Slough Writers 40th anniversary celebration a great success

To mark 40 years of Slough Writers, the group pulled out all the stops for a huge celebration this weekend. Taking over Maidenhead Sailing Club, there was food, drinks and dancing aplenty as the group partied while the sun went down.

Ending with words of support from famous authors and friends of the group, a fireworks finale welcomed the start of the next forty years.

Many thanks to all those who helped make this great celebration possible.

Anthology launched at Waterstones

This weekend Slough Writers launched their new anthology to celebrate their 40th Anniversary year. The group had a display in Waterstones to present their work to the public. The anthology is the culmination of several months work and provides an amazing tribute to all the writers who've attended Slough Writers over the years.

Eton College Library Visit

On 4th June 2007 the group was invited to a private talk by Michael Meredith, the librarian at Eton College Library. Eighteen members and relatives traveled to the famous school in Eton to sit among numerous and priceless books. They listened avidly to Mr Meredith’s eloquent knowledge and amusing anecdotes.

The librarian concentrated his talk on the background to and stories behind some of the first folios and renown books in the library collection. There were samples for the members to look at and examine, ranging from Shakespeare through Gray, Byron, Austen and Dickens to Susan Hill and Harold Pinter.

Mr Meredith also expounded on samples of writers’ correspondence on display from the library. He offered insights to the sub-text in some of the letters.

The visitors experienced an extremely interesting and enlightening evening. To a person they agreed it was a memorable privilege to have handled the original manuscripts and letters.