01/02/2010 - Tim visited Lanesborough School in Guildford

Tim visited Lanesborough School in Guildford on 1 February 2010 to give talks and run workshops with the boys as part of the School's annual Book Week.

Sue Odell, Librarian, had an extremely positive response from the pupils and many wrote down their thoughts about their experience with Tim.

'Tim was very interesting and really made us laugh!'
'A great help to my writing skills and funny!'
'I thoroughly enjoyed having Tim talk to us and I think it will really help my writing.'
'An inspiration and made me realise a lot about my writing.'
'Tim was funny and interesting at the same time as well as teaching us a lot.'
'He changed my writing for the better.'
'Tim’s workshop was inspiring, educational and fun!'
'Tim Bowler was amusing and he inspired my literacy skills.'
'The workshop was brilliant; the whole experience was fun and exciting. A real treat!'
'He was hilariously funny and shared ideas from his past.'
'He told us funny stories about his school visits!'
'Tim has a wonderful sense of humour and seemed to enjoy his visit.'
'It’s never boring with Tim Bowler around!'
'A confident speaker who is not embarrassed easily!'
'His books are superb reads!'
'I liked Tim, he told us funny stories. The favourite hard question Tim was asked “Who made God?”'
'He was such a cheerful man and allowed us to talk a lot about books.'
'Such a cool man, funniest story - the water squirting episode!'
'I bought River Boy because Tim read the first couple of pages and ended on a cliffhanger!'
'A brilliant storyteller!'

Tim thoroughly enjoyed his visit and said, 'I had a lovely day at Lanesborough School. The boys were a pleasure to work with.'