Making sense of life using traditional tales
Adam Sargant has a love for traditional folktales which began in his early childhood, using this he brings his passion to life by gathering various events here at Settle Stories. […]
Ursula Holden-Gill
Ursula Holden Gill is an Award-Winning Storyteller, Workshop Facilitator & Educator who is based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. She frequently travels internationally and throughout the UK, using music, movement and […]
From Giggleswick to Uganda: Q & A with Thomas Lewton
On Sunday 30th June 2019 we screened Storytelling in Africa: Changing the News Narrative. It is a presentation of short films by local lad turned professional filmmaker Thomas Lewton. Thomas […]
Visits from India: Q & A with Shanthamani Muddaiah
In June 2019 Settle Stories are joined by award-winning visual artist Shanthamani Muddaiah. Shanthamani is joining us all the way from India for our Life in our Hands project. The […]
Tales by the Ribble
“Once upon a time, in Yorkshire…” Settle Stories hosted Tales by the Ribble in partnership with the Ribble River’s Trust. The day was a completely free family fun day. Its […]
Looking into Creativity
Creativity is an essential life skill. OK, we’re an arts organisation; we’re bound to say that. As in the last twelve months we’ve been looking more at creativity through the […]
When storytelling comes to life… – Q & A with Ian Douglas
For our Tales by the Ribble family fun day, we welcomed Ian Douglas, Storyteller and Theatre Maker, to Settle. We spoke to Ian about what inspires him and what visitors […]
Minimising Stress in the Workplace – Q & A with Sita Brand
It’s important to think ahead for what we can all do to reduce the stress and pressure we put on ourselves at home and at work. Our Artistic Director/CEO Sita […]
Populating the landscape with characters – – Q & A with Dominic Kelly
On Sunday 28th April at 3pm award winning storyteller Dominic Kelly and folk musicans Bridget Marsden and Leif Ottosson perform The Big Blind at The Joinery. The story follows a […]
Work is Love Made Visible
Kerris Casey-St.Pierre is the designer of the fabulous lanterns that guided visitors on our ‘Candlelit Story Trail’ at the Settle Storytelling Festival in 2018. As Kerris has had a varied […]