Venue: Garforth Community College (Main Hall), Lidgett Lane, Garforth
Date: 29th June 08
Tickets: £14 & £12 (Conc.)
Time: 7.30pm

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Professor Gervase Phinn taught in a range of schools for fourteen years before becoming an education adviser and school inspector. He is now a freelance lecturer, broadcaster and writer, a consultant for the Open University, Honorary Fellow of St. John's College, York and the Fellow and Visiting Professor of Education at The University of Teesside.

He has published many articles and books and edited a wide range of poetry and short story collections. His books of stories for children, 'What's the Matter, Royston Knapper?' and 'Royston Knapper. The Return of the Rogue' was published by Child's Play and became best­sellers.

His picture book Our Cat Cuddles appeared earlier this year. Gervase Phinn is probably best known for his best-selling autobiographical novels: The Other Side of the Dale, Over Hill and Dale and Head Over Heels in the Dales, published by Michael Joseph, which he read on the Radio 4 programme 'Book of the Week.' Head Over Heels in the Dales was a number one best­seller. The fourth book in the series, Up and Down in the Dales, was published in March 2004.

He has numerous Television and radio appearances to his name, including Esther (BBC 1), Midweek (Radio 4), You and Yours (Radio 4), Open House with Gloria Hunniford (ITV), Today (Radio 4), Calendar (Yorkshire Television), Breakfast Television (BBC1), The BBC World Service, The Heaven and Earth Show (BBC 2), The Des O 'Connor Show (LWT), Look North (BBC 1), Book at Bedtime and Book of the Week (Radio 4).