Thursday 9th April - Saturday 11th April 2009

The exhibition was a great success, with many visitors on all three days! We left a comment book for people to leave their memories of William Holt. This are the comments we received:

"William used to tie the reins of his horse Trigger onto a rail outside the old tripe hut at Tod market."

"I knew his sister-in-law. She told the story of him coming to her home in Halifax. He was drunk, so she said, and sent him on his way."

"We shared a garden fence with Billy for 14 years (1962 to 1976) and found it interesting. There were dark times when voices were raised and the door would crash and Billy would emerge audibly muttering - words not to be repeated! Also happy days when Billy and Trigger would roll on the grass together in delight. We saw Billy and Trigger both set off and return home from their trek around Europe. We remember Billy making a home in the barn with Trigger - he was quite a man, indeed shy. We have his books - my mother bought the earlier ones at the door from Billy. We remember him well" - Roland and Joan Sutcliffe.

If you have any more comments about Billy that you think would fit well on this page - please send them in!! We hope to have another William Holt event soon!