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Dec232022

Autumn Term 2022

December 23, 2022

Another Autumn term has drawn to a close and what…

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Aug242022

Summer Term (and summer holidays!) 2022

August 24, 2022

The sun may have been shining but I didn’t see…

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Apr192022

Spring Term 2022

April 19, 2022

What a hectic term that was! Seventeen school visits and…

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Dec62021

Autumn Term 2021

December 6, 2021

The new academic year started with a bang! Autumn Term…

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Jul192021

Summer Term 2021

July 19, 2021

The final half term of the academic year saw a…

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Apr12021

World Book Day 2021

April 1, 2021

If I’m honest, I was worried that WBD 2021 might…

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Feb152021

National Storytelling Week 2021

February 15, 2021

National Storytelling Week 2021 evolved into a two-week storytelling extravaganza!…

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Sep182020

It’s Great To Be Back!

September 18, 2020

After six months out of schools due to Covid-19 it…

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Apr72020

YouTube Launch

April 7, 2020

Due to the ongoing global pandemic, life for most of…

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Mar162020

Spring Term 2020

March 16, 2020

2020 kicked off with a busy first half-term! I visited…

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Dec162019

Autumn Term 2019

December 16, 2019

It’s been a flying start to the new academic year.…

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Aug282019

Summer Library Events 2019

August 28, 2019

It’s always great to spend time in lots of fab…

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Jul112019

Summer Term 2019

July 11, 2019

The academic year finished with a blur of events! I…

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Jul62019

Wordpool Family Day 2019

July 6, 2019

This event is one of the highlights of my storytelling…

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May152019

Library Events

May 15, 2019

It has been great to work with the staff at…

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Apr122019

Spring Term 2019

April 12, 2019

Another busy term saw visits to twenty primary schools and…

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Dec222018

2018 Autumn Term 2

December 22, 2018

What an incredibly busy half term! I visited fifteen primary…

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Oct212018

Torrisholme Community Primary

October 21, 2018

Most of my writing workshops take place with KS2 children…

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Oct172018

Stanah Primary

October 17, 2018

I was booked to visit Stanah on a number of…

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Oct52018

St John Southworth Primary & St James’ Lanehead Primary

October 5, 2018

It had been a year to the day since I…

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Sep262018

Benjamin Hargreaves CE Primary

September 26, 2018

I was excited to make two trips to Benjamin Hargreaves…

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Sep212018

Carleton Green Primary School

September 21, 2018

Carleton Green is a short walk from my home and…

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Sep182018

Brookfield Park Primary

September 18, 2018

This was my first visit to Brookfield Park and it…

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Aug312018

Summer Storytelling 2018

August 31, 2018

  It’s always one of the highlights of the year…

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Jul132018

St George’s High School & Montgomery Academy

July 13, 2018

Two high school visits featured before the academic year drew…

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Jul112018

Kincraig Primary

July 11, 2018

The final primary visit of the academic year took place…

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Jul72018

Wordpool Family Day 2018

July 7, 2018

This was my fifth Wordpool event and possibly the hottest!…

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Jul52018

Chaucer Primary

July 5, 2018

It had been a couple of years since my last…

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Jul42018

Stanah Primary

July 4, 2018

It had been over two years since my last visit…

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Jun272018

Hawes Side Academy & Lytham Hall Park Primary

June 27, 2018

I visited Hawes Side and Lytham Hall Park to share Danger…

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Jun262018

Lostock Hall Community Primary

June 26, 2018

This visit was booked in late 2017 so I’d been…

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Jun202018

Rosewood Primary School

June 20, 2018

This was my final trip of the academic year to…

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Jun182018

St Francis’ Catholic Primary

June 18, 2018

St Francis’ Primary is a small, rural school in Goosnargh,…

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Jun142018

Carleton Green Primary

June 14, 2018

It was great to spend three mornings at Carleton Green…

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Jun112018

Cherry Fold Community Primary

June 11, 2018

It was an early start when I travelled to Cherry…

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May242018

Lea Endowed C of E Primary

May 24, 2018

The final visit of the half term took place at…

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May212018

Staining CE Primary

May 21, 2018

It had been over two years since my last visit…

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May42018

St Leonard’s CE Primary

May 4, 2018

I had a great time when I visited St Leonard’s…

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May32018

Fleetwood High School

May 3, 2018

It was lovely to receive an invitation to return to…

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Apr272018

Briercliffe Primary

April 27, 2018

It was lovely to spend three mornings at Briercliffe Primary,…

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Apr192018

Moor Park Primary & Slyne-with-Hest St Luke’s

April 19, 2018

Two school visits were squeezed in to one day. First…

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Apr142018

@TheGrange

April 14, 2018

I love sharing my stories in libraries. When Blackpool Libraries…

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Apr122018

Boundary Primary

April 12, 2018

After spending a year as the ‘Patron of Reading’ at…

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Apr112018

Padiham Green CE Primary

April 11, 2018

I had a fantastic time at Padiham Green. The morning…

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Mar222018

Shakespeare Primary & St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary

March 22, 2018

A busy term ended with two author assemblies. It was…

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Mar212018

Medlar with Wesham CE Primary

March 21, 2018

It was 2016 when I last visited Medlar with Wesham…

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Mar162018

St John’s Catholic Primary

March 16, 2018

I thoroughly enjoyed my time at St John’s and as…

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Mar152018

Spring Hill Community Primary

March 15, 2018

I spent two fantastic afternoons at Spring Hill. During the…

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Mar122018

Unity Academy

March 12, 2018

It had been just under a year since my last…

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Mar82018

Coppull Parish CE Primary

March 8, 2018

After a two-hour battle through blizzard conditions, I finally made…

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Mar62018

Westgate Primary

March 6, 2018

I love visiting schools and it’s always an extra bit…

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Mar22018

World Book Day Week 2018

March 2, 2018

Tuesday saw a visit to Singleton Primary to share Danger…

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Feb262018

St Leonard’s CE Primary

February 26, 2018

It’s always extra special to visit a school for the…

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Feb222018

Marsden Community Primary

February 22, 2018

I was excited to receive an invitation from Marsden Primary…

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Feb142018

Moor Park Library

February 14, 2018

It had been a while since my last library session…

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Feb62018

Barnoldswick CE Primary

February 6, 2018

I visited Barnoldswick in 2016 and had a marvellous time,…

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Jan252018

Boundary Primary

January 25, 2018

I spent the last academic year as Patron of Reading…

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Jan232018

Pendle Primary Academy

January 23, 2018

It had been two years since my last visit to…

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Jan52018

Christ Church CE Primary

January 5, 2018

It was great to return to Christ Church for my…

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Dec122017

Nelson & Colne College

December 12, 2017

When the opportunity arose to visit Nelson and Colne College,…

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Dec62017

Carleton Green Primary

December 6, 2017

After many previous visits, I was thrilled to return to…

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Nov292017

Thames Primary Academy & St Kentigern’s Catholic Primary

November 29, 2017

Two more author assemblies brought down the curtain on a…

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Nov272017

Moorside Academy

November 27, 2017

It was an early start to get to Moorside Academy…

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Nov242017

St John’s CE Primary & Mayfield Primary

November 24, 2017

Two author assemblies were squeezed into another busy week. First…

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Nov212017

Clifton Primary

November 21, 2017

I visited Clifton Primary in October to share Danger Zone…

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Nov172017

Park High School

November 17, 2017

In 2016 I visited Park High School, Colne and had…

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Nov142017

St Chad’s CE Primary

November 14, 2017

It had been three years since my last visit to…

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Nov92017

Carleton Green Primary

November 9, 2017

Carleton Green Primary is a stone’s throw from my house…

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Nov62017

Layton Primary

November 6, 2017

I spent fifteen years at Layton working as a teacher,…

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Oct252017

Clifton Primary & Stanley Primary

October 25, 2017

The half term ended with two more Danger Zone assemblies.…

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Oct212017

Our Lady of the Assumption Primary, Norbreck Primary & Manor Beach Primary

October 21, 2017

A busy week saw three school visits squeezed into a…

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Oct122017

Spring Hill Primary & St Mary’s Catholic Primary

October 12, 2017

Two author assemblies were booked in for early October: one…

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Oct22017

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary

October 2, 2017

The trip to Sacred Heart Primary in Preston was a…

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Sep252017

Moorside Primary Academy

September 25, 2017

It’s always extra special to make a visit to a…

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Sep222017

St John Southworth & St James’ Lanehead

September 22, 2017

My first away trip of the new academic year was…

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Sep202017

Devonshire Academy & Roseacre Academy

September 20, 2017

The new school year got off to a flying start…

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Aug232017

Blackpool Libraries Summer ’17

August 23, 2017

Blackpool libraries have supported me from the off and I…

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Aug22017

Lancashire Libraries Summer ’17

August 2, 2017

It’s always lovely to put some library events in the…

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Jul112017

Marton Primary Academy

July 11, 2017

I visited Marton Primary twice during the final half term…

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Jul72017

Lea Community Primary

July 7, 2017

It was great to receive an invitation to visit Lea…

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Jul12017

Wordpool Family Day ’17

July 1, 2017

Wordpool Family Day is always one of the highlights on…

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Jun302017

Bryning with Warton St Paul’s CE Primary & Treales CE Primary

June 30, 2017

It’s always extra special to visit a school for the…

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Jun282017

Briercliffe Primary & Walverden Primary

June 28, 2017

It had been a while since my last trip to…

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Jun272017

Thames Academy, Unity Academy & Kincraig Primary

June 27, 2017

Three school visits all in my hometown of Blackpool happened…

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Jun142017

Stanley Primary & Mereside Primary

June 14, 2017

A busy afternoon started at Stanley Primary. I had been…

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Jun92017

St Teresa’s Catholic Primary & Hambleton Primary Academy

June 9, 2017

The final half term of the year got off to…

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May252017

Lowton St Mary’s CE Primary

May 25, 2017

After visiting Lowton St Mary’s in April, it was lovely…

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May232017

Carleton Green Primary

May 23, 2017

Some of my visits take me all over the North…

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May122017

Park Community Academy

May 12, 2017

It’s fabulous to revisit schools that I have been to…

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May112017

Waterloo Primary Academy

May 11, 2017

After visiting to deliver the session in 2016, it was…

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Apr272017

Lowton St Mary’s CE Primary

April 27, 2017

I had a fantastic time at Lowton St Mary’s and…

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Apr212017

Charles Saer Primary

April 21, 2017

I’m always a little nervous when I visit a school…

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Mar312017

Blackpool Sixth Form College

March 31, 2017

In 1994 I sat my A-levels at Blackpool Sixth Form…

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Mar302017

Singleton Primary, Shakespeare Primary & Moor Park Primary

March 30, 2017

The half term ended with a flurry of author assemblies…

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Mar172017

St Nicholas C of E Primary & St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary

March 17, 2017

After taking an enforced break from my school events due…

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Feb222017

Manor Beach Primary

February 22, 2017

My last visit to Manor Beach was in December 2016.…

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Feb102017

Baines High School

February 10, 2017

I spent two mornings at Baines High School writing with…

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Feb92017

Strike Lane Primary

February 9, 2017

My first visit to Strike Lane was during early 2016…

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Feb72017

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary

February 7, 2017

I headed across to East Lancashire for a morning of…

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Feb22017

Marsden Community Primary

February 2, 2017

It was an early start to get to Marsden Primary…

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Jan312017

Ellel St John’s CE Primary

January 31, 2017

I had visited Ellel St John’s Primary a couple of…

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Jan272017

Archbishop Hutton’s Primary & Slyne-with-Hest St Luke’s Primary

January 27, 2017

I headed north to Lancaster and beyond to visit two…

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Jan202017

Fleetwood High School

January 20, 2017

This was my second visit to Fleetwood High School. I…

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Jan192017

Lytham Hall Park Primary

January 19, 2017

All I seem to hear at the minute is news…

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Jan162017

St Kentigern’s Catholic Primary

January 16, 2017

The pupils and staff at St Kentigern’s have been with…

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Jan122017

St Thomas’ C of E Primary

January 12, 2017

I visited St Thomas’ C of E Primary, St Annes,…

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Jan102017

Holy Spirit Catholic Primary

January 10, 2017

The 2017 school events kicked off with a visit to…

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Dec142016

Save Our Stories Festive Event

December 14, 2016

I was thrilled to bits when I was asked to…

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Dec102016

Hawes Side Academy, Lytham Hall Park Primary, Manor Beach Primary & St John’s CE Primary

December 10, 2016

Four more author assemblies brought a close to a really…

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Dec72016

Delph Side Community Primary

December 7, 2016

In January 2016 I visited Delph Side Community Primary for…

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Nov232016

Spring Hill Primary, St James’ Lanehead Primary & Mayfield Primary

November 23, 2016

A busy week started with a trip to east Lancashire. The…

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Nov192016

Ellel Primary, St Thomas’ Primary, Bispham Endowed Primary & Larkholme Primary

November 19, 2016

The new half term started with a trip to Lancaster.…

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Nov52016

Halloween Library Events

November 5, 2016

During the last few years, I’ve done countless events in…

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Oct232016

Thames Primary, St Mary’s Primary & Holy Family Primary

October 23, 2016

I’d visited St Mary’s quite a few times and thoroughly…

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Oct112016

Our Lady of the Assumption Primary, Roseacre Primary, Norbreck Primary

October 11, 2016

Another busy few days saw school visits to three more…

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Oct52016

Medlar-with-Wesham CE Primary

October 5, 2016

This was my third visit to Medlar-with-Wesham CE Primary. I’d…

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Oct32016

Reading Rocks 16

October 3, 2016

Earlier in the year, I made contact via Twitter with…

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Sep292016

Christ Church CE Primary, Ryelands Primary & Stanley Primary

September 29, 2016

The busy start to the new academic year continued with…

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Sep232016

Clifton Primary, Layton Primary & Boundary Primary

September 23, 2016

The new academic year is up and running and the…

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Sep132016

That’s Lancashire TV

September 13, 2016

When I started out on my writing adventure three years…

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Aug192016

More Impossible Tales – The Launch Tour

August 19, 2016

Blackpool Library Service has supported my writing adventure from the…

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Aug192016

Lancashire Libraries

August 19, 2016

Over the last couple of years my writing adventure has…

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Aug152016

July Events

August 15, 2016

July was a hectic month! It started with an afternoon…

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Aug152016

June Events

August 15, 2016

June was an extremely busy month and featured some memorable…

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Aug152016

May Events

August 15, 2016

May saw three school visits. The first was to The…

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Apr292016

Chaucer Community Primary School

April 29, 2016

I’d visited quite a few schools in Fleetwood and it…

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Apr282016

Our Lady’s Catholic College

April 28, 2016

Most of my school visits are to primary schools but…

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Apr272016

All Saints C of E Primary School

April 27, 2016

I’d been invited to All Saints by Mrs Partington, the…

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Apr252016

Mega Monday – Unity Academy & Medlar-with-Wesham C of E Primary

April 25, 2016

Monday kicked off at Unity Academy with an author assembly.…

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Apr182016

Westcliff Primary

April 18, 2016

This was my first visit to Westcliff and I thoroughly…

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Apr152016

Singleton CE Primary

April 15, 2016

This was my second visit to Singleton after an author…

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Apr132016

St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School

April 13, 2016

I’d visited St Teresa’s a couple of times to share…

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Apr72016

Waterloo Primary Academy

April 7, 2016

I was really excited to get a call from Mrs…

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Apr62016

St Kentigern’s Catholic Primary School

April 6, 2016

I’ve visited St Kentigern’s quite a few times  before so…

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Apr12016

Burscough Bridge Methodist Primary School

April 1, 2016

My visit to Burscough Bridge Methodist Primary was a landmark…

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Mar232016

Lord Street Primary School

March 23, 2016

This was my first visit to Lord Street Primary in…

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Mar212016

Bispham Endowed C.E. Primary

March 21, 2016

I had visited Bispham Endowed a couple of times with…

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Mar182016

Barnoldswick CE Primary

March 18, 2016

I made an early start to head to Barnoldswick CE…

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Mar162016

Northfold Primary

March 16, 2016

This was my second visit to Northfold as I’d been…

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Mar152016

Holy Trinity RC Primary

March 15, 2016

I’d visited Holy Trinity in January to share the Tales…

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Mar112016

Park Primary

March 11, 2016

It was an early start to get to Colne for…

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Mar92016

Scotforth Primary, Slyne-with-Hest Primary & Archbishop Hutton’s Primary

March 9, 2016

Fitting two visits in one day is a challenge so…

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Mar82016

Strike Lane Primary

March 8, 2016

This was my first visit to Strike Lane and I…

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Mar72016

Holy Family Catholic Primary

March 7, 2016

It had been a year since my last visit to…

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Mar42016

Singleton Primary

March 4, 2016

The last time I visited Singleton Primary was somewhere around…

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Mar12016

Super Tuesday

March 1, 2016

Super Tuesday started off at Pegasus in Blackpool where I…

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Feb292016

The District C of E Primary

February 29, 2016

I had seen lots of great things on Twitter about…

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Feb202016

Lunchtime Favourites on BBC Radio Lancashire

February 20, 2016

After visiting a school a couple of weeks ago, I…

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Feb122016

St Teresa’s Catholic Primary

February 12, 2016

The final event of the half term was at St…

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Feb112016

Manor Beach Primary

February 11, 2016

It’d been seven months since my last visit to Manor…

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Feb102016

Fleetwood High School

February 10, 2016

After more than 80 primary visits, this was my first…

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Feb92016

Briercliffe Primary & St James’ Lanehead C of E Primary

February 9, 2016

I had a marvellous time sharing the books in two…

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Feb62016

National Libraries Day

February 6, 2016

Blackpool Library Service has backed my writing and storytelling adventure…

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Jan312016

Save Coppull Library – ‘Read In’

January 31, 2016

I owe a huge debt of gratitude to libraries. During…

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Jan262016

Roseacre Primary Academy

January 26, 2016

This was my fourth visit to Roseacre. I’d previously visited…

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Jan182016

Delph Side Primary Writing Workshop

January 18, 2016

The week got off to a flyer with a trip…

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Oct92015

Eric Appleby: Book Reviews

October 9, 2015

This week I received two lovely book reviews which had…

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Sep232015

Publication Day

September 23, 2015

I’ll never forget the day my first book, ‘Impossible Tales!’…

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Jul92015

The Blackpool Poolie Video

July 9, 2015

I had great fun filming the story of the Blackpool…

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Jul92015

Summer Reading Challenge Promotional Video

July 9, 2015

Back in May, I filmed a promotional video at Central…

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Jul82015

Summer Reading Challenge Launch

July 8, 2015

This afternoon I went to the launch event of the…

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