The A Town Explores A Book 2024 book choice is E. Nesbit’s The Railway Children.

Explore the book from 30 March – 14 April in two festival street events, the festival art trail with two activity hubs offering week day exhibitions and free family activities and an exhibition at Zoom Arts Gallery accompanying the Station Platform Panel Project.

The creative responses to this heritage book are created by St Leonards-on-Sea’s community groups, artists and children.

The festival will close with an event at Christ Church on Sunday 14th April at 4pm exploring the music from the 1970s film of the book with the granddaughter of composer, Johnny Douglas, Louise Camby.

This reader-led festival changes up who leads a literary platform. Enjoy fresh perspectives in multiple free activities in the spring holiday 2024.