--- title: "Year 1 meet Author and Illustrator Ursula Hurst" url: "https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-10-03-year-1-meet-author-and-illustrator-ursula-hurst" school: "St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy" --- We are holding a number of open days for children due to start primary school in September 2027. Please see our admissions page for further details. Everyone welcome! # Year 1 meet Author and Illustrator Ursula Hurst ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/news/16B46078-FF29-42B8-9F52-0E4E225C19EE.jpeg) 3 October 2023 Year 1 had an amazing morning meeting author and illustrator Ursula Hurst at Darwen library. They enjoyed looking at lots of the books that Ursula has illustrated over the years such as Roo and Sarge to the rescue, The Angry Giant, Zed Ted, Bea and Monah Lot. Ursula also read us a story called Drawing Hope which she was both the author and illustrator of. It was about a young girl called Hope who loved drawing and painting and had a dream of turning the gloomy town in which she lived into a bright and colourful place and with the help of Mrs Green, she did just that. Year 1 loved seeing how the town and characters turned from grey with lots of worries to bright and worry free throughout the story. Thank you to Darwen Library for such a wonderful opportunity and to Ursula Hurst for inspiring our children. ![](https://st-barnabas-primary-school.schudio.com/images/news/16B46078-FF29-42B8-9F52-0E4E225C19EE.jpeg) [Year 1](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/year-1) [English](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/english) [Art and Design](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/art-and-design) [Visits and Visitors](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/visits-and-visitors) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/IMG_0412.jpeg)](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-10-02-monday-worship-black-history-month) Previous ### [Monday Worship: Black History Month](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-10-02-monday-worship-black-history-month) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/IMG_0487.jpeg)](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-10-04-online-safety-among-us) Next ### [Online Safety: Among us](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-10-04-online-safety-among-us) ### Personal Development - [News](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/events) - [Photo Gallery](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-gallery-category/our-gallery) - [Calendar](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/calendar) - [School Council](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Fundraising](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/fundraising) - [Extra Curricular Clubs](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/clubs) - [Little Leaders](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/little-leaders) - [Visits and Visitors](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/visits-and-visitors) - [British Values](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/british-values) - [Protected Characteristics](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/protected-characteristics) ##### Location Knowlesly Road Darwen Lancashire BB3 2JA ##### Contact Us 01254 702996 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stbarnabasce/) - [X](https://twitter.com/stbarnabasce) © Copyright 2021–2026 St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)