About Me
Born and brought up in South Yorkshire, I have lived in the Scottish Borders for forty-five years. Retired town and country planner with an interest in cultural and social history, and the outdoors.
Research
My doctoral research at the University of Cumbria focused on two organisations that pioneered the provision of outdoor holidays for working people in the early-twentieth century, the Co-operative Holidays Association (CHA) and the Holiday Fellowship (HF Holidays).
Publications
My book entitled ‘Thomas Arthur Leonard and the Co-operative Holidays Association’ was published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing in hardback on 1 January 2017 and in paperback on 1 March 2018.
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