A JOURNEY IN OLDENLAND with Author Roger Clough

Derby Book Festival has teamed up with the Society of Authors, Derby Libraries and Derbyshire Library Service to organise a series of talks by local authors in libraries across the city and county in June with more planned in the autumn. 

Roger Clough is in his early 80s. ‘Oldenland’ is his first book for a non-academic audience and is a funny reflection on his journey in Oldenland and making the most of your senior years. Roger was Professor of Social Care at Lancaster University, has written numerous academic books on ageing and social care, and has spoken publicly (including on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour) about the topic. He organises a University of the Third Age (U3A) local history group; started Creative Arts workshops and cinema screenings for people living with dementia; and set up the first university-validated course for older people to train as researchers.