Take one 10 foot dragon, one damsel in distress and a knight in shining armour mounted on a horse named Splodge and a chest full of Appledore Book Festival brochures and what do you have?

A dragon slaying on Appledore’s historic Quay? A recipe for chaos?

Not at all! You have the launch of the Appledore Book Festival brochure on St. George’s Day! Hundreds of Appledore residents applauded, and TV cameras whirred and reporters scribbled in their notebooks as St George gallantly rescued the damsel and liberated the brochure from the clutches of the dragon.

Festival Director Nick Arnold said: “None of us will ever forget the launch of our second festival brochure. Now all we need to do is to spread the good news far and wide!”

We would like to thank our sponsors for this event – the Co-operative group and Follyfoot Stables for providing Splodge and St. George!