I was a professional newspaper photographer for over 35 years, three decades of which were spent in Blackpool. During this time I amassed a wide variety of anecdotes and stories relating to the celebrities, crazy characters and rather dicey situations I found myself in! I have now collated these and created a 50 minute talk, including photographs that I project, depicting a career that included landing a light aircraft while the pilot looked for his beta blockers, climbing into a rattlesnake's cage, and Melinda Messenger's knickers. I am happy to take questions following my talk. Fees by arrangement (minimum £50 plus travel expenses of 40p per mile for talks more than 10 miles from Sheffield)