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 a replacement for Amelia Dalton’s […]
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 useful contacts and ideas to […]
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 the Club. The speaker will […]
If you enjoyed watching the episode on the Vale of Evesham and haven’t yet visited the famous preserved Hovel, then come along to Festival event ‘An Afternoon with Gardening Expert, Reg Moule’ Thursday 18th June at 2.00 p.m. Cleeve Prior Field Barn. The afternoon includes a chance to visit the Hovel.
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.
Coming up soon – 7pm Wednesday 6th May – at Evesham Rowing Club, we have an action packed night. Behind the Scenes at the Movies features Stuart St Paul talking about his amazing career, from specialising in stunts and fight choreography; film director; and now a best selling author of crime fiction. Stuart is a […]
We were so sorry to hear today of the death of the incredible wildlife photographer, Doug Allen. Doug was with us just last year in a fabulous event at the Rowing Club. A truly inspirational speaker, an amazing photographer, and a very gentle modest man. Perhaps it is some consolation that he died in Nepal, […]
Good Friday saw the Festival join up with Raphaels (Hampton Ferry) for a fabulous afternoon. Richard Churchley entertained the audience with A Century of Popular Songs – lots of fun audience participation but interesting to learn the history of the songs. A lovely afternoon tea rounded off the afternoon.
Festival Chair, Sue Ablett, presented her talk Bums on Seats: Behind the Scenes of Evesham Festival of Words, to Evesham U3A today at their Monthly Open Meeting. The talk addressed how the Festival started, how it has grown to its present size, how Sue got involved, how we find our speakers, and whether anything ever […]
The first Festival event of the year – a talk by Max Hunt, entitled A.E. Housman and A Herefordshire Lad, proved so popular at Holland House that it sold out very quickly, with a long waiting list. So we are repeating the event on Wednesday 9th September, at 7pm, at Ecgwins Club, 117 High Street, […]
