Tag: People
With Derwent Pencils at CarFest North – August 2-4 2013
On the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of August I had the pleasure and privilege of joining Derwent Pencils and the Keswick Pencil Museum at CarFest North at Oulton Park race track. The place was buzzing with cars and families. The Festival is the brain child of BBC Radio 2’s Chris Evans. It’s a great weekend…
Telling stories in Malmesbury
I visited Malmesbury in Wiltshire today and told stories in the Town Hall as part of the carnival and The Summer Reading Challenge. I had a great time and everyone did fantastic drawings of the Pizza Man. I was very taken by the Norman Abbey, which had the most fabulous carved Doorway entrance, which has…
World Book Day and School Author Visits
Every year I get requests to visit schools for World Book Day. Every year I get requests the week before when someone realises they were meant to organise something for World Book Day! I know the same often happens to other authors too. So, I thought I’d write this a memory jogger. Next year World…
