DATES 

20th	Monkseaton
23rd	Monkseaton
28th	Sunderland
NOVEMBER 2009
2nd	Durham
4th	Manchester
5th	Uttoxeter
6th-8th	Cardiff
9th	Manchester
12th	Redcar

17th	Marden Bridge
20th	Hartlepool
28th	Stephenson Museum North Shields
29th	Stephenson Museum North Shields
DECEMBER 2009
5th	Stephenson Museum North Shields
6th	Stephenson Museum North Shields
7th	North Shields
9th	North Shields
12th	Stephenson Museum North Shields
13th	Stephenson Museum North Shields
15th	York
16th	York
19th	Stephenson Museum North Shields
20th	Stephenson Museum North Shields
22nd	7 Stories Newcastle
23rd	7 Stories Newcastle
JANUARY 2010
4th	Manchester
5th	Manchester
6th
7th
8th
11th	Manchester
12th	Manchester
13th	Beverley
14th	Beverley
15th	Beverley
18th	Manchester
19th	Manchester
20th	Leeds
21st	Leeds
22nd	TASC
25th	Manchester
26th	Manchester
27th	Newcastle
28th
29th	South Shields
30th	Wallsend
FEBRUARY 2010
1st	Manchester
2nd	Manchester
3rd	Biddulph
4th
5th
8th	Manchester
9th	Manchester
10th	Dryden centre
11th	Darlington
12th	Darlington
15th
16th	Fulwell
17th
18th	South Shields
19th
22nd	Manchester
23rd	Manchester
24th	Bristol
25th	Milton Keynes
26th & 27th	Milton Keynes
MARCH 2010
1st	Manchester
2nd	Manchester
3rd
4th	Warrington
5th	Peterborough
8th	Manchester
9th	Manchester
10th	TBA
11th	TBA
12th	TBA
15th	Manchester
16th	Manchester
17th
18th
19th
22nd	Manchester
23rd	Manchester
24th	Beverley
25th	Beverley
26th	Beverley
29th	Reading
30th	Reading
31st	Manchester
APRIL 2010

If you have booked me it is always a good idea to make sure you have sent me the following;

A simple map of the how to get to the school. Landmarks/ shops to turn by/ pubs/ churches to look out for, are all that are required.

If you can supply me with the postcode of the school that can help me to find you. I will usually be in your area the night before so I don't need a map from South Shields.

A rough Timetable of the day and any particular story/ themed story/ topic you would like to have included in the day. I have a lot of stories but I cannot conjure up some Nepalese story without warning.

 An e-mail or a phone call to confirm that everything is OK for the day. I have been cancelled or had dates changed without warning in the middle of Leamington Spa so it makes sense just to confirm.

On the day it's a good idea to;

Have a carrier bag with five different classroom objects inside to use as a basis for making up a story.

Make sure that there are a number of breaks in between the story sessions so that I can get my head straight and be ready for the next group. If you have long corridors and I am moving from room to room please leave enough time for me to pack up, get to the next classroom and then set up again. I'm only human.

Make sure there is enough ventilation for the children and staff. 300 children in a stuffy hall or an unventilated, unused stock-cupboard can be a bit much for the children, and makes it difficult to deliver in an uncomfortable atmosphere of prehistoric rulers and blotting paper.

RELAX...... I know what I'm doing and I have a lot of experience of telling stories. I was a teacher and I know how to control children and I know what is expected of them. I don't take a lot of time to get ready to tell stories. A seat and a glass of water is all I need.  ENJOY... Trust me I'm a storyteller.