Book Launch @ Café Mocha, Biggleswade.

The Author will be hosting a book launch at Café Mocha in Biggleswade on Saturday 11th June 2022.

Café Mocha, a not for profit volunteer run café occupies the shop at 59 High Street, Biggleswade and this building was owned by Charles Cook from 1978. He opened his travel shop at 59 High Street in July 1978 and occupied this shop and the neighbouring 61 until May 1995. 

The Author will be at the café between 10am and 3pm and copies of the book will be available to buy. There will also be a small display of photographs which did not make the final version of the book. 

The book will be available to buy from Café Mocha during normal business hours from this date. 

                                            59 High Street during December 1978

Where to buy your copy online

You can purchase it via eBay. 

Remember, proceeds from the online sale of this book go to support The Bus Archive, a charity registered in England and Wales (number 1177343), set up as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. The Bus Archive is dedicated to the collection and preservation of records, photographs, publications and publicity for the road passenger transport industries. 

You can purchase your copies of the book via this website, simply click the secure PayPal checkout button below.

Cooks Way - The illustrated history of the Biggleswade coach operator Charles Cook.

Almost 75 years ago, Charles Cook, a fledgling taxi proprietor, purchased his first bus, a pre-war Dennis Ace. Four years later, he operated a six day trip to Paris in a Bedford OB coach. The company became known for its international tours, and by the mid 1960s Cook's coaches were operating all over Europe, even behind the 'iron curtain' into Czechoslovakia. During the days of heavily regulated service licensing, the company developed a popular bus service to nearby Stevenage.

In recognition of this anniversary, a book titled "Cooks Way" looks back at the business' 50 year history. It draws its title from the Cooksway brand, which Charles Cook used in the 1960s to market his travel agency and coach holiday tours.

The buses and coaches of Charles Cook were a familiar sight throughout Bedfordshire for over four decades. The book describes the history of the company and the vehicles. Over 100 images are included in the book, most of which have never been published before.

Copies of the book can be purchased using the secure PayPal checkout button on this site.

In Biggleswade, copies of the book can be purchased at Café Mocha at 59 High Street Biggleswade. The café premises were once owned by Charles Cook and served as his travel shop between 1978 and 1995.

Proceeds from the book sale will be donated to The Bus Archive 'building for the future' appeal fund.  The Bus Archive is a registered charity dedicated to the collection and preservation of records, photographs, publications and publicity for the road passenger transport industries.