I was born in Kongwa Tanganyika on the 27th August 1950 where my father was employed by the Overseas Food Corporation on the Groundnut Scheme.

I worked as a Draughtsman in the Aircraft industry which I really enjoyed until computers made Draughtsman all but redundant. I have lived and worked in South Africa, Italy and Holland and have ended up living in the small ex mining village in Wales where my mother was born and very happy I am too.