Festival Happiness
Bringing the community together We all want to be happier. Right? Why are we no happier now than we were decades ago? The Festival of Happiness asked people to break the mould, even if just for one day and celebrate happiness. The event included over 20 FREE taster sessions and workshops by local clubs and […]
Community Voices
A back to work program with a difference! Do you think everyone has a fascinating story to share? We do! Community Voices was a 9-week training program to help those who were unemployed progress towards employment. Funded by the European Social Fund, this program saw people work with a professional animator to create films to […]
My Favourite Doll
Everyone has a favorite doll or teddy right? Our My Favourite Doll project found the people of Settle certainly do! We interviewed people young, old and everywhere in between. As we suspected dolls and teddies have a special place in everyone’s heart. They stir memories of childhood and are a fascinating catalyst for uncovering deeper […]
Tom Twisleton
Our local, Craven dialect is dying out It’s natural in a period of Globalisation that local dialect would die out. Right? 2017 marked 100 years since the death of a Settle and Craven legend, temperance advocate and Craven dialect poet – Tom Twisleton (1845 – 1917). We wanted to celebrate the work he did in […]
Tom Faulkner – What we did
In 2018 Settle Stories successfully bid for funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to deliver a Young Roots Project in Settle: Tom Faulkner: A Portrait of Stories. Those of you local to Settle may know that Tom Faulkner was a well-loved local photographer who documented the lives of ordinary people and special events in Settle […]