For our Christmas season talk on Wednesday 10th December we welcome Sean Callery, Blue Badge tourist guide, writer and raconteur.
‘Tis the season to be jolly knowledgeable about Christmas and some of its Cotswolds connections! Sean’s talk explains many Christmas customs, from Advent to Yule logs, including the three Cs – Cards, Carols and Crackers.
Today’s Yuletide celebrations grew from a mixture of pagan customs, folklore and royal fashions. But Sean also covers some Cotswold traditions and explains the Cotswolds background to one of our most famous Christmas songs.
About Sean Callery
Sean is qualified tour guide with a background as a teacher and children’s author.
His Blue Badge tourist guide is for the Heart of England (which covers the area between Birmingham and Gloucester) and he specialise in the Cotswolds. He has written a book about its quirky sights and stories called Offbeat Cotswolds.
Publishing this book drew on his experience from writing about 70 children’s books. Some of these were stories but mostly were non-fiction, for some of the UK’s top publishers. Sean researches his information and finds fun ways to present it .
It will be an enjoyable evening – do join us!
The talk will be at the Village Hall in Milton on Wednesday 10th December at 7.30pm, with refreshments from 7.15pm
Members free, of course. Guests £5.00
Keep an eye on this page for any updates nearer the event
