Festival Diary sponsored by

Bank Holiday Monday 3rd May

• DAWN CHORUS 5.30am!
  Lawn Woods, High Street, Old Town 01793 771080
• Dawn Chorus comes from Lawn Woods to Town Centre! 12noon
  Wharf Green, Swindon Town Centre 01793 771080
• CHERIE BLAIR 6pm
  Wyvern Theatre, Theatre Sq. 01793 524481

Tuesday 4th May

• VITALI VITALIEV 12.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road 01793 614837
• JOANNE LIMBURG 6.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road 01793 614837
• LIONEL SHRIVER 8pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road 01793 614837

Wednesday 5th May

• BOB, THE MAN ON THE MOON 10am
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road 01793 614837
• BRUCE KENT 12.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road 01793 614837
• TARIQ GODDARD 7pm
  West Swindon Library, Link Centre 01793 465555
• JENNI MURRAY 6pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road 01793 614837
• SARAH THORNTON 8pm
  Museum & Art Gallery, Bath Rd 01793 466556
• MAUREEN LIPMAN 7.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road 01793 614837
• MILTON JONES 9pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road 01793 614837

Thursday 6th May

• ALFRED WILLIAMS WALK 11am
  South Marston, Car Park, Old Vicarage Lane SN3 4SH
• RICHARD JEFFERIES 1pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road 01793 614837
• GABY HALBERSTAM 6.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road 01793 614837
• BARBARA TRAPIDO 8pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road 01793 614837
• PAUL BURSTON 7.30pm
  Central Library, Regent Circus 01793 463238

Friday 7th May

• REBECCA ABRAMS 12.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road 01793 614837
• ROBIN DUNBAR 7.30pm
  Museum & Art Gallery, Bath Rd 01793 466556
• CHERRY GILCHRIST 7.30pm
  Central Library, Regent Circus 01793 463238
• STANLEY WELLS 6.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road 01793 614837
• BONNIE GREER 8pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road 01793 614837

Saturday 8th May

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

Sunday 9th May

• CHILDREN & FAMILIES DAY 10am-4pm
  Lower Shaw Farm, Old Shaw Lane, West Swindon 01793 771080
• CLEO PASKAL 5pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Rd 01793 614837
• JONATHAN STEDALL 6.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Rd 01793 614837
• MATT HARVEY 8pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Rd 01793 614837

Monday 10th May

• JAMES HOLLANDCANCELLED12.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road 01793 614837
• KNITTING & KNOWING 7.30pm
  Lower Shaw Farm, Old Shaw Lane, West Swindon 01793 771080
• WILLIAM HUGHES 7pm
  Highworth Library, Brewery Street 01793 463500
• STEVE JONES 6.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road 01793 614837
• ANIL ANANTHASWAMY 8pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road 01793 614837

Tuesday 11th May

• DAVID ALBERT JONES 12.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road 01793 614837
• M C BEATON 7.30pm
  Central Library, Regent Circus 01793 463238
• BRIAN MOORE 6.30pm
  Great Western Hall, STEAM Museum, Kemble Dr 01793 466454
• MICHAEL PORTILLO 8pm
  Great Western Hall, STEAM Museum, Kemble Dr 01793 466454
• PETER LIPMAN 6.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road 01793 614837
• FOOD INC (film) 8pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road 01793 614837

Wednesday 12th May

• PETER THORNTON 12.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road 01793 614837
• FRANK WESTERMAN 6.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road 01793 614837
• FRAN SANDHAM 8pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road 01793 614837
• CAROL ANN DUFFY 6pm
  Great Western Hall, STEAM Museum, Kemble Dr 01793 466454
• BRIGHT STAR (film) 8.30pm
  Great Western Hall, STEAM Museum, Kemble Dr 01793 466454

Thursday 13th May

• TOM HODGKINSON 12.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road 01793 614837
• SWINDON SPEAKERS 7.30pm
  Central Library, Regent Circus 01793 463238
• PETER TATCHELL 6.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road 01793 614837
• JOHN O’FARRELL 8pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road 01793 614837

Friday 14th May

• MICHAEL HOLROYD 12.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road 01793 614837
• A C GRAYLING & THINK SLAM 7.30pm
  Arts Centre, Devizes Road 01793 614837

Saturday 15th May

• WRITING WORKSHOP & WRITERS’ LUNCH 12.30pm
  Lower Shaw Farm 01793 771080
• FESTIVAL FINALE: POEMS, PINTS, & MUSIC 7.30pm
  Town Hall, Regent Circus 01793 601700

Swindon Festival of Literature, Lower Shaw Farm, Shaw, Swindon, Wiltshire SN5 5PJ •