"Memories" An Evening with Author Miriam Gold & BBC DJ Shaun Keaveny
Schedule
Thu Mar 06 2025 at 06:30 am to 08:30 am
UTC+00:00Location
Civic Square,Market Street,WN7 1EB,GB | Leigh, EN
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Bring your memories of Dr Elena Zadik from Grasmere Street Surgery and join us for a night of nostalgia and storytelling over supper."Memories" An Evening with Author Miriam Gold & BBC DJ Shaun Keaveny
Come join us for a special evening at Leigh Library where author Miriam Gold will share stories from her book Elena: A Hand Made Life (Jonathan Cape).
Dr Elena Zadik is remembered by many in Leigh as a formidable and beloved GP who helped found Grasmere St surgery and - along with her husband Frank Zadik who worked in Wigan infirmary - cared for people in the town for over 40 years from 1950. Miriam, her granddaughter, wrote and illustrated a graphic novel telling Elena's eventful life story and how she came to live and work Leigh. The book was named by The Guardian and The Observer as one of their best of 2024 and has been shortlisted for the Wingate Prize. Miriam will be joined by former patient of Dr Zadik's and BBC DJ Shaun Keaveny. Bring your memories of Dr Zadik, and questions for Miriam and Shaun. Miriam will also be signing books.
Miriam with be joined by fellow Leyther born and bred in Leigh, BBC DJ Shaun Keaveny who will be sharing his own memories as a former patient of Miriam's Grandmother Dr Elena Zadik.
We welcome you to share your own memories with us on the night, which promises to be unique and enjoyable for everyone involved.
Ticket includes lobby (hotpot) with crusty bread and red cabbage, or a cheese and onion pasty for the vegetarian option, provided by Catering Queens, Tyldesley. Tea and coffee will be available.
Funding from UK Shared Prosperity Fund enables us to offer this event for free.
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Where is it happening?
Civic Square,Market Street,WN7 1EB,GB, Mle Media, Market Street, Leigh, WN7 1DR, United Kingdom,Leigh, Wigan, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
