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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

The final photos from the Foreword Book Festival in Eye, four weeks ago! Clockwise from top left: Jackie Carreira, Ashley Hickson-Lovence and Andrew Marsh (interviewer, author, bookseller), excellent coffee from Scot & Folk, Festival merch, and behind the scenes at the storytelling trail! 📚💙

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Even more photos from the Foreword Book Festival in Eye, four weeks ago this weekend! This time it's authors from our Suffolk Day Book Fair. 📚💙

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

More photos from the Foreword Book Festival in Eye, four weeks ago this weekend. Participants in our workshops enjoying their activities – Illustration and storytelling workshops with Dorien Brouwers, Zine workshop with Amy Wragg, and Poetry workshop with John Hegley. 📚💙

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

More photos from the Foreword Book Festival in Eye, four weeks ago this weekend – Chip from Epic Tales keeping everyone entertained with his fantastic storytelling at our Free Family Party! #BookFestival #ForewordFestivalUK #SuffolkCreatives 📚💙

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Holiday booked? Staycationing this year? Don't forget your most important summer accessory – a story to sweep you away! Find your perfect beach read at the Foreword Festival UK Beach Reads Book Fair, TODAY! Escape into books from local authors! 📚💙 TODAY, 11th July, John Peel Centre, 11-3.

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Holiday booked? Staycationing this year? Don't forget your most important summer accessory – a story to sweep you away! Find your perfect beach read at the Foreword Festival UK Beach Reads Book Fair. Escape into books from local authors! 📚💙 TOMORROW, Saturday 11th July, John Peel Centre, 11-3.

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Holiday booked? Staycationing this year? Don't forget your most important summer accessory – a story to sweep you away! Find your perfect beach read at the Foreword Festival UK Beach Reads Book Fair. Escape into books from local authors! 📚💙 THIS SATURDAY, 11th July, John Peel Centre, 11-3.

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Holiday booked? Staycationing this year? Don't forget your most important summer accessory – a story to sweep you away! Find your perfect beach read at the Foreword Festival UK Beach Reads Book Fair. Escape into books from local authors! 📚💙 THIS SATURDAY, 11th July, John Peel Centre, 11-3.

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Two weeks ago today! Ashley Hickson-Lovence and Jackie Carreira took over the stage at the Bank Arts Centre, and brought us a fantastic insight into Ashley's work. His readings were stunning performances, from memory – captivating, moving, and absolutely immersive for the audience. 📚💙

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Two weeks ago today! Actors AJ Deane and Sian Notley performed ten short stories by local authors on our free Fast Foreword storytelling trail, bringing storytelling for grown-ups to venues around Eye – the Bank Arts Centre, Eye Library, the Queen's Head pub, Cafeye, and Eye Community Centre. 📚💙

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

More Foreword Festival photos! Here's our Writing Our Countryside panel in action. Check out their nature writing: Richard Negus: 'Words from the Hedge' Patrick Galbraith: 'Uncommon Ground', 'In Search Of One Last Song' Huge thanks to AJ Deane for chairing the panel. #ForewordFestival 📚💙

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

More Foreword Festival photos! Here's our Suffolk Magic and Folklore panel in action. Check out their wonderful books: Helen Fisher - Once Upon a Winter Wood Julia Blake - The Forest Gerry Donlon - Magic and Wonder #ForewordFestival 📚💙

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

More Foreword Festival photos! Here's our Suffolk Food Stories panel in action. Check out their fabulous recipe and food books: Lilian Hiw: Lilian's Kitchen Bee Farrell: Comensality Adam Tully: Suffolk Story Beata Osborne: Zanzibar Spices (coming soon!) #ForewordFestival 📚💙

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

More Foreword Festival UK photos! Here's our Eat, Sleep, Read, Play Football! panel in action. Check out their fabulous football books: Mitch Johnson - 'Kick', 'Strike' Rob Parker - 'One Of Our Own', 'Stink the Sloth' James Campbell - 'The Funny Life of Football' #ForewordFestival 📚💙

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Sticking with the poetry theme, here's what happened at the fantastic Foreword Book Festival Open Mic Night last Friday! Poems from Virginia Betts and AJ Deane (event organisers), plus a sneak preview from Nancy T, and the excellent 'Punk Is ...' from open mic participant Sheldon Tamsett.

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Check out our co-founder, Jackie Carreira, talking about our festival in Eye with our major sponsor, Mid Suffolk District Council: www.facebook.com/reel/1047466...

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

The Foreword Festival is complete. The signs have been taken down, the authors and guests have all gone home, and the organisers are sleeping off the weekend's exertions. While we recover, here's a quick look at our amazing Performance Poetry Extravaganza on Saturday night!

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

A huge THANK YOU to all our amazing authors, sponsors, venues, and volunteers, and to everyone who came along and supported The Foreword Book Festival this weekend – from a grateful but exhausted organising team! Look out for photos of the event on our website and social media when we wake up ...😊

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Welcome to SUNDAY at the Foreword Book Festival in Eye! Head to our website and plan your day! forewordfestival.uk/plan-your-fe... No need to book for our free events. Book tickets online for the Bank Arts Centre. For author events at the Hexagon, book your tickets in advance at our book fair.

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Hungry? The Queen's Head pub in Eye is supporting the Foreword Festival, and serving food all day! You'll find the pub between the Town Hall and Eye Library. Head over and check out the menu! www.queensheadeye.co.uk

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Welcome to SATURDAY at the Foreword Book Festival in Eye! Head to our website and plan your day! forewordfestival.uk/plan-your-fe... No need to book for our free events. Book tickets online for the Bank Arts Centre. For author events at the Hexagon, book your tickets in advance at our book fair.

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The Wild Words Suffolk box is moving to Cafeye for tonight's Open Mic Night – and YOU are invited to take part! Posting your words is free, and everything and anything goes! Sign your work, or post anonymously, but take the opportunity to be creative ... What will you write? 📚💙

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Our Poetry Open Mic Night is TONIGHT! We’re celebrating local poets – and giving you the chance to take part! Whether it’s your first time at the mic, you’re a regular performer, or you're here to listen, we’d love to welcome you to the opening event of our festival: www.forewordfestival.uk 📚💙

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Book your table now to enjoy lunch or dinner at the Queen's Head Pub in Eye at the Foreword Festival! They're supporting the festival and serving food all weekend – don't miss out! www.queensheadeye.co.uk

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Can you tell a story in ten words? Head to Eye Library, Suffolk, by tomorrow, and write a ten-word story for your chance to win a bookish prize! The library team will choose their favourite stories in two categories: Under 16, and 16+. FREE entry! 📚💙 www.forewordfestival.uk

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

If you can't wait until THIS WEEKEND to meet our Foreword Book Festival authors, why not pop in to Eye Library and borrow some of their books? THANK YOU to Eye Library for promoting our festival! Don't forget to book tickets for this weekend's author events asap: www.forewordfestival.uk 📚💙

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Looking for FREE events at the Foreword Book Festival in Eye this weekend? We've got you covered! Two free book fairs, a free family party at the Community Centre, and a free storytelling trail for grown-ups! No need to book for our free events. See you there! 📚💙 www.forewordfestival.uk

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Did you know – this weekend's Foreword Book Festival is part of the National Year of Reading Go All In campaign? And we’re part of the Go All In Summer of Sport, too! Don’t miss our amazing Eat, Sleep, Read, Play Football! event for all ages, THIS SUNDAY! wegottickets.com/f/18914 📚💙 ⚽ ⚽ ⚽

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Join us for our fantastic #poetry events at this weekend's Foreword Book Festival in Eye! 🎙️ Saturday night's headliner is writer and performance poet Henry Normal! ✒️ NO TICKETS LEFT for John Hegley's worshop! 🎙️ Bring your poems to perform at our Open Mic Night! forewordfestival.uk 📚💙

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The Wild Words Suffolk box is coming to Eye Library as part of the Foreword Book Festival – and YOU are invited to take part! Participation is free, and everything and anything goes! Sign your work, or post anonymously, but take the opportunity to be creative ... What will you write? 📚💙

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Don't miss THIS WEEKEND'S Fast Foreword Storytelling Trail for grown-ups at the Foreword Book Festival in Eye! 10 Suffolk authors, 10 original flash-fiction stories – performed by 2 actors from QuirkHouse Theatre Company across 5 venues in 1 afternoon. FREE to attend! 📚️💙 www.forewordfestival.uk

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Can you tell a story in ten words? Head to Eye Library, Suffolk, before Friday (June 19th), and write a ten-word story for your chance to win a bookish prize! The library team will choose their favourite stories in two categories: Under 16, and 16+. FREE entry! 📚💙 www.forewordfestival.uk

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

There's still time to book something special for Father's Day THIS SUNDAY! Head to our website to book your tickets for our fabulous Father's Day author events: www.forewordfestival.uk Everyone welcome – Dads optional! 🥘 Suffolk Food Stories (12.30pm) ⚽ Eat, Sleep, Read, Play Football! (2.30pm)

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

We've made our football author event even more family friendly by bringing on a substitute price ... tickets are now ✨only £5!✨ Join three football-obsessed children's authors at this all-age family event for Father's Day! (Everyone is welcome – Dads optional!) wegottickets.com/f/18914

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Only 5 DAYS until this year's Foreword Book Festival in Eye, Suffolk, 19-21 June. Celebrate a fantastic weekend with us, with book events for Father's Day, Suffolk Day, and the King's birthday! Head to our website to book your tickets and check out our full programme: www.forewordfestival.uk 📚💙

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

We're counting down to the Foreword Book Festival in Eye in SIX DAYS, 19-21 June ... Book your tickets NOW to join three football-obsessed children's authors at our all-age family event for Father's Day – now only £5! wegottickets.com/f/18914 Full programme at www.forewordfestival.uk

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

We're counting down to the Foreword Book Festival in Eye in 7 days, 19-21 June ... Book your tickets NOW for two fantastic workshops on Sunday 21st June, led by award-winning illustrator and author Dorien Brouwers! Only £10 per workshop. www.thebankeye.org/upcomingwork... www.forewordfestival.uk

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Can't make it to the Foreword Book Festival? Looking for a way to support us anyway? Head to ko-fi.com/forewordfest... to buy a Supporter Ticket! (Buying a Supporter Ticket does not give you access to any of our events, but it does earn you the sincere gratitude of the entire organising team! 📚💙)

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Can't make it to the Foreword Book Festival? Looking for a way to support us anyway? Head to https://ko-fi.com/forewordfestivaluk to buy a Supporter Ticket!

(Buying a Supporter Ticket does not give you access to any of our events, but it does earn you the sincere gratitude of the entire organising team! 📚💙)

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

We're counting down to the Foreword Book Festival in Eye, 19-21 June! Tickets are on sale NOW for our fantastic Sunday night headline author, the multi-award-winning Ashley Hickson-Lovence. 21st June, 7pm at the Bank Arts Centre, £10: www.thebankeye.org/store/p103/f... www.forewordfestival.uk

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Can you tell a story in ten words? Head to Eye Library, Suffolk, before June 19th, and write a ten-word story for your chance to win a bookish prize! The library team will choose their favourite stories in two categories: Under 16, and 16+. FREE entry! 📚💙 www.forewordfestival.uk

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Less than two weeks until our Suffolk Magic and Folklore author event! Bring your curiosity and your questions for the panel, and be ready for mysteries, surprises, dark secrets, and a shiver down the spine ... Don't miss out: wegottickets.com/f/18918 www.forewordfestival.uk

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Don't miss our Suffolk Day events! 📚 Suffolk Day Book Fair (Sunday 21st June - FREE) 🥘 Suffolk Food Stories (Sunday 21st June - £10) 🌱 Writing Our Countryside (Sunday 21st June - £10) ✨ Suffolk Magic and Folklore (Saturday 20th June - £10) Tickets and information: www.forewordfestival.uk

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Less than two weeks until our VERY special poetry workshop, run by legendary performance poet John Hegley! To give you the best experience, we're keeping workshop numbers small, so tickets are EXTREMELY limited. Don't miss out: www.thebankeye.org/store/p104/f... www.forewordfestival.uk

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Only TWO WEEKS to go until this year's Foreword Festival in Eye, Suffolk – 19-21 June! Three days filled with book fairs, author talks, performance poetry, workshops, storytelling for kids and grown-ups, and CAKE, all sponsored by Mid Suffolk District Council. Programme at www.forewordfestival.uk

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

TWO WEEKS until our festival party! Bring a picnic and join us on June 20th. Live storytelling for kids and grown-ups, free crafts for kids, book fair for children and teenage readers, book-themed costume competition, and more. Plus the WI will be running the cake stall! 🍰 www.forewordfestival.uk

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Congratulations to Foreword Book Festival guest author Mitch Johnson, whose new book, 'Strike', is June's official Indie Bookshop Book of the Month! Meet Mitch and hear about both his football-themed books at our Eat, Sleep, Read, Play Football event on Sunday 21st June. wegottickets.com/f/18914

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Only two weeks to go! Our Open Mic Night is for everyone. We’re celebrating local poets – and giving you the chance to take part! Whether it’s your first time at the mic, or you’re a regular performer, we’d love to welcome you to the opening event of our festival: www.forewordfestival.uk

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Tickets on sale NOW for this year's Foreword Festival poetry night! Don't miss BAFTA Award winner Henry Normal, poet Tim Barlow, punk poet James Domestic, post-menopausal poet Nancy T, and compere AJ Deane. Tickets are a BARGAIN at £15 – that's only £3 per poet! www.thebankeye.org/store/p101/f...

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Join four Suffolk authors for the Foreword Book Festival Father's Day lunchtime panel on food, drink, cooking, and the joy of sharing meals with our friends and families! Meet the authors, bring your questions, and buy signed books after the event. 📚💙 Tickets on sale now: wegottickets.com/f/18910

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Foreword Festival UK @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Tickets are on sale NOW for the 2026 Foreword Book Festival 'Writing Our Countryside' author talk – 21st June, 4pm at the Bank Arts Centre, Eye, Suffolk. Tickets are a BARGAIN at £10: www.thebankeye.org/store/p102/f... #Booksky #Countryslide #BookFestival 📚💙

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