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SUMMARY:How to Find and Tell Your Family's Story Workshop
DESCRIPTION:A hands-on workshop with heritage writer Alison Marshall \nThere’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. Invitations into rooms you didn’t know existed. \nPerhaps you’ve felt it\,  that tug toward the past. The sense that something important is slipping away while you wait for the right moment\, the right skills\, the right words. \nHere’s what the old storytellers knew: the stories that matter most are rarely the ones already written down. They’re living in the pause before someone answers. In the recipe\, your aunt makes without measuring. In the way your father goes quiet when certain places are mentioned.\nMaybe you can’t find out the details of your story however\, it’s a window into history. Don’t lose it. \nIn this workshop\, you’ll discover:\n– The Fragments Method: how to transform scraps (a single photograph\, a place name\, a half-memory\, an object tucked in a drawer) into rich narrative that holds generations\n– Voice and Narrative Craft \, techniques for writing family memoir as narrative non-fiction: true stories that read like you can’t put them down\n– The Story Arc: a proven structure that transforms overwhelming research into story that moves people (not just information\, but feeling).\n– Flexible approaches: being open minded about where your research takes you. \nThis workshop is for you if:\n– You’ve been meaning to capture these stories before they’re lost\, and you’re done waiting for “someday”\n– You have boxes of documents\, photographs\, or letters but no idea how to turn them into narrative people would actually want to read\n– You’re secretly worried your family’s story isn’t “dramatic enough” or “interesting enough” (it absolutely is \, you just need to know where to look and how to listen)\n– You know there’s more to the story than what gets said at family gatherings\, and you want to honour what was hard as well as what was hopeful\n– You want to create something meaningful that your children or grandchildren will treasure\,  not just dates and documents\, but story that helps them understand who they are \nWhat you’ll leave with:\n– Practical tools that work immediately\,  not theory\, but techniques you’ll use that same afternoon when you get home\n– Your first interview questions ready to ask\, shaped specifically for the relatives who hold the stories\n– A clear framework for turning research into narrative (so you stop feeling overwhelmed and start feeling excited about the journey)\n– Permission to tell it honestly\, messily\, powerfully \, including the complicated parts\n– The opening lines of something that matters \, quite possibly the story you were always meant to write\n– A personal action plan outlining your research sources\, the main questions to answer\, and next steps \nAbout Alison Marshall:\nAlison knows migration stories aren’t clean or simple. She’s spent years helping people excavate the stories that shaped their families \, holding space for complicated truths\, honouring what was hard\, finding the courage in the crossing and the cost of it too. \nHer own journey began with discovering her grandparents’ letters from the 1920s. What started as curiosity became a book: Journeys of Hope: The Letters of Meyer and Sonia. It charts two people’s emigration journey across continents\, drawing moving parallels between their experience and that of parents\, grandparents\, and relatives who migrated across generations and countries. \nAlison’s approach combines deep research skills with storytelling craft. She won’t just help you gather facts. She’ll help you find the feeling underneath them \, and the narrative arc that makes your family’s story come alive. \nShe lives in Settle in the Yorkshire Dales and is involved with local refugee support activities\, bringing contemporary witness to the timeless patterns of migration\, loss\, and belonging. \nWhat you’ll need:\nNo writing experience required. Just bring: \n\nAny family memorabilia you have (photographs\, letters\, objects  or pictures of them\, even one item is enough to begin)\nCuriosity and willingness to see your family’s story with fresh eyes\n\nWorkshop Details:\nDate: 20th June 2026\nTime: 2 – 5pm\nLocation: The Joinery\, Settle\nInvestment: £45\, including a copy of Alison’s book. ‘Journeys of Hope: The Letters of Meyer and Sonia’ \nLimited to 12 participants so everyone receives personal attention and space to discover their story. \nIf you are interested in this event\, you might be interested in Journeys of Hope – An Evening with Alison Marshall.
URL:https://settlestories.org.uk/whats-on-event/how-to-find-and-tell-your-familys-story-workshop/
LOCATION:The Joinery\, Dawsons Court\, Market Place\, Settle\, North Yorkshire\, BD24 9ED\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Building a New Britain: Windrush Day Event for KS1 and KS2
DESCRIPTION:Online storytelling | Warm\, courageous and age-flexible \nThe Windrush Generation left sunshine and home behind to help rebuild a Britain they’d never seen. They came with courage\, kindness and open hearts\, and changed this country forever. \nThis Windrush Day\, we’re bringing their story to life through the power of storytelling. Pupils will discover who the Windrush Generation were\, why they came\, and what they gave\, told in a way that’s vivid\, honest and full of heart. \nLed by a professional storyteller\, this session is suitable for KS1 and KS2\, making it ideal for mixed-age assemblies or whole-school listening.
URL:https://settlestories.org.uk/whats-on-event/building-a-new-britain-windrush-day-event-for-ks1-and-ks2/
LOCATION:https://settlestories.org.uk/whats-on-event/building-a-new-britain-windrush-day-event-for-ks1-and-ks2/
CATEGORIES:KS1,LKS2,UKS2
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SUMMARY:How To Find And Tell Your Story
DESCRIPTION:You have stories. Learn how to find one and tell it well.\nA practical 2-hour workshop that turns lived moments into stories people listen to. \nThis workshop is for people who struggle to tell their own stories. If you go blank when asked to share an experience\, talk in circles\, or aren’t sure what makes a story worth telling – this is for you. \nIn this practical 2-hour online workshop\, you’ll learn how to spot stories in your own life\, shape them using a simple structure\, and tell one story with confidence. \nYou’ll leave with one story shaped and told aloud\, and tools you can reuse.\n\nWhat You’ll Learn \n\nHow to recognise which moments contain real stories\nA clear story structure that works every time\nHow to open a story and keep people listening\nHow to cut what isn’t needed\nPractice telling your story out loud\n\nThis Workshop Is For You If \n\nYou freeze when someone asks you to tell a story\nYou need to use personal stories in work\, interviews\, or everyday life\nYou’re curious about storytelling but don’t know where to start\nTeachers\, therapists\, managers\, parents\, job-seekers – anyone who needs to hold attention\n\nWhat People Said About the February Workshop\n“Unlocked something I’ve been blocked on for a very long time. Solid gold.”- Clare \n“The content was well presented and explained and I felt relaxed enough to risk telling a very personal story and thoroughly enjoyed the experience and my listeners’ reactions.”- Umi \n“Fun\, engaging\, productive\, nourishing: definitely worth getting up at 6am for.”- Delta\, USA \nPractical Details\nDate: Saturday 11th July 2026\, 2-4pm GMT\nFormat: Online (Zoom)\nPrice: £16.50 / £12.50 Early Bird until 28th May\nExperience needed: None.
URL:https://settlestories.org.uk/whats-on-event/how-to-find-and-tell-your-story-2/
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SUMMARY:Two Friends: World Friendship Day Event for EYFS and KS1
DESCRIPTION:Live online storytelling | Calm\, accessible and age-appropriate \nDesigned for EYFS and KS1 pupils\, this story introduces big ideas in a simple\, memorable way. \nWhen Aisha and Leo find a bag of gold\, Aisha wants to keep it all to herself. But when others say the gold belongs to them\, Leo reminds her that you can’t keep the reward and avoid the consequences. \nDelivered live by a professional storyteller\, this session gently explores sharing\, honesty and accountability\, supporting early PSHE learning through story and discussion.
URL:https://settlestories.org.uk/whats-on-event/two-friends-world-friendship-day-event-for-eyfs-and-ks1/
LOCATION:https://settlestories.org.uk/whats-on-event/two-friends-world-friendship-day-event-for-eyfs-and-ks1/
CATEGORIES:EYFS,KS1
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SUMMARY:Lilith: The Other Side of the Story
DESCRIPTION:Before Eve\, there was Lilith… \nAn uplifting one-woman storytelling show. An exploration and celebration of female power through the mythological figure of Lilith. Shocking\, seductive and entertaining. \nLilith\, 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 take her  revenge and wake Eve up to what her body could do. Viewed as a demon\, worshipped as a goddess\, adored as the Queen of Sheba\, Lilith slips out of the Bible\, reclaims the narrative and is dancing with us still\, forever free. Katy Cawkwell mixes myth from Arabia\, Ethiopia\, Mesopotamia and Jewish tradition\, with a dash of feminist flavouring and a large dollop of her own wild dreaming. \nThis event is in person at The Joinery in Settle\, and online\, streamed globally. It’s not one to miss. \n“Katy was not only captivating to listen to and watch\, but was also a breeze to work with\, as a producer. It was lovely to watch the engrossed audience as they followed her storytelling and feel the space close in around us\, with Katy as the focal point.”  Villages in Action (rural touring)
URL:https://settlestories.org.uk/whats-on-event/lilith/
LOCATION:The Joinery\, Dawsons Court\, Market Place\, Settle\, North Yorkshire\, BD24 9ED\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Performance
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SUMMARY:The Cauldron That Died: World Gratitude Day Event for EYFS\, KS1 and KS2
DESCRIPTION:Live online storytelling | Humorous\, inclusive and age-flexible \nThis classic Nasreddin tale uses humour to explore a timeless idea: gratitude matters more than entitlement. \nAs Nasreddin outwits his greedy neighbour\, pupils learn that generosity should be met with thanks\, not expectation. The story encourages reflection on sharing\, kindness and how we respond when we receive something freely given. \nLed live by a professional storyteller\, this session is suitable for EYFS through KS2\, making it ideal for mixed-age assemblies or whole-school listening.
URL:https://settlestories.org.uk/whats-on-event/the-cauldron-that-died-world-gratitude-day-event-for-eyfs-ks1-and-ks2/
LOCATION:https://settlestories.org.uk/whats-on-event/the-cauldron-that-died-world-gratitude-day-event-for-eyfs-ks1-and-ks2/
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SUMMARY:The Ritual Year
DESCRIPTION: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 druid gatherings at Stongehenge\, there’s plenty in the ritual year that feels traditional. But these customs are not a twee relic of a fancy-dress past\, but a series of living\, breathing traditions that evolve and modernise over time. The seasonal calendar\, too\, is changing\, as multicultural contemporary customs\, like Lunar New Year celebrations or the Bradford mela\, add diversity to the calendar. Yorkshire author\, Kiera Chapman\, will guide us through the surprising stories of these customs\, showing why they are more popular than ever with audiences young and old. \nKiera Chapman is author of The Ritual Year: A New Calendar of Britain’s Feasts\, Festivals and Folklore and Nature’s Calendar: The British Year in 72 Seasons. She is a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford\, where her work focuses on preventing biodiversity loss associated with urban development. \nThis event is hybrid – you can attend online or in person at The Joinery in Settle.
URL:https://settlestories.org.uk/whats-on-event/the-ritual-year-in-person/
LOCATION:The Joinery\, Dawsons Court\, Market Place\, Settle\, North Yorkshire\, BD24 9ED\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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SUMMARY:Diwali: Live Storytelling Event for EYFS and KS1
DESCRIPTION:Live online storytelling | Calm\, inclusive and age-appropriate \nIn this age-appropriate storytelling session for EYFS and KS1\, children learn about Diwali – a festival that celebrates light\, knowledge and goodness. \nThrough story\, pupils are introduced to the idea that light can guide us through darkness and that kindness and fairness help communities thrive. The session supports early learning around values\, empathy and cultural understanding\, all through the power of story. \nDelivered live by a professional storyteller\, this 30-minute session fits easily into the school day and requires no preparation from teachers.
URL:https://settlestories.org.uk/whats-on-event/diwali-live-storytelling-event-for-eyfs-and-ks1/
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