Since my school days I have had a passionate interest in the history of my home county. My interests resulted in obtaining a B.A. in History (Manchester, 1991) and an M.A. in Local History (Keele, 1994). Over the years I have taught classes on local history research, detecting family history and heraldry at a number of adult educational establishments. Having now retired from a professional life in public service, I now spend much of my time researching local history, heraldry and genealogy. I am a regular speaker/lecturer to local history and similar societies. I have written many articles and several books on various aspects of Cheshire history.

As well as being a member of a number of academic societies in the region, I have completed two three-year terms as chair of the Cheshire Local History Association. I Since my school days I have had a passionate interest in the history of my home county. My interests resulted in obtaining a B.A. in History (Manchester, 1991) and an M.A. in Local History (Keele, 1994). Over the years I have taught classes on local history research, detecting family history and heraldry at a number of adult educational establishments. Having now retired from a professional life in public service, I now spend much of my time researching local history, heraldry and genealogy. I am a regular speaker/lecturer to local history and similar societies. I have written many articles and a few books on various aspects of Cheshire history.

As well as being a member of a number of academic societies in the region, I have completed two three-year terms as chair of the Cheshire Local History Association and am now a member of its Executive Committee. I was also chair of Winsford & District History Society for many years. I have recently retired as Chairman of the Northwich Heritage Society , a position I held for several years, but am still a member of the committee.