The Hungerford Literary Festival is always an event to look forward to. Last year’s event was a huge success and this year looks to be even more exciting.  The  Festival is from 16th – 19th October 2015.

The Friday Fiction Supper with Vanessa LaFaye, Kathryn Simmons and Magnus MacIntyre is on Friday, 16th October at 7.00 p.m. at Eliane’s.  Ticket Price £35.

What a wonderful way to start the festival with not one, but three authors!

Listen to these three wonderful writers talk about their novels between mouth-watering courses next to the book shop at Elianes.

To purchase a ticket for this wonderful Friday Fiction Supper, click on this link 

www.hungerfordlitfest.org/friday-fiction-supper-with-vanessa-lafaye-magnus-macintyre-kathryn-simmonds/

or

For any queries, including sponsorship opportunities, please contact Emma at The Hungerford Bookshop on 01488 683480 or email sales@hungerfordbooks.co.uk

At the Arcade, we love getting involved with local community projects. We also love eating! So Hungerford Food Festival always goes down well!

To show our support and get people interested we have set up a display window dedicated to food. With kitchenalia, cheese crates, a picnic set and even a Victorian sweet maker, we are ready to sample the delights of the festival.

Hungerford Food Festival is a family friendly community event that has been celebrating local food producers and artisans since 2009.

The festival is proud to be part of British Food Fortnight and in 2103 they were delighted to come joint third in The Telegraph’s nationalBring Home the Harvest competition.

The festival will take place on Sunday 4th October right outside the Arcade, on the High Street.  There will be locally produced goods such as cheese, meat, vegetables and even cider.

The hog roast will be right outside our front door (which I am very much looking forward to). The Town Hall will also be filled with stalls from local producers and cooking demonstrations will be taking place up and down the high street.

Hungerford Arcade owners, Adrian and Hazel, managers, staff and stallholders send their congratulations and very best wishes to Arcade stallholders, Daniel and Sarah Cordory on the birth of their son Russell, weighing in at 7 pounds 13 ounces at 2.56 am on 26th July.

Mummy and baby doing very well.  Daddy needs a sleep (after wetting the baby’s head – of course!)

 25th July 2015 Free Jewellery Valuation Day

10.00 am – 3.00 pm

Hungerford Arcade stallholder, Frances Jones is holding one of her very popular Jewellery Valuation Day’s here at the Arcade on Saturday, 25th July from 10.00 am to 3.00 pm. Frances is very well known for her expertise in jewellery and precious stones, i.e. diamonds, which are one of her specialities.  So, ladies and gentlemen, do come along and bring all your jewellery with you for your free valuation.

If you’re looking for a good night out on Monday 20th July, look no further!  Ken Haddock is a talented singer songwriter from Belfast.  He is a good friend of Unit 47 stallholder, Philippa Harper.  Philippa has arranged for Ken to play a live acoustic set at the New Greenham Arts Centre in Newbury and by all accounts, it’s a night not to be missed!

Ken has been writing and performing for more than 15 years and is an institution in his home town of Belfast, Northern Ireland.  His songs have been described by song-writing legend, Bruce Cockburn, as “Subtle and beautiful, delivered as the are with fine singing and guitar work.”

An acoustic set will truly showcase Ken as a songwriter and singer.  It promises to be a very special performance.

For tickets contact the Corn Exchange Box Office on 0845 5218 218.

Hungerford Arcade co-owner, Adrian Gilmour had a fun time when Joe and Sophie came into the shop to buy some china.  Joe and Sophie own Moonraker Canal Boats, “Five star cruising on the Kennet and Avon Canal” .  

The canal boats are fabulous and have wonderful names.  There is ‘Medusa’, ‘Moonbeam’, ‘Moondance’, ‘Moonshadow’, ‘Moonlight’ and new for this year is ‘Moonshine’.

We look forward to welcoming Joe and Sophie back to the Arcade in the near future.

You can find Joe and Sophie’s website at www.moonboats.co.uk

Meet Suzy Ireson. On July 11th Suzy and a friend will be taking part in a huge event in aid of
Macmillan Cancer Care. Thousands of people across the country will be hiking the distance of a marathon to raise funds for this most deserving charity. Suzy and her friend, along with hundreds of others, will make the long hike from Brighton to Eastbourne along the stunning coastal paths of East Sussex.

Please check out Suzy’s JustGiving page. Any donation, no matter how small, will be gratefully received. Good luck Suzy! I hope your hotel has a comfy bed – I feel like you’re going to need it!

Alex

www.justgiving.com/suzy-ireson

                       Paul Olivia and Rita

Hungerford Arcade has always been a magnet for buyers both from home and abroad.  They love the wide selection of antiques and collectables and of course, the reasonable prices – not to mention the friendly staff. This week, we had a lovely couple over from Ireland, Paul and Olivia. They had a wonderful time at the Arcade and Paul, a gentle giant of a man, had a great sense of humour which got us all laughing.