On a very wet September day, I met up with John Tinkler who is the branch
secretary of Belvoir Model Club and club chairman Chris Clay, who would tell
me all about the Belvoir Model Club.
I don’t suppose you get many chances
to interview rock star legends, but I had
my chance when I met up with Jeff Rich
who was the drummer with Status Quo
for fifteen years. I am aware that this
feature will only run to around 800
words, so how can I possibly cram so
many years of making music around the
world in such a small space. I’ll not try!
On yet another rather hot July morning, I met with Glenda Rousseau who is
publicity officer for The Arts Society Grantham. Before I talked about The Arts
Society Grantham, I wanted to know more about Glenda.
My meeting with Jon Cole brought back memories of my childhood when I first
made contact with a model plane. But in those days, it was a simple kit comprising balsa wood and a very messy glue – the end product looking like something that had already been in a fight!
The first wet day after a long, dry spell during the first fortnight in April, saw me
meeting up with Claire Barrett, the site manager, at Boothby Wildland. Before I
discovered what this involves, I wanted to know a little more about Claire.
On a lovely sunny morning in early March, I met up with Vincent Brittain who is
the CEO and Founder of sports and education charity inspire+. Of course, my
first question was who is Vincent Brittain, followed by what is inspire+?
I have mentioned previously that from
time to time I do meet people who have
a real passion about their work or their
hobby, and my conversation with Lissy
Hawkins turn out to be exactly that.
Matt ‘Hambro’ Hanson OBE was born on the 29th November 1984. In March 2005, Matt sustained a dreadful scrummage accident during a training match for England. This resulted in him needing a ventilator to breathe and being paralysed from the neck down. Matt had started playing rugby at the age of five.
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On a beautiful sunny October day, I called to see Michelle Oldfield at her home in
Nottinghamshire. The reason for my visit was to hear all about a fundraising
project supporting two charities, Prostate Cancer UK and Breast Cancer Now,
that was masterminded by Michelle.