{"id":9632,"date":"2019-07-17T15:04:54","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T15:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifebookmemoir.wpengine.com\/2019\/07\/17\/lifebook-event-alan-beckett-the-moat-house-acton-trussell\/"},"modified":"2024-10-03T09:28:34","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T09:28:34","slug":"lifebook-event-alan-beckett-the-moat-house-acton-trussell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifebookmemoirs.com\/en-gb\/lifebook-event-alan-beckett-the-moat-house-acton-trussell\/","title":{"rendered":"LifeBook Event: Alan Beckett The Moat House Acton Trussell"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u201cThis was totally unprecedented\u2026and we were honoured to attend\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>With incredible generosity, LifeBook author Mr Alan Beckett arranged an event to celebrate his LifeBook project and promote the LifeBook experience in the Staffordshire area. This was totally unprecedented in the history of LifeBook and we were honoured to attend. He invited his LifeBook project team, and LifeBook founder Roy Mo\u00ebd, to speak and have lunch with 120 of his close friends and associates.<\/p>\n<p>The event took place at the spectacular venue \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moathouse.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> The Moat House<\/a>, Acton Trussell, Staffordshire.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<center><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gthqFYTTyDQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>The whole venue was very special to Alan<\/h3>\n<p>The Moat House was actually built by Mr Beckett\u2019s son and, with his grandchildren in attendance, he mentioned how the whole event and venue were very personal and special to him. If you want to hear more from Alan, we filmed his speech in the video below.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<center><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lJp7bll7UUA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nAt the end of the event, Mr Beckett\u2019s grandson Alex and wife Emma kindly agreed to be interviewed and be filmed for the website. They answered the following question: \u201cWhat did you think of the book when you first saw it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<center><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x38B_OOhHPU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>LifeBook founder Roy Mo\u00ebd attended the event and he added: \u201cIt was such an honour to be part of Alan\u2019s special day. To see a man so humble and generous host a champagne reception, lunch and presentation for 120 people\u2026we are truly honoured to have a customer like this \u2026it says so much more than a Trustpilot rating.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div>\n<p>Alan&#8217;s LifeBook project manager Tom Harnett said: \u201d Alan\u2019s autobiography was definitely one of the best I\u2019ve worked on. Alan\u2019s generosity and appreciation towards LifeBook have been incredible but the event in Staffordshire was on another level. It was an honour to attend this event and be interviewed by Alan for the session.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>More editorials featuring Alan:<\/h3>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-222\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifebookmemoirs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Alan-Beckett-I-did-it-my-way-1.jpg\" alt=\"I-did-it-my-way-1\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>If you would like to watch the video and read about the Lunch in London with Alan, please click here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lifebookuk.wpengine.com\/lifebook-author-testimonial-mr-alan-beckett-i-did-it-my-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LifeBook Author Testimonial \u2013 Mr Alan Beckett, I did it my way<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We also have an editorial that Mr Beckett wrote and video footage of him being filmed for our television advert. There is also footage of Mr Beckett being interviewed for our Facebook campaign by LifeBook founder Roy Mo\u00ebd.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-223\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifebookmemoirs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Beckett-Header2.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Beckett talking\" width=\"743\" height=\"446\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can read more and watch the video here:<a href=\"https:\/\/lifebookuk.wpengine.com\/alanbeckettrecollections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0LifeBook Author: Alan Beckett \u2013 My recollections of the filming<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNever did I think that I would have the opportunity to visit LifeBook; meeting up in London was one thing but to see the place where all the action happened and where my book was put together was something quite special.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With incredible generosity, LifeBook author Alan Beckett arranged an event to celebrate his memoir project and promote the LifeBook experience in the Staffordshire area. 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