BENDERLOCH’S Bookends Festival 2017 got off to a flying start on Saturday September 23 when Kenneth Steven, author and poet, launched this festival of the written and spoken word in The Reading Room at The Victory Hall in Benderloch.
Locals and visitors then gathered in the story cave to hear Patsy Dyer, a storyteller from Ardfern regale them with several Tales from Argyll. Alex MacPherson, 12, said: ‘The stories were good and the storyteller really brought them to life.’ His brother, Andrew, aged 5, added: ‘I liked the bit about the dragon!’
Following the storytelling sessions there was still plenty of time to browse the shelves of pre-loved books and share old and new titles with other readers. Children and adults also added their handprints to the Bookends Blanket to record a visit to The Reading Room.