‘Tender Maps made me re-think my idea of place. It's a book about atmosphere. Alice Maddicott suggests atmosphere is a collaborative act between the place and the visitor, and like us, places are sentient. "We all have moments in our life when we are more alert to our surroundings than others". I thought about the atmosphere of my favourite places and wondered how much these were created by my own preconceptions and baggage. The book explains the fluid nature of atmosphere and why when returning somewhere it will be different. "The atmosphere was so powerful because it functioned as a moment in time as well as place". Thought provoking and beautifully written.’

- Roger Crimlis

Walton Memory Map Launch
Saturday 12th April
3pm-5pm
Map price £1.

On Saturday 12th join us for the launch of a new illustrated map of Walton-on-the-Naze that we have published. It is designed to show the shops and businesses trading in 2025. It is a memory map as it records the names and trades of past Walton shops and attractions. It mainly includes places in living memory and has been compiled from people’s memories, so not every shop has been recorded. We hope the map will be a conversation starter and a way of remembering the unique, independent businesses that have made up the town before. The shop listings have been compiled by Alan Hillier and young and old Waltonians and visitors. The illustrations are by local artist Greg Lashmar using photographs from Putmans archive. It has been produced by The Nose Bookshop and funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The map will be available from The Nose bookshop and from shops and venues around the town centre and the Naze. The map drawings and research will be display at The Nose throughout April. Thank you to all those who shared their memories.

The Map is the Journey
Saturday 5th April
4pm-5.30pm
Free, book a place.

In August last year, local designer Max Roberts had a moment of fame when his London Underground Circles map went viral on the internet. This wasn’t the first time that one of his designs caught the public eye since he completed his first map back in 1999.

Max will talk about his journey as told by his maps: how he got started, his motivations, and what he learnt along the way.