Reverend Kate Bottley announced as 2026 Len Pick Memorial Evening Guest Speaker

3 September 2025

The Len Pick Trust is pleased to announce that The Reverend Kate Bottley will be the guest speaker at the Len Pick Memorial Evening 2026. 

Reverend Kate will take to the stage of the Bourne Corn Exchange when the popular event returns to its traditional January timeslot, on Wednesday, 28^th January 2026. 

Kate is a priest in North Nottinghamshire, and a television and radio presenter. She presents BBC Radio 2’s weekly show, Good Morning Sunday alongside Jason Mohammed, is a frequent guest contributor on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show, and a regular presenter on Songs of Praise. 

Kate has built up an impressive resume of broadcast projects, with radio broadcasting accompanied by TV appearances on Celebrity Masterchef, The One Show, and 8 Out of 10 Cats. She has written for newspapers and magazines including The Guardian, The Independent and Radio Times, and is the author of Have A Little Faith: Life Lessons on Love, Death and How Lasagne Always Helps. 

The Len Pick Memorial Evening is an annual event, held to remember Len Pick’s life and his continuing contribution to the town of Bourne through the work of the Len Pick Trust. In October 2024, Amar Latif OBE was the event’s guest speaker, and previous guest speakers have included Amanda Owen, Adam Henson, Mandy Hickson and Bill Turnbull. 

Tickets will go on sale at the start of November 2025. For more information, please visit www.lenpicktrust.org.uk