What an honour, as Chair of Evesham Festival of Words, to be asked to do the first reading (the Story of Eof and Egwin and the founding of Evesham Abbey) at the Together at Christmas Community Carol Service at All Saints Church on 7th December. Supported by HRH The Princess
Evesham Christmas Tree Festival is now set up in All Saints Church and we have a tree display. Not only do we have a tree but we also have our usual Secret Santa book parcels. They are free. Take one and enjoy some Christmas reading. With around 50 trees this
If you have already saved the date for Macready! Dickens’ Theatrical Friend in next year’s diaries, then sorry but there is a change of date. It is now Saturday 17th October 2026, not Friday 16th. So it rounds off beautifully our first ever Autumnfest.
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
