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Fees £51 - £149 After Dinner Speaker Art and Architecture Christmas Educational Food & Drink General Interest History Humorous Light hearted Poetry and readings Quiz Master Walks War and Conflict Workshop
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Kevin Newman

Location: Washington, West Sussex
About The Speaker...

A prolific author of national and Sussex books, I have also written school history textbooks and now write novels and film scripts. When not giving talks or writing I am an Assistant Headteacher and owner of a history consultancy called All-Inclusive History, which offers talks, tours and training. All-Inclusive History has provided consultancy for Eagle Eye Productions, Countryfile, Britain At Low Tide and taken many groups on walking tours of Sussex. I have been giving talks to varying-sized groups, businesses and organisations since 2013. Before that, I have been a teacher trainer and teacher since 2000 so used to presenting to various audiences for 25 years now.

About Their Talks...

I have a wide number of talks based on the 15+ books I have written which I give to a large number of local groups, businesses and organisations across the South East. I also have a large number of other talks. Most of my talks feature history and Sussex, but there are some on other themes and I am happy to create a bespoke talk for an organisation that requests it – if it is feasible for me to do so.

All my talks are illustrated with the opportunity for question and answer sessions and can be adapted to include quizzes, activities and challenges, depending on the group. I am happy to provide testimonials from the various groups I give talks to, such as Probus, U3A, the National Trust and Sussex family History Group’s different branches. I am used to also giving talks to conferences, business events and symposia so happy with any size audience.

I can provide my own projector, screen, microphone, laptop and amp. All my talks are on powerpoint and can be adapted to suit particular group needs. I have a talk including poetry of Sussex.

Fee:

My talks start at £115 but if a small group I’m happy to haggle a bit!

If I am needed to travel outside of Sussex, fees will increase of course, as they may also depending on size of the group and whether the group has requested a bespoke talk created.

My Contact Details:
Phone:

07504863867

Email:

info@allinclusivehistory.org

View Talks by Kevin Newman

Scrumptious Sussex

A talk about Sussex’s food and drink down the decades; those who produced it, consumed it, devised it and described it. Includes the challenge ‘Scoff or Keep Well Off?’ where we look at whether you should eat or not Devil’s Children, a Black-Eyed Susan and a Dish of Tongues, amongst others. The talk is based on my 2021 book, ‘Pond Puddings and Sussex Smokies: Sussex food and Drink’.

The Boy Who Set Up A School

Back in 2015, a hotel I was researching shared some old documents they had with me, which showed that the building (today Claremont Guest House in Hove, Sussex) was once a school. As I looked through them, it became clear the school had been set up largely due to the inspiration (and perspiration) of an 11-year-old boy called James Bernard Clifton, who had decided to do so after his maths teacher threw a book at his head! This led to me writing my first historical novel, ‘Beef Every Day But No Latin’, which tells the tale of ‘Clifton’s’ busy year in 1925 when he gathered together a team and established a school which is still running today in Sussex in its centenary year. We come across a famous golfer, a one-legged Hollywood star who doubles as the school’s swimming teacher, a demented dog, the world’s worst cross-country event, an unforgettable cricket match and a vengeful headteacher who is after Clifton for poaching his staff!

Silly Sussex - Foolish Fellas and Females of the past

In Silly Sussex, we look at daftness across the decades in Sussex – from stupid sheep stealers to a tad-too-merry-miners, silly schemes and those who seemed to have a deathwish. Kevin will help you find your Sussex Smuggler name and you will look at some of the daftest decisions from the county’s past. Ideal for April Fools’ Day or thereabouts.

Saucy Sussex

An exploration of all that is rude, cheeky, salacious and naughty about the county with the ‘City of Sin’ (Brighton) as its unofficial capital. Explore rude place names, cheeky visitors and saucy shenanigans aplenty.

Legendary Landlords and Ladies of Sussex

A ‘publican crawl’ through Sussex’s legendary landladies and landlords and their weird and wonderful watering holes. We investigate eccentric, earnest and effervescent management of our county’s bars, inns, alehouses and pubs – those who have run them, and run them into the ground. Hear about the county’s one and only ‘Miserable Hour’, the Les Dennis Lounge that nearly opened in Brighton and the landlord with a penchant for handcuffs….

Kevin Newman Contact Details:
Phone:

07504863867

Email:

info@allinclusivehistory.org

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