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Story House and Garden Launch

4/5/2017

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UK Storytelling Laureate launches Daylesford's Story House and Garden

Daylesford’s Story House and Garden was inspired by the Storyteller's Garden in the centre of the beautiful village of Grasmere in the Lake District In England. It is home to Tales in Trust, a resource centre for story-
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Anne E Stewart, Taffy Thomas MBE and Jane Stewart
telling and is managed by Taffy Thomas MBE and his wife Chrissy.​​ In 2010 Taffy took up position as the UK’s inaugural Storytelling Laureate to promote the age old art of storytelling
Anne E and Jane Stewart dreamed of having Taffy and Chrissy here for the launch and were thrilled to hear that a visit to their family in Castlemaine would coincide with the occasion.
Taffy brought his famous Tale Coat and allowed members of the audience to choose a story from the images painted on the coat. He told us that "Stories inspire and encourage us at critical moments in our lives” and that  "the stories we choose to tell and the stories we choose to listen to are a restatement of our cultural identity.” Importantly for our times Taffy reminded us that "It’s impossible for two people to hate each other when they know each other’s stories.”
Malcolm Sanders, from Regional Arts Victoria attended the launch and was impressed by the Story House and Garden venture and having the opportunity to meet the legendary Taffy Thomas and his wife Chrissy. He marveled at the wonderful Tale Coat, and the possibilities of something similar in Australia. Having also recently attended the Castlemaine Festival, Malcolm was interested to hear that Sam Thomas, producer of the Festival was Taffy and Chrissy’s son.
The ceremony was followed by refreshments
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52 Millar Street, Daylesford
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Chrissy Thomas, John Willis and Taffy Thomas MBE
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There was cake
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And with a wink and a nod the Storytelling House and Garden was launched
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Anne E Stewart, Taffy Thomas MBE, Jane Stewart and Malcolm Sanders RAV
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What's a storytelling Launch without a few stories.
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Chrissy assists with the Tale Coat
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....and apples
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Chill Out 2017

4/2/2017

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So who was the first Gay in the Village?

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Anne E and Jane Stewart both realised that they needed a deadline to bring the Story House and Garden to fruition. So from the design of the logo in late November 2016 and with loads of preparation needed to get the house up to scratch they picked the Labour Day weekend and Chill Out 2017 for their first 
event. Anne created the show back in 2011 when she started investigating and doing the research. Hours of local interviews, a trip to the Gay and Lesbian Archives in Melbourne, dozen of phone calls from people wanting to contribute and Anne realised the question was not, who was the first gay in the village but what made  it so Gay friendly. Anne decided that the 20th anniversary of Chill Out was a great reason to recreate the show.
Jane welcomed the audience and talked of the concept of the Story House and Garden and then introduced Anne, (who celebrates 40 years this year on her storyteller's journey). The participants were then invited to join the sisters for coffee and cake and discuss the show further. The weekend was a great success.
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Jane and Anne E Stewart at sold out session "So who was the First Gay in the Village"
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Story House and Garden: Our Logo

4/2/2017

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Huge thank-you to Jason Van Hees from DesignJase who effortlessly came up with our logo. With a few suggestions from us he designed a logo that was just right, our little house on the hill surrounded by garden
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    Presenting the Stewart sisters, Anne E and Jane.

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