Scary Little Girls

Salon de la Vie - You Can't Read That!
2020-06-17 19:30 - 19:50 (Europe/London) | Facebook Live
What do Radclyffe Hall, DH Lawrence and chocolate have in common?

Pull up a chocolate brownie (we love this Vegan Society recipe), pull down the blinds and let’s talk banned books – tell us, what’s your favourite? Why was it banned? Is it still?

Message us and then join the conversation and cabaret on June 17th from 7.30 on Facebook Live for readings from two of the most controversial banned books ever to hit the UK courts, to hear about the love that dare not speak its name and the woman who risked her career to write about it in this weeks salon and to find out what Janelle Monae, Rachel Bloom and DH Lawrence have in common!

Salon de la Vie is Scary Little Girls’ contribution to fun and feminism in a time of COVID-19!
Our fortnightly 15 -20 minute extravaganzas of songs, storytelling, merriment and conversation, focus each time on an awe-inspiring, remarkable and brave woman from the world of film, music, literature and history, drawing parallels with the achievements of activists today, to celebrate how people positively embody the change they want to see in the world, for themselves and for others. We’re super proud that each salon has a custom illustration provided by the wonderful Jacky Fleming.
Scary Little Girls is a vibrant, hard-working production hub whose commitment and passion for theatrical and artistic storytelling is borne out by the variety of scary little work we have created and the support we have from our scary little artists and audiences.
Come along every other Wednesday evening to join in with our singing, celebration and joy!
We’d like to thank our amazing funders Arts Council England, Cornwall Council and Feast for supporting this project

Salon de la Vie - Suffrage on Stage
2020-06-03 19:30 - 19:50 | Facebook Live
It’s 1908. Over dinner at a table at the Criterion Restaurant in London, two actresses hatch a plan…
No longer content with ‘adding to the gaiety of the nation while suffering from great wrongs arising out of sex disability’, the time had come for change… The Actresses Franchise League was born and soon boasted such names as Ellen Terry, Cicely Hamilton, Edith Craig, JM Barrie and George Bernard Shaw amongst its supporters. These suffragette sisters used the tricks of the trade to help win the vote!
At our Salon celebrating them, our host will regale you with songs and script from their campaigns. Join in and speak your mind in a singalong with your sisters, and use our songsheet above to join in on the night! Huge thanks to the supremely talented Claire Ingleheart for this recording of ‘Let Us All Speak Our Minds’ to help you learn the tune!

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Salon de la Vie is Scary Little Girls’ contribution to fun and feminism in a time of COVID-19!
Our fortnightly 15 -20 minute extravaganzas of songs, storytelling, merriment and conversation, focus each time on an awe-inspiring, remarkable and brave woman from the world of film, music, literature and history, drawing parallels with the achievements of activists today, to celebrate how people positively embody the change they want to see in the world, for themselves and for others. We’re super proud that each salon has a custom illustration provided by the wonderful Jacky Fleming.
Scary Little Girls is a vibrant, hard-working production hub whose commitment and passion for theatrical and artistic storytelling is borne out by the variety of scary little work we have created and the support we have from our scary little artists and audiences.
Come along every other Wednesday evening to join in with our singing, celebration and joy!
We’d like to thank our amazing funders Arts Council England, Cornwall Council and Feast for supporting this project

Salon de la Vie - from Freya to Fairy Tale
2020-05-20 19:30 - 19:50 | Facebook Live
When did women become so passive in stories?
Ancient tales and sagas feature active, dynamic women, as powerful and creative as the men. More modern tales have relegated women to more passive roles – helpmeets, companions, and devices to move the story along.
In our Salon on the 20th May, we’ll be exploring this trend – when and how did it happen? Where did some of our modern characters come from, and what’s their origin story? Did you know that ‘Anonymous’ was usually a woman’? That Snow White started out as the Nordic Goddess Freya? And have you heard how Cornish fairytale heroine Duffy beat the Devil?
We’d love to hear from you in advance – what’s your favourite feminist fairy (or other? ) tale? Message us!
Join us on Facebook Live from 7.30 on the 20th May for 20 minutes of fabulous feminist fun – mix up an Apple Martini in advance to get in the mood!

Salon de la Vie is Scary Little Girls’ contribution to fun and feminism in a time of COVID-19!
Our fortnightly 15 -20 minute extravaganzas of songs, storytelling, merriment and conversation, focus each time on an awe-inspiring, remarkable and brave woman from the world of film, music, literature and history, drawing parallels with the achievements of activists today, to celebrate how people positively embody the change they want to see in the world, for themselves and for others. We’re super proud that each salon has a custom illustration provided by the wonderful Jacky Fleming.
Scary Little Girls is a vibrant, hard-working production hub whose commitment and passion for theatrical and artistic storytelling is borne out by the variety of scary little work we have created and the support we have from our scary little artists and audiences.
Come along every other Wednesday evening to join in with our singing, celebration and joy!
We’d like to thank our amazing funders Arts Council England, Cornwall Council and Feast for supporting this project

Salon de la Vie - Yo Her Her and a Bottle of Rum!
2020-05-06 19:30 - 19:50 | Facebook Live
‘What do I lack?’
War correspondent, author, journalist and criminologist, this ‘lady reporter’ was fascinated by those who kill and the criminal justice (or injustice) around them. One of her works, still influential today, divided killers into six categories, based on their purported reasons for killing. Another featured a charismatic pirate, Captain Lovel, captaining the good ship Piskie – but did what the captain lacked reveal something about who they really were…?
This week’s Salonista also…
1. Wrote the ripping yarn Moonraker about piracy, cross dressing and the Haitian Revolution!

2. Was part of the Newlyn School of Cornish Artists

3. At the outbreak of WW1, reported from the front line in Belgium and then Holland and France to send vital info on the state of the Red Cross hospitals there, and the Women’s Army
Oh – and she had a famous uncle. But less about him, find out more about her! Join us for a Pirate Mule and a bite sized chunk of feminist fun on Wednesday 6th May, from 7.30, on Facebook Live! Get in the mood early and message us your favourite female pirate or criminal – Anne Bonny? Sayyida al Hurra? Ching Shih?

Salon de la Vie is Scary Little Girls’ contribution to fun and feminism in a time of COVID-19!
Our fortnightly 15 -20 minute extravaganzas of songs, storytelling, merriment and conversation, focus each time on an awe-inspiring, remarkable and brave woman from the world of film, music, literature and history, drawing parallels with the achievements of activists today, to celebrate how people positively embody the change they want to see in the world, for themselves and for others. We’re super proud that each salon has a custom illustration provided by the wonderful Jacky Fleming.
Scary Little Girls is a vibrant, hard-working production hub whose commitment and passion for theatrical and artistic storytelling is borne out by the variety of scary little work we have created and the support we have from our scary little artists and audiences.
Come along every other Wednesday evening to join in with our singing, celebration and joy!
We’d like to thank our amazing funders Arts Council England, Cornwall Council and Feast for supporting this project

Salon de la Vie - Happy birthday Mary Wollstonecraft!
2020-04-27 19:30 - 19:50 | Facebook Live
Tonight’s Salon de la Vie is an extra one, and an extra special one!
Today is the 261st anniversary of Mary Wollstonecraft’s birthday and we are celebrating this momentous day by hosting a joyous celebratory Salon.
As well as this, we’ll be exploring the brand new today Wollstonecraft Walks app voiced by our own Rebecca Mordan!

The app allows you to take a walk around the birthplace of feminism, Newington Green, following in the footsteps of the champion of girls education, Mary Wollstonecraft herself, sharing details of her life and times as well as her impact on women, politics and 21st century society and culture. The app contains…

WOLLSTONECRAFT WALK GUIDE: Take a guided audio walk around Newington Green stopping off at significant locations (The Cobblers, Newington Green School, Lady Mildmay pub) and listen to the words of iconic feminist writers whilst hearing about the herstory of Newington Green.

Podcasts – hosted by Marina Garvey Birch and Erica McKoy: speaking to local people about their experience of the walks, readings from Maya Angelou, Mary Wollstonecraft, Virginia Woolf, Michelle Obama BTS convo with Anna Birch (Fragments & Monuments) and Rebecca Mordan (Scary Little Girls).
Fragments & Monuments performance and film archive (2000-2020)
School Assembly resources

There are also Mary themed children’s activities courtesy of Unity Arts and a wonderful anthology curated by Professor Emma Clery with contributions from activists, feminist and academics today celebrating Mary’s legacy available at NGMH.org.uk, nearer the time.

Salon de la Vie - What fresh hell is this?
2020-04-22 19:30 - 19:50 | Online Facebook Live
“The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.”
She was a poet, a writer, a critic, and satirist. She was known for her wit and wisecracks, and the critical eye she cast over for 20th-century urban life. Who was she?
Find out at our next Salon de la Vie, 7.30 pm Wednesday 22nd April on Facebook Live. Feel like you’re in the room by making the cocktail we’ll be drinking (see below for the recipe!).
Salon de la Vie is Scary Little Girls’ contribution to fun and feminism in a time of COVID-19! Our fortnightly 15 -20 minute extravaganzas of songs, storytelling, merriment and conversation, focus each time on an awe-inspiring, remarkable and brave woman from the world of film, music, literature and history, drawing parallels with the achievements of activists today, to celebrate how people positively embody the change they want to see in the world, for themselves and for others. We’re super proud that each salon has a custom illustration provided by the wonderful Jacky Fleming.
We’d like to thank our amazing funders Arts Council England, Cornwall Council and Feast for supporting this project.

Salon de la Vie - help us develop our new online show!
2020-04-08 19:30 - 20:00 | Online Facebook Live
Join us online on the 8th April 2020 for the first of our celebratory storytelling salons, which we’ve joyfully transformed into an online interactive cabaret to help us all remember how fabulous humans can be!
Hosted by Scary Little Girls’ Rebecca Mordan, Salon de la Vie will be a fortnightly 15 – 20 minute extravaganza of songs, storytelling, merriment and conversation, focusing each time on an awe-inspiring, remarkable and brave human from the world of film, music, literature and history, drawing parallels with the achievements of activists today, to celebrate how people positively embody the change they want to see in the world, for themselves and for others. And we’re super proud that each salon has a custom illustration provided by the wonderful Jacky Fleming.
This first show is a warm up and development show as we test ideas. We’re aiming to bring you bitesize chunks of history, biography and good cheer in a fun, feminist space – will we hit the mark? We’d love you to tell us on Facebook Live!
Scary Little Girls is a vibrant, hard-working production hub whose commitment and passion for theatrical and artistic storytelling is borne out by the variety of scary little work we have created and the support we have from our scary little artists and audiences.
Come along every other Wednesday evening to join in with our singing, celebration and joy!

We’d like to thank our amazing funders Arts Council England, Cornwall Council and Feast for supporting this project

Salon du Chocolat (Ramsgate)
2020-03-09 20:00 - 21:45 | The Falstaff, 16-18 Addington Street, Ramsgate, CT11 9JJ, United Kingdom
Join us at the POW Festival for an exciting and illicit storytelling event celebrating the relationship between famed aphrodisiac cocoa and forbidden literature! Expect mouthwatering chocolate treats served alongside secret, banned and scandalous tales from authors such as Lord Byron, John Donne, Angela Carter and Mary Elizabeth Braddon.
Salon du Chocolat has enjoyed sold-out success at the Edinburgh Free Fringe, Oxford Playhouse, the Theatre Chipping Norton, the Cornerstone in Didcot and beyond.
“Such fantastic stories, so fantastically told! I feel like a child again, no film could compete. Definitely a convert”
“Gripping! Brilliantly paced – could not have asked for more.”
“Thank you for a lovely evening.”
“Thank you, the stories were so well read and chosen and the atmosphere was lovely.”
“Delicious and delightful. More of the same please….”
Audience comments from previous Salon du Chocolat events

Leeds Lit Adventure Walk (Leeds)
2020-03-05 - 2020-03-08 | Carriageworks Theatre, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds, LS2 3AD
From the Leeds Lit Fest website…
Award-winning Scary Little Girls Productions bring the streets of Leeds alive with performance, poetry and song in the Leeds Lit Adventure Walk!
In groups of only ten to fifteen of you at a time, you set off on a specially prepared route around the city. You have only each other and the carefully constructed printed guides to show you around – as you progress you will discover secrets you never knew your town was keeping! At intervals throughout the route, performers stationed in the crowds begin their poems and songs as your group draws near, engaging you with the best in Yorkshire writing!
The Living Literature Walks make both city and writing come alive as the route becomes a performative treasure hunt. Join us for this intimate, enchanting and unexpected event and see, hear and experience Leeds as never before!
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Meet in Carriageworks Theatre Ground Floor Foyer for the start of your Leeds Lit Adventure Walk. Dress appropriately for the weather.

Greenham Talk (Bodmin)
2020-03-01 19:30 - 21:00 | The Old Library, 10 Lower Bore Street, Bodmin, PL31 2JX
Greenham Women Everywhere: a talk by Rebecca Mordan
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Based on fresh, original testimonies given by over 100 Greenham Common Women, this talk offers an intimate portrait of the adventures, personalities and dilemmas of the Greenham Women, exploring how Greenham’s legacy has influenced current cultural, and political movements including Repeal The 8th, Extinction Rebellion, the Stansted 15 and the MeToo movement.

Rebecca Mordan, Artistic Director of Scary Little Girls Association and co-ordinator of this unique Heritage Lottery funded project, has led an interview process involving approx 100 Women of Greenham Common peace camp. In this talk she explains the work and shares anecdotes from these extraordinary campaigners, finishing the evening with a Q & A session when Rebecca will be joined by local Greenham Women who have contributed to the Greenham Women Everywhere project.

We need your support: visit our Greenham GoFundMe!

Greenham Talk (Launceston)
2020-02-28 19:30 - 21:00 | Launceston Town Hall, Western Road, Launceston, PL15 7AR

The Last Ever Pea Souk Storytelling Supperclub! (Falmouth)
2020-02-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Pea Souk Cafe, 19c Well Lane, Falmouth, TR11 3EG, United Kingdom
Supper, stories and sepulchres – join us for one final revival of our spooky storytelling club at Pea Souk cafe. Journey into the deliciously dark with us, before it closes forever!
In deference to our host and chef we’ve chosen a vampire theme with work from Lord Byron, LH Trevail, Annie Lennox, EF Benson and more.
Spaces are incredibly limited but we’d love to see you there, so please call Pea Souk on 07866 215 963 for prices and times.

Greenham Exhibition & Events (St Agnes)
2020-02-21 - 2020-02-24 | St Agnes Library, 2 Trelawney Road, St Agnes, TR5 0TP, United Kingdom
We’re delighted to take the Greenham Women Everywhere touring pop-up exhibition to St Agnes Library for a special week of events including a screening of new animations by students at Falmouth Film School (Friday 21 February) and a sing-a-long night with Claire Inglehart (Saturday 22 February). Tickets for these events are available directly from the library.
The exhibition itself is free of charge and showcases some original photographs created by our team, and also archival material, both visual and written, which we have collated during the project. We’ll be playing you soundscapes created by artists we have worked with which give a cross-section of the oral testimonies we have taken, as well as using some of the wonderful Greenham music.
All set in a Greenham-inspired tent, this exhibition really allows you to get an intimate look at the sights and sounds of the camp, gives voice to these radical women and asks you what change you want to see in the world.
Our team has been led in the exhibition design by Rachael Miles, an artist and Senior Lecturer at The University of The West of England.

We need your support: visit our Greenham GoFundMe!

Greenham Talk (Truro)
2019-12-10 18:30 - 20:00 | Truro College, Kenwyn Lecture Theatre, College Road, Truro, TR1 3XX

Greenham Exhibition (Cambridge)
2019-12-07 | Cambridge University – TBC
Between August and December 2019, Greenham Women Everywhere will be taking a pop-up exhibition on tour around the UK.
The exhibition will showcase some original photographs created by our team, and also archival material, both visual and written, which we have collated during the project. We’ll be playing you soundscapes created by artists we have worked with which give a cross-section of the oral testimonies we have taken, as well as using some of the wonderful Greenham music.
There will be a video installation which explores what political concerns and campaigns the Greenham Women are taking on today, and there will even be a chance to meet some of the Greenham Women themselves – many will be hosting the exhibitions with us.
All set in a Greenham-inspired tent, this exhibition really allows you to get an intimate look at the sights and sounds of the camp, gives voice to these radical women and asks you what change you want to see in the world.
Do keep an eye on the exhibition schedule for our panel talks – we’ll be running several. These are wonderful opportunities to hear from a range of Greenham Women and ask your own questions about life on camp, as well as talk directly to the project managers about the project itself.
Our team has been led in the exhibition design by Rachael Miles, an artist and Senior Lecturer at The University of The West of England.

We need your support: visit our Greenham GoFundMe!

Greenham Talk (Winchester)
2019-12-06 19:30 - 21:00 | Winchester Discovery Centre, Jewry Street, Winchester, SO23 8SB

Greenham Exhibition (Goldsmiths, London)
2019-11-11 - 2019-11-13 | Goldsmiths University – Whitehead Building Lobby, 8 Lewisham Way, London, SE14 6NW

Salon du Chocolat (St Agnes)
2019-11-02 19:30 - 21:00 | St Agnes Library, 2 Trelawney Road, St Agnes, TR5 0TP, United Kingdom
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Join us at the St Agnes Library for an exciting and illicit storytelling event celebrating the relationship between famed aphrodisiac cocoa and forbidden literature! Expect mouthwatering chocolate treats served alongside secret, banned and scandalous tales from authors such as Lord Byron, John Donne, Angela Carter and Mary Elizabeth Braddon.
Salon du Chocolat has enjoyed sold-out success at the Edinburgh Free Fringe, Oxford Playhouse, the Theatre Chipping Norton, the Cornerstone in Didcot and beyond.
“Such fantastic stories, so fantastically told! I feel like a child again, no film could compete. Definitely a convert”
“Gripping! Brilliantly paced – could not have asked for more.”
“Thank you for a lovely evening.”
“Thank you, the stories were so well read and chosen and the atmosphere was lovely.”
“Delicious and delightful. More of the same please….”
Audience comments from previous Salon du Chocolat events

Talk: Who are Scary Little Girls? (Penzance)
2019-11-01 19:30 - 21:00 | The Hypatia Trust, The Regent, 54 Chapel Street, Penzance, TR18 4AE
Everything you wanted to know about Scary Little Girls, but were too afraid to ask!
For the first time, SLG has been invited to present a talk about its own history – we’re very honoured and excited about this and can’t wait to entertain the wonderful Hypatia Trust, Penzance on our favourite topic…
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Here’s what Hypatia has to say about the event…
Scary Little Girls is a feminist production hub with a passion for stories that are little known, historically or culturally excluded, or told from one perspective only.
Rebecca Mordan is a hugely talented performer with a wealth of humour, song and stories. and here she delves into the company’s past and current projects: ‘Greenham Women Everywhere’, ‘The Mitford Sister talks’, ‘Salon du Chocolat’, ‘Salon du Cinema’, ‘The Full Bronte’ and pub quiz cabaret ‘It’s Your Round,’ and discusses their relevance to women and their popularity with diverse audiences.
A Cornish and London based company, SLG employs around 100 artists annually, reaches live audiences of 25,000, collaborating with venues from Penzance to Edinburgh, actively creating jobs for women, with skills sharing for the benefit of the artistic and wider community.

Salon du Chocolat (Bedford)
2019-10-25 19:30 - 21:00 | The Place, Bradgate Road, Bedford, MK40 3DE, United Kingdom
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Join us at the The Place, Bedford for an exciting and illicit storytelling event celebrating the relationship between famed aphrodisiac cocoa and forbidden literature! Expect mouthwatering chocolate treats served alongside secret, banned and scandalous tales from authors such as Lord Byron, John Donne, Angela Carter and Mary Elizabeth Braddon.
Salon du Chocolat has enjoyed sold-out success at the Edinburgh Free Fringe, Oxford Playhouse, the Theatre Chipping Norton, the Cornerstone in Didcot and beyond.
“Such fantastic stories, so fantastically told! I feel like a child again, no film could compete. Definitely a convert”
“Gripping! Brilliantly paced – could not have asked for more.”
“Thank you for a lovely evening.”
“Thank you, the stories were so well read and chosen and the atmosphere was lovely.”
“Delicious and delightful. More of the same please….”
Audience comments from previous Salon du Chocolat events

Salon du Chocolat (Chelmsford)
2019-10-23 20:00 - 21:30 | Cramphorn Studio, Chelmsford Theatres, Fairfield Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1JG, United Kingdom
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Join us at the Cramphorn Studio, Chelmsford for an exciting and illicit storytelling event celebrating the relationship between famed aphrodisiac cocoa and forbidden literature! Expect mouthwatering chocolate treats served alongside secret, banned and scandalous tales from authors such as Lord Byron, John Donne, Angela Carter and Mary Elizabeth Braddon.
Salon du Chocolat has enjoyed sold-out success at the Edinburgh Free Fringe, Oxford Playhouse, the Theatre Chipping Norton, the Cornerstone in Didcot and beyond.
“Such fantastic stories, so fantastically told! I feel like a child again, no film could compete. Definitely a convert”
“Gripping! Brilliantly paced – could not have asked for more.”
“Thank you for a lovely evening.”
“Thank you, the stories were so well read and chosen and the atmosphere was lovely.”
“Delicious and delightful. More of the same please….”
Audience comments from previous Salon du Chocolat events

It's Your Round (Ullapool)
2019-10-19 19:30 - 21:00 | The Macphail Centre, Mill Street, Ullapool, IV26 2UN
A pub quiz with a cabaret twist! Originally commissioned by Creative Arts East and Cornerstone, Didcot, this show brings you the best of modern cabaret comedy and a traditional pub quiz. Join Quiz Mistress and Pub Landlady Pat Pinch as she takes over your local with live music, prizes, audience participation and, of course, a few drinks!
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Test your team with rounds such as:
– How local are you? So down with your town you can almost taste it…?
– Jumping Juke Box! Movie and music rounds with a difference.
– Plus general knowledge, photo and bonus rounds!
Whether you’re a liver-bashing barﬂy or a strict abstainer, a quiz master-mind or an absolute beginner, Pat is waiting to treat you to six of the best pub quiz rounds EVER!

Greenham Exhibition (Bradford)
2019-10-19 - 2019-10-20 | FiLiA Conference, The Bradford Hotel - Hall Ings, Bradford, BD1 5SH

It's Your Round (Inverness)
2019-10-18 20:30 - 22:00 | Eden Court, Bischops Road, Inverness, IV3 5SA

It's Your Round (Dumfries)
2019-10-16 19:30 - 21:30 | Theatre Royal Dumfries, 66-68 Shakespeare Street, Dumfries, DG1 2JH

Greenham Exhibition (Nottingham)
2019-10-15 | Nottingham Women’s Centre, 30 Chaucer Street, Nottingham, NG1 5LP

Greenham Exhibition (Stamford)
2019-10-12 | Stamford Library, High Street, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9k 2BB

Greenham Exhibition (Lincoln)
2019-10-10 | Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane, Lincoln, LN2 1EZ

Salon du Chocolat (Doncaster)
2019-10-05 19:15 - 20:30 | Cast Second Space, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BU, United Kingdom
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Join us at the Cast Second Space, Doncaster for an exciting and illicit storytelling event celebrating the relationship between famed aphrodisiac cocoa and forbidden literature! Expect mouthwatering chocolate treats served alongside secret, banned and scandalous tales from authors such as Lord Byron, John Donne, Angela Carter and Mary Elizabeth Braddon.
Salon du Chocolat has enjoyed sold-out success at the Edinburgh Free Fringe, Oxford Playhouse, the Theatre Chipping Norton, the Cornerstone in Didcot and beyond.
“Such fantastic stories, so fantastically told! I feel like a child again, no film could compete. Definitely a convert”
“Gripping! Brilliantly paced – could not have asked for more.”
“Thank you for a lovely evening.”
“Thank you, the stories were so well read and chosen and the atmosphere was lovely.”
“Delicious and delightful. More of the same please….”
Audience comments from previous Salon du Chocolat events

Greenham Exhibition (Greenham Common)
2019-10-05 - 2019-10-06 | Greenham Common Control Tower, Burys Bank Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG19 8BZ
