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Helmsley Literary Festival 2026!
Fri 18 September - Sun 20 September
Fri 18 September 7.30pm - Animal Farm Sat 19 September 10am - 12pm - How To Tell Stories: Writing for Screen and Stage With Tom Needham 8.30pm - 10pm - Poets' Corner Sun 20 S...Event type: Other , Talks, Theatre
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HLF - Rob Cowen - The North Road
Sun 20 September, 6.30pm - 7.30pm
Rob Cowen takes you on the long and winding road that leads from the English to the Scottish capital. Along the way, we share that highway’s history and Rob’s modern-day encounters and exp...Event type: Talks, Other
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HLF - Dr Michelle Hills - The Wrong Order of Things
Sun 20 September, 4.30pm - 5.30pm
Dr Michelle Hills, Chief Medical Officer at Martin’s House Children’s Hospice in Yorkshire, describes in her book, The Wrong Order of Things, the realities of caring for children with comp...Event type: Talks, Other
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The Arts Society Helmsley: Picasso's 'Guernica' and the Spanish Civil War
Mon 5 October, 7pm
Guernica is one of the most famous paintings in the world and probably Picasso’s best known picture. It was prompted by events in the Spanish Civil War, and specifically the fascist destruction ...Event type: Talks
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The Arts Society Helmsley: A new royal tomb in Egypt: the life and death of Thutmose II
Mon 2 November, 7pm
1822: the decipherment of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs 1922: the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun 2022: a new pharaoh's tomb found near the Valley of the Kings. This lecture covers the lif...Event type: Talks
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Brian Bilston - How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside
Fri 13 November, 7.30pm
With over 500,000 followers on social media and a host of sell-out shows across the country, Brian Bilston is one of the UK’s most popular poets. He has published several bestselling collection...Event type: Talks, Spoken Word
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