Will Grimsey Author

Will Grimsey is 73 years old, a keen motorcyclist for over 30 years, a fanatical Triumph enthusiast and in recent years has teamed up with old school mates to ride as much as possible in their retirement.

His career as a Retailer spanned 45 years until his retirement in 2012 at the age of 60. Throughout his career, he was known as Bill Grimsey. He became the Chief Executive of leading retail chains, including Park n Shop Supermarkets Hong Kong, Wickes plc, Iceland, Booker, and Focus Do-it-All. These appointments spanned a 20-year period. Before that, he was Tesco's first ever Customer Service Director and the Fresh Food Director of Budgens Supermarkets.

Upon retirement, he wrote a book called Sold Out: Who Really Killed the High Street", published in 2013.

This led to a ten-year period during which Bill led teams of experts in writing four High Street Reviews, which were presented to the Government and widely recognised by local authorities across the country as templates for strategic planning. Bill travelled the length and breadth of the UK, publicly speaking to assist local authorities in developing plans for the 21st Century.

He has recently decided to step back from advising on High Streets and enter a period of retirement to spend time on his passions, including motorcycling, travelling, skiing, and family. He has always been known as Will to his friends and family and, therefore, Bill has now been dropped in his retirement.

The inspiration for this story came when he and his biker mates saw "Bikeriders" starring Tom Hardy at the cinema.

Disappointed, by the portrayal of Hells Angels in the US as drug dealers, killers and basically thugs, Will commented to his mates that he would write a book about Mods and Rockers in the UK in the 60s, highlighting this creative period which shaped the beginning of radical cultural changes, led by a generation that wanted change following the war.

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