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Lemn Sissay OBE

Name: Lemn Sissay OBE
Start: 2026-05-10T19:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-05-10T22:00:00+01:00
Location: Wedmore Festival

10 May @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

£22 – £25

“Let the Light Pour In”

An evening with one of Britain’s most compelling poetic voices and full of humour, truth and luminous storytelling with live readings from his books and best loved poems. Hosted in Wedmore Village Hall, in the heart of rural Somerset surrounded by the Levels. Wedmore Festival is a not for profit organisation supporting a diverse range of community activities and has been running successfully for over 25 years. The full festival programme can be found here: https://wedmorefestival.co.uk/2026-events-list/

Approx. travel: 25 mins from Wells · 30 mins from Cheddar · 45 mins from Bristol/Bath.

The audience will have a chance to ask Lemn questions during a very thought provoking and entertaining evening. Lemn will be signing his books after the show and copies will be available to buy.

🔗 Book now: https://www.ticketsource.com/booking/venueplan/gwymvqbjakln
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