Events coming to Ely including wine tasting and book talks

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A stonemason, award-winning author and wine-taster are among the famous faces coming to Ely over the next few months.

Up first, stonemason and church conservator Andrew Ziminski will be at St Mary's Church on Wednesday January 22.

His new book, Church Going, is a guide to Britain's medieval churches that reveals their fascinating histories, features, and furnishings.  

As an author living and working in Frome, Somerset, he has four decades of experience working on some of the greatest cathedrals and churches in Britain, including the tower of Salisbury Cathedral and the dome of St Paul's in London.

Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. Tickets, £25 including a copy of the book, are available via www.toppingbooks.co.uk

(Image: Topping & Company Booksellers) The following month, bestselling and award-winning author Elly Griffiths will give a book talk at the same venue. 

As the writer of the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries; the Brighton Mysteries and several standalone thrillers, she has won the CWA Dagger in the Library and the Edgar Award.

She has also been shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger, and shortlisted six times for the Theakston's Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year.

Now, she's back with The Frozen People, an original, transporting and characterful new historical crime novel.

The event takes place on Tuesday February 11. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start.

(Image: Topping & Company Booksellers)

Just two days later, wine columnist Charlotte Kristensen will visit the same church for a wine tasting event. 

In 2018, she set up her Instagram account @thelondonwinegirl to record her journey, and now has followers around the world.

Her new book, Wine: Taste Pair, Pour, not only sets out to empower the reader with accessible knowledge and practical advice but celebrates wine as a sensory experience that can be enjoyed by all.

It also features tips for tasting, choosing and serving wine, and for pairing it with food.

Taking place on Thursday February 13, doors to the pre Valentines day event open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start.

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