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Book a day full of 20 minutes stories for festivals and events, as booked by National Trust, Limbo Adventure Day, English Heritage, Oakwell Hall, York Museum Gardens, Yorkshire Museum, Armouries Museum, Leeds Parks walking stories, Lantern Parades.

About Eden

Eden Ballantyne is an award winning storyteller and educator creating performances both large and small, for schools, museums, festivals, parties, and more besides.

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Storyteller, Actor, Workshop Leader and Historical Interpreter to entertain and educate, based in West Yorkshire but travels far and wide.

Because of going to a few Canadian Fringe Festival Because of going to a few Canadian Fringe Festivals, The Story Cart is only having a few outings this year, if you want to see it, head to @big.malarkey in Hull, @theatrefestnd in Barnstaple, Armley Park in Leeds @wadescharity or Beningbrough Hall just outside York @ntbeningbrough. It’s going to be a fun summer.
I had a lovely night at @limbbofoundation camp tel I had a lovely night at @limbbofoundation camp telling stories about a daft Yorkshireman and a magical tree 🌳. It was a joyous visit, I’m gutted I can’t make it to adventure day.
It’s wash day, I’ve washed a LOAD of my linen cost It’s wash day, I’ve washed a LOAD of my linen costumes, from 4 different historical periods, can you spot all 4?
This weekend I’m in the York Museum Gardens for th This weekend I’m in the York Museum Gardens for the Eboricum Festival telling of the Labours of Hercules, you can come and help pick which Labour will be told
All this weekend I’ll be in York at the Museum Gar All this weekend I’ll be in York at the Museum Gardens for the Eboricum Festival as Dagvala the Romano Brit telling of the Labours of Hercules, come and help pick which Labour I tell. @yorkmuseumgardens @theyorkshiremuseum @yorkmumbler
This weekend, I’ll be at @worthvalley as Earnest M This weekend, I’ll be at @worthvalley as Earnest Mottershaw, local Air Raid Precautions warden for their 1940’s weekend, who’s coming?
Did you think this was a nautical phrase? Or did y Did you think this was a nautical phrase? Or did you know the truth?
Here’s another silly British phrase, do you know o Here’s another silly British phrase, do you know other versions of it?
Did you know where Rule Of Thumb came from? Or did Did you know where Rule Of Thumb came from? Or did you believe the false version?
Here we go, another silly British phrase, how many Here we go, another silly British phrase, how many of you’ve heard this the last few sunny days?
Did you know the correct version of this British p Did you know the correct version of this British phrase?
Did you know the original use of this phrase was l Did you know the original use of this phrase was longer?
Another silly video about British phrases, so you Another silly video about British phrases, so you have a favourite phrase?
Happy Valentine’s Day to all my single friends and Happy Valentine’s Day to all my single friends and followers. 💚
Apparently my video is too long at 3:05minutes, de Apparently my video is too long at 3:05minutes, despite my dodgy edit, I’ll keep the next one shorter. I promise.
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Tel: 07901 611789
eden@storiesalive.co.uk

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