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SUMMARY:JC Niala & Amanda Tuke talk to Stephen Moss | Wildlife in the Towns and Cities
DESCRIPTION:“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 \nDid you know there are seahorses living wild in the Thames? Nature isn’t just about the countryside and cities aren’t just for people. \nIn their thoughtful\, heartfelt and often very funny books\, anthropologist JC Niala and ‘Urban Naturalist’ Amanda Tuke show how the non-human world co-exists with us – from the tiniest plants and lichen we tread underfoot to the lions and rhinos in JC’s hometown Nairobi. \nJC (author of The New Eden) tells the charged history of urban nature from the Diggers to community gardening in the wake of Grenfell\, from the canalization of rivers to the cows that shaped London. Amanda (author of Wild Pavements) brings her infectious delight to toad-patrolling\, ‘vismigging’\, and fish making their homes in shopping-trolleys. \nUrban light\, noise\, and sewage pollution remain a threat to most species\, but both authors meet people making real changes at a local level and tell their stories with interest and sparkle. The authors will be in conversation with celebrated nature writer and President of Somerset Wildlife Trust\, Stephen Moss. \nPlease note: there is no parking at the venue itself\, but there is plenty of long-stay public parking within close walking distance to the venue at Cattle Market Car Park or Merchants Barton Car Park.  The venue is fully accessible for wheelchair users. \nThis event is part of the Consider the Wondrous | nature\, wonder\, books & us festival.
URL:https://www.discoverfrome.co.uk/event/jc-niala-amanda-tuke-talk-to-stephen-moss-wildlife-in-the-towns-and-cities/
LOCATION:Rise Frome\, Whittox Lane\, Frome\, Somerset\, BA11 3BY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Animals,Environment,Literature,Talk
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SUMMARY:Gareth Howell-Jones & Jay Griffiths | Our Place in the Living World
DESCRIPTION:Consider 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 the Tortoise and Your Lowly Hedgehog Knows. \nJay Griffiths has won many awards and written on a variety of subjects with guts\, grace and passion. In How Animals Heal Us\, she draws on deep research to show how animals not only help our physical and mental health but have influenced our society and carry a deep spiritual charge. The book is teeming with eye-opening stories – about the life-saving justice of dogs and lions; about the ethics of wolves; about fieldfares who demonstrate the power of community in the most unexpected way! \nThe event takes place in the festival’s venue for the weekend\, RISE. So come early\, grab a coffee (and perhaps a pastry) from onsite Rye Bakery and let your festival weekend begin in calm and wondrous style… \nPlease note: there is no parking at the venue itself\, but there is plenty of long-stay public parking within close walking distance to the venue at Cattle Market Car Park or Merchants Barton Car Park.  The venue is fully accessible for wheelchair users. \nThis event is part of the Consider the Wondrous | nature\, wonder\, books & us festival.
URL:https://www.discoverfrome.co.uk/event/gareth-howell-jones-jay-griffiths-our-place-in-the-living-world/
LOCATION:Rise Frome\, Whittox Lane\, Frome\, Somerset\, BA11 3BY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Animals,Environment,Literature,Nature,Talk
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SUMMARY:Heritage Tree Walk led by Julian Hight
DESCRIPTION:A 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. \nThis will be an easy walk\, lasting about 90 minutes. It will start at the Cheese and Grain (BA11 1BE)\, leaving at 10am prompt. Children are welcome if accompanied by a responsible adult. Places are limited so please book early. \nThis event is part of the Consider the Wondrous | nature\, wonder\, books & us festival.
URL:https://www.discoverfrome.co.uk/event/heritage-tree-walk-led-by-julian-hight/
LOCATION:Cheese and Grain\, Market Yard\, Frome\, BA11 1BE
CATEGORIES:Environment,Literature,Nature,Sustainability,Talk,Walks
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SUMMARY:Consider the Wondrous
DESCRIPTION:A 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. \nTaking 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\, the official bookseller at Hay Festival. \nThe weekend will feature a brilliant mix of talks and events with authors including Cal Flyn\, Horatio Clare\, Stephen Moss and Michael Malay\, alongside local favourites Julian Hight and Ian Ballamy\, and actor and ecologist David Oakes. \nFind the full programme of events here.
URL:https://www.discoverfrome.co.uk/event/consider-the-wondrous/
LOCATION:RISE\, Whittox Lane\, Frome\, BA11 3BY
CATEGORIES:Animals,Environment,Health and wellbeing,Literature,Live band,Music,Nature,Sustainability,Talk,Walks
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