Chrissie’s looking forward to delivering a lively interactive evening entertainment to members and guests of Littleover W.I. The evening will be all about life story writing with a menu of delicious tales about the ‘lives’ she’s helped to write. She’ll include a brief light-hearted glimpse back to life writers of the past, with tips and … Read more ►

Chrissie will be delivering a lively interactive evening of entertainment all about life story writing with a menu of delicious tales to tell about the ‘lives’ she’s helped to write. She’ll include a brief light-hearted glimpse back to life writers of the past with tips and suggestions for today, including what to put in; what … Read more ►

Chrissie will be delivering a lively interactive afternoon entertainment all about life story writing with a menu of delicious tales to tell about the ‘lives’ she’s helped to write. She’ll include a brief light-hearted glimpse back to life writers of the past with tips and suggestions for today, including what to put in; what to … Read more ►

Chrissie will be delivering a lively interactive evening entertainment all about life story writing with a menu of delicious tales to tell about the ‘lives’ she’s helped to write. She’ll include a brief light-hearted glimpse back to life writers of the past with tips and suggestions for today, including what to put in; what to … Read more ►

If you’ve always thought about writing, but never known where to begin, this course is perfect for you. With a small, friendly group and a supportive tutor you’ll be surprised to learn that the many different writing genres call for writers with different personality types, interests and lifestyles. We’ll find out what’s involved in the … Read more ►

Escape to Denman – it’s the perfect place for an indulgent Summer Writing Retreat. Make 2020 the year you dig out that unfinished writing project languishing in a drawer, or come and begin something completely new. Join inspirational classroom sessions with tips, ideas and constructive feedback then work in ‘one to one’ sessions with W.I. … Read more ►

Creative writing is therapeutic, relaxing and good for us. It enhances our well-being and boosts self-confidence. On this course we’ll begin by exploring gentle routes into creative writing using music, location, colours, essential oils and the seasons. We’ll move on to look at a variety of writing genres to help you identify which could be … Read more ►

The Women’s Institute has a proud heritage of writing and performing sketches and short plays to entertain ourselves and each other, as well as performing for other members of our communities. Sketch writing and acting is every bit as much fun now as it always was, and this course is designed to continue with the … Read more ►

Chrissie will be delivering a lively interactive morning entertainment all about life story writing with a menu of delicious tales to tell about the ‘lives’ she’s helped to write. She’ll include a brief light-hearted glimpse back to life writers of the past with tips and suggestions for today, including what to put in; what to … Read more ►

Chrissie is delighted to be working with Derbyshire Scriptwriters and Derby Theatre during Spring 2023 in an exciting collaboration bringing six new plays from members of Derbyshire Scriptwriters to the Studio Theatre. Script in hand performances by local actors, along with Q&A sessions. Performances Sat 11th March 2.30 pm, 5.30 pm and 7.30 pm, tickets … Read more ►

Thank you to the hard working and talented students who joined me for this course at Denman. We enjoyed discovering various creative prompt ideas together, and finding out which ‘genre’ of creative writing best fitted our different personalities, interests and life styles. We worked on short stories, and for those of us who liked the … Read more ►

What a happy, creative and eventful week we had on our Winter Writing Retreat at Denman and thank you to everyone for all the writing they shared and all the constructive criticism we enjoyed. There’s certainly no such thing as an ‘ordinary’ woman and we travelled the world during our writing. We travelled by sea … Read more ►

You’ve made a will, you’ve decided on a final resting place, you’ve perhaps even pre-payed your funeral – but what about your Eulogy? Are you going to leave your family and friends trying to remember things about you to tell a minister or celebrant, or struggling to decide what to say in their own whistle-stop … Read more ►

Thank you to the small ‘but perfectly formed’ group of students who joined me at Denman recently to Banish Winter Solstice Blues. We had such an interesting time – and loved sharing our own creative ways of dealing with the difficult times which we all have to face. Being creative is wonderfully therapeutic and we … Read more ►

What a great way to spend a Bank Holiday weekend! Thank you to everyone for working so happily together – what an amazing group of life writers Thank you to the couple who shared their life experiences with us, from childhoods in northern England, to working life in Belarus, and canal boating back in the … Read more ►

Research tells us that writing expressively is therapeutic, relaxing and good for you. It enhances well-being and boosts self-confidence. Together we’ll explore routes to creative writing with music, location, colours, language essential oils and the seasons. Whether you’ve never written anything but shopping lists, or whether you’ve been a secret scribbler for years, escape to … Read more ►

Writing your life story or memoir with a specialist life story writing facilitator and a supportive group of like-minded people is a wonderfully reflective and enjoyable occupation. This course is relaxed informal and friendly, designed to give you all the help and inspiration you need to plan, write and organise your own unique life story, … Read more ►

Do you remember your first love? Did you marry your childhood sweetheart? Did you have a glorious affair with a secret lover? Is your love story a fairy-tale ‘Happy Ever After’, is it simply shades of grey, or is it tragedy and heartbreak all the way? Join us to write about REAL women in (and … Read more ►