Dear Friends of the Festival,

It has been an exciting but difficult few months and we know that we have neglected you throughout the summer. Most of you will probably already know that our Friends co-ordinator, Mairead, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly just before the festival. Unfortunately we have not been able to retrieve her files and are therefore faced with the impossible task of finding all contact details. We do apologise. We are aware that this is highly unprofessional and we have learned our lesson!!

We are glad to announce that two wonderful ladies, Mrs Viv Aspall and Mrs Joan Bostock, have come forward to take up this challenge and they are eager to reconnect with you all and make it up to you by organising some fantastic festival related treats.

We managed to obtain access to some of the emails and so some of you will receive communication soon. But you could make Viv and Joan’s task easier by dropping them a quick note to Felixstowefriends@aol.com. Your help would really be appreciated.

Again, we really do value your friendship and support and hope this unfortunate situation does not let you doubt that.

Kind regards, Viv, Joan and all of us at the Felixstowe Book Festival.