An indexer since 1990, Christine is also an experienced copyeditor and proofreader. She uses Macrex, dedicated software for indexers. Christine has also written and published Sound the Trumpet: Alfred Deller, Stour Music and the Early Music Revival, available here .
She has an Open University honours degree in music, Renaissance history, 14th-century Italian art, Latin, social science and urban studies in addition to an earlier London University external degree in German, Russian and law. She also has experience of local government at London borough, shire district and parish council level. In 2023-24 she refreshed her knowledge of German with an Open University course (L113); in 2024-25 she completed a science access course (Y033) and has now embarked on a BSc degree in Environmental Science, starting with Environment: Journeys through a Changing World (U116) in 2025-26. She is looking forward to starting Science: Concepts and Practice (S112) in the autumn.
For relaxation, she travels in German-speaking countries: in May/June 2025 she cycled 500 miles along the Rhine from Konstanz to Cologne. She will be cycling in Poland in July 2026, after a fortnight exploring Germany’s Baltic coast by train.
She moved to Dover in 2021 in order to spend her retirement watching Kent play county cricket. She has since become Secretary of the Kent County Cricket Supporters Club, and editor of their website.
Christine is more than semi-retired but is happy to work on small projects making use of her skills. She is Chief Copyeditor for the Ricardian Bulletin, a quarterly magazine for members of the Richard III Society, and indexer of their academic journal, The Ricardian.
If you have suitable work to offer, please do not hesitate to contact Christine by email or telephone.
Email chps@chps.co.uk
This page was most recently updated on 4 June 2026
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