Waterstones

On the 20th July 1969 Apollo 11 landed on the moon. Join us to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this historic event with a fun and interactive workshop inspired by the wonderful book, The Darkest Dark by Astronaut Chris Hadfield. Chris loves rockets, planets and pretending he's a brave astronaut, exploring the…

Back by popular demand! Join us on Wednesday, July 24th @ 2pm where you can write and draw your very own comic. You will get a few helpful tips and hints along the way and enough comic strip templates to let your imagination run wild. Suitable for all ages and abilities.

We are delighted to announce another intercontinental poetry summit featuring our own Colin Dardis, and the hugely talented Ali Whitelock (Australia via Scotland) for Saturday 7 Sept, beginning at 3pm. Colin's new book 'The Dogs of Humanity' has just been released, awhile Ali's own collection, the evocatively titled 'And…

Albert Camus describes the city of Oran in his novel 'The Plague' as, 'a city without women, and therefore, without oxygen.' But the stories of Love and Loss in Murakami's 'Men without Women are anything but airless 'A masterpiece of pacing' Tthe Guardian) Ground cafe at 7pm 25/07/19. All welcome Free coffee and freer…

Join us every Saturday Morning at 11am for Storytime in the Children's section where we will be reading new and exciting picture books as well as classic favourites. Stick around after for some colouring-in. Suitable for ages 0-5.

To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing, join us for a very special space-themed storytime where we will be reading "Goodnight Spaceman" by Michelle Robinson and Nick East. Two space-mad little boys get ready for bed and say goodnight to their toy rockets, launch pads and planet mobiles, before being…