Waterways Storymaking Festival

Waterways Storymaking Festival Festival feedback suggested you wanted workshops too. Kicking off 5th October in County Antrim

The Waterways Community is a charity which develops activity on waterways throughout NI. Over the past 6 years the Waterways Storymaking Festival has offered a chance for people all over Northern Ireland to reflect and connect in a deeper way to the unique beauty of our waterways. The Festival is all about tapping into your creativity, sharing thoughts, reminiscences or pure flights of fantasy on

the theme of “Waterways”. One of out main events is the Waterways Storymaking Festival which runs annually and is completely free. Based on competitions, participants submit waterways themed creative works in three art-forms - creative writing, photography/video diaries. Now planning its 2024 programme we have seen some 2,000 people of all ages getting involved and resulting in a free to attend Awards Event. https://www.facebook.com/waterwaysstorymakingfestival to see what we got up to in 2022 at a brilliant evening of culture and joy. New for 2024 season starting in March we will be offering heritage and cultural community workshops and events in your area. These are delivered by The Waterways College our teaching and learning specialist team. If you want to volunteer or even suggest a theme for a series of workshops get in touch.

24/11/2023

Sorry guys Navigation House postcode is BT27 5QY. Come and join us in the tree decoration workshop and see the amazing restoration of this listed building built by the Lagan Navigation Company in 1866.

Morning to our creative followersThe Social Enterprise Academy and National Lottery Heritage Fund have supported a serie...
15/11/2023

Morning to our creative followers
The Social Enterprise Academy and National Lottery Heritage Fund have supported a series of writing ,workshops for us. You asked us to develop more face to face events. These are replacing our usual Festival this year. The first of our Storymaking and telling is on Friday in Aghagallon. Come and join us, a ligh lunch will be provided. See our Resident Storytellers link for booking and details. http://www.colinurwin.com/
Look forward to meeting up.
Brenda

Colin Urwin is a modern-day Seanchaí. He is a folk-singer, songwriter, storyteller and author. Steeped for a lifetime in the language, folklore and traditions of his beloved Glens of Antrim, Colin has long been exposed to traditional Irish and Scottish music, song and story. He is most inspired by ...

Was turned on to Bernie McGill https://berniemcgill.com/ by our Resident Storyteller Colin Urwin https://colinurwin.com....
24/07/2022

Was turned on to Bernie McGill https://berniemcgill.com/ by our Resident Storyteller Colin Urwin https://colinurwin.com. Check out her latest book. 'This Train Is For'. How great would it be if she would come to host a workshop for us in September? Inspiration for the 2023 Festival? 🙃let us know!

Colin Urwin is a singer, songwriter storyteller, workshop facilitator and recording artist. Hailing from the Glens of Antrim in the northeast of Ireland, he has been mainly influenced by traditional Irish and Scottish music. He has been playing and singing folk songs for over four decades and for th...

Congratulations to the joint first prize winner in the photography category - William Clegg for the atmospheric "Swans I...
14/07/2022

Congratulations to the joint first prize winner in the photography category - William Clegg for the atmospheric "Swans In The Mist".

Second runner up in the poetry over 18 category, Alan Bell with Last LIghter.
12/07/2022

Second runner up in the poetry over 18 category, Alan Bell with Last LIghter.

The first of our photography category joint first prize winners, eye to eye with Albert Boyle's stunning "Damsel fly at ...
08/07/2022

The first of our photography category joint first prize winners, eye to eye with Albert Boyle's stunning "Damsel fly at Montaigs, Lough Neagh".

Runner up in the over 18s poetry category - Solstice in the Estuary by Anita Greg
06/07/2022

Runner up in the over 18s poetry category - Solstice in the Estuary by Anita Greg

Congratulations to the first prize winner in the Poetry over 18s category - Pauline Rooney for Sea Journey
03/07/2022

Congratulations to the first prize winner in the Poetry over 18s category - Pauline Rooney for Sea Journey

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