Shropshire Telford and Wrekin Young Tellers (STWYTellers) are eagerly looking forward to the start of their new Arts Council England Lottery Funded Project "Passing It On" on 1st February.
The Young Storyteller Leaders of the organisation will deliver four projects each introduced by workshops from a leading UK professional storyteller. The first season concentrates on team telling and will commence with two workshops led by Xanthe Gresham, one for leaders, and one for leaders and participants.
The Young Leaders have a lot of skills to pass on, Jen & Joe who will take the lead in the first season took the team title at Young Storyteller of the Year 2011. Another leader, Jake Evans, was the 18 and under Young Storyteller of the Year for both 2009 and 2011, we hope some of the new participants will be able to follow in his footsteps.
Jake is featured on the embedded YouTube video on our front page. Have a listen to him handling a traditional Shropshire tale from Ellesmere.