Valerie Bell

Valerie Bell was born and raised in the former mining village of Trimdon Station, County, Durham, in the North-East of England. She left school at fifteen, and was fortunate in being allowed to go on to further education at Durham Technical College, then to Bretton College of Arts in Yorkshire. On becoming a single mum, she moved back to Trimdon Station, and took various jobs to support her sons, including school kitchen assistant, church organist, waitress and care assistant. She considers...See more

Valerie Bell was born and raised in the former mining village of Trimdon Station, County, Durham, in the North-East of England. She left school at fifteen, and was fortunate in being allowed to go on to further education at Durham Technical College, then to Bretton College of Arts in Yorkshire. On becoming a single mum, she moved back to Trimdon Station, and took various jobs to support her sons, including school kitchen assistant, church organist, waitress and care assistant. She considers having passed her motorcycle test one of her greatest achievements thus far. Now retired, she enjoys baking, gardening, embroidery, reading old-fashioned whodunnits, and creative writing. See less