The winners of the competition to win two signed books about the First World War recently gathered at Leamington solicitors Blythe Liggins to meet the authors.

Blythe Liggins, a main sponsor of the First World War centenary concert which was held at the Spa Centre on Friday 31st October, hosted the evening at which winners had their books signed by local authors Sir Andrew Hamilton and Alan Reed.

Richard Thornton, joint senior partner at Blythe Liggins, greeted the president and the secretary of the Leamington branch of the Royal British Legion, Frank and Pat Edgington, before welcoming the authors and congratulating the winners.

The books – Stolen Lives – Individual Tragedies of the Great War (£25) and Meet at Dawn, Unarmed (£15) – can be bought at Warwick Books and Kenilworth Books.

CAPTION: (Seated left to right) Alan Reed, Sir Andrew Hamilton and Richard Thornton; (standing left to right) Michael Harris, Pauline Norton, Margaret Fisk and Frank and Pat Edgington. Winners Danielle Ochoa and Paul Stafford were unable to attend.