EVENTS & TALKS
 

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​​TALKS AND EVENTS FOR 2025

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​​Saturday 29 March 2025 from 12-2
CRAFTY GIFT SHOP, CHESTER-LE-STREET

Book signing, Secrets of The Toffee Factory Girls
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Wednesday 7 May 2025 

PRIVATE EVENT, Sunderland

 

Tuesday 13 May 2025 
PRIVATE EVENT, Tenby, Wales

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Monday 19 May 2025 
PRIVATE EVENT, Chester-le-Street

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Saturday 24 May from 10 to 4
THE LAMBTON ARMS, CHESTER-LE-STREET

Book launch of Secrets of The Toffee Factory Girls
Free Dainty Dinah cakes for first 50 books sold
The book launch forms part of a three day exhibition on Dainty Dinah and Horner's toffee factory by Chester-le-Street Heritage Group, from Thurs 22 to Sat 24 May

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Friday 30 May from 11 to 1
BOYES STORE, FRONT STREET, CHESTER-LE-STREET

Book signing, Secrets of The Toffee Factory Girls

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Saturday 31 May from 12 to 2
WATERSTONES SUNDERLAND

Book signing, Secrets of The Toffee Factory Girls

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Tuesday June 3 at 2pm 
BIRTLEY LIBRARY

A talk on my new book Secrets of The Toffee Factory Girls

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Thursday June 5 from 11-12
FEATHERBED BOOKS, HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING

Book signing, meet the author of Secrets of The Toffee Factory Girls
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Thursday June 12 at 1pm 
FULWELL U3A HISTORY GROUP

A talk on my new book Secrets of The Toffee Factory Girls

Venue: Fulwell Community Library
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Saturday 14 June from 10am
SAINT PAUL'S CHURCH SUMMER FAYRE
Come and say hello and buy signed books set in Ryhope

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Saturday August 2 at 11am
WALLSEND LIBRARY

A talk on my new book Secrets of The Toffee Factory Girls

Venue: Wallsend Library
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Tuesday 2 September 2025
PRIVATE EVENT, Ouston

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Sunday 21 September 2025 at 1pm
WRITE FESTIVAL @ THE WORD
A talk on my new ballroom dancing cosy crime Deadly Dancing at the Seaview Hotel
Venue: The Word (National Centre for the Written Word), South Shields
Venue website

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Thursday 9 October 2025 at 11am
SEAHAM HARBOUR U3A

A talk on my writing life
Venue: Masonic Hall, North Road, Seaham

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Monday 10 November 2025 
PRIVATE EVENT, Scalby, Scarborough

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