Dyrham Park is introducing a five day Spring Literary Festival featuring bestselling South West authors, to raise money for their upcoming conservation project.
After the huge success of the Bath Literature Festival, this is a chance for lovers of literature and history to support a fantastic cause, while enjoying a unique insight into the worlds of five very different writers.
The evening events takes place betweenApril 7 and 11from 7pm, showcasing a different author discussing their work with literature fans each night.
David Lassman, co-author of the Regency Detective series set in Bath, Deborah Kay Davies, now long-listed for the prestigious Baileys Prize for Reasons She Goes To The Woods, Sarah Hilary, author or hotly-tipped thriller Someone Else's Skin, Jem Roberts, the comedy historian and biographer of Douglas Adams, and Ivor Crewe, author of explosive current affairs expose The Blunders of Our Governments, are all giving their time to support Dyrham's campaign. Throughout 2014, Dyrham Park is running a fundraising campaign to pay for a new roof and boiler, and fix the crumbling stonework on the 400 year old mansion.
The talks will take place in the historical Tenants' Hall, and Dyrham Park perry and canapés will be served to accompany the sessions.
The National Trust is currently fundraising for £500,000 towards a £3.5 million project to repair the roof at Dyrham Park and safeguard the future of the historic house. The Trust has already been able to find £3million for the project and is spending this year raising the rest of the remaining £500,000. With over 160,000 visitors coming to Dyrham Park each year, the Trust has pledged to keep the house open, even during the building work, which is scheduled to start in 2015.
To find out more and buy tickets, priced at £10 each, go to nationaltrust.org.uk/eventsor call 0844 249 1895. All ticket proceeds go towards the Dyrham fundraising appeal.
The Corsham Bookshop is supporting the events, and will be selling the authors' signed books at each evening session.
