Wellington Festival
2017

www.wellingtonartsfest.co.uk
13th October 2017
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28th October 2017 / ·  Guest Speakers
·  Local Poets & Authors
·  Live Period Performances
·  Reading Groups
·  Award Winning Writers
·  Music / Dance
·  Comedy
·  Expert Creative Workshops
·  Interviews
·  Travel
·  Children’s Authors
·  Exhibitions
Festival fun, for all, for Free! / All enquiries to:

Caroline Mulvihill
Communications and Events Manager
WELLINGTON TOWN COUNCIL
Civic Offices
Larkin Way
Tan Bank
Wellington
TF1 1LX
01952 567697

Wellington Festival 2017
Provisional Programme of Events
* PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A DRAFT PUBLICATION AND MAY CHANGE. PLEASE SEE THE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME FOR FULL DETAILS
Date / Event / Location / Time
Friday 13th October / Finalists on ‘The Voice UK’ - Into the Ark
12-16 year olds must be accompanied by an adult.
£6.00pp entry fee available at www.eventbrite.co.uk / Telford Live Lounge and Arena / 7.30pm
Doors open 6.00pm
Friday 13th October / Children’s Storyteller John Kirk – By invitation Only
The 100mph Dog / Old Hall School / 2.00pm
Saturday 14th October / Meet the Authors
Diane Perry, Phyllis Blakemore, Allan Frost, Neil Clarke, Olga Tramontin, Julie Phillips, Christopher Smith, Catherine Cooper, Christopher Owen, Jan Johnstone, Joanne Roberts, Simon Whaley and Bryan Vaughan. / Wellington Library / 10.00am – 1.00pm
Saturday 14th October / Pottery Workshop
Free drop in sessions where you can have a go at throwing on a wheel, make a fish sculpture for the garden or a design and make a cup, decorated with slips. / The Belfry Arts Centre / 10.00am – 4.00pm
Saturday 14th October / The Clifton Film Series
‘Viceroy’s House’
Tickets available online at www.theclifton.org or at the Clifton stand in Wellington Market every Saturday before 12 noon / Belmont Hall / 7.30pm
Doors open 7.00pm
Sunday 15th October / Joan Ellis and Donna Jones MBE
Navy Knickers and Nicked TV’s – two award winning furiously fabulous females. / Wellington Methodist Church / 7.30pm
Monday 16th October / Augustus Stephens, Alison Brackenbury and BJ Edwards
A night of Poetry / Wellington Cricket Club Pavilion / 7.00-7.30pm
7.30-8.00pm
8.15 – 9.15pm
Tuesday 17th October / Dothill Local Nature Reserve / The Charlton School / 7.30pm
Wednesday 18th October / John Moore Quire
A West Gallery Quire consisting of singers and instrumentalists, based in Broseley, which specialises in performing sacred and secular music from the Georgian period. / All Saints Church / 7.30pm
Thursday 19th October / Wrekin Fine Arts Lecture
‘Now you see it now you don’t’. An in-depth look at the profound mystery of perception. / Wrekin College Centenary Theatre / 2.00pm – 3.00pm
Thursday 19th October / Written Poetry and Poetry Slam Competition
Pupils from local Schools and Colleges perform their winning work
*To enter your school please contact Caroline on / Wrekin College Centenary Theatre / 6.00pm
Thursday 19th October / Gareth Barsby and Graham Clifford
Gareth is a writer of short stories and poems and has a novel out called ‘Reindeer’ that was published last year. Graham is a prize-winning poet, with two collections published by Seren. / Swan Hotel, Wellington / 7.30-7.50pm
8.00-9.00pm
Friday 20th October / Lucy Corbett
Pop Poetry: Stage vs. Screen / TBC / TBC
Friday 20th October / Jacob Chandler Sculpture exhibition / All Saints Church Parish Centre / 12.00 – 4.00pm
Saturday 21st October / Jacob Chandler Sculpture exhibition / All Saints Church Parish Centre / 12.00-4.00pm
Saturday 21st October / Wrekin Writers Workshop
Short Story Workshop and Self-Publishing Guidance. / Wellington Council Committee Room / 10.00am – 12.30pm
1.30-4.00pm
Saturday 21st October / The Clifton Film Series
‘Lion’
Tickets available online at www.theclifton.org or at the Clifton stand in Wellington Market every Saturday before 12 noon / Belmont Hall / 7.30pm
Doors open 7.00pm
Saturday 21st October / Pottery Workshop
Free drop in sessions where you can have a go at throwing on a wheel, make a fish sculpture for the garden or a design and make a cup, decorated with slips. / The Belfry Arts Centre / 10.00am – 4.00pm
Sunday 22nd October / Esther Cheo Ying– Black Country to Red China / Wellington Library / 5.30pm
Sunday 22nd October / Sound of the Sirens
Exeter-based due Abbe Martin and Hannah Wood dovetail beautifully on their debut album, For all our sins, a beguiling acoustic pop collection replete with lyrical sensibility. / Telford White House Hotel, Wellington / 7.30pm
Monday 23rd October / Poems and Pints
Publishes Author and Poet Tony Stringfellow hosts this informal celebration of poetry in all its forms. This is an evening where you can read your own poems, your favourites by others, or simply listen to what’s being read. A very relaxed gathering of writers, readers and listeners down the pub! / Wrekin Tap Pub / 7.00pm
Tuesday 24th October / Birmingham Poet Laureate 2012 Jan Watts and Lesley Smith – Witches of Manningtree / Wrekin College Centenary Theatre / 7.00 – 7.45pm
7.45-8.30pm
Wednesday 25th October / Laughter Yoga A fun-filled hour that is possibly the most enjoyable way to lift your mood and leave you feeling energised, calm and relaxed. Suitable for all ages and abilities, Laughter Yoga has been found to have a host of health benefits; it brings people together and can be done anywhere.
No experience necessary, just bring yourself, your friends and family, a drink and curiosity and be prepared to laugh for no reason. / Wellington Civic Centre Committee Room / Seniors 11.00am
Families 2.00pm
Wednesday 25th October / Ray Hughes – The History of Wellington’s Banks / Wellington Library / 7.30pm
Friday 27th October / Meet the Local Artists and Crafters / The Forge Urban Revival / 9.30am – 4.00pm
Friday 27th October / Josh Pugh and Martin Huburn Comedy Evening / Wellington Cricket Club Pavilion / 7.30-8.30pm
8.30-9.30pm
Saturday 28th October / Telford Salsa Taster Sessions and Mini Social / Belmont Hall, Whispers Wine Bar and Wellington Methodist Church / 1.00-3.00pm
4.00-6.00pm
6.30 -9.30pm
Saturday 28th October / Clifton Films
‘Churchill’
Tickets available online at www.theclifton.org or at the Clifton stand in Wellington Market every Saturday before 12 noon / Belmont Hall / 7.30pm
Doors open 7.00pm
Sunday 29th October / Ledge
What would you do if you found yourself confronting someone on a ledge fourteen floors up with only one end in mind...their own!
Ledge is a dark comedy that focuses on such a situation... but it is so much more than that. / Hathaway’s Café / 3.30pm