Footsteps Wins Tender to Write, Produce & Perform "Plantation to Partition" Based Performance

Footsteps is delighted to announce that it has been successful in winning the tender to write, produce & perform a scripted performance with the theme of "Plantation to Partition." This scripted performance will be in association with Derry City Council’s Heritage & Museum Service who is the lead partner in the collaborative heritage programme, Plantation to Partition, part of the PEACE IIII Culture Connects Communities Programme in the North West Cluster area. This is a partnership heritage programme with Strabane District Council, Omagh District Council and Donegal County Council. Robert Forshaw, owner of Foosteps, said "I am absolutely delighted to be brought in to work on this exciting project. The scripted performance will be aimed towards key stage 2 & 3 audiences and includes 5 performance that will be staged in the month of June. The style of the performance will be a fun and "Horrible Histories" styled approach to this fascinating period of our shared history."

Footsteps Brought In To Help Develop Scripts For Animated Lectures & Tourism Film

Footsteps are delighted to announce that they have been brought in by Strabane District Council, to assist them in the development of scripts for two "animated lectures" and two "short tourism films". This project has been set up to bring together historical societies and interested groups from cross boarder regions within the district. Robert Forshaw, owner of Footsteps, said "We are delighted to be working once again with Strabane District Council and look forward to working with the local groups in developing interesting, entertaining and informative scripts for their animated lectures and the tourism films." Footsteps have a number of script writing projects at present and are delighted that this side of their business is really taking off.

Footsteps Awarded Tender To Write, Produce & Direct Historical Play

Footsteps is proud to announce that they have been awarded a tender to write, produce & direct a historical play for the Twin Traditions Initiative, Carrick-on-Shannon Heritage Group Ltd. The play will cover 400 years of history in the Co. Leitrim & Co. Fermanagh area. After signing the contract today Robert Forshaw, owner of Footsteps said "I am absolutely delighted that Footsteps has been awarded this fantastic opportunity. It is my vision to create an engaging, captivating and challenging piece that will bring to life the history, society and culture of the two traditions in this boarder area. It will be a wonderful challenge and one that will hopefully result in a play that we can all be proud of." The play will be performed for two nights at the Ardowen Theatre, Enniskillen  and two nights at the Dock Theatre, Carrick-on- Shannon, at the end of October 2013. The next couple of months will see the play take shape in the development stage. Open auditions will be held in Carrick-on-Shannon and Enniskillen towards the beginning of the summer where all budding amateur actors in the area are welcome with rehearsals beginning in earnest in the summer. 

Seasons Greetings From Footsteps

Robert Forshaw, owner of Footsteps, would like to pass on his Christmas wishes to all the clients, performers and supporters of Footsteps Historical Interpretation. Mr Forshaw said "It has been a great year for Footsteps. We have developed a fantastic team of performers of all ages, who have provided the high standard of historical costumed interpretation that we expect at Footsteps and our clients expect as well. To our performers I would like to thank them for all their efforts this year and the professionalism and sense of fun they have brought to each and every project. 2012 has been a fantastic year for us and it has seen Footsteps become well known for its excellence and expertise in the field of historical interpretation. To our clients and to those people who have supported Footsteps as well as me, on a personal level, I offer my sincere thanks and wish each and every one of them a very Merry Christmas and a peaceful and happy New year!"

Footsteps Brought In To Add Christmas Cheer

Footsteps are delighted to announce that they will be providing a little Christmas cheer at Castle Coole this December. Robert Forshaw, owner of Footsteps, said "I am absolutely delighted to be involved with Castle Coole's Christmas programme of Events. It is a glorious property in the National Trust portfolio and to be providing the "great" man (do you need to know who?) at this time of year is a treat. I love adding a little something special to the character of Father Christmas.. sure I am a big child at heart." Robert Forshaw will be appearing throughout the month of December and for more details of the event contact Castle Coole, National Trust, Enniskillen.

Footsteps Help Leixlip Celebrate Opening Of Arthur Guinness Square

Square deal for Arthur in Leixlip

At the Arthurs Day celebrations in Leixlip was The Town Crier Robert Forshaw. Photo John Barrett.

Published on Friday 5 October 2012 10:49

LEIXLIP’s Main Street car park is now officially Arthur Guinness Square.

Following good work by the Town Council, its chairman, Colm Purcell officially named the Square and unveiled an information board celebrating the history of Guinness in Leixlip at the Liffey riverside on 27 September.

The Brewer’s Way and Arthur’s Walk are also part of the new Leixlip, which the result of much planning and work by a Town Council sub-committee convened by Cllr. Anthony Larkin.

Cllr. Larkin said there had been a “hot debate” over the naming of the Square.

Patrick Guinness said Arthur was “a very ordinary person” when he brewed in Leixlip before moving to Dublin.

His brother, Richard, had a lease on the Salmon Leap, now in sad decline and unused as a public house, until 1803.

Cllr. Colm Purcell said there are proposals to create an Arthur route taking in Leixlip, Celbridge, Oughterard, which would cater for walkers and cyclists.

Cllr. Purcell told the Leader that Leixlip and Celbridge had to work together on this tourism project. Celbridge Tidy Town Association is planning to erect a €30,000 statue to Arthur, probably near Castletown Gates.

However, the fate of the Salmon Leap Inn, now closed, but once run by the Guinness family, has been lamented.

- Henry Bauress

Footsteps Awarded Tender To Deliver Education Programme for Faughan Valley Landscape Partnership

Footsteps is very pleased to announce that they have been successful in gaining the tender to provide a 10x day historical interpretation programme as part of the Faughan Valley Woodland Timemachine Education programme. Footsteps will be delivering an interactive and engaging programme from the 15th of October to the 26th October 2012. Robert Forshaw, owner of Footsteps said, "The Faughan Valley is a beautiful area of the North West. It is filled not only with areas of outstanding beauty but with huge historical significance. To be given this opportunity to bring to life the Faughan Valley's historical past is a huge privilege." The theme of the programme will be based on the Planatation of Ireland era in the 17th century.