Wirral author Adele Cosgrove-Bray has a deep interest in local history and folklore and is chairman of Riverside Writers which meets at West Kirby Library.
In her online blog below, she talks about her efforts to develop a writing career, Riverside Writers, local current events and paranormal events.
New Year's resolution, anyone? Mine is exactly the same as it was last year - that is, I'm resolved to making no resolutions. There's seems little point, as despite my long-avowed intention to lose a few pounds, the chocolate digestives have so far proved irresistible.
Wirral Potters are holding their annual exhibition in West Kirby Library. Their displays of beautiful ceramic art have proved popular in previous years. The contributing potters each have their own distinct style, and the range of work offers something for all tastes.
Having given-in to the torturous fragrances drifting across my bank's foyer from the nearby chip shop, I settled down on a wooden bench to contemplate the autumnal mist over the steel-grey River Dee whilst savouring this illicit meal.
West Kirby's most well-known artist and illustrator is possibly Jim Fleming. A speciality of his is painting family businesses, but he will also consider commissions for a variety of projects, including unique wedding day watercolours and sketches.
Wirral's very own Young Poet Laureate 2008 will be elected at Wallasey Town Hall on Friday, 30th November. Britain's only other Young Poet Laureate is in Birmingham. The purpose of creating this role is to raise the profile of young people's poetry on the Wirral peninsula.
Ruins Terra, (ISBN 978-0-9785148-5-3), an anthology edited by Eric Reynolds, features my haunting tale of Hilbre Island. Lydia and Rowan remain on Hilbre after the tide has cut them off from mainland Wirral. As heavy fog rolls in, their courage will be tested to the limits. Called Seagull Inn, this story draws heavily on Hilbre's colourful history. Ruins Terra contains twenty-seven other Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror stories, and can now be purchased online from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, from any good book shop, or direct from the publisher.
The vet gave us six tranquilisers to help our West Highland Terrier through Guy Fawkes Night, as fireworks send her into a blind panic - hyperventilation and a heart attack through sheer terror is a real possibility for her. The tranquilisers made her very sleepy and worked well. If I it was left to me, I'd ban the celebration altogether. Even properly organised public events, sited in parks or on beaches, for example, cause pointless panic amongst wildlife. Here on Wirral, people are asked not to walk their dogs or ride horses along the tide-line at this time of the year, as this can disturb migrating birds. Why, then, bombard the same critters with ear-splitting volleys of explosives?
The eve of All Hallows is upon us! The ancient Celtic tribes who settled here from various areas of central Europe believed that on this night their ancestors walked among them once more. Their festival of the dead also heralded the end of one year and the start of the new.
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Wirral author Adele Cosgrove-Bray has a deep interest in local history and folklore and is chairman of Riverside Writers which meets at West Kirby Library.
