A STORYTELLING festival is hosting events in the Borders over the next few weeks.  

Three events taking place over the next two months will be hosted by storyteller Kirsten Milliken in the café at Whitmuir farm, Lamancha. 

The events are taking place through the Scottish International Storytelling Festival and Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland as part of the Go Local programme.

The series will start on Friday, October 4 with Grasping the horns including storyteller Kirsten Milliken presenting traditional stories of fearless women.

Later in the month, Footsteps of the Fairies on October 16, where Milliken will be joined by fellow storyteller David Hughes for a family story walk. Children can hear about creatures living in branches, hiding in hallos and behind fairy doors.  

The final event, Tickety-boo! will take place on Friday, November 8, Milliken will be joined by Neel Debdutt Paul for scary stories from Scotland and India where everything is fine and tickety-boo!

Details for the events taking place at Whitmuir Farm:  

Grasping the Horns- Friday, October 4, 7.30pm (1hr 30) £8, Age 12+

Footsteps of the Fairies- Wednesday, October 16, 10.30am (2hrs) £6 child, accompanying Adult free

Tickety-boo! – Friday, November 8, 7.30pm (1hr 30), £8, Age 14+

For booking and more information please visit: www.whitmuir.uk.

The Go Local programme is a series of events taking place outside of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival which takes place in Edinburgh later in the month.

The programme includes over 50 events all across Scotland, hosted in village halls, pubs castles and gardens, in October and November. 

Creative Scotland is supporting the series through it's PLACE (Platforms for Creative Excellence) programme and Scottish Government's Festival EXPO fund. 

Events in the programme are designed to share stories about building bridges between cultures, artists and audiences through the power of storytelling.