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Layer Marney Tower 500 Year Commemorations

This year, Layer Marney Tower are commemorating Henry, 1st Lord Marney, who built Layer Marney Tower, the tallest of all Tudor Gatehouses in the ...

Stand Up For Diversity in Harlow

A huge thank you to our partner Essex Cultural Diversity Project and to Gibberd Galley and Harlow Art Trust for hosting our latest Stand Up For ...

Historical musicians, Pearl in the Egg, to perform at Alison Weir event

We are delighted that historical musicians, Pearl in the Egg, will be joining us at our special The History Books day at Layer Marney Tower as part of ...

Extra tickets for Telling Tales released

Due to popular demand, Lemmings Theatre and Essex Libraries have arranged to release extra tickets for the Telling Tales library tour. Don’t ...

Silent Film announced

We’re very excited to reveal the ‘mystery’ silent film at Harwich’s Electric Palace Cinema as part of our Criminally Good ...

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Change of Date for James Naughtie’s event in Harwich Electric Palace Cinema

Due to unforeseen circumstances, BBC Presenter and lead on Radio 4’s Bookclub James Naughtie’s author event at Harwich’s Electric ...

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Want to be a Human Book in The Human Library?

Do you defy a stereotype? Are you like an open book and do you have valuable experiences that readers could benefit from learning about? Are you ...

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Spoken Word Power – a free programme open to primary, secondary and SEND schools

Discovering, celebrating, and publishing the next generation of youth poets. Spoken Word Power supports schools across the UK to make poetry fun and ...

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Calling all writing tutors!

Essex Libraries’ popular Essex Authors Day is back as part of the 2023 Essex Book Festival and will take place on Saturday 24th June. There will be an ...

Where the Hue Resides

Where the Hue Resides: a celebration of Black Joy in Essex

The tenth Stand Up For Diversity took place in November 2022. Essex Cultural Diversity Project and Essex Book Festival teamed up with the Mercury ...