The last day of Kenilworth Fringe Festival on Sunday (Feb 8) features a fascinating array of writers, thinkers and performers at Kenilworth's Holiday Inn. 

The new week-long cultural event started on Monday and has been going on all week at venues around the town, culminating on Sunday (Feb 8). 

The day starts at 10am with a watercolour demonstration by local artist Chris Saunderson at the Holiday Inn. 

A talk about famous historical figure Guy of Warwick aimed at youngsters aged eight and above will be given by author Neville Armstrong at the Holiday Inn at 11am. 

Children's music tasters will be held from 2pm at the Holiday Inn. 

Local poet John Watson offers poetry over lunch at the Holiday Inn from 1pm. 

The writers and thinkers day at the Holiday Inn runs from 10.30 to 6pm. Admission costs £10. 

It starts at 11am with Professor Angie Hobbs, who will tell her audience why classical thinker Plato matters. 

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The speeches of Winston Churchill will be the subject of a talk by former journalist and speech-writer Cliff Grantham at 12pm. 

Acclaimed and prolific TV and film scriptwriter and Kenilworth resident Andrew Davies, who is the patron of Kenilworth Fringe Festival, will be in conversation at 2pm, talking about highlights from his fascinating career. 

Next up will be actor and director Corey Campbell, creative director at Coventry's Belgrade Theatre and artistic director of Strictly Arts Theatre and Anna Williams, chair of the cardboard Citizens Theatre Group, a theatre group working with homeless people. She has spent nearly 30 years at Birmingham Royal Ballet and will talk about the importance of art and culture in enriching lives. They will be in conversation with Festival organiser Rebecca Warwick. 

Acclaimed author Jackie Morris will discuss her work in the final slot of the Festival at 5pm on Sunday. 

Jackie, author and illustrator of many books such as The Lost Words and Tell Me A Dragon, will give a thoughtful talk about peace, where we can find it and why writing about it presents challenges. She will also be premiering a wonderful short film made by Dougal Abbott and Chris Jelly (Seven Fables Dulverton) based on her latest book Wild Folk. There will be a book signing after the event with Kenilworth Books. 

Human rights barrister Michael Mansfield KC, advertised as appearing on Sunday, has had to withdraw from the Festival. 

For full details of Kenilworth Fringe Festival events and tickets visit www.kenilworthchamber.co.uk or Kenilworth Books in Talisman Square.