During the heady days of 1953 (when life was being lived in Black and White) a young couple who lived in Stoke On Trent had their first born.
The child was a bonnie baby boy (Yours Truly) and during the next 7 years that boy grew up in a terraced house overlooking a cemetery.
Another boy was born into the family during that 7 year period and then late in 1959 the small family moved to "The Country" and home became a small village called Stockton Heath in Cheshire.
In 1961 the family were blessed with a third child, a girl and the family was complete.
Another boy was born into the family during that 7 year period and then late in 1959 the small family moved to "The Country" and home became a small village called Stockton Heath in Cheshire.
In 1961 the family were blessed with a third child, a girl and the family was complete.
In 1964, having passed the 11+ examination, I went to a Grammar School in Lymm and it was during this time that I started to play the piano and study formal music with the London College of Music. I gained ten passes (9 First Class and 1 Ordinary) in music theory and practical "pianoforte playing".
I also learned to play guitar and discovered that I had something of an aptitude for writing songs. I learnt that girls were far more interesting than taking piano lessons and so, because teenagers need money, I also got a Saturday job. Working helped me to get a regular girlfriend and life in this world was good!
The Saturday job I had was working in the photographic department of Boots The Chemist and since I knew nothing about photography the Senior Assistant gave me a camera and told me to "go off and take some pictures!"
I also learned to play guitar and discovered that I had something of an aptitude for writing songs. I learnt that girls were far more interesting than taking piano lessons and so, because teenagers need money, I also got a Saturday job. Working helped me to get a regular girlfriend and life in this world was good!
The Saturday job I had was working in the photographic department of Boots The Chemist and since I knew nothing about photography the Senior Assistant gave me a camera and told me to "go off and take some pictures!"
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| An image from the first roll of film I ever shot. |
This Saturday job also provided my first encounter with the world of professional entertainment world - I met and conversed with George Harrison, (whose mother lived close by our family home). This meeting was to ultimately lead to an interesting visit to his mother's house and to a subsequent (and a very interesting) telephone conversation between George and I several weeks later.
Taking photographs really appealed to me and ultimately this led me to working as a freelance photo journalist (something that I still do today). By 2017 I had worked for a number of publications including CB Gazette, ET Now, Chester Chronicle, Connect North Devon (illustrated below are 6 of the cover shots I took), and the weekly publications North Devon Gazette and the North Devon Journal.
It was during a trip to Glastonbury in the late 1980s that I discovered my interest in Paganism and alternative cultures, therapies and meditation and this led to me becoming a member of the National Federation of Spiritual Healers.
Now, in 2021 I am a Life Coach (with an Honours Diploma) having worked with clients as far afield as America, Bulgaria, and China. I am also a Reiki Practitioner, Crystal Therapist, Healer, Meditation Leader and I also hold a Diploma In Music Therapy.
As a performer I have more than a passing interest in the media and I run a Pagan podcast that is branded Cauldron FM alongside two other podcast services Coaching Radio and Capstone Radio.
As a performer I have more than a passing interest in the media and I run a Pagan podcast that is branded Cauldron FM alongside two other podcast services Coaching Radio and Capstone Radio.
So, all of this experience has allowed me to create and deliver a number of courses, publications and workbooks, each of which aims to help people live their best lives.
There is so much more that I could say (in fact over 60 years worth of the stuff) on this page, but hopefully I have included sufficient information to give you an insight into my world.
There is so much more that I could say (in fact over 60 years worth of the stuff) on this page, but hopefully I have included sufficient information to give you an insight into my world.
If this has been of interest and you would like to know more about ways that we may be able to work together towards helping you to create a better life, please click here to email me.
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