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Storytelling Ceilidh with the Burgh Blatherers: Food for Thought

Join Edinburgh's own Burgh Blatherers on 16th April for the next open-floor storytelling night taking place throughout the year!

Storytelling Ceilidh with the Burgh Blatherers: Food for Thought

About Storytelling Ceilidh with the Burgh Blatherers: Food for Thought

Join Edinburgh's own Burgh Blatherers for a series of regular open-floor storytelling nights taking place throughout the year, a cosy gathering in the relaxed surroundings of the Storytelling Court with refreshments available from the Haggis Box Café. Hosted by Bob Mitchell and members of Burgh Blatherers storytelling club, who will transport you with their own stories and imaginative weavings while offering you the chance to tell your own tales!

Hunting, growing, cooking, feasting, food for the belly or food for the mind. Dreamers, seekers, thinkers. Tell us a tale to fill us up or leave us wanting more…

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