Saturday 17th October sees the first ever Evesham Festival of Words Autumnfest – a whole day of fabulous events. Starting at 10am, the daytime events all take place at Ecgwins Club, 117 High Street. We start the day with Cheltenham-based author of suspense novels, Rachel Sargeant. She loves chatting

Saturday afternoon was a really lovely time as I was invited to Evesham Library to present the medals to all those children who had completed the Summer Reading Challenge – of reading 6 books over the summer holidays.  This was the first time I’d been involved and I was hugely

On one of the hottest nights of the year actor Robin Hillman wowed a full house with his performance as Will Kemp in The Death of a Clown. The Fleece at Bretforton was the perfect venue – the garden full of stunning hollyhocks.  We have a bit of a gap

Our main weekend is over for another year.  On Saturday we marked the 250th Anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence, and on Wednesday 8th July, we have a fabulous one-man play, Death of a Clown, starring Robin Hillman, a talented actor, musician and singer, as Will Kemp – Shakespeare’s

Among the many highlights of our main Festival weekend was the Afternoon with AJ Pearce.  She loved the opportunity to chat to so many fans of her writing and the intimate nature of our events means that everyone feels able to ask a question, chat on a one to one,

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