International Schools in Asia Yarner Summer Camp, Welcombe, Devon PCF School, Manila Glastonbury Festival Sekolah Bisa School, Jakarta Bovey Castle, Moretonhampstead WOMAD Escot House, Devon Union Inn, Moretonhampstead Brambles Children’s Ward, Exeter Deep Dark Woods Haunted Castles Campfires
The Wicked Pumpkin
In a town you’ve never heard of, in a street you’ll never walk down and in a house you’ll never see lived a little boy called Eustace. He was exceptionally good most of the time but occasionally was very bad
Buzzard Man – A Legend From Daftmoor
Call me a liar if you want to, though don’t expect me to believe you, but there was once a poor farmer’s wife who had a lazy old bag of bones for a husband. Every morning it was the same
Top Ten Tale Telling Tips
1. Brush teeth and polish head before you begin. 2. Don ‘t always start at the beginning. 3. Don’t talk with your mouth closed unless absolutely necessary. 4. Put the cat amongst the pigeons rather than let it get your
The History Man
Just finished a week of being the History Man in several primary schools in Devon. In June I was Storyteller- in -Residence at West Croft Junior School in Bideford and last week they invited me back to run an Ancient
Tell Us A Scary Story
One Halloween night, children and parents were sitting around a fire in the woods toasting marshmallows and drinking hot chocolate. The storyteller slipped like a shadow through the throng and before he’d even opened his mouth a child demanded, ‘
John Hegley And The Potato Heads
A great evening of poeticomedy and musical mischief. Potato laureate John Hegley went to church on a moonless Saturday night and filled St. Bartholomews with the light of the spoken word. The pews of this 12th century church in the
Week 4 Seoul, Republic Of Korea
Somewhat sad to be in Seoul tonight as there’s so much to explore and no time left in this hi-tech and enigmatic city. And yet,even as I am composing this at the table outside the CU convenience store beside the
Week 3 Manila, Philippines
Week 3 Manila, Philippines Oi! Beardy! What a week! Intense, exhilarating, humbling and rewarding. I knew that the British School in Manila was going to be special because Andy Mulligan, author of Ribblestrop and Trash taught there. (I took part
Week 2 Jakarta, Java, Indonesia
A Humbling Highlight Sekolah Bisa is a school for shanty kids who otherwise wouldn’t have a chance of an education and who live a life of poverty. The school was the brainchild of sixth formers at the British International School,