{"id":5032,"date":"2023-04-13T10:13:03","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T10:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montylitfest.com\/?p=5032"},"modified":"2023-04-13T10:18:13","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T10:18:13","slug":"return-of-the-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montylitfest.com\/?p=5032","title":{"rendered":"Return of the cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Monty Lit Fest is developing a reputation for all sorts of things, but one thing is clear: no-one has forgotten the fabulous array of cakes provided by local community groups at the Town Hall last year.<\/p>\n<p>Authors who were with us then are still Tweeting about it. People have been asking whether the cake will be back. So, we\u2019re especially grateful that those community groups are stepping up again this year to provide refreshments in the Town Hall on the Saturday and Sunday of the Festival.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s all part of making Monty Lit Fest as friendly and accessible as possible, rooted in and for our local communities. We want to encourage people who have never been to a literary festival before to give us a go. That\u2019s why our programme has something for everyone \u2013 from the usual fiction and non-fiction-based fare to our Late Lounge, Quiz Night and, of course, our session with rugby legend, Nigel Owens.<\/p>\n<p>And there\u2019ll be plenty of buzz in the town, too, with a whole host of free community events from a poetry-themed art exhibition and children\u2019s storytelling to street food vans, music and busking.<\/p>\n<p>Not to mention the cake.<\/p>\n<p>Go on, take a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/montylitfest.com\/?page_id=4135\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">programme<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are available <a href=\"https:\/\/ticketlab.co.uk\/events\/montylitfest#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a> or in person at The Montgomery Bookshop and Ivy House Caf\u00e9 in Montgomery.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monty Lit Fest is developing a reputation for all sorts of things, but one thing is clear: no-one has forgotten the fabulous array of cakes provided by local community groups at the Town Hall last year. 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People have been asking whether the cake will &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/montylitfest.com\/?p=5032\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Return of the cake<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":5035,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[72],"tags":[76],"class_list":["post-5032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-monty-lit-fest-2023","tag-monty-lit-fest-cake-friendly-festival-lit-fest"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.1 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - 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