Public Speaking/Events See The Yorkshire Shepherdess Live
Dear all
Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic, a number of my immediate events have been postponed to later dates. Please find the up-to-date list here on my website.
Any additional changes that occur to the schedule of events listed will be communicated as soon as possible.
Thanks so much to everyone for your patience in this challenging time.
Stay safe and see you all soon.
Amanda x
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Expect straight-talking first hand stories from The Yorkshire Shepherdess, as Amanda talks about her journey from townie teenage Goth to hill shepherdess and mother of 9. The talk is packed with amusing anecdotes, colourful characters and inspiring stories from her two decades spent farming at Ravenseat, all delivered with Amanda’s trademark energy, humour and charm.
Uplifting, inspiring and overwhelmingly positive, perfect for anyone interested in the countryside and rural living. Sessions can include readings from her books, a slideshow, Q&As and an opportunity to really get to know The Yorkshire Shepherdess.
UPCOMING CALENDER OF EVENTS IN 2020/21
Due to COVID-19, we have unfortunately had to reschedule the dates for 'Adventures of The Yorkshire Shepherdess', which will now take place in 2021. Purchased tickets are valid for the relevant new dates.
Tickets for the Wrexham show will be on sale soon, and customers who have tickets for the Buxton show will be contacted as soon as the theatre re-opens for business.
Thank you so much for all your incredible support in these uncertain times and stay well.
OFFICIAL SPRING 2021 THEATRE TOUR
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Monday 1st March |
Salisbury - City Hall - 7.30pm |
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Tuesday 2nd March |
Guildford - GLive - 7.30pm |
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Monday 8th March |
Crawley - The Hawth - 7.30pm |
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Tuesday 9th March |
Kings Lynn - Corn Exchange - 7.30pm |
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Saturday 13th March |
Lancaster - Grand Theatre - 7.30pm |
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Tuesday 16th March |
Blackpool- Grand Theatre - 7.30pm |
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Friday 19th March |
Kendal- Leisure Centre - 7.30pm |
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Saturday 20th March |
Hull - City Hall - 7.30pm |
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Sunday 21st March |
Leeds - Town Hall - 7.30pm |
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Saturday 27th March |
Wrexham - William Aston Hall |
Details to follow |
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Sunday 28th March |
Port Talbot - Princess Royal Theatre - 7.30pm |
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Wednesday 5th May |
Doncaster - The Cast - 7.30pm |
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Sunday 9th May |
Scarborough - Spa Theatre - 2.00pm |
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Scarborough - Spa Theatre - 7.30pm |
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Tuesday 11th May |
Milton Keynes - The Stables - 3.00pm |
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Milton Keynes - The Stables - 8.00pm |
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Monday 17th May |
New Brighton - Floral Pavilion - 7.30pm |
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Tuesday 18th May |
Worcester - Huntingdon Hall - 3.00pm |
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Worcester - Huntingdon Hall - 7.30pm |
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Thursday 20th May |
Warrington - Parr Hall - 7.30pm |
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Friday 2st May |
Buxton - Opera House - 7.30pm |
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Tuesday 25th May |
Peterborough - The Cresset - 7.30pm |
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Wednesday 26th May |
Ipswich - Corn Exchange - 7.30pm |
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Sunday 30th May |
Middlesbrough - Town Hall - 8.00pm |
AMANDA'S SCHEDULE OF SPEAKING EVENTS THROUGHOUT 2020 Please contact venues or event organisers directly to obtain tickets
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Mon 31st Aug |
Settle - Settle Stories Festival |
Online event |
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Tues 14th Sept |
Oswestry - Booka Bookshop |
Online event |
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Weds 15th Sept |
The Wirral - Linghams |
Online event |
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Sun 19th Sept |
Appledore - Appledore Festival |
Details to follow |
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Fri 25th Sept |
Wakefield - Yorkshire Variety Children’s Charity (afternoon) |
Details to follow |
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Sat 10th Oct |
Dumfries House, Scotland - Boswell Book Festival |
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Thurs 29th Oct |
Stafford - Katharine House Hospice event |
Private event |
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Mon 2nd Nov |
Hertford - U3A |
Details to follow |
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Thurs 19th Nov |
Nottingham - Notts Rural Support Network |
Contact directly |
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Sat 21st Nov |
Dorset - Wimborne Festival |
Details to follow |
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Fri 4th Dec |
Yorkshire Business Awards |
Private event |
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Sun 6th Dec |
Saffron Walden - Saffron Hall |
Details to follow |
TESTIMONIALS
Below are just a few examples. See more by clicking here
Amanda presented the story of her life to a capacity audience of five hundred people at Otley in March.
Amanda talked for over an hour, regaling the audience with tales of her life from her upbringing in Huddersfield back in the 1970s to running a 2,000-acre sheep hill farm at Ravenseat above Keld at the head of Swaledale. Full of humour, but with also some moments of poignancy, the audience lapped up the tales that Amanda recounted.
Some of the comments on the Otley Town Facebook page afterwards were as follows:
This was a very entertaining evening and was well presented by Amanda on her life as a shepherdess and also how her young happy family join in as little helpers – Joan Mangeolles
Really enjoyed this – so interesting and she is wonderful – Pat Jackson
Fantastic evening. What a hardworking fantastic woman – Claire Dabill
Really enjoyed her talk and photos. Amanda is amazing – Sue Stewart
What a great lady she is, brilliant, nice couple – Marguerite Enoch
Very enjoyable night. She is an amazing lady – David Ive
Amanda presented at the Harrogate International Literature Festivals
It was such a pleasure to have Amanda Owen at the Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival. She was aspirational yet approachable with a very natural presence on stage that held the audience captivated. Amanda conducted herself with warmth, humour and professionalism throughout her time with us. The pictures she shared of life of the farm added a lovely visual dimension to her event and the feedback we received afterwards showed the audience loved her open and engaging style and found her stories an inspiration.
Natalie Dalkiran, Literature Festivals Co-ordinator
Harrogate International Festivals
'An Evening with Amanda Owen' at The Rotary Club of Thorne in South Yorkshire
The Rotary Club of Thorne in South Yorkshire held a fund raising event in October 2017 entitled 'An Evening with Amanda Owen'. Over 140 people came to listen to 'The Yorkshire Shepherdess' in our local village hall. She captivated and enthralled her audience with snippets of her life in Huddersfield as a young girl with a clear vision of what she wanted to become.
As time progressed she met her future husband Clive in the beautiful and isolated farm of Ravenseat in the North Yorkshire. There she has lived with husband Clive (Colin, ask Julia Bradbury about that) and brought up nine children in what seems an idyllic setting. A slide show of photographs taken in and around the farm by the family gave us fabulous views and insights of life in Ravenseat. She is renowned authoress, inspired by the books written by Alf White (James Herriot) of 'All Creatures Great and Small'.
The whole audience felt as if they were part of Amanda’s family and went home with big smiles on their faces.
David Parker, Secretary
The Rotary Club of Thorne