Free event
About
Join Story Trails for this fun, interactive storytelling exhibition and discover the giant dog of Upton, the Horbury Boggart, local witches, donkeys that lived in kitchens and wells that would transport you to the land of the faerie in Hello, Can You Hear Me?
The exhibit is suitable for all ages.
‘People often think that legends and fairytales are for children, but that’s not true, they’re for everyone. And if we don’t tell them, then we don’t hear them, and then we lose them…’
It’s time to tell the old stories again.
It’s time to dial the past…
You are invited to pick up the period telephone and to dial a number that will transport you to old tales from across the District.
There are ten tales to be discovered, broken up across easy-to-listen-to segments.
The exhibit includes a phonebook detailing each story, including the scripts, so that you can read-along, and content notes so that you can make an informed choice about what you, or any children in your care, decide to discover.
This fun, accessible event has been developed by Beccy Dye from Story Trails and is funded by a Culture Grant from Wakefield Council as part of Our Year – Wakefield District 2024.
Dates & Venues
Nostell, National Trust | Wednesday 7 August, 10am – 4pm
Appletree Community Garden | Friday 9 August, 10:30am – 3pm
Pontefract Library | Saturday 10 August – Friday 23 August 11am – 2pm
Featherstone Library | Saturday 7 September – Friday 13 September, 11am – 4pm
Normanton Library | Saturday 14 September – Friday 20 September, 11am – 2pm
Horbury Library | Saturday 21 September – Friday 27 September, 11am – 2pm
Westgate Studios, part of Artwalk | Wednesday 25 September, 5:30pm – 7pm – PLEASE NOTE THAT THE EXHIBITION AT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Ossett Library | Monday 30 September – Saturday 5 October, 11am – 2pm
The Ridings Shopping Centre | Sunday 6 October, 10am – 4pm (held in conjunction with Age UK on Silver Sunday)
Castleford Library | Saturday 12 October – Friday 18 October, 11am – 2pm
Airedale Library | Saturday 19 October – Friday 25 October, 11am – 2pm
Hemsworth Library | Saturday 26 October – Friday 1 November, 11am – 2pm
Anglers Country Park | Friday 1 November, 11am – 3:30pm
South Elmsall Library | Saturday 9 November – Friday 15 November, 11am – 2pm
Minsthorpe Leisure | Thursday 14 November, 10:30am – 4pm
Stanley Library | Saturday 16 November – Friday 22 November, 11am – 2pm
Sandal Library | Saturday 23 November – Friday 29 November, 11am – 2pm
Westgate Studios, part of Artwalk | Wednesday 27 November, 5:30pm – 7pm
Sun Lane Leisure | Thursday 28 November, 10:30am – 3:30pm
Wakefield Library | Saturday 30 November – Saturday 14 December, 11am – 2pm