Harry Potter Wokingham party tickets to be won
The excitement is mounting as the Wokingham Library Harry Potter Midnight Party draws nearer and the first chance to win tickets gets under way today. (Monday June 25)
Wokingham Library will be hosting the party on the night of Friday July 20 to celebrate the launch of the seventh and final instalment of Harry Potter’s Hogwarts adventures – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – at one minute past midnight on Saturday July 21. The fun-filled party will culminate in the unveiling of the book and all partygoers will have the chance to win, buy or borrow a copy.
But first, anybody wanting to be there on the magical night must get their hands on one of the sought-after Wokingham tickets. Tickets can only be won in a series of competitions being run at libraries across the borough for young library members aged eight and over.
The first competition was launched today (Monday June 25) and to be in with a chance to win, entrants must draw a picture of any of their favourite Harry Potter characters and the best two entrants from each of the Wokingham libraries will win tickets for themselves and a parent or guardian. Entry forms are available at all the borough’s libraries, but artistic Hogwarts fans will have to be quick as this first competition is only running until Sunday July 1.
From Monday July 2, it will be the chance for wizard young wordsmiths to try their luck to win a ticket in the Magical Poetry competition in which the best two entrants from each of the Wokingham borough’s libraries will win tickets. This will run until July 8 and then the final chance to win will be a Wizard Treasure Hunt at all the libraries from July 9 to 15.
Wokingham Borough Council’s reader development officer for young people and families, Elizabeth McDonald, said: “There is a real buzz around the libraries about the party and the competitions. The competitions are great fun to enter, especially for those lucky enough to win tickets. But for those who don’t, the libraries are stocking up with copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and they can be pre-ordered by those wanting to guarantee getting a copy. The launch of a new Harry Potter adventure is always a thrilling event and even more so for us this time because of the midnight party. In the past, people may have seen libraries only as places for reading quietly, but in the Wokingham borough they are much more than that – they can even be cool party venues, as the Harry Potter Midnight Party will prove.”
The Harry Potter Midnight Party is being sponsored by The Wokingham Times and Wokingham Theatre and The Party Box in Earley will kindly provide party decorations for the night. Chapter One Children’s Bookshop in Denmark Street is providing books being offered for sale on the night. Staff will be dressing up on the night with costumes from the Berkshire Costume Service and a special cake will be provided by Tesco.
The Wokingham party will start at 10.30pm and culminate with the unveiling of the book just after midnight and in between it will be packed with party games, craft activities and puzzles. There will also be a chance to learn a real magic trick from magician Mike Tait and special guests to entertain the partygoers with tales from Dumbledore’s Army. There will even be a chance to be sorted into one of Hogwarts’ houses (Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin) by the Sorting Hat.
Wokingham Library will be hosting the party on the night of Friday July 20 to celebrate the launch of the seventh and final instalment of Harry Potter’s Hogwarts adventures – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – at one minute past midnight on Saturday July 21. The fun-filled party will culminate in the unveiling of the book and all partygoers will have the chance to win, buy or borrow a copy.
But first, anybody wanting to be there on the magical night must get their hands on one of the sought-after Wokingham tickets. Tickets can only be won in a series of competitions being run at libraries across the borough for young library members aged eight and over.
The first competition was launched today (Monday June 25) and to be in with a chance to win, entrants must draw a picture of any of their favourite Harry Potter characters and the best two entrants from each of the Wokingham libraries will win tickets for themselves and a parent or guardian. Entry forms are available at all the borough’s libraries, but artistic Hogwarts fans will have to be quick as this first competition is only running until Sunday July 1.
From Monday July 2, it will be the chance for wizard young wordsmiths to try their luck to win a ticket in the Magical Poetry competition in which the best two entrants from each of the Wokingham borough’s libraries will win tickets. This will run until July 8 and then the final chance to win will be a Wizard Treasure Hunt at all the libraries from July 9 to 15.
Wokingham Borough Council’s reader development officer for young people and families, Elizabeth McDonald, said: “There is a real buzz around the libraries about the party and the competitions. The competitions are great fun to enter, especially for those lucky enough to win tickets. But for those who don’t, the libraries are stocking up with copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and they can be pre-ordered by those wanting to guarantee getting a copy. The launch of a new Harry Potter adventure is always a thrilling event and even more so for us this time because of the midnight party. In the past, people may have seen libraries only as places for reading quietly, but in the Wokingham borough they are much more than that – they can even be cool party venues, as the Harry Potter Midnight Party will prove.”
The Harry Potter Midnight Party is being sponsored by The Wokingham Times and Wokingham Theatre and The Party Box in Earley will kindly provide party decorations for the night. Chapter One Children’s Bookshop in Denmark Street is providing books being offered for sale on the night. Staff will be dressing up on the night with costumes from the Berkshire Costume Service and a special cake will be provided by Tesco.
The Wokingham party will start at 10.30pm and culminate with the unveiling of the book just after midnight and in between it will be packed with party games, craft activities and puzzles. There will also be a chance to learn a real magic trick from magician Mike Tait and special guests to entertain the partygoers with tales from Dumbledore’s Army. There will even be a chance to be sorted into one of Hogwarts’ houses (Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin) by the Sorting Hat.
Wokingham Borough Council
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