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SUMMARY:A Celebration of Dave Monk
DESCRIPTION:A Celebration of Dave Monk\nHosted by Brian Southall with guests/friends David Roberts\, Steve Scruton and Ian Wyatt.\nSaturday 06 June 2026\, 12.45pm - 1.30pm\nColchester Samaritans\nWalsingham Road Community Hall\, 34 Walsingham Road\, Colchester\, CO2 7BN\nJoin us as we celebrate the Essex life of ‘BBC legend’ and festival patron\, Dave Monk\, who sadly died last year. We will be sharing fond and funny memories\, talking about Dave's memoir\, Whatever Happened to Dave Monk? and the contribution he made to Essex and Essex Book Festival.\n\n \n\nTickets: Free\, donation to Kids Inspire or Farleigh Hospice kindly welcomed (donation links below) - both are charities which were close to Dave's heart.\n\nPlaces are limited so please reserve a space at Eventbrite.co.uk.\n\nCopies of Dave's memoir will be available to buy at the event.\n\nKids Inspire is a children's mental health charity supporting children and families who would not otherwise be able to afford specialist trauma recovery support.\nFind out more and donate here.\n\nFarleigh Hospice provides hospice care to people affected by life-limiting illnesses and bereavement across mid Essex.\nFind out more and donate here.\n\n \n\nPart of our Love & Loss day of events at Colchester Samaritans.\n\n \n\n\n\n \nWhatever Happened to Dave Monk? The Essex life of a 'BBC legend'\n\n\nA few months into writing his memoir\, Dave Monk received some devastating news. The recently retired BBC Essex presenter was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.\n\nThe former solicitor\, disc jockey\, wine bar owner and compere had a seemingly endless stash of riveting stories to tell\, so he naturally included his cancer tales.\n\nMuch of this entertaining autobiography shamelessly name drops the many fascinating individuals Dave has encountered and interviewed. He tells of his evening with a murderer\, recalls his argument with a pop superstar\, reveals what he said to the President of France and shares what he’s learned over the years from his favourite pastime - eavesdropping.\n\nFrom family secrets to his love of dressing up\, Dave tells all.\n\nAs a hugely popular presenter on BBC Essex over five decades\, Dave spoke with the famous\, the infamous\, the happy and the miserable\, delving deep into the real stories and people of the much-maligned county of Essex.\n\nNow it’s time for Dave’s own story after decades of keeping his own counsel.\n\nOrder a copy of  Whatever Happened to Dave Monk?\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n 
URL:http://35.176.91.154/event/a-celebration-of-dave-monk/
LOCATION:Walsingham Road Community Hall\, 34 Walsingham Road\, Colchester\, Essex\, CO2 7BN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:FREE,Memoir
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