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Norfolk Authors, Books and Cake

02/02/2022

Paul Dickson Books

Sunday 3 April, 3pm at the Assembly Rooms, Swaffham PE37 7QH.

Hear from Norfolk authors, Peter Sargent, Neil Haverson and Janet Collingsworth and publisher Paul Dickson and enjoy a full afternoon tea, in aid of Norfolk and Waveney Mind.

Peter Sargent is a former EDP journalist and has written three East Anglian history books, along with My Word!, an explorationm of the origins of our favourite words.

Neil Haverson worked for many years for ECN and Archant and was latterly Editor of Let’s Talk magazine. He has written a memoir, Ink in my Blood about his 50 years in the Norfolk media.

Janet Collingsworth’s book, Tell me about the farm Grandad is a memoir of growing up in 1960s Norfolk.

Paul Dickson is an independent publisher based in Norwich.

Tickets, £20 from Eventbrite or Ceres Bookshop, Swaffham, t. 01760 722504.

Tell me about the farm Grandad at Costessey Primary School

07/12/2021

Janet Collingsworth with children from Costessey Primary School

Janet Collingsworth visited Costessey Primary School on Monday, December 6 to tell stories from her new book Tell me about the farm Grandad, A 1960s Norfolk childhood. Janet went to both Costessey Infant and Junior Schools in the 1960s and was back on home territory. Both schools, which were amalgamated into Costessey Primary School, feature in the book. Janet also presented copies of her book for the school library.

Tell me about the farm Grandad – new 1960s childhood memoir

28/09/2021

Tell Me About The Farm Grandad

Tell me about the farm Grandad, A 1960s Norfolk childhood is a new memoir by Aylsham resident, Janet Collingsworth. The book, price £11, will be published by Norwich-based Paul Dickson Books on Tuesday 5 October.

Born in the late 1950s, Janet grew up in Norwich with her Mum and Dad and younger sister Wendy. In her delightful memoir enjoy the happy times spent with Grandparents in Corpusty exploring the village, learning about the natural world, popping into village shops and post office, meeting village characters and a whole array of Great Aunts and Uncles, who were always good for half-a-crown or a bag of sweets.

There are summer holiday adventures the length and breadth of Great Britain, days out to Yarmouth, picnics in Chapelfield Gardens, rounded off with chocolate misshapes from Caley Macintosh, plus a memorable school trip to Belgium and the mysteries of the 11 Plus.

Explore a gentler era, with traditional family gatherings for birthdays, Bonfire Night and Christmas, when Harold Wilson’s ‘white heat of technology’ was yet to arrive in Norfolk.

Tell me about the farm Grandad will be on sale at www.allthingsnorfolk.com, Jarrold Norwich, Jarrold Cromer, Not Just Books Thetford, Waterstones Norwich and Amazon.