Growing Up With Grandma – laughs and memories of the 1950s at Bridport Library

There’s a great event coming up at Bridport Library on Thursday 10 November, especially with seniors in mind.

Hamish Whiteley is a teacher and lecturer in the performing arts. He is also a brilliant storyteller.

His book, Growing Up With Grandma, tells of one year in the life of a nine-year-old boy living with his grandparents in Huddersfield in 1959.

He wants to be good and helpful but this is far from simple, Turkeys, bagpipes, kippers and a bed of nails get in the way.

Ten of the stories from the book were broadcast on BBC Radio 4.

The event starts at 2.30pm and costs just £2.

Tickets from Bridport Tourist Information Centre, in Bucky Doo Square (telephone 01308 424901 and email bridport.tic@bridport-tc.gov.uk) and online at bridlit.com

Margery Hookings2022-11-01T09:44:46+00:00November 3rd, 2022|0 Comments

About the Author: Margery Hookings

Margery Hookings is a journalist and writer. A former editor of the Bridport and Lyme Regis News, she now writes magazine features and works for Windrose Rural Media Trust on creative projects within local communities. Under the pen name of Maddie Grigg, she has a weekly column about village life in the world’s longest running women’s magazine, The People’s Friend. She has a Masters degree in creative writing and a post graduate diploma in classics and ancient history. She is a reviewer for The Historical Novel Society and NetGalley.

Growing Up With Grandma – laughs and memories of the 1950s at Bridport Library