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Local authors Judith Barrow and Thorne Moore will be revealing some of the tricks of the trade in an informal discussion about their work. They will be talking about how they go about developing characters (both good and bad!), their latest novels and creative writing generally.
The talk will take place at 11.00 on 30th of November and tickets costing £5.00 can be obtained on here or by phoning 01834 860500
| Rescuing Lady Sale |
| In 1842, the British and Indian troops occupying Kabul in Afghanistan were forced to retreat through the mountain passes back to India. Thousands perished in the snows and a number of British women and children were taken prisoner. Amongst them was the redoubtable Lady Florentia Sale. Eventually the captives were released and amongst the troops who came to their rescue was James Nicholas, who today lies buried in Narberth churchyard. This talk relates the story of the disastrous retreat. Local historian Terry John will tell us all about this amazing woman in the latest of his ever-popular talks on 7th November from 2.00 – 4.00pm Tickets cost £5.00 and are available here or you can ring 01834860500 |
We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Jo Thomas, bestselling author, to Chapter One on November 23rd. A Pembrokeshire local, Jo has global readership and she combines dazzling writing with a love of family cooking and fun.
Jo’s written three previous novels set at Christmas, but this is her first one which features a heroine, Clara, who is sent to a chocolate-making class, which turns out to be a chocolate-making bootcamp. When Clara’s new boyfriend asks her to move to to Switzerland, she can’t help but say yes…after all, what could be more perfect than Christmas in the Alps?
Reviews have said:
‘A lovely heartwarming read . . . ideal to get you in the mood for Christmas’
‘A lovely festive read’
‘A wonderful, warm, nostalgic story’
‘I absolutely loved this book . . . read it all in one day!’
We’ll be chatting to Jo about her books, her background and how she gets inspired by living in Pembrokeshire. A great champion of local produce and businesses in her instagram live cooking shows, we’ll also ask her about her favourite local suppliers and recipes. Prepare to be entertained, uplifted and illuminated! ( and there may be chocolate)
Event starts at 2pm, Saturday 23rd November at Chapter One, Narberth Museum. £5 Tickets can be booked here: A Recipe For Christmas or on 01 834 860500.
Fabulous day today (26 September) with storyteller/author and illustrator Peter Stevenson. Peter told stories from the Mabinogion using a Crankie. The children from Narberth CP School had the chance to create their own Crankie out of matchboxes and tell their own story, based around transformation. It was wonderful to see so much imagination and creativity inspired by stories. And Crankies are just glorious!
The afternoon session saw Peter telling stories to adults and this gave a fascinating insight into the storytelling world. The story of Henry Box Brown told through a Crankie was totally inspiring.
We would love to get Peter back for another session, in the not too distant future. This event was funded by Welsh Government through the Welsh Museums Federation.
It’s Independent Bookshop Day on October 12th, and we’re celebrating all day at Chapter One.
In the morning, we’ve got our regular Paperback Breakfast, a popular event where paperbacks get exchanged and coffee and croissants enjoyed.
In the afternoon, we’ve got a gaggle of local authors with heaps of experience and over 20 titles published, to chat informally about story shaping, traditional v self publishing and – that bete noire of many writers – marketing.
You’re most welcome to come along with any sort of queries and interests. Our authors have written in many different forms, from technical publishing, to writing for radio and tv, to play writing, novels, poetry and short stories.
So whether you’re a complete newbie to writing or have an idea you’ve been incubating for decades, we should be able to help and inspire you.
Saturday, October 12th, Narberth Museum, 2 – 4pm.
Renowned author, illustrator and storyteller Peter Stevenson will be holding two storytelling sessions at Narberth Museum on Thursday 26th September. The stories will be based around the Mabinogion (Y Mabinogi) and to bring these to life Peter will be using Crankies. A Crankie is a long, illustrated scroll (also called a “moving panorama” or a “moving backdrop”) that is wound onto two spools, and loaded into a box which has a viewing screen. The scroll is then hand-cranked while the story depicted upon it is presented.
Peter’s will be holding two sessions for invited school groups. . The project has been funded by money from the Welsh Government through the Federation of Museums and Art Galleries of Wales.
Peter Stevenson is a storyteller, children’s writer, book illustrator, folklorist, film maker, crankie maker, artist, book maker, organiser of the annual 3-day Aberystwyth Storytelling Festival and Y Mabinogi Project in collaboration with Aberystwyth Arts Centre, and the Wales Appalachia Project, along with Stories@Medina, a storytelling club that encourages collaborations with visual artists, musicians, and puppeteers. He has illustrated, compiled and written many children’s books, travelled the country with storytelling shows for adults that use hundreds of illustrations, crankies, and live music and has written four books of Welsh folk tales for the History Press.
Narberth Museum volunteers recently attended a workshop with Dr Marian Gwyn and Beloved Adonai entitled Museums, Cynefin and Communities: Building A Lasting Legacy. The event explored how museums can contribute to the Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan and how, through open dialogue, building up community connections and exploring the ways that the collection can tell more than one story to increase diversity and interaction. It was a fascinating and eye-opening event, real food for thought about the importance of museums and their collections to change-making. There were lots of very interesting discussions and really made the museum look at the way that it engages and uses its collections. Planning ahead now!
We had a really enjoyable time at Scolton Manor recently (19 May) representing the museum at Pembrokeshire’s History Day. There were lots of History exhibition stalls, a time travelling Victorian display, history talks, an archaeology dig and lots of Victorian dress up. Huge thanks to Cait at Scolton who did a great job organising the event. It’s important for people to be able to get to know what amazing heritage is available in Pembrokeshire. See you at the next one!
We were recently visited by pupils from Narberth School who explored what life was like in the past. Thanks to volunteer, Jayne Edwards, for making it happen. They loved it!
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