Historywomenbrighton

30/04/2026

Hello All! Join me for some exciting tales about our local heroines this Saturday and most other Saturdays plus a couple of Thursday evenings in May. Starts at the Garden Cafe, St Ann's Well Gardens. Tickets via the link

Let's explore some of the brilliant women from Hove's past on an easy and fun stroll. Expect to be surprised! - MEET: Outside The Garden Café - Sat 2nd 2026, Thu 7th 2026, Sat 9th 2026, Thu 21st 2026, Sat 23rd 2026, Sat 30th 2026

30/05/2025

Very last Hove walk tomorrow morning at 10. 2 places left. Come and help me finish a truly amazing month not with a bang but perhaps a gentle 'hmmmm'.

https://www.brightonfringe.org/events/fearless-and-fabulous-women-of-hove/

21/05/2025

Hello All! I've added extra dates as we reach the final couple of weeks of the Brighton Fringe. Join me in Hove at 10am on Saturdays 24 (wait list only) and 31 May, and 10am on Thursday 29. Join me in Brighton on Sunday 25th May at 10am (wait list only) AND 1.30pm, Sunday 1st June at 10am AND 1.30pm. Also Tuesday 27th at 6pm (wait list). Fabulous tales (and possibly rain, but we don't mind that, do we?) await!

03/05/2025

Talking about music hall star and Hove resident Vesta Tilley's exquisite tailoring on the first Fearless and Fabulous Women of Hove walk of Great start with sunny weather and chatty folks.
Lots of Brighton tours already sold out this year despite my usual woeful lack of marketing. But plenty of Hove tickets left. Come join! www.brightonfringe.org

09/03/2025

Great sunny morning talking about the Fearless and Fabulous Women of Kemptown with the Connected Brighton crew. I love doing my walks for this dynamic and inspirational local business started by Lyndsey Clay . She does amazing work. Look them up if you haven't heard of them.

03/03/2025

Hello All, I'm doing a Fearless and Fabulous Women of Brighton walk on Sunday 16th (a week later than IWD but why not prolong it a bit?) Starts from outside St Nicholas Church. Tickets from link below or just contact me. See some of you there!

A gentle stroll around central Brighton, celebrating some of the city's women who've changed the world!

05/12/2024

Just a reminder, my book is still available if you fancy giving someone a Fearless and Fabulous Christmas or treating yourself. Written as a guided stroll but can be enjoyed from the comfort of your armchair with a mug of cocoa or other beverage. Selling now in person or online from the shops at the and https://shop.brightonmuseums.org.uk/collections/all
Also at , and in the Ditchling Road/Fiveways area. Cost is around £14.99.
Please feel free to email me at [email protected] if you'd like to buy a copy directly from me.

05/12/2024

Here I am this year in the , telling the swashbuckling story of 18th century soldier, . May is a few months away but I've put in some dates for my Fearless and Fabulous Women's History walks for the 2025 festival. I will be pootering through Hove on the following Saturday mornings from 10: 4, 10, 24, and 31st, plus a one-off Thursday morning on 29th. Evenings from 6pm on the 8th and 22nd. Brighton will be on Sunday mornings: 5, 11, 25, 1 June plus a couple of evenings on 13 and 27. First release tickets available from tomorrow December 5th at www.brightonfringe.org. Looking forward to seeing some of you there for some Fearless and Fabulous strolling!

08/08/2024

I've just written this blog post on local Olympians of the past!

Joyce Cooper resting at the Domain Baths during the New South Wales Championships, 8 January 1934 How exciting has the Olympic swimming been? As someone who spent a lot of last year having lessons …

23/07/2024

Spent this morning with the Mid-Sussex History Group talking about women in West Sussex's history everyone should know about. On the bill: Dr Octavia Wilberforce, actress/activist Elizabeth Robbins, pilot Margaret Gore, 'Gert and Daisy', and the Steyning based artist, Gluck, whose 1968 'Cottages Below the Downs' I'm standing in front of. I couldn't help a brief foray into East Sussex with tales of racing driver, Dorothy Levitt, but no one seemed to mind.