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, however for further and more detailed information please contact the venues and event ticket outlets directly and they will be able to help you with your queries.
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
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
OFFICIAL AUTUMN 2020 THEATRE TOUR
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Thursday 1st October |
Warrington - Parr Hall |
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Sunday 4th October |
Middlesborough - Town Hall |
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Sunday 11th October |
New Brighton - Floral Pavilion |
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Tuesday 13th October |
Peterborough - The Cresset |
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Wednesday 14th October |
Ipswich - Corn Exchange |
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Friday 23rd October |
Doncaster- The Cast Forum |
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Saturday 24th October |
Worcester - Huntingdon Hall - afternoon & evening |
Details to follow |
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Friday 30th October |
Buxton - Opera House |
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Saturday 31st October |
Southport - Theatre |
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Saturday 7th November |
Lancaster - Grand Theatre |
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Sunday 8th November |
Scarborough - Spa Theatre - afternoon & evening |
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Tuesday 10th November |
Milton Keynes - The Stables - afternoon & evening |
AMANDA'S COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF SPEAKING EVENTS THROUGHOUT 2020 (Including the above Theatre Tour) Please contact venues or event organisers directly to obtain tickets
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DATE |
VENUE |
TICKETS |
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Friday 12th June |
Glusburn - Glusburn Institute |
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Sunday 2nd Aug |
Settle - Settle Stories Festival |
Details to follow |
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Friday 18th Sept |
Huddersfield - St Thomas’ Church, Bradley |
Contact venue |
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Saturday 19th Sept |
Appledore - Appledore Festival |
Details to follow |
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Sunday 20th Sept |
Holmfirth - Huddersfield Literature Festival |
SOLD OUT |
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Tuesday 22nd Sept |
South Shields - Write Festival - The Word |
Details to follow |
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Friday 25th Sept |
Wakefield - Yorkshire Variety Children’s Charity (afternoon) |
Details to follow |
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Friday 25th Sept |
Swainby - Swainby Village Hall (evening) |
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Saturday 26th Sept |
Scarborough - Derwent Valley Bridge Library |
SOLD OUT |
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Sunday 27th Sept |
Marsden - Huddersfield Literature Festival |
SOLD OUT |
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Tuesday 29th Sept |
Clitheroe - Hurst Green Village Hall |
Contact venue |
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Wedsd 30th Sept |
Scarborough - Townswomen’s Guilds |
Contact T's Guilds |
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Thursday 1st Oct |
Warrington - Parr Hall |
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Friday 2nd Oct |
Westbury, Wiltshire - Westbury Festival |
Details to follow |
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Sunday 4th Oct |
Middlesborough - Town Hall |
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Tuesday 6th Oct |
Derby - Derby WI |
Contact directly |
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Weds 7th Oct |
Stamford - Stamford Boys School (Stamford Rotary) |
Details to follow |
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Saturday 10th Oct |
Dumfries House, Scotland - Boswell Book Festival |
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Sunday 11th Oct |
New Brighton - Floral Pavilion |
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Tuesday 13th Oct |
Peterborough - The Cresset Tour |
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Weds 14th Oct |
Ipswich - Corn Exchange |
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Thursday 22nd Oct |
Dorset - Dorset WI |
Contact directly |
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Friday 23rd Oct |
Doncaster- The Cast Forum |
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Saturday 24th Oct |
Worcester - Huntingdon Hall |
Details to follow |
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Tuesday 27th Oct |
Ely - Ely WI |
Contact directly |
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Friday 30th Oct |
Buxton - Opera House |
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Saturday 31st Oct |
Southport - Southport Theatre |
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Monday 2nd Nov |
Hertford - U3A |
Contact directly |
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Saturday 7th Nov |
Lancaster - Grand `Theatre - matinee & evening |
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Sunday 8th Nov |
Scarborough - Spa Theatre - matinee & evening |
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Tuesday 10th Nov |
Milton Keynes - The Stables - matinee & evening |
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Thursday 12th Nov |
Harrogate - Friends of Harrogate Hospice |
Details to follow |
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Friday 13th Nov |
Todmorden - Todmorden Book Festival |
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Thursday 19th Nov |
Nottingham - Notts Rural Support Network |
Contact directly |
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Friday 20th Nov |
Stafford - RABI Staffordshire |
Contact directly |
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Tuesday 24th Nov |
Barnard Castle - The Witham |
Details to follow |
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Sunday 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