Playwright David Storey was so tormented by his own intelligence he took up rugby just to prove he was no coward then wrote his best known work in the lavatory. Now his memoirs reveal the trauma of a man: Too clever to be happy
David Storey, born in 1933, from Wakefield, is best known for This Sporting Life
Family have selected and edited memoirs from material left after his death
Reveals he was a man filled with self‑disgust and guilt about being clever
Photo from Summit County Mountain Bike Allliance
With Memorial Day this year comes the full-fledged start to mountain bike season in Summit County, and local leaders are excited for a strong summer after a 2020 when the community was affected by novel coronavirus regulations.
“That’s what I’m exactly excited about: the return to normal,” Maverick Sports Promotions Event Director Jeff Westcott said Friday, May 28. “This season is pretty much a 180 (degree turnaround) from last year, when we could only proceed according to the current guidelines. This year, we were encouraged to plan for normal and scale back if necessary. And that’s a different vibe ‘if necessary.’”
LOWER Wharfedale Ramblers (LWR) were due to celebrate their their 50th anniversary in 2020 but like so many celebrations planned for last year, Covid regulations meant events had to be put on hold. But with the lifting of restrictions celebrations are now planned for this September to mark this important occasion. Lower Wharfedale Ramblers started life at the Old Bridge in Ilkley, in 1970, with a handful of members and no formal walking programme. Today LWR has around 400 members and offers five walking programmes a week, designed to cater for all levels of fitness and enthusiasm but the spiritual home of LWR remains in Ilkley and the celebrations are centred on the town.