For the first time in its 800-year history, on 4 March 2021 the internationally renowned Basilica of St Francis in Assisi will open its doors for a live virtual guided tour, which will be accessible from anywhere in the world. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Basilica is one of the most important places…
Following the success of its interview with Jon Sopel this January, the Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival is planning two days packed with online events this spring. Running over the weekend of 13th and 14th March, audiences from far and wide will be able to listen in to a varied programme featuring the authors of…
The West Horsley Place Trust – the charity established to save Grade I listed West Horsley Place and its surrounding estate so that they can be enjoyed by the public – today announces an important National Lottery Heritage funded collaboration with Surrey Wildlife Trust (SWT) to enrich biodiversity across the 380-acre estate. Once Covid-19 restrictions…
Leading and award-winning UK authors, including Michael Rosen, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Tanya Landman and Sita Brahmachari, are amongst those who have recorded events for the Stratford Literary Festival in a project called Authors for Schools designed to inspire children being home-schooled during lockdown. The Authors for Schools Project, made possible by donations to a match-funded initiative…
On 18th January 2021 – just ahead of the inauguration of Joe Biden on 20th January – BBC North America Editor, Jon Sopel, will be in conversation with Guardian columnist, Jonathan Freedland, to discuss the most extraordinary election in US history, outlined in Sopel’s latest book, UnPresidented: politics, pandemics and the race that Trumped all…
Watts Gallery Trust is taking part in the 2020 Big Give Christmas Challenge to raise vital funds for its community learning programme. Between 1 December and 8 December donations to the charity’s Art for All Community Learning programme will be doubled, helping the Trust to reach its £60,000 target. Over the past twelve years, Watts…
This November, Watts Gallery – Artists’ Village has had to temporarily close its doors once again in response to the latest Covid-19 measures. However the Artists’ Village is pleased to announce that its Art & Action Season will continue online, with opportunities to explore the exhibition across the charity’s digital platforms and to join a…
With the country now in its second national lockdown, how can the performing arts and cultural events survive the restrictions Covid has imposed, and what impact will this have on the army of now unemployed freelancers as well as young people seeking careers in the arts in the UK? These are questions to be discussed…
Following the recent Government announcement, Stratford Literary Festival Winter Weekend will now take place online. Between 20th and 25th November audiences will be able to access an extensive programme of events on the Festival’s website, www.stratlitfest.co.uk, including: twice-Booker prize winner, Dame Hilary Mantel, talking about her acclaimed Cromwell Trilogy and her latest book of essays,…
Organisers of the Awesome Book Awards have announced the shortlist for the 2021 prize, which recognises the very best works of fiction for young readers aged between 7 and 10. On the shortlist are: Malamander by Thomas Taylor (Walker Books) The Garden of Lost Secrets by A. M. Howell (Usborne Publishing) The Girl Who Stole…