Kielder Narrative

Kielder Narratives builds on the central learning of our previous ACE-funded project, Kielder Dark Skies: a redoubled commitment to protecting the darkness, drawing on the stories and needs of the Kielder communities. We commissioned a poet in residence (Dan Simpson), supported by a wider creative team, to cocreate Kielder Narratives with Kielder communities and visitors. This team reviewed the creative output of Kielder Dark Skies, delivered workshops locally in Kielder, and we supported a week long residency for Dan to cocreate the narratives. We worked with composer Will Todd, sound technician Chad Male and Voice Over artists Jill Dellow and Chirs Connel to bring to life the tales of Kielder’s Dark Skies. You can read more here.