Thursday 27 August 2020


It's been a while since I posted anything on the Blog, and a lot has gone on since I did.

For my first post back, here are two wonderful books published on the Rockpool Albury Bookshelf.

Written by first time author Sue Newgas and illustrated by Sam Walshaw. 

Buy - Velda's new hat

Buy - Velda's Surprise Picnic

Saturday 11 November 2017

Happiness is...

Through Albury Books’ streamlined 
Print-On-Demand publishing platform,
the Albury BookShelf, Rockpool Children’s Books 
are able to keep all of their extensive list available and in print, 
whilst retaining access to a host of more advanced print 
options and a global market-place.
This means that we have more time to focus on what we love - developing quality,
 inspiring, well-designed children’s books in all formats, 
richly diverse in both stories and illustration 
that can be enjoyed by children of all ages. 
Our books are available 24/7, globally.
 
 

Friday 20 October 2017

 

 Mining Art Gallery

After months in the making, the Mining Art Gallery opens on 
Saturday 21 October. It will transform the former 
Old Bank Chambers in Bishop Auckland Market Place, 
providing a permanent home for the North East’s largest 
collection of Mining Art.
With three permanent galleries and one temporary exhibition 
space on the ground floor, the gallery explores working life in the 
coalmines through original artefacts and artwork 
from prominent mining artists such as Tom McGuinness 
and Norman Cornish. Using powerful imagery, the downstairs galleries 
will help visitors to understand what it felt like to work in the 
claustrophobic coalmines and shed light on why some 
miners felt it necessary to paint this dark and clamorous world. 
The upstairs galleries celebrate the diversity and strength 
of mining communities, through the stark 
contrast of riotous colour at Gala Day and the rich lives 
led by miners in their time above ground.
The Mining Art Gallery shares the experience of life 
underground and life in the community through eyes of 
the people who lived it. 
The Gemini Collection, now in its permanent home, 
is an artistic record of an industry and a memorial 
to a former way of life. 
The work displayed showcases the skill and creativity 
of these labourers and celebrates the achievements of 
the mining artists as a vital aspect of coalfield heritage.

Available in the Mining Art Gallery shop is Derek Slater's book
The Coal Mine, published by Rockpool Children's Books.

Opening times and more information can be found via this link:

Thursday 19 October 2017