Spike Woods and Ed Bloomfield, who performed in the very first Wotton Arts Festival, met in the early 70’s in folk clubs and formed a partnership soon after. They worked together on Radio Bristol, TV and gigs for fifteen years, singing much of their own material. Eventually Ed moved away in the 80’s but they still team up occasionally for special events.
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These are really fun, hands-on sessions where participants can get creative with clay and discover how to make their own model of one of our world-famous characters, which they then get to take home with them.
Each workshop will last approximately one hour and feature a different character. The workshops are run by one of our expert model makers, who have worked on some of our best-loved titles. They are real pros, have loads of great anecdotes about the studio, and generally put on a really entertaining and engaging session. It’s also a great opportunity for participants to ask any questions about the tricks of the trade from the Aardman studio. Sponsored by |
The Oriana Singers performed at the first Festival in 1971. Tonight’s exciting programme includes Purcell’s glorious Come Ye Sons of Art and Handel’s rousing Coronation Anthems The King Shall Rejoice and My Heart is Inditing . The second half of the concert features Bach’s Cantata No.21, which moves from the depths of darkness to a truly triumphant conclusion.
Oriana Singers have an international reputation, having performed in Seville Cathedral’s Royal Chapel and broadcast live from Rouen Cathedral. The professional soloists include local soprano Gillian Wells, and Wotton violinist Justine Tomlinson leads the orchestra. |
Roger James will discuss the lives of Charles Rolls and Henry Royce, and explains how they met and formed the Rolls-Royce Company, why it was (and is) so successful and then follows their stories to the end of their lives in 1910 and 1933 respectively .
This talk is dedicated to the memory of David and Danny Ward. |
Lucienne Boyce is an award-winning historical novelist and women’s suffrage historian. She will chair a discussion between regency novelist, Jayne Davis, David Penny who writes about Moorish al-Andalus in Spain, and Anita Davidson author of historical mysteries set in 1900’s about their choice of era for their novels. Debbie Young, local author of contemporary novels and director of Hawkesbury Upton Literature Festival,will host the afternoon. |