The first tour group


The tour starts at the foot of Queen Victoria's statue

Tour guide Simon Entwistle

photographs by © Andy Kirman

Events

THE ROAD TO NAB END

World premiere of the stage adaptation by Philip Goulding will take place at Oldham Coliseum Theatre on June 17th 2010 and will run till July 10th.



Oldham Coliseum Theatre present the world premiere stage adaptation of the best selling book The Road to Nab End, which tells the remarkable tale of a poverty-stricken childhood which caught the imagination of people throughout the world.

The Road to Nab End evokes the hardships and joys of growing up in a northern community during the great depression. From heroic mill workers to a sadistic nun, from an inspirational grandmother to the rector who had an unfortunate meeting with a lion at Skegness Fair, the monuments and memories are full of spirit, humour and a little sadness.


The Road to Nab End is a step back in time to the characters of an extraordinary Northern childhood.



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THE ROAD TO NAB END TOUR



The remarkable tale of a poverty-stricken Blackburn childhood which caught the imagination of people throughout the world is now brought to life in this unique tour.
 
Set around the Blackburn streets and landmarks of William Woodruff's global best seller 'The Road to Nab End' this guided coach trip - hosted by celebrated historian and storyteller Simon Entwistle - chronicles 1920s Blackburn, its characters, the great events of the time and the cotton industry in a tale of human triumph against the odds.
Using Woodruffs own words, the tour revisits the hardship and joys of growing up in Blackburn's weaving community during the great depression.  The monuments and memories are full of spirit, humour and a little sadness.  Above all, The Road to Nab End Tour is a step back in time to the sights, sounds and characters of an extraordinary Northern childhood.

Click here to learn about the itinerary.

The first Nab End tour

Major Books

History
A Concise History of the Modern World
1500 to the Present

The primary aim of this wide-ranging analysis of past events is to offer meaning rather than minutiae.
Autobiography
The Road to Nab End:
A Lancashire Childhood

A fabulous portrait of working class life of the period - widely praised and reviewed.
Beyond Nab End
The sequel to the No. 1 bestselling The Road to Nab End
Fiction
Shadows of Glory
A wonderful, strongly autobiographical war novel: engaging, evocative and grippingly readable.
Vessel of Sadness
"One of the most sensitive and moving books of the war, both authentic and poetic" A.L.Rowse, Times Literary Supplement
Allegory
Paradise Galore
A whimsical quest for a Happy Land.

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