John Clare Festival

EDM number 427 in 2010-12, proposed by Barry Sheerman on 07/07/2010.
Categorised under the topic of Cultural heritage.

That this House notes that 13 July marks the anniversary of the birth date of John Clare in 1793; congratulates the John Clare Society on their festival celebrating the life and work of this remarkable rural poet and chronicler of English rural life; and futher welcomes the restoration and opening of John Clare's house in Helpston, Cambridgeshire as a national centre for learning outside the classroom dedicated to ensuring a child's right to access the countryside.

This motion has been signed by a total of 14 MPs.