Steve Caple is one of Northampton’s great characters and storytellers. His new memoir is a thoroughly enjoyable read about a man living his life, his way.
From a chance meeting as a youth with poachers who taught him the art of ‘long-netting’ at night, to escapades including being chased by gamekeepers and farmers, Steve invites you to join his extraordinary journey through life.
Price: £18.50
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The Book
Steve Caple’s new memoir follows the author’s lifetime from being a solitary child roaming the wild and desolate places on the outskirts of a tiny village, Duston in Northamptonshire, to becoming the owner of his own successful pest control company.
It describes the chance meeting with poachers who taught him the art of ‘long-netting’ at night, and conveys his love of the countryside and describes in detail his many working dogs. Tales of escapades when being chased by gamekeepers and farmers lead the reader on an exciting journey through the woods and copses after dark. It describes night-time forays where ghosts and apparitions were observed and also time spent working at a psychiatric hospital as an apprehensive student nurse.
It mentions how, in his younger days aged just 15, he was also an accomplished magician with a TV appearance to his credit and how he was also a mediocre rugby player for Northampton Heathens RFC before a shattered leg bone ended his glittering career. The book is just a gentle meander through the childhood years spent in the village where he still resides to this day, the people he met, and the descriptions of the local area as it was when growing up in the 1960’s.
The Author
Steve Caple is a full-time professional pest controller with over 40 years experience in dealing with numerous pest species.
He has written articles for country sports magazines, and has advised and appeared in various DVD productions relating to rural pest control and the history of poaching methods used during Victorian times.
The Shop
From a chance meeting as a youth with poachers who taught him the art of ‘long-netting’ at night, to escapades including being chased by gamekeepers and farmers, Steve invites you to join his extraordinary journey through life.
Price: £18.50
(£16.50 + £2.00 P&P)
@westcottpiemont Saw the same ones over my place Mark, all following the same flight path, something I have not seen for a long while, is something going on?🤔🥴
Read More@TheBleepyFinder Exactly that Scott, hope all goes well for you pal.😊👍
Read More@chipnmoo Put the money in a savings account instead, if you need it its there, if not, you have a nice lump sum to enjoy.👍
Read More@TheBleepyFinder I have had both of my AstraZeneca jabs and on both occasions it was completely painless and side-effect free. 👍
Read MoreAbsolutely love these ridges.🥰
Read More@northantswalks Stunning thatching works.🥰
Read More@mpagemap @PetrichorFarms @SereneSquirrel Morning Mark,frosty but sunny start here with not a cloud in the sky. Gardening day methinks then out and about with the camera later. Have a good day.👍
Read MoreWaydale Copse, Little Brington, Northamptonshire. https://t.co/C8gd2RYigR
Read More@liddle_the @Tipsywitch78 A mile from my village 😊I love the golden glow of the stone.
Read More@grundy_caryl They are gorgeous, I pass them every day.😊
Read More@elsieclutterbuk Very picturesque for sure 😊
Read More@HillShepherd3 Nature is wonderful, hares will often make a couple of huge leaps before settling in their 'form' to throw predators off their trail.👍
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