The Patron of Reading conference was held in Manchester on Saturday and it was all, and more than I expected it to be. I have returned with loads of books […]

I haven’t blogged for some weeks. When the schools come to the end of June and close for the summer, I tend to do the same – close down and […]

I watched a lovely documentary on Prunella Scales and her husband, Timothy West, as they meandered along the Stratford Canal on their narrow boat on their way to Stratford-on-Avon. They […]

Last Saturday, I was lucky enough to attend a lovely event at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh. James Spence and Dan Serridge told the old story of Thomas the […]