FREE Issue 13 East Leake September 2019 Local 0115 981 9200 | nottinghamlocalnews.com New | s WIN Local author releases a pair of tickets to second fiction novel classical concert Independent local company that serices and repairs all makes of alarm systems • ANNUAL ALARM MAINTENANCE • WIRED & WIRELESS INSTALLATIONS • UPGRADE EXISTING SYSTEMS • SMART PHONE/APP SYSTEMS FREE QUOTES | COMPETITIVE PRICES Local author Adam Longden releases his second fiction novel titled Seaside Skeletons. Adam’s books are inspired by his experience of growing up in and 0115 7 14 9 911 around East Leake and Cotstock. Read further on page three. 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With no shortage of ideas, it seems Comprehensive and Costock that there is no danger of Adam It is with great excitement and pride The book received much love and Primary School pupil Adam slowing down when it comes that I introduce myself as the new praise, especially amongst the Longden has just had his second to writing, or for planned future editor of Nottingham Local News. East Midlands community, as this full length fiction novel published by projects or releases. is where the book is set, using the After living in Nottingham for Goldcrest Books of Loughborough. South Nottinghamshire villages, He has also penned four yet-to-be Shop front funding transforms The Pyjama Party store Company helps create a the past 6 years, I am still firmly The novel is a dark and romantic woods and towns that he grew up released East Midlands set novellas Rushcliffe businesses opens in East Leake wildflower meadow in East Leake embraced by it's clutches. thriller entitled Seaside Skeletons. in as inspiration. And it is to this that he can’t wait to see published. Nottingham is a place that is ever Page 6 Page 7 Page 9 loyal, growing fanbase that the As with all his written work, he changing and ever developing Seaside Skeletons is the sequel to sequel is dedicated to. describes them as “quirky” and “a and I can honestly say that my The Caterpillar Girl set in Cromer, little dark”. experience here has taught me and it brings the seaside town Adam told East Leake Local News: nothing but love for our city, it's vividly to life in the summer of 1989. “I got so many messages and Signed paperback copies of creativity, the kindness of it’s requests for a sequel from people both Seaside Skeletons and Adam, now 44 and living in residents and all that it has to offer. that read the first book, especially The Caterpillar Girl are available Cotgrave, spent a big part of his local people, that I felt I couldn’t on Adam’s website www. If you have a story that you formative years in and around East disappoint them. adamlongden.com and on Amazon. feel your fellow readers would Leake of which he has many fond like to hear, please email me at memories including his time with “The action in Seaside Skeletons Bygones: Skimpy, Scampi and Competition: Win tickets to National success for [email protected] East Leake Bantems. picks up right from where The Bikinis on the Dance Floor see classical voices Wenlo RDA riders Caterpillar Girl ends (on a bit of a Dani Bacon But from an early age, writing was Page 12 Page 21 Page 23 cliffhanger), so I do recommend Editor, Nottingham Local News his creative passion. This finally that people read the first book Contact us Editor (news & features): reached fruition when his debut 5000 copies of the East Leake Local News before they go onto to second to Call: 0115 981 9200 [email protected] are delivered every month to homes and novel, The Caterpillar Girl, was businesses in East Leake. And also available fully enjoy the sequel. Address: 121 Canal Street, Advertising: in Costock, Gotham, Barton in Fabis and published in October 2016. Nottingham, NG1 7HB. [email protected] Thrumpton and from other local pick-up points. “A large part of Seaside Skeletons The Local News is an independent publication. The Caterpillar Girl, described by WWW nottinghamlocalnews.com Leaflets: The format, all editorial and advertisers’ is set in Cromer which is another one reviewer as ‘Cider With Rosie [email protected] artwork is copyright and must not be area that Adam is very familiar with @Nottslocalnews reproduced without permission from The meets Stephen King’ and it was Digital Media: Nottingham Local News. No responsibility is from his childhood.” October issue published: 8th October 2019 accepted for any comments or claims made published in October 2016. The Deadline date: Tuesday 24th September 2019 [email protected] by advertisers or contributors. 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