Join Sarah Stokes, professional British wildlife artist, author, and instructor and learn how to paint this beautiful seascape in watercolour, capturing the energy of waves crashing onto the shore using just three primary colours.

Join Jess Pritchard for a coloured pencil workshop where you will learn how to draw a hedgehog following simple steps which can be translated into any future drawings you may do at home. You will learn how to add soul to eyes, fur techniques and accomplish the spines in a few easy layers.

Bewdley Festival is excited to announce a special one-off pre Festival event… On Tuesday 8th September we will be welcoming Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend from Car SOS to St Georges Hall! Car SOS is National Geographic’s much loved automotive restoration series that combines expert engineering with powerful human stories. Each episode follows the team as they secretly restore a cherished veh...

We’re delighted to be bringing the talented Deborah Bonham Band to St George’s Hall to open this years festival. Deborah Bonham, over the course of an impressive career, has established herself as one of the finest Blues, Rock and Soul singers that the UK has produced. A string of critically acclaimed original albums, collaborations with Foreigner, Nazareth, Robert Plant, Paul Rodgers, Ann Pee...

In Conversation Kit de Waal was born in Birmingham to a Caribbean father and Irish mother, a childminder and foster carer. She worked for fifteen years in criminal and family law, was a magistrate for several years and sat on adoption panels. She advised Social Services on the care of foster children, and has written training manuals on adoption, foster care and judgecraft for members of the ju...

3 in 1 An evening of comedy, poetry and beautiful piano music – it’s three great shows in one! After his Piano Album reached No 1 in the Classical charts, Alistair McGowan has been combining his gifts as a much-loved impressionist with his new-found talent as a classical pianist. This year sees the publication of his second book of poetry ‘Like Never Before’. Expect the comedy and impress...

Bewdley is experiencing a golden age of young, talented classical musicians and we are delighted and proud to showcase three outstanding young pianists in this recital on the recently restored Broadwood Grand in the wonderful acoustic of St Anne's Church. Many classical music fans will have already enjoyed remarkable performances from Carys, Tymoteusz and Luke so this will be a great opportunit...

The Beatles - ‘With A Little Help From Their Friends’ Stuart Maconie is a popular broadcaster and best selling author. He hosts both The Freak Zone and the weekend breakfast show on BBC 6Music with Mark Radcliffe - Sunday evenings wouldn't be the same without it! He also hosts Radio 4's Loose Ends, and is on the England team on Round Britain Quiz. He appears regularly on TV talking about anythi...

Liz Hyder I - Creative Writing Workshop Liz Hyder is a writer and creative workshop leader, now working as part of Writing West Midlands writer development programme. Having previously won The Bridge Award/ Moniack Mhor's Emerging Writer Award, she has also worked freelance with household name authors, broadcasters, performers and presenters on everything from EastEnders, Holby and Casualty to ...

Liz Hyder II - My Storytelling Journey Liz Hyder is a writer and creative workshop leader, now working as part of Writing West Midlands writer development programme. Having previously won The Bridge Award/ Moniack Mhor's Emerging Writer Award, she has also worked freelance with household name authors, broadcasters, performers and presenters on everything from EastEnders, Holby and Casualty to R...

God And The Gogglebox Originally from Sheffield, The Reverend Canon Kate Bottley is an Anglican priest in North Nottinghamshire. After featuring in a viral flashmob video on YouTube Kate was invited to be part of Channel 4's Gogglebox in 2014. Kate currently presents Good Morning Sunday on BBC Radio 2 and is a regular on both Steph's Packed Lunch and Songs of Praise. She is also often found ...

Steam + Safari I - West Midlands Safari Park Conservation In Action West Midlands Safari Park have over 165 species of animals and bring around 750,000 visitors to our area each year. Join Katie McDonald - Research and Conservation Officer who will be talking all about the the conservation work they carry out within and outside the Safari Park. Note that this ticket is part of a special off...

The Life & Times Of Dudley Castle Three quite separate castles have existed on the hilltop overlooking the community of Dudda , the 'clearing in the wood' originally founded in Saxon times. Built around 1071, the fortress we know today as Dudley Castle came to an end during the English Civil War in 1647, and was finally destroyed by fire in 1750. With his signature light hearted banter, and ...

The Voice of Squeeze With Special Guest Leon Tilbrook It's over 40 years since Glenn Tilbrook answered Chris Difford's advert for like-minded souls, launching the band that became the world famous Squeeze. What followed was a remarkable catalogue of enduring pop classics - Take Me I'm Yours, Cool for Cats, Up the Junction, Another Nail in My Heart, Tempted, Labelled With Love and Black Coffe...

Claire Spencer - Her Life, My Mother Ben Bowling is son of two artists - Claire Spencer & Frank Bowling - and works with museums, galleries and art historians to safeguard his parents' artistic legacy. Ben is also Emeritus Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at King's College London and former adviser to UK Government, the European Commission, Interpol and the United Nations. His book...

Punk Rock Ruined My Life Join us for a special evening with multifaceted UK music legend John Robb. Not just a familiar face from TV, he’s also a best-selling author, musician, journalist, presenter and cultural commentator. He's also a publisher, festival organiser and eco-campaigner, the singer of post-punk mainstays The Membranes, and the founder of influential music website Louder Than War....

Exhibition On Screen Two of Britain’s greatest painters, J.M.W. Turner and John Constable were also the greatest of rivals. Born within a year of each other - Turner in 1775, Constable in 1776 - they used landscape art as a way to reflect the changing world around them. Marking 250 years since their births, this landmark exhibition explores Turner and Constable's intertwined lives and legaci...

In Conversation with Adrian Goldberg Natalie Bennett is a British politician and journalist who led the Green Party of England and Wales from 2012 to 2016. In 2019, she became a life peer as Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle, providing the Greens with representation in the House of Lords. In addition she advocates for environmental protection, social justice, democratic reform, and economic equa...

A Life In Gardening Adam is an award-winning British garden designer and presenter on the BBC’s Gardeners’ World. He regularly presents the RHS Flower Show, and has featured on The One Show, DIY SOS, and The Alan Titchmarsh Show. He also lectures on a wide range of horticultural topics, and is a regular contributor to Gardeners’ World and other horticultural magazines. In this inspiring talk...

Fool’s Gold - The inside story of the Herefordshire Viking Hoard Dr Gareth Williams studied history at the universities of St Andrews and Bergen. He specialises in the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, and has been an expert witness in criminal trials regarding antiquities and Viking hoards - notably in the Herefordshire Viking Hoard investigation. In 2015, metal detectorists uncovered an important...