A fundraising evening with award-winning writer and author Anthony Horowitz will be held in Abingdon on Tuesday, May 10.

The writer of Foyle’s War and the Alex Rider novels, will speak at an evening in aid of Oxford hospices Helen and Douglas House.

The evening is suitable for the whole family and starts at 6.30pm in the Amey Theatre, at Abingdon School, in Park Road, Abingdon.

Tickets cost £15 each, or £45 for a family ticket for two adults and two children.

Visit abingdon-booking. info or call 01235 849063.

Tickets can also be bought from Mostly Books, at 36 Stert Street, Abingdon.