Malcolm Neesam Author

Malcolm Neesam was born in Harrogate and left the University of Leeds with the qualifications of a professional archivist and librarian, subsequently working in Hereford, Leeds, London and York where for twenty-five years he was North Yorkshire’s County Music and Audiovisual Librarian. He is a much-published author, including a history of Harrogate International Festivals, published in 2017 to mark the the fiftieth anniversary of their establishment in 1966. In 1996 Harrogate Borough Council awarded Malcolm the Freedom of the Borough for his services as the town’s historian.