Gwyl Festival: Poems on the Pitch with Poetry Pause

Join us on 14th February 10.30-2.30 for a FREE guided poetry walk around key locations in the town where football has been enjoyed for generations.

Along the way, you will be prompted to write a few lines in response to the environment, history or your passion (or otherwise) for the beautiful game!

Back at the museum, we will help to shape your ‘field notes’ into poems that will be played alongide our Cnapan Tapestry on St. Davids Day, to celebrate the history of football from the Mabinogi to Joe Allen.

Spaces are limited, so book here and don’t forget your notebook, pen and packed lunch.

 

Gwyl Cymru: More Free Workshops! FULLY BOOKED

on Tuesday 17th January (10.30-4.00) and Thursday 19th January (12.15-3.15), we will be hosting two FREE worshops as part of our ‘Cnapan Tapestry’ community project.

Workshop 1 is with Sian Lester and she will be sharing her expertise in natural dyeing techniques. ***WORKSHOP 1 IS FULL***

Workshop 2 will be with Carolyn Young and she will demonstrate needle felting based around themes in the Mabinogi. ***WORKSHOP 2 IS FULL***

Why not come along, meet like-minded people and express your creativity or learn new skills?

Spaces are limited, so please book here.

 

Way of the Witch

As Halloween draws near, join us for a cackle in the coven in celebration of all things witchy!
There will be insights into Welsh witches from history, an exploration of ‘How to Release your Inner Witch with writer and psychologist Philippa Davies and spells cast in the form of poetry with Narberth Museum Poetry Group.
The audience will be welcome to share seasonal stories or anecdotes in this relaxed and welcoming evening.
27th Oct | 7.30pm | £5




Diamond Crime at Chapter One

Saturday 15th October 2022

Authors from the new Welsh crime publisher, Diamond Crime, will be visiting Chapter One the Bookshop at Narberth Museum.

11am to 12pm Creating Characters a workshop with Jacqueline Harrett author of The Nesting Place

Having a credible character is the first step in the journey to engage readers. How do you develop a character who lives off the page?
In this workshop we will explore ways to breathe life into your descriptions from physical description to developing backstory and motivation.
An enjoyable morning activity for both emerging and experienced writers. Fun and laughter guaranteed along the way.

This is a free event but spaces are limited so please book your place here.

2.30pm to 3.30pm Diamond Crime Authors in conversation

Jacqueline Harrett, Thorne Moore, Phil Rowland and Gwyneth Steddy will be in conversation with author Judith Barrow.  There will also be an opportunity for a Q&A with the audience.

 

You can find out more about the Diamond Crime authors here.

Tickets are £5 redeemable against the purchase of any Diamond Crime book (£8.99 or £9.99 each).




 

4pm to 5pm Quiz

Test your knowledge of literary crimes with this fun quiz to end the day.

 

Diamond Crime was founded by crime writers Steve Timmins, Jeff Dowson and Phil Rowlands. They were all published authors looking for a new home for their books, but finding the tortuous and ego-denting experience wearing, they decided there had to be another way of doing this, a different way. So, after months of research into the world of small indie publishing and knowing what they and other writers, they were sure, wanted from a publisher – trust, care, support, creative collaboration as well a platform for their books – they decided to take the plunge, and so Diamond Books and its first imprint, Diamond Crime, was launched in May 2021. Now it has eight authors with another couple in the pipeline, fourteen books published and ten more on the way. Their plan is to grow organically, not just go for numbers. They want to spend time with their authors so that their books are the best they can be. They are a platform for new and established voices and an opportunity for those talented writers out there, who can’t get their books published or even read.

 

Summer Wellbeing Day with Teresa Walker and Kerry Morgan

On Sunday 26th June, 10.00-4.00, we’ll be hosting a restorative wellbeing day for women:

Wonderful Women of West Wales…..

You are invited to join us for as we gather together in circle to explore, connect to and celebrate the summer energies around us and within us. 

Summer brings an abundance of rich fire energy and together, through various practices of sound and energy healing, intuitive feminine dance, gentle yoga, meditative movement, poetry, self enquiry, and meditation we will call upon that energy to inspire, uplift and to energize us. 

Together we will light our inner fires and lift our spirits as the long days of summer call to our whole beings to feel alive, to be moving, and celebrating all that we’ve been, all that we are and all that we are yet to be! 

During this beautiful day retreat led by Teresa and Kerry, please know that you will be held and supported and encouraged from the heart each step of the way.

No previous experience is necessary and this circle is open to women of all ages and abilities, and you will be welcomed whole-heartedly! 

There are no levels on this re-treat day.

The invitation is to come as you are and leave feeling more of who you are!

Your hosts for the day bring a wealth of experience and knowledge and both very much lead from the heart.

*Teresa Walker is a sound, light and energy healer, and facilitates residential retreats and women’s circles. She leads very popular community sound baths across the county. 

*Kerry is an embodied movement practitioner, specialising in yoga, feminine based movement, mindful movement and meditation.

Living and working in Pembrokeshire, both women are passionate about helping women of all ages on their journeys of self discovery. 

Tickets are £30 (which includes tea and coffee but please bring lunch) and spaces are limited:

***THIS EVENT HAS NOW SOLD OUT***

Life in a Medieval Village a course by Terry John

This September Terry John will be running a series of 3 weekly classes beginning on Wednesday 6th September (2-4pm).

This course explores the daily life of the people of a medieval village, with particular reference to two Pembrokeshire communities, Lamphey and Llawhaden. What were the laws and traditions governing the community?  What was expected of the women of the village? What were the duties of the steward, the hayward, the warriner or the priest? And how much influence did the lord of the manor wield?

£25 for the whole course per person

Threading Memories with Sian Lester

As part of Narberth Museum’s WOWW (Women of West Wales) project, local textile artist Siân Lester is offering a two-day workshop, exploring gathered memorabilia using cloth, stitch andbotanical dyes.

You will choose a significant woman from your life as your focus for creating a unique textile art piece. You will need to bring to the space a piece of cloth such as a small tablecloth or handkerchief, perhaps owned by your woman of choice.

During the workshop we will immerse cloth in dye baths, stitch in and embellish our individual pieces. We will be adding photographic
imagery and memorabilia to thread together an artwork that visually evokes memories that reflect your woman’s personality; in turn celebrating and honour their lives.

Your remarkable female could be a family member or a friend who is living or deceased, who inspires you or has left her mark onyour memory.

We will be thinking about forgotten handiwork and the domesticity of a woman’s life; the folded,the embellished, the worn, the mended and the cared for. We will look at how objects and cloth hold memory and we will gather people and materials together to remember, stitch and share.

You will need to provide photographs or letters to be printed in advance; more detailed information given when you sign up. Other materials will be provided but please bring along your memories, stories, memorabilia and anything you’d like to infuse into your piece.

No skills or experience
necessary, but a love for reminiscing, stitch and cloth would help!

Booking is essential. 10 spaces available.

The workshop will run from 10 – 4 pm on 15th & 16th June, with a break for lunch. Please bring your own lunch.




Vision Board Workshop with Rosella Marie

On Friday 25 (9.30am-2.30pm) and Saturday 26 (10.30am-3.30pm) March, Rosella Marie will be running Vision Board Workshops to create the life you love.

In the workshops you will find:

  • A reflective space to become more in tune with your hopes and dreams
  • The tools and strategies to explore and identify your intentions, values and priorities
  • Time to be inspired and get creative with others
  • Equipment to create a motivating vision board

To discover more about Rosella, her workshops and what to expect, click here.

The workshops are £45 and you can reserve a space by calling Rosella on 07773 794 670

Eiconig: Lino Printing Workshops with Diana Brook

Eiconig = Iconic

On Thursday February 24th (10.00-1.00) and Thursday March 24th (2.00-5.00) we will be celebrating the iconic women of West Wales with two lino printing workshops run by Narberth’s iconic ‘Rainbow Fairy’ Diana Brook.

The first workshop will be inspired by the shapes and symbols found in Welsh love spoons and the second will use motifs from Welsh quilts and tapestries.

Why not create unique handmade gifts for your Valentine or for Mother’s Day?

Spaces are limited and booking is essential:


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Writing a Short Story

2pm – 4pm 5th & 19th October, 2nd & 16th November

Join Wales Book of the Year shortlisted author, Judith Barrow to craft your own short story over the course of 4 sessions.

Week 1: How long is a short story? Setting

Week2: Who’s who? Creating the main characters— protagonist and antagonist. Who are they? What, how and why are they?

Week 3: Theme and Plot – does a short story have a plot?

Week 4: Using tenses and points of view. The end— denouement, a twist in the tail or open-ended?

£20 for the full course