This talk by folklorist and storyteller Kirsty Hartsiotis explores the spirits of history lurking out there in the countryside and hidden in the buildings of the towns and cities of Gloucestershire.

Kirsty explores some of the country’s spooks, and the stories and histories behind them.

Tonight’s speaker

Kirsty Hartsiotis is a professional storyteller and speaker. She’s the author, with Anthony Nanson, of Gloucestershire Ghost Tales and Gloucestershire Folk Tales for Children, as well as Wiltshire Folk Tales and two books of tales from her native county of Suffolk.

As well as her books and storytelling, she’s regular columnist for Cotswold Life, exploring the region’s folklore and tales on foot in Cotswold Ways. She’s an Accredited Arts Society lecturer and is also a museum curator, currently working in Swindon.

Licensed bar. Doors open at 6:45pm. Talk starts at 7:30pm.

Tickets on On the door on the night they will cost £9.50 or £7.50 for under-16s, students and unwaged.

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