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HAY FESTIVAL - HAY FEVER tickets now available

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MrsWho · 28/04/2007 12:40

Programme here

We have booked for Lauren Child, Quentin Blake Horrible Histories and loads more , dd1 is very excited!

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RosaLuxembourg · 02/05/2007 14:13

Just booked my tickets. DD1 &2 are going to Horrible Histories. DD1 is doing Caroline Lawrence, Anne Fine, Michael Morpurgo. DD2 is doing Michael Morpurgo and we are all doing Emma Chichester-Clark and Jill Murphy. Gutted we have to leave lunchtime Friday so will miss Quentin Blake.

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MrsWho · 01/05/2007 21:27

Its one of the younger ones, can't find it to chack the title(prob under her covers!) something about scarecrows?

she tends to read one like that then a couple of those fairy books (tends to finish one of those in 2 nights) and ten back to a 'decent' one.

I've got Eragon but haven't read the sequel yet.

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roisin · 01/05/2007 21:16

What Pullman is your dd1 reading atm MrsWho? Maybe we could meet up to get her to inspire my ds2.

He has moments of enthusiasm and gets stuck into a huge book, but then trails off and doesn't finish it. Today he rejected all my reasonable/sensible suggestions, and insisted on starting reading Eragon - which is huge. He read for about an hour, and has read 26 page. At that rate it will take him 7 weeks, which is ridiculous.

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MrsWho · 01/05/2007 21:09

Yeah haave you booked yet?

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RosaLuxembourg · 01/05/2007 20:53

Hi Mrs Who
I have three DDs aged 9, 7 and 4. We should meet up at Hay! My DD1 is crazy about Caroline Lawrence and the older two both love Michael Morpurgo. DD2 is also a bit of an Enid Blyton fan and says she wishes she were still alive so we could go to hear her speak.

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MrsWho · 01/05/2007 19:26

How many kids have you Rosa? How old?

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MrsWho · 01/05/2007 19:25

dd1 is 7 and dd2 is 5. dd1 reads anything and everything!
She is a big fan of Roald Dahl and that sort of style and loves Horrible Histories but also likes the fairy crap stuff!
ATM she is reading Phillip Pullman.

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RosaLuxembourg · 30/04/2007 23:24

I am hoping to book tomorrow when tickets go on sale to public. We have booked three nights at the Tangerine Fields campsite - we are camping novices so it could be interesting! I just hope we can get tickets for all the stuff we want to see - Quentin Blake, Caroline Lawrence, Emma Chichester Clark, Anne Fine, Michael Morpurgo.
How old is your DD1 and what does she like reading best?

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MrsWho · 30/04/2007 20:10

There must be someone else interested ?

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MrsWho · 29/04/2007 20:08

bump for evening people

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MrsWho · 29/04/2007 14:49

Its like a pop concert to dd1 she keeps saying" I'm going to watch Quentin Blake "

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roisin · 29/04/2007 12:35

DS1 would love to meet Caroline Lawrence

Maybe next year.

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MrsWho · 29/04/2007 12:02

BUMP

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MrsWho · 28/04/2007 21:48

I got sent a programme and phoned up at lunchtime today and they accepted!

ROISIN-Only booked cottage this year Jan/Feb?

Haven't been to Nature Reserve for years, not a big fan of birds and its a bit seagull city for me I do like North End though.

Have been to watch FYT tonight dd1 won tickets from the paper, really enjoyed it!

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RosaLuxembourg · 28/04/2007 17:39

We are hoping to go and camp for a couple of days - DD1 wants to see Caroline Lawrence on the Wednesday. Can't book yet though - are you a friend of the festival - plebs can't book till May 1 I think?

roisin · 28/04/2007 17:23

Ooh sounds fab! Did you have to book the cottage a long way in advance?

We've been too South Walney nature reserve today: it was fabulous. Hopefully the boys will be exhausted and sleep well tonight - if they don't have nightmares from Doctor Who. Fear Factor 5 tonight apparently!

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MrsWho · 28/04/2007 16:16

bump

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MrsWho · 28/04/2007 13:03

Looked at going last year but could only camp and didn't fancy it so was talking about a caravan and Mam suggested this!

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MrsWho · 28/04/2007 12:58

We are staying at Ross-on-Wye in a cottage (with my parents and grandparents but doing our own thing!) We are spending the whole of half term there and are going to Hay on Mon/Tues am/wed pm/Sat (atm!) Got the programme this am and booked asap

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roisin · 28/04/2007 12:51

Where are you going to stay?

roisin · 28/04/2007 12:51

Oh sounds wonderful
We booked to go to Cheltenham Literary Festival last Autumn; but in the end with my dad dying and everything we just didn't have the energy.

Hope you enjoy it: we expect a full report when you get back!

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