Last updated: 07/01/2025
I am available to give talks to history societies, family history groups, W.I’s, book groups etc in-person or on Zoom. I can give talks on the background and writing of any of my books: –
The Memory Be Green: An Oral History of a Devon Village
Fever: A Story from a Devon Churchyard
The Turning of the Tide
The Postman Poet
The Song of the Skylark
The Ordeal of Miss Lucy Jones.
Also the following talks;
My Writing Life
Fevers and Fried Mice: Health and Healthcare in Devon 1850-1900
Reflections: The River Torridge in Poetry and Prose
A Devon Christmas: Festive Readings
Here is a calendar of events for 2025
January 2025
• Friday 24h January. My Writing Life for Bradworthy Book Group
February 2025
• Thursday 6th February. The Ordeal of Miss Lucy Jones for Northam Methodist Ladies
• Saturday 8th February. Fevers and Fried Mice for North Devon Homes Symposium, Barnstaple Guildhall. Tickets here.
• Tuesday 11th February. The Ordeal of Miss Lucy Jones for Little Torrington W.I.
March 2025
• Sunday 2nd March. Book signing at Hartland Farmers’ Market
• Sunday 9th March. Book signing at Woolsery Food and Craft Market
April 2025
• Sunday 6th April. Book signing at Hartland Farmers’ Market
• Sunday 13th April. Book signing at Woolsery Food and Craft Market
May 2025
• Saturday 3rd May. Book signing at Northam Mayfair.
• Tuesday 13th May. The Postman Poet for Braunton U3A Local History.
• Friday 23rd May. My Writing Life for Thorverton and District History Society
July 2025
• Tuesday 1st July. The Ordeal of Miss Lucy Jones for Braunton U3A
• Tuesday 17th July. The Postman Poet for the Friends of Barnstaple Museum
• Saturday 26th July. Book signing at the Mid Devon Show
August 2025
• Wednesday 6th August. Book signing at North Devon Show.
• Thursday 14th August. Book signing at Okehampton Show.
September 2025
• Monday 8th September. The Ordeal of Miss Lucy Jones for Roborough Women’s Group
November 2025
• Wednesday 12th November. Fever: A Story from a Devon Churchyard for Morchard Bishop W.I.