Stepping Back in Time: Ey Up Elsie Review
Review of the Ey Up Elsie Series from Yorkshire Festival of Story 2020. Reviewed by Gill O’Donnell for The Craven Herald and Pioneer. Watching this I felt as if I had stepped back in time, not just to the “never, never time” suggested by Elsie’s costume but also back into my own childhood. Poppy Avison […]
Yorkshire’s Legendary Writer
An Interview with Joanne Harris MBE One of the delights of this year’s Yorkshire Festival of Story is world renowned, Yorkshire author Joanne Harris (best known for the award-winning novel Chocolat) who is not only a speaker at this year’s Yorkshire Festival of Story, but Festival guest director, too. Joanne’s books are now published in […]
Anne Bronte – the forgotten sister
Blog written by Sarah Bennett Consigned to the shadows by the overbearing legends of her more famous, more talented, more deserving sisters: the lesser-known Brontë sister- Anne, the sister we know of but not really about. From the swirling mists and strange intensity of the Yorkshire Moors we bring you Anne, brought forth by our […]
Q&A: Tremendous Tales with Ursula Holden Gill
In November 2019 we’ve got the savvy sassy storyteller and ex-Emmerdale star Ursula Holden Gill visiting us at The Joinery. Urusla will be making us laugh and cry with her infamous tales. Tea and lots of scrumptious cake will be provided by Elaine’s Tea Room’s. One of our volunteers, Jane Corbett, caught up with Ursula […]