Stowtellers

22/11/2023

*ACROSS 13 RIVERS & 7 OCEANS*: by Kerima Mohideen, Tuesday 12th December

We are incredibly lucky to be hosting Kerima Mohideen to tell this incredible story, 7.30 pm on 12th December, doors open about 7.15) at the Welcome Centre, St Mary's Church, Walthamstow, E17 9RJ.
Admission is £7 (£6). We are about 10 mins from Walthamstow tube.

Kerima’s storytelling weaves myth, story, climate activism & justice with elegance, beauty, depth & humour. Not to be missed!

If you wish to buy tickets online in advance, these are the arrangements:

Stowtellers Sort code 602223 Account no. 75459191.

Please pay £7 (£6 concessions) per person into this account before you arrive, leaving a reference. Remember that it is our policy always to accept cash payments on the night.

04/09/2023

Stowtellers - the Walthamstow Storytelling Club- we begin our Autumn season next week, we look forward to seeing you!

Tuesday 12th September - Storyround

Tuesday 10th October - Storyround

Tuesday 14th November- storyround

Tuesday December 12th - Kerima Mohideen tells ‘Across Thirteen Rivers & Seven Oceans’

We welcome all stories, telling a story is not in any way compulsory. Listeners are treasured.

We meet, as usual, in The Welcome Centre, St Mary's Church, 8 Church Lane, E17 9RJ.

If you wish to pay online in advance, these are the arrangements:

Stowtellers Sort code 602223 Account no. 75459191.

Please pay £7 (£6 concessions) per person into this account before you arrive. Remember that it is our policy always to accept cash payments.

Doors open 7.15 for a 7.30 start

03/07/2023

Next Tuesday 11th July - Stowtellers - the Walthamstow Storytelling Club - summer storyround 🤩

We meet next on Tuesday 11th July, 7.30 pm, doors open about 7.15 pm. We do not meet in August.

We welcome all stories, and we hope you will come to celebrate the end of another year of Stowtellers. Telling a story is not in any way compulsory. Listeners are treasured.

We meet, as usual, in The Welcome Centre, St Mary's Church, 8 Church Lane, E17 9RJ.

If you wish to pay online in advance, these are the arrangements:

Stowtellers Sort code 602223 Account no. 75459191.

Please pay £7 (£6 concessions) per person into this account before you arrive. Remember that it is our policy always to accept cash payments.

Art by Olha Darchuk

12/06/2023

Tuesday June 13th we will be meeting for our midsummer story round 💚
The Welcome Centre, St Mary’s Church, Walthamstow E17 9RJ.
7.30-9.30. We try to open at around 7.15pm

Admissions £7/6 concessions. Further concessions as necessary

The Welcome Centre is about 10 mins from Walthamstow Central, beside Vestry House Museum.

Hot drinks and refreshments available.
We look forward to seeing you, join us for a story, tale, ballad or song or just to listen 💚

23/05/2023

* change of date for MAY* …. Due to a few commitments a couple of weeks ago, for May only we are meeting on this last Tuesday of the month….on TUESDAY May 23rd in the Welcome Centre, St Mary's Church, E17 9RJ. at 7.30 pm - 9.30pm. We try to open at about 7.15pm.

We look forward to seeing you for stories, tales, poems & songs. We will hold a Storyround, anyone who wants to can share a story, tale, poem, ballad or song, 10 mins long or less. If you have a story inside you, which you want to tell, do try it out. An audience of storytellers is the most sympathetic audience you can find, because they have all been there. Give it a go.

Admissions recommended £7/6 concessions. Further concessions as requested.

The Welcome Centre is about 10 mins from Walthamstow Central, beside Vestry House Museum.

Hot drinks and refreshments available

Very best spring wishes, Jumana and Mike

09/01/2023

Happy New Year from Stowtellers ✨

We are meeting on TUESDAY JANUARY 10th in the Welcome Centre, St Mary's Church, E17 9RJ. at 7.30 pm - 9.30pm. We try to open at about 7.15pm.

Well done to those who braved the exceptionally cold weather to come in December. We were rewarded by a fine collection of stories, including a remarkable one from someone new to storytelling. This person reminded us all of the value of telling a story from the heart and listening to such a story. If you have a story inside you, which you want to tell, do try it out. An audience of storytellers is the most sympathetic audience you can find, because they have all been there. Give it a go. Ask us first if you want some reassurance.

Stowtellers begins 2023 confidently, having restarted face to face in September.

Come and join us to share a story, a ballad, a tale or a song

Admissions recommended £7/6 concessions. Further concessions as requested.

Hot drinks and refreshments available

Jumana and Mike

15/11/2022

STOWTELLERS - TUESDAY DECEMBER 13th 7.30pm - A Winter Gathering - Our next meeting on the second Tuesday of the month is Tuesday December 13th. We hope to have an extra-large turnout to celebrate the season and the successful restarting of Stowtellers. For this occasion, we thought we would break our usual 'no reading' rule of storytelling. We invite you to think of something to entertain the gathering, whether it be a story, poem, ballad, anecdote, joke, personal recollection (perhaps of Christmases past). If you need to read whatever it is, that will be allowed. We also invite any musical entertainment. As always, there is no obligation to tell a story or whatever. If you have any other ideas to add to the mix, please let us know. One thing we thought we could do is to read "The night before Christmas" round the room, taking a verse each.

Please try to bring along a guest. We'll take two pounds off the entrance price if they have never been to Stowtellers before.

Doors open 7.15 for 7.30. Stowtellers is at The Welcome Centre, St Mary’s Church, London E17 9RJ. Admission £7/6 concessions. Let us know if you’d like to come but the price is too high for you.
We will have rime for tea, coffee and a few snack.

Any questions DM us here or email Mike & Jumana at: [email protected]

Warmest Regards

Jumana and Mike

02/11/2022

We will meet again next month on TUESDAY 8th NOVEMBER

We begin at 7.30pm, doors open at 7.15pm. The address is The Welcome Centre, St Mary's Church, London E17 9RJ. Come to the side of the building and walk down the corridor. We are in the lounge on the right.

We will have stories from the floor as last time, but there will also be a longer story from Mike. The story is about three Yahgans, indigenous inhabitants of Tierra Del Fuego, who were brought to Walthamstow in 1830 and educated in the Welcome Centre. It is a piece of our history, involving colonialism, imperialism and missionary zeal. Why the Indians were brought there and the consequences is a fascinating and gripping story, which sheds light on issues of racism and exploitation.

If you would like to tell a story (and there is no obligation to do so) please contact [email protected] to reserve a place.

Admission is £7, with £6 for concessions. In these difficult times, do speak/email to either of us if you want to come, but the price is too high for you. We will have time for tea, coffee and a few snacks

14/09/2022

It was wonderful to get back to face face storytelling yesterday!

Here are the dates for rest of the year:

Tuesday 11th October - Storyround

Tuesday 8th November - stories from the floor with a longer story from Mike Forbes 🌟

Tuesday 13th December - Midwinter Reflections

05/09/2022

🌟🌟🌟SAVE THE DATE -TUESDAY 13th September 2022 🌟🌟🌟

We are delighted that STOWTELLERS, the Walthamstow Storytelling Club, will be meeting face to face once again, back at our original venue of the Welcome Centre at St Mary’s Church, Walthamstow. We will begin our new chapter with a Storyround and we invite stories of return or otherwise, 10 minutes or under. We look forward to seeing old friends & new. Bring a story, ballad or song - or come to listen with no obligation to tell - all welcome ☺️

Tuesday 13th September 2022
7.30-9.30pm (doors open at 7pm)
St Mary’s Welcome Centre
8 Church End
Walthamstow London E17 9RJ

Cost £7/£6 concessions
Tea & coffee available

Contact us by DM or email: [email protected]

Art by Ian MacCulloch

* there is a £6 concession option in the eventbrite link or cash on the door * we will review how this is working 🙂

Welcome back to face to face storytelling in Walthamstow! We are back at The Welcome Centre, ready to begin a new chapter.

07/08/2022

🌟🌟🌟SAVE THE DATE -TUESDAY 13th September 2022 🌟🌟🌟

We are delighted that STOWTELLERS, the Walthamstow Storytelling Club, dedicated to the telling and sharing of traditional stories, will be meeting face to face once again. We are returning to our original venue, the Welcome Centre at St Mary’s Church, Walthamstow. We will begin our new chapter with a Storyround and we invite stories of ‘return’ - bring a story, tale, myth, legend or ballad of return or on another theme if you prefer, 10 minutes long or under. We look forward to seeing old friends & new. Bring a story, ballad or song - or come to listen with no obligation to tell - all welcome ☺️

Tuesday 13th September 2022
7.30-9.30pm (doors open at 7pm)
St Mary’s Welcome Centre
8 Church End
Walthamstow London E17 9RJ

Cost £7/£6 concessions
Tea & coffee available

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/414359830407

Contact us by DM or email: [email protected]

Art by Ian MacCulloch