Public Speaking/Events See The Yorkshire Shepherdess Live
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 2021
Hi everyone, I hope you’re all keeping safe and well.
As you can imagine, I'm really disappointed to have to reschedule my tour again. As the fight against Covid continues, we didn’t want to put any of the public or the theatre staff at risk and some venues are still shut, others are being used as vaccination centres and box offices remain closed, so there’s no real viable option other than to reschedule the tour to later on in the year from September onwards.
I can’t tell you how much I’m looking forward to seeing you all then and as always, I really appreciate all of your kindness, support and understanding.
Amanda x
OFFICIAL THEATRE TOUR EVENTS IN 2021
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DATE |
TIME |
VENUE |
TICKETS |
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14th September |
7.30pm |
Guildford G Live |
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18th September |
2.00pm |
Lancaster Grand Theatre + Matinee |
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7.30pm |
Lancaster Grand Theatre |
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19th September |
7.30pm |
Wrexham William Aston Hall |
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23rd September |
7.30pm |
Doncaster The Cast |
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30th September |
7.30pm |
Port Talbot The Princess Royal Theatre |
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8th October |
7.30pm |
Leeds Town Hall |
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10th October |
2.30pm |
King's Lynn Corn Exchange (Matinee Show) |
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11th October |
7.30pm |
Ipswich Corn Exchange |
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12th October |
7.30pm |
Buxton Opera House |
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24th October |
8.00pm |
Middlesborough Town Hall |
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26th October |
7.30pm |
New Brighton Floral Pavilion |
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27th October |
3.00pm |
Worcester Huntingdon Hall + Matinee |
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7.30pm |
Worcester Huntingdon Hall |
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31st October |
2.00pm |
Scarborough Spa Theatre + Matinee |
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7.30pm |
Scarborough Spa Theatre |
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2nd November |
7.30pm |
Stockport Plaza |
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4th November |
7.30pm |
Newcastle Tyne Theatre |
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7th November |
7.30pm |
Warrington Parr Hall |
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11th November |
3.00pm |
Milton Keynes The Stables + Matinee |
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8.00pm |
Milton Keynes The Stables |
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16th November |
7.30pm |
Hull City Hall |
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19th November |
7.30pm |
Blackpool Grand Theatre |
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26th November |
7.30pm |
Kendal Leisure Centre |
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29th November |
7.30pm |
Peterborough The Cresset |
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30th November |
7.30pm |
Birmingham Town Hall |
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2022 |
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1st March |
7.30pm |
Crawley The Hawth |
OTHER SCHEDULED SPEAKING EVENTS IN 2021
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DATE |
VENUE |
TICKETS |
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23rd March |
Hampshire WI |
Private event |
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25th March |
41 Club |
Private event |
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6th June |
RHS Rosemoor |
Details to follow |
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12th June |
Boswell Book Festival (online event) |
Details to follow |
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15th July |
Lichfield Literature Festival - Evening Show |
Details to follow |
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16th July |
Lichfield Literature Festival - Morning Show |
Details to follow |
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22nd July |
Chiddingstone Literary Fringe, Kent |
Details to follow |
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28th - 30th August |
5 On the Farm festival |
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5th September |
Wragby Show |
Details to follow |
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24th September |
Write Festival |
Details to follow |
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25th September |
Pat Almond Memorial Lecture |
Details to follow |
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1st October |
Westbury Festival |
Details to follow |
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2nd October |
Wimborne Literary Festival |
Details to follow |
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5th October |
Derby WI |
Private event |
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6th October |
Overgate Hospice |
Private event |
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17th October |
Saffron Hall |
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18th October |
Surrey WI |
Private event |
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20th October |
Society of Dairy Technology |
Private event |
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21st October |
Dorset WI |
Private event |
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22nd October |
Tenbury Agricultural Society |
Private event |
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5th November |
Sheffield Ladies Luncheon |
Private event |
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13th November |
Anglian Turkey Association |
Private event |
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4th December |
Lockington Village Hall |
Details to follow |
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5th December |
Huddersfield Lit Fest, Holmfirth |
Details to follow |
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12th December |
Huddersfield Lit Fest, Marsden |
Details to follow |
ONLINE EVENT
Join The Farming Community Network (FCN) and the NFU and kick off 2021 with a bang with this upcoming online Q&A event with Amanda.
Taking place on 16 February 2021 (7:00pm - 8:15pm), this exciting online event will give audience members an opportunity to ask questions, some of which will be answered live during the event.
This is a fantastic way of fighting those lockdown blues and provides a unique opportunity to hear from Amanda in a relaxed environment. This event is all about staying positive, keeping calm and carrying on – helping us to tackle 2021 with an optimistic outlook.
And it’s all for a good cause – because money raised from ticket sales will go towards FCN, a national charity with volunteers throughout England and Wales, which supports farmers and farming families during difficult times.
· Tickets can be purchased here: the-ticket.shop/FCNevents
· Find out more about FCN here: www.fcn.org.uk/
If you know someone who is struggling or going through a difficult time, FCN can be contacted on 03000 111 999 or help@fcn.org.uk. FCN’s support is free, confidential and non-judgemental.
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