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
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
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
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
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
