SPORT fanatic Duncan Gawthorpe has released his latest book about sport in Darfield - and he’s hoping locals will come to see him at the library later this month.
The 83-year-old co-authored a book about the rise and decline of club rugby in Yorkshire a number of years ago alongside Stuart Heard.
But the former player, coach and chairman of Barnsley RUFC has now released his first solo book - titled Darfield: A Sporting Village.
He told the Chronicle: “When I co-authored the book about Yorkshire rugby two or three years ago I got the bug for it.
“I’m a member of the Darfield History Society and a volunteer at Darfield Museum so I’m always surrounded by information from the past.
“I’m a sports fanatic and it’s very important to me.
“When I was researching I was surprised to see sports like polo played in Darfield.”
Duncan spent almost two years writing and producing the book - and he said it was a proud moment to finally get his hands on a published copy earlier this month.
“I feel pretty good about it,” he said.
“It’s a really good book and the publishers have done a good job with it.
“On the last Tuesday of this month I’ll be giving a talk from 2pm to 5pm at Darfield Library about the book.
“Hopefully some people will turn up to it.”
Anyone interested in getting a copy should contact Duncan directly or visit the museum on a Saturday.