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St Leonards on Sea explores Dickens' Great Expectations! From the boldest to the tiniest voice in town, #ATownExploresABook18 is an emerging festival that values literary perspectives from all areas of the community, not just those who already have a comfy seat in literary and academic paneled libraries. And this flamboyant two week St Leonards' spring festival arguably tips many of those seats up, sliding its occupants out into the pavements and parks to explore afresh how a C19 novel can inspire. In shop windows, flowerbeds, at café tables and in the earth itself, professional artists, community groups, local independent businesses and ExploreTheArch theatre company are gearing up to explore Dickens' Great Expectations this Easter from 30th March-15th April. Opening on Good Friday, local businesses are gearing up to offer 'write in a café' experiences, window displays and an antiques trail. The Temperance Bar and Restaurant are running a short piece competition asking customers to respond to a quote from the novel. Remy's Café Kulinarya is championing dreams, inspired by the fanciful Mr Wopsle in the novel, a clerk in the church who realises his dream to become a professional actor. Staff at restaurant The Wine Shed are sharing their affection for the novel with free wine tasting events on Good Friday and Easter Saturday, 1-3pm, themed around characters in the novel. They are also offering a free matinee showing of David Lean's 1946 Great Expectations on Sunday 8 April, 3pm, after the restaurant's Dickens' inspired lunch serving.

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There is much else besides - come to St Leonards to find out!