BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:43@riverhope.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260510T113000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260510T123000 DTSTAMP:20260422T220805Z URL:https://www.riverhope.org.uk/events/water-and-fish-talks-at-mays-strat ford-literary-festival/ SUMMARY:Water and fish talks at May's Stratford Literary Festival DESCRIPTION:Following Robert Macfarlane's March talk on his latest book "Is a River Alive?" (a collaboration with River Hope)\, May's Stratford Liter ary Festival continues a watery theme.\n\nBook your tickets here for a Sun day 10 May morning event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel where you can enjoy a s ession with:\n\nAward-winning author and naturalist STEPHEN RUTT talks abo ut his work "The Waterlands". This is a fascinating exploration of water's natural rhythms and miraculous power\, following a raindrop as it flows t hrough diverse waterscapes. It explores how water shapes the land\, shapes our lives – and how we shape it in return. Blending geography\, ecology \, climate writing and social history\, The Waterlands is a captivating re telling of the water cycle and an urgent call to protect water as an essen tial element for all life on Earth.\n\nJournalist and author\, ROSE GEORGE \, ventures below the surface to expose the vast industries – legal and not – that feed our endless appetite for seafood\, and explores what we really know about these strange\, slippery creatures. With irresistible wi t and an eye for the unusual\, "Every Last Fish" reveals the unseen and en dangered world of fish\, the people on the front lines of the fishing indu stry and our shared future.\n\nAnd there's more ... as part of Stratford L iterary Festival's commitment to outreach with children and schools\, ther e will be a free drop-in-and-do for kids (sold out!) on Saturday 9th May t o play around a river and water theme. Four local primaries are also decor ating a 2m long stretch of river each and their river artwork will be exhi bited throughout the May festival. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.riverhope.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/ 2026/04/slf-books-for-website_2_1-scaled-e1776895383459.jpeg CATEGORIES:Activity LOCATION:Crowne Plaza Hotel\, Bridgefoot\, Stratford-Upon-Avon\, Warwickshi re\, CV37 6YR\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bridgefoot\, Stratford-Upon -Avon\, Warwickshire\, CV37 6YR\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITL E=Crowne Plaza Hotel:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR