FORMER MI5 boss turned novellist Stella Rimington spoke about her books, her former career as a spymaster, and her local connections to a packed house at the Lowdham Book Festival this week. The sell-out crowd at Caythorpe Cricket Club on…
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Rimington steps in for Simpson
ONE OF the headline makers of the 2011 Lowdham Book Festival, BBC world affairs editor John Simpson, has been called away to report from overseas and has had to pull out from the event on Tuesday 21 June. In his…
Book festival tickets update
LOWDHAM BOOK Festival reports strong ticket sales for 2011, two weeks after opening its box office and a week before the programme starts. In an update posted on its Facebook group page, co-organiser Ross Bradshaw reports that some events are…
Book festival draws big names
THE 12th LOWDHAM Book Festival has an extended programme, just announced, which brings a wide range of authors and performers to our area. Held over a month, from 14 June to 14 July 2011, most events are clustered in the…
Cowboy Baby debuts at Lowdham Book Festival
AMONG THE delights in store for 2011’s Lowdham Book Festival is the inaugural production from Catfoot Theatre, a stage adaptation of Sue Heap’s classic children’s book Cowboy Baby. Winning gold in the 1998 Smarties Children’s Book Awards, Cowboy Baby is both an…
Cowslip Sunday blows them away
STRONG WINDS blowing across the Lambley playing fields did nothing to diminish the celebrations of Cowslip Sunday on 1 May 2011. The performers, mostly residents of the village, rose to the challenge presented by the elements and delivered their one-time-only performance…
The scariest scarecrow in Lowdham
THE WINNER of Lowdham’s first scarecrow competition, held over the May Day bank holiday weekend, is Adam the Gardener, displayed at No 6 Ton Lane. Second place went to a scarecrow made by 1st Trentside Beavers Cubs and Scouts, called See…
Cowslip Sunday looks unmissable
THIS WEEKEND sees the return of Cowslip Sunday, Lambley’s revived celebration of its history, its village life, and its emblematic flower. Most activities centre around the village hall and playing field, but the whole village will be included in the…
Cowslip Eve showcases Lambley talent
LAMBLEY’S ancient church will welcome the Lay Clerks of Southwell Minster to perform on Cowslip Eve (Saturday 30 April), the day before the village’s main Cowslip Sunday celebrations. These professional and semi-professional singers will entertain with a mixture of light and…
Cowslip Sunday gets dedicated website
A NEW WEBSITE dedicated to Lambley’s revived Cowslip Sunday celebrations has gone live. The site can be found at http://cowslipsunday.co.uk The first Sunday in May has been marked in Lambley as Cowslip Sunday for generations, celebrating the arrival of spring…