RIPON ANTHOLOGY 2025 NOW LAUNCHED (includes 2 of my poems)
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS 2025/6

New Earswick Folk Hall 2025  late Nov 2025  (Xmas Fair)

Ripon Anthology 2025  5 July 2025  (launch event at Little Ripon Bookshop, 3pm)

Write-On Ripon  occasional visits (writers' group)

Ilkley Moor Vaults  
tbc  (open mic)


North Yorkshire Stanza  monthly online (writers' group)​
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PREVIOUS EVENTS

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  YORK STEINER SPRING FAIR    -    10 May 2025

   Another well-attended event, notable this time for having my
   stall next to these fascinating bees -  any excuse to recite
   'The Bee Photographer' from my latest work 'Nexus' !!

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​    HAXBY MEMORIAL HALL   -   7 Dec 2024

    My annual attendance at this Xmas Fair.

    Well done to everyone who braved the wind and rain to be there.

    Always a fun event, well organised and a supportive atmosphere.

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    NEW EARSWICK FOLK HALL  -   30 Nov 2024

    Brilliant day with lots of interest from the visitors.

    Riding a wave from the York Steiner event, this was a very successful
​    day in terms of the cross-section of my books sold.

    Many thanks to all the lovely people I met.


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    YORK STEINER ADVENT FAIR   -   23 Nov 2024

    Excellent local arts and crafts fair run by York Steiner School.
     
      Met some amazing people, and sold a good cross-section of my books,
      including my latest work, 'Nexus'.
     
​      All-in-all, a super day !




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​   ILKLEY MOOR VAULTS  -  3 Oct 2024  NATIONAL POETRY DAY


    My first time at this venue, a lovely pub. 
    I opened with a few railway limericks, and also gave a first outing to 3 poems from 'Nexus'.

    A nice supportive atmosphere, some highly entertaining readers (prose, poetry, memoirs)
    and hopefully the first of many visits here.

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​RIPON POETRY FESTIVAL  -  21 Sept 2024


Delighted that my poem 'Stage Fright' has been included in this year's Ripon Poetry Anthology. Got a chance to read it to the 100 or so fellow writers at the anthology launch event - no pressure with a title like that ! Some super poetry recited by everyone at an enthusiastic celebratory gathering.

​Also read from my new book 'Nexus' at the Open Mic on 19th Sept, with a few daft limericks thrown in too !



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HAXBY MEMORIAL HALL - CHRISTMAS FAIR   2 Dec 2023

Another day out for The Rhyming Tree along with all my collections.  
A bit of rhyming fun for the youngsters and the young at heart !
​The table gets fuller every year !

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NEW BOOKS LAUNCHED 7 NOV 2023

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​NEW EARSWICK FOLK HALL - FESTIVE FAIR    25 Nov 2023


A stall at the Xmas Fair showcasing all my collections, and launching my two new books:  CONNECTIONS : Railway Verses and PAUSE AND REWIND in FRANCE. Delighted to have sold several copies of both on the day.
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​BRADFORD SPOKE   8 Nov 2023


Another engaging evening with everyone at Bradford Spoke.

Such a great environment, very supportive, people sharing their poems
about everything from biscuits to war zones.

I joined in with 'Camomile Tea' (about amnesia)
and 'Holding Forth' (a jokey one about politicians).

Next one 17th Jan 2024  ... looking forward to it !

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​SOUTHBANK    29 Oct 2023


Not performing, just attending and enjoying the amazing and incomparable
Liverpool legends
: Roger McGough and Brian Patten

A brilliant evening from these two superstars of Poetry.



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WALLASEY OPEN MIC      5 Oct 2023

An amazing evening with incredible performances !
There is so much talent out there. Well done to everyone connected.
I read poems from Pause and Rewind in Liverpool including 'Dem Pomes'
and an excerpt from 'A Million Suns' about the million daffodils in Sefton Park.
Can't wait to do a follow-up event on the Wirral !

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​RIPON POETRY FESTIVAL     23 Sep 2023


Celebration of the launch of Creative Juices, the anthology of commended entries in the Ripon Poetry Competition 2023.
I read my poem 'Cancer Ward' which has been selected for inclusion in the book.

A gathering of around 100 people with many interesting and entertaining readings.
Roll on next year's event !



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​  BRADFORD SPOKE  -  OPEN MIC   -   SEPT 2023

  Reading The Putter-Togetherers at the Open Mic event at Bradford City Library.

  Such an interesting evening, with some lovely performances.
​  Looking forward to more events at Bradford !

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​HAXBY MEMORIAL HALL 


Saturday 3rd December 2022

A chance to show off my full collection of works !
Another pleasant and successful Christmas event !

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NEWARK BOOK FESTIVAL
A successful and enjoyable day at the NEWARK BOOK FESTIVAL in July 2022
​ - a great day out with lots of family fun events.





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HAXBY MEMORIAL HALL
XMAS FAIR


4th December 2021

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​The Rhyming Tree had another outing !! 
Always a good day out at these Haxby events - not to be missed !!



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PREVIOUS EVENTS

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Haxby Memorial Hall, 7th August 2021
Meet the Author at The Yorkshire Day Event
​Come and try The Rhyming Tree !!

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