E&S columnist Peter Rhodes wows festival with ripping yarns
Express & Star columnist Peter Rhodes regaled visitors to an arts festival with ripping yarns about his half century in journalism.
Mr Rhodes was guest speaker at the Codsall Festival, where he talked about his encounters with warfare, celebrities and the royal family.
He also took questions from visitors during the event at Codsall High School, and was on hand to sign copies of his memoir Bloody Adjectives.
Committee member Caroline Jones said more than 120 people had turned out for the event, which had been a great success.
"Peter went down very well, people know him from his column, and enjoyed hearing his stories," she said.
"There was a really nice atmosphere, and a lot of people had some very interesting questions."
The festival continues on Saturday, with Codsall Dramatic Society's production of Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling, at Codsall Village Hall, and Chicago Teddybears jazz band at Perton Civic Centre.
Award-winning sculptor and surgeon Nick Grew will talk about the relationship between art and surgery in a talk at Codsall High School on Tuesday, April 5, while a chamber ensemble from the world-renowned City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra will perform works by Mozart, Bach, Beethoven and Benjamin Britten at St Nicholas's Church in Codsall on Wednesday, April 6.
