Annie Elliot as Mrs Dickens – Free author talk
Meet the ghost of Mrs Dickens and the truth about her marriage to the world famous author. Author Annie Elliot gives dramatic readings from her book 'Mr and Mrs Charles […]
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Frome Library Justice Lane, Frome
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Sherlock & Pages Book Club
Little Walcot Stony Street, Frome, Somerset, United KingdomJoin us for an evening of community and reading! Bring your own book (fiction or non-fiction, whatever you prefer) and we’ll gather to read together in silence. Doors will open at 7pm for a 7:30pm start. Drinks will be available at the bar. No ticket required: free & open to all. This is a new […]
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Consider the Wondrous
RISE Whittox Lane, FromeA brand new festival is coming to Frome this September, bringing together authors, ideas and conversations exploring our connection with nature, the world around us and each other. Taking place from 19-20 September at RISE, Consider the Wondrous is a new collaboration between Tina Gaisford-Waller of Winstone’s Hunting Raven Books and author and bookseller Gareth Howell-Jones, […]
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Heritage Tree Walk led by Julian Hight
Cheese and Grain Market Yard, FromeA chance to meet some of Frome’s most majestic trees, and hear about their history, legacy and lore from the arboreal expert Julian Hight, author of many books including the beautiful new The Ancient Tree Explorer. This will be an easy walk, lasting about 90 minutes. It will start at the Cheese and Grain (BA11 […]
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Gareth Howell-Jones & Jay Griffiths | Our Place in the Living World
Rise Frome Whittox Lane, Frome, Somerset, United KingdomConsider the Wondrous opens with festival Director Gareth Howell-Jones explaining how Consider the Wondrous came about, why it’s in Frome, what it is for, and what he hopes the project can begin to achieve. He’ll talk too about the simple but radical way of looking squarely at nature that underpins his books Do Not Call […]
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JC Niala & Amanda Tuke talk to Stephen Moss | Wildlife in the Towns and Cities
Rise Frome Whittox Lane, Frome, Somerset, United Kingdom“As cities grow, the danger is not only ecological but emotional... If we want a future that is not only liveable but meaningful, we must learn to care differently. That begins by paying attention – to the cracks in the pavements, the stories in trees, the silence that follows loss.” JC Niala Did you know […]
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Horatio Clare talks to Julia Samuel | Nature and Our Minds
Rise Frome Whittox Lane, Frome, Somerset, United KingdomHoratio has always been a lover and close observer of nature. In 2018 he had a mental breakdown; he was fully, psychotically delusional. He wrote about that experience with great bravery in Heavy Light, and a wonderfully generous and informative guide to mental health and the paths to recovery in Your Journey, Your Way. Mental health is […]
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Eloise Kane talks to Horatio Clare | When Were We Wild?
Rise Frome Whittox Lane, Frome, Somerset, United KingdomIn Wilderlands, the archaeologist Eloise Kane takes us on a fascinating and unfamiliar tour through 12,000 years of our history. When the glaciers finally retreated at the end of the last Ice Age, our ancestors crossed the land-bridge from the continent and reinhabited these islands. There have been humans here ever since - working the land, […]
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Jon Gower & Stephen Moss in Conversation | Bird Talk
Rise Frome Whittox Lane, Frome, Somerset, United KingdomAn unmissable conversation between two great bird enthusiasts. Jon Gower has loved birds since one of his collier grandfather’s canaries hatched in the palm of his hand. In Birdland, he travels Britain from Portland Bill to the Hebrides in search of kittiwakes, bustards and turtle doves as well as a remarkable cast of characters – poets, […]
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David Oakes, Iain Ballamy & Elliot Galvin | We Are Nature
Rise Frome Whittox Lane, Frome, Somerset, United KingdomA gala evening of words and music inspired by the natural world. End the day with flowing jazz, beauty, poignancy and rapture. From earliest times, human art and music has celebrated and sought to understand the mysterious world around us. We’re thrilled to have such a stellar line-up for this gala where human creativity reflects […]
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Dara McAnulty talks to Michael Malay | Wild Child (Family Event)
Rise Frome Whittox Lane, Frome, Somerset, United KingdomA family event, great for budding young nature enthusiasts aged 7+. “Do you yearn to climb oak trees, to get a bird’s eye view of the world, to feel the wind of leaves? Can I show you the magic of nature? Let me take you on a journey. A wild wandering. A fascinating world awaits.” […]
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Cal Flyn talks to Charles Foster | The Savage Landscape
Rise Frome Whittox Lane, Frome, Somerset, United KingdomIn The Savage Landscape Cal Flyn goes in search of wildness "because I wanted to live my life more intensely... tap into a rawer, more authentic, more capable, part of myself." She meets gorillas in Uganda, blue sheep in Nepal, and writes luminously in terror and fascination of the new world created in front of […]
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