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The Ministry of Stories was started in 2010 by Nick Hornby, who still takes an active interest.
"The Ministry of Stories is a local writing and mentoring centre in east London, where anyone aged eight to 18 can come and
discover their own gift for writing." They do this through a range of innovative writing programmes, and one-to-one mentoring,
to help young people discover and realise their own creative potential. They engage the children's imagination -e.g. the entrance
is a secret door with a password to get in, which they all shout out in unison.
They have visiting classes from Primary Schools in Hackney, Islington & Tower Hamlets and run 3 two-hour school workshops a
week. The schools make a small financial contribution. (About £200, much less than the session costs to run.) Sometimes it will
be a whole class with 8 mentors for 30 children, or sometimes the school will chose a group of children who would benefit from the
experience. They have basic rules like obedience, respect and using their imagination..
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