Celebrating Beaconsfield’s Past: Alison Uttley, ‘Spinner of Tales’, creator of Little Grey Rabbit It is sad to note that our town has few, if any, reminders of Alison Uttley, one of Beaconsfield’s many famous authors, who lived here from 1938 to 1976. This neglect is about to be remedied. From 24 June to 1 July…

The following persons have been selected as recipients of the Alison Uttley Bursary for 2017: Hannah Pearson Kathleen Byrne Weng Yuzhe Luca Carpena Dalila Moisecu Joseph Amoss William Phillips Congratulations to all these winners!      

  We are delighted to say that Puffin Children’s books have just issued a special edition of The Country Child, as part of their classic children’s books series. It is a book that appeals to all age groups, and is based on Alison’s childhood in rural Derbyshire.

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Thanks to Jane Wingfield for sending this picture of her grand-daughter, holding Silky, the grey rabbit Jane made for her. We were pleased to help Jane with her query about a poem, that was actually by a British/Canadian writer not Alison Uttley. Nevertheless, it was an interesting quest and we were pleased to help.

  BBC to re-issue their film of A Traveller in Time, Alison Uttley’s classic novel. It will be available from November 2015 on DVD. This has been asked for so many times by those contacting  our website. We are delighted that fans all over the world can now buy the original version, filmed at Manor…