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Splashpoint At The Agricultural Shows

31/07/2012

Solway Book's Bev Chadband will be out and about around the region this week attending agricultural shows with the great Splashpoint range. You can...

Melton Mowbray Pork Pie

18/07/2012

Solway Books' very own cycling superstars Gary and Michael Chadband made their way through the highways, byways and off road routes to get to Melton...

300 Miles And Counting

17/07/2012

Team Chadband have put more than 300 miles on the clock during their charity cycle challenge. Gary and Michael Chadband with their friend Joseph...

Chadband's Charity Cycle Starts

12/07/2012

Solway Books owners Keith and Bev Chadband set off for London's Great Ormond Street Hospital yesterday in support of their sons who are cycling to...

Great Children's Book By Shalla Gray

27/06/2012

A wonderful new children's book that features the outstanding natural beauty of Dumfries and Galloway will be launched next month. The book has been...

Wigtown Spring Festival

Posted on Monday, 09 April 2012 12:06PM by Jayne Baldwin

Whatever the weather there will be something to entertain, engage or enlighten you at this year's Wigtown Spring Festival

which will be held in the town on the 5th and 6th of May 2012.

For the second year the event has been organised by the Association of Wigtown Booksellers chaired by Solway Books

Director Beverley Chadband. Beverley said: "The town's booksellers have put together a packed programme that focuses celebrating

the best of what Galloway has to offer in terms of writing, creativity and fun."

A number of events have been arranged by GC Books, sister company of Solway Books. Kirkcudbright author David Collin

will be talking about the extraordinary journey of The Prince of Denmark, a vessel that was built in the writer's home town.

James McCarthy, who has written about Galloway hero Patrick Stewart, will be presenting the subject of his latest biography, "That

Curious Fellow Captain Basil Hall." If you've ever wondered about the many motes, towers and ancient structures in the region then

author of 'The Castles of Galloway' Richard Smith will probably have the answers.

Poetry also features in the programme and the staff at G C Books are delighted to support two events highlighting the work

of two of Scotland's leading poets. Hugh McMillan will be in conversation with Hugh Bryden whilst award winning poet and writer

Dorothy Alexander will be talking about her particular interest in experimental poetry.

For those people who prefer to be hands on there are two workshops to allow the creative juices to flow. Aritist and illustrator

Pauline James will be guiding people into their first steps with watercolour painting whilst textile artist Linda Woodfield will be

helping people to create a personal fabric book.

Providing fun and games for young children will be Jayne Baldwin and Pauline James who together created 'The Belties

of Curleywee Farm.'

Full details of times and ticket prices can be found at www.wigtownbookfestival.com/documents/WigtownSpringFestival2012onlineprogramme.pdf