All aboard! 🚂 50,000 schoolchildren joined us online today for the 'Story Time Express' 📖
Sir Michael Morpurgo live-streamed from a locomotive at the National Railway Museum reading from his Flying Scotsman book with BBC’s Katie Razzall. What an incredible journey! ✨
#MorpurgoDay #YorkIdeas
Sir Michael Morpurgo live-streamed from a locomotive at the National Railway Museum reading from his Flying Scotsman book with BBC’s Katie Razzall. What an incredible journey! ✨
#MorpurgoDay #YorkIdeas
June 10, 2026 at 3:01 PM
All aboard! 🚂 50,000 schoolchildren joined us online today for the 'Story Time Express' 📖
Sir Michael Morpurgo live-streamed from a locomotive at the National Railway Museum reading from his Flying Scotsman book with BBC’s Katie Razzall. What an incredible journey! ✨
#MorpurgoDay #YorkIdeas
Sir Michael Morpurgo live-streamed from a locomotive at the National Railway Museum reading from his Flying Scotsman book with BBC’s Katie Razzall. What an incredible journey! ✨
#MorpurgoDay #YorkIdeas
Wow! How amazing was Michael Morpurgo online this morning?
If your school joined in, let us know how else you're celebrating Michael Morpurgo Celebration Day!
#MorpurgoDay
If your school joined in, let us know how else you're celebrating Michael Morpurgo Celebration Day!
#MorpurgoDay
June 10, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Wow! How amazing was Michael Morpurgo online this morning?
If your school joined in, let us know how else you're celebrating Michael Morpurgo Celebration Day!
#MorpurgoDay
If your school joined in, let us know how else you're celebrating Michael Morpurgo Celebration Day!
#MorpurgoDay
Attention schools and home educators - join us on Michael Morpurgo Celebration Day for our live online event with Michael - All Aboard the Story Time Express, featuring readings from Flying Scotsman and the Best Birthday Ever.
https://ow.ly/aWtV50YYOJS
#YorkIdeas #MorpurgoDay
https://ow.ly/aWtV50YYOJS
#YorkIdeas #MorpurgoDay
May 13, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Attention schools and home educators - join us on Michael Morpurgo Celebration Day for our live online event with Michael - All Aboard the Story Time Express, featuring readings from Flying Scotsman and the Best Birthday Ever.
https://ow.ly/aWtV50YYOJS
#YorkIdeas #MorpurgoDay
https://ow.ly/aWtV50YYOJS
#YorkIdeas #MorpurgoDay
If you didn't get emotional at York Theatre Royal last night watching Michael Morpurgo were you even there?
#MorpurgoDay
#MorpurgoDay
June 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
If you didn't get emotional at York Theatre Royal last night watching Michael Morpurgo were you even there?
#MorpurgoDay
#MorpurgoDay
Michael Morpurgo Celebration Day is here!
Show us how you’re celebrating by tagging us in your posts, or using #MorpurgoDay. We’ll reshare some of our favourite content throughout the day!
Show us how you’re celebrating by tagging us in your posts, or using #MorpurgoDay. We’ll reshare some of our favourite content throughout the day!
June 3, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Michael Morpurgo Celebration Day is here!
Show us how you’re celebrating by tagging us in your posts, or using #MorpurgoDay. We’ll reshare some of our favourite content throughout the day!
Show us how you’re celebrating by tagging us in your posts, or using #MorpurgoDay. We’ll reshare some of our favourite content throughout the day!
It's Michael Morpurgo Celebration Day on Tuesday and we’d love to hear any plans you have to mark the day.
Whether you'll be dressing up, writing a story or producing art based on your favourite book, it would be wonderful to see what you are doing!
Tag us on #MorpurgoDay.
Whether you'll be dressing up, writing a story or producing art based on your favourite book, it would be wonderful to see what you are doing!
Tag us on #MorpurgoDay.
May 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
It's Michael Morpurgo Celebration Day on Tuesday and we’d love to hear any plans you have to mark the day.
Whether you'll be dressing up, writing a story or producing art based on your favourite book, it would be wonderful to see what you are doing!
Tag us on #MorpurgoDay.
Whether you'll be dressing up, writing a story or producing art based on your favourite book, it would be wonderful to see what you are doing!
Tag us on #MorpurgoDay.
Help us celebrate one of our best loved children’s writers, Michael Morpurgo.
We’re thrilled to announce Michael as our new Festival Patron and we’re designating 3 June as Michael Morpurgo Celebration Day!
Why not celebrate with us? #MorpurgoDay
yorkfestivalofideas.com/2025/michael...
We’re thrilled to announce Michael as our new Festival Patron and we’re designating 3 June as Michael Morpurgo Celebration Day!
Why not celebrate with us? #MorpurgoDay
yorkfestivalofideas.com/2025/michael...
May 16, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Help us celebrate one of our best loved children’s writers, Michael Morpurgo.
We’re thrilled to announce Michael as our new Festival Patron and we’re designating 3 June as Michael Morpurgo Celebration Day!
Why not celebrate with us? #MorpurgoDay
yorkfestivalofideas.com/2025/michael...
We’re thrilled to announce Michael as our new Festival Patron and we’re designating 3 June as Michael Morpurgo Celebration Day!
Why not celebrate with us? #MorpurgoDay
yorkfestivalofideas.com/2025/michael...
💡👀 Don’t miss Michael Morpurgo’s first event as Festival Patron – a mesmerising performance of My Heart was a Tree: The concert at York Theatre Royal. Part of our Michael Morpurgo Celebration Day, tickets for this and all our other events go live tomorrow!
#YorkIdeas
#MorpurgoDay
#YorkIdeas
#MorpurgoDay
May 1, 2025 at 10:02 AM
💡👀 Don’t miss Michael Morpurgo’s first event as Festival Patron – a mesmerising performance of My Heart was a Tree: The concert at York Theatre Royal. Part of our Michael Morpurgo Celebration Day, tickets for this and all our other events go live tomorrow!
#YorkIdeas
#MorpurgoDay
#YorkIdeas
#MorpurgoDay
More than 5,000 kids are already signed up to hear Michael Morpurgo live and online on 3 June.
Teachers, parents - get your school involved!
#MorpurgoDay
Teachers, parents - get your school involved!
#MorpurgoDay
Schools - sign up to our live online event with children’s author Michael Morpurgo!
Enjoy readings from Michael’s book Cobweb and ask questions about his work and inspiration.
Teachers, why not join us, or parents, tell your school? 3 June #MorpurgoDay
yorkfestivalofideas.com/2025/calenda...
Enjoy readings from Michael’s book Cobweb and ask questions about his work and inspiration.
Teachers, why not join us, or parents, tell your school? 3 June #MorpurgoDay
yorkfestivalofideas.com/2025/calenda...
Cobweb
Schoolchildren are invited to hear readings from Michael Morpurgo’s latest work, Cobweb, and to ask him questions about his work and inspiration at our exciting live webinar.
yorkfestivalofideas.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
More than 5,000 kids are already signed up to hear Michael Morpurgo live and online on 3 June.
Teachers, parents - get your school involved!
#MorpurgoDay
Teachers, parents - get your school involved!
#MorpurgoDay
With over 150 books to choose from, we’ve highlighted the top 3 of Michael’s bestselling works.
Why not join us in celebrating the acclaimed author’s amazing power as a writer, communicator and advocate of the arts? The poll will close on 2 June, so make sure to vote soon!
#MorpurgoDay
Why not join us in celebrating the acclaimed author’s amazing power as a writer, communicator and advocate of the arts? The poll will close on 2 June, so make sure to vote soon!
#MorpurgoDay
April 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
With over 150 books to choose from, we’ve highlighted the top 3 of Michael’s bestselling works.
Why not join us in celebrating the acclaimed author’s amazing power as a writer, communicator and advocate of the arts? The poll will close on 2 June, so make sure to vote soon!
#MorpurgoDay
Why not join us in celebrating the acclaimed author’s amazing power as a writer, communicator and advocate of the arts? The poll will close on 2 June, so make sure to vote soon!
#MorpurgoDay
Schools - sign up to our live online event with children’s author Michael Morpurgo!
Enjoy readings from Michael’s book Cobweb and ask questions about his work and inspiration.
Teachers, why not join us, or parents, tell your school? 3 June #MorpurgoDay
yorkfestivalofideas.com/2025/calenda...
Enjoy readings from Michael’s book Cobweb and ask questions about his work and inspiration.
Teachers, why not join us, or parents, tell your school? 3 June #MorpurgoDay
yorkfestivalofideas.com/2025/calenda...
Cobweb
Schoolchildren are invited to hear readings from Michael Morpurgo’s latest work, Cobweb, and to ask him questions about his work and inspiration at our exciting live webinar.
yorkfestivalofideas.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Schools - sign up to our live online event with children’s author Michael Morpurgo!
Enjoy readings from Michael’s book Cobweb and ask questions about his work and inspiration.
Teachers, why not join us, or parents, tell your school? 3 June #MorpurgoDay
yorkfestivalofideas.com/2025/calenda...
Enjoy readings from Michael’s book Cobweb and ask questions about his work and inspiration.
Teachers, why not join us, or parents, tell your school? 3 June #MorpurgoDay
yorkfestivalofideas.com/2025/calenda...
Help us celebrate one of our best loved children’s writers, Michael Morpurgo.
We’re thrilled to announce Michael as our new Festival Patron and we’re designating 3 June as Michael Morpurgo Celebration Day!
Why not celebrate with us? #MorpurgoDay
yorkfestivalofideas.com/2025/michael...
We’re thrilled to announce Michael as our new Festival Patron and we’re designating 3 June as Michael Morpurgo Celebration Day!
Why not celebrate with us? #MorpurgoDay
yorkfestivalofideas.com/2025/michael...
April 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Help us celebrate one of our best loved children’s writers, Michael Morpurgo.
We’re thrilled to announce Michael as our new Festival Patron and we’re designating 3 June as Michael Morpurgo Celebration Day!
Why not celebrate with us? #MorpurgoDay
yorkfestivalofideas.com/2025/michael...
We’re thrilled to announce Michael as our new Festival Patron and we’re designating 3 June as Michael Morpurgo Celebration Day!
Why not celebrate with us? #MorpurgoDay
yorkfestivalofideas.com/2025/michael...