Grand Charity Fundraising Gig in Kirkcaldy on Friday June 13 He was a lad from Newington Green who grew up to become one of the UK's best loved poets and comedians. She is an internationally acclaimed classical cellist from a distinguished Yorkshire musical family. Their paths first crossed at Rodway School near Bristol in the early 1970s. And now at last a unique opportunity to see them together on the same stage!
The Ropes: Poems To Hold On To Guest edited by Sophie Hannah and John Hegley, this "anthology like no other", commissioned by Diamond Twig with the help of a grant from The Arts Council England, North East, addresses issues of particular relevance to teenagers. It will be available from 4 April following its launch at at Seven Stories, the Centre for Children's Books, in Newcastle's Ouseburn Valley.