14. The Oundle Festival of Literature with Andrew Bibby!

Today on the blog, we handed over the keys to Helen from the Oundle Festival of Literature to share details with us of a very exciting event coming up as part of this years Nene Valley Festival!

The Oundle Festival of Literature runs a programme of all year-round events aimed at exciting, informing, entertaining and educating a wide variety of people with talks, discussions and workshops by award winning authors, illustrators and poets.

On September 21st we have a wonderful event planned, which will tie in with the Nene Valley Festival, with author and cyclist Andrew Bibby.

Andrew sets out to cycle from the English Channel to the Humber, following the great stone belt of ‘cotswold’ limestone which has left its mark so powerfully on the countryside.

This is a journey of discovery into a very special landscape, and the author draws on themes as varied as social history, literature, land usage, agriculture and rural life today to gain a deeper understanding of the factors that shape the land. This wonderful book celebrates the beauty of this area of England, but also does very much more. Thoughtful, well-informed, sometimes provocative, Andrew goes beyond the superficial to reveal a Middle England which is considerably more complex than many might imagine. The book includes chapters on Wellingborough, Corby and Oundle, and Stamford.

Tickets are £8, (£6 concessions), £1 off early bird tickets bought before 14th September, available from the Oundle Box Office, 4 New Street, Oundle. Tel 01832 274734, online at www.oundlefestival.org.uk

In the meantime to find all the other event listings and information on the Nene Valley Festival for 2018, visit the website at nenevalley.net

Nene Valley Festival 2018

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The Nene Valley Festival is an annual celebration of the finest heritage, nature, arts, attractions and food and drink from across the Nene Valley.

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