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Shakespeare’s Come Home – the story completed

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Sylvia Morris

On Friday 22 April 2022 the project to restore the 1769 statue of Shakespeare to the Town Hall was finally completed. I wrote recently about the process of conservation and placing the statue back in place. The money to carry … Continue reading →

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Publication Day for the Shakespeare Club’s story

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Sylvia Morris

November 1 2016: the official publication day for The Story of the Shakespeare Club of Stratford-upon-Avon, 1824-2016, the book on which Susan Brock and I have been working for the last eighteen months. While researching the history of the Birthday … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare’s Birthday Celebrations 2015

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Sylvia Morris

Yesterday, 25 April 2015, Stratford put its party hat on and celebrated Shakespeare’s 451st Birthday again in style. It’s always a great occasion consisting of lots of different elements: street entertainment, dancing, bands playing, the big procession, a lunch party. … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Shakespeare’s birthday in his own town

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Sylvia Morris

This weekend is the most important of the year for Stratford-upon-Avon. Shakespeare’s life and works are celebrated with a whole range of events, but the most important is the parade which this year takes place on Saturday morning, 20 April, … Continue reading →

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There’s rosemary

Posted on April 30, 2011 by admin

It’s the official celebrations of Shakespeare’s Birthday here in Stratford-upon-Avon. For me, the part of this ceremony that really matters is the laying of the flowers on Shakespeare’s grave. The simple ritual was initiated by the boys of his own school, which … Continue reading →

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