Friends of Clifton Centre and Library
After the Revolution; Can Bristol's new approach to governance be made to work? Can Bristol’s new approach to governance be made to work? In May 2024 the mayor will leave office and a new system of running the city will begin; one consisting of committees and leaders chosen by Council. Will this be more effective? […]
MICHAEL BUERK We are delighted that Michael Buerk will be the opening speaker of this year's LitFest. He knows Bristol well, launching his career as a broadcast journalist in the city in 1973. Michael will be in conversation with David Parker. Since then he has gone on to win a host of awards including the […]
This event has been cancelled: AMANDA PROWSE; 'Women Like Us' Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has had to be cancelled. Amanda Prowse is an International Bestselling author of thirty books that have been published in dozens of languages around the world. The most prolific writer of bestselling contemporary fiction in the UK today; […]
JAMES BAILEY; 'The Way Back to You' The funny and heart-warming story of long lost love and second chances. When Simon Brown reconnects on Facebook with his first love Sylvie - the French pen pal he never actually met - he is determined that this time, things will be different. Adamant that he can't let […]
JULIAN BAGGINI - Truth, Trust and Character In today’s world truth is disputed, denied, hidden and distorted. The very possibility of objective truth is dismissed, replaced with the idea that things can only be “true for you” or “true for me”. Yet people still go to court or take to streets to defend the truth. […]
JONATHAN BRADLEY & YEALAND KALFAYAN; 'A Kaleidoscope of Butterflies' Like many wild creatures in Britain butterflies are threatened by damage to their habitats and climate change. Jonathan Bradley will talk about the inspiration for the book and why butterflies matter in the lives of human beings and recount some of the stories that lie behind […]
This event is SOLD OUT - CLARE REDDAWAY; CLIFTON STORY WALK The Story Walk begins at Clifton Library. The Walk is easy and mainly level. Running time is approx 1hr 30 mins. Meet in the courtyard of the library. Join Clare on a walk through Clifton. Listen to snippets of history and slices of fiction […]
LILY DUNN; 'Sins of my Father: A daughter, A cult, A Wild Unravelling' Lily Dunn will discuss her dazzling literary memoir about a pursuit to unravel the mysteries of her delinquent father. A writer, publisher and entrepreneur, with wild and wealthy friends, he abandoned his family to follow Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh to India. Lily discovered […]
This event has been cancelled: BRUCE FELLOWS; 'The Best One There' Unfortunely this event has been cancelled. Bruce Fellows recent novel; The Best One There, in which a young German pilot is forced to grapple with personal beliefs when confronted with the horrific results of Nazi doctrine. Bruce currently writes about books in the local […]
HELEN DOE; 'SS Great Britain: Brunel's Ship, Her Voyages, Passengers and Crew' This was Isambard Brunel's technical triumph, the world's first iron propeller driven ship. It sailed the world, across the Atlantic, both north and south and across the Indian and Pacific Oceans. This ship carried many thousands of passengers and was eventually left abandoned […]