The Independent Bath Literature Festival would like to thank all of the following supporters, without whose generosity none of this would be possible... To find out more about sponsorship opportunities with Bath Festivals contact Development Officer Clare Diacono
The Independent
"I'm delighted that 2012 will see the first Independent Bath Literature Festival. Some of the biggest names in literature today will be speaking at the festival, in one of the best settings in Britain. I'm looking forward to entertaining, informative and provocative sessions." David Lister, Arts Editor.
The Independent are Title Sponsors in association with sister paper, The i.
B&NES
Bath & North East Somerset Council is firmly committed to enhancing the cultural life of its residents and this festival - with its diverse range of writers, novelists, poets, historians, philosophers and children’s authors – promises to excite, challenge and inspire people across our district.
Arts Council England
Arts Council England works to get great art to everyone by championing, developing and investing in artistic experiences that enrich people’s lives. As the national development agency for the arts, we support a range of artistic activities from theatre to music, literature to dance, photography to digital art, carnival to crafts.
Sky Arts
Sky Arts is delighted to be the Broadcast Partner to The Independent Bath Literature Festival this year. Join us as we film our flagship programme, ‘The Book Show’ with Mariella Frostrup live from the Festival; a hugely popular weekly programme dedicated entirely to books. You can also visit the Sky Arts Den and kick-start your creativity with free workshops and performances.
Mr B’s
Mr B’s Emporium of Reading Delights is thrilled to be sponsor and official bookseller to the Independent Bath Literature Festival. Mr B’s is an independent bookshop built on a love and knowledge of books and excellent service. We’ll bring a big taste of Mr B’s to the Guildhall but for the complete experience pop along to our shop and browse, rest in our comfy chairs and enjoy our bibliotherapy room.
Baillie Gifford
Baillie Gifford is delighted to continue their sponsorship at The Independent Bath Literature Festival. Baillie Gifford is one of the UK’s largest investment trust managers offering a range of investment trusts headed by our flagship fund Scottish Mortgage.
Bath Spa University
Bath Spa University is a world leader in the teaching of Creative Writing. In recent years more than fifty graduates have had their work published or broadcast. The University is committed to bringing the best new writing and writers to a public audience.
Prior Park College
Prior Park College is situated overlooking the beautiful city of Bath. Our Christian life informs our values and development of the whole person. We believe a child’s education should be exciting, interesting and an enjoyable journey towards a realisation of their full potential. It is a co-educational Catholic independent school which, whilst retaining full boarding at its heart, caters for day and weekly boarding students.
The Paragon
The Paragon is an independent, co-educational day school based in a beautiful Georgian house a mile from the centre of Bath. We have eight acres of our own gardens and woodland and access to superb science, sport, dance and other facilities. Catering for more than 260 children aged three to 11, we offer a broad curriculum taught in small classes by teachers with real passion.
The Royal High School Bath
The Royal High School Bath GDST combines the best of educational tradition with stimulating curriculum innovation for girls aged 3– 6 and for young men and women aged 16–18. Offering day and boarding places, great results and facilities, a range of scholarships and bursaries and a choice between A levels and the International Baccalaureate for the Sixth Form, we look forward to welcoming you.
Hall & Woodhouse
One of the few remaining regional family brewers, offering warm hospitality at our pubs and brewing award-winning Dorset ales for over 230 years, Hall & Woodhouse has a new home in Bath. Trading over 3 floors, with more than 270 covers, it features a lived-in and relaxed country house atmosphere, generous hospitality, award winning beers and fabulous cooking with a pinch of British eccentricity.
Savills
Savills has been the leading name in the UK residential property sector for generations. With the UK's largest network of offices for the mid – top range of residential properties, we are recognised as setting the standards principally in the sale, purchase and letting of a broad range of property including all types of country property from cottages to stately homes and estates.
Macgregor Smith
An award winning landscape architectural consultancy based in the City of Bath. Deep experience of high profile demanding work, together with a team of designers of the highest calibre has given us the profile necessary for the delivery of projects on a local, national and international level. Our work takes us throughout the UK, through Italy, Spain and Shanghai in China. We were also landscape architects to the 2010 Ryder Cup at Newport.
Kingswood School
Kingswood School is a leading co-educational boarding and day school, situated in an idyllic location overlooking the World Heritage City of Bath. Firmly based on the Christian principles of our founder, Kingswood is a school of high academic standards where all pupils are encouraged to discover a real enthusiasm for learning and a spirit of enquiry, whilst also benefiting from a community which nurtures pupils as individuals and promotes the importance of shared values.
Stone King
Stone King provides an extensive range of legal services to both individuals and commercial organisations within the communities we serve and has a national reputation in Charity and Education Law. We are dedicated to providing quality advice to all our clients and you will find friendly and professional staff whatever your needs. We have offices in Bath, Cambridge, London and Melksham.
Glove Factory Studios
An inspirational work environment where people can meet, network, create and realise business ideas. With the best urban workplace facilities within an industrial heritage building overlooking open countryside, we offer affordable, flexible lets on serviced studio, office and desk spaces for small businesses. We have a particular interest in the Creative Industries and are pleased to support the Festival and our local independent bookstore Mr B’s in all their endeavours.
Emtone Print
Emtone Print has been established in Bath for over 25 years and are proud to be associated with the Bath Festivals. We produce fine print for local national and international clients and are fiercely proud of Bath and its heritage.
Great Western Wine
International Wine Challenge Regional Merchant of the Year 2008, 2009 and 2010, Great Western Wine is again delighted to support Bath Literature Festival. Sample it at the Festival Café or call into their shop and take advantage of their dedication to service and passion for wine.
Thermae Bath Spa
Thermae Bath Spa is Britain’s original and only natural thermal Spa. Thermae is a remarkable combination of five historic buildings and the contemporary architecture of the New Royal Bath. Highlights include an open-air rooftop pool with fabulous views over the city of Bath, aromatherapy steam rooms and an extensive range of spa treatments.
Bath Stone Group
As one of the few remaining Bath Stone producers Bath Stone Group is very much part of Bath’s rich heritage and owner Elaine Marson is proud to be its custodian. Bath resident Elaine is a theatre and opera enthusiast, and is very much involved in supporting Bath’s wealth of art and culture and is delighted to be sponsoring The Independent Bath Literature Festival.
The Thoughtful Bread Company
The guys behind the award winning bakery The Thoughtful Bread Company are celebrating the launch of their much anticipated first book, Bread Revolution, by running the Litfest Café this year. They promise a fantastic range of tasty savouries and delicious sweet treats from sticky Bath Buns to Sourdough Ploughmans’ platters and even a fresh loaf for you to take home. This is a true celebration of locally sourced food where bread very definitely is the king of the table.
Steers McGillan Eves
An independent, award-winning design consultancy based in Bath that specialises in the nonprofit sector. Their client list ranges from large international organisations to small specialist companies. They work with their clients across all areas of graphic design from initial brand/identity creation through to all aspects of communication including information design, strategic literature, websites, exhibition design, signage and advertising.
Festival Suppliers:
Leather Chairs of Bath
Thank you also for the generous support of:
The Roper Family Trust
Joyce Fletcher Charitable Trust
The Rosalie Charteris Trust
The Norie Trust
Festival Patrons:
Bel Mooney
Michael Dickson and Effie Gallety
Joanna Dickson Leach
Simon Heale
Jane Drabble
Ian and Morny Hay Davison
Festival Champions:
Andrew Fletcher
Bob and Diana Potter
All our Pen Friends and Pen Pals