| TAFFY THOMAS TOUR SCHEDULE 2013 | ||
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| Tue 1st Jan | 4pm | Borrowdale Hotel, near Keswick, Tales & Songs for New Year's Day - hotel guests only |
| Tue 8th Jan | 7.30pm | The Watermill Inn, Ings, near Windermere, South Lakeland Storytelling Club - free |
| Wed 16th Jan | daytime | Lancaster University Volunteer Unit, Workshop in Grasmere for Tales & Trails project |
| Fri 18th Jan | 7pm | Irthington Village School, Cumbria, Bedtime stories for Wetheral Brownies |
| Fri 25th Jan | daytime | St John Fisher Catholic High School, Wigan, School only - National Storytelling Week event |
| Mon 28th Jan | daytime | Springwood Heath School, Garston, Liverpool, School only - National Storytelling Week event |
| Tue 29th Jan | daytime | St Silas CE Primary School, Liverpool, School only - National Storytelling Week event |
| Wed 30th Jan | afternoon | Kirkby Lonsdale Institute, Private - 90th birthday - National Storytelling Week event |
| Fri 1st Feb | daytime | Mosspits Lane Primary School Liverpool, School only |
| Tue 5th Feb | 7.30pm | The Watermill Inn, Ings, near Windermere, South Lakeland Storytelling Club - free |
| Wed 13th Feb | daytime | Taywood Nursery School, Burnley, School only |
| Sat 16th Feb | 7.30pm | Slaithwaite Moonraking Festival, Yorkshire, Tunes and Tales with Paul Knox (fiddle & pipes), more >> |
| Sun 17th Feb | 11.00am | Slaithwaite Moonraking - Story Brunch, Fairy Gold with Paul Knox more >> |
| Tue 19th Feb | evening | Grasmere YHA for High Force Education SCITT, Trainee teachers at residential |
| Sat 23 Feb | 10am-2pm | Queen Katherine School, Kendal Community Garden Open Day - poster attached |
| Mon 25th Feb | daytime | South Walney Nursery & Infants School School Library opening |
| Fri 1st Mar | daytime | St Silas Primary School Blackburn School only |
| Mon 4th Mar | daytime | The Grange Community School, Kettering, School only |
| Tue 5th Mar | daytime | Havelock Junior School Desborough (now confirmed - daytime) |
| Tue 5th Mar | 7.30pm | The Watermill Inn, Ings, near Windermere, South Lakeland Storytelling Club - free - MC Tony Farren |
| Wed 6th Mar | daytime | The Grange Community School, Kettering, School only |
| Thu 7th Mar | daytime | St Joseph's Catholic High School, Workington, School only - World Book Day |
| Fri 8th Mar | daytime | St Clare's School, Wavertree, Liverpool, School only |
| Sat 9th Mar | 1pm | Cancer Care, Blackhall Road, Kendal Book Fair & open day |
| Thu 14th Mar | morning | Ennerdale & Kinniside School visit Grasmere, School only |
| Sat 16th Mar | 11.00am | Lancaster University Campus, Volunteer Unit Birthday Party - volunteers and invited guests |
| Sat 16th Mar | 4.00pm | Swan Hotel Grasmere, Private wedding |
| Mon 18th Mar | daytime | St Catherine's Academy, Bolton, School only |
| Wed 20th Mar | afternoon | Barrow-in-Furness, Tales & Trails workshop for Age UK |
| Wed 20th Mar | afternoon | Barrow-in-Furness, Tales & Trails workshop for Age UK |
| Thu 21st Mar | daytime | Turton-with-Edgeworth Primary School, Lancashire, School only |
| Fri 22nd Mar | daytime | Everton Nursery School & Family Centre School only |
| Wed 27th Mar | daytime | Sandylands Primary School, Morecambe, School only |
| 29-30 Mar | time off | Shropshire, Private wedding of friends |
| Mon 1st Apr | 2pm | Easter in the Storyteller's Garden, Egg decorating & rolling, with stories - details to follow |
| Tue 2nd Apr | 7.30pm | The Watermill Inn, Ings, near Windermere, South Lakeland Storytelling Club - free. Guests Terrie Howey & Tom Goodale |
| Tue 9th Apr | 11.15 am | Grange-over-Sands U3A visit Grasmere, U3A members & guests |
| Sat 13th Apr | daytime | Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne, Beer Festival - public performance with Paul Knox (musician) http://www.thecumberlandarms.co.uk |
| Wed 17th Apr | daytime | Roebuck School, Preston, Lancs, School only |
| Fri 19th Apr | 2pm | Staveley House Abbeyfield, Dalton in Furness, Residents and guests |
| Sat 20th Apr | 7pm | Quaker Tapestry, Kendal - fundraising performance "3 Golden Apples" storytelling with food demonstration by John Crouch. more>> |
| Tue 23rd Apr | evening | Brathay Hall, Ambleside, Visiting Californian group on residential |
| Wed 24th Apr | t.b.c. | Grasmere, Storywalk for St Philip's Westbrook School |
| Fri 26th Apr | t.b.c. | Grasmere, Storywalk for St Philip's Westbrook School |
| Fri 26th Apr | 9.00pm | Elterwater Youth Hostel, Private birthday party |
| Wed 1st May | evening | Stratford Literary Festival, Stratford on Avon, Shottery Primary School |
| Thur 2nd May | morning | Stratford Literary Festival, Stratford on Avon, Kingsley School, Leamington Spa |
| Thur 2nd May | afternoon | Stratford Literary Festival, Stratford on Avon, Cedar Lawn Care Home, Stratford upon Avon |
| 5th May | various | Brampton, Cumbria, Maddy Prior's Stepping Stones Festival more >> |
| Tue 7th May | 7.30pm | The Watermill Inn, Ings, near Windermere, South Lakeland Storytelling Club - free - guest Susanna Meese |
| Wed 15th May | daytime | Springwood Primary School Bradford, School only |
| Tue 4th Jun | 7.30pm | The Watermill Inn, Ings, near Windermere, South Lakeland Storytelling Club - free |
| Thu 6th Jun | daytime | Austin Friars St Monica's School, Carlisle, School only |
| 7th Jun | 8 pm | Tale Coat Show for Ashby Arts Festival more>> |
| 8th Jun | 1.30pm | Library, North Street, Ashby de-la-Zouch, Fairy Gold for Ashby Arts Festival events more>> |
| Mon 10th Jun | Daytime | Wilson's Endowed School, Over Kellett, School only - "Fishy Tales" with chef John Crouch |
| Thu 13th Jun | Daytime | Oakhill College, Whalley, Lancs, School only |
| Sun 16th Jun | Daytime | Haverthwaite Cumbria, Charity fare for St Mary's Hospice - public event |
| Wed 19th Jun | Evening | Grasmere YHA for St Mary's School Davyhulme, School party only |
| Tue 25th Jun | 6pm | Storyteller's Garden and Grasmere YHA, Celebration to complete "Tales & Trails" HLF project - by invitation |
| Mon 1st Jul | daytime | Maghull High School visit Grasmere, School trip only |
| Tue 2nd Jul | 7.30pm | The Watermill Inn, Ings, near Windermere, South Lakeland Storytelling Club - free, guests Sheila & John Bentham |
| Wed 3rd Jul | evening | YHA Grasmere for Awsworth School, School only |
| Thu 4th Jul | 7.30pm | Grasmere YHA for Falcon School for Girls, School trip only |
| Wed 10th Jul | afternoon | Great Corby School, Cumbria, School only |
| Fri 12th Jul | morning | Litherland High School, Liverpool, School only |
| Fri 12th July | evening | Imperial Hotel Blackpool, NASUWT conference - after dinner talk |
| Sat 13th Jul | daytime | Imperial Hotel Blackpool for NASUWT conference, Workshops for delegates |
| Tue 16th Jul | morning | Prize-giving. Kendal , Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service by invitation |
| 19-21 Jul | t.b.a. | Festival at the Edge, Shropshire, more>> |
| Tue 23rd Jul | morning | Grasmere YHA for German group, Private booking |
| 5-9 Aug | t.b.a. | Collingwood College, Durham, Folkworks adult summer school |
| Tue 6th Aug | 7.30pm | The Watermill Inn, Ings, near Windermere, South Lakeland Storytelling Club - free |
| 9-12 Aug | t.b.a. | Blackwell - The Arts & Crafts House, Bowness, Hosting a weekend of storytelling - details to follow |
| Thu 15th Aug | morning | Carlisle Mencap group at Storyteller's Garden, private booking |
| Fri 16th Aug | daytime | Venerable Bede Academy Sunderland, School only |
| 17-23 Aug | various | Whitby Folk Week, more>> |
| Sat 24th Aug | various | Solfest, Cumbria, Drystone stage area performances more>> |
| Sun 25th Aug | daytime | Grasmere Traditional Sports, more>> |
| Tue 3rd Sep | 7.30pm | The Watermill Inn, Ings, near Windermere, South Lakeland Storytelling Club - free |
| Sat 7th Sep | 2pm | Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere Dove Cottage, Fairy Gold, public performance with Paul Knox (fiddle & pipes) |
| Sun 8th Sep | 1pm tbc | Tweedies Bar, Grasmere, Grasmere Guzzler beer festival |
| Tue 10th Sep | daytime | Hensingham Primary School Whitehaven, School only |
| Wed 11th Sep | daytime | Hensingham Primary School Whitehaven, School only |
| Thu 12th Sep | daytime | Ince Children's Centre, near Wigan, Opening of new garden |
| Mon 16th Sep | daytime | Blackburn Museum for Meadowhead School, Museum volunteers & School only |
| Tue 17th Sep | morning | Workington Westfield Infants School at Storyteller's Garden, School only |
| 20-22 Sep | weekend | Halsway Manor, Somerset, "Tales in Trust", Hosting a weekend of storytelling - more>> |
| Wed 25th Sep | 2.30pm | Meavey Parish Hall, Devon for WI Group, Members & guests only |
| Fri 27th Sep | daytime | Liverpool Newly Qualified Teachers' conference, Delegates only |
| Sun 29th Sep | daytime | Lancaster Castle - Harvest event, More>> |
| Mon 30th Sep | evening | Leeds Metropolitan University at Hawkshead YHA, After dinner talk for students on teaching course |
| Tue 1st Oct | daytime | Leeds Metropolitan University at Hawkshead YHA, Workshops for students on teaching course |
| Tue 1st Oct | 7.30pm | The Watermill Inn, Ings, near Windermere, South Lakeland Storytelling Club - free |
| Thu 3rd Oct | daytime | Lansbury Bridge school, St Helens, School only |
| Fri 4th Oct | daytime | High Seaton Academy Infants, Workington, School only |
| Sun 6th Oct | evening | Old Post Office Restaurant, Scotter, Lincs, Restaurant 1st Anniversary night |
| Tue 8th Oct | afternoon | Old Hutton W.I., Cumbria, W.I. members |
| Fri 11th Oct | 8pm | Settle Stories Festival - premiere of "Stone Soup" with chef John Crouch More>> |
| Sat 12th Oct | daytime | Settle Stories Festival - workshop More>> |
| Mon 14th Oct | daytime | Redby Primary Academy, Sunderland, School only |
| Tue 15th Oct | daytime | Redby Primary Academy, Sunderland, School only |
| Sat 19th Oct | 11.30 & 1.30 | The Edge Theatre, Manchester, Fairy Gold More>> |
| Tue 22nd Oct | morning | German school group at Storyteller's Garden, School only |
| Fri 25th Oct | daytime | Joseph Swan Academy, Gateshead, School only |
| Sat 26th Oct | 2pm tbc | Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere, public performance "Tale Coat" or Ghost Stories www.wordsworth.org.uk/ |
| Sun 27th Oct | 11.30 & 1.30 | The Edge Theatre, Manchester, Halloween stories, More>> |
| Mon 28th Oct | 11.30 & 1.30 | The Edge Theatre, Manchester, Tales from the Tale Coat, More>> |
| Tue 29th Oct | 11.30 & 1.30 | The Edge Theatre, Manchester, Workshop "So You Want to Tell Stories", More>> |
| Wed 30th Oct | time tba | Windermere Lake Cruises, "The Ghost Ship" More>> |
| Thu 31st Oct | 7.30pm | Halloween at the Storyteller's Garden, Grasmere |
| Tue 5th Nov | 7.30pm | The Watermill Inn, Ings, near Windermere, South Lakeland Storytelling Club - free |
| Fri 15th Nov | evening | Grasmere YHA for NASUWT, Teachers' residential CPD weekend |
| Sat 16th Nov | daytime | Grasmere YHA for NASUWT, Teachers' residential CPD weekend |
| Tue 3rd Dec | 7.30pm | The Watermill Inn, Ings, near Windermere, South Lakeland Storytelling Club - free |
| Fri 6th Dec | afternoon | Wilson's Endowed School, Over Kellett, "Talk Turkey" stories and food with chef John Crouch |
| Sat 7th Dec | evening | Hull - venue & time to be confirmed, Christmas stories and the Tale Coat: email info@taffythomas.co.uk for details |
| Sun 8th Dec | daytime | Hull - venue & time to be confirmed, public workshop "So You Want to Tell Stories", email info@taffythomas.co.uk for details |
| Mon 9th Dec | t.b.c. | Thornthwaite cum Braithwaite WI, W.I. members and guests |
| Tue 10th Dec | daytime | High Force SCITT, Barnard Castle, Training day for trainee teachers |
| Tue 17th Dec | daytime | Royal Lancaster Grammar School, Opening of "The Oak Chair" in community woodland for group of schools |
| Wed 18th Dec | 7.30pm | Christmas at the Storyteller's Garden, procession to Grasmere YHA, Butharlyp Howe - see poster. |
| Sat 21st Dec | 4.00pm | The Mason's Arms, Strawberry Bank, Cumbria, Christmas fireside tales. - to be confirmed. |
| Mon 23rd Dec | Evening | The Borrowdale Hotel, near Keswick, After dinner performance for hotel residents |
| Wed 25th Dec | Evening | Armathwaite Hall Hotel near Keswick, Performance for hotel residents |
| For further information contact TALES IN TRUST Church Stile Studio, Grasmere, Cumbria LA22 9SW tel 015394 35641 | ||