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Genealogy for You at Hailsham Library - July

Free specialised support with online Family History and Genealogy research. You’ll receive 1 to 1 help for 2 hours from an experienced volunteer with a passion for genealogy.

To book your place call 0345 60 80 196

Session date: 22 Jul 2024 - 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: Hailsham Library

Genealogy for You at Hailsham Library - July

Free specialised support with online Family History and Genealogy research. You’ll receive 1 to 1 help for 2 hours from an experienced volunteer with a passion for genealogy.

To book your place call 0345 60 80 196

Session date: 29 Jul 2024 - 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: Hailsham Library

Genealogy for You at Hailsham Library - July

Free specialised support with online Family History and Genealogy research. You’ll receive 1 to 1 help for 2 hours from an experienced volunteer with a passion for genealogy.

To book your place call 0345 60 80 196

Session date: 08 Jul 2024 - 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: Hailsham Library

Genealogy for You at Hailsham Library - July

Free specialised support with online Family History and Genealogy research. You’ll receive 1 to 1 help for 2 hours from an experienced volunteer with a passion for genealogy.

To book your place call 0345 60 80 196

Session date: 15 Jul 2024 - 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: Hailsham Library

Henry Normal Poetry Hour - Hastings Library Henry Normal Poetry Hour

Various Libraries in July

Henry is a writer, poet, TV & Film producer, founder of the Manchester Poetry Festival (now the Literature festival) and co-founder of the Nottingham Poetry Festival.
In June 2017 he was honoured with a special BAFTA for services to Television.
He co-wrote and script edited the multi-award winning Mrs Merton show and the spin off series Mrs Merton and Malcolm. He also co-created and co-wrote the first series of The Royle Family.
With Steve Coogan he co-wrote the BAFTA winning Paul and Pauline Calf Video Diaries, Coogan's Run, Tony Ferrino, Doctor Terrible and all three of Steve's live tours and the film The Parole Officer.
Setting up Baby Cow Productions Ltd in 1990, Henry Executive Produced all and script edited many of the shows of it's 17 and a half year output during his tenure as MD.
Highlights of the Baby Cow output during his time include the Oscar nominated film Philomena, I believe in Miracles, Gavin and Stacey, Moone Boy, Uncle, Marion and Geoff, Nighty Night, The Mighty Boosh, Red Dwarf, Hunderby, Camping and Alan Partridge.
Since retiring in April 2016, Henry has written and performed 10 x BBC Radio 4 shows combining comedy, poetry and stories about family.
He was recently given an honourary doctorate of letters by Nottingham Trent University, another by Nottingham University and has a beer and a bus named after him in Nottingham!

'The poetry itself is stuff of proper substance, marrying the suburban beauty of Beatles ballads with the blunt candour of the kitchen sink' The Guardian