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The Guildford Big Read

The Guildford Book Festival, which will take place from the 16th to the 25th of October 2008, was officially launched on the 28th June 2008 with the Guildford Big Read. This featured a celebration of PG Wodehouse. The afternoon included singing, pig racing, cake, balloons, and giveaways of the new Wodehouse books published by Arrow. Author and new Society Patron Simon Brett emceed the event, and there was a guest appearance from the actress Prunella Scales. The Society was represented by Hilary Bruce and Norman and Elin Murphy, who manned a table with tea towels and various literature including membership leaflets and issues of Wooster Sauce and By The Way. All in all an enjoyable afternoon and a terrific launch for the Guildford Book Festival.

"Is this a dagger ...?" New Society Patron Simon Brett wonders whether it's time to cut the cake.

Prunella Scales, Simon Brett, and the Book Festival organisers equip themselves with Wodehouse paperbacks for the Guildford Big Read.