Welcome to Settle Stories
Those who tell stories rule society. - Plato
Building a home for traditional storytelling in the old Dales town of Settle.
Settle Stories wins Heritage Lottery Fund support
Mention the word “archive” and you may think of musty documents
and fading pictures in a darkened room. But thanks to £50,000 from
the Heritage Lottery Fund, a new archive being set up by Settle
Stories will let students and fans of the Yorkshire Dales go on-line
to hear stories about what life was like when the oldest among them
were young.
These vivid word-of-mouth memories of a recently past age were
recorded starting in the 1940s. When Bill Mitchell
joined The Dalesman magazine, his editor told him to put
people before things. This he did by recording hundreds of hours of
interviews with the men and women of the Yorkshire Dales which
formed the basis for his written work. This library of recordings,
once digitised, will enable a new generation not only to read
history - but listen to it!
We now have an exciting opportunity for a Project Officer to
deliver the project. You will recruit and manage volunteers,
organise training and other tasks; work with schools to deliver the
education programme leading to a performance at the Settle
Storytelling Festival 2012, liaise with artists and heritage
professionals, as well as work with the website developer to create
the website. The appointment is for a fixed term contract for 10
months from March 2012 working full time, based in Settle, North
Yorkshire.
Salary: £22,000 per annum
You will be self motivated, with excellent organisational and
time management skills as well as proven project management ability.
Work will be carried out with limited supervision, so the ability to
work independently is also essential, as are excellent written and
oral communication skills. You will be flexible to work some
evenings and weekends as required, and it is essential you have
access to your own transport and hold a full driving license. The
successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced CRB
check.
For a full job description and information please email Sita at
info@settlestories.org.uk,
marking your email WR Mitchell Project Officer.
Deadline for application: 10 am Wednesday 8th February.
Interviews: Monday 13th February in Settle.
Funded by the national lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Settle Storytelling Festival 2012
The Settle Storytelling Festival 2012 will take place
11th – 14th of October 2012 in venues all over Settle. We
are planning a bigger and even more exciting programme.
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Settle Storytelling Club
Come and tell a story about days long past, of fairy folk, a tall
tale or a long tale or just your favourite story.
The next monthly Storytelling Club nights are:
Our apologies, but due to illness the Club Night on the
15th February at the Falcon Manor has had to be cancelled.
Date: 30th March
A group of us are going to the
Shaggy Dog Storytelling Club.
For information, please contact Sarah on 01729 860048, or email
club@settlestories.org.uk.
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Supporting Us
If you are interested in sponsoring or supporting events or volunteering then do contact us on info@settlestories.org.uk.
Funders and supporters
Thank you to our 2011 funders and supporters:
Supporters: Falcon Manor Hotel, Pages Books, Linton Court Gallery, Warren &
Wright Jewellers, Homemaker, Boots, The House that Jack Built, Buono Vino, Car and
Kitchen, JW Garnett, Cottontail Crafts, Coniston Hall Hotel, Jazz, 3 Peaks
Cycles, Luscombe Drinks, The Lion at Settle.
Thanks also to Tony Crossland for the photos for Bedtime
Tales and Tea & Tales.