Upcoming Events
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Storytelling Skills: a one-day workshop for beginners and improvers
Sunday 18th October 2026
10am - 4.30pm
Endecott House, Chagford, TQ13 8AJ
Storytelling skills are useful in many walks of life. Whether you would like more confidence in public speaking, are interested in the deeper issues brought out by stories, want to develop your creative expression, or want to tell stories but simply don’t know how to start, the most important thing to do is BEGIN!
This one day workshop is for beginners to storytelling, and for those with some experience who would like to gain confidence.
We will work with a traditional tale to look at story structure, character, and idiosyncrasy; play with story, considering environment and audience; and learn techniques for remembering stories and gaining confidence. By the end of the day, you will have had the opportunity to tell at least one story that you can take away and make your own.
Tickets: £80 for the day (a limited number of £60 concessions are available). Places are limited so book early.
The Greenwood Bough
7th October 2026
7.30 - 9.30pm
Arundells
59 The Close, Salisbury, SP1 2EN
Ever since the last ice melted, trees have been our constant companions. Trees have transformed us, protected us, inspired us and created bridges for us. They will continue to shape our lives as we walk into an uncertain future.
Join storyteller Lisa Schneidau for an evening of dark tales of oak and yew, rowan and blackthorn, as we wander through the greenwood in our imaginations. After all what is a folk tale, but a tangled woodland of words, where anything could happen?
Surrounded by the charcoal drawings, paintings and prints of Tansy Lee Moir’s Seen in the Trees exhibition, audiences will experience these tree-centred folk tales in a uniquely atmospheric setting.
Tree Folk Weekend
25th - 27th September 2026
Moor Barton Wilding, near Moretonhampstead
Woodland myths and legends, nature, craft and community …at the wild edge of Dartmoor
with Lisa Schneidau, Tony Whitehead, Shane Ibbs, Annie Watson and Robin Bowman
In our folk tales, things happen in the clearing in the woods.
Join us for a folk-fuelled weekend of wildwood story, ecology, skills, gentle ceremony and inspiration.
Our theme for this immersive autumn weekend is ‘hearth fire’ – setting us up for the winter months ahead with fire, literal and mythical.
Walking among the trees and gathering around the fire, we’ll explore the myths and legends of the greenwood from the British Arthurian tradition. We’ll share stories and songs of woodland wisdom in fairy tales from across the world. You’ll learn about the trees of the season, woodland bird song in autumn, how to create fire as the ancients did, how to care for new woodland, and more… all of this in the middle of the wild woods as the trees change to their autumn colours.
The weekend will be held at the wonderful Moor Barton Wilding on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, led by professional storytellers, ecologists and bushcraft experts. It will begin at 12.30pm on Friday with lunch, and finish at 2.30pm after lunch on Sunday, with all meals provided.
Moor Barton Wilding has a brand new camping kitchen, a large covered lodge around the campfire, a sauna and compost toilets. There’s woodland and wildlife of all kinds, including Dartmoor’s first colony of beavers down in the valley. You can choose between camping onsite with your own camping kit, or staying in a choice of accommodation nearby (under your own arrangements at additional cost).
No dogs. Suitable for 18+. Terrain is uneven and may be challenging in places for those with mobility problems.
