30/07/24 09:33
Enjoy the fresh air, a walk and a story – Kilkenny County Council Library Service launches Slí Na Scéalta at Kilkenny Countryside Park.
Slí Na Scéalta is an outdoor, free and self-guided family reading experience that combines creativity, reading and exercise in a fun and interactive way.
It consists of 13 story panels located around the Accessibility Trail at the Kilkenny Countryside Park in Dunmore - a distance of 1.3 km. You can follow the story from beginning to end as you walk.
Brendan McDonalds wonderful story called “Elephant on the Farm” makes a great choice for this initiative.
The illustrations by Martin Beckett are bright and colourful and the amount of text on each page is brought to life to spark the imagination and curiosity in children.
“We are delighted to bring Slí Na Scéalta to a second location in Kilkenny, the Countryside Park located just 5km from the city at Dunmore” comments County Librarian, Josephine Coyne. We had so much positive feedback from parents and children in Woodstock about how enjoyable it was to have an outdoor reading experience as well as enjoying a walk outdoors so we would encourage parents and children to visit the Countryside Park.”
The new countryside park on the site of the closed municipal landfill at Dunmore occupies an area of approximately 24 acres and is located just 5km north of Kilkenny city centre.
The new park also provides a myriad of other attractions including two ball walls, a bespoke viewing area, play and exercise equipment and novel relaxing spaces that include hammocks, and loungers along with Kilkenny’ s first dedicated dog-friendly enclosure.
Expressing his delight on this latest addition to the Kilkenny Countryside Park, Frank Stafford, A/Senior Engineer, Kilkenny County Council, noted “that this is a great time to visit the Park as the wild flowers meadows, that extend across its 24 acres, are in full bloom and alive with a wide variety of insect’s, birds, rabbits and other mammals”.
This project was funded by Creative Ireland and supported by Kilkenny County Council Parks Department.
Image: Slí Na Scéalta story panels at Kilkenny Countryside Park.
For further information contact:
Josephine Coyne County Librarian (info@kilkennylibrary.ie)
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