An annual week-long festival bringing authors to venues in and around Bridport, including novelists, historians, biographers, nature writers and poets. The programme also features musical, children's and culinary events, suiting book lovers of all kinds.
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Arts and culture
A greenwood carving workshop at Kingcombe Visitor Centre, led by greenwood worker Adam Hawker. Participants learn to use an axe and knife safely, select suitable wood, and carve and finish their own wooden spatula. For adults only.
Arts and culture
An exhibition and demonstration of textile designer Jayne Burton's work near Bridport. Held at Jenny Penney Local Makers Shop & Gallery, Mangerton Mill, it features cyanotype printing, Shibori dyeing and wood block printing inspired by coastal and woodland imagery.
Arts and culture
An evening of jazz and festive music performed by the Julie Dunn Quartet at Thornford Village Hall. The fundraiser for Friends of St Michael's Church, Beer Hackett, features jazz favourites, sing-along festive tunes, and accompaniment from double bass, saxophone and guitar.