Guardian Hay Festival

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Helen Franks____________________________________

The eighteenth annual ‘festival of ideas’, the Guardian Hay Festival, will take place this year from 28^th May - 6^th June 2004.  Dubbed the ‘Woodstock of the mind’ by Bill Clinton, this year’s programme continues its tradition of combining a range of cultural experiences to stimulate the mind of the ‘thinking’ festival goer. 

Internationally known writers, poets, performers, academics, and biographers already set to appear  include:

• Kate Adie, Karen Armstrong, Margaret Atwood

• Jo Brand, Jung Chang, Robin Cook

• Bob Geldof, Hari Kunzru, Doris Lessing

• Ken Loach, Germaine Greer, Dylan Moran

• Zadie Smith, David Starkey, Sandi Toksvig

• John Updike, Jeanette Winterston

HAY FEVER - Children’s Festival 

The children’s festival Hay Fever takes place each year within the Guardian Hay Festival week. As well a ‘comedy4kids’, children’s workshops in Brazilian drumming and storytelling, this year’s highlights also include: 

• Nick Arnold, Marjorie Blackman

• Melvyn Burgess, Kevin Crossley-Holland

• The Gifford Circus, Maisy

• Michael Morpurgo, Philip Reeve, Michael Rosen

• Darren Shan, Jacqueline Wilson

• Louisa Young, Benjamin Zephaniah

Hay-on-Wye

Hay-on-Wye is a tiny market town in the Black Mountains of the Welsh Marches. It has 1300 people and 39 bookshops. For ten days a year 70,000 visitors converge on Hay from all over the UK, Europe and America to join in a carnival celebration. 

How to Book

Bookings can be made by calling the Box Office on 0870 990 1299 or by e-mailing : boxoffice@hayfestival.co.uk

For details of the programme and to request a programme telephone 0870 990 1299

or check the website at www.hayfestival.co.uk  

Where to Stay 

The Hay Festival offers an accommodation service for a £10 charge. For details visit the website at www.hayfestival.co.uk  

The website also lists the telephone numbers of Tourist Information Centres in nearby areas for information on B&B and Hotel accommodation.  

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