Tim, storyteller

On Saturday 21st September, we were lucky enough to be invited by Taffy Thomas to Halsway Manor, the National Centre for Folk Arts.  We performed a story we've been working on called Ceridwin. I found it moving to perform in front of so many storytelling and the feedback we got was such a boost for OpenStorytellers! 

special olympics

Yesterday I went to the Special Olympics in bath, it was  the opening ceremony.
It's fun, exiting to see different Olympic sports. We also watched Clare Teal and Susan Boyle on stage that was a bit boring but I enjoyed myself. I love the music but my dad "David" push me in to dancing. I like to watch the swimming, I'm going to support the UK. 

Bus Cuts Threaten Openstorytellers Services by Tim

I was shocked and upset to hear that First Buses were cutting down on the number of buses from Frome to Shepton Mallet as it is really important to our guys for getting home.  We didn't know it was happening until after it had started, there was no notification it just started.  Its not only affected us but lots of other people in Frome.  The buses help us get to where we want to go and where we need to go.  We can't drive, can't afford taxis, so cutting the buses can be devastating for us.  Some of our people need their bus, they would be lost without it.  

We are lucky at Openstorytellers that we can write letters and send emails to complain but lots of people can't and will now be stuck at home because of the cuts.  Please First Group, bring back our afternoon bus!

We're Very Excited About the Bardic Chair!

We are working hard on the preparations for our Bardic Chair Storytelling Competition. The storytelling group have been practicing our story ready for performance. Which story will it be? You have to come along and see!
There will be lots of different storytellers and magical tales. A fun day out for everybody!

Our AGM

Here is the Openstorytellers Management Committee presentation from our 2013 A.G.M. It will show you what we have been up to in the past year. We hope you like it.

Arts Roadshow 2014

Today we had a meeting about the Arts Roadshow 2014 that we're planning with FireBird Theatre, Jump-Cuts, Misfits Theatre Company, Artist First, and us Openstorytellers.
It will be a celebration of learning disabled artists in the South West. The event will be in July 2014 in Bristol.

Carousel in Brighton are supporting this project and we have sent them this message.    

Tim reading Easy News

I think Easy News Issue 1 is brilliant it should have been done ages ago - news like this. It's really interesting for someone with a disability like me to learn about all these things.
I'm looking forward to the next issue.
Tim - Storyteller and Disability Awareness Officer