The third Wirksworth Book Weekend is being held at various locations in the town from April 5-8.

For more details go to gowirksworth.com or wirksworthfestival.co.uk

The event includes among many others readings about Ursula, the second Mrs Vaughan Williams; The Real Wordsmiths, a talk about the Lakeland Poets; The Wordsmiths of Gorsemere –  a spoof comedy; Rob Stamper talking about his book Ramblings from a Derbyshire Folk Pub; Derbyshire Noir, Sarah Ward and Ros Watkins (pictured) on crime fiction; Elvis McGonagall, poet and singer; Tony Jones and St John Theatre Company on writing for radio, and the Wirksworth Big Book Day, all day on Sunday in the Memorial Hall.