EXTRA EVENTS
A paperback launch
with a difference!
Where are the Fellows who Cut the Hay?
Sunday 29 March | 14:00 - 16:30 | Tickets £5.00
Castle Community Room, Church Street, Framlingham IP13 9BQ
The hardback edition of Robert Ashton’s book Where are the Fellows who Cut the Hay was published 2024, longlisted for a Wainwright Prize and shortlisted for the New Angle Prize. Now a paperback edition is being published in March 2026 by Wilton Square Books.
The book builds on those written by oral historian George Ewart Evans, and explores how old ways are returning today. As well as meeting grandchildren of those Evans interviewed more than 70 years ago, the book introduces people bringing back old ways, often with a contemporary twist.
‘What I found had been lost over the past 70 years, was the sense of community that meant people felt they belonged, and supported each other,’ explained Robert Ashton. But as he found, that sense of belonging is returning, with for example community owned shops and pubs rebuilding community spirit. '
ATTENDING THE EVENT YOU WILL:
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See the 1980 film 'A Writer’s Suffolk' which was written and narrated by George Ewart Evans
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See the 1955 film 'Here’s a Health to the Barley-Mow' which was filmed at Blaxhall Ship
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Hear author Robert Ashton in conversation with Nick Corke, CEO of Hour Community talking about the book, and the importance of community.
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Have an opportunity to chat with people whose grandparents were interviewed by George Ewart Evans in the 1950s.
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Have the opportunity to buy and have signed, a copy of Where are the Fellows who Cut the Hay
Framlingham has a strong sense of community, helped by local charity Hour Community, which connects willing volunteers with people needing a hand in and around the town. We will be donating 25% of the income from books sold on the day to this valuable local charity. www.hourcommunity.co.uk
TICKETS
£5.00 per person
£15.00 per person
Includes a signed copy of 'Where are the Fellows who Cut the Hay'
TIMETABLE
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Arrive – Settle down
Introduction – Robert Ashton & Jim Cecil
Short Film – A Writer’s Suffolk written and narrated by George Ewart Evans in 1980
Short Film – Here’s a Health to the Barley Mow, featuring Blaxhall Ship in 1955
Where are the Fellows who Cut the Hay - a conversation with author Robert Ashton
Q&A
Book Signing
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