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Jen Gale: The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide – Everything you need to know to make small changes that make a big difference
Zoom Webinar ZoomJen is an ordinary, knackered mum of two who writes and podcasts about all things sustainable(ish). Join her as she shares easy eco-friendly tips and sustainable(ish) swaps YOU can make, and why we all need to embrace the ‘ish’ in sustainable(ish). Jen writes: I spent a year buying nothing new with my young family and for…
Simon Akam ~ The British Army since 9/11
Zoom Webinar ZoomA revelatory, explosive new analysis of the military today! Over the first two decades of the twenty-first century, Britain has changed enormously. During this time, the British Army fought two campaigns, in Iraq and Afghanistan, at considerable financial and human cost. Yet neither war achieved its objectives. Simon questions why, and provides challenging but necessary answers. Composed…
Neil Astley: The Heavy Bear Who Goes with Me
Holy Trinity Parish Centre Parade, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United KingdomNeil Astley presents the ultimate reader’s companion to poetry: 100 classic poems from five centuries with lively “companion” commentaries illuminating each poem – edited by him with the late Brendan Kennelly. Poets include Delmore Schwartz, whose sense of conflict between self and society produced the anthology’s title-poem, The Heavy Bear Who Goes with Me. Neil…
Sean Lusk: The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley
Berwick Baptist Church Golden Square, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland, United KingdomHistorical fiction with a touch of magic Sean Lusk’s spellbinding debut novel The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley, a Sunday Times historical fiction and Scottish Book Trust book of the month, has been receiving rave reviews since its publication in June. Sean will tell us about what inspired him to write his first novel, and…