Telling The Bees

Come and sit around the fire and relax into stories that celebrate our pollinator friends and the deep ties they have in our cultures. With folktales about bees and bugs from the British Isles, Northern Europe, the Caribbean, and Western Africa, from a storyteller descended from all of these lineages.

This event is supported by BeePOC, a collective of racialised Beekeepers who learn from honeybees and apply creative practice. Members of racialised communities are especially encouraged to attend! 

Event Info:

Please arrive at 4.15pm to get a seat around the fire and a cup of herbal tea, storytelling will start at 4.30pm.

We'll be outside, and although we'll have the fire, please come dressed for winter weather! If there’s rain, we’ll move the event inside, so it will be the same place and the same time. 

Accessibility: The event will be held in the garden of The Pickle Factory, or inside the cafe in the event of rain, both areas are wheelchair accessible and there’s an accessible toilet inside on the ground floor. For more information, including contact details, please visit their website at the following link: https://www.nyce.org.uk/hire-our-space

Kyiah Ashton is a storyteller, actor, and writer whose work draws from their ancestral lineages in Britain, Norway, Jamaica, and Western Africa. They approach their storytelling practice as a kind of medicine and share folktales that have a wisdom that unfolds slowly and in unexpected ways.
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There is also a sauna on site if you fancy booking a session to relax beforehand or warm up afterwards! That would be an entirely separate booking and your responsibility to book and organise, but could be a nice complement to the evening: https://suvisauna.co.uk/