Many congratulations to Ashton under Hill First School, just named West Midlands Regional Champions in the Reading Aloud Challenge, which saw children across the country read as many books as possible. The children read just under 2,000 books with the top reader reading an astonishing 589 books! The award has created a real buzz and […]
The annual Evesham Christmas Tree Festival takes place in All Saints Church from Sunday 7th – Friday 26th December. As usual, Evesham Festival of Words, will have a tree on display. We will also have our usual Secret Santa book parcels. Enjoy some nice Christmas reading. The Festival formally opens with a Carol Concert in All […]
We are delighted to announce that two events in our 2026 programme in partnership with Holland House, Cropthorne are already available for bookings: 23rd Mar 2026: Evesham Festival of Words Friendly Lunch – ‘AE Housman and A Herefordshire Lad’ with Max Hunt. Cradley Churchyard in Herefordshire contains a plain and unremarkable grave stone. The story […]
The possibility of heavy rain and thunderstorms may have had a bit of an impact on numbers but an excited group of cyclists, led by Helen Russell, set off for a 20 mile literary link bike ride. The weather held and all thoroughly enjoyed the ride. Picture of the group in front of the main […]
We are sorry to announce that ‘Greyfriar’s Bobby’, a production by Don’t Go Into the Cellar with actor Jonathan Goodwin, has been cancelled. The Henrician may well book a different production from Jonathan during the Autumn season – so watch this space for more information!
We were delighted to see cover mum, sparkling gemologist and Evesham Festival of Words volunteer, Chloe Gitting (and her son Fabian of course) featured in June’s edition of the Cotswold & Vale Magazine. Already hugely committed at the Evesham Volunteer Centre, Chloe responded immediately to our plea for someone to help us with publicity via […]
Sadly and due to illness, ‘Dining with Great Writers: Samuel Pepys on Food’ on 28th June has had to be cancelled. However, we are delighted to welcome instead a talk by very local author Dr Nicola Wilson. If you thought that book clubs such as Oprah Winfrey’s or Richard and Judy’s are a relatively new […]
Due to popular demand and sell out first date, another opportunity to enjoy a two hour guided walk around the heart of Evesham is on offer! Are you local or a visitor to Evesham, and would like to learn more of its fascinating history? Then this guided walk around the heart of Evesham is for […]
Congratulations to ‘Cake Lady’ Kath Ryan, who gave a fabulously entertaining talk to those lucky enough to hear it at Raphael’s Restaurant’s Good Friday’s Charity event. For more than ten years and after setting up her charity Cakes4Casualties, Kath has been baking every week for injured troops in Selly Oak Hospital, continuing when they leave […]
We are thrilled to present our fabulous and colourful Evesham Festival of Words Brochure 2025 , packed full of wide ranging events for our main weekend which runs from 27th to 29th June and throughout the year! You can pick up a copy at locations in Evesham, Pershore and surrounding villages and towns – […]
