Tag: School & Library Visits
An Audience with an Author – Widnes
On Wednesday I visited Widnes, near Liverpool, for an event called “An audience with an Author” in the sport’s hall at the Viking’s Rugby League Stadium. Widnes is a very Viking name, so I started off talking about Viking Vik, which seemed very suitable. Some of the audience looked as if they coulld have just…
Headfield Junior School, Dewsbury
I had a wonderful day at Headfield Junior School in Dewsbury today. I was asked to come and talk about The Ginger Ninja. It turns out I wrote the Ginger Ninja fifteen or sixteen years ago. I haven’t talked about those books in schools for a long time and they have been out of print…
Garway Primary School – Herefordshire
I’ve had a lovely morning today, at Garway Primary School in Herefordshire, where I was honoured to be asked to officially open their lovely new library. It was a beautiful morning. The rape fields are starting to flower, so the countryside is turning dazzling yellow. Garway is pretty much in the middle of nowhere and…