‘No better way to brighten up a terrible day weather-wise’
People braved Storm Bert to attend a special library event with famous funnyman Jimmy Cricket.
The Northern Irish entertainer was at Riverside in his adopted town of Rochdale for a book signing and Q&A on Saturday (23 November).
It was his second library appearance in the borough this year, having also entertained people at Heywood in September.
He posted on Facebook after Saturday’s event: “My thanks to #rochdalelibrary at Riverside and organisers #joanneeaves alongside Danny for their help, and for making us feel so welcome at the book signing this afternoon.
“Also great to see old friends in the audience #LawrenceCody with Anton and Liam!”
In September, Rochdale Council invited him to give a talk at Heywood Library about the book.
And the afternoon went so well that they asked him to do another one on Saturday, this time in the town’s Central Library at Number One Riverside.
Vanish
In addition to performing some stand-up comedy and taking questions from the audience. Jimmy also signed copies of his autobiography for those who wanted to buy it.
The event, part of a series of talks organised by Rochdale Council entitled Meet the author, was free to attend.
In lieu of a fee, Jimmy requested that a small donation be made to the charity Mary’s Meals, though this was optional.
Poorest communities
One pound from the sale of every book goes to Mary’s Meals.
The charity supports feeding projects for children in some of the world’s poorest communities.
The paperback version of Jimmy’s autobiography costs £11.99 at online retailer Amazon.
It is also available via eBook and audio formats.
Signed copies (£15.99 including postage and packing) can be purchased on this website here.
It is also on sale at Jimmy’s live gigs for £10 where he will sign it.
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