{"id":23806,"date":"2025-06-05T19:02:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T18:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/?post_type=events&#038;p=23806"},"modified":"2025-09-20T19:54:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T18:54:47","slug":"city-of-swimmers-at-the-henleaze-lake-literary-festival","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/events\/city-of-swimmers-at-the-henleaze-lake-literary-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Swimmers at the Henleaze Lake Literary Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22389 img-responsive aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/63_covers_FRONT-604x854.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/63_covers_FRONT-604x854.jpg 604w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/63_covers_FRONT-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/63_covers_FRONT-332x470.jpg 332w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/63_covers_FRONT-100x141.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/63_covers_FRONT-270x382.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/63_covers_FRONT-106x150.jpg 106w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/63_covers_FRONT.jpg 707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>BRHG&#8217;s <strong>Steve Hunt<\/strong> will be speaking about his new book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/pamphleteer\/city-of-swimmers\/\"><strong><em>City of Swimmers <\/em><\/strong><\/a>at the <strong>Henleaze Lake Literary Festival<\/strong>. His talk will be aptly accompanied by a display of synchronised swimming. Full programme below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday 14 June, Henleaze Lake, L<\/strong><strong>ake Road, <\/strong><strong>Henleaze, <\/strong><strong>Bristol BS10 5HG<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Note: booking required.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-23807 img-responsive aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lake-Literary-Festival.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lake-Literary-Festival.jpg 591w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lake-Literary-Festival-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lake-Literary-Festival-100x126.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lake-Literary-Festival-270x341.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lake-Literary-Festival-119x150.jpg 119w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BRHG&#8217;s Steve Hunt will be speaking about his new book City of Swimmers at the Henleaze Lake Literary Festival. His talk will be aptly accompanied by a display of synchronised swimming. Full programme below. 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