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This page is: Cornwall News Archive
Port Eliot Lit Fest
The reports from those who attended the Literay Festival are all glowing and gushing, describing it as a Glastonbury for books (and some music too).
There was a lot going on, Gavin Turk and Deborah Curtis's House of Fairytales which lasted all weekend long and gave children of all ages the chance to be creative - painting, making models, drawing, hanging their wishes on the wishing tree...as well as listening and writing stories and plays.
But it’s not just books at the Literary Festival, local choir the Glorious Chorus were dressed all in red singing wonderful songs in the walled garden on Saturday afternoon. Also, Gaz Mayall's fantastic cabaret tent which was great fun and had everyone dancing every night.
There was Guerrilla Gardener, Richard Reynolds, starting work on transforming St Germans station, and talking about his work and others around the country transforming neglected patches of land. Rosie Boycott and Rowan Pelling having a compelling debate on the state of feminism today.
It is so good to see spoken word showcased, and this was very evident in the stand up poetry club, the Ha Ha tent, filled with some of the country's hottest young poets.
Lima Projects were at the Boathouse, launching hundreds of tiny paper boats made by festival goers, carrying candles into the estuary at dusk each night. Also their One Minute Disco - one minute of music and dancing on the hour every hour.
If you didn’t make it this year, then don’t make the same mistake again! To see a festival in such an amazing setting as Port Eliot, not usually open to the public, is a treat to be savoured. Just a shame we will all have to wait another year for our next chance...
Highlights provided by Rebecca Ward
Photography by Bill Bradshaw
Port Eliot Lit Fest
31st July 2007
