“Border Talk” is a creative partnership between Storytellers of Ireland (SOI) and the Armstrong Storytelling Trust using the ancient oral tradition of storytelling to work with communities, in the border region as part of peace and reconciliation outreach.

In this project we are working with 7 rural groups across Northern Ireland. Within the project we will deliver 3 x storytelling and reminiscence workshops to each group of older people and then invite local school children to join in the 4th and final session to facilitate inter-generational mixing.

In April 2024 we launched our new branding and logo with a celebration of storytelling in the historic Belfast Central Library. Pictured at the launch is Jim O'Hagan, Chief Exec of Libraries NI with Liz Weir, MBE, Storyteller in Residence and Roger Armstrong, MBE, founder of AST.

Reclaim, Reframe, Reflect, will see the creation of a quality immersive storytelling piece for live performance across NI. Working with professional storytellers and a musician, a story, music and digital experience will be created, reclaiming the forgotten stories of women and feminine archetypes.