TALK: CHESHIRE’S COUNTRY DIARIST: A.W.BOYD
Thursday 8th May at 10.30am
With lecturer Andy Jurgis
The naturalist and author Arnold Whitworth (A.W) Boyd – Cheshire’s very own Gilbert White – lived from 1885-1959. Boyd was an important contributor to The Guardian Country Diary and author of the books The Country Diary of a Cheshire Man (1946) and a volume in the celebrated New Naturalists series – A Country Parish (1951).
This book focused on the old parish of Great Budworth also incorporating Antrobus and Frandley where Boyd lived. Join this seminar to find out about Boyd’s writing in the context of his place, times and some of the changes in the natural world of Mid-Cheshire since his day.
Andy Jurgis is now a freelance literature lecturer after a career as an adult education organiser, tutor and university continuing education lecturer. Andy teaches a wide range of adult education literature courses – with a special interest in works on nature and the environment – for several classes in Cheshire including at Frodsham Community Centre. He is also a keen birdwatcher and lives in Hartford in Mid-Cheshire.
A one-hour lecture followed by questions and discussion. Refreshments will be available afterwards.
