Retired Rolls- Royce Aerospace Manager. Two Children, both have Flickr sites and three grandchildren.

Active in Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust, Strathaven Hot Air Balloon Festival. Was a dedicated Classic car fan with 1965 Triumph Spitfire which I rebuilt from basket case in 1983/84. Written off in major prang in 2007. Promised my wife i would not replace it, Edit an annual Magazine and have an Historical book (both Rolls-Royce) ready for publication. Married to Kathleen for 56years.

  • JoinedNovember 2007
  • OccupationRetired
  • HometownBristol
  • Current cityStrathaven
  • CountryScotland

Testimonials

Bravo for taking up the guitar and working the right side of your brain! I'll miss the old Spitfire and have many fond memories of working on her for several years. Remember when we got it and you said "We'll spend 300 GBP doing her up and you can have her as a run around! " My memories are of a freezing cold garage i… Read more

Bravo for taking up the guitar and working the right side of your brain! I'll miss the old Spitfire and have many fond memories of working on her for several years. Remember when we got it and you said "We'll spend 300 GBP doing her up and you can have her as a run around! " My memories are of a freezing cold garage in oily overalls covered in undercoat -- it's a miracle my lungs are intact!

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March 8, 2008

......I think he means Bill Bryson. Got to hand it to him for taking up guitar - he'll probably overtake me! He's my Dad and he's always loved photography - I remember being shown the magic of developing prints from negatives in a freezing cold Scottish darkroom. A bygone era - an experience so suddenly extinct. Ca… Read more

......I think he means Bill Bryson. Got to hand it to him for taking up guitar - he'll probably overtake me! He's my Dad and he's always loved photography - I remember being shown the magic of developing prints from negatives in a freezing cold Scottish darkroom. A bygone era - an experience so suddenly extinct. Carpe Diem.

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February 15, 2008

He's my big brother and a great friend too.

February 4, 2008