My working life has been spent in Primary Education both as a teacher and manager. Since retiring from full time teaching, I have continued my involvement in education by working with teachers to support the delivery of IT throughout the curriculum and have undertaken two IT related, educational research projects initiated by Midland universities.

Throughout this time, I have maintained my enthusiasm for astronomy and geology. As an amateur astronomer, my hobby has been facilitated by telescopes of increasing aperture and I have developed a particular interest in astrophotography and the history of astronomy.

As an amateur geologist, I have built upon my initial university studies by continuing to interpret landscapes through the presence of fossils, and by studying the origins of this relatively new science.

My illustrated presentations reflect my enthusiasm for these subjects and have been delivered successfully to Probus and similar groups.