Past Activities
Chanctonbury Writers Group took part in the "SWAG Festival Floating Fish" evening event on Thursday 23rd July 2009 at Heene Gallery Worthing. Members read their own poems and afterwards presented the Chanctonbury Cup to the author of the best entry from a West Sussex resident in the SlipstreamPoets competition on a 'Sense of Place' Finola Holiday read her overall prize winning poem (see Members' work).
Pam O'Dell Obituary
Chanctonbury Writers sadly record the death on April 25th 2009 of one of our earliest members, Pam O'Dell. Pam toured with Ensa in the last war and appeared in the Connaught Theatre during her acting career. We will remember her well-observed and witty sketches of the world about her - one of which is posted under Members' Work 2.
Saturday 25th April 2009
During an afternoon of poetry readings and music showcasing the work of Sussex poets, Juliet West was presented with The Chanctonbury Cup awarded for the first time to the author of the best entry from a West Sussex resident in the Slipstream Poetry competition 'A sense of place'. The Chanctonbury Cup -'for the furthering of poetry in West Sussex' has been provided in memory of the late Jim Johnston, who did much to encourage poetry in the Horsham area, and was presented to Juliet by his widow. Among those Chanctonbury Writers who took part was Finola Holiday reading her overall prize-winning poem (see: Members' work).
For further details see www.slipstream-poets.co.uk
February 22nd 2009
A Russian translation by Fay and Alex Marshall was read on Radio Four's 'Poetry Please' programme presented by Roger McGough.
See: Members' work
In July 2008, the Chantonbury Writers Group shared an evening of music and readings with S.W.A.G. (Sunny Worthing Arts Group) at the Dome, Worthing. At this event we celebrated the publication of our twentieth annual collection - 'Libra 20'.
In the summer of 2008, we also celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of the Group's founding with a lunch at the Bailiffscourt hotel, Clymping. |
