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May 28 @ 7:00 pm
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8:00 pm
The Bonfire of the Insanities
May 29 @ 7:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Oi Chelmsford! Meet the Author
May 30 @ 11:00 am
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12:00 pm
Purfleet Poems in the Garden
May 30 @ 11:00 am
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4:00 pm
The Art of Playfulness – A writing workshop for aspiring children’s authors
May 30 @ 1:30 pm
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3:00 pm
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