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If you can come to this event – please do.  I think it will be fun and important. It will be more fun and more important if you turn up. Please spread the word and share on social media.  I’ll write to my MP asking him whether he’s coming or not, and the prospective Labour…

Anneliese Emmans Dean promotes learning through laughter, rhythm and rhyme with her award-winning science-meets-poetry books for children: ‘Buzzing! Discover the poetry in garden minibeasts’ and ‘Flying High! Discover the poetry in British birds’. She brings these books to life in interactive, edu-taining shows (for children and for grown-ups) at events, schools, festivals and theatres nationwide….

Authors’ forum: I hear from Duncan MacDonald of Wildsounds (the ‘official’ Bird Fair booksellers), some interesting news on the Authors’ Forum speakers for this year and next year.  Duncan has to be thanked for putting a lot of effort in to attempting to redress the gender imbalance in the Authors’ Forum with some success this…

This short questionnaire about Bird Fair celebrity speakers is acquiring some fascinating suggestions.  There are close to 100 responses after just a few hours. If you would like to hear more female celebrity speakers who would they be?  A long list is growing with some favourites emerging. If you would like to hear more female…

I say this every year so, for consistency, I’ll say it again now.  The Bird Fair ought to be used as an opportunity to influence the future of wildlife through influencing politicians and not simply through raising money. I reckon that it would have been possible to get around 15,000 signatures over the three days…