by Dawn Robinson-Walsh | Oct 22, 2023 | Arts, Charities, Cornwall, Fundraisers
As a member of this book club, I can heartily recommend it as a way of helping people in disaster zones while also introducing different authors from other countries. A charity subscription book club founded in Cornwall – one of the last in the UK – is...
by Dawn Robinson-Walsh | Oct 13, 2023 | Arts, Bude, Cornwall, Education/learning
Shirley White, has lived in Morwenstow for over 20 years and taught at Budehaven school for 13 years. She is now the author of an eye-catching book asking the question: how long is dreckly? Perfect for children and their families to enjoy, you can buy it in all the...
by Dawn Robinson-Walsh | Oct 4, 2023 | Arts, Education/learning
A massive 450 children signed up to this year’s free Summer Reading Challenge at Bude Library during the school summer holidays. This was a record number for the town’s library, which is situated at The Wharf. The challenge encouraged primary age children to have fun...
by Dawn Robinson-Walsh | Oct 2, 2023 | Arts, Charities, Fundraisers
Talented Bude-based freelance writer/photographer, David Rose-Massom, has achieved a place in the Countryfile Calendar for 2024. The calendar’s theme is Wild Britain and the competition for places was immense, so a huge well done to him. David is a brilliant...
by Dawn Robinson-Walsh | Sep 26, 2023 | Book Review
Reading my usual crime fiction after absorbing Stephen Jackley’s memoir, Just Time, proved impossible, as his story truly is stranger than any fiction I have read. Stephen spent six years in twelve different prisons in the UK. Add on his time in prison in...
by Dawn Robinson-Walsh | Sep 23, 2023 | Arts
Roman Samborskyi/Shutterstock Natalie Wall, University of Liverpool If you’ve been in a bookshop recently, you may have seen references to BookTok – whether it’s stickers on books or whole tables dedicated to “BookTok favourites”. BookTok is a community on the social...
