Tag Archives: Great Yarmouth

Natural Wonder: Inspiring Connection to the Natural World

It’s a joy to be working on Natural Wonder this year to accompany the creation of a new series of poems inspiring connection to the natural world funded by Arts Council England. I’m writing poems inspired by the natural world, biodiversity and connection to nature with educational and wellbeing resources to help people, schools, communities… Read More »

New Poetry Commission March 2021: ‘Market Memories’

In March 2021 I was commissioned by Freshly Greated to write a ‘found poem’ celebrating memories of Great Yarmouth Market Square – ‘Market Memories’. Language from community discussions on this well remembered part of Great Yarmouth, was recycled to create a found poem that was then recited by residents as part of a tribute film.… Read More »

Talk Walk Reflect – Two Rivers Book Festival, September 10th – October 1st 2020

I’m delighted to be talking with Norfolk based writers John Arnett and Melinda Appleby as part of Talk, Walk Reflect at the Two Rivers Book Festival this Autumn. Join us on zoom on September 10th, to take part in a landscape-inspired remote walking project taking place over three weeks. We will be sharing three approaches… Read More »

Writing Workshop – Celebrating Anna Sewell, September 18th, 2020

I’m delighted to be running an outdoor creative writing workshop for women funded by Norfolk County Council, with charity Feathers Futures in Great Yarmouth on Friday 18th September, midday – 3.30pm / 4pm. We will be walking around sites in Great Yarmouth, to celebrate the bicentenary of Anna Sewell’s birthday, author of Black Beauty. Looking… Read More »

Celebrating Anna Sewell – New Poem, ‘Dark Horses’ + Free Women’s Creative Writing Workshops

Dark Horses She couldn’t leave the house. But still her incendiary kindness knew no bounds, hooves thundering, the first of its kind. Black Beauty. A legend, now but back then they called you powerless to do what you could do so well. Anna’s little thing, a trail blazer sold for twenty pounds breaking new ground,… Read More »

Titanic Times! Using the Art of Journalism to Inspire Children to Write.

This month I’m working as a writer with Great Yarmouth’s Time and Tide Museum to help children improve literacy through exploring The Titanic, with the ‘Art of Journalism’. Researching history through a combination of theatre, costume props at the museum visit, the children are creating their own stories to go into a newspaper, The Titanic… Read More »

Free Writing Posters and Podcast Inspiring Children to Write

Listen here to this podcast produced by National Centre for Writing on my work with children while working on Yarmouth Mysteries, funded by Arts Council England. https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/ncw-podcast/ You can contact the National Centre for Writing for this fabulous free poster, featuring tips shared by children helping others children to write – designed by Rebecca Scambler.… Read More »

Mystery Lunch – 29th November, Great Yarmouth Library

  All welcome to this community lunch at Great Yarmouth Library to celebrate Yarmouth Mysteries funded by Arts Council England. Come and enjoy stories by St George’s Primary School children, plus micromysteries written by women of Great Yarmouth celebrating women in the Borough. Treasure hunt for children, plus writing resources from myself inspired by the… Read More »