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2nd Ashdown Forest Storytelling Festival
In the 8th National Storytelling Week 26 Jan – 2 Feb
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| Photograph courtesy of Mike Grenvill
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“Storytelling is for people
of all ages who share the creations of thought and the creativity of
imagination.” Society for Storytelling
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In National Storytelling Week 2007 we had our first Ashdown Forest Storytelling Festival. We took storytelling into the shops, pubs,
cafes and village halls of our community.
In Forest Row we had after school storytelling in the community centre,
at the back of Seasons the organic food shop, at Java and Jazz and at Bramble
Corner Toy Shop. In East
Grinstead, tales were told at the museum, the library and the
Jewellery Workshop. We had storytelling
in the evenings with tales about the green man: Iron John and Sir Gawain and
the Green Knight, and the greatest love story of all time: Psyche and Eros. The Village Hall was packed out for a
performance of the inspiring poetry and tales of Rumi, the 13th
century Sufi poet. And who could forget
the evening we heard ‘The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner’ at the Ship Inn public
house in East Grinstead? Perhaps the most heart warming and memorable
feature of the festival was the sense of community where young and old settled
down to listen together to enchanting tales told in live performances by our
very own local storytellers.
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Photograph courtesy of Mike Grenville
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Well, in National
Storytelling Week 2008 from Saturday 26 January to Saturday 2nd
February the AshdownForest storytellers will
be out in force again, delighting you all with stories in the shops and pubs
and cafes, Village Hall and Community Centre.
This time we hope to have storytelling in our local schools too. As for last year, there will publicity,
posters, programmes and details in the local press. So make a note of the dates in your diaries and keep a look out for our publicity.
We hope you will join us. For
further information telephone 01342 826590 or email Annette at
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Annette and Madeleine
Festival Organisers
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