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Tall tales in the Garden

A weekend of wonderful and warming tales is on the agenda for the Storytelling Weekend at the National Botanic Garden of Wales.

The event takes place in various venues around the Garden on Saturday and Sunday February 25-26 and features a number of silver-tongued story-tellers, including  Jeff Rees, Anne Lister, Suzanne Hughes Owen, Grethe Gillman, Sam Collins, Lloyd Roberts, Helen Davies,  Sophie McKeand, Bob Edwards, Teena Gould and Fiona Winter.

[Gallery not found]Creative director Cheryl Beer, who will also be telling tales accompanied by musician Heather Summers (funded by Community Music Wales), has been running a series of workshops with local schoolchildren who will be designing the official posters for the event. She said: “This event is a bit of a departure for the Garden; it’s the first story-telling event they’ve had but there are so many fabulous tales to be told and the Garden is the most inspirational setting,  so it seems the perfect venue for us.

“We’re hoping that lots of people – young and old – will come along and get involved.”

The idea, says Cheryl, is that the stories will be themed through the day but visitors will also be able to dip in and out of the various events: “We have musical story tellers, graffiti storytelling, and one of our story-tellers tells her tales through the medium of collage. We have Tai Chi and story and will be joined by Crymych Youth Dance via Arts Care Gofal Celf.  For the more traditional story lovers, we also have Jackanory Twist with Magic Carpets in the Theatr Botanica, it’s all about taking part, getting involved – and having fun.”

The Storytelling Weekend takes place from 11.30am-4pm on both days and normal Garden admission apply.

Full event details available from cherylbeermusic@gmail.com