MEET ME
AS SO MANY BOOK EVENTS ARE AT WEEKENDS, A TIME WHEN I AM CARING FOR MY AUTISTIC SON, MY “APPEARANCES” ARE VERY FEW AND FAR BETWEEN AT THE MOMENT.
I AM AVAILABLE FOR SHORT TALKS IN RETURN FOR A DONATION TO SOUTHEND MENCAP – BUT ONLY LOCALLY AS I DO NOT DRIVE!
I HOPE TO ORGANISE MORE BOOK SIGNINGS SOON (IN SOUTHEND).
CALENDAR 2026
MONDAY 24TH AUGUST 2026
WEDNESDAY 28TH OCTOBER 2026
3.00 – 4.30 pm Beecroft Gallery Lecture Theatre, Victoria Avenue, Southend on Sea
LAUNCH OF QUIRKY SOUTHEND

PREVIOUS EVENTS
Wednesday 27th May 2026
3.30 pm Beecroft Gallery Lecture Theatre, Victoria Avenue, Southend on Sea
Talk: SOUTHEND WOMEN IN WORLD WAR ONE
FREE ENTRY – DONATIONS TO SOUTHEND MENCAP WELCOME
FOR ALL ESSEX GIRLS
Wednesday 1st April 2026
3.30 pm Beecroft Gallery Lecture Theatre, Victoria Avenue, Southend on Sea
Talk: ESSEX LAND GIRLS
WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE
Wednesday 20th August 2025, 4:00 – 5:00 pm
If you can get to Walton-on-the-Naze, you can meet me and Judith Williams at The Nose Bookshop in Newgate Street. We’ll be discussing our local history books…
FOR FANS OF LOCAL HISTORY
Tuesday 14th October 2025, 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Say ‘hello’ to its authors at the Forum, Southend.
Ian Yearsley, Ken Crowe and Andrew Summers also confirmed as attending.
Tickets available nearer to the date.
