Mayor's memories in new book

Mayor’s memories in new book

South Molton’s Mayor Stephen Lock has launched a new book about his career as a lorry driver, which he was inspired to write during the pandemic ‘lockdown’.

“I wanted to show what life was like driving lorries between the 1970s and ‘90s,” said Mr Lock, who says he was “born into lorry driving” as his brothers and other family members were also ‘truckers’. From faithfully kept diaries, Stephen is able to instantly recall in his book ‘Cattle, Concrete & Guided Missiles’, the adventures and camaraderie built up over 30 years of driving Britain’s roads.

“Laughter, tears, rebellion and jubilation are in this book, and it is written with the love and memories of those great men and women who were on the road every day of the year, to keep this country going,” he said.

Mayor Stephen Lock at the book signing in South Molton

Photo by Karolina Andreasova