I attend this Festival every year as it is excellent in terms of affordability, so I thought I would blog early about the details so that my followers can snap up a ticket before they all sell out:
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2013
Programme Revealed
4-13
October 2013
10 days of
talks, walks, music, art and family events in Leeds
Autumn might feel a long way off, but make sure you've got your
tickets for the 8th edition of Morley Literature Festival. The full
Festival programme is now online at morleyliteraturefestival.co.uk
with 10 days of conversations, workshops and imaginative exploits;
covering a wide choice of subjects, from the rise of British cycling to
the role of British women, recipe books to storybooks...
Will you join us? Tickets are available on our website, by phone and in
person: find out more here.
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Make it
your own
From guided walks to make-your-own
fridge poetry there are plenty of ways throughout the Festival to get
involved, or to learn from professionals. Enroll in the Penny University,
or book in for a workshop with
writer Katy Massey or
poet Becky Cherriman and
get advice and feedback on your own writing. For children, there's
Scary Hair to
design with Kate Pankhurst and chatty Robots to dream
up and build...
Want to know
more?
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The Rise of
British Cycling
Ahead of Yorkshire's leg of the Tour
de France in 2014, two of British cycling's most influential men
promise us unrivalled insights into the pivotal moments that have
shaped recent history. Team GB's Rod
Ellingworth and ITV's Ned Boulting,describe the races,
the cyclists and the onlookers who have transformed the nation's view
of cycling and turned road cycling into a new national obsession. Book Now..
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Alison Weir
The UK's
top-selling female historian Alison Weir discusses the
history, intrigue and ruthless ambition that informs her latest novel
and it's connection to the mysterious death of Richard III's nephews in
the Tower of London. Book Now
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Andy
Kershaw
From events
manager at Leeds University Union to legendary BBC Radio broadcaster (via a stint as
Billy Bragg's roadie), Andy
Kershaw takes us on a whirlwind tour of his
adventures in music.Book Now
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Kate Adie
Broadcaster
and bestselling author Kate Adie turns her
attention to the British women who took over traditionally male roles
during WWI and the powerful impact they had on equal rights, for their
own and future generations. Book Now
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