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New Tours for May!

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As usual I will be doing Notorious Women of Brighton and Notorious Women of Hove walking tours during the Brighton Fringe Festival throughout May.  There may well be a couple of pop-up Notorious Women of Kemptown Walks too, dates to be confirmed!

Here are the details:

Notorious Women of Brighton

Wilful princesses, Music Hall stars, headstrong courtesans, entrepreneurs, Brighton has always attracted women who dare do things differently. Hear some of their stories and other female claims to fame.

Starts – outside St Nicholas Church, Dyke Road, Brighton, BN1 3LJ

Sunday mornings – 5th, 19th, 26th May, 2nd June at 10.30

Tuesday evenings – 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th May at 18.30

Notorious Women of Hove

Hove has been home to women whose ideas have shaken up our world – from some of Britain’s first woman doctors to suffragettes, social campaigners to boundary-shifting entertainers.  Come and walk in these women’s footsteps and hear their inspiring stories.

Starts – outside the Garden Café, St Ann’s Well Gardens BN3 1RP

Saturday mornings – 4th, 18th, 25th May, 1st June at 10.30

Thursday morning – 23rd May at 10.30

Thursday evenings – 16th, 23rd, 30th May at 18.30.

All walks fully accessible, and last 1h30 – 2h.

Tickets £8, £7 concessions.

Available from the Fringe Box Office brightonfringe.org, 01273 917272 or in person at the Brighton Fringe New Road Box Office opposite the Theatre Royal on New Road, Brighton BN1 1EB or the Brighton Fringe Spiegeltent Box Office, Old Steine, Brighton, BN1 1GY.

Remember – if none of these dates suit you, please contact me to book a private tour.  I offer walking tours and lectures to groups, large or small, in English and French, at a time convenient to you.  Contact me on historywomenbrighton@outlook.com or call 07758 296563.

 

See you there!

 

 

Wait! There’s more…

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This is the state of my shoes after doing nineteen Notorious Women walking tours around Brighton and Kemptown throughout May.  To say nothing of my cagoule and a variety of umbrellas lost, blown inside out and left on the number 7 bus.  But despite this, I had a great time.  If you came, a big thank you for buying a ticket, joining in, telling me about other historic women I didn’t know about, and generally making them fun occasions.   I was really pleased to get not one two great reviews from The Argus this year.  Here: http://www.theargus.co.uk/leisure/critic/12929429.Brighton_Fringe__Notorious_Women_Of_Brighton__starts_St_Nicholas_Church__Dyke_Road__until_Sunday__May_31__call_01273_917272/   http://www.theargus.co.uk/leisure/critic/12929429.Brighton_Fringe__Notorious_Women_Of_Brighton__starts_St_Nicholas_Church__Dyke_Road__until_Sunday__May_31__call_01273_917272/   And here: http://www.theargus.co.uk/leisure/critic/12931104.Brighton_Fringe__Notorious_Women_of_Kemptown__from_St_George___s_Church__Kemptown__until_Saturday__May_23__call_01273_917272

To sum up ‘I was really pleased when they Peskett’s excellently researched tour focuses on telling great stories’, ‘This fascinating tour is a wonderful way to explore the area, discovering architectural features, blue plaques, narrow twittens and quiet mews streets for the first time.’  And, best of all, ‘Guide Louise Peskett is usually fond of her subjects, but commented: “I tried to find something interesting to tell you about this princess, but she was actually quite dutiful and boring. So let’s talk about corsets!”  .

With this in mind, I’m going to do them all over again (in new shoes).  So if you didn’t catch the walks first time around, went to one but didn’t manage the other, or don’t know what I’m talking about, you can join me during July and August for a hopefully sunnier walk through the town, hearing some great stories and taking in some of Brighton’s more female-centric history.  Just like we’re doing down here (with thanks to Barbara Graeff for photo);

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So here are the dates…

Notorious Women of Brighton.   Wilful princesses, Music Hall stars, headstrong courtesans, entrepreneurs, Brighton has always attracted women who dare do things differently. Hear some of their stories and other female claims to fame.  Starts outside St Nicholas Church, Dyke Road, Brighton. Tuesday evenings 14th, 21st, 28th, July and 11th, 18th and 25th August at 6.30 pm.  I will also be doing two Sunday mornings – 26th July and 16th August.  10.30 am start.  Tours last for about one hour and 20 minutes.

Notorious Women of Kemptown.  From Ladies to ladies, scientists to sportswomen, Kemptown has inspired some incredible women. Hear how worlds as diverse as policing, fashion, education, shopping and the arts were shaken by local women on this gentle walk.  Starts outside St Georges Church, St Georges Road, Kemptown, Brighton on two Saturday mornings – 25th July and 15th August. 10.30 am start.  Also Tuesday evening 4th August at 6.30pm.

Tickets for both walks cost £7.50 / £6.50 concessions.  I’m not selling advance tickets so please turn up early to secure your place or email me on historywomenbrighton@outlook.com so I know to expect you and save you a place.

I’ll look forward to seeing you there!

In the meantime, thanks to my friend, Ali Ghanimi, here’s proof that the gold sphere on Brighton’s clocktower does move up and down.  You weren’t dreaming that.

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and….

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