What's on 11 June 2008
Belper Poetry Circle and Poetry People
walk around Beth’s Poetry Trail in Belper
Wed 11 June
7-9pm
Tickets: £2, payable on the walk only. Proceeds will go towards the trail’s development. Please book at your local library or on Call Derbyshire 08456 058 058
Join us for a walk around Beth’s Poetry Trail in Belper. A gentle stroll through the heart of this historic mill town, pausing at each installation for brief information and a reading of the poem.
Start/finish: Meet in Belper River Gardens, by the bandstand. Car parking, including disabled, available in the River Gardens. The walks are mainly along pavements, with a few steps; a suitable route for wheelchair users is possible.
For further details contact Glen 01332 840360 or Hilary on 01773 827274
River Wolton, Derbyshire Poet Laureate
words on wheels
Wed 11 June
Pilsley Mobile Library, Pilsley Community Centre car park
10am-12noon
FREE
Come along to meet River and chat to her about life as the Derbyshire Poet Laureate. You can also ask her to write a quick poem especially for you, or ask her for some tips on writing your own mini-saga for the Festival writing competition.
Kate Adie
Wed 11 June
Calke Abbey, Ticknall
7.30-9pm
Tickets: £7/£5 concessions, from your local library or on Call Derbyshire 08456 058 058
As the BBC’s chief news correspondent, Kate Adie became one of the best-known faces on television for her reporting from the major wars of recent years. The Kindness of Strangers was her compelling career autobiography and more recently Nobody’s Child gives a moving insight into the stories of abandoned children.
More Glass Than Wall
Wed 11 June
Assembly Rooms, Derby
7-8.15pm
Tickets: £3/£1.50 per child for school groups with accompanying staff free, from the Assembly Rooms box office 01332 255800.
Celebrating 400 years since the death of Bess of Hardwick 180 local young people join sinfonia VIVA, for the world premiere of More Glass than Wall, a major new oratorio written and devised by former Derbyshire Poet Laureate Cathy Grindrod and nationally acclaimed composer James Redwood in conjunction with the participants.
