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Swindon Wide
Famed festival goes for 14
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the 14th Swindon Festival of Literature from 7 to 20 May, writes festival
1 No costly estate agent fees to pay!
Late Night Alcohol 2 ALL Your legal fees paid by us director Matt Holland.
3 Sell your Home & Rent it back After years of starting on May
Delivery Service 4 Completion date to suit you! Day, the festival has changed its
5 No timewasting viewings
• Beer • Wine launch date to the first spring Bank
6 No chain collapse - we always
• Cider • Cigarettes complete! Holiday of the year to enable more
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Tuesday: Even Swindon, 7.00 Wootton .......... tablished names not only from the and at Lower Shaw Farm, a Big
Bassett
Community Centre Jennings .......... world of literature but also from Debate on what gives a place cul-
Street (off Rodbourne Road)
politics, philosophy, science, sport, ture, a treat for teachers, plus a
...... ....
Wednesday: Highworth, 7.00 entertainment and television. wide range of literary talks, discus-
Thursday: Coleview 7.00 ..... ..... These are likely to include BBC sions, and readings at theatres,
Community Centre, Nythe Road news presenter George Alagiah, arts venues, libraries, schools,
investigative reporter John Pilger, pubs, parks, farm yards, and even
Step by step instruction for
● All fencing ● Gates ● Chain link erstwhile politician in an old railway mu-
absolute beginners. Weekend
● Trellis ● Decking ● Tools ● Fixings and cricket writer John seum!
socials in Highworth and Swindon ● Cement ● Trade & DIY welcome Major, novelist Lionel The festival’s pro-
For more details Tel: 01793 855800 Shriver, ecologist file and reputation
Ring Lewis Watson on 764732 Unit 23 & 24 Oaklands Enterprises Mark Lynas, Indian continue to grow.
Ten years of teaching! Ind. Est. Braydon, Swindon novelist from Derby Each year it attracts
Jasvider Sanghera, a bigger names, a
Beautiful South musi- larger following, and
cal, storytellers Anna- an ever more exciting
Old Bell mation, poet Matt exchange of ideas. At
every level, it has be-
Harvey and lots more.
Of course, in true
Pottery & Crafts Swindon Festival of come a fantastic cel-
ebration for Swindon
Literature tradition, it
of things well written
will not just be fa- Lionel Shriver and things well said.
High Street, Lechlade • Tel: 01367 252608 mous names that make this a People of all ages and backgrounds
E-mail: [email protected] highspot on Witshire’s cultural have a very good time. They get
calendar. During the 13 days of the together, meet authors, join in lively
FOR GREAT GIFT IDEAS festival, described by John Carey talk, explore new ideas, and even
have a laugh. It is all very exciting.
as ‘terrific’, by William Hague as ‘5-
star’, by Joan Bakewell as ‘delight- It is heartening that our spon-
Knitting & Haberdashery ful’, by Satish Kumar as ‘wonder- sors see the value of a festival of
ful’, and by Shaun B as ‘better than
literature in Swindon!
Sewing needs: X-stitch ~ Tapestry ~ Rowan sex’, there will also be the now The full programme will be pub-
nationally-famous Swindon Per- lished in mid-March. For further
~ Jaeger ~ Patons ~ Yarns and Patterns
Matt Holland, driving force information or to go on the festival
We’ll also gladly order anything else you need. mailing list, call 771080 or mail:
behind Swindon’s most important
Dolls houses & miniatures cultural event [email protected]
Traditional games & toys; local craft items The 2007 Swindon Festival of Litera-
ture has been made possible by funding
In the Stable from the Arts Council of England, South
West, whose support represents recogni-
A great selection of tion of what has been achieved in litera-
ture development in Swindon. Financial
local pottery. support is also provided by Dominic Win-
Also: China seconds ter Book Auctions, Swindon Borough
Council and Artswords, the University of
from Stoke-on-Trent Bath in Swindon, Swindon Learning Part-
nership, and Lower Shaw Farm, as well
In the Garden as valuable support and assistance from
First Great Western, the National Union
Pots, planters &
of Teachers, Lower Shaw Farm, the Swin-
ornaments from don Advertiser, Holland Handling, The
around the world Link, Acorn Press, Borders and
Waterstone’s Bookshops, Friends of the
Mon to Sat 10am to 5pm • Sun 11am to 5pm Festival, plus a host of other local organi-
sations and individuals.
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