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Leading the parade in Covent Garden

One of my favourite events in the calendar is the amazing Covent Garden Rent Ceremony.

Crowds gathered as we paid our peppercorn rent of five posies of flowers and five rosy red apples to some of the oldest buildings in […]

Commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day

Events took place across the UK and in France today to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Normandy Landings on 6 June 1944.

Known as D-Day, this historic operation saw the Allied Forces mount a large-scale invasion of Nazi-occupied France […]

In which I reveal all my deepest secrets…

Yes, I’m in print again! I just can’t seem to keep the old mouth shut but, then, what’s the point of a Town Crier who stays mum all the time?

So, have you ever wondered what the most surprising thing […]

Meeting and greeting in London

As you can imagine, a large part of my job is meeting and greeting people, especially when I’m at Camden Market. Recently, I’ve been meeting a lot of Americans, and I must say I’ve been absolutely loving hearing stories […]

Happy New Year!

Well, well, well, just like that it’s 2022! I’ve had a busy ol’ Christmas period but your favourite Town Crier has brought you a new series of blog posts for the New Year – you could say I’m back […]

I’m booking up fast gang!

As the world starts to open up again, I’m excited to take on more and more bookings. It feels like we’re really beginning to come out of this pandemic now, and while there might still be a long way […]

Gloucester History Festival 2021

Returning from its online format in 2020, Gloucester History festival is back with a bang in 2021! This year’s theme is frontiers and pioneers, and the festival is running from 4th-19th September.

You can expect the celebration of important battles, […]

The inauguration ceremony for the mock mayor

While the mock mayor parade takes part during Gloucester Day, I was proud to attend an emotional inauguration ceremony for the new mock mayor of Gloucester, Hash Norat, on 1st September.

The event took part at The Friendship Cafe and, […]

Swimmin’ and steamin’

In a world where we’re all trying to stay as fit and healthy as possible, I thought I’d let you in on my little secret for staying well. I love nothing better than a good swim and a spell […]

Oh, I do love a good wedding

Who doesn’t love a good wedding? I had the pleasure of attending my nephew’s wedding recently and I had the most magnificent time.

It was lovely to catch up with friends and family and see my nephew and his wife […]