Last updated: 4/2/2025

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

 

February 2025

• Thursday 6^th February. The Ordeal of Miss Lucy Jones for Northam Methodist Ladies

• Saturday 8^th February. Fevers and Fried Mice for North Devon Homes Symposium, Barnstaple Guildhall. Tickets here.

• Tuesday 11^th February. The Ordeal of Miss Lucy Jones for Little Torrington W.I.

March 2025

• Sunday 2^nd March. Book signing at Hartland Farmers’ Market

• Sunday 9^th March. Book signing at Woolsery Food and Craft Market

April 2025

• Sunday 6^th April. Book signing at Hartland Farmers’ Market

• Tuesday 8^th April. Book signing at Westward Ho! Artisan Market

• Sunday 13^th April. Book signing at Woolsery Food and Craft Market

• Tuesday 15^th April. Book signing at Westward Ho! Artisan Market

May 2025

• Saturday 3^rd May. Book signing at Northam Mayfair.

• Tuesday 13^th May. The Postman Poet for Braunton U3A Local History.

• Friday 23^rd May. My Writing Life for Thorverton and District History Society

• Saturday 24^th May. Book signing at Appledore Craft Fair

• Tuesday 27^th May. Book signing at Westward Ho! Artisan Market

June 2025

• Saturday 21^st June. Book signing at Appledore Craft Fair

July 2025

• Tuesday 1^st July. The Ordeal of Miss Lucy Jones for Braunton U3A

• Tuesday 17^th July. The Postman Poet for the Friends of Barnstaple Museum

• Saturday 19^th July. Book signing at Appledore Craft Fair

• Tuesday 22^nd July. Book signing at Westward Ho! Artisan Market

• Thursday 23^rd July. The Ordeal of Miss Lucy Jones for Filleigh History Group

• Saturday 26^th July. Book signing at the Mid Devon Show

• Tuesday 29^th July. Book signing at Westward Ho! Artisan Market

August 2025

• Tuesday 5^th August. Book signing at Westward Ho! Artisan Market

• Wednesday 6^th August. Book signing at North Devon Show.

• Saturday 9^th August. Book signing at Appledore Craft Fair

• Tuesday 12^th August. Book signing at Westward Ho! Artisan Market

• Thursday 14^th August. Book signing at Okehampton Show.

• Thursday 21^st August. Book signing at Chagford Show.

• Tuesday 19^th August. Book signing at Westward Ho! Artisan Market

• Monday 25^th August. Book signing at Lustleigh Show

• Tuesday 26^th August. Book signing at Westward Ho! Artisan Market

• Thursday 28^th August. Book signing at Holsworthy Show.

September 2025

• Monday 8^th September. The Ordeal of Miss Lucy Jones for Roborough Women’s Group

• Saturday 27^th September. Book signing at Appledore Craft Fair

October 2025

• Saturday 25^th October. Book signing at Appledore Craft Fair

• Tuesday 28^th October. Book signing at Westward Ho! Artisan Market

• Thursday 28^th October. Book signing at Bampton Fair

November 2025

• Saturday 8^th and Sunday 9^th November. Book signing at Affinity Christmas Market

• Wednesday 12^th November. Fever: A Story from a Devon Churchyard for Morchard Bishop W.I.

January 2026

• Friday 16^th January. The Ordeal of Miss Lucy Jones for The Devonshire Association.