MEETING MORE OF OUR SUCCESSFUL MEMBERS AND FRIENDS - AMANDA J THOMAS

AMANDA is a good friend who happens also to be an author, historian and linguist and a long time member of our Society of Women Writers and Journalists.  She has previously worked in journalism, and public relations for television companies including The Walt Disney Company and Television New Zealand. In her early career she was involved with the PR launch of satellite television in Europe. Her 2010 book, The Lambeth Cholera Outbreak of 1848-1849 prompted London’s Lambeth Council to commission Amanda to write a heritage plaque dedicated to the victims of the epidemic which was erected on the South Bank in 2011. She has advised on the BBC’s 'Who Do You Think You Are?' (Series 10, 2013), 'The One Show' (2016) and, in collaboration with English Heritage, on 'The Flying Archaeologist' (2013), in which she also appeared. 

Born in Chatham, Kent, Amanda is passionate about the history and heritage of the Medway Towns and edits the historical journal 'The Clock Tower' for The Friends of Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre. Hopefully, Amanda will be taking part in our upcoming Phoenix98fm virtual book club programme in autumn 2020.