18:00 - 18:30 - Illustrated talk by wild swimmer Melissa Compton

In 2019, Melissa Compton swam the entire length of the River Severn, from its source in Plynlimon in the Welsh mountains to the sea at Avonmouth. She will talk about her passion for swimming in the River and her concern about river pollution.

18:30 - 20:30 - Private View of Art Exhibition

New and past work, featuring paintings, photography, sculpture and video by: Angela Findlay, Kel Portman, Alexander Caminada, Carolyn Black and Louisa Fairclough

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11:00 - 17:00 - Exhibition, Chapels of Rest [Free]

14:00 - 16:00 - Guided Walk with Alexander Caminada, Arlingham

Join photographer and sound artist Alexander Caminada for a guided walk along the River Severn at Arlingham to observe, reflect, connect, and create. These immersive walks offer an opportunity to encounter the river and its surrounding landscape through different perspectives. Along the way, you will engage with the character, stories and ecology of this unique environment, taking time to notice what is often overlooked and to consider your own relationship with the River. There will be several stops to sketch, photograph, write and record and respond to the land and riverscape

The number of participants is limited to 10, so please book in advance.

19:00 - 21:00 - Pecha Kucha, Chapels of Rest

Fast, image-led storytelling — 20 images, 20 seconds each. A lineup of speakers share their personal relationship with the Severn in this lively, varied evening of voices and perspectives.

Kate Dineen - The Power of Ceremony changing our relationship with river Severn

Madeleine Bunting - How we invented the River Severn

Alexander Caminada - A Temporary Place

Angela Findlay - Ode to Mud: A Quarter-Century Love Affair with the Severn.

James Greenwood - Sabrina and Me

Matt Hart and Mike Powell - Hunters of the Ebb Tide

Kel Portman - Severn Ways

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11:00 - 17:00 - Exhibition, Chapels of Rest [Free]

14:00 - 16:00 - Guided Walk with Kel Portman, Arlingham

Join walking artist and lecturer Kel Portman for a guided walk along the River Severn at Arlingham to observe, reflect, connect, and create. These immersive walks offer an opportunity to encounter the river and its surrounding landscape through different perspectives. Along the way, you will engage with the character, stories and ecology of this unique environment, taking time to notice what is often overlooked and to consider your own relationship with the River. There will be several stops to sketch, photograph or write and respond to the land and riverscape.

The number of participants is limited to 10, so please book in advance.

18:00 - 20:00 - Music and Poetry, Chapels of Rest

An intimate evening of live music and poetry readings, set in the atmospheric North Chapel.

Rachel Musson, musician. Soundscapes exploring relationships to place.

Jacqui Stearn, poet. Walking as a poetic practice.

Alexander Caminada, soundartist and photographer. Improvised sound responses inspired by walking

Maria Stadnicka, poet, sociologist, environmentalist. Investigations into impact of human activity on environment.

River Dreaming. A cycle of words and music compiled by Tamsin Treverton Jones.

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