From 2pm to 5pm. Attractions for all ages and interests. Use the main carpark off the Marholm to Ufford Road and on the right after passing through the Stamford Stone entrance.
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27 June guided walk at Barnack Hills and Holes
Natural England are holding this walk, to see the glow worms. Meet at the main carpark (off the Wittering Road) at 9.30pm. To book, phone 07796 645935.
24 June, a midsummer afternoon in the Wye Valley
At 3.30pm in All Saints Church, Brockhampton, a concert: John Clare – Nature, Glory and Tragedy. Tea and cakes in the Parish Hall after the concert, followed by a short guided walk to the top of Capler Hill. Detail at https://gallery.mailchimp.com/7e59bdcb2ef74b2d29cfb65dc/files/afc10b9d-b3c7-46c2-a728-f6de45a5d963/John_Clare_Brockhampton_Church_Flyer_180520.pdf
13 July, Folk music in the Bluebell pub, Helpston
In the lead up to the John Clare Society Festival weekend (14/15 July), there will be the usual John Clare’s Birthday Music and Occasional Song Session in the Bluebell Pub, Woodgate, Helpston from 8.30pm. Free entry. Details from MikeStevensPE11@aol.com. For more information visit the Peterborough and South Lincs Folk Diary at http://www.peterboroughfolkdiary.co.uk.
Meeting of the Centre for John Clare Studies discussion group
The next meeting takes place on Tuesday 22 May, 1 – 2pm, in the Board Room of the Faculty of English, 9 West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DP.
Clare Jones will give a paper on ‘Monet’s Waterlilies and John Clare’s Burden: Water, Repetition and Flow’.
All are very welcome. Please bring your own lunch. Drinks are provided.
The next meeting will be on Tuesday 19 June and the speaker will be George Deakin (folk singer and author of ‘John Clare and the Folk Tradition’).
New Book
Simon Kovesi (Professor of English Literature and Head of the Department of English and Modern Languages at Oxford Brookes University – as well as JCS Vice Chair and Journal Editor) has a new book on sale – John Clare: Nature, Criticism and History – published by Palsgrave Macmillan.
It looks at, amongst other things, what it is that makes JC’s poetic vision so unique and asks how we use Clare for contemporary ends. Discount code of 20%: PM17TWENTY.
Statues in Northampton
On 31 July, there will be an official viewing event of the series of statues they have installed. This includes the statue of John Clare which has been in the town centre for a year. The event is taking place 11.30am – 1pm at Northampton Guildhall. Carry Akroyd, the Society’s President, will be attending and will be reading a poem. The event is open to all.
