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A Cottage Industry

Collecting and rennovating old cottages is not something you would expect from someone with no DIY skills. How did it become a business?!

Hawes & Harrogate

A Year In Chains

Becoming an Independent Blackpool Councillor lead to a full year of 'once in a lifetime' experiences as a very young Deputy Mayor and Mayoress of Blackpool 1972 to 1973.

Mayoral Year
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Overland Spain

When our youngest, David was still a baby we decided to drive across Spain in the middle of Summer. Things were bound to boil over-and they did! 

Driving across Spain

Cumbria

More property renovations including a family farmhouse at: the birthplace of the river Eden, the leaping place of Dick Turpin and the passing place of Mary Queen of Scots

Hellgill, Cumbria
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Scouting

Scouting has a lot to answer for! Meeting my wife, walking partners, lifelong friends and exploring the hills for a start! Plus skills, songs and stories that I still share today...

Early Scouting

Adding Friends

During Accountancy Training at Blackpool Tech, I made some lifelong friends and we embarked on so many things that break the Accountant's stereotype!

Accountancy Training
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Steam Trains

Probably my first obsession with collecting things was steam train sightings, giving me the confidence to travel and have adventures from a young age. 

Early Trainspotting

Blackpool Football

Accountancy or Football? It could have gone either way. Playing with future League and England players I got my first payments as a Blackpool Footballer.

Footballing Career
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Cycling Scotland

We discovered some interesting routes and had a few incidents taking bikes to the Highlands and Islands with great friends Doug and Eileen Tait. 

The Isles & More
Africa
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Africa 1

Adventures of a 26 year old travelling to Africa included far too many career and life-threatening moments. Some unusual memories and a lifelong friendship.

Rhodesia Survived!

Africa 2

Returning to Africa with a wife & young family, after negotiating 2 months off school! Encountering wildlife & apartheid, camping where most people wouldn't! 

South Africa Family Trip
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Lake District

Africa 4

Inevitably the thirst for African Safari returned. This time at Bush Camps and in trucks, wild camping in Zambia and Botswana, with friends Peter and Pat.

Zambia & Botwana

Africa 5

Collecting adventures in Africa continued with a further safari trip with Marjorie to Kenya, including the magnificent Masai Mara National Reserve

Kenya & Tanzania
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The Lake District

Surprising stories about being in the mountain rescue team and a passtime that led to me building the world's largest collection of postcards of 'The Lakes' District!

Lake District Postcards
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Book on 'Our Lives'

I've written a Book on Our Lives. Extracts from it are being used across the website. Eventually I hope to have the full book here! Meanwhile, see if there's a topic of interest already...

'Our Lives' Book Extracts
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Away with Friends

I've been fortunate to share many holidays with friends, there's often something unusual about them- both the friends ...and the holidays! Whether UK or abroad, so many special memories...

Trips with Friends
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Scottish Mountains

Visit my Scottish Munros website full of tales and tips from over 80 years of hillwalking adventures, including bagging the Munros, the Munro Tops & the Corbetts...

www.scottishmunros.com

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Munros

365

Days as Deputy Mayor & Mayoress

11

Renovated Properties

9,600

Postcards of The lake District

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