The BB Society
The BB Society exists to preserve the rich heritage of ‘BB’s sporting, children’s, countryside and nature writing, while raising awareness of the threats facing the countryside and its rural traditions. Open to anyone interested in the life and work of Northamptonshire author and illustrator Denys Watkins-Pitchford MBE, best known by his pen name BB, it supports a wide range of activities celebrating his legacy.
Denys Watkins-Pitchford MBE
Dodder skinning a fish
Dodder and Sir Herne the heron
Meetings
The membership usually meets twice a year. The AGM in the spring and the Summer Meeting, both at a location with a particular connection to BB's life and work.
Membership
Full members: individual £17.50, family £30, corporate £50, overseas £25.
Talks/tours offered
By arrangement with the society
There is a permanent trail at Brixworth Country Park based on the classic children’s book, The Little Grey Men, for which the author was awarded the Carnegie medal for children’s literature (car park charges apply)
Contact us
Secretary, David Osborne
The Granary, 4 Gables Lane
Broughton, Kettering NN14 1TY
Phone
07775 731455
Email
davewosborne@btinternet.com
Website
www.bbsociety.co.uk