Ashdell was honoured with a visit from world famous, top selling novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford on Saturday.  The author was special guest at a literary mothers' and daughters' evening and her speech inspired our girls to work hard and believe in their dreams.

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As part of our focus on literacy, Ashdell were lucky enough to be visited by Andrew Cope, the author of the Spy Dog series, poet Tony Mitton and illustrator Lydia Monks.