Food is Storytelling

Food is storytelling! It fuels us, brings us together and tells us about places and people.

Join us for a workshop at Gibside to explore What are your foods of Gateshead's future?

Share your own stories, taste local food and hear from local food initiatives exploring what the future of food in Gateshead could look like.

This is one of three 'Food is Storytelling' workshops. Part of a joint project by the Tyne Derwent Way and The World is Storytelling, funded by Gateshead Food Partnership www.gatesheadfoodpartnership.co.uk

The workshops are here to provide the space to celebrate Gateshead's food, its people, and the stories behind it all.

Workshops will take place on:

• 13 July 1-3pm at St Mary's Heritage Centre
• 20 July 1-3pm at Dunston Staiths
• 27 July 1-3pm at Gibside, National Trust

You are very welcome to attend as many of the workshops as you wish.

What should I expect?

The workshop will be facilitated by Ronni of 'The World is Storytelling' and will look like the following:

• introduction
• food meditation - with delicious food 
• guest food presentation 
• sharing our own food stories
• recording of 'recipes' - remembering our time together by compiling a list of recipes, menus of the foods of Gateshead's future

What should I prepare?

No need to prepare anything, although if you'd like to share a special food, recipe, or story that sums up a hope for Gateshead's future, we'd love you to share it.

Location

We'll be meeting in the Forest Room which is to the right of the marketplace as you walk up the hill at Gibside, near the toilets. Show your Eventbrite ticket when you arrive at Gibside and you'll be welcomed in and directed to the right place. A ticket to this event entitles the ticket holder to free entry to Gibside for the purpose of this event - although you're welcome to stay and enjoy the grounds afterwards.

Accessibility

We'd really love to make these workshops accessible to all, so we will pay travel expenses for those coming on public transport - just bring your ticket along for us to see and we'll give you cash on the day.

Gibside is accessible and there is Disabled parking there, although we'd really encourage you to walk, wheel, or take public transport where possible as a way to care for our environment. There's bike-parking on site.

If you have any questions or would like to let us know any more access needs, just get in touch with Lucy: lucy.zwolinska@nationaltrust.org.uk