I am married and have two children, I am 63 years old and have been resident in the West Country for 35 years. I was born in the County of Warwickshire, in Solihull and then moved to Wolverhampton in Staffordshire until 1969 when we relocated to the Bristol area

My wifes name is Jenny, she originally comes from Leeds, in West Yorkshire, here hobbies include Cross Stitch, Reading and Travel.

My Son, aged 31, works for British European as a Crew Controller and at present is undertaking study to obtain his Commercial Pilots Licence, he already has a PPL with around 160 hours flight time. He also is involved in the Restoration of Bristol Aircraft, including the last airworthy Bristol Brittania

Our Daughter, aged 29, graduated from University with a Hons. Degree in Enviromental Science and moved to Harewood House in Yorkshire, where she was employed as a Keeper at the Bird Gardens, she has also qualified as a Vetinary Nurse, and is a qualified Instructor for Guide dogs for the Disabled, she now lives near Aukland in New Zealand, working as a Animal Control Officer for Aukland City Council

Other occupant of the Household is a  7 year old Sheltie/Spitz cross,

I worked as the Senior Connectivity Specialist Engineer with responsibilties for all modems and ADSL,for AOL (America Online), my other interests are Photography, Birdwatching, Computing and Travel as well as Amateur Radio of course. I have now retired prior to our leaving the UK

We have decided to leave the UK for a new life in South Eastern Spain, in the small town of Mula (Murcia). We moved into our house in March 2005, so listen out for EA5/G3PTO.