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Quiz Sheets and a Guided Mere History Trail will be available at various outlets in the town.
Reaching Out To The Community during festival week with poetry at Mere Day Centre, Fives Court and Bramley House plus workshops at Mere and Whitesheet Schools.
Evening:
THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLEDarwin's extraordinary adventure aboard Fitzroy's famous survey ship.
James Taylor gives an illustrated talk on the voyage that led to Darwins radical theories and the publication of On the Origin of Species.
Grove Buildings 7.30p.m. £6 in advance £7 on the door.
Noon:
COMMUNITY LUNCHThe second community lunch of the year to be held at The Old Ship Hotel. The first was a great success bringing together many Mere residents so lets do it again during Literary Festival week.
Join others for this informal Mere get-together. Book your place with the Ship Hotel by telephoning 860258 by October 11th.
The Old Ship Hotel 12 for 12.30p.m. Lunch 5.95 pp (drinks not included)
and after lunch wander down to the Lecture Hall for the Festival's afternoon discussion
Afternoon:
SO WHAT ABOUT ADAM AND EVE, THEN?Join a discussion on the relevance of the Biblical creation stories to modern society & science
Lecture Hall 2.30p.m. Free admission
Evening:
WOMEN IN HISTORYwith Clare Mulley, Adrian Tinniswood and Kate Williams
Three noted biographers discuss famous and less well known women of history and the subjects of their recent books.
Grove Buildings 7.30p.m. £6 in advance £7 on the door.
Afternoon:
THE DRUID VIEW OF THE WORLDPenny Billington, Author & Druid, gives a talk on the druid view of our world.
Grove Buildings 2.30p.m. £3
Evening:
FILM NIGHTWiltshire Moviola presents YOUNG VICTORIA.
Lecture Hall 7.30p.m. £5. Tickets only available from the library.
Morning:
A MERE MEANDERMere is steeped in history and full of secrets and surprises. Janet Way and David Hope, members of Meres thriving Historical Society, reveal some of these on a historical walking tour with a literary twist.
St. Michael's Church Gate 10a.m. Free
More information can be found on the Mere Website
Afternoon:
CREATION IN AN AFTERNOONAn informal afternoon of readings poetry and prose which celebrate any aspect of creativity from nature to nurture, building to blazonry, gardening to garnishing, cooking to crochet, music to mosaic, painting to patios, sewing to sculpture, writing to welding, all crafts and skills.
Lecture Hall 2.30p.m. Free admission
Evening:
LIVE THEATREChester House Productions present FLORENCE a full length play on the life of Florence Nightingale.
Lecture Hall 7.30p.m. £5 in advance £6 on the door.
Afternoon:
WRITING WORKSHOPA workshop with emphasis on writing for young people led by Sue Ashby.
Numbers Limited. To book contact Festival organiser.
Grove Buildings 2.15 5p.m. £12.
Evening:
POETRY IN THE GROVEShowcase readings of the poems short-listed in this years open competition and prizes awarded by audience vote.
Come and choose your favourite.
Featuring a talk by the Brimstone Press.
Grove Buildings 7.30p.m. Free admission
Morning:
COFFEE & TALK with LOCAL AUTHORSHear how authors from Mere and district made it into print.
Grove Buildings 10.15a.m. Retiring donations.
Afternoon:
CHILDRENS EVENTWith childrens author & illustrator John Rowe.
Library 2p.m. Free, tickets available from the library.
Mere Drama Society presents its two Woolstore Festival prize-winning One Act Plays
Lecture Hall 2.30p.m. Retiring Donations.
Evening:
LOUIS de BERNIÈRES and ILONE ANTONIUS-JONES in concert as THE ANTONIUS PLAYERS.A unique blend of music, poetry and amusement.
Back by popular demand.
United Reformed Church 7.30p.m. £8 in advance £10 on the door
Afternoon:
AWARD CEREMONY AWARD CEREMONYAdjudications with Louis de Bernires, Sue Ashby and Mary White.
Lecture Hall 3p.m.
Book stalls from 2.30p.m. Free admission.
Tickets from Mere Information Centre 01747 861211
or Festival Organiser 01747 860475
Postal Booking Form see link below