UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
November 2026
You will find me in The Orangery, I can’t wait to see you all again!
Not only is this my biggest event of the year, but I will have the first copies of my NEW BOOK, Albatross and the Rubbish. I’m super excited about Albatross’s story and I can’t wait for you to read it.
I will be on hand to sign your book, or maybe you’d like a special greetings card or mug, to gift a friend or relative? I will have a limited number of giclee prints available featuring characters from my books, and you may also be lucky enough to find the occasional wildlife print for sale.
The Rolls Christmas Fair
The Rolls Golf Course, The Hendre, Monmouth, NP25 5HG
10.30 - 15.30
Saturday 5th - Sunday 13th November 2025
I’m waiting to confirm whether Christmas at Ashton Court will be happening this year? I do hope so as I’m looking forward to seeing all my fellow Bristolians!
Signed copies of my popular children’s book, Hedgehog and the Fence, will be available, as well as a selection of NEW greetings cards (and prints), featuring ‘Albatross’ from my NEW children’s book, ‘Albatross and the Rubbish’.
Ashton Court Christmas Fair Ashton Court Mansion,
Bristol BS41 9JN
10.00 - 15.30
November 2026
I am delighted to be joining Hereford Cathedral in their celebrations again this year. Not only is the Cathedral a fabulous and memorable setting, but it’s also located in my home town!
Please do come and meet me. I’d love to get your feedback on my latest children’s book, especially as I’ve been promising it for so long!
Hereford Cathedral Christmas Fair, Cathedral Close, Hereford HR1 2NG
9.30 - 16.00
December 2026
Small Readers, Big Adventures, as Wildwood-Press opens ‘Wildwood Reading Season 2026’, with the Little Hedgehogs Book Fayre - the first in a spring celebration of stories across Herefordshire.
Hosted by Ross Library, as part of the National Year of Reading 2026.
Meet Local Children’s Authors - Enjoy Storytelling Sessions - Craft activities - Hedgehog Competition - Book Trail
Throughout March, 24 shops will display a children's book character in their window and guess what… Hedgehog is one of them, among an exciting array of truly awesome, famous book characters!
Children can pick up an entry form from Ross Library, from one of the participating shops, or download one here, and they must search the town for all of the characters.
Once the sheet is completed, pop your child's name on the sheet and return it to Ross Library, where it will be entered into a draw to win a £10 book voucher and a fluffy hedgehog toy!
So, put this date in your diary, happy hunting, and I’ll see you at the event!
Little Hedgehogs Book Fayre, Ross-On-Wye Library
11 - 3pm
Thursday 2nd April 2026
Saturday 23 May 2026
Lyde Court Book Fayre
Lyde Court
Hereford, HR1 3AE
11 - 4pm
Wildwood-Press returns with LYDE COURT BOOK FAYRE — and there’s cake!
In honour of the National Year of Reading 2026, Wildwood Press is throwing open the doors once again for their Second Book Fayre of the year — and you’re invited!
On Saturday 23 May 2026, the enchanting surroundings of Lyde Court will be filled with 23 authors, lots of books, and enough literary adventure to keep imaginations buzzing all year long - and of course, I’ll be there!
Expect:
Stories waiting to be discovered
A wide mix of genres
Authors ready to sign and chat
Children’s craft sessions
Gallons of coffee and mountains of cake
And oodles (yes, oodles) of atmosphere
If you believe there’s no such thing as too many books — this is your day.
Come and celebrate reading with me, and 22 other authors!
Wild Hearts, Gentle Stories -An exhibition of watercolour paintings and picture book illustrations.
Wild Hearts, Gentle Stories brings together original watercolours, picture book illustrations, and wildlife studies that celebrate the beauty and vulnerability of the natural world.
As a children’s author and illustrator, I create stories for the very youngest readers — introducing them to endangered and often misunderstood animals through warmth, colour, and emotional connection. My work is rooted in the belief that children protect what they love. By presenting these animals with dignity, richness, and gentle storytelling, I hope to nurture empathy from the very beginning.
Working primarily in watercolour, layer-by-layer, colour builds into detailed, expressive portraits that allow young viewers to meet each animal face-to-face. Alongside my books and wildlife paintings, giclée prints, greetings cards, and bone china mugs extend my book characters into everyday life — little reminders that the wild is not separate from us, but part of our shared story.
Opening my home studio, I invite young and old into the space where these stories begin — among sketchbooks, pigments, and works in progress — a place where wild hearts are painted gently into being.