The Spiderwick Chronicles

PG

Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.

For the screening on Saturday 30th September, we're delighted to welcome CBeebies presenter George Webster, who has selected this family film and will present a short introduction.

+ Crafts at 10:30 am on Saturday 30th.

George Webster Bio

George is a 22 year old BAFTA award winning TV presenter, actor and dancer from Leeds. He made history when he became the first CBeebies presenter with Down Syndrome, quickly becoming a fixture on the channel and securing a place in the Radio Times most influential TV personalities in 2022.

As well as winning a BAFTA in 2022 for Best Children’s TV Presenter, George also appeared on the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special, both of which were widely applauded as both ground-breaking and a hugely positive step for representing disability. This year has already seen George appear in front of 10,000 people at the launch of Leeds 2023 year of culture at Headingly Stadium.

George is an ambassador for Yorkshire Dance and has toured with The Talent Hub Dance Company as well as being a long-standing part of Mesh Dance Company in Leeds. He is also a proud ambassador for Mencap and is recognised in the Shaw Trust Disability Power 100. George has also written a children’s picture book this year along with Claire Taylor and illustrated by Tim Budgen which was released in March and is also in the process of writing the sequel to it!