As I am sure you will appreciate we have suspended our programme of events until we have more clarity. Under the current rules imposed for everyone's safety, and to prevent further spreading of the Coronavirus, we cannot realistically hold literary events as we need sufficient numbers in the audience to ensure we can cover all our costs.

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We have considered 'virtual' events but we do not feel that we have the technical expertise or capabilities within our organisation to create these and we all have access to major festivals and other national events that are putting together fascinating talks, many from authors who we have not been able to attract to Sherborne in the past.

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Unless there is some remarkable developments in the situation, realistically I cannot see us holding further events this year. But we live in hope!

Dame Kelly Holmes

PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL SOMETIME IN 2021 - DAME KELLY HOLMES HAS KINDLY AGREED TO REARRANGE HER TALK ONCE WE ARE HAPPY TO RESTART OUR PROGRAMME

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7 pm start at the The Digby Memorial Hall in Digby Road

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Double Olympic Champion Col. Dame Kelly Holmes MBE (mil) is one of the UK’s most popular athletes, respected throughout the world as a role model and an inspiration. Setting, and still holding, the British records in the 800m and 1000m, Kelly is an Olympic, Commonwealth and European champion that has achieved seven Gold, eight Silver and four Bronze medals throughout her career.

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She went on to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Dame Kelly will talk about her life, motivation and her Olympic success. 

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Tickets are available from the Tourist Information Centre on Digby Road  (01935 815341), Winstone's Bookshop in Cheap Street or through Eventbrite.

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