Carl Leckey is the youngest of three children. He grew up in
wartime Britain and loved the excitement of having Italian
prisoners of war in the area. His time as a kid was spent
collecting shrapnel and clambering around the shipwrecks on the
shore of the Mersey. One of his favourite places was his
grandfather's allotment where old World War One comrades would meet
in the garden shed to share a drink and a smoke. Carl served on the
Mersey tugs for 15 years with a break for two years' National
Service from the age of 19 to 21. On returning to the tugs he rose
to the rank of Mate, before being made redundant at the age of 30
in 1968 when the company was taken over. He then worked as a
Leading Lock Keeper for British Waterways in Cheshire for 28 years
until ill health brought premature retirement. He was a Union
Steward Convenor, and Worker Representative on the Company Pension
Fund Management Committee. In 1985 he was awarded a Winston
Churchill Travelling Fellowship to study Ports and Harbour Services
on the Mississippi and Yangtze Rivers in the USA and China. In 1995
he was awarded an MBE for services to British Waterways. After
completing a writer's course with the Open College of Art Carl
began writing novels on a variety of subjects publishing in New
Zealand. United Kingdom and United States of America. Until failing
health due mainly to arthritis Carl and his wife Rose travelled the
world extensively visiting friends and family in a number of
countries. Pop up and Go is the second book the author has written
for children. The story was inspired by a news item the author
heard while travelling through the USA. Most of Carl's books are
also available as an E book. See his other books and reviews by
visiting Carl's website. www.carlleckey.co.uk
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