When is Feathers With Stories:
Wednesday 22nd October 2025
10:30am to 12pm
Who Can Come to Feathers With Stories:
Family-friendly; all ages welcome.
This activity is free! Drop in and join us!
Please be aware entry prices do apply to anyone wishing to look around all of The Devil’s Porridge Museum.
A Brief Overview of Feathers With Stories:
Draw, create and learn in this workshop for all the family. You will learn about migration of geese with specialists from WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre and the journeys of munitions workers who were known as ‘Canary Girls’.
We are proud to be working in partnership with WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre and The Stove to run this event as part of The Wild Goose Festival.
What you can expect from Feathers With Stories:
One of The Devil’s Porridge Museum’s team will open the workshop by welcoming attendees and introducing the theme: drawing parallels between the migration of geese and the movement of the munition workers, often referred to as the ‘Canary Girls’.
- The workshop will begin with a talk by specialists from WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre. They will bring along feathers and maps to explain the geese’s migration, how they adapt, and why Dumfries & Galloway is such a significant stop for them.
- Following this, our team member will guide the group to the HM Factory Gretna section of the museum. There, a few attendees will have the chance to dress up as munition workers. Our team member will give a short (5–20 minute) presentation on the migration of the munition workers and how the production of cordite shaped their lives, using creative and interactive resources
- The group will then return to the Education Room for a reflective, hands-on activity:
- Attendees will create a short paragraph or thought, accompanied by a small collage or image, reflecting on the parallels between the two types of migration.
- They will also write a letter or poem, which will be placed in a hand-made origami envelope.
How to Book Feathers With Stories:
We are now running this activity as a free drop-in activity!
Just drop-in and get involed!
