Saffron Walden Literature Festival
The Saffron Walden Literary Festival is a cause for celebration - well organised, properly ambitious in its range of speakers, stimulating and pleasure-giving. It deserves to be supported with great enthusiasm." Andrew Motion – (Poet Laureate 1999 – 2009)
A rolling series of events htroughout autumn.
Who? WORDS in WALDEN 2011
Favourite children's author, JAMES MAYHEW, will raffle the paintings he produces on stage at our concert for children on Sunday 16th October. Don't miss your chance to enjoy a wonderful programme of stories, music and pictures for adults and children in this new collaboration between James and the Uttlesforde Orchestra AND take home an original work of art. The raffle proceeds will go to the East Anglia Children's Hospices.
Several other festival events will also be a treat for both adults and children: sports personality ALASTAIR HIGNELL will inspire sportsmen and women, whether their sporting careers are ahead or behind them; STUART CLARK will enthral everyone with his stories of the world's greatest astronomers and their discoveries;
HUGH HUGHES' hilarious recounting of a childhood adventure will charm and entertain anyone who can look back to their own childhood; JAMES HERRIOT's son's tales of his father's days as a student vet will inspire a new generation of young vets; and award-winning children's writer, DAVID ALMOND, whose first book, Skellig, has sold half a million copies, talks about his new venture into writing for an older audience.
When ? 30th September - 22nd November
Where? Saffron Walden, Essex AA Route Planner | multimap
How much? £6 / £7.50 / £12
Festival Website: www.hartsevents.co.uk
Phone: 01799 523456
Email: events@harts1836.co.uk
Fax: 0800 387 598
Post: Festival Box Office, Hart House, Shire Hill, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11 3AQ
In Person: Hart House, Shire Hill, Saffron Walden. Essex CB11 3AQ
Previous Festivals: Andrew Motion, Brian Sewell, Michael Wood, Roger McGough, Carol Ann Duffy, Gervase Phinn, Wendy Cope, Benjamin Zephaniah, Martin Bell, Ronald Blythe, John Hegley,
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