See, it’s not just me….

Foley Western

It is said storytelling began a very long time ago when man collected words and spoke to lift life through fables, tales and stories, often accompanied by hand movements and facial gestures.  Nowadays storytelling is a huge part of life that starts as early as the infant years and continue through life until the last years of life.  Storytelling is not just for entertainment, it can help aid bereavement and therapy, support learning difficulty and special needs groups, to even improving communication in the business world.  The act of sharing stories between storyteller and listener feeds the imagination and is continued to be passed from one generation to another.

Today sees the start of the 14th annual National Storytelling Week which is run by The Society of Storytelling.  It begins today Saturday 1st February and last until the following Saturday 8th February.  The aim of the National…

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