Year 3 students at Little Ridge school in St Leonard’s, East Sussex, have been reading Ged’s Sydney the Smuggler books and learning about Smuggling.  Their studies have included dressing up as smugglers, visiting ‘Smugglers’ Adventure‘ in Hastings and included a visit from Ged Duncan.   He paid a visit to the school and read to 180 children from Years 3, 4 and 5, before signing books after school.  The children were in great voice – accompanied by Ged on the ukulele they sang smuggling songs based on Sydney the Smuggler’s words in the books.  Pictured are Yr 3 members of the School Council, Sophie, Thomas and Ellie, who together with Daniel, looked after Ged on his visit.

This is the draft cover of ‘Essential Journey,’ which will be published in July.  It was created by designer and artist Sarah Pearce.

Ged will be reading from his work at ‘Poetry Please’ on 30th June at the Beaminster Festival.   Starts 7.30pm at Beaminster Museum.  Tickets £6.  Click the photo for link to site.

Poetry Please

The proposed title of the Harbour Poets’ Anthology is ‘Essential Journey’.   On Feb 3rd 2009 schools, universities, offices, shops and councils across the UK were closed due to heavy snowfall and the public were urged to venture out only if their journey was absolutely necessary.  On that day there was a well attended meeting of Harbour Poets.  All agreed that Poetry was an Essential Journey.

Ged is part of the Harbour Poets group, based in Weymouth, Dorset.  An anthology of their work will be published in June by Bardic Media.