It's time to back Lutonia festival

The former singer of controversial post punk band UK Decay, Steve Abbott, is urging local people to get behind Lutonia, the innovative word festival he's curating.

Steve – who grew up on Farley Hill, went to Luton Sixth Form College and now runs an artist management company – said: “We really need to get behind this exciting initiative. Let’s engage and make it work.

“There’s so much national and international talent appearing at different events – it’s a major coup for the town. Get tickets, come along and let’s put Luton firmly on the cultural map.”

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He added: “Saturday (March 19) is The Beat Day, which will be presented by Jeff Towns, until recently president of the Dylan Thomas Society.

“And on Sunday (March 20) award-winning Scottish poet Don Paterson is presenting an evaluation of Shakespeare’s sonnets - an absolute must for anyone studying the Bard.”

Poet Mona Arshi is appearing on April 2, as is popular TV personality Cerys Matthews who will be leading a family sing-along.

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