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Ava
The fastest runner in Silverton, with plenty of things she wants. Her choices are at the heart of the stories.
Wanting isn’t wrong. Pause, then choose.
← Back to the short introductionA little more of the world behind the stories
THE WORLD OF POCKET MONEY ADVENTURES
Welcome to Silverton.
A whole world to explore.
Meet the city behind Ava’s story. A place for conversations about wanting, waiting and choosing.
Meet the people of Silverton
Stories with characters.
Choices worth talking about.
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Louis
Ava’s brother, ready to lend a hand at the car wash.
Earning, helping and sharing because you choose to.
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Walbot
The small robot guide who tells the story and helps keep count of Ava’s coins.
A friendly guide through stories and play.
Meet the rest of the town
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Mum
She shows Ava the trick before Ava tries it. Her rule is printed on the back of Book 1.
Save some, spend some, share some if you can.
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Zion
The lion with the Super Speed Trainers. There is more to a race than the shoes you wear.
A chance to think about wanting and fitting in.
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Ollie
Runs the shoe shop where the Super Speeds sit in the window, right where every runner can see them.
Shops are good at making us want things. That's fine. We still get to pause.
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Mr Mean
Runs the car wash where Ava earns her coins.
A story setting for talking about earning.
New in Book 2
Bennie
A budgie with a saving plan. Meet him in Book 2, which is in production.
Small steps towards something that matters.
New in Book 2
Barry
Bennie’s dad, with a little encouragement for a long saving plan.
A grown-up can help you think it through.
New in Book 2
The Referee
Keeping an eye on the finish line in the next Silverton story.
A new story and more choices ahead.
The world of the book, made playable
Take a look around Silverton.
For ages four to seven, with a grown-up nearby. Hear the story, explore with Walbot and try choices about earning, saving, spending and sharing.
Free town and story preview · no account needed to explore
Explore with a grown-up nearby. Silverton is in early access. The full story needs a code or paid access, chosen by a grown-up in Grown-ups Corner.
Discover the places in the story
- Spend StreetBright signs and shiny things in every window. The hardest stretch of the race.
- Save SquareQuieter and calmer, until a giant slime advert appears round the corner.
- Share BridgeWhere Ava and Zion draw level, shoulder to shoulder.
- Budget BendWhere Ava finds safe trainers that fit, and chooses the yellow flashes.
- Mr Mean's Car WashWhere coins are earned, one wash at a time.
- Silverton BankWhere the coins children earn at the car wash are kept, so they can see what they have earned.
- The LibraryThe book four ways: play along with Walbot, read alone, watch, or listen with the lights low at bedtime.
Inside the early-access world
Familiar places. New ways to play.
Milestones and plans
What’s here.
What’s still ahead.
Our focus today is ages four to seven. Planned work depends on development, funding and what we learn.
- DoneJanuary 2026
The CIC is founded
Pocket Money Adventures CIC is incorporated on 28 January, with the books, characters and trade marks held by PMA Group Holdings Limited.
- DoneSummer 2026
First classrooms
The first Spark Sessions run in Staffordshire primary schools.
- Done28 August 2026
Ava Saves Up! is published
The first Ava story is published, with paperback and ebook editions available.
- DoneSeptember 2026
Financial Education Quality Mark
Awarded to the Ava Saves Up! School Edition by Young Enterprise, supported by the Money and Pensions Service.
- DoneOctober 2026
A second mark, and a first award
The ACT Quality Mark for our KS1 pack, and The National Lottery Community Fund awards Money Confident Families: free family sessions in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Open nowOctober 2026
Silverton opens, in early access
Children can visit the town, hear Ava's story, wash a car with Louis and decide what to save, spend and share.
- Submitted28 October 2026
Silverton Anywhere
A UK Research and Innovation bid to take Silverton into libraries and family hubs.
- Next2 to 6 November 2026
Talk Money Week
2–6 November 2026: a national week for money conversations. Explore our existing parent guides and school resources.
- In productionNext
Book 2: Ava's Big Race
Ava, a race, a pair of trainers that don't fit, and a choice about what her money is for.
- In developmentNext
Race Through Silverton
A board game for families and community days: the routine as a game round the table.
- Planned2027, if funded
Silverton Anywhere
Play sessions run by library and family hub staff, with families carrying the play on at home.
- PlannedSeptember 2028
The new curriculum
The government plans a revised curriculum for England from September 2028, including statutory primary citizenship. We will map our materials when the final requirements are published.
Curriculum plans: Department for Education government response. Talk Money Week dates.
Make a place for Ava
in your world.
Find a family resource, explore classroom activities or discuss how your own colleagues could take part.