6 Sep 2026
Come Up Screaming
Steffan Piper’s Come Up Screaming is a coming-of-age story set in 1980s Felixstowe. For me, though, it was considerably more dangerous: I know the streets, the house and some of the people behind the fiction.
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1 Sep 2026
July & August 2026 Books
Eight books across July and August: Fleetwood Mac, Roy of the Rovers, crime, thrillers, middle age and a murderous grandma. A quiet couple of months by Verso standards.
25 Aug 2026
Madness – 2026
A very tired trip to Rock N Roll Circus in Norwich for Madness, Ocean Colour Scene, The Wailers and friends — with GA+, picnic benches, chips and plenty of talking bollocks proving just as important as the music.
6 Sep 2026
Come Up Screaming
Steffan Piper’s Come Up Screaming is a coming-of-age story set in 1980s Felixstowe. For me, though, it was considerably more dangerous: I know the streets, the house and some of the people behind the fiction.
25 Jul 2025
Picture Quizzes
Download free printable picture quiz rounds featuring celebrities, logos, landmarks and themed image sheets for pub, charity or table quizzes.
27 Jul 2025
Excel Quizzes
Download free interactive Excel quiz packs with questions, answers and scoring across football, music, television, film, sport and general knowledge.
6 Sep 2026
Come Up Screaming
Steffan Piper’s Come Up Screaming is a coming-of-age story set in 1980s Felixstowe. For me, though, it was considerably more dangerous: I know the streets, the house and some of the people behind the fiction.
25 Jul 2025
Picture Quizzes
Download free printable picture quiz rounds featuring celebrities, logos, landmarks and themed image sheets for pub, charity or table quizzes.
27 Jul 2025
Excel Quizzes
Download free interactive Excel quiz packs with questions, answers and scoring across football, music, television, film, sport and general knowledge.
30 Apr 2025
Orwell High School Reunion
The final farewell to Orwell High School in Felixstowe began with nostalgia and descended into chaos—a reflection on memory, adulthood and responsibility.
8 Nov 2025
Tiger and Speed – Nov 8th 1980
Revisiting Tiger and Speed from 8 November 1980—Billy’s Boots, Skid Solo, Death Wish, Hot-Shot Hamish and plenty of nostalgic comic-book mayhem.
4 Jan 2023
2023 Books
A record 124 books, 70 authors and one difficult top 10—here are the reading stats and standout books from 2023.
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The Mayes Twins and Mangos
5 September 2026
Great Cover Versions
6 September 2026
70s Country
Country Hour · 24 February 2025
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WHAT’S NEXT
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The next gigs, quizzes and radio shows in the Verso diary.
Gigs
Sat 12 Sep
Fleetwood Mac Tribute
Location: The Spa, Felixstowe
Sat 19 Sep
John Barrowman
Location: The Apex, Bury St Edmunds
Fri 16 Oct
Jimmy Nail
Location: The Apex, Bury St Edmunds
Fri 23 Oct
Cast
Location: Electric Ballroom, London
Sat 24 Oct
Transvision Vamp
Location: Epic Studios, Norwich
Quizzes
Fri 18 Sep
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Location: Labour Club
Fri 2 Oct
Felixstowe Lifeboat
Location: Labour Club
Wed 7 Oct
The Grosvenor Quiz
Location: The Grosvenor
Sat 17 Oct
St Elizabeth's Hospice
Location: Conservative Club
Thu 29 Oct
RSPCA
Location: Ipswich Town Football Club
Radio
Sat 12 Sep
The Saturday Show
The Saturday Show
Sun 13 Sep
90's Dance
Verso's Sunday Roast
Sat 19 Sep
The Saturday Show
The Saturday Show
Sun 20 Sep
The Songs That Made The Beatles
Verso's Sunday Roast
COMMUNITY
Fundraising
Fundraising Tracker
Money Raised in 2026
Supporting multiple charities through quizzes, events and community fundraising.
Total Raised£9,056
Campaigns£4,2152 recorded
Charity Quizzes£4,8416 quizzes
Target£15,00060% complete
£9,056 raised£5,944 to reach this year's goal
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The newest arrivals in the Verso record collection.
LP x 2 · 1980
Fleetwood Mac Live
Fleetwood Mac
Warner Bros. Records
LP x 2 · 2026
Live!
Pulp
Rough Trade
LP x 2 · 2026
Jenius
Paul Heaton
EMI
LP x 2 · 2026
Greatest Hits (Deluxe Edition)
Fleetwood Mac
Warner Records
LP · 1967
New Masters
Cat Stevens
Deram
LP · 1975
The Ballad Of Lucy Jordon
Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
CBS
LP · 1989
Ten Good Reasons
Jason Donovan
PWL Records
LP · 2024
A Stranger Desired
Bleachers
Dirty Hit
LP x 2 · 2024
Bleachers
Bleachers
Dirty Hit
LP · 2026
Everyone For Ten Minutes
Bleachers
Dirty Hit
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