Old Woollen

As part of the 2024 Farsley Literature Festival we are taking you back to the 90s for an evening at the Old Woollen with the definitive Britpop mixtape from award-winning pop-writer Miranda Sawyer. Sharing the vivid stories behind 20 key songs of the 90s - 'Common People' to 'Girls and Boys', 'Connection' to 'Firestarter'; AND …

As part of the 2024 Farsley Literature Festival we bring you an evening at the Old Woollen with Sunday Times Best Selling Author, Guy Shrubsole in conversation with Boff Whalley. They will be discussing Guy's new book The Lie of the Land: Who Really Cares for the Countryside? For centuries we’ve been sold a lie: …

As part of the 2024 Farsley Literature Festival we are excited to announce, an evening at the Old Woollen with music journalist, DJ & author Patrick Clarke about his latest release Bedsit Land - The Strange Worlds of Soft Cell. Patrick will be joined in conversation with journalist, broadcaster and musician John Robb. Soft Cell are more than …

As part of the 2024 Farsley Literature Festival we are bringing you another fabulous event, join us in the Old Woollen as we chat to Anna Murphy, Fashion Director of The Times. Anna will be introducing Destination Fabulous - her inspirational and invigorating guide to embracing your age and celebrating the wisdom and inner beauty that …

As part of the 2024 Farsley Literature Festival we are delighted to announce, An afternoon with Kate Mosse at the Old Woollen. Kate Mosse CBE FRSL is an award-winning novelist, playwright, performer, campaigner, interviewer and non-fiction writer. The author of ten novels and short-story collections, her books have sold over five million copies, been translated …

As part of the 2024 Farsley Literature Festival we are delighted to announce, an evening at the Old Woollen with multi-million bestseller and contemporary fiction powerhouse, Cecelia Ahern in conversation with one of the UK’s most popular TV and radio presenters, Gaby Roslin. Cecelia constantly defies expectations. Ever evolving, she is most recently known for …

As part of the 2024 Farsley Literature Festival we are exited to bring you our annual Book Lovers Quiz Night, with Gary Wigglesworth. Gary is the author of The Book Lover’s Quiz Book and he will be hosting us at the Old Woollen for what is sure to be a fun night with great prizes …

Join us at the charming setting of the Old Woollen for a fantastic evening with TV Presenter and judge of the BAFTA-nominated BBC series, The Great British Sewing Bee, Patrick Grant. Patrick will be in conversation with William Gaunt about his career which spans almost two decades in the fashion industry. Don't miss out on …

We are delighted to bring you an evening, at the Old Woollen, with British journalist, broadcaster and author Tim Marshall. Tim will be talking about his latest book, The Future of Geography. If you’ve ever wondered if humans are going back to the Moon, who will benefit from explorations, will Musk and Bezos’ space race …

As part of the 2023 Farsley Literature Festival we are exited to bring you something a little different. Gary Wigglesworth, author of The Book Lover’s Quiz Book will be hosting our very own Book Lovers Quiz Night. Join us at The Old Woollen for what is sure to be a fun night with great prizes …

As part of the 2023 Farsley Literature Festival we are excited to announce an evening with full-time Bradford GP, bestselling author and resident doctor for ITV’s Lorraine and Good Morning Britain, Dr Amir Khan. Dr Khan has recently been seen hosting Dr Amir’s Sugar Crash (Channel 5) and You Are What You Eat (Channel 5) …

As part of the 2023 Farsley Literature Festival, join us in the Old Woollen for our second session of Crime Night - Yorkshire Crime with Bella Ellis, RC Bridgestock and JM Hall. Crime and Yorkshire Crime in particular, is always extremely popular with our customers at Truman Books. With that in mind we are bringing …