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Friday 4th - Sunday 6th October 2019

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 ABOUT

“The future of humanity and indeed, all life on earth, now depends on us.” David Attenborough

 

Following the success of Deeds and Words last year, join us for another Festival weekend of events to inspire, challenge and entertain. 

We have brought together authors, politicians, chefs, artists, campaigners and explorers - well-known names alongside local writers – listen, debate, explore and more.

 

The Festival will kick off on Friday night with a free panel discussion on The Politics of Climate Change, and continues into Saturday with speakers and discussions around the themes of climate change, living sustainably and the effects on the natural world.

Sunday is a family and workshop day with workshops for adults and children, alongside talks and performances.

Many events over the weekend are free or £5 or just pop in for a coffee and a cake from The Bakehouse and on Sunday browse the Producers Fair to find ways and means for you to live more sustainably.

 

Festival Directors

Amanda Carpenter & Kat Portman Smith

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 SPEAKERS

About
Speakers
Schedule

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SCHEDULE

Friday 5th October

18:15

Deeds Not Words a History of Women’s Suffrage – Helen Pankhurst  

20:00

Queen Victoria: Daughter, Wife, Mother & Widow – Lucy Worsley  

Saturday 6th October
Sunday 7th October

10:00

Suffrage in Tonbridge: A Guided Walk Through Tonbridge - Pam Mills  

10:00

Hen in the Foxhouse!! – Dr Patricia Lewis and Sue Nelson             

11:45

14:00

15:20

#askhertostand Workshop: Standing for Parliament – Frances Scott       

15:20

WE Women Everywhere: WE Manifesto – Jennifer Nadal in conversation with Olivia Buckland      

18:00

16:45

Closing Session – Kate Fox

16:45

Perfectly Imperfect Women 

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SCHEDULE

Over the whole weekend we will be joined by ‘Writer in Residence, poet and blogger Anthony Wilson. He will be sharing his thoughts and writing about the Festival over the weekend, as well as running creative writing workshops, and closing the festival. Anthony is an experienced tutor who has edited ‘Lifesaving Poems’(Bloodaxe), tutored for the Arvon Foundation and currently works for the University of Exeter.’

Friday 4th October

18:15

The Politics of Climate Change

EMF Theatre: Free PANEL DISCUSSION 

20:00

Steve Backshall - Voyages to Undiscovered Places

EMF Theatre: £25  Under 18 £16 TALK

Saturday 5th October

14:00

Pen Hadow

EMF Theatre: £10 TALK

15:15

Family Activism Workshop 

EMF Studio: Free WORKSHOP

15:15

16:30

One Planet Living

EMF Theatre: £5

PANEL DISCUSSION  

19:30

Wilderland Film Festival

EMF Theatre: £15.50 & £13.50

FILM FESTIVAL

Sunday 6th October

10:00

10:15

Where have All the Birds and Insects Gone?

Barton Science Centre: Free Drop in

Nature Detectives Workshop

Barton Science Centre: £2 WORKSHOP

The Tree Line: Poems for Trees, Woods & People

EMF Studio: Free POETRY READING

11:00

Nature Detectives Workshop

Barton Science Centre: £2 WORKSHOP

Pragmatic Bee Keeping for Beginners Barton Science Centre: Free WORKSHOP

Growing Food in Recycled Container Barton Science Centre: £5 WORKSHOP

11:30

11:45

Arbor

Barton Science Centre

Free PERFORMANCE

12:00

13:30

Pragmatic Bee Keeping for Beginners Barton Science Centre: Free WORKSHOP

 

Get the Most from your Fruit Trees

Barton Science Centre: £5 WORKSHOP

 

Growing Food in Recycled Containers Barton Science Centre: £5 WORKSHOP

 

Children's Writing workshop- Nature

EMF Studio: £5 WORKSHOP

13:30

14:30

Arbor

Barton Science Centre

Free PERFORMANCE

14:45

Creative Writing -Nature

EMF Theatre: £5 WORKSHOP

 

Get the Most from your Fruit Trees

Barton Science Centre: £5 WORKSHOP

 

Growing Food in Recycled Containers Barton Science Centre: £5 WORKSHOP

Shaping and navigating an uncertain future: Improv skills for the world we’re in

EMF Studio: £5 WORKSHOP

Greensand Ridge Gin - Creating a Sustainable Company

EMF Theatre: Free TALK

15:50

Closing Event: Anthony Wilson Writer in Residence

EMF Theatre 

SUPPORTERS

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BOOKING & MORE INFORMATION

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