Welcome to the world of Alan Ross. Welcome to the world of a caring and passionate man, a man who struggles with the ups and downs of life; a man who desires change. Alan, through a mixture of circumstance and choice, finds himself being carried down the river of fate, and into a life with some equally unusual, caring, passionate and interesting characters.
Alan, as an old man, recalls the adventures that he enjoyed, the mischief that he caused, the adversity that he overcame, and the love that he won and lost, throughout a period in his life in which the hands of fate reveal their cards. Alan finds himself in a place of warmth, a place of love, a place filled with a passion for life. A place that invigorates his heart and soul, and that leads him on an unexpected adventure of self-discovery, of love, and of loss.
An adventure chock full of the lessons of life; the discovery of oneself, of people, of places, of priorities and personality, and ultimately, of good and evil. These people and these adventures unwind to become the story of Alan's life, as he spills the beans on every detail of his growing and fading relationships. A life story of how seemingly ordinary situations are turned by circumstance into situations that you don't ordinarily encounter. The fun and frolics, the laughter and tears, the games and adventures that build into an interesting and eventful life. A life of an otherwise ordinary man. The life of Alan Ross.
Renowned the world over, the great British Inn has been the beating heart and the social center of community life in villages, towns and cities throughout the length and breadth of this great country for centuries.
Each has its own unique set of stories to tell.
These stories, the adventures and lives of its patrons are the blood that these cultural hearts pump, supplying the oxygen of culture to the places that we choose to live.
In The Old Inn Mr. Trigwell tells the tales of one such place.
An incredible Inn with a history that stretches back nearly 1500 years. Combining a fascinating and very real history of tragedy, love, stories of life and death with a perfectly woven yarn that blurs the lines of fact and fiction, the paranormal and the all too real.
From the time of the Henry III, when the old Inn helped to quench the thirst of those working at the newly chartered market, right up to the modern day and the cultural vibrancy of passionate rock music, and way into a possible future. Mr. Trigwell brings the Old Inn alive as he tells the stories of those who have touched, or have been touched by this beating heart of the community.
After reading the Old Inn you’ll wish that every Inn in the country had its own secrets laid bare!
James Grey.
The scene is set as Maccy goes back in time to when she was 18 years old and her experiences of giving speeches and attending parties; and she unsuspectingly meets Alan, who is 8 years old, at Manchester zoo.
Then she opens a hospital later that year and sees Alan in again, in the hospital. She also goes to the Glyndebourne opera house and Plumpton college and causes her usual blend of mayhem, fun and laughter.
During a small ‘tour’ of openings and presentations she stays for nearly a week at a famous old Inn in Sussex… And meets some very interesting characters, has some very unusual encounters and in pure Maccy style, the book ends with a rather large bang.
Moving forward to the future (2038) where Maccy awakens and finds herself trapped in an old folks care home.
She works out she had been drugged and stops taking the medication and escapes, but not before burning the building to the ground, even though she is 80 years old.
We then head back to Maccy towers in 1998 with more adventures in Scotland, and a summer party of parties featuring some very old friends. As an old lady she goes back to find Alan in Surrey… But will she be in time to save his life.
They go back to Maccy Towers and it has been knocked down and replaced with five mock Tudor houses. During a trip to Scotland (a flashback) they recall Maccy winning a lot of gold and storing it in the cellar. As Maccy has all her assets restored and Alan still has the inherited money they buy a house that was above the old Maccy Towers as the Gold is still there, in the cellar, where Maccy meets Muckers. Maccy gets back to work and opens the wing of a new prison; where the fat man (Roy) is being held along with Simon. She confronts him directly and he dies of a heart attack right in front of her. (Karma)
Told in flashback… then they return to the Old where they meet Catty, Muckers and the rest of the characters. Also, they meet the ghost characters. New Character Michelle.
Told in flashback. They stay at an old farmhouse and meet Anne and Rosemary. (ghosts) They both go to a big house in France for a party. New French characters. Maccy finds out she is pregnant.
All the ladies become pregnant. Maccy and Michelle venture to explore the new world. They visit Michelle's old house and it is a bit battered. The army lads from the 1st world war start to drink in the snug bar of the old Inn. Maccy takes Alan to the cellar where Roy is sitting, and turns him into dust. Maccy tells the story about the Caravan incident. Catty tells the light infantry gun incident story and Maccy tells the tale of when she went to see and army officer she knew and asked if she could borrow a tank. Maccy threatens to destroy the cricket pavilion with a JCB if the cricketers don’t maintain it properly. Alan and Wilf start to repair the church roof. Repairs begin at Mickey Towers, Michelle’s former house.
In flashback… Maccy starts a food fight at an old convent harvest festival, and let a load of goats into the main hall.
Building begins on a new nursery as the ladies belly are getting bigger. The new ‘Birthing room is created and the births begin.
The ladies have a celebratory drink and it is carnage.
At the celebratory dinner more guests from the past turn up. The Chinese orchestra is formed, a band featuring Wilf on violin and Catty on drums.
There are a few surprises in store concerning Maccy, Alan and Helen’s real parents.
Things move on ten years.
New Characters; the kids. Fiona, Johnny, Lizzy, Baccy, Cleo, Camellia and Aggie.
Flashback; Maccy and Alan go to a party held by footballers and somehow, just somehow, the house collapses.
Alan and Maccy spend some time in a luxury caravan in Surrey. Only for it to fall down a steep hill, glide across a lake and smash into a luxury yacht and sink it.
The old Inn catches fire and is badly burnt, so they spend the night at Mickey Towers. When they return in the morning the Inn is as it used to be; and they all return to their earthly form and are no longer ghosts. Things get spooky again as Maccy takes Alan back in her mind and they meet Alan’s Mam.
Its 20 years since they came to the Inn, and the kids are now young adults… and set off to find the castle in Scotland.
Instead of Christmas day it has been changed to St Anne’s day. In honour of Anne Tree.
Mickey tries to explain about how the world ended, with civil war breaking out in most countries.
The ‘Kids’ arrive in London and it is in ruins.
As they are not ghosts any more Maccy and Anne devise a plan and the plague breaks out at the Inn, killing them all.
The Kids find a bus that works, and drive to Scotland. They arrive and Anne is there.. 5 new Scottish characters.
All the guests find themselves up a tree, the tree of life, and more guests start arriving, even the band. The kids are settling in, in Scotland. Told in flashback, the Chelsea flower show story is about when Maccy had a TV film crew followed her about for the day to make a documentary. The kids return to the Inn but can’t see their parents. But Fiona can.
The kids have Christmas/Anne’s day dinner at the Inn and they can feel their parents presence in the room. The kids are so exhausted from travelling they have a very quite night; the biggest noise is coming from the kitchen where Maccy and Co are having a wild party.
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