In this section you will find descriptions of

•  different ways in which you can run a Young Cultural Creators programme with a SeaBritain theme

•  some of the many possible partnerships for your programme - for example a library and local museum working with a school class; or an archive service and library partnering to run a summer holiday activity

You don't have to live near the sea to celebrate SeaBritain 2005 and YCC! Maybe a famous explorer or sailor comes from your town and there are maps, or documents in the local archives, recording their adventures and achievements.

Or your museum may have artefacts which are mementoes of local people's travels and experiences at sea: maybe a sampler sewn by a sailor to picture his ship, or a piece of whalebone or an exotic shell decorated with carvings for a loved one.

In art galleries and museums there are wonderful paintings of ships and boats, seas and rivers - and portraits of sailors, adventurers and naval commanders.

As well as the sea, don't forget all Britain 's inland waterways - there are canal and barge museums, for example, full of information and story.

The centre of your YCC activity could be actually on a boat! Torbay Libraries did this recently - classes of children had the opportunity to explore a fishing trawler in Brixham Harbour and then gather round the table below deck to enjoy a writing workshop 'at sea' with authors Bridget Crowley and Caroline Binch.

Children's writers and illustrators are key partners in a YCC programme, making the connections between the programme's theme and inspiring young people's reading.

You could also work with storytellers, poets, drama leaders, crafts people - and make the most of local skills: the storytelling and interpretative skills of library staff, museum and archives educators can be invaluable in bringing a YCC programme to life.