Words by the Water Festival, Keswick Grevel Lindop speaks on Hugh Walpole, with other speakers on other ‘Keswick Characters’ to launch the book of that name – Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, 5.15 pm.

Saturday 27 April: Poetry in Palmers Green: Grevel Lindop reads his poems with Martha Kapos, Nancy Mattson, Graham High and Lynda How. 6.45pm for 7.15 pm, Parish Centre, St. John’s Church, Palmers Green, 1 Bourne Hill/corner Green Lanes, London N13 4DA. £5(£3.50 concs). * Books for sale * Refreshments * Open mic – contact Myra Schneider on 020 8886 1329 or email myrarschneider@gmail.com