brain in Edinburgh (The Lothian Birth Cohorts 1921 & 1936). The film will be followed by a discussion about what the brain means to us, different kinds of intelligence which change differently with age & what the implications of this are for all of us. Some brain changes with age are inevitable, but there may be some things we can do to limit those changes: should we focus on ageing or on living?
The ‘What’s in the Brain Box’ & ‘The Living Brain’ events have been scheduled simultaneously to provide an opportunity for some parents to attend the presentation while their children are engaged in the workshop. After the presentation parents can rejoin their children to experience some research as a family.
Info Desk @ Cambo Tearoom – Meeting Point
Wonderland Woodland Wander 10-11.30am
Booking required Duration 1 hour 30mins
Aimed at 4-8 year olds (under 6 must be accompanied)
Let’s go on an adventure! What will we find? We will journey through the grounds hunting the Snark & finding out about what’s in the wood. We will explore nature through play and art, with our brave adventurers creating their own log book to take away with them.
Nordic Walking Session
Booking Required Duration Approx 1 hour
11am 12.15pm & 2.15pm
Under the expert guidance of Carol Urquhart, registered Nordic Walking UK Instructor, come and enjoy a Nordic Walk. Nordic Walking is recommended for adults and those aged 15 years and over.
You need to bring a bottle of water and wear walking shoes or trainers (walking boots not recommended).
The Young at Heart can enjoy a great day out at the Mad Hatter, Grey Matter Festival:
'Nordic Walking' 11am - 12.15pm then a lovely lunch in Cambo Tearooms and a stroll around the walled garden followed by a fascinating presentation on 'The Living Brain' in the Ballroom 3-4pm. After the presentation go explore the fabulous Stables before settling down with your picnic for the Fife Reel & Strathspey Society performance on the lawn.
Tweedledee & Tweedledum Treasure Hunt 12-1pm
Booking required Duration 1 hour
Aimed at 4 – 10 year olds
An Alice-in-Wonderland themed scavenger hunt where participants will scavenge in pairs (older with younger mentor style pairs where possible), in order to solve riddles and clues to find the hidden treasure.
Campfire Tea Party 3-4pm
Booking required Duration 1 hour
Aimed at 4 – 12 year olds (Under 6 must be accompanied)
Join us for a wild tea party under the trees. We’ll learn how to light a fire & then create an assortment of delicious treats to cook – you’ll be amazed by what we can make on a fire. Try your hand at twizzle-stick bread, and discover how to make a cake on a campfire, it’ll be a tea party you won’t forget!
Den Building 4.30-5.30pm
Booking required Duration 1 hour
Aimed at 6+
Come with us into the woods to create dens for creatures big & small! Get creative and build your own woodland mansion, or why not build a home for a woodland animal? We’ll also have a go at using natural materials to make wonderful expressive creations.
Let’s go on an adventure! What will we find? We will journey through the grounds hunting the Snark & finding out about what’s in the wood. We will explore nature through play and art, with our brave adventurers creating their own log book to take away with them.
Booking Required Duration Approx 1 hour
11am 12.15pm & 2.15pm
Under the expert guidance of Carol Urquhart, registered Nordic Walking UK Instructor, come and enjoy a Nordic Walk. Nordic Walking is recommended for adults and those aged 15 years and over.
You need to bring a bottle of water and wear walking shoes or trainers (walking boots not recommended).
The Young at Heart can enjoy a great day out at the Mad Hatter, Grey Matter Festival:
'Nordic Walking' 11am - 12.15pm then a lovely lunch in Cambo Tearooms and a stroll around the walled garden followed by a fascinating presentation on 'The Living Brain' in the Ballroom 3-4pm. After the presentation go explore the fabulous Stables before settling down with your picnic for the Fife Reel & Strathspey Society performance on the lawn.
Tweedledee & Tweedledum Treasure Hunt 12-1pm
The Stables
Amazing Drawing Machines! 10.30– 11.30am / 12-1pm / 2-3pm / 3.30-4.30pm
Booking required - 4 x 1 hour session available
Aimed at age 8 and over
A kinetic sculpture artist, Lara Greene, involved in the creation of interactive mechanical sculptures, will lead this workshop giving participants the opportunityto create beautiful& curious drawings using machines powered by pendulums.
You will also be challenged to see if you can work out how they are working & to have a go at creating your own unique drawing machines, learning how simple combinations of levers & link rods can move in surprising ways!
Also on hand, will be David Bradley, an engineer who has worked on the design of complex systems such as robots. David will explain the technical processes & introduce other aspects of engineering design including structures, machines & numbers.
These sessions are sponsored by the British Science Association
The Story Team 10.30-11.30am & 2-3pm
Booking required Duration 1 hour
Aimed at 4 – 11 year olds
Jane Yolen, "America's Hans Christian Andersen," author of over 350 books for children and young adults, will share the Map Way of making a story. Jane will lead young participants through an hour of story making, with everyone helping to make the story deeper, bigger & more exciting.
Potted Poems in the Garden 4.30-5.30pm
Booking required Duration 1 hour
Aimed at 4 - 9yrs – Under 6s must have accompanying adult or older friend/sibling to support writing
Come and enjoy hearing some garden inspired poetry and then creating your very own flower pot poem celebrating summer! This is guaranteed to be a poetry session like you’ve never before experienced!!
‘Caravan Obscura’ Ongoing / drop-in from 11.30am – 6pm
The Caravan Obscura art/science installation has been touring Scotland in this UN International Year of Light 2015 and we are delighted to be hosting it as part of the Mad Hatter, Grey Matter Festival this year!
Caravan Obscura is essentially a camera obscura inside a caravan that uses mirrors and lenses to project the landscape outside onto the ceiling inside the caravan. The simplicity & ethereal nature of the image amazes everyone who enters. Lens Artist, Kenny Bean, will give a short talk about the camera obscura principle & the ‘Upside Down’ arts project.
‘The Ivo Kohler Challenge’ is available for those waiting to access the Caravan Obscura. Ivo Kohler was a scientist who carried out a legendary experiment by wearing special goggles that made him see upside down for four weeks night & day.
Visitors to the festival can drop-in and try out the special obscura boxes to make them see the world in reverse. Can you walk around walk around a special course upside down?!
The Main Lawn
Mad Hatter Mini Athletics 2pm – 5.30pm
No booking required
Aimed at families / 5 years & over
2pm Hurdle practice
2.30pm Hurdle Race
3pm Javelin practice
3.30pm Javelin Competition
4pm Long Jump practice
4.30pm Long Jump Competition
5pm Family Relay Race
Picnic Performance with Fife Reel & Strathspey Society 6.30 – 7.30pm
No booking required Duration 1 hour
Aimed at all ages
We are delighted this year to be welcoming members of the fabulous Fife Strathspey & Reel Society to the Mad Hatter, Grey Matter Festival to entertain audiences with a varied programme of Scottish traditional music.
We warmly invite and encourage all visitors to be part of the ‘performance’ and take to the floor – or in this case, grass - if the toe-tapping takes you!
The society draws its membership from all walks of life, and all ages from teenagers’ right up to octogenarians, who all have the common interest in playing traditional Scottish music. Some are members of the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra. For more info go to www.fsrs.co.uk
Across the Estate
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‘Clock around the Rock’ Challenge 10am – 6pm
Back for 2015, come beat your 2014 personal best or set your personal time record at ‘Clock around the Rock’ challenge – great fun to race against friends or family!
Reading Roots 10am – 6pm
In partnership with the fabulous Barnardo's Bookshop in St Andrews you will find, across the Cambo Estate, the festival Reading Roots Trees – look out for the signs and rugs, encouraging you to pop under the shade of these natural canopies and 'leaf through', read and share a bit of the magic to be found from a small selection of books.
The Tail Trail 10am – 6pm
Pick up your ‘Tail Trail’ at the Info Desk by Cambo Tearoom. Inspired by the white rabbit from Alice in Wonderland, the trail will send you off to track down the white tails located across the estate. You will need all your wits and observational abilities in tip-top form. There will be small prizes for those who succeed in this challenge.
The Stroke Assocation 10.30am – 6pm
Drop in to the Stroke Association stand and learn more about how you can make choices that support a healthy brain, get your blood pressure checked and take the opportunity to speak to those who have a vast knowledge of strokes and their impact on individuals and their families
A stroke is a brain attack which happens when the blood supply to the brain is cut off, caused by a clot or bleeding in the brain. There are over 120,000 people in the Scotland living with the effects of stroke and it is the leading cause of severe adult disability.
Booking Form for your convenience
We aim to make the Mad Hatter, Grey Matter Festival as easy to access as possible and we include booking activities in that accessibility so, for your convenience this year, we have added a little booking table below.
All you have to do is complete the table marking in the ‘Quantity of Places’ your requirements. If it will be children only place one figure, if adults will accompany please place adult figure in brackets as (+ 1). See example below:
Once you have completed the ‘At a Glance’ booking form please just copy and paste the table into an email and send to cambo@camboestate.com
There are lots of drop-in and self-directed activities to keep you busy in between!
General Festival Info you might find useful
Opening Hours
The Estate grounds will be open from 9am with café & shop open 10am
Festival will run 10am – 7.30pm
Food and Drink
We have the Cambo Tearoom at the House
With the whole of the estate to explore and enjoy, we warmly invite you to bring picnics with you but do ask you keep all litter from you picnics and deposit in any of the many bins and recycling options available.
Disabled facilities
We make it as easy as we can for disabled visitors to Cambo Estate. Disabled parking is available and this is situated next to the house, toilet block, café & shop.
Our volunteers will be on hand but please do not hesitate to contact us in advance to discuss any concerns you may have about your visit with us.
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Contacting Us
If you have any queries or would prefer to book activities over the phone please use:
By email cambo@camboestate.com
By telephone +44 (0) 1333450054
Address Cambo House, Kingsbarns, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 8QD
We simply can’t wait to welcome you at Cambo
For Mad Hatter, Grey Matter 2015
Drop – in & D.I.Y @ the Mad Hatter, Grey Matter Festival
We simply can’t wait to welcome you at Cambo
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