We would like to invite you to afternoon tea at the Brewery on Wednesday November 28th at 3pm.

Come and join us for a cup of tea and a scone and a free book published by the Scottish Book Trust to mark Scottish Book Week. It’s a special collection of writing about Scotland with inspiring stories, poems and songs by members of the public alongside well known writers including Michael Palin, Alexander McCall Smith, Liz Lochhead and Aidan Moffat. Illustrated by Alasdair Gray, it’s a book to be enjoyed and shared and we would like to share it with you.

This event is completely free – just turn up, collect your book and have a cup of tea and a blether!

We would also like to inform you that orders for advance copies of ‘Ballast Flint’ will be taken that day. Ballast Flint is a new collection of poems by Richie McAffrey with illustrations by Hannah Rye. Richie made such an impression when he read from some of his poetry at the Sir Thomas Conference last year, we felt we had to try and get a collection of his work published.

Ballast Flint will be published in early 2013 in a very limited edition. So let us know if you want to reserve a copy.

And just a reminder about Bob Pegg’s exciting song and storytelling event at the Stables at the weekend-

At the launch, on Friday 16th November at 7.00pm, guests of honour will be Essie Stewart and Alec Williamson, together with the artist John Hodkinson, creator of the illustrations of the stories.

Alec and Essie are among the last representatives of the ancient Highland Traveller storytelling tradition, and both have stories included in Highland Folk Tales.

The exhibition will also be open during the day on 16th from 10.30am – 5.00pm and throughout the weekend.

Source: Cromarty Arts Trust