In 1951 I came to Berkhamsted when I was very young and I have not left.

I have been on the Citizens Committee since 1988 and became Membership Secretary in 1990. I took over as Treasurer in 2018. The two roles work very well together, I was elected as a Town Councillor from 1999 to 2007, and served as Chairman of the Planning Committee for seven years. My other involvements include Trustee and Treasurer of the Berkhamsted Town Hall Trust with which I have been involved since 1981.

I am now retired, having worked for forty-five years. After four years in catering and a year with Lloyds Bank in Berkhamsted, I spent the greater part of my career as a Civil Servant / Public Servant, first with the Department of the Environment before moving to English Heritage when it was formed in 1984.

At the 2023 Berkhamsted Annual Town Meeting I was the recipient of the Rotary Civic award for 2022.