I have recently been appointed Marketing & Admin Officer for the Chorley Remembers project based in Chorley, Lancashire.
The role is part-time and flexible hours, enabling me to carry on offering talks during the day; my contract is until the end of December 2012 and is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
For details visit www.chorleyremembers.org.uk.
I have added a number of new talks for 2012 –“Beguiling Belgium”, “Lancashire footballing greats” and “All over by Christmas”.
The latter covers the experiences in the trenches at Christmas time in WW1 and perhaps would be an ideal talk for December 2012.
Full details of all of my talks are on the Talks page.
The Friends of Alston Hall have booked me for their social evening on Thursday, 16th February 2012; I am doing my talk “Lakeland Lines”, about the railways in the Lake District.
I have two talks / presentations in the Spring / Summer programme for the Lancashire County Council run Adult College based at Alston Hall in Longridge, near Preston…
For details of Alston Hall, visit www.alstonhall.com.
Most of my talks are given to closed groups but my diary page highlights those that welcome guests or visitors.
Visit my diary page for an up-dated list for 2012.
My brochure for 2012-13 is now available here:
Tickets for an illustrated talk by myself are now on sale.
The talk, entitled ‘Pals, Terriers & Tommies’ features a few of the many men from the town who fought in the First World War, and is in aid of the Chorley Remembers Cenotaph Appeal.
It will be held at Brindle Community Hall, near Chorley on Friday, 22nd July. Tickets are just £5.00, with all proceeds going to the appeal.
The talk starts at 8.00 p.m. with the bar open from 7.00 p.m., whilst light refreshments will also be on sale. With a raffle and auction on the night, it is hoped that the event will raise over £600.
Tickets can be obtained from any branch of Chorley Building Society or to order your tickets, download the form below.
In my capacity as Chorley Pals Memorial Secretary & Co-Founder, I’ll be taking to the towpath of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal to raise funds for the Chorley Remembers project.
I plan to walk from the Chorley Pals Memorial on the Flat Iron in Chorley along the canal to Accrington – some 15 miles away.
The Chorley Pals were one quarter of the Accrington Pals Battalion during the First World War and and I see it as an appropriate walk to make.
Starting at 8.30 a.m. on Sunday, 14th August the walk should take me about six hours and I hope to raise over £1,000 in sponsorship.
To sponsor me, download a sponsorship form below.
I regret that I must increase the charges for my talks for 2011 with immediate effect, due mainly to the rise in petrol prices (VAT & duty) which comes in to force on the 4th January 2011.
Bookings already taken for talks in 2011 will be honoured at the agreed rate, although I envisage another rise for 2012 as inflation and fuel costs increase.
The Lancashire Adult College at Alston Hall near Longridge have booked me for three talks during 2011.
Full details from Alston Hall on 01772 784661 or visit www.alstonhall.com
I have produced a new brochure for trips to the Somme, Normandy and Ypres in 2011 – click the link below to download the pdf:
