"Wotton Arts Festival Celebrating its 40th. Anniversary"

Initially a five day event, the Wotton Arts Festival is now an annual eight day celebration. To mark the 40th. Anniversary in 2010 it is being extended to a fortnight. A special display at the Wotton Heritage Centre will feature highlights of previous years and some of the many different groups of artists who have taken part. A collection of commemorative ceramic tankards and plates which have been produced every few years for the Festival will also be exhibited.

A new book of old photographs of Wotton, part of the series: “Britain in Old Photographs”, will be published during the Festival and will be available for sale at the Heritage Centre, the Cotswold Book Room and Novel Hovel.

The Heritage Centre display will run from April to July 2010. Admission is FREE but donations are always welcome.

The Wotton Heritage Centre, The Chipping, Wotton-under-Edge, Glos. GL12 7AD Telephone: 01453-521541

Opening hours: Tuesdays to Fridays: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m, to 4 p.m. Saturdays: mornings only

While admission to the Museum is FREE donations, however small, are always very welcome.