The Silver Reserve – Live Music
There is music that performs at you. And then there is music that finds you. Matthew Sturgess, who records and performs as The Silver Reserve, makes the second kind. On […]
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A creative venue and storytelling studio in the heart of Settle
Welcome to The Joinery, Settle Stories’ contemporary performance space and digital storytelling studio, based in the centre of Settle in the Yorkshire Dales.
The Joinery is where stories are shared, ideas are explored and people come together, in person and online.
The Joinery is a purpose-built black box venue designed for live events, meetings, workshops and high-quality digital broadcast. It supports everything from intimate performances and teacher training to filming, livestreaming and rehearsals.
It’s a flexible, welcoming space that works just as well for quiet conversation as it does for creative collaboration.
There is music that performs at you. And then there is music that finds you. Matthew Sturgess, who records and performs as The Silver Reserve, makes the second kind. On […]
‘How NOT to Flee a War’ is a first-hand talk by Ukrainian journalist Maria Romanenko, co-presented with her partner Jez Myers, telling the story of their attempt to escape Kyiv […]
Love, Migration, and Stories That Echo Across Generations Alison Marshall in conversation with Sita Brand Wednesday 17th June | 7pm | The Joinery, Settle and Online | £20 (includes signed book) In a drawer somewhere, there are letters. Faded ink on fragile paper. Words written across oceans, across decades, across the chasm between one life […]
A hands-on workshop with heritage writer Alison Marshall There's a photograph in your grandmother's drawer with no names on the back. A recipe that tastes like home but comes with silence instead of story. That question you've been meaning to ask before it's too late. These aren't just gaps in your family history. They're thresholds. […]
Extending XR is a FREE creative technology training programme for adults who live in North Yorkshire delivered by the XR Stories project team from the University of York. Running at Settle Stories in June and July 2026, Extending XR consists of three short, practical workshops covering 3D scanning and modelling, animation and performance capture and […]
Extending XR is a FREE creative technology training programme for adults who live in North Yorkshire delivered by the XR Stories project team from the University of York. Running at Settle Stories in June and July 2026, Extending XR consists of three short, practical workshops covering 3D scanning and modelling, animation and performance capture and […]
Extending XR is a FREE creative technology training programme for adults who live in North Yorkshire delivered by the XR Stories project team from the University of York. Running at Settle Stories in June and July 2026, Extending XR consists of three short, practical workshops covering 3D scanning and modelling, animation and performance capture and […]
Before Eve, there was Lilith... An uplifting one-woman storytelling show. An exploration and celebration of female power through the mythological figure of Lilith. Shocking, seductive and entertaining. Lilith, the first wife of Adam, was not prepared to lie down and accept what was given to her. Thrown out of Eden, she slithered back in to […]
Join us for a celebration of the delightfully eccentric folk customs, rituals and traditions that mark the turning year! From cheese rolling to hen races, and from Morris dancing to […]