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Laurie Lee Walk

Despite a horrible weather forecast, the sun continued to shine as we did a beautiful walk from the village of Slad, literally walking in the footsteps of Laurie Lee.  Led by independent TV producer, David Parker, the walk was greatly enhanced by the chance to listen to recordings of Laurie

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Libraries of the World

Those of you who were disappointed that Sue Ablett’s Libraries of the World talk at Holland House on 23rd October was sold out long ago will be pleased to know that Sue is doing the talk again on Saturday 17th October from 3 – 4pm at Ecgwins Club.  This is

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New Festival Patron

We’re delighted that Stuart St Paul, who recently delivered a great evening of entertainment – Behind the Scenes at the Movies – has agreed to become a Patron of the Festival.  Internationally renowned as a former stuntman, film producer and director, and now best-selling author, Stuart brings a wealth of

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New online Festival Travel Club

To mark the 10th Anniversary of Evesham Festival of Words we are launching an exciting new initiative – an online Festival Travel Club. Members will pay an annual subscription of £10 for which they will have access to 12 travel talk (1 a month), plus a bonus talk to launch

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A great hero

A sell out house yesterday enjoyed a superb Festival event. Holland House was the perfect venue and speaker Jeremy Holmes gave us an absolutely superb talk on Ernest Shackleton – one of the greatest explorers of all time and with a well-deserved reputation for always bringing his men home.

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