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Read all about it

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booksFrom Beatrix Potter to Harry Potter, Charles I to the Chelsea Flower Show, whatever your literary leanings you’ll find something to tempt you to visit the Lowdham Book Festival this month.

On Saturday’s show, organiser Jane Streeter gave us just a taste of what’s in store between Friday 18 and Sunday 28 June. And The Girls Around Town have already put various sessions in their diaries – including several where CAKE is involved!

If Jane’s introduction to some of the events featured in this year’s festival whetted your appetite too, you can read all about it and download the full programme here…

Show and tell

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flintham museumThe spotlight will be on two of our local villages in Saturday’s show, when the Girls Around Town take a look at what’s happening out in Flintham and Lowdham this month.

Living in Flintham, Tina’s got the inside track on the new exhibition in its award-winning museum and she’ll be talking to Sue Clayton shortly before it opens to the public at 11am.

Keeping the Home Fires Burning? is a free interactive exhibition about the impact of World War I on the village and its residents. Visitors on Saturday and Sunday – 11am to 4pm both days – will even have chance to decide how well villagers coped during and after the war, with each one given an old penny to use as they cast their vote.

Then the girls will be getting the lowdown on this year’s Lowdham Book Festival from their second guest of the day, Jane Streeter…

Now in its 16th year, this popular event celebrates books of every genre, with talks, treasure hunts and music all on the menu between Friday 19 and Sunday 28 June.

For all this and more, join June, Tina and Sue and their guests on 107.8FM or online from 10am to 1pm on Saturday.

Dinner with King John

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dinner with king johnHe’s probably England’s most maligned monarch but does King John really deserve the bad press he’s had over the centuries?

On Saturday 13 June, author Stephen Church will be at Compton House in Newark to talk about his new book celebrating the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, in which he sets out out to disentangle legend and reality.

Enjoy a three course meal as he tells John’s story, exploring some of the reasons why his reign went so disastrously wrong and discussing his connections with Newark.

Tickets are £35 each, to include a glass of wine and coffee – click here for the full menu – and overnight accommodation is also available at a special price of £75 single or £85 double.

Places are limited – for more information or to make a reservation, email info@comptonhousenewark.com or call 01636 708670.