Category: Video – Adult
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Lockdown Short Story Runner Up
This story is read by Rachel Ward, a local author of young adult and adult crime novels. Rachel is also co-host of the B&NES Libraries crime book group, The Bath Bloodhounds. Mary was old, she knew this because she was born in 1931, because the mirror told her and her bad legs confirmed it. She…
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Lockdown Short Story First Prize Winner
This story is read Bel Mooney, a local writer of adult and children’s books, journalist and broadcaster. She’s never been one for the crowded places. The town squares with their fountains and their tourists, the pedestrianised areas thronging with shoppers, the pubs full of drinkers spilling onto the streets. No. She likes the quiet. And the wild…
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‘Twas The Night Before Christmas
A special reading of ‘Twas the Night before Christmas, by the staff and volunteers of B&NES Council, filmed in 2020. Read the full poem below. ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas’ or ‘A Visit From St. Nick’ was written by Clement Clarke Moore in the 1920’s. It has become a beloved favourite, embodying all that is…