I will be one of the judging panel for the World Cauliflower Counting Contest in Consett, County Durham on Dec 8 so please do come along and say ‘Way Aye’ as those cauliflowers get counted! 🙂

Thanks to everyone who came along and cheered for Gangsters, Revolver, ATV Today and all the other lovely vintage tat me and Catherine O’Flynn showed on screen at Square Eyes Festival in Birmingham. There will be another installment. Keep those peepers peeled!

New season out now! Season 2 is here and you’ll love it. It’s a podcast but it’s funny and it’s made in parks. Put it in your lugholes x

We’re putting the finishing touches to City Parks, my next book which you can pre-order now and will be out on Apr 6 2023. There will be talks and launch events of course. We’re looking to visit new cities this time, especially in Wales, Ireland, Germany, Europe, Australia and the US. So if you fancy…

Thanks to David, Jack, Lisa and everyone else who kindly organised and came to my Leeds Lido talk. I’ll be back at Hyde Park Book Club soon because it’s an amazing venue. Nice to meet Francesca and Caroline from Yorkshire Swimworks and Otley Lido’s re-opening campaign.

Catherine O’Flynn is one of the best novelists in Britain. She’s also as obsessed with Birmingham as I am. So I was very happy that David Baldwin asked us both to do this night in Birmingham on Nov 9 where we will dress up like Kay Alexander and Alan Towers, show some amazing Brummie TV…

Thank you for all the kind words about the first season of my podcast Park Date! Eight episodes are ready for you to greedily hoof up through your nostrils or ears. Season 2 is coming THIS SEPTEMBER…

I will be donning a pair of Speedos for this gig in Leeds on Sep 14 at the incredible-looking Hyde Park Book Club. Talking all things Lidos! Now where’s my LS6 T Shirt? Get your ticket here: https://www.seetickets.com/event/lido-chris-beanland-in-conversation/hyde-park-book-club/2396452

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Very much enjoyed my little jaunt to Bristol and the West Country. Thanks to everyone who heard me talk at The Architect, and to Jane and Design West for hosting. And cheers to Paris Troy, Martin, Alex and BBC Bristol for having me on Radio Bristol. It was gert lush.