News, events and new titles from Bristol Books this May
Pre-order now: Poets’ Walk poetry book
Edited by Martin Rieser & Ralph Hoyte
A vibrant collection of poetry from some of the region’s best-loved poets. The project, supported financially by the Clevedon Litfest, invited local poets to respond to themes explored in the poems of Tennyson (In Memoriam) and Coleridge (Aeolian Harp), most associated with the town. The resulting poems are collected here based on themes of loss or sound in nature.
Maid of the Haystack
Friday, 16 May, 7:30pm
Stoke Bishop Village Hall, 42 Stoke Hill, Stoke Bishop
Bristol Books author, Martin J. Powell, will be giving a talk about his 18th Century conspiracy mystery, Maid of the Haystack, at Stoke Bishop Local History Group.
Bristol’s Lost City
Tuesday, 27 May, 7:30pm
St Peter's Room (by St Peter's Church), Bishopsworth
Clive Burlton will be giving a talk at Malago History Society about Bristol's Lost City, the Bristol International Exhibition held in 1914 and nicknamed “White City”.
'Transport Through the Ages' History Day
Saturday, 31 May, 9:30am-4pm
Little Stoke Community Hall, South Gloucestershire
Bristol Books author, Clive Burlton, will be giving a talk about Whitchurch Airport as part of an event being organised by Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society in association with Avon Local History and Archaeology. Other talks on the day will cover Roman roads, inland waterways, trams, buses, and trains.
12 Bristol walks to explore this unique city
With longer daylight hours and more sunshine it’s the perfect time of year to get out walking and exploring the city. In the Bristol Ideas Book of Walks you can follow in the footsteps of the Romantic poets and Brunel. Learn about Bristol’s council housing, commerce and public life. Discover the myths people tell about the city. Experience arts, music history and nature. And see how different the city might have looked if some projects had gone ahead.
Whitchurch Local History Society 50th Anniversary
Saturday 17 May, 2-5pm
United Reformed Church, Bristol Road, Whitchurch
Discover the story of Whitchurch with displays of pictures, old maps and documents, artefacts from local metal detectors and a rolling picture show. The exhibition will cover the historic Parish of Whitchurch which extended to Knowle, Brislington and Bishopsworth including Filwood, Hengrove and part of Stockwood. Also children’s activities. Free entry.
