Stratford-upon-Avon will host an international festival as part of the 2012 Cultural OlympiadUnder a dusting of snow and a heavy load of festive lights, the town of Stratford-upon-Avon is preparing for Christmas and for the dawn of the second most significant year in its history.The most significant came more than four centuries ago when, in April 1564, Mary Arden gave birth to her third child in a half-timbered home…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04PM on December 17, 2011