Whitley Bay Summer Term

When you step through the door at the bound Bookshop, the first thing you notice is the tantalising smell of new books! Our circle gathers in a secret sunlit room upstairs, where you can hunker down into a sofa as you write. This is one of our most peaceful circle spots - the kind of space where you feel yourself exhale when you land!

Thursday Morning

10:00 – 11:15

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£72.00

6 weeks · £12.00/session

Wk	Date	Time
1	Thu 11 Jun	10:00 – 11:15
2	Thu 18 Jun	10:00 – 11:15
3	Thu 25 Jun	10:00 – 11:15
4	Thu 2 Jul	10:00 – 11:15
5	Thu 9 Jul	10:00 – 11:15
6	Thu 16 Jul	10:00 – 11:15

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Access

We’re committed to making MotherFolk spaces as accessible and welcoming as possible. Most of our venues are fully wheelchair accessible. Our Whitley Bay circle happens in their upstairs room, which unfortunately does not have step-free access. There is a room where you can leave your pram downstairs. Unfortunately the upstairs room does not have step-free access. If you have access needs of any kind, please let us know on the form when booking. We're always happy to move a session to an accessible venue whenever possible, or to discuss alternative arrangements so you can take part fully.

About the host

Hello! I'm Bethan

Founder of MotherFolk and your Circle Holder

Bethan is an award-winning writer, doula, and Founder of MotherFolk. She is a Mum of two fierce children.

Her work has been staged at the likes of Northern Stage, Live Theatre, Park Theatre London, Theatre Hullabaloo, and English Touring Theatre.

She was founder & Artistic Director of BRASH Theatre Company, Producer & Lead Facilitator at Northern Stage, and has worked as a creative facilitator for the RSC, Pilot Theatre, and Newcastle & Northumbria Universities.

She is a certified as a doula with Nurturing Birth.

Through MotherFolk, she brings together her experience as a space-holder, creative director, and writer/mother, to trailblaze towards a new kind of motherhood culture across the UK.

Frequently asked questions

We leave this purposefully open. Some mothers come with newborns, while others come with babies who are much more mobile, and others don't bring children at all! Whether your child has just been born or is a grown up - you're welcome at the circle. Feel free to contact your circle holder if you have questions or worries about how writing will work with your baby/child there!