Thursday evening 10 people crammed into my tiny living room for our monthly Penzance Litfest planning meeting. We have a moveable feast of a team, and monthly get togethers range from 6 to 13 people when everyone is able to make it. A lot of work goes on in-between the sessions so it's a good chance for everyone to get briefed on what's happening across the board. The programme is shaping up nicely with proposals coming in daily from people who generously give their time to run a Litfest session.
So at this early stage the main tasks are: Getting venues sorted out; structuring the schedule to get a good balance of interest for the audience; responding to proposals and inviting people we would like to see; refreshing the website and designing the programme. One of our big tasks for 2014 is to build a strong members and friends programme.
One of the main issues for any Literary Festival is the question of funding. As an independent community Festival we have little external funding, and we keep our ticket prices low with the aim of being inclusive for all, but it's an expensive business, and for it to be sustainable, we need a long term plan. Watch this space...
And on Friday friend Eve & I went for a lovely head-clearing, leaf-swishing walk through Tehidy Woods. The squirrels were out in force, the jays brushes of colour swooping through the trees, and the clouds cleared to a blue autumn sky. First we had lunch in the café at the Tehidy visitor centre. Unfortunately it really wasn't very good. A Mushroom and stilton tart that had a 'soggy bottom' to make Mary Berry cry, and stilton that looked very much like cheddar to me! I've been there before and it was okay, but won't be rushing back!
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