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2025 Programme

Date/Time Event
25/06/2025
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Orwell Writers: Creating believable characters
Felixstowe Library, Felixstowe Suffolk
Tickets £5
26/06/2025
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Virginia Betts: Burnt Lungs and Bitter Sweets
Virginia Betts: Burnt Lungs and Bitter Sweets
Felixstowe Library, Felixstowe Suffolk
Tickets £8
28/06/2025
10:00 am - 11:00 am
The Reverend Richard Coles: A Death on Location
The Reverend Richard Coles: A Death on Location
Harvest House – The Palm Court Room, FELIXSTOWE
Tickets £15(12)
28/06/2025
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Steve Favell: Are You a Creative NUT? Celebrating Difference, Understanding Genius & How to Operate in this world
Steve Favell: Are You a Creative NUT? Celebrating Difference, Understanding Genius & How to Operate in this world
Harvest House Conservatory, FELIXSTOWE
Tickets £10(8)
28/06/2025
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Tracy Chevalier: The Glassmaker
Tracy Chevalier: The Glassmaker
Harvest House – The Palm Court Room, FELIXSTOWE
Tickets £12(10)
28/06/2025
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Abir Mukherjee: Hunted
Abir Mukherjee: Hunted
Harvest House, FELIXSTOWE
Tickets £12(10)
28/06/2025
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Paul French: Her Lotus Year, China, The Roaring Twenties and the Making of Wallis Simpson
Paul French: Her Lotus Year, China, The Roaring Twenties and the Making of Wallis Simpson
Harvest House – The Palm Court Room, FELIXSTOWE
Tickets £12(10)
28/06/2025
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Esther Freud: My sister and Other Lovers
Esther Freud: My sister and Other Lovers
Harvest House, FELIXSTOWE
Tickets £12(10)
28/06/2025
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Jessica Duchen: Myra Hess - National Treasure
Jessica Duchen: Myra Hess - National Treasure
Harvest House Conservatory, FELIXSTOWE
Tickets £10(8)
28/06/2025
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
A Mind to Murder: Celebrating P.D. James
A Mind to Murder: Celebrating P.D. James
Harvest House – The Palm Court Room, FELIXSTOWE
Tickets £12(10)
28/06/2025
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Monica Feria-Tinta: A Barrister for the Earth
Monica Feria-Tinta: A Barrister for the Earth
Harvest House Conservatory, FELIXSTOWE
Tickets £12(10)
28/06/2025
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Barbara Erskine: The Story Spinner
Barbara Erskine: The Story Spinner
Harvest House – The Palm Court Room, FELIXSTOWE
Tickets £12(10)
29/06/2025
10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Orwell Writers: Creating believable characters
Felixstowe Library, Felixstowe Suffolk
Tickets £5
29/06/2025
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Jenny Boyd: Icons of Rock in Their Own words
Jenny Boyd: Icons of Rock in Their Own words
Harvest House – The Palm Court Room, FELIXSTOWE
Tickets £12(10)
29/06/2025
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Tim Minshull: Your Life is Manufactured - How We Make Things, Why It Matters and How We Can Do It Better
Tim Minshull: Your Life is Manufactured - How We Make Things, Why It Matters and How We Can Do It Better
Harvest House Conservatory, FELIXSTOWE
Tickets £10(8)
29/06/2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Ian Collins: Blythe Spirit - The Remarkable Life of Ronald Blythe
Ian Collins: Blythe Spirit - The Remarkable Life of Ronald Blythe
Harvest House – The Palm Court Room, FELIXSTOWE
Tickets £12(10)
29/06/2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Kate Weinberg: There's Nothing Wrong With Her
Kate Weinberg: There's Nothing Wrong With Her
Harvest House Conservatory, FELIXSTOWE
Tickets £10(8)
29/06/2025
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Lucy Hughes-Hallett: The Scapegoat - The Brilliant Life of the Duke of Buckingham
Lucy Hughes-Hallett: The Scapegoat - The Brilliant Life of the Duke of Buckingham
Harvest House Conservatory, FELIXSTOWE
Tickets £10(8)
29/06/2025
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Robin Ince: Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal:My Adventures in Neurodiversity
Robin Ince: Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal:My Adventures in Neurodiversity
Harvest House – The Palm Court Room, FELIXSTOWE
Tickets £12(10)
29/06/2025
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Ben Chu: Exile Economics What Happens if Globalisation Fails
Ben Chu: Exile Economics What Happens if Globalisation Fails
Harvest House – The Palm Court Room, FELIXSTOWE
Tickets £12(10)
29/06/2025
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Mandy Morton: Tea at 3
Mandy Morton: Tea at 3
Harvest House, FELIXSTOWE
Tickets £12(11)
29/06/2025
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Elly Griffiths: The Frozen People
Elly Griffiths: The Frozen People
Harvest House – The Palm Court Room, FELIXSTOWE
Tickets £12(10)
29/06/2025
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Julia Jones: Stars to Steer By
Julia Jones: Stars to Steer By
Harvest House, FELIXSTOWE
Tickets £10(8)

 

Please note the events may switch between rooms at Harvest House to help us cope with demand.

 

Over our festival weekend our friends at Two Sisters Arts Centre will offer these events:

Friday 27th June 7.30pm 

AN EVENING OF POETRY and MUSIC featuring singer/songwriter and self confessed bibliophile Paul Armfield, prolific local author Virginia Betts and guest poets.
Tickets £12 from www.ticketsource.co.uk/two-sisters-arts-centre

Saturday 28th 7.30pm

DB INFUSION – a dynamic, high energy instrumental band which blends jazz rock fusion with elements from Latin, Flamenco, Classical, Middle Eastern and African music to produce a rich, melodic and highly original sound.
Tickets £15/£13 from www.ticketsource.co.uk/two-sisters-arts-centre

Ferry across the water for more festival delights…
Our friends at Essex Book festival are presenting a wide variety of book-related events throughout the month of June. Catch the ferry to see what they are offering in Harwich on 28th May as part of the national Beach of Dreams project  www.essexbookfestival.org.uk

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