Icelandic whaling petition at Bird Fair

At the Bird Fair this weekend there will be a petition, on bits of paper for a change, asking the Icelandic Prime Minister, very politely, to do her best to end commercial whaling by her country. This is the wording of the petition: Dear Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland Each year the British Birdwatching…

Bird Fair food

You could write a book about Bird Fair food… …but let’s not! The Bird Fair food zone is by Cook Street and the Bird Fair website tells you something about the food that is on offer. But you have to look at the Bird Fair programme (p34) to find this interesting Cook Street promise… That’s…

Meet the authors at the Bird Fair

The Authors’ Forum is a relatively new idea at the Bird Fair but it has certainly caught on. It allows authors to talk about their latest books and the audience to question them – or just have a look at the face, listen to the voice and explore the thoughts of the person whose name…

Please sign this petition at the Bird Fair

At the Bird Fair this weekend there will be a petition, on bits of paper for a change, asking the Icelandic Prime Minister, very politely, to do her best to end commercial whaling by her country. This is the wording of the petition: Dear Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland Each year the British Birdwatching…

Bird Fair 2018 – 4 weeks today

  Bird Fair – you either love it or hate it – I love it (though it mildly irritates me too). But it starts 4 weeks today. It’s a pity that Michael Gove can’t attend – but I do know that the invitation was made months ago. An opportunity missed, by him, perhaps.  I’d still…