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NEWS and EVENTS
If you would like an author visit, please *contact for details. During the summer months, strawberries and crime is popular or coffee and crime, cake and crime - you get the idea. And it can be with 1 or 2 authors.
*please use contact form -see menu
Also, Margaret will visit with any of her titles - they're not all crime! And she has a range of talks, they can be found on: www.speakernet.co.uk
And also listed here:
English Christmas Traditions
The Folklore of Flowers and Trees
The Folklore of Beasts, Birds and Bugs
Women of WWI
Women of the Goldrush (California 1849)
Highwaymen! What About The Women?
Extraordinary Women ( A look at women from film, fiction, life and history)
Maria Marten and the Murder in the Red Barn
Hobby Horses Will Dance (Folklore/poetry through the months of the year/seasons)
English Fairy Tales
Meet Jack France ( A walk through the real life village of my fictional 1920s sleuth)
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JUNE
1st Tameside U3A 2p.m. Hyde Central Methodist church, Crooke St, Hyde
TALK: Maria Marten and the Murder in the Red Barn
June 2nd Poynton Library 2p.m
National Crime Reading Month Event. Join author Charles Heathcote and myself for all things crime.
June 11th Cleveleys probus Group 11.15.a.m. Venue Park Suite , Cleveleys
Talk 'English Fairy Tales'
June 15th Withington Assist, 1p.m. Withington Methodist Church
Talk: 'Highwaymen! What About The Women?'
June 17th Walker's Retreat, Mill Lane, Hazel Grove, 7p.m.
National Crime Reading Month Event. Join author Charles Heathcote and myself for all things crime.
Tickets £10 incl coffee and cake. To Book T.07752 578458
June 26th Community Centre, Ovenhouse Lane, Bollington. 2.30p.m. Afternoon Tea and Crime
National Crime Reading Month Event.Join author Charles Heathcote and myself for all things crime.
An event by the 'Friends of Bollington Library'.
June 28th Eugene Halliday Association 2.15p.m. St Lukes Church, Vicarage Lane, Bowdon Vale, Altrincham WA14 3BN unless otherwise stated. Admission £6
TALK: Hobby Horses Will Dance
JULY
July 7th 'Authors in the Hall' 7-9p.m. Christ church, Woodford SK7 1PR.
Come and meet authors, Hephzibah Yohannan and Mark Henderson, hosted by Margaret Holbrook.
This event IS FREE but any donations gratefully received for church funds. Refreshments will be served and there will be the opportunity to buy books from the authors.
There is a small layby at the front of the church for parking or on road parking at the side of the church on Old Hall Lane.
July 11th Stockport Town Hall Summer Fayre 10a.m.- 4p.m.
Margaret will be attending the summer fayre with plenty of beach reading available! Come and say 'hello!'
July 21st The book 'Guilty Secrets' from the Crime Writers' Association launches today and a story from Margaret is inside! Published by Flame Tree in the UK and Simon and Schuster in the US.
SEPTEMBER
September 9th Cheadle and Gatley History Society 1.30p.m.
TALK: Highwaymen! What About The Women?'
September 29th Event TBC/Details TBC
OCTOBER
October 14th Widnes WI, Venue, Parklands Sports Club Widnes. 7.30p.m.
TALK: Highwaymen! What About The Women?
October 23rd Bolton U3A Venue TBC 2p.m.
TALK: English Christmas Traditions
NOVEMBER
November 3rd Congleton Widows Group 1.30p.m. Congleton Library
TALK: English Christmas Traditions
November 5th St. Mary's church hall, Squires Gate, Blackpool
TALK: English Christmas Traditions
November 17th Thornton and Cleveleys Friendship Club 2.15p.m.
TALK: English Christmas Traditions
November 19th Tameside Retired Teachers' Association, Stamford Park, Highfield Pavilion, AUL
TALK: English Christmas Traditions
DECEMBER
December 4th Runcorn and District Historical Society
TALK: English Christmas Traditions
December 8th Prestbury Probus, Venue, Prestbury Village Club
TALK: English Christmas Traditions
December 14th Manchester Luncheon Club Aytoun St, Holiday Inn 12.15p.m.
TALK: English Christmas Traditions
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FEBRUARY
February 10th Dukinfield Library, Lively Library group 10.30a.m. Refreshments available
TALK: Highwaymen! What About The Women?
February 11th Widnes Local History Society 7.30p.m.
TALK: Highwaymen! What About The Women?
MARCH
March 3rd Kelsall WI Kelsall Methodist Chapel, Chapel Green, Kelsall, CW6 0QS 7.30p.m.
TALK: The Folklore of Flowers and Trees
APRIL
April 12th Cheetham and Crumpsall Heritage Society The Cleveland Hotel, Crumpsall Lane, Manchester. 7.30p.m.
TALK: Highwaymen! What About The Women?
MAY
May 11th TALK TBC
JUNE
June 3rd Romiley Methodist Ladies Society, Romiley Methodist Church Hall 2p.m.
TALK: Highwaymen! What About The Women?
SEPTEMBER
September 14th Oldham U3A The Loom, Parliament Square, Oldham 10.40a.m.
TALK: Maria Marten and the Murder in the Red Barn
DECEMBER
December 14th TBC
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