Abebooks

The dangerously addictive second-hand rival to Amazon.

Aidan Hicks

Patrick’s husband, Aidan Hicks is not just the westernmost farmer in the UK but a fine sculptor, creating haunting work from granite and granitic rocks lifted from his own, windswept acres at Land’s End.

Bookshop.org

Just as efficient as Amazon offering just the same rapid home delivery of books with the delightful difference that the site is run but and for UK independent bookshops, all of whom pay their income tax!

Charles Causley Trust

Patrick is a patron of the Charles Causley Trust, the Launceston based charity devoted both to the memory of Cornwall's "other" great poet and to fostering a love and understanding of poetry in the community. And, of course, his novel Mother’s Boy imagines the early life and war experiences of both Charles and his mother, Laura…

Endelienta

Set up to foster the arts and spirituality in North Cornwall, where Patrick used to live and set a couple of his books, Endelienta is offers a year round programme of arts activities, including the two St Endellion music festivals, the North Cornwall Book Festival and a host of study days and concerts. It can also rent you buildings to run courses or arts activities of your own or simply as the base for a bargain holiday on the North Cornwall coast.

Falmouth University Archive

Patrick has been working as a writer since 1984, which has resulted in a considerable hoard of papers and manuscripts. You can view these by making an appointment with Falmouth University's Archives and Special Collections department, either through the website or by e mailing archives@fxplus.ac.uk.

North Cornwall Book Festival

Patrick helped set up this thriving, boutique book festival at St Endellion as one of Endelienta's activities. Highly recommended for any bookworm planning a late September seaside minibreak!

Penzance LitFest

Patrick is the proud patron of this lively festival in his equally lively home town. You can do the Notes From An Exhibition walk between talks and readings...

Penzance Orchestral Society

Patrick is a trustee and cellist of one of the country's oldest orchestral societies, which gives a concert every spring and autumn.

St Endellion Music Festivals

Part of the reason Patrick was so drawn to live in Cornwall, these glorious feasts of classical music in one of John Betjeman's favourite churches, turn a tiny Cornish seaside parish into a cultural hotspot every Easter and Summer. A particular highlight are the Summer festival's semi-staged operas which provide a total immersion experience for the audience.

The Penwith Gallery

This stylish contemporary gallery was started by St Ives legend Barbara Hepworth and maintains a tradition of exhibiting the cream of Cornish abtract artists. It’s every exhibition is reflected in a simultaneous online version so you can buy a piece of Cornish art wherever you live. One of the member artists just happens to be Patrick’s sculptor husband, Aidan Hicks.

The Q Fund

Set up as a memorial to the great son of Cornwall, Arthur Quiller-Couch, the Q Fund offers modest grants to any writers planning a book, or merely some research about any aspect of Cornwall or Cornish life.