Gervase Phinn - a teacher, freelance lecturer, author, poet, school inspector, educational consultant and visiting professor of education who is best known for his autobiographical accounts of his time as a school inspector in the Yorkshire Dales - will be sharing stories and anecdotes at The Courtyard.

For 14 years he taught in a range of schools, after which he became General Adviser for Language Development in Rotherham before moving on to North Yorkshire, where he spent ten years as a school inspector. As well as being a patron for a number of children’s charities and educational organisations, he holds five fellowships, honorary doctorates from Hull, Leicester and Sheffield Hallam universities.

Widely known as a lively and entertaining speaker, in 2004, Gervase Phinn received The Speaker of the Year Award from The Association of Speakers’ Clubs. He has been touring theatres across the country for more than 12 years and is at his very best in front of a live audience.

An Evening with Gervase Phinn will be at The Courtyard on Wednesday, April 26 at 7.30pm. To book, call the box office on 01432 340555 or visit courtyard.org.uk