OK TAKE TITLES 3, 2, 1 – HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! (sound of party blowers in the background)
NICK SAYS – HELLO AND WELCOME TO 2022 AND ANOTHER EXCITING CHAPTER IN THE STORY OF MY HORRIBLE LIFE!
COMING UP IN 2022…
Thursday 6th January – Wearing his historian’s hat Nick Arnold gets an English Civil War fort dating from 1643 listed as being of NATIONAL IMPORTANCE by Historic England*. Nick was helped by lots of wonderful historians and archaeologists. NICK SAYS: It took FIVE MONTHS of very hard work. Thanks to everyone who helped me.
Can I take my historian’s hat off now?
*They hardly ever do this because there aren’t many forts of this type around.
January – NICK ARNOLD working on a new book on electricity called CIRCUIT SCIENCE.
Thursday 24th February – Nick Arnold presents a special DISGUSTING DIGESTION ONLINE SHOW to Sara Village School, Saudi Arabia. NICK SAYS: it’s second-time for this show at this super-friendly school and I’m REALLY looking forward to it!
Monday 28th February – Nick Arnold presents the HORRIBLE SCIENCE ONLINE SHOW to Harrow International School, Shanghai, China. NICK SAYS: I had GREAT FUN speaking to this AMAZING SCHOOL – and guess what? The students had even more FUN listening to me!
Wednesday 2nd March – Nick Arnold’s World Book Week mini-tour starts with the HORRIBLE SCIENCE SHOW at Abbots Langley Primary School, Hertfordshire. NICK SAYS: I presented my HORRIBLE SCIENCE SHOWS and incredible illustrator TONY DE SAULLES presented his amazing drawing workshops. What an AMAZING DAY!
Thursday 3rd March – Nick Arnold presents a REAL-LIVE HORRIBLE SCIENCE SHOW at Clanfield School, Hampshire. NICK SAYS: AT LAST! I got to visit Clanfield School and meet the wonderful teachers and students. THANKS for being such a GREAT AUDIENCE!
Friday 4th March – Nick Arnold presents the HORRIBLE SCIENCE SHOW at St Edward’s Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, Windsor. NICK SAYS: I presented FOUR HORRIBLE SCIENCE SHOWS and signed a LORRY-LOAD of BOOKS – ALL in ONE DAY!!!! Thank you Ms Winter and all St Edward’s!
Tuesday 22nd March + Thursday 24th March – Nick Arnold presents the HORRIBLE SCIENCE ONLINE SHOW to Bangkok Patana School, Thailand. NICK SAYS: the students and I had a lovely time doing these shows!!!! A BIG HELLO TO ALL OF YOU!
Tuesday 19th April + Wednesday 20th April – Nick Arnold presents the HORRIBLE SCIENCE ONLINE SHOW to British Council School, Madrid, Spain. NICK SAYS: Everyone loved the online shows including the Author of course (that’s me!).
Thursday 21st April + Monday 25th April – Nick Arnold presents the HORRIBLE SCIENCE ONLINE SHOW to International College Spain, Madrid, Spain. NICK SAYS: A HORRIBLE FUN! time was had by all and that includes me (again!)
Monday 13th June – Nick Arnold presents the HORRIBLE SCIENCE SHOW @ MEDIFEST, Plymouth Guildhall. NICK SAYS: I had a croaky voice after TWO BIG HAPPY NOISY JOYOUS SHOWS and a wobbly hand signing all those books for you! (Fortunately my hand has now been re-attached)!
Monday 4th July – Nick Arnold presents the HORRIBLE SCIENCE ONLINE SHOW to Wallington County Grammar School, UK. NICK SAYS: Last year I presented the show to the students who are now in Year 8 and I bet the Year 7 students are just as lively and clever!
Wednesday 20th July – Nick Arnold presents the HORRIBLE SCIENCE SHOW to Hilton Primary Academy, Newcastle, UK. NICK SAYS: Sadly this event had to be cancelled because there were no trains to take me to Newcastle. Hopefully it can be re-arranged for a later date!
Thursday 11th August – Nick Arnold presents the HORRIBLE SCIENCE LAB for BARNET LIBRARIES, LONDON – 11 am Chipping Barnet Library, 2 pm Finchley Church End Library. NICK SAYS: I presented TWO very LOUD and VERY CRAZY Horrible Science Lab events and everyone loved every micro-second of them!
Friday 12th August – Nick Arnold presents the HORRIBLE SCIENCE SHOW at THE ROYAL INSTITUTION, LONDON. NICK SAYS: I still can’t believe I presented a packed-out Family Show in the WORLD-FAMOUS ROYAL INSTITUTION, LONDON!!!!!! Thanks to everyone there who made me feel so welcome – and to my AMAZING AUDIENCE too!
Tuesday 16th August to Saturday 20th August – Nick Arnold HORRIBLE SCIENCE TOUR OF THE NORTH-EAST! Tuesday 16th August morning: Gateshead Library, afternoon: Sunderland Library. Wednesday 17th August morning: Durham Library, afternoon: Stockton Library. Thursday 18th August morning: North Tyneside Library, afternoon: South Tyneside Library. Friday 19th August morning: Hartlepool Library, afternoon: Middlesborough Library. Saturday 20th August morning: Library in Northumberland TBA, afternoon: Newcastle Library.
NICK SAYS: I had a GREAT TIME visiting some really exciting libraries and meeting Lots of VERY EXCITED FANS and of course I was thrilled to support the AWESOME GADGETS SUMMER READING CHALLENGE!
Friday 2nd September – Nick Arnold presents his long-awaited HISTORY talk for the Devonshire Association, Bideford, Devon. NICK SAYS: I had a GREAT time enthusing this wonderful audience about the Vikings and their murderous misdeeds!
Thursday 15th September – Saturday 24th September – Appledore Book Festival, Devon, UK. NICK SAYS: It’s time for the most AMAZING LITERARY FESTIVAL IN THE KNOWN UNIVERSE. OK – I’m a teeny bit biassed as I founded it and I’m a patron. I’m not allowed to tell you the details yet – but I’ll be presenting an AWESOME EVENT this year!
Saturday 19th November – Newark Guildhall, Newark-upon-Trent, UK. Nick Arnold presents a History talk on the ENGLISH CIVIL WAR fort he researched and saved in Devon, UK to a conference of top historians and experts. NICK SAYS: I promise to be on my best behaviour . No jokes and buckets of water – just bucket-loads of AWESOME HISTORY!
