Name: Interrupted Journeys with Adrian Potter
Start: 2025-09-06T19:00:00+01:00
Location: Read. 41 Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth

We are delighted to be welcoming Adrian, who is not only a customer but a friend of the shop, for a fascinating event. Adrian will be bringing all sorts of exhibits for us to look at on the evening so this will be like no other event you’re likely to attend!
Many of you will know Adrian; he is often called upon when wild animals in the local area are in need of help. This is his story. James has read and loved the book so we knew we needed to share this event with you all.
When Adrian Potter retires from a life of teaching in West Yorkshire, his interests turn to a local badger group. He takes over the ‘Badger Phone’, which he comes to realise is something of a hot potato. He is inundated with calls: reports of sightings, requests for advice about feeding, complaints about badgers digging up lawns.
Adrian, reborn as the ‘Badger Man’, travels West Yorkshire with two other enthusiasts in tow: Pam, and Derek, a retired miner with ruined teeth. However, it doesn’t stop with badgers. Adrian soon finds himself taking on fox and deer incidents, because no network of care exists for these other larger mammals.
Interrupted Journeys is an unconventional memoir about one man’s experiences with animals that lead hidden lives, and the consequences when they collide with our world. It movingly describes the author nursing wounded badger cubs, rescuing injured roe deer, liberating trapped foxes, as well as encounters with a host of other animals. And it thrillingly reveals a man who finds a second childhood in later life through contact with nature.
Tickets are £5 and include refreshments as always and £5 off the book on the evening.
Tickets can be found here: https://to-be-read.co.uk/books/adrian-potter/