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Looe Festival of Words 2024
A new, FREE celebration for readers, writers and anyone who loves words. Workshops, crafts, walks, storytelling, a Book Fair, and more! Check back regularly as we add new events.
A Looe Development Trust event.
Some interesting things coming up to brighten our January:![]()
Fun and very supportive open mic poetry/spoken word nights:![]()
Liskeard Library Live and Later – this Thurs 9th Jan at 6pm &![]()
Valley Verse – Tues 28th Jan at St Nicholas's Church in Looe, 7.30pm![]()
All welcome.![]()
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If you're interested in developing your spoken word skills, Kane John Mills is running a series of evening workshops at the Barbican Theatre in Plymouth. These will be brilliant! Across the water, I know…but it looks as if Zoom options might be available. Starting 13th Jan. ![]()
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Interested in flexing your creative writing muscles? Looe Library and Community Hub are hosting three 'Getting Started with Creative Writing' sessions, 10.30 – 12 on 25 Feb, 4 March & 11 March. These are all free but places are limited, so if you're interested, please phone the Library to book a spot!
Merry Christmas! ![]()
Very best wishes for the festive season from Looe Festival of Words.![]()
Here's a Christmas-y poem from Brian Bilston. Enjoy!Today’s poem takes the form of my Christmas To Do list.
Please come out to support our final Christmas Shopping Evening on Thursday 19th – 4pm – 8pm in Looe. ![]()
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With so much going on with FREE entertainment in the Rose Garden; 20 plus shops offering a 10% discount; 15 cafes, restaurants, hotels & pubs open for food & drink; FREE Elf Hunt; FREE balloon modelling; Face Painter; Snow Machines in 3 locations; Build A Snowman; Santa’s Grotto; Fudge Tasting; Jolly’s Drinks, Tarquin’s Gin & Crusty Juggler Tasting. ![]()
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FREE parking from 4pm in the Millpool Car Park. ![]()
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Our local high street businesses truly appreciate your support in keeping it local this festive seasons and we hope to see many people on the streets for this final Christmas Shopping Evening. ![]()
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More Details At: welcometolooe.com/christmas-shopping-evenings/![]()
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The Lookout in Looe Sheila's School of Dancing Roly's Fudge Looe Keltique Welcome To Looe & Polperro Q is for Quirky Purely Cornish Farmshop & Deli Looe Gifts & Myths Pendragon Crafts Original Looe Bakery Portbyhan Hotel & Restaurant The Jolly Sailor Inn – Looe Sweet Pea Holistic Healing Liskeard Looe Radio Dotty's – Cafe Fleur Fifty Looe Pebble Cornwall Choklet Cornwall Pepe's tex-mex kitchen The Golden Guinea Bowdens Bakery The Schooner Gift Shop Heather Jane & Co Chennai Indian fusion looe LOOE GIN Looe Pet Emporium Rhapsody – The Old Mill Gift Centre – Looe The Looe Gift Shop Kellys of Looe Tots and Treasures The Guildhall Market
How lovely is this? From Helen Chaloner , Chief Executive of Literature Works , in her round-up of the past year on the Literature Works website:
Are you dreaming up a creative idea? Then you can't beat a good chat!![]()
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Join us TONIGHT! December 5th, 6.30 – 8pm at The Village Hall Downderry for our Sea Dances Creative Conversations session.![]()
As dance artists we find good conversations unlock ideas and possibilities we might never have thought about.![]()
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What you can expect![]()
– A warm welcome and a cuppa![]()
– More info on the Sea Dances project and how you might get involved.![]()
– Questions and conversations with others about working creatively.![]()
– A chance to see or hear about work in progress by others.![]()
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All ages are welcome (children accompanied by an adult).![]()
A donate what you can if you can event – which helps us pay for the space.