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I’ve done a number of gigs for local groups and societies, all of which have been well received. I had a stand at Crick Boat Show to sell the novel and also performed in the bar tent on all three … Continue reading →

Up the Cut went down well with Northborough Women’s Institute last Thursday. My next gig is the Foxton Canals Festival on 30 June and 1 July. I am performing both days on the main stage – Saturday at 12.00 noon … Continue reading →

The two gigs I told you about earlier went really well and I had lots of excellent feedback. Since then I’ve done Up the Cut for the Peterborough NHS Retirement Fellowship and one of the audience ‘phoned me the day … Continue reading →

Haven’t had a lot of time do much on the blog since the site went live, I’ve been too busy working on the novel! Anyway, my next gig is Up The Cut at the Rotary Club of Grantham Kesteven on 29 … Continue reading →

Writing under the name of Rupert Ashby, Derek hopes to publish his first novel, “Izzie, A Child of The Cut” later this year.  Watch this space!!

Derek first became fascinated by canals as a small boy while walking the towpath of the Grand Union Canal near his grandparents’ home at Blisworth in Northamptonshire. The interest stayed with him and, along with two school friends, he hired … Continue reading →