Festival Diary

Bank Holiday Monday 5th May

• DAWN CHORUS 5.30am!
  Lawn Woods, High Street, Old Town Tel 01793 771080
• The BIG SCREEN Experience 12.30pm
  Wharf Green, Swindon Town Centre Tel 01793 771080
• THE BEAUTY OF BOOKS 6pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837

Tuesday 6th May

• MARION MOLTENO 12.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837
• JOHNNIE WALKER 6.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837
• STEVEN BERKOFF 8pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837

Wednesday 7th May

• BEE WILSON & NICKY BRITTEN 12.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837
• LIU HONG 7pm
  West Swindon Library, Link Centre Tel 01793 465555
• DAN KIERAN 6.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837
• A C GRAYLING 8pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837

Thursday 8th May

• VIRGINIA IRONSIDE 12.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837
• SALLY VARLOW 7pm
  Lydiard House, Lydiard Park, West Swindon Tel 01793 770401
• TOM PAULIN 6.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837
• ANDREW MOTION 8pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837

Friday 9th May

• CHARLOTTE BREWER 12.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837
• EDWARD MARSTON 7pm
  Highworth Library, Brewery Street Tel 01793 463500
• JOEL JOFFE 6.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837
• BEN OKRI 8pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837

Saturday 10th May

• SWINDON YOUTH SLAM! 11am
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837
• SWINDON SLAM! 7.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837

Sunday 11th May

• ECO IDEAS & PRACTICES DAY 10am-4pm
  Lower Shaw Farm, Old Shaw Lane, West Swindon Tel 01793 771080
• TONGUE & GROOVE 7pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837

Monday 12th May

• LAURIE MAGUIRE 12.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837
• KNITTING & KNOWING 7.30pm
  Lower Shaw Farm, Old Shaw Lane, West Swindon Tel 01793 771080
• BLOODAXE POETS MONIZA ALVI & IMTIAZ DHARKER 6.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837
• JOHN MILTON: His Paradise Lost? LANCE PIERSON 8pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837

Tuesday 13th May

• TRACING FAMILY HISTORY – MARY TURNER 12.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837
• STARTING FAMILY HISTORY – MARY TURNER 3pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837
• MIRANDA GLOVER 7pm
  North Swindon Library, District Centre Tel 01793 707120
• RICHARD HOLMES 6.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837
• DEATH & TAXES – MARCUS MOORE 8pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837

Wednesday 14th May

• YOUR MANUSCRIPT & PUBLISHERS – CAROLINE TAGGART 12noon
  Richard Jefferies House & Museum, Coate Tel 01793 466454
• GLOBAL WARMING – BRIAN CLEGG 12.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837
• BARRY DAVIES 7.30pm
  Swindon Town Football Club, County Ground Tel 01793 466454
• TIM SMIT 6.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837
• JOHN PILGER 8pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837

Thursday 15th May

• SACRED SITES & DRUID DETECTIVES – GEORGE WINGFIELD & PENNY BILLINGTONE 12.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837
• MARINA LEWYCKA 6.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837
• MARCUS du SAUTOY 8pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837

Friday 16th May

• MARTIN KEMP 12.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837
• ELIZABETH WILSON 7.30pm
  Museum & Art Gallery, Bath Road Tel 01793 466556
• JUDY COOK 8.15pm
  Swindon Folksingers, Milton Road Social Club Tel 01793 521301
• POEMS & PINTS & MUSIC! 7.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837

Saturday 17th May

• STORYTELLING, RIDDLES, & POEMS 11am
  Old Town Library, Victoria Road Tel 01793 616289
• SUSTAINABLE BUILDING 12.30pm
  National Trust, Heelis Tel 01793 817400
• ALLIANCE OF LITERARY SOCIETIES 2pm
  Holiday Inn, Coate Tel 01793 783040
• THE SECRET GARDEN 2.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837
• HILLTOP STORYTELLING 6.30pm
  Round House, Barbury Castle Tel 01793 771080
• LUCY PORTER 8pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road Tel 01793 614837

Sunday 18th May

• CHILDREN & FAMILIES DAY 10am-4pm
  Lower Shaw Farm, Old Shaw Lane, West Swindon Tel 01793 771080
• FESTIVAL FINALE! 7.30pm
  Town Hall, Regent Circus Tel 01793 601700

Swindon Festival of Literature, Lower Shaw Farm, Shaw, Swindon, Wiltshire SN5 5PJ • litfest@lowershawfarm.co.uk