S10: Championing charitable change through creative imagination, with Alistair Hall and Kirsty Telford
Conversations of Inspiration
Holly Tucker MBE
5.0 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 16 November 2020
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
In episode 1 of series 10, Holly meets Alistair Hall, one of the founders, and Kirsty Telford Deputy Director of the charity, The Ministry of Stories and its retail space Hoxton Street Monster Supplies.
The Ministry of Stories, aims to inspire young people to transform their lives through the power of creative writing, and is hidden behind a secret door in a magical shop. The epitome of retail theatre, Hoxton Street Monster Supplies, not only brings the writing school to life and sparks the imagination of every child that walks through their doors, it also acts as a commercial driver to the charity.
In this episode Holly discusses with Alistair and Kirsty the future of both retail and charity and how both industries are crying out for entrepreneurialism to combine them and create entertaining, educational experiences that make them meaningful to the community.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Series 10 and our 91st episode of Conversations of Inspiration. |
| 0:05.6 | I can't quite believe that the end of this series will mark a hundred founders and what a series we have in store. |
| 0:13.0 | Today I'm speaking with Kirstie and Alistair from Hoxton Street Munster Supplies and the Ministry of Stories. |
| 0:19.0 | And to put it lightly, I'm a huge fan. |
| 0:22.0 | For those of you who don't know this is an incredible culmination of charity and retail. |
| 0:28.3 | Ministry of Stories is a charity that supports young people in East London in finding their confidence, |
| 0:34.3 | imagination and potential through the power of creative writing. |
| 0:38.4 | And this inspiring charity is hidden behind a secret door in a shop that sells supplies specifically for monsters. |
| 0:47.0 | Hoxton Street Munster supplies. |
| 0:50.0 | Theirs is a project that's incredibly close to my heart, not only because it's a charity fueled by passion, |
| 0:55.9 | but also because their creativity, their ingenuity and imagination shines so brightly at every single touch point. |
| 1:03.7 | I'm so excited to share this brilliant and completely fascinating organization with you |
| 1:08.6 | and I hope you'll look them up after listening to this podcast and support them all you can. |
| 1:14.0 | Bowery Let your eyelids close on down where we're going. |
| 1:19.0 | You won't need to bring your frown. |
| 1:22.0 | I'm Holly Tucker, welcome to conversations of inspiration. |
| 1:27.0 | Back in 2006 I founded not on the high street from the kitchen table |
| 1:32.0 | and since then I've gone on to launch Holly and Co. |
| 1:35.0 | I'm the UK Ambassador of Creative Small Businesses and I believe that having a |
| 1:40.4 | business doing what you love is the key to a happy fulfilled life. |
| 1:45.0 | My dream is to help everybody start theirs. |
| 1:49.0 | I'm here to offer advice, inspiration, wisdom and encouragement, and in my view the best way to do |
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