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14 October 2026
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Rachel Rogan

BookTastic’s Family Festival aims to ignite life-long passion for reading

BookTastic, Bedford's children's book festival, has announced the date of its autumn Family Festival which will take place at Bedford Academy. The family event, designed to inspire even the most reluctant readers...
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With less than a week to go, Bedfordians get behind BookTastic crowdfunder appeal

In just under a week’s time, the BookTastic children’s book festival will begin a new chapter at the University of Bedfordshire Theatre, kicking off five days of action-packed events designed to inspire...
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Children’s book festival launches crowdfunder to cover “soaring” transport costs

In order to fulfil its commitment to providing free transport to schools attending this year's BookTastic Children's Book Festival, organisers have launched a crowdfunder after being faced with soaring travel...
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