Tag: Gawain & The Green Knight

  • National Storytelling Week at New Park Primary School 2017

    National Storytelling Week at New Park Primary School 2017

    It is always my pleasure to return to New Park Primary School in Liverpool. Especially during National Storytelling Week. Like many of the schools I visit it’s a place of joy and welcome. “Hello Gav! Are you telling our class stories today?” “Have we got you today?” “You are the story man!” New Park Primary…

  • PopUp Storytelling @ Storyhouse, Chester: WayWord Festival, Feb 2016

    PopUp Storytelling @ Storyhouse, Chester: WayWord Festival, Feb 2016

    Back for 4 days of free storytelling in 2017! 21st to the 24th of Feb – Half Term Fun! Details Here!   Blog from 2016: What a treat it was to be the Resident Storyteller for this ever growing Literary and Arts Festival. A lovely day of traditional and improvised storytelling for Storyhouse, that saw…

  • The Power of The Press…

    The Power of The Press…

      Stop the Press! http://www.bostonstandard.co.uk/news/education/education-news/pupils-imagination-sparked-by-state-of-the-art-4d-classroom-at-free-school-1-6523236 Well it might be too much to do that but if somebody could get me a paper copy, I’d like like to show my mum what I do… Boston Pioneers opened recently with a 4D creative space and I had the joy of sharing story telling with the year 1’s,…

  • Storytelling – We all do it

    Storytelling – We all do it

    Here is a thing. I love telling stories. No. I really love telling stories. It’s something I’ve done forever it’s something I love about being with friends, my kids, young people in general. It’s something I enjoyed as a teacher. Yes it is probably about the joy of holding court being the focus but it’s…