Eastwood Booktown Development Group
The town of Eastwood, Notts – the birthplace of D. H.
Lawrence – is aiming to reinvent itself, as a Booktown: An exciting centre for the arts; attracting not only book-lovers
but also writers, musicians, poets and creative people from around the world.
Ambitious? Certainly, but much of the infrastructure is already in place. The
town boasts the annual Eastwood Arts Festival, the D. H.
Lawrence Festival, the D. H. Lawrence tourist trail, the Lawrence Heritage Centre
and the Birthplace Museum, and craft
workshops. There are also plenty cafés, inns and food outlets.
The
Treetops Hospice (long established bookshop) has agreed to become the official ‘booktown’
bookshop, whilst local retailers have been invited to provide shelves for the
displaying of books. 