Friends of Clifton Centre and Library
JENNY CHANDLER Jenny Chandler is a Clifton-based food writer, teacher and chef. Her latest book, A Good Appetite: Eating for Planet, Body and Soul, is published by The National Trust. Jenny will be talking and cooking from her book; showing how fabulous food, that just happens to be both healthy and sustainable, can be simple […]
Clare Reddaway Story Walk 2023 This event has now SOLD OUT Clare’s popular Clifton story-walk is back, with a brand new walk created for the 2023 festival. Described as ‘innovative’ and ‘an absolute joy’ by audiences, Clare’s walks regularly sell out. Clare leads walkers on a stroll through Clifton, combining unusual facts with short fictions […]
In conversation with Johanna Thomas-Corr Join Laura Shepherd-Robinson in conversation with Sunday Times literary editor Johanna Thomas-Corr about her latest book The Square of Sevens, a lavish historical mystery featuring fortune-telling and twists galore, all set amongst the high society of Georgian Bath, London and Cornwall. Laura Shepherd-Robinson worked in politics for nearly twenty years […]
Nadeem Perera ‘Updating Nature’ Nadeem Perera is a wildlife TV presenter, author, activist, and co-founder of the birdwatching group Flock Together. A disruptive and refreshing voice in wildlife, he has earned a reputation as the go-to person when it comes to unheard voices in nature. Nadeem’s love of nature and expert knowledge of birds and […]
Monique Charlesworth Imperfect Mothers and Driven Daughters This event is now SOLD OUT Monique knew that her charismatic German, Jewish refugee mother was hiding her true origins. Inge surged through life constantly reinventing herself. She ended her life in France, an ‘English lady’ giving conversation classes despite shaky English grammar and a heavy German accent. […]
Beavers in Bedminster, boar and pine martens in the Forest of Dean, bats in Bath’s stone mines - our wild mammals are making a long-overdue comeback across the West Country. Yet a quarter of Britain’s native mammal species are threatened with extinction, which is why Fiona and Tim criss-cross Britain on a pilgrimage to find […]
Clive Burlton; Bristol's Lost City Shortly after writing his first book, Trenches to Trams, Clive co-founded Bristol Books, the not-for-profit local publisher in 2012. Since then, he has written four further books and co-authored three others. He has curated several exhibitions; produced local films; runs tours to the Western Front battlefields and is a regular […]
D-Day, Arnhem & The Rhine - A Glider Pilot’s Story Jonathan Walker: D-Day, Arnhem and The Rhine - A Glider Pilot's Story This event has now SOLD OUT Military historian Jonathan Walker has just edited a fascinating and vivid memoir by Robert Ashby, who piloted gliders on D-Day, at Arnhem and the Crossing of the […]
The Lie of the Land and the Call of the Sea Clifton LitFest proudly presents the premiere of a multimedia exploration of our elemental relationship with the land we rely on and the sea that surrounds us. The performance combines superb film by David Parker and Bob Pitt with music especially composed and performed by […]
The Harrisons With credits including Portishead and Goldfrapp, recording dates in Nashville and Rockfield, and shows in venues as diverse as The Royal Festival Hall and The Rainbow Cafe, The Harrisons Trio is truly a band for all occasions. With smatterings of country, blues, rock ‘n’ roll and maybe the odd show number, they offer […]