Tales Of The Riverbank 2015

This is a series of events that BBC are running between June and October, exploring and celebrating the River Torridge – its history and heritage, natural environment, beauty, and those who use it. Follow the event link to Eventbrite for more information about workshops and booking.

Workshops are also listed on out Events List page.

*All events are subject to change please use an email address that you frequently check as any changes will be emailed to you in the days before the event is scheduled. Any changes will also appear on the EventBrite website.

Tales Of The Riverbank: News

Tales of the Riverbank 2016 Successful Start

July 15, 2016

Our first event of the summer programme was almost sold out. Liz Shakespeare spoke, with authority through solid research, about…

Tales of the Riverbank programme 2016

July 5, 2016

Collected memories exploring and celebrating our River Torridge through art, talks, workshops, stories, walks, films, poetry and food. Discover our…

Tales of the Riverbank 2016: Opportunity

April 4, 2016

Tales of the Riverbank is a series of community participatory and educational activities set around the river Torridge in the…

Opportunities for two Project Coordinators

March 8, 2016

Our two summer events, Culture Show and Tales of the Riverbank will be happening again this year, but we need…

Tales of the Riverbank: Art Workshop Extracting Dyes from Flora & Fauna

Francesca Owen

Tales of the Riverbank: Art Workshop Extracting Dyes from Flora & Fauna

Francesca is co-founder of eARTh, a workshop/creative space in Ilfracombe. Francesca explores local pigments and plant dyes from North Devon, mixing these with oil & household paints, pencil and more.

Tales of the Riverbank: Walk, Talk and Art Workshop about Bideford's mining

Peter Ward

Tales of the Riverbank: Walk, Talk and Art Workshop about Bideford's mining

Peter is the co-founder of eARTh, a workshop/creative space in Ilfracombe. Peter's work explores earth pigments and our relationships with local ecologies through painting, workshops and participatory events.