Stories were brought to life in front of the eyes of pupils from Harpur Hill Primary School thanks to a storytelling event at Barratt Homes' High Peak Meadow development in Buxton.   

The schoolchildren were invited to the nearby development for a morning of magical storytelling, which was hosted in one of the High Peak Meadow show homes to mark National Storytelling Week.

The UK's leading housebuilder invited professional storyteller, Phil Coggins, to spend the morning at the development to tell engaging, interactive stories to the pupils.

Mrs V. Giliker, Head Teacher at Harpur Hill Primary School, said: “the storytelling session was great and the children who took part all enjoyed listening to Phil's stories. We would like to say a big thank you to Barratt Homes for inviting us to participate, and we look forward to taking part in similar activities with the company in the future.”

National Storytelling Week ran from February 1st to February 8th with a view to uniting both children and adults through the customary pastime of storytelling.

Michaela Lancaster, Sales Director at Barratt Homes Manchester, said: “It was a pleasure to have pupils from Harpur Hill Primary School at our High Peak Meadow development this week, and Phil's stories really enchanted the children which was great to see.

“Events such as these give Barratt Homes the opportunity to make a difference in the communities they build by encouraging National Storytelling Week which promotes skills such as reading, writing, listening and creativity.”

High Peak Meadow currently has a selection of three bedroom homes available priced from £218,000

To register an interest in any of the properties at High Peak Meadow, visit the marketing suite on Monday from 12:30pm until 5:30pm or from Wednesday to Sunday between 10am and 5:30pm.

For more information about any David Wilson Homes developments in the area, visit the website at www.barratthomes.co.uk or call the sales line on 033 3355 8474.

To find out more about National Storytelling Week, visit www.sfs.org.uk/national-storytelling-week.

More information about Phil Coggins can be found at www.babblingvagabonds.co.uk

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NOTES TO EDITORS

1. For further information about Barratt Homes please contact Emily Howett on 0116 247 1777 or emily@unsworthsugden.co.uk or George East at george@unsworthsugden.co.uk or the same number.
2. Barratt Homes is part of Barratt Developments PLC, a FTSE100 company
3. Barratt Group sold 17,856 homes in the year to June 2019, making it the biggest housebuilder by volume in Britain
4. Barratt was awarded a maximum five star rating for the tenth consecutive year in the 2019 Home Builders Federation Customer Satisfaction Survey
5. Site managers working for Barratt Group won 84 awards for quality workmanship in the 2019 NHBC Pride in the Job Awards. Barratt has won more Pride in the Job awards than any other housebuilder for the last 15 years.